"Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Rich Moore
First aired: August 27, 1992
S03E24
(8F23)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?"
"Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Rich Moore
First aired: August 27, 1992
S03E24
8F23
Episode Background
Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? was part of the summer lineup of the 1991-1992 US TV schedule. It first aired August 27, 1992 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “Drexell’s Class”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Thursday nights to watch on the family TV. Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? was seen by over 17 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition.
“Aren’t we in luck. Today’s our tithe day and we’ve got ourselves a transient.”
Top Quotable Lines
- Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
- Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
- Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
Top Ranking Term
Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…
“Herb”
… is the top ranking unique term in Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?.
“Herb, I don’t think there’s a vibrating chair in that bag for me.”