| "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
 Promotional image featuring the family trapped in a cave. | |
| Episode no. | Season 17 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Raymond S. Persi |
| Written by | Ian Maxtone-Graham |
| Production code | HABF06 |
| Original air date | March 12, 2006 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Maurice LaMarche as Commander McBragg Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel | |
| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | The couch (with Marge, Maggie, Bart, and Lisa on it) is delivered to the living room via a conveyor belt and stops in front of the TV. Homer is added on by a mechanical arm and the couch continues onward. |
| Commentary |
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"The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" is the thirteenth episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 12, 2006. The episode was written by Ian Maxtone-Graham and directed by Raymond S. Persi.
In this episode, Lisa tells several stories to Homer after the family gets trapped in a cave. The episode contains many levels of nested storytelling, much like the novel The NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende, which the title references. The episode received positive reviews, and it won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. Maxtone-Graham won the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing.