Natural Born Kissers

"**Natural Born Kissers**"
"Natural Born Kissers"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 9; Episode 25
Directed by	Klay Hall
Written by	Matt Selman
Production code	5F18
Original air date	May 17, 1998
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I was not the inspiration for Kramer"
Couch gag	The Simpson family appear as frogs on a lily pad and Homer turns on the TV with his long tongue.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Mike Scully; George Meyer; Matt Selman; Dan Castellaneta; Mark Kirkland
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 9
	List of episodes

"Natural Born Kissers" is the twenty-fifth and final episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 17, 1998. Homer and Marge discover that the fear of getting caught while making love is a turn on and start making love in public places. It was the first episode written by Matt Selman and was the only episode to be directed by Klay Hall.^[2] Some networks list the episode by the title, "Margie, May I Sleep with Danger?".^[3]^[4]^[5]

Matt Groening listed the episode as being his eighth favorite,^[6] and the aroused cow is one of his all-time favorite act break jokes.^[7] Andy Dougan of the Evening Times characterized the episode along with "Large Marge", "Three Gays of the Condo", and "The Way We Weren't", as "four of the funniest episodes of recent series".^[8] The DVD release was also reviewed favorably by Louis R. Carlozo in the Chicago Tribune, where the episode was seen as "more ridiculous" than "Large Marge".^[9]

^ Gimple, Scott M. (December 1, 1999). The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-098763-3.
^ ^a ^b Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Natural Born Kissers". BBC. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
^ "Broadcasting Schedule". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
^ "Sky One beats ITV in prime time for first time". Sky One. Retrieved November 18, 2007.^{[dead link]}
^ Moser, Margaret (May 15, 1998). "Nada About Yadda". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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[Book-1] Gimple, Scott M. (December 1, 1999). The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-098763-3.

[bbc-2] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Natural Born Kissers". BBC. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

[3] "Broadcasting Schedule". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.

[4] "Sky One beats ITV in prime time for first time". Sky One. Retrieved November 18, 2007.^{[dead link]}

[5] Moser, Margaret (May 15, 1998). "Nada About Yadda". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

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