And Maggie Makes Three

"And Maggie Makes Three"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 13
Directed bySwinton O. Scott III[1]
Written byJennifer Crittenden[1]
Production code2F10
Original air dateJanuary 22, 1995 (1995-01-22)[2]
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"'Bagman' is not a legitimate career choice"[1]
Couch gagHomer reenacts the James Bond gun barrel sequence.[3]
CommentaryMatt Groening
David Mirkin
Swinton O. Scott III
David Silverman
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"And Maggie Makes Three" is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 22, 1995. In the episode, Homer recounts the story of Maggie's birth when Bart and Lisa ask why there are no photos of her in the family album.

The episode was written by Jennifer Crittenden and directed by Swinton O. Scott III. This was both Crittenden and Scott's first episode on The Simpsons. It features cultural references to television series such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Knight Rider. Since airing, the episode has received universal acclaim from fans and television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 10.3, and was the fourth highest rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.

  1. ^ a b c Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M.
  2. ^ "And Maggie Makes Three". TheSimpsons.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
  3. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "And Maggie Makes Three". BBC. Retrieved March 27, 2008.