Simpson Tide

"Simpson Tide"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 9
Episode 19
Directed byMilton Gray
Written byJoshua Sternin
Jennifer Ventimilia
Production code3G04
Original air dateMarch 29, 1998 (1998-03-29)
Guest appearances
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"My butt does not deserve a website"[1]
Couch gagIn a parody of Rocky & Bullwinkle bumpers, the Simpson family falls off a cliff and grow as flowers in the ground.[2]
CommentaryAl Jean
Mike Reiss
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"Simpson Tide" is the nineteenth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on March 29, 1998. After being fired from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer decides to join the U.S. Naval Reserve. The episode was the second and last to be written by Joshua Sternin and Jennifer Ventimilia and was the final episode directed by Milton Gray.

It guest-starred Rod Steiger as Captain Tenille and Bob Denver as himself, with one-time The Simpsons writer Michael Carrington making an appearance as the Drill Sergeant. The episode makes many references to popular culture, especially contemporary culture, with its title and plot elements coming from the 1995 film Crimson Tide.[3] This was the last episode Al Jean and Mike Reiss executive produced together, although Jean became showrunner again in season 13.[2]

  1. ^ Gimple, Scott M. (December 1, 1999). The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-098763-3.
  2. ^ a b Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Simpson Tide". BBC. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ryan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).