Simpson Tide
| "Simpson Tide" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 19 |
| Directed by | Milton Gray |
| Written by | Joshua Sternin Jennifer Ventimilia |
| Production code | 3G04 |
| Original air date | March 29, 1998 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "My butt does not deserve a website" |
| Couch gag | In a parody of Rocky & Bullwinkle bumpers, the Simpson family falls off a cliff and grow as flowers in the ground. |
| Commentary | Al Jean Mike Reiss |
"Simpson Tide" is the nineteenth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on March 29, 1998. After being fired from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer decides to join the U.S. Naval Reserve. The episode was both the second and last to be written by Joshua Sternin and Jennifer Ventimilia and the final episode directed by Milton Gray.
It guest-starred Rod Steiger as Captain Tenille and Bob Denver as himself, with one-time Simpsons writer Michael Carrington making an appearance as the Drill Sergeant. The episode makes many references to popular culture, especially contemporary culture, with its title and plot elements being derived from the 1995 film Crimson Tide. This was the last episode Jean and Reiss executive produced together.