Whacking Day

"**Whacking Day**"
"Whacking Day"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 20
Directed by	Jeff Lynch
Written by	John Swartzwelder
Production code	9F18
Original air date	April 29, 1993
Guest appearance
	Barry White as himself;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I will return the seeing-eye dog"
Couch gag	The Simpsons walk in, while the couch is replaced by a small wooden chair that they all sit on.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Al Jean; Mike Reiss; Jeffrey Lynch; David Silverman
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 4
	List of episodes

"Whacking Day" is the twentieth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 29, 1993.^[1] The episode revolves around the fictional holiday "Whacking Day", celebrated annually, in which the citizens of Springfield drive snakes into the town square, then fatally club them. After Bart is expelled from school as punishment for injuring Superintendent Chalmers, he applies the knowledge he gains from Marge's homeschooling to help Lisa expose the fraudulent and cruel nature of the holiday.

The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jeffrey Lynch. Singer Barry White, who had expressed a wish to appear in the show, guest stars as himself. It was pitched by George Meyer, who wanted to create an episode against the mistreatment of snakes. The episode includes the first appearance of Superintendent Chalmers, and features an Itchy & Scratchy parody of Oliver Stone's film JFK. "Whacking Day" won a Genesis Award for "consciousness-raising on behalf of animal issues".

^ ^a ^b Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Whacking Day". BBC. Archived from the original on June 23, 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2008.

[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. 114. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..

[BBC-2] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Whacking Day". BBC. Archived from the original on June 23, 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2008.

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