The Telltale Head

"**The Telltale Head**"
"The Telltale Head"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 8
Directed by	Rich Moore
Written by	Al Jean; Mike Reiss; Sam Simon; Matt Groening
Production code	7G07
Original air date	February 25, 1990
Guest appearance
	Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I did not see Elvis"
Couch gag	Bart pops out of the couch and comes down during the shot of the TV.
Commentary	Rich Moore; Al Jean; Mike Reiss
Episode chronology
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"The Telltale Head" is the eighth episode of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 25, 1990.^[1] It was written by Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Sam Simon and Matt Groening, and directed by Rich Moore.^[2] In the episode, Bart cuts the head off the statue of Jebediah Springfield in the center of town to impress Jimbo, Kearney and Dolph, three older kids he admires. The town's residents, including the three boys, are horrified and Bart regrets his actions. After telling Lisa and Marge, Homer and Bart head to the center of town, where they are met by an angry mob. After Bart tells the mob that he has made a mistake, the townspeople forgive Bart and the boy places the head back on the statue. The episode's title is a reference to the 1843 short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Groening 2010, p. 39.
^ ^a ^b Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "The Tell-Tale Head". BBC. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..

[FOOTNOTEGroening201039-1] Groening 2010, p. 39.

[bbc-2] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "The Tell-Tale Head". BBC. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved August 20, 2008.

[book-3] Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..

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