| "Apocalypse Cow" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 19 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Nancy Kruse |
| Written by | Jeff Westbrook |
| Production code | KABF10 |
| Original air date | April 27, 2008 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Zooey Deschanel as Mary Spuckler | |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "A person's a person, no matter how Ralph" |
| Couch gag | A parody of the medieval Bayeux tapestry shows the Flanders family stealing the Simpson family's couch. The Simpsons then take it back and kill Ned Flanders. |
| Commentary | Al Jean Jeff Westbrook Tim Long Tom Gammill Max Pross Chuck Sheetz David Silverman |
"Apocalypse Cow" is the seventeenth episode of the nineteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 27, 2008.[1] After joining 4-H, Bart saves a cow named Lou and gives it to a girl named Mary (guest voice Zooey Deschanel), a farm girl. Her father, Cletus, mistakenly believes it as a token for Mary's hand in marriage, and attempts to get the two married.[2]
It was written by Jeff Westbrook and directed by Nancy Kruse. 7.69 million viewers tuned into this episode.[3]
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- ^ Snierson, Dan (January 25, 2008). "Zooey Deschanel, Glenn Close to guest on 'The Simpsons'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Ratings: Apocalypse Cow". Simpsons Channel. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008.