Specs and the City

"Specs and the City"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 25
Episode 11
Directed byLance Kramer
Written byBrian Kelley
Production codeSABF06
Original air dateJanuary 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)
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Episode features
Couch gagHomer sits down to watch the Super Bowl, only to have to get up to get his six-pack of beer...which Bart tossed over an overhead power line. When Homer retrieves it, he gets shocked – and keeps getting shocked until the town's power goes out.[Note 1]
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"Specs and the City" is the eleventh episode of the twenty-fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and the 541st episode of the series. It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on January 26, 2014. The episode was written by Brian Kelley and directed by Lance Kramer.[1] The original title of the episode was intended to be "I Only Have My Eyes for You," a take on "I Only Have Eyes for You," but was changed to "Specs and the City," a take on Sex and the City.[2] The Oogle Goggles were originally known as "MyEyes."[3]

In this episode, Homer receives a pair of smart glasses while Bart is forced to give a Valentine's Day card to Nelson. The episode received mixed reviews.

  1. ^ "(SI-2506) "Specs and the City"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Ledesma, Chris [@mxedtr] (March 10, 2014). "Dunno. By the time I rec'd script, title was already set MT @MarsalComas Was "I only have my eyes for you" orig title 4 Specs and the City?" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2014 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Price, Michael [@mikepriceinla] (March 10, 2014). "@mxedtr @MarsalComas That was the original title. In the script, what came to be "Oogle Goggles" were called "MyEyes"" (Tweet). Retrieved March 31, 2014 – via Twitter.