"The Simpsons"
E Pluribus Wiggum (2008)

Director:

Michael Polcino

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator)
James L. Brooks (developer) ...

TV Series:

"The Simpsons" (1989)

Original Air Date:

6 January 2008 (Season 19, Episode 10)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Springfield becomes the site of the first presidential primary. The townspeople soon get sick of all of the presidential candidates sucking up to them, and decide to support their own write-in candidate: Ralph Wiggum. |

Plot Keywords:

Presidential Candidate | Tavern | Settee | Pink Car | Ganesh Statue

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Ralph Wiggum (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Moe (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Skinner (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pamela Hayden	...	Campaign Worker #1 (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Mrs. Skinner (voice)
Dan Rather	...	Himself (voice)
Jon Stewart	...	Himself (voice)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Gracie Films

Trivia:

The couch gag for this episode is a parody of the Bayeux Tapestry. The Simpsons go to war with Flanders for the couch.

Quotes:

Marge Simpson: We're all concerned about your weight. Bart said NASA called. They said that your gravity is pulling all the satellites out of orbit.
Homer Simpson: Marge, that was a joke.
Marge Simpson: I know, but it came from a true place.

Movie Connections:

References "Sesame Street" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Theme From A Summer Place

Things that make you go, Hmmm

Gee, I wonder what candidate to whom they are referring. Well at least they made jokes about both parties. This will really date the episode though. (Well, more so than normal jokes.) This one actually had an attention span though, which some of the other new episodes don't have. Also, what's with the music? Or the new animation? I can't decide if I'm offended by it either.

Anyway, it's okay. You get a few chuckles and some inside jokes. I can't decide on a vote though. It's not really going to pull the 19th season out of its rut but the episode goes quickly and it's entertaining.