In Marge We Trust

"In Marge We Trust"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 8
Episode 22
Directed bySteven Dean Moore
Written byDonick Cary
Production code4F18
Original air dateApril 27, 1997 (1997-04-27)
Guest appearances
Episode features
Couch gagThe couch is absent. In its place is a vending machine, which drops a couch from the ceiling onto Homer.[1]
Commentary
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"In Marge We Trust" is the twenty-second episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 27, 1997.[2] It was the first episode of the series written by Donick Cary and was directed by Steven Dean Moore.[2] The episode guest stars Sab Shimono as Mr. Sparkle, Gedde Watanabe as the factory worker, Denice Kumagai and Karen Maruyama as dancers,[1] and Frank Welker as the baboons.[3] In the episode, Marge replaces Reverend Lovejoy as the town's moral adviser, while Homer investigates why his face appears on a Japanese detergent box.

In its original broadcast, the episode was watched by approximately 9.8 million households, with a Nielsen rating of 10.1, and was the third-highest-rated show on Fox that week. The episode received critical acclaim for both story arcs, and was noted for its subtle humor contrasting with the surreal Mr. Sparkle ad.

  1. ^ a b Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "In Marge We Trust". BBC. Retrieved April 13, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
  3. ^ Smith, Yeardley (2006). The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "In Marge We Trust" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.