"The Old Man and the 'C' Student" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 20 |
Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
Written by | Julie Thacker |
Production code | AABF16 |
Original air date | April 25, 1999 |
Guest appearances | |
Jack LaLanne as himself NRBQ sings "Can't Buy Me Love" | |
Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | "Loose teeth don't need my help" |
Couch gag | The Simpsons find the rest of the cast in their living room watching TV. |
Commentary | Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Julie Thacker Ron Hauge Nancy Cartwright Mark Kirkland |
"The Old Man and the 'C' Student" is the twentieth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on April 25, 1999. In the episode, after offending the Olympic committee during their visit to Springfield Elementary, the school's students are committed to 20 hours of community service. Bart, along with his sister Lisa, is put in charge of Springfield's retirement home, where Bart notices the doldrums that the old people go through every day. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa's father Homer tries to sell springs.
"The Old Man and the 'C' Student" was directed by Mark Kirkland and was the first episode Julie Thacker wrote for The Simpsons. While Bart's storyline was pitched by Thacker, the B-story, involving Homer, was conceived by Thacker's husband Mike Scully, who also was an executive producer and the showrunner for the episode. Jack Lalanne guest-starred as himself in the episode.
On its original broadcast, "The Old Man and the 'C' Student" was seen by approximately 6.9 million viewers.
Following the release of The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season, the episode received mostly positive reviews from critics.