I Won't Be Home for Christmas (The Simpsons)

"I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
The Simpsons episode
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Episode no.	Season 26 Episode 9
Directed by	Mark Kirkland
Written by	Al Jean
Featured music	"Someday at Christmas" by Stevie Wonder
Production code	TABF03
Original air date	December 7, 2014 (2014-12-07)
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"Reindeer meat does not taste like chicken"
Couch gag	There is a message that reads: "Now for obligatory Frozen reference", before cutting to a snow couch, where Lisa, appearing as Elsa, is sitting. Bart as Kristoff hits her with a snowball, and she immediately creates a giant ice palace with Bart stuck at the top. Homer appears as Olaf, and bites his own nose, disappointed to discover it is simply a carrot.
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"I Won't Be Home for Christmas" is the ninth episode of the twenty-sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 561st episode of the series. The episode was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by Al Jean. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 7, 2014. It is the thirteenth Christmas episode of the show.^[1]

In this episode, an angry Marge kicks Homer out of the house when he comes home late on Christmas Eve. When Moe explains why Homer was late, Marge goes to search for him. The episode received mixed reviews.