| "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 18 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Mike B. Anderson Ralph Sosa |
| Written by | Matt Warburton |
| Production code | HABF20 |
| Original air date | September 24, 2006 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "A baby beat me up" (written by Principal Skinner during the episode) |
| Couch gag | The couch is replaced by a vending machine filled with various characters; Ralph Wiggum selects a Homer figurine and eats his head.[1] |
| Commentary | Al Jean Matt Selman Michael Price Tom Gammill Max Pross Mike B. Anderson Ralph Sosa Rob Oliver |
"Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em"[1] is the third episode of the eighteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 24, 2006.[1] In this episode, Marge learns carpentry, but uses Homer as a front when she wants to make money off her talents since no one in Springfield believes that women can be carpenters. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner and Bart fight each other when Bart discovers that Skinner is allergic to peanuts and Skinner discovers that Bart is allergic to shrimp.
It was written by Matt Warburton and directed by Mike B. Anderson with co-direction by Ralph Sosa.[1] In its original broadcast, the episode received 9.72 million viewers.[2]