Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons)

"**Some Enchanted Evening**"
"Some Enchanted Evening"
The Simpsons episode
	Marge giving Botzcowski advice about babysitting her children.
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 13
Directed by	David Silverman; Kent Butterworth
Written by	Matt Groening; Sam Simon
Production code	7G01
Original air date	May 13, 1990
Guest appearances
	Penny Marshall as Ms. Botz; June Foray as the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Babysitting Service Receptionist and Doofy the Elf; Paul Willson as a Florist;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I will not yell 'Fire' in a crowded classroom."
Couch gag	The family comes in and just sits on the couch in a normal manner.
Commentary	Matt Groening; James L. Brooks; Al Jean; David Silverman
Episode chronology
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"Some Enchanted Evening" is the thirteenth and final episode of the first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It was originally broadcast on Fox in the United States on May 13, 1990.^[2] A family drama, it had a very long delayed release. Written by Matt Groening and Sam Simon and directed by David Silverman and Kent Butterworth, "Some Enchanted Evening" was the first episode produced for season one and was intended to air as the series premiere in fall 1989, but aired as the season one finale due to animation problems. The Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" premiered in its place on December 17, 1989. It is the last episode to feature the original opening sequence starting from "Bart the Genius". In the episode, Homer and Marge go on a night out while leaving the children under the care of a diabolical babysitter named Ms. Lucille "Botz" Botzcowski.

Penny Marshall provided the voice of Ms. Botz. The episode features cultural references to such films as The Night of the Hunter and Psycho as well as a musical reference to A Star Is Born.

Since its initial broadcast, the episode has received mixed reviews. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 15.4 and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.

^ Groening 2010, p. 49.
^ ^a ^b Richmond & Coffman 1997, pp. 30–31.
^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Some Enchanted Evening". BBC. Retrieved February 12, 2007.

[FOOTNOTEGroening201049-1] Groening 2010, p. 49.

[FOOTNOTERichmond_&_Coffman199730–31-2] Richmond & Coffman 1997, pp. 30–31.

[BBC-3] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Some Enchanted Evening". BBC. Retrieved February 12, 2007.

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