Last Exit to Springfield

"Last Exit to Springfield"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 17
Directed byMark Kirkland
Written byJay Kogen
Wallace Wolodarsky
Production code9F15
Original air dateMarch 11, 1993 (1993-03-11)
Guest appearance
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"Mud is not one of the 4 food groups"[1]
Couch gagThe couch turns into a monster with tentacles, eating the Simpsons sitting on it.[2]
CommentaryMatt Groening
Al Jean
Wallace Wolodarsky
Jay Kogen
Mark Kirkland
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"Last Exit to Springfield" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on March 11, 1993.[1] The plot revolves around Homer Simpson becoming president of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's trade union and leading the workers of the plant in a strike in order to restore their dental plan to avoid the family having to pay out-of-pocket for Lisa's new braces.

The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky (their final writing credit for The Simpsons), and directed by Mark Kirkland.[1] The episode contains several cultural references and Dr. Joyce Brothers guest stars as herself.[1] Since airing, "Last Exit to Springfield" has frequently been cited as one of the best episodes of the entire series.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c d Richmond & Coffman 1997, p. 110.
  2. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Last Exit to Springfield". BBC. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
  3. ^ Groening, Matt (2004). The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  4. ^ "The best Simpsons episodes, Nos. 1-5". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2022.