"Moe Letter Blues" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 21 Episode 21 |
Directed by | Matthew Nastuk |
Written by | Stephanie Gillis |
Production code | MABF13[1] |
Original air date | May 9, 2010 |
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Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "Eating my vegetables is not a Mother's Day present" |
Couch gag | The family is a model constructed and subsequently destroyed by Nelson Muntz. |
"Moe Letter Blues" is the twenty-first episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 9, 2010. In this episode, Homer, Reverend Lovejoy, and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon receive a letter from Moe stating that he will steal one of their wives. The three get together and try to remember intimate moments between Moe and their wives.
The episode was written by Stephanie Gillis and directed by Matthew Nastuk and guest stars Don Pardo as himself. The main plot of the episode is a parody of A Letter to Three Wives. It is the third episode after season 19's "Mona Leaves-a" and season 20's "Four Great Women and a Manicure" to air on Mother's Day and be centered on mothers and women.
"Moe Letter Blues" received positive reviews from critics and was viewed by 5.66 million households according to the Nielsen Media Research.