Last Exit to Springfield

"**Last Exit to Springfield**"
"Last Exit to Springfield"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 17
Directed by	Mark Kirkland
Written by	Jay Kogen; Wallace Wolodarsky
Production code	9F15
Original air date	March 11, 1993
Guest appearance
	Dr. Joyce Brothers as herself;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"Mud is not one of the 4 food groups"
Couch gag	The couch turns into a monster with tentacles, eating the Simpsons sitting on it.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Al Jean; Wallace Wolodarsky; Jay Kogen; Mark Kirkland
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 4
	List of episodes

"Last Exit to Springfield" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on March 11, 1993.^[1] The plot revolves around Homer Simpson becoming president of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's trade union and leading the workers of the plant in a strike in order to restore their dental plan to avoid the family having to pay out-of-pocket for Lisa's new braces.

The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky (their final writing credit for The Simpsons), and directed by Mark Kirkland.^[1] The episode contains several cultural references and Dr. Joyce Brothers guest stars as herself.^[1] "Last Exit to Springfield" received widespread acclaim from both fans and critics and has frequently been cited as one of the best episodes of the entire series.^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Richmond & Coffman 1997, p. 110.
^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Last Exit to Springfield". BBC. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
^ Groening, Matt (2004). The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
^ "The best Simpsons episodes, Nos. 1-5". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[FOOTNOTERichmond_&_Coffman1997110-1] Richmond & Coffman 1997, p. 110.

[bbc-2] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Last Exit to Springfield". BBC. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007.

[Groening-3] Groening, Matt (2004). The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.

[EW-4] "The best Simpsons episodes, Nos. 1-5". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

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