| "Rednecks and Broomsticks" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 21 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Bob Anderson & Rob Oliver |
| Written by | Kevin Curran |
| Production code | LABF19 |
| Original air date | November 29, 2009 |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "Teachers' unions are not ruining this country" |
| Couch gag | The Simpson family gathers around the dinner table for a Thanksgiving meal, but soon gather their plates and head for the couch where they watch a football game on TV. |
"Rednecks and Broomsticks" is the seventh episode in the twenty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 29, 2009. In the episode, Lisa befriends three teenaged Wiccans after getting lost in the woods during a game of hide-and-seek, and must clear her new friends' names when they are accused of cursing the townspeople with their supposed witchcraft. Meanwhile, Homer befriends Cletus after learning that he and his friends make their own moonshine.
The episode was written by Kevin Curran, and directed by Bob Anderson and Rob Oliver.
In its original airing, the episode had an estimated 9 million viewers and received a Nielsen rating of 4.2/10.
The episode also received generally positive reviews from critics.