| "The Scorpion's Tale" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 22 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Matthew Schofield |
| Written by | Billy Kimball Ian Maxtone-Graham |
| Production code | NABF08 |
| Original air date | March 6, 2011 |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "I'm not here on a spitball scholarship" |
| Couch gag | A person playing The Simpsons couch gag game, chooses the Simpsons family in the style of an RPG character creator, and they go running to the couch. Afterwards, it says "game over." |
"The Scorpion's Tale" is the fifteenth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. The episode was directed by Matthew Schofield and written by Billy Kimball and Ian Maxtone-Graham. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 6, 2011.
In this episode, Lisa discovers a chemical that makes the elderly happier, but it also has a dangerous side effect. Filmmaker Werner Herzog guest starred. The episode received mixed reviews.