You Only Move Twice

"**You Only Move Twice**"
"You Only Move Twice"
The Simpsons episode
	Hank Scorpio greeting the Simpson family upon their arrival in Cypress Creek.
Episode no.	Season 8; Episode 2
Directed by	Mike B. Anderson
Written by	John Swartzwelder
Production code	3F23
Original air date	November 3, 1996
Guest appearances
	Albert Brooks (credited as A. Brooks) as Hank Scorpio; Sally Stevens as 'Scorpio' Singer (uncredited);
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I did not learn everything I need to know in kindergarten"
Couch gag	Everyone parachutes into the living room, except Homer, who falls flat on the floor.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Josh Weinstein; Ken Keeler; Dan Castellaneta; Mike B. Anderson
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 8
	List of episodes

"You Only Move Twice" is the second episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 3, 1996. The episode, based on a story idea by Greg Daniels, has three major concepts: the family moves to a new town; Homer starts to work for a friendly, sympathetic boss; and that boss, unbeknownst to Homer, is a supervillain. Bart, Lisa and Marge each have individual secondary storylines. John Swartzwelder wrote the episode, which was directed by Mike B. Anderson.

The episode's title is a reference to the James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Many elements of the episode parody the James Bond films, with a character modeled after Bond making a brief appearance. Setting the second and third acts in a new town, Cypress Creek, required the animators to create entirely new layouts and background designs. Albert Brooks, in his fourth appearance on The Simpsons, guest stars as the voice of Hank Scorpio, one of the most popular one-time characters in the entire series. The episode has received critical acclaim. IGN named "You Only Move Twice" the best episode of the eighth season and Albert Brooks as one of the best guest stars in the history of the show.

^ Richmond & Coffman 1997, p. 212.
^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "You Only Move Twice". BBC. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2007.

[FOOTNOTERichmond_&_Coffman1997212-1] Richmond & Coffman 1997, p. 212.

[bbc-2] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "You Only Move Twice". BBC. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2007.

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