So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show

"So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 18
Directed byCarlos Baeza
Written byJon Vitti
Production code9F17
Original air dateApril 1, 1993 (1993-04-01)
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"No one is interested in my underpants"[1]
Couch gagThe family members' heads are on the wrong bodies.[2]
CommentaryMatt Groening
Al Jean
Mike Reiss
Jon Vitti
Jeffrey Lynch
Episode chronology
List of episodes

"So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show" is the eighteenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 1, 1993. In the episode, Homer plays a series of practical jokes on Bart, and to get even, Bart shakes up a can of Homer's beer with a paint shaker. Homer opens the can, resulting in a huge explosion that lands him in the hospital, where he goes into a coma. At Homer's bedside, the Simpson family reminisce, mainly about moments relevant to Homer's life.

The episode was written by Jon Vitti, and directed by Carlos Baeza. This is The Simpsons' first clip show, and it features clips from the first three seasons of the series. It was created to relieve the long hours put in by all of the show's overworked staff. The episode features cultural references to films such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Fantastic Voyage.

The episode received positive reviews from critics. It was called "as good as a clip show ever gets"[2] and acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.9.

  1. ^ Richmond & Coffman 1997, p. 111.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Martyn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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