"The Lastest Gun in the West"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Bob Anderson
First aired: February 24, 2002
S13E12
(DABF07)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"The Lastest Gun in the West"
"The Lastest Gun in the West"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Bob Anderson
First aired: February 24, 2002
S13E12
DABF07
Episode Background
The Lastest Gun in the West was part of the winter lineup of the 2001-2002 US TV schedule. It first aired February 24, 2002 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. The Lastest Gun in the West was seen by over 13 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In this episode Bart, after being chased by a vicious dog, runs into a retired Western star named Buck McCoy, who soon becomes Bart’s idol. After McCoy shows the Simpsons some of the films he starred in, the family decides to help him get back into acting.
“I’ve seen drunker.”
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…
“Buck”
… is the top ranking unique term in The Lastest Gun in the West.
“The most famous movie cowboy in the world.”