"Bart After Dark" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 5 |
Directed by | Dominic Polcino |
Written by | Richard Appel |
Production code | 4F06 |
Original air date | November 24, 1996[1] |
Episode features | |
Couch gag | A parody of the Sgt. Pepper album cover.[2] |
Commentary | Matt Groening Josh Weinstein Richard Appel Dominic Polcino David Silverman Ken Keeler |
"Bart After Dark" is the fifth 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 November 24, 1996.[1] After accidentally breaking a stone gargoyle at a local house, Bart is forced to work there as punishment. He assumes it will be boring work, but is surprised when he learns that it is actually a burlesque house. Marge is horrified when she learns of the burlesque house, and resolves to have it shut down. The episode was directed by Dominic Polcino and written by Richard Appel.[2]
It won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Music and Lyrics" for the song "We Put the Spring in Springfield".[3]
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