In Marge We Trust
22nd episode of the 8th season of The Simpsons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"In Marge We Trust" is the twenty-second episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 27, 1997.[2] It was the first episode of the series written by Donick Cary and was directed by Steven Dean Moore.[2] The episode guest stars Sab Shimono as Mr. Sparkle, Gedde Watanabe as the factory worker, Denice Kumagai and Karen Maruyama as dancers,[1] and Frank Welker as the baboons.[3] In the episode, Marge replaces Reverend Lovejoy as the town's moral adviser, while Homer investigates why his face appears on a Japanese detergent box.
"In Marge We Trust" | |||
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The Simpsons episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 22 | ||
Directed by | Steven Dean Moore | ||
Written by | Donick Cary | ||
Production code | 4F18 | ||
Original air date | April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27) | ||
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Couch gag | The couch is absent. In its place is a vending machine, which drops a couch from the ceiling onto Homer.[1] | ||
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The Simpsons season 8 | |||
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In its original broadcast, the episode was watched by approximately 9.8 million households, with a Nielsen rating of 10.1, and was the third-highest-rated show on Fox that week. The episode received critical acclaim for both story arcs, and was noted for its subtle humor contrasting with the surreal Mr. Sparkle ad.