"The Cartridge Family" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
![]() Homer examines his gun | |
Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 6 |
Directed by | Pete Michels |
Written by | John Swartzwelder |
Production code | 5F01 |
Original air date | November 2, 1997 |
Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "Everyone is tired of that Richard Gere story"[1] |
Couch gag | Everybody has their posteriors on fire as they run to a water-filled couch. They hop on board as steam emerges from them.[2] |
Commentary | Matt Groening Mike Scully Yeardley Smith Pete Michels George Meyer Ian Maxtone-Graham Donick Cary Ron Hauge John Swartzwelder |
"The Cartridge Family" is the sixth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 2, 1997. It was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Pete Michels.[1] In the episode, Homer purchases a gun to protect his family, of which Marge disapproves. Homer begins to show extremely careless gun usage, which causes Marge to leave him when she catches Bart using the gun without their permission. The episode was intended to portray guns in an unbiased manner, and faced some problems with censors because of the subject matter. Critical reaction was mostly positive.
The episode was included on a 1999 UK VHS release titled "The Simpsons: Too Hot for TV", which included three other episodes that were deemed to be too raunchy for airing on television.[3] The compilation was released on DVD in 2003.[4][5]
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