"MoneyBart" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
![]() Promotional image for the episode featuring Mike Scioscia | |
Episode no. | Season 22 Episode 3 |
Directed by | Nancy Kruse |
Written by | Tim Long |
Production code | MABF18 |
Original air date | October 10, 2010 |
Guest appearances | |
Mike Scioscia as himself Bill James as himself | |
Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "I must not write all over the walls" (written all over the walls, door, and blackboard) |
Couch gag | Couch gag by Banksy: The Simpsons are seen as a picture on the wall of a sweatshop where Asian workers are seen drawing the couch gag and creating Simpsons merchandise. |
"MoneyBart" (stylized as "MoneyBART") is the third episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 10, 2010. In this episode, Lisa coaches Bart's Little League baseball team to a record winning streak by using her book smarts in statistics and probability. However, when Bart questions Lisa’s coaching tactics and accuses her of taking the fun out of baseball, Lisa benches him from the championship game.
The episode was written by Tim Long. This was the last episode that Nancy Kruse directed for the series. It features an opening sequence and couch gag written by British graffiti artist and political activist Banksy, who stated he had been "inspired by reports that Simpsons characters are animated in Seoul, South Korea".[1]
The episode was watched in a total of 6.74 million households.
Critical reception was generally favorable, with praises towards the story and jokes but criticism towards the episode's use of baseball-themed celebrity cameos.