| "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Jeffrey Lynch |
| Written by | Dan McGrath |
| Production code | 1F06 |
| Original air date | November 18, 1993 |
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| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | The family's eyes all run in darkness – and when the lights come on, the bodies run in after the eyes. The bodies sit down on the couch and lean forward, sticking their eyes in their sockets with a popping sound. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening David Mirkin Dan Castellaneta Yeardley Smith George Meyer Bob Anderson David Silverman |
"Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 18, 1993. In the episode, Bart, intoxicated from an all-syrup Squishee, mistakenly joins the Junior Campers, a Boy Scout-style organization. Homer and Bart join a father-son rafting trip which goes awry when they are stranded at sea.
The episode was written by Dan McGrath and directed by Jeffrey Lynch. Ernest Borgnine guest starred in the episode as himself. He recorded his lines at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles. The episode makes cultural references to the films My Dinner with Andre, The Terminator, Alien, On the Town, "Crocodile" Dundee, Deliverance, Friday the 13th and Boyz n the Hood (in the title) as well as the song "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 13.0, and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.