"The Simpsons" The Frying Game (2002)

Director:

Michael Polcino

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator)
James L. Brooks (developer) ...
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TV Series:

"The Simpsons" (1989)

Original Air Date:

19 May 2002 (Season 13, Episode 21)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Homer and Marge find themselves on death row after they are framed for murder. |

Plot Keywords:

2d Animation | Nuclear Power Plant | Dysfunctional Family | School | Neighbor

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Screamapillar / Blue-Haired Lawyer / Gil / Irish Priest / Guard / 'Frame Up!' Host (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Carl / Moe Szyslak / EPA Man / Old Jewish Guy / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Cletus / Foreman / Warden / John Coffey / Announcer (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Lenny / Judge Snyder / Montgomery Burns / Principal Skinner / Kent Brockman / Reverend Lovejoy / Otto (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carmen Electra	...	Herself (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	First Old Lady / Agnes Skinner / Brandine (voice)
Frances Sternhagen	...	Mrs. Bellamy (voice)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Directed by
Michael Polcino

Writing credits
Matt Groening		(creator)
James L. Brooks		(developer) &
Matt Groening		(developer) &
Sam Simon		(developer)
John Swartzwelder		(written by)

Produced by
James L. Brooks	....	executive producer
Matt Groening	....	executive producer
George Meyer	....	executive producer
Sam Simon	....	executive producer
Marc Wilmore	....	co-producer

Production Management
Rick Polizzi	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Grant Lee	....	assistant director

Art Department
Brad Ableson	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
William Freesh	....	sound re-recording mixer

Animation Department
John Achenbach	....	character layout artist
Jeannette Bose	....	character layout artist
Nate Cash	....	character layout artist (as Nathan Cash)
Oscar Cervantes	....	character layout artist
Christianna Lang Daley	....	character layout artist
Lucas Gray	....	character layout artist
Ted Hanik	....	character layout artist
Dean Kelly	....	character layout artist
Ben Lane	....	character layout artist (as Benjamin Lane)
Joey Nilges	....	character layout artist
James Matthew O'Brien	....	character layout artist
Erick Tran	....	character layout artist

Editorial Department
Larry Field	....	telecine colorist
Kurtis Kunsak	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Danny Elfman	....	composer: theme "The Simpsons"
Chris Ledesma	....	music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation

Other crew
Louis Ferrara	....	assistant to the producers

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Matt Groening		creator

Film Editing by
Tim Long

Art Department
Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh	....	storyboard artist (multiple episodes)
Chris Reccardi	....	storyboard artist (1992-1993)
Lance Wilder	....	design supervisor (1989-)

Sound Department
Alek Bromke	....	voiceover recording assistant
Colin Cooper	....	voiceover recordist
Colette Dahanne	....	adr mixer
Jesse Dodd	....	adr recordist (as Jesse K-D. Dodd)
Yuri Gorbachow	....	adr recordist (1991)
Louise Jaffe	....	sound mixer
Conner Moore	....	adr recordist
Roger Morris	....	adr mixer
John Rotondi	....	sound engineer: Y4
Eric Shemkovitz	....	adr recordist

Visual Effects by
Simon de Jong	....	visual effects
Adam Howard	....	digital compositor
Steven J. Scott	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Eisenberg	....	still photographer

Animation Department
Julie Forte	....	animator
Erick Geisler	....	background color key (season 1)
Aimee Major	....	character layout artist (2004-2005)
Ted Mathot	....	character layout artist (1994-1995)
Nollan Obena	....	character layout artist
William Powloski	....	animator
Anthony Ho Wong	....	character layout artist

Casting Department
Jenifer Newman	....	casting assistant (1994-1995)

Editorial Department
Patrick Buchanan	....	color timer
Geoffrey Mark	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring assistant
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Gregory Prechel	....	orchestrator
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4
Tom Steel	....	scoring assistant
Damon Tedesco	....	scoring assistant

Other crew
Greg Camilleri	....	executive assistant to vice president of production
Michael Gerard	....	retakes
Lawrence Jonas	....	assistant to producer
Kian Kaul	....	assistant to writer
Ani Martirossians	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Gracie Films

Distributors

• Canal Caracol (1998) (Colombia) (TV)
• Viasat3 (2002) (Hungary) (TV)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-PG (1997-Present)

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Continuity: The prison guard refers to the state's governor as a "he". The governor of Springfield's state is a woman, Mary Bailey, seen periodically in the series.

Quotes:

Lenny:If you ask me, Muhammad Ali, in his prime, was much better than anti-lock brakes.
Carl:Yeah, but what about Johnny Mathis versus Diet Pepsi?
Moe:Oh, I cannot listen to this again!

Movie Connections:

References Dead Man Walking (1995)

Soundtrack:

Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral

One of the funniest of season 13

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This is episode very funny, even comparable to the Simpsons in the glory days. The jokes are well written, unlike most of the other episodes in season 13. It is an episode which mostly focuses around Homer. Homer is sent to do community work after he squashes an endangered bug. He works as a food deliveryman for old people. While working for an old lady Homer and Marge find her dead. Chief Wiggum finds her will stating that all her money should be given to the Simpsons. Obviously, they are accused of killing the old lady and the court sentences them to death...

There are a few movie references in this film, including the Green Mile. Overall I give this episode an 8, highly recommend it.