| "Four Great Women and a Manicure" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 20 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | Raymond S. Persi |
| Written by | Valentina L. Garza |
| Production code | LABF09 |
| Original air date | May 10, 2009 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Jodie Foster as Maggie Simpson | |
| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | A French artist chisels the Simpsons out of a stone block, then turns the sculpture into a general statue. |
"Four Great Women and a Manicure" is the twentieth and penultimate episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. First broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on May 10, 2009,[1] it is the second Simpsons episode (after "Simpsons Bible Stories") to have four acts instead of the usual three. The episode tells four tales of famous women featuring Simpsons characters in various roles: Selma as Queen Elizabeth I, Lisa as Snow White, Marge as Lady Macbeth and Maggie as Howard Roark from Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead.[1]
Jodie Foster performs the voice of Maggie Simpson. The title is a reference to the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral. It is the only episode in the history of the show in which Bart Simpson is not seen nor mentioned (not counting the opening credits). It is also the second episode (after "Mona Leaves-a") to first air on Mother's Day and deal with women or mothers.