"The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 12 Episode 6 |
Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
Written by | John Swartzwelder |
Production code | CABF02 |
Original air date | December 3, 2000 |
Guest appearance | |
Patrick McGoohan as Number Six | |
Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "I will only provide a urine sample when asked" |
Couch gag | Santa's Little Helper dances on his hind legs like Snoopy. |
Commentary | Mike Scully Ian Maxtone-Graham Don Payne John Frink Matt Selman Tom Gammill Max Pross Mark Kirkland Joel H. Cohen |
“The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" is the sixth episode of the twelfth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 3, 2000. In the episode, Homer buys a computer and creates his own website to spread gossip and fake news. However, when Homer starts writing conspiracy theories about flu shots, he is sent to an island where people who know too much are imprisoned.
"The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Mark Kirkland. The title of the episode is a reference to the 1969 Disney comedy film The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, but the episode isn't related to the film in any other way. The episode's third act features many references to the 1967 science fiction series The Prisoner.
The episode features Patrick McGoohan as Number Six, the main character from The Prisoner. In its original broadcast, the episode was seen by approximately 9.1 million viewers, finishing in 28th place in the ratings the week it aired. Following its broadcast, the episode received mixed reviews from critics; commentators were divided over the episode's third act.