| "Wedding for Disaster" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 20 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Chuck Sheetz |
| Written by | Joel H. Cohen |
| Production code | LABF05 |
| Original air date | March 29, 2009 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob | |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "My piggy bank is not entitled to TARP funds" |
| Couch gag | Four dinner courses resembling Homer, Lisa, Marge, and Bart, and an after-dinner mint resembling Maggie, are served to the Comic Book Guy. He tosses down his napkin after wiping his mouth; its stains form a picture of the family on the couch. |
"Wedding for Disaster" is the fifteenth episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 29, 2009.[1] In the episode, Marge and Homer's second marriage turns out to be invalid, so they decide to get married again. Right before the remarriage, Homer goes missing, and Bart and Lisa suspect that he has been kidnapped by Sideshow Bob. The episode was written by Joel H. Cohen and directed by Chuck Sheetz. It features Kelsey Grammer in his 12th vocal appearance as Sideshow Bob.
Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics.
It was viewed by 6.58 million viewers in its original American broadcast.[citation needed]
The June 28, 2009 rerun of the episode featured a brief alternate opening. Following the death of Michael Jackson three days prior, on June 25, the music video for "Do the Bartman" was shown, followed by a title card stating "In Memory of Michael Jackson", showing a still of his appearance as Leon Kompowsky (the big, bald mental patient who was put in the insane asylum for believing he really was Michael Jackson) from the episode "Stark Raving Dad".[2]