| "New Kids on the Blecch" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 12 Episode 14 |
| Directed by | Steven Dean Moore |
| Written by | Tim Long |
| Production code | CABF12 |
| Original air date | February 25, 2001 |
| Guest appearances | |
| NSYNC as themselves Natural as the Party Posses (Ben Bledsoe as Ralph Marc Terenzi as Nelson Michael 'J' Horn as Milhouse Michael Johnson as Bart) | |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "I will not buy a presidential pardon" |
| Couch gag | The couch is outside a prison wall. A siren wails and a searchlight moves as the Simpsons (dressed in striped prison jumpsuits) tunnel their way to the couch. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening Mike Scully Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham Tim Long Matt Selman Tom Gammill and Max Pross Hank Azaria Steven Dean Moore Chris Kirkpatrick |
"New Kids on the Blecch" is the fourteenth episode of the twelfth season of the American television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on February 25, 2001. In the episode, a music producer selects Bart, Nelson, Milhouse and Ralph to be members of the next hit boy band, who record songs containing subliminal messages about joining the Navy.
The episode was written by Tim Long and directed by Steven Dean Moore. The episode's title is a play on the boy band New Kids on the Block and Mad Magazine's tendency to use the word "blecch" in their parodic titles.
The episode has received positive reviews from critics and was watched by over 18 million viewers.