Brother from the Same Planet

"**Brother from the Same Planet**"
"Brother from the Same Planet"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 14
Directed by	Jeffrey Lynch
Written by	Jon Vitti
Production code	9F12
Original air date	February 4, 1993
Guest appearances
	Phil Hartman as Tom and Mr. Muntz;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"The Principal's toupee is not a frisbee"
Couch gag	The rear wall rotates, taking the family to another room and leaving an empty couch behind.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Al Jean; Mike Reiss; Jon Vitti; Jeffrey Lynch
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Selma's Choice"	Next →; "I Love Lisa"
	The Simpsons season 4
	List of episodes

"Brother from the Same Planet" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on February 4, 1993. In the episode, Bart, furious with Homer for taking too long to pick him up from soccer practice on a rainy day, turns to the Bigger Brothers Agency, which pairs up fatherless boys with adult male role models. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes addicted to the Corey hotline, a phone service where television fans can listen to the voice of a teen idol.

The episode was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Jeffrey Lynch. The producers tried to cast Tom Cruise for the role of Tom, but Cruise declined and they chose Phil Hartman instead. "Brother from the Same Planet" received favorable reception in books and in the media; a contemporary review in Entertainment Weekly said it "may be the best Simpsons show ever"^[3] and it was named one of the five best episodes of the series by the writers of King of the Hill.

^ Deming, Mark (2008). "The Simpsons: Brother From the Same Planet". Allmovie. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
^ Cite error: The named reference martyn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Tucker, Ken. "The Simpsons". Entertainment Weekly.

[deming-1] Deming, Mark (2008). "The Simpsons: Brother From the Same Planet". Allmovie. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved September 3, 2008.

[martyn-2] Cite error: The named reference martyn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Tucker-3] Tucker, Ken. "The Simpsons". Entertainment Weekly.

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