Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious

"Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 8
Episode 13
Directed byChuck Sheetz
Written byAl Jean
Mike Reiss
Production codes3F27[1]
3G03
Original air dateFebruary 7, 1997 (1997-02-07)
Guest appearance
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"I will not hide the teacher's Prozac"[2]
Couch gagThe living room is empty. Outside, Homer is struggling with a locked front door while the other members of the family wait impatiently.[3]
CommentaryMatt Groening
Al Jean
Mike Reiss
Chuck Sheetz
David Silverman
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"Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious", also known as "SimpsoncalifragilisticexpialaD'oh!cious" is the thirteenth episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 7, 1997. When Marge becomes stressed, the Simpsons hire a nanny, a Mary Poppins parody named Shary Bobbins (voiced by Maggie Roswell). The episode was directed by Chuck Sheetz and written and executive produced by Al Jean and Mike Reiss.[3] It was the last episode for which Reiss received a writing credit. In 2014, Jean selected it as one of five essential episodes in the show's history.[4]

The episode was inspired by the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins.

  1. ^ Chuck Sheetz (July 2013). "Sheetz how-to sheet timing" (PDF). david knott. WordPress. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M.
  3. ^ a b Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, BBC.co.uk. Retrieved on March 28, 2007.
  4. ^ Ayers, Mike (August 18, 2014). "5 Things: Essential Simpsons Episodes". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2022.