"Marge in Chains" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 21 |
Directed by | Jim Reardon |
Written by | Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein |
Production code | 9F20 |
Original air date | May 6, 1993 |
Guest appearances | |
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Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "I do not have diplomatic immunity" |
Couch gag | A miniature family climbs onto a normal-sized couch. |
Commentary | Matt Groening Al Jean Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein Jim Reardon Jeffrey Lynch |
"Marge in Chains" is the twenty-first and penultimate episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 6, 1993. In the episode, Marge is arrested for shoplifting after forgetting to pay for an item at the Kwik-E-Mart. The family hires attorney Lionel Hutz to defend her at trial, but she is found guilty and sentenced to 30 days in prison. Homer and the rest of the family have trouble coping without Marge.
The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and directed by Jim Reardon. After its initial airing on Fox, the episode was later included as part of a 1997 video release titled The Simpsons: Crime and Punishment. It was released again on the 2005 edition of the same set.
"Marge in Chains" received a positive reception from television critics. The authors of I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide commented positively on the episode, as did reviews in The Daily Mirror and The Observer.