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Simpsonit
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  • Episode aired Dec 1, 2002
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
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Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in Simpsonit (1989)
AnimationComedy

The Simpsons family must participate in a reality television show in which they try to live in the same way that the families did in the 1800s.The Simpsons family must participate in a reality television show in which they try to live in the same way that the families did in the 1800s.The Simpsons family must participate in a reality television show in which they try to live in the same way that the families did in the 1800s.

  • Directors
    • Jim Reardon
    • Mark Kirkland
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.7K
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    • Directors
      • Jim Reardon
      • Mark Kirkland
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Homer Simpson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Julie Kavner
    Julie Kavner
    • Marge Simpson
    • (voice)
    Nancy Cartwright
    Nancy Cartwright
    • Bart Simpson
    • (voice)
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    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Lisa Simpson
    • (voice)
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Butler
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    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Waylon Smithers
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    Larry Holmes
    Larry Holmes
    • Larry Holmes
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    David L. Lander
    David L. Lander
    • Squiggy
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    Pamela Hayden
    Pamela Hayden
    • Jimbo Jones
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    • …
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Dolph
    • (voice)
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    Russi Taylor
    Russi Taylor
    • Gummy Sue
    • (voice)
    Karl Wiedergott
    • Various
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Jim Reardon
      • Mark Kirkland
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
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    • Trivia
      The final episode of Simpsonit (1989) to use cel animation. Starting with The Great Louse Detective (2002), all episodes were digitally colored.
    • Goofs
      The Entertainer by Scott Joplin is played several times. The song, however, was written in 1902, seven years later than 1895.
    • Quotes

      Male Network Executive: [trying to find a family to appear on a reality show]

      Female Network Executive: This family's pretty good.

      Male Network Executive: But isn't the dad Bill Cosby?

      Bill Cosby: Y'see, I gotta get back on the TV, coz with the Osbournes, and the soft-core porns and the dogs poopin' and nobody scoopin' and the veesa bola and the ah! Ah! Ah!

      Female Network Executive: We need a family that hasn't been on TV forever. Let's try the Simpsons.

    • Connections
      Featured in Simpsonit: How the Test Was Won (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Funeral March
      (uncredited)
      Music by Frédéric Chopin

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    1/10
    Probably the worst episode
    It's lazy, it's boring and it hits on the same note for the entire runtime. Do yourself a favor and do anything but watch this episode
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    • ryantsmclean
    • Sep 20, 2018

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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