| "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Pound Foolish |
| Written by | Penny Wise |
| Production code | 3F31 |
| Original air date | December 3, 1995 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "I will only do this once a year" |
| Couch gag | A montage of a select few previously aired couch gags, culminating into the circus extravaganza couch gag from "Lisa's First Word". |
| Commentary | Matt Groening Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein Jon Vitti George Meyer |
"The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 3, 1995. As the title suggests, it is the 138th episode and the third clip show episode of The Simpsons, after "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show" and "Another Simpsons Clip Show".
While the "138th Episode Spectacular" compiles sequences from episodes throughout the entire series like the previous two, it also shows clips from the original Simpsons shorts from The Tracey Ullman Show and other previously unaired material. Like the Halloween specials, the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside of the show's regular continuity.[1]
The "138th Episode Spectacular" was written by Jon Vitti and directed by David Silverman, and is a parody of the common practice among live-action series to produce clip shows.
It has received positive reviews, and was one of the most watched episodes of the seventh season, with a Nielsen rating of 9.5.