Simpson Tide
19th episode of the 9th season of The Simpsons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Simpson Tide" is the nineteenth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 29, 1998. After being fired from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer decides to join the U.S. Naval Reserve. The episode was the second and last to be written by Joshua Sternin and Jennifer Ventimilia and was the final episode directed by Milton Gray.
"Simpson Tide" | |||
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The Simpsons episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 19 | ||
Directed by | Milton Gray | ||
Written by | Joshua Sternin Jennifer Ventimilia | ||
Production code | 3G04 | ||
Original air date | March 29, 1998 (1998-03-29) | ||
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Episode features | |||
Chalkboard gag | "My butt does not deserve a website"[1] | ||
Couch gag | In a parody of Rocky & Bullwinkle bumpers, the Simpson family falls off a cliff and grow as flowers in the ground.[2] | ||
Commentary | Al Jean Mike Reiss | ||
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The Simpsons season 9 | |||
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It guest-starred Rod Steiger as Captain Tenille and Bob Denver as himself, with one-time The Simpsons writer Michael Carrington making an appearance as the Drill Sergeant. The episode makes many references to popular culture, especially contemporary culture, with its title and plot elements coming from the 1995 film Crimson Tide.[3] This was the last episode Al Jean and Mike Reiss executive produced together, although Jean became showrunner again in season 13.[2]