| "Thursdays with Abie" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 21 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Mike Frank Polcino |
| Written by | Mitch Glazer & Don Payne |
| Production code | MABF02 |
| Original air date | January 3, 2010 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | Homer and the rest of the family get launched into a pinball game called "Couch Gag Chaos". |
"Thursdays with Abie" is the ninth episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. In this episode, Grampa meets a human interest journalist who writes and publishes Grampa's life stories, which makes Homer jealous. While giving his story of Mr. Burns to the newspaper, he finds out that the journalist plots to kill Grampa. Meanwhile, Bart is forced to care for a stuffed lamb as part of a class project and gives the lamb to Lisa.
The episode was written by Mitch Glazer & Don Payne and directed by Mike Frank Polcino. Mitch Albom guest stars in the episode.
Being the first episode to air in the 2010s, it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 3, 2010, "Thursdays with Abie" was watched by about 8.65 million people and received a 4.0 Nielsen rating.
The episode also received positive reviews from critics.