| "The Wreck of the Relationship" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 26 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Chuck Sheetz |
| Written by | Jeff Westbrook |
| Production code | SABF17 |
| Original air date | October 5, 2014 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons find Itchy about to kill Scratchy on the couch. Homer intervenes by removing Itchy and allowing Scratchy to stay on the couch for several months, which ultimately starts annoying the family. Homer brings back Itchy, who effectively murders Scratchy. |
"The Wreck of the Relationship" is the second episode of the twenty-sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 554th episode of the series overall. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 5, 2014. The episode was directed by Chuck Sheetz and written by Jeff Westbrook.
The episode sees Marge send Homer and Bart onto a ship where their father-son conflict can be resolved, while she is left to manage her husband's fantasy football team. Nick Offerman guest starred as Captain Bowditch. The episode received mixed reviews.
This episode is notable for being the only TV-MA rated episode of the series due to a scene where a woman briefly flips the camera off, being seen uncensored in reruns on FXX and streaming on Simpsons World. However, it retained the original TV-14 DLV rating when streamed on Disney+, digital releases and further reruns on television due to the scene being censored.