Realty Bites

"Realty Bites"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 9
Episode 9
Directed bySwinton O. Scott III
Written byDan Greaney
Production code5F06
Original air dateDecember 7, 1997 (1997-12-07)
Guest appearance
Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"There was no Roman god named 'Fartacus'".[1]
Couch gagMatt Groening's live-action hand spins the family around like spin art.[2]
CommentaryMike Scully
Dan Greaney
Richard Appel
Swinton O. Scott III
Episode chronology
List of episodes

"Realty Bites" is the ninth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 7, 1997.[1] The episode sees Marge becoming a real estate agent, while Homer enjoys Snake's car. It was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Swinton O. Scott III.[1]

This episode has the final speaking appearance of Lionel Hutz, five months before the death of Phil Hartman. The episode's development grew out of a desire by the writers to do a show focused on Marge, where her job did not work out.

The episode is featured in a special 2003 DVD compilation called The Simpsons: Risky Business, along with "Marge Gets a Job", "Deep Space Homer", and "Homer the Smithers".[3]

  1. ^ a b c Gimple, Scott (1999). The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued. Harper Collins Publishers. p. 21. ISBN 0-06-098763-4.
  2. ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Realty Bites". BBC. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
  3. ^ The Simpsons staff (April 7, 2003). The Simpsons: Risky Business. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007.

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