The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular Trivia and Quotes

Air Date

Sunday December 3, 1995

Production Code

3F31

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• Blackboard Joke: I will only do this once a year.
  Couch Gag: Numerous past couch gags are repeated. [edit]
• The writer and director credits of "Penny Wise" and "Pound Foolish" are pseudonyms representing all the writers and directors that had clips featured in this episode. David Silverman actually "directed" this episode and Jon Vitti "wrote" it. [edit]
• This 'behind the scenes' show, hosted by Troy McClure, features a couple of the early shorts as featured on The Tracy Ullman Show, an over-view of how the characters and the animation have evolved, alternate conclusions to "Who Shot Mr. Burns", and footage removed from episodes when made to fit the running-time. [edit]

• Mr.Burns: Smithers, send out the robotic Richard Simmons. [edit]
• Mona: Do you still work for NASA?
  Homer: No, I work at the nuclear plant.
  Mona: Oh, Homer.
  Homer: Well, you'll be happy to know I don't work very hard! Actually I'm bringing the plant down from the inside. [edit]
• Mr. Burns: Smithers, for attempting to kill me, I'm giving you a five percent pay cut!
  Smithers: Nooooooooo! [edit]
• Troy McClure: Yes, The Simpsons have come a long way since an old drunk made humans out of his rabbit characters to pay off his gambling debts. Who knows what adventures they'll have between now and the time the show becomes unprofitable. [edit]
• Troy McClure: When Krusty the Clown got canceled, he tried everything to stay on the air. Here's what you didn't see.
  Krusty: Watch my show, I will send you this book featuring me in a variety of sexually explicit positions. (men drag him off the stage) What? Hey! It's not really me; I used a stunt butt! [edit]
• Troy McClure: Ambassador Henry Mwabwetumba of the Ivory Coast writes, "What is the real deal with Mr. Burns' assistant Smithers? You know what I'm talking about." (laughs) Of course we do.
  (clips of Smithers go by)
  Troy McClure: As you can see, the real deal with Waylon Smithers is that he's Mr. Burns' assistant. He's in his early 40s, is unmarried, and currently resides in Springfield. Thanks for writing! We'll be right back. [edit]
• Krusty: Ooh! Can I be hemorrhoid sufferer #1? Ooh! Oow that hurts!
  Executive: Sorry.
  Krusty: How about one of the after guys? "Oh, that's great! I can ride a bike again!"
  Executive: Sorry, Krusty. [edit]
• Announcer: Which two popular Simpsons characters died in the past year?
  (Cuts to commercial then comes back)
  Announcer: If you said Dr. Marvin Monroe and Bleeding Gums Murphy, you were wrong, they were never popular. [edit]
• Troy McClure: Over the six years The Simpsons has been on the air, we've received dozens of letters from fans wanting to know more about the show. Tonight, we'll answer some of your questions. Professor Lawrence Pierce of the University of Chicago writes, "I think Homer gets stupider every year." That's not a question, Professor, but we'll let the viewers judge for themselves. [edit]
• Cartoon Matt Groening: Get outta my office!!!! (Grabs a gun and shoots the camera) [edit]
• Troy McClure: I'm Troy McClure and now we leave you with what we all came here to see... hard core nudity! [edit]
• Troy McClure: As wacky as those kids were, they were no match for Captain Wacky, later renamed Homer. [edit]
• Troy McClure: Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such Fox Network specials as Alien Nose Job and Five Fabulous Weeks of the Chevy Chase Show. Tonight we're here to honor America's favorite non-prehistoric cartoon family. [edit]

• Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  The robotic Richard Simmons being able to repair its eye after Smithers shooting at it was a clear reference to the character T-1000, a main antagonist from the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. [edit]
• The Chevy Chase Show
  When Troy is introducing himself, he says that you may remember him from the Fox show "Five Fabulous Weeks of the Chevy Chase Show." This is a spoof on Fox's $3 million flop, The Chevy Chase Show, which only lasted five episodes. [edit]
• Troy McClure: Tonight we're here to honor America's favorite non-prehistoric cartoon family.
  The prehistoric family that Troy is talking about is The Flinstones. [edit]
• Sex
  Krusty offers viewers a book featuring him in sexually explicit positions, parodying Madonna's book Sex. (1992) [edit]