"I'm with Cupid" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 14 |
Directed by | Bob Anderson |
Written by | Dan Greaney |
Production code | AABF11 |
Original air date | February 14, 1999 |
Guest appearances | |
Jan Hooks as Manjula Elton John as himself | |
Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "Hillbillies are people too" |
Couch gag | The family have hair transplants: Homer has Maggie's, Marge has Bart's, Bart has Lisa's, Lisa has Homer's and Maggie has Marge's, though it is too heavy for Maggie and she falls over. |
Commentary | Mike Scully George Meyer Ian Maxtone-Graham Ron Hauge Matt Selman |
"I'm with Cupid" is the fourteenth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1999. The episode takes place on Valentine's Day, and the wives of Springfield are jealous of the attention Apu gives to his wife Manjula. Angered by this, Moe and the Springfield husbands spy on Apu to sabotage his romantic plans.
"I'm with Cupid" was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Bob Anderson. Because the episode was to air on Valentine's Day, Fox wanted the episode to relate to the holiday, although the idea for the episode was pitched by Greaney. The title of the episode is based on the T-shirt slogan "I'm with stupid". Elton John guest-starred as himself, and recorded a new version of his song "Your Song" for the episode. The episode also features references to Breakfast at Tiffany's, Tiffany & Co. and "Lisa the Vegetarian", an earlier episode in the series.
In its original broadcast, "I'm With Cupid" was seen by approximately 7.7 million viewers and finished in 48th place in the ratings the week it aired.[1]
Following the home media release of The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season, the episode received generally positive reviews from critics.