| "Labor Pains" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 25 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Matthew Faughnan |
| Written by | Mitch Glazer Don Payne |
| Production code | RABF19 |
| Original air date | November 17, 2013 |
| Guest appearance | |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "Rocktober is not followed by Blowvember" |
| Couch gag | A Simpsons take on the First Thanksgiving where the Simpsons (as Pilgrims) escape persecution by boarding the Mayflower (which looks like the simplistic sailboat that Marge painted for Homer) and sailing to Plymouth Couch, where an Indian (Apu) offers them Thanksgiving dinner for $19.95 a person. |
"Labor Pains" is the fifth episode of the twenty-fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and the 535th episode of the series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 17, 2013.[1] It was written by Mitch Glazer and Don Payne and directed by Matthew Faughnan.
In the episode, after a night of playing poker with Moe, Lenny, and Carl, Homer finds himself in an elevator with a young mother named Gretchen, who is in labor and needs someone to help her keep calm. Meanwhile, Lisa helps the local football cheerleading team unionize and negotiate for better wages and working conditions. Elisabeth Moss guest starred as Gretchen. The episode watched by 4.08 million people and received mixed reviews.