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The Simpsons was the sixth-highest-rated show on Fox the week it was broadcast, behind The X-Files, a broadcast of the film The Mask, Melrose Place, King of the Hill and Beverly Hills, 90210. [12] In Australia, the episode premiered on June 29, 1997, [ 13 ] while in the UK it premiered on August 10, 1997.
Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave this episode a B−, stating, "I’ll say one thing for ‘Frink Gets Testy’: It's unsatisfying in a different way than usual for latter-day Simpsons. Starting out with some truly fine gags and a setup worthy of a classic, high-concept Simpsons episode, it had me laughing—out loud, even—far more than ...
At school, Lisa is unable to focus on the test, as the thought of Bart being smarter torments her. When the test ends, she has not answered a single question, along with the fact that the test is nearly impossible (the choices to a question's answer all mean the same thing, and there is a penalty for guessing).
The main plot involving Lisa was pitched by fellow Simpsons writer Ron Hauge, and the sub-plot involving Homer adopting a lobster was conceived by former staff writer Richard Appel. The writers found it difficult to "get the subplot go[ing]," and it took a long time to come up with the third act, according to Maxtone-Graham. [ 1 ]
"A Test Before Trying" is the tenth episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 518th episode overall. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 13, 2013. The episode was directed by Chris Clements and written by Joel H. Cohen.
The first season of The Simpsons had finished as high as fourth in the weekly ratings [12] and was the Fox network's first series to rank among a season's top 30 highest-rated shows. [13] Bart quickly became one of the most popular characters on television in what was termed "Bartmania".
"Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder" is the sixth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 14, 1999. In the episode, Homer becomes a local celebrity after bowling a perfect game, but his fame
A bored Bart plays a game of paddleball, but the game goes awry when the ball flies into several people's mouths, causing mayhem. Homer and Marge are faced with the angry churchgoers, who have had enough of Bart's antics. As a result, he is forced to see a psychiatrist, who suggests Bart get a drum set in order to harness his anger and the ...