"Whacking Day"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jeff Lynch
First aired: April 29, 1993
S04E20
(9F18)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Whacking Day"
"Whacking Day"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jeff Lynch
First aired: April 29, 1993
S04E20
9F18
Episode Background
Whacking Day was part of the spring lineup of the 1992-1993 US TV schedule. It first aired April 29, 1993 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “Martin”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Thursday nights to watch on the family TV. Whacking Day was seen by over 20 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
This episode revolves around the fictional annual holiday “Whacking Day”, in which the citizens of Springfield drive snakes into the town square, before fatally club them.
“Oh Whacking Day, Oh Whacking Day, may God bestow his grace on thee.”
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…
“Whacking Day”
… is the top ranking unique term in Whacking Day.
“Excellent, not a trace of urine.”