| "The Haw-Hawed Couple" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 18 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Chris Clements |
| Written by | Matt Selman |
| Featured music | "A Horse with No Name" by America |
| Production code | JABF02 |
| Original air date | December 10, 2006 |
| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | Homer (unseen, but implied to be him) cuts a piece of paper into the shape of him; he pulls it out to reveal the rest of the family holding hands. He then says "Woo-hoo!"[1] |
| Commentary |
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"The Haw-Hawed Couple" is the eighth episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 10, 2006.[2] In the episode, Bart becomes Nelson's new best friend and under Nelson's protection, no one dares to mess with Bart. It was written by Matt Selman and directed by Chris Clements.[1] In its original run, the episode received 8.29 million viewers.[3] The episode's title is a pun on The Odd Couple, emphasizing Nelson's style of laughing.
A fictional character featured in this episode, Angelica Button, was later used in the season 19 episode "Smoke on the Daughter", and the revelation that the Angelica Button book series was ghost-written was the basis for the season 23 episode "The Book Job".