Luca$

"Luca$"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 25
Episode 17
Directed byChris Clements
Written byCarolyn Omine
Production codeSABF12
Original air dateApril 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)
Guest appearance
Episode features
Couch gagThe Simpsons are in Minecraft. Moe (disguised as a Creeper) asks how they are doing and blows up like a creeper does.[1]
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"Luca$" (pronounced "Luca-dollar") is the seventeenth episode of the twenty-fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and the 547th episode of the series. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 6, 2014. It was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Chris Clements.[2]

In the episode, Marge thinks that Lisa is dating below her standards when she brings home a competitive eater-in-training named Lucas Bortner, so she enlists Homer to help Lisa explore other options. Meanwhile, Bart receives gifts from Snake Jailbird for helping him get out of a jam, but when a betrayal from Milhouse sends Snake back to prison, Bart hatches a plan to get him out. Zach Galifianakis guest starred as Lucas Bortner. The episode received mixed reviews.

  1. ^ Makuch, Eddie (April 7, 2014). "The Simpsons do a Minecraft couch gag, Notch doesn't know how to feel about it". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "(SI-2512) "Luca$"". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2023.