| "The Squirt and the Whale" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 21 Episode 19 |
| Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
| Written by | Matt Warburton |
| Production code | MABF14[1] |
| Original air date | April 25, 2010 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "South Park—we'd stand beside you if we weren't so scared" Some stations aired: "Je ne suis pas Français" ("I am not French") |
| Couch gag | The family chases the couch throughout the pages of The Springfield Shopper. The couch reunites with them after seeing an advertisement about itself in the classifieds section. |
"The Squirt and the Whale" is the nineteenth episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. The 460th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 25, 2010. In the episode, the Simpson family attempts to save a beached whale that washed up onshore, only for it to die.[2]
The episode was written by Matt Warburton and directed by Mark Kirkland. The episode features references to William Shatner and fellow animated show, South Park, and its controversy of the depiction of Muhammad in the-then two recent episodes, "200" and "201."
"The Squirt and the Whale" received positive reviews from critics with IGN naming it and "The Bob Next Door" the best episodes of the season.