500 Keys

"500 Keys"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 22
Episode 21
Directed byBob Anderson
Written byJohn Frink
Production codeNABF14
Original air dateMay 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)
Guest appearance
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"It's Kristen Schaal, not Kristen Schall" (first broadcast only)
"Guinea pigs should not be used as 'guinea pigs'" (subsequent transmissions)
Couch gagEveryone and everything is represented as a word cloud.
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"500 Keys" is the twenty-first and penultimate episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 15, 2011. It was written by John Frink and directed by Bob Anderson.[1]

In this episode, the Simpson family has adventures with the keys they have hoarded over the years, which leads Lisa to a mystery at Springfield Elementary. Albert Brooks made a cameo as Hank Scorpio. The episode received mixed reviews

  1. ^ Seidman, Robert (April 20, 2011). "Prepare for an A-May-Zing May on Fox - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.