Steal This Episode

"**Steal This Episode**"
"Steal This Episode"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 25; Episode 9
Directed by	Matthew Nastuk
Written by	J. Stewart Burns
Production code	SABF05
Original air date	January 5, 2014
Guest appearances
	Judd Apatow as himself; Will Arnett as Deputy Director Gratman; Rob Halford as himself; Leslie Mann as herself; Kevin Michael Richardson as Inmate on Bus, Hollywood Filmmaker; Seth Rogen as himself; Paul Rudd as himself; Channing Tatum as Movie Homer Simpson;
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"Steal This Episode" is the ninth episode of the twenty-fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and the 539th episode of the series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 5, 2014. The episode was written by J. Stewart Burns and directed by Matthew Nastuk.^[1] The title is a takeoff of Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book (1971).^[2]

In the episode, to combat the poor quality of today's movie theaters, Homer and Bart team up to illegally download movies and exhibit them in a makeshift theater in the backyard, but Homer ends up arrested by the FBI when Marge sends Hollywood a check and an apology note. Will Arnett and Channing Tatum guest starred. In addition, filmmaker Judd Apatow, actors Leslie Mann, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, and musician Rob Halford guest starred as themselves. The episode received positive reviews.

^ "(SI-2505) "Steal This Episode"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
^ Eggerton, John (January 6, 2014). "Hollywood's Distribution Dilemmas Woven Into Sunday Primetime Fabric". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[1] "(SI-2505) "Steal This Episode"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2023.

[2] Eggerton, John (January 6, 2014). "Hollywood's Distribution Dilemmas Woven Into Sunday Primetime Fabric". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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