| "Marge Be Not Proud" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Steven Dean Moore |
| Written by | Mike Scully |
| Production code | 3F07 |
| Original air date | December 17, 1995 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Lawrence Tierney as Don Brodka[1] Phil Hartman as Troy McClure | |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "I will stop talking about the twelve inch pianist"[2] |
| Couch gag | Homer notices a plug in the middle of the floor and pulls it. Everyone and everything gets sucked down the drain.[1] |
| Commentary | Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein Mike Scully Steven Dean Moore David Silverman |
"Marge Be Not Proud" is the eleventh episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 17, 1995, exactly six years after the series premiere episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". In the episode, Marge refuses to buy Bart the new video game Bonestorm, so he steals it from a local discount store. Bart is estranged from his mother after he gets caught, so he works to regain her love and trust.
The episode was written by Mike Scully and directed by Steven Dean Moore. Scully got the inspiration for it from an experience in his childhood when he shoplifted. Lawrence Tierney guest-starred in the episode as Don Brodka.
Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 9.5, and was the fourth highest-rated show on Fox the week it aired.