"The Crepes of Wrath" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 11 |
Directed by | Wesley Archer Milton Gray |
Written by | George Meyer Sam Simon John Swartzwelder Jon Vitti |
Production code | 7G13[1] |
Original air date | April 15, 1990 |
Guest appearance | |
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Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "Garlic gum is not funny"[2] |
Couch gag | The family hurries onto the couch and Homer pops off the end. He shouts "D'oh!" |
Commentary | Wes Archer George Meyer |
"The Crepes of Wrath" is the eleventh episode of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on April 15, 1990.[1] It was written by George Meyer, Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti, and directed by Wes Archer and Milton Gray.[3]
Bart is sent to France on a student exchange trip, where his hosts treat him like a slave. Meanwhile, an Albanian student takes Bart's place in the Simpson family, and shows great interest in Homer's work at the nuclear power plant.
The episode received generally positive reviews from critics. In 1997, David Bauder from TV Guide named it the greatest episode of The Simpsons, and the 17th-greatest episode of any television series.