"Marge vs. the Monorail" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
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Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 12 |
Directed by | Rich Moore |
Written by | Conan O'Brien |
Featured music | "The Monorail Song" by Conan O'Brien and Al Jean |
Production code | 9F10 |
Original air date | January 14, 1993 |
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Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "I will not eat things for money"[1] |
Couch gag | The Simpsons sit on the couch, followed by four rows of Springfield's residents sitting in front of the family.[2] |
Commentary | Matt Groening Al Jean Mike Reiss Rich Moore David Silverman Conan O'Brien |
"Marge vs. the Monorail" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 14, 1993. The plot revolves around Springfield's impulse purchase of a faulty monorail from a conman, and how it subsequently falls to Marge to stop the train from destroying the town.
The episode was written by Conan O'Brien and directed by Rich Moore. Recurring guest star Phil Hartman provided the voice of Lyle Lanley, while Leonard Nimoy made a guest appearance as himself. "Marge vs. the Monorail" has been widely praised by fans and critics and is generally considered one of the best episodes of The Simpsons.[3] Showrunner Josh Weinstein called it "the best episode of television ever".[4] O'Brien has said that, of the episodes he wrote, this was his favorite.[5] Nimoy's unexpected guest appearance was also widely praised.[6] Despite this, the episode attracted some criticism when it was first aired due to the somewhat abstract and less situational nature of the plot, particularly from voice actor Yeardley Smith who in 1995 described the episode as "truly one of our worst".[7]
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