Pranksta Rap

"Pranksta Rap"
The Simpsons episode
Bart and 50 Cent
Episode no.Season 16
Episode 9
Directed byMike B. Anderson
Written byMatt Selman
Production codeGABF03
Original air dateFebruary 13, 2005 (2005-02-13)
Guest appearances
50 Cent as himself
Dana Gould as Barney Fife
Episode features
Couch gagThe living room floor is a chessboard and the family hops to the couch dressed as chess pieces.
CommentaryAl Jean
Matt Selman
Ian Maxtone-Graham
Dana Gould
Nancy Cartwright
Tom Gammill
Max Pross
Mike B. Anderson
Mark Kirkland
David Silverman
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"Pranksta Rap" is the ninth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 13, 2005. The episode was directed by Mike B. Anderson and written by Matt Selman. The episode title refers to the music genre gangsta rap.[1]

In this episode, Bart disobeys his parents to attend a concert and fakes his kidnapping to avoid being punished. Rapper 50 Cent guest starred as himself and Dana Gould guest starred as Barney Fife. The episode received positive reviews.

  1. ^ Lunsford, Andrea A. (2010). The St. Martin's Handbook (6th ed.). United States: Bedford/St. Martin's. p. 536. ISBN 9780312664831.