"Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
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Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 14 |
Directed by | Susie Dietter |
Written by | Jennifer Crittenden |
Production code | 3F11 |
Original air date | February 4, 1996 |
Guest appearance | |
Episode features | |
Couch gag | The living room is bathed in black light. Homer turns the light on and everything is returned to normal.[2] |
Commentary | Matt Groening Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein Susie Dietter |
"Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield" is the fourteenth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 4, 1996.[2] In this episode, Marge buys a Chanel suit and, invited to join the Springfield Country Club, becomes obsessed with trying to fit in with Springfield's upper class.
The episode was written by Jennifer Crittenden and directed by Susie Dietter. It was the first time that a female writer and director were credited in the same episode. Tom Kite guest starred in the episode, and he enjoyed recording his parts for it. The episode's title is based on the 1989 film Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills.
Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 8.8, and was the fifth-highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.