Bart's Friend Falls in Love
23rd episode of the 3rd season of The Simpsons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Bart's Friend Falls in Love" is the twenty-third episode of the third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons (and the de facto season finale). It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 7, 1992.
"Bart's Friend Falls in Love" | |||
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The Simpsons episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 23 | ||
Directed by | Jim Reardon | ||
Written by | Jay Kogen Wallace Wolodarsky | ||
Production code | 8F22 | ||
Original air date | May 7, 1992 (1992-05-07) | ||
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Chalkboard gag | "I will not snap bras"[1] | ||
Couch gag | The couch tips over backwards, sending the Simpsons through the wall.[2] | ||
Commentary | Matt Groening James L. Brooks Al Jean Mike Reiss Julie Kavner Nancy Cartwright Yeardley Smith Jay Kogen Wallace Wolodarsky Jim Reardon | ||
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The Simpsons season 3 | |||
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The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky, and directed by Jim Reardon. American actress Kimmy Robertson guest starred in the episode as Samantha. The opening sequence of "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" is a parody of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark, while the closing sequence parodies the film Casablanca.
Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 12.4 and was the fourth highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.