"A Tale of Two Springfields"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Shaun Cashman
First aired: November 5, 2000
S12E02
(BABF20)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"A Tale of Two Springfields"
"A Tale of Two Springfields"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Shaun Cashman
First aired: November 5, 2000
S12E02
BABF20
Episode Background
A Tale of Two Springfields was part of the fall lineup of the 2000-2001 US TV schedule. It first aired November 5, 2000 at 8pm on Fox following “King of the Hill” and was followed by “Malcolm in the Middle”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Sunday nights to watch on the family TV. A Tale of Two Springfields was seen by over 16 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In the episode, Homer discovers that Springfield has two different area codes and ends up leading a revolt that splits the town in two.
“Heh, heh. We’ve got The Who playing here tonight.”
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…
“The Who”
… is the top ranking unique term in A Tale of Two Springfields.
