The Otto Show

"**The Otto Show**"
"The Otto Show"
The Simpsons episode
	Promotional poster featuring Homer with David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, and Nigel Tufnel.
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 22
Directed by	Wes Archer
Written by	Jeff Martin
Production code	8F21
Original air date	April 23, 1992
Guest appearances
	Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel; Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I will not spin the turtle"
Couch gag	Santa's Little Helper growls at the family as they enter, forcing them to retreat slowly.
Commentary	Matt Groening; James L. Brooks; Al Jean; Mike Reiss; Dan Castellaneta; Jeff Martin; Wes Archer
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 3
	List of episodes

"The Otto Show" is the twenty-second episode of the third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on April 23, 1992. In the episode, Bart wants to become a rock star after attending a Spın̈al Tap concert, so Homer and Marge buy him a guitar. He shows the guitar to Otto, who plays it and makes the children late for school. While racing to Springfield Elementary, Otto crashes the school bus and is suspended until he earns a driver's license. Unable to pay his rent, Otto moves in with the Simpsons.

The episode was written by Jeff Martin and directed by Wes Archer. It was the first episode of the show to feature Otto Mann in a prominent role. "The Otto Show" features an appearance from Spın̈al Tap, a parody band that first appeared in the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984). The episode guest stars Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins and Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel. Harry Shearer, who is a regular Simpsons cast member, reprises his This Is Spinal Tap role, Derek Smalls.

In its original airing on the Fox Network, the episode had an 11.5 Nielsen rating and finished the week ranked 41st. The episode received positive reviews and Spın̈al Tap was ranked as the 18th best guest appearance on the show by IGN.

^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "The Simpsons: Season Three Episode Guide – Otto Show". BBC. Archived from the original on June 26, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2010.

[book-1] Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..

[bbc-2] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "The Simpsons: Season Three Episode Guide – Otto Show". BBC. Archived from the original on June 26, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2010.

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