"Mayored to the Mob" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 9 |
Directed by | Swinton O. Scott III |
Written by | Ron Hauge |
Production code | AABF05 |
Original air date | December 20, 1998 |
Guest appearances | |
Mark Hamill as himself and Leavelle Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony Dick Tufeld as Lost in Space Robot | |
Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "'The President did it' is not an excuse". |
Couch gag | The Simpsons sit on the couch. Two hydraulic presses from the sides and one from above crushes the family into a cube. |
Commentary | Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Ron Hauge Dan Castellaneta Mark Hamill |
"Mayored to the Mob" is the ninth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 20, 1998. After Homer prevents Mayor Quimby and Mark Hamill from being trampled at a convention, Homer trains to become a bodyguard and is employed by Quimby. After Homer discovers Quimby has been making corrupt deals with Fat Tony and forces him to end the deal, Fat Tony threatens to kill Quimby, leaving Homer to defend the Mayor from threats.[1] The episode was written by Ron Hauge and directed by Swinton O. Scott III,[1] and received positive reviews from critics overall.[citation needed]