| "Moonshine River" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 24 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Bob Anderson |
| Written by | Tim Long |
| Production code | PABF21 |
| Original air date | September 30, 2012 |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "I will not wear white after Labor Day" (Bart is wearing a white suit) |
| Couch gag | Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa are butterflies that come out of their cocoons and nearly get smashed by Gerald (the baby with a unibrow who Maggie hates). Maggie stops Gerald from smashing the butterfly Simpsons, and all four of them fly off into the sunset. |
"Moonshine River" is the first episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. The episode was directed by Bob Anderson and written by Tim Long. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 30, 2012.
In this episode, Bart searches for his true love when he realizes that his relationships do not last long. The episode has eleven guest stars: Ken Burns, Zooey Deschanel, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Anne Hathaway, Maurice LaMarche, Don Pardo, Natalie Portman, Kevin Michael Richardson, Al Roker, Sarah Silverman, and Marcia Wallace. The episode received mixed reviews.
This is the second episode in which the Simpsons go to New York City after "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson." The episode features references to the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's. The title is a parody of that film's Academy Award-winning theme song, "Moon River."