The Longest Daycare

20122012
PGPG
5min

7.3/10

Animation Short Comedy

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7.3/10

5.3K

Director
- David Silverman
Writers
- James L. Brooks
- Matt Groening(characters)
- Al Jean

Top credits

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total

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Trailer 0:12

The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare

Maggie Simpson spends the day in the Ayn Rand School for Tots.

baby the simpsons butterfly the simpsons short maggie simpson character 12 more

Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for mild rude humor
Parents guide

Trivia
This short film was screened before Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) during its theatrical run in the United States. The short was almost universally praised over the feature.

Crazy credits
No butterflies were harmed during the making of this motion picture, although two kids were pretty banged up.

Connections
Edited into The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation (2013)

Soundtracks
Vesti La Giubba
(from "I Pagliacci")
Written by Ruggero Leoncavallo

Top review

6/10

(Annoyed grunt)-Day

'The Longest Daycare (2012)' is a 'Simpsons' short film focusing on everyone's favourite TV baby, Maggie Simpson. It walks on familiar ground, being reminiscent of a sequence in the episode 'A Streetcar Named Marge (1992)', and clearly takes inspiration from animated cinema of the 1940s and 50s. It is, however, animated in its source show's 'new style' and, as such, is relatively flat compared to most other animated shorts. Still, the piece is enjoyable enough. It has a succinct, simple-to-understand story and some decent referential humour. It's not hugely exciting, but it's engaging and contains a nice little 'twist' at the end. It's entertaining. 6/10

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