He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs

"He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"
The Simpsons episode
A promotional image featuring Lionel Richie, Homer, Marge and Colby Kraus
Episode no.Season 19
Episode 1
Directed byMark Kirkland
Written byJoel H. Cohen
Production codeJABF20
Original air dateSeptember 23, 2007 (2007-09-23)
Guest appearances
Stephen Colbert as Colby Kraus
Lionel Richie as himself
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"I will not wait 20 years to make another movie"[1]
Couch gagPlopper the pig is sitting on the couch; the family rushes in as the "Spider-pig" theme plays in the background. Homer holds him and says "My summer love".
CommentaryAl Jean
Joel H. Cohen
Matt Selman
Tom Gammill
Max Pross
David Silverman
Ralph Sosa
Mike B. Anderson
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"He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs", also known as "He Loves to Fly",[2] is the nineteenth season premiere of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It was the first episode to air after the release of The Simpsons Movie, having originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 23, 2007.[2] In the episode, Homer falls in love with private planes after taking a flight to Chicago with Mr. Burns. He tries to find a job that involves flying in a corporate jet, and hires a life coach named Colby Kraus to assist him with his goal.

The episode was written by Joel H. Cohen and directed by Mark Kirkland,[3] while Lionel Richie guest stars as himself and Stephen Colbert guests as the voice of Colby Kraus.[4]

In its original broadcast, "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" was watched by about 9.7 million people, it received a 4.7 Nielsen rating and a 12 percent share, making it the highest-rated episode of The Simpsons since "The Wife Aquatic", which aired January 7, 2007.[5] Following its broadcast, the episode received mixed reviews from television critics.

This is the last episode until "To Surveil with Love" in 2010 to use an alternate opening sequence.

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  2. ^ a b "He Loves to Fly". The Simpsons.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  3. ^ "He Loves to Fly". Yahoo! Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  4. ^ "Homer Flies High on the Season Premiere of The Simpsons Sunday, September 23, on FOX". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hollywood Reporter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).