| "Mountain of Madness" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
| Written by | John Swartzwelder |
| Production code | 4F10 |
| Original air date | February 2, 1997 |
| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | The couch is folded out into a bed with Grampa asleep on it. The Simpsons fold him into the couch (with Grampa shouting "Huh?" before he's folded in) and sit down as normal.[1] |
| Commentary | Matt Groening Josh Weinstein Dan Castellaneta Dave Thomas (as "Jim Denton") Mark Kirkland David Silverman[1] |
"Mountain of Madness" (originally titled "The Most Excellent Snowy Mountain Adventure") is the twelfth 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 February 2, 1997. In the episode, Mr. Burns forces his employees of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to go for a team-building hike in the mountains. Burns and Homer are paired together and trapped in a cabin that gets buried by several avalanches.
"Mountain of Madness" was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by John Swartzwelder. Swartzwelder's script underwent many rewrites, during which the story was completely rewritten from scratch. Several new designs and backgrounds had to be created for the wilderness scenes. The episode received mostly positive reviews.