"One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 11 |
Directed by | Wes Archer |
Written by | Nell Scovell |
Production code | 7F11 |
Original air date | January 24, 1991 |
Guest appearances | |
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Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "I will not cut corners", followed by ditto marks. |
Couch gag | The couch tips over backwards and Maggie pops up from behind it. |
Commentary | Matt Groening Nell Scovell Al Jean Mike Reiss |
"One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 24, 1991. In the episode, Homer consumes a poisonous fugu fish at a sushi restaurant and is told he has less than 24 hours to live. He accepts his fate and tries to do everything on his bucket list before he dies.
The episode was written by Nell Scovell and directed by Wes Archer. It features guest appearances from Joey Miyashima, Diane Tanaka, Larry King, George Takei, Sab Shimono. The episode was selected for release in a video collection of selected episodes, titled The Last Temptation Of Homer, which was released November 9, 1998. The episode features cultural references to songs such as "Theme from Shaft", "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves", and "When the Saints Go Marching In".
Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.1, and was the highest-rated show on Fox the week it aired.
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