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Duffless

"Duffless" is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 18, 1993. Homer gets arrested for drunk driving, and Marge asks him to stop drinking beer for a month. Meanwhile, after Bart ruins Lisa's science fair project, she attempts to get…

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Chalkboard gag
"Goldfish don't bounce"
Commentary
Matt Groening Al Jean Mike Reiss David M. Stern Jim Reardon
Couch gag
Maggie is seated as the rest of the family "overshoot the mark" and run past the edge of the film and return to the couch.
Directed by
Jim Reardon
Episode no.
Season 4 Episode 16
Original air date
February 18, 1993 (1993-02-18)

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Duffless

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples35
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
Components1

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related to Reception · 24
Duffless → After, Drive Drunk, Duff, Edna Krabappel, Entertainment Weekly, February, Fox Network, Friends Don’t Let Friends, Gareth Roberts, Gary Russell, Homer, Homer’s, It, It’s Always Time, Ken Tucker, Marge, Milhouse's Slinky, Nathan Rabin, Nielsen, Not
related to External links · 3
Duffless → IMDb, The Simpsons, The Simpsons Archive
Chalkboard gag · 1
Duffless → "Goldfish don't bounce"
Commentary · 1
Duffless → Matt Groening Al Jean Mike Reiss David M. Stern Jim Reardon
Couch gag · 1
Duffless → Maggie is seated as the rest of the family "overshoot the mark" and run past the edge of the film and return to the couch.
Directed by · 1
Duffless → Jim Reardon
Episode no. · 1
Duffless → Season 4 Episode 16
Original air date · 1
Duffless → February 18, 1993 (1993-02-18)
Production code · 1
Duffless → 9F14
Written by · 1
Duffless → David M. Stern

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homer episode marge bart hamster simpsons david stern beer lisa jim reardon drinking month fair season barney duff science project

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DufflessChalkboard gag"Goldfish don't bounce"1.00infobox
DufflessCommentaryMatt Groening Al Jean Mike Reiss David M. Stern Jim Reardon1.00infobox
DufflessCouch gagMaggie is seated as the rest of the family "overshoot the mark" and run past the edge of the film and return to the couch.1.00infobox
DufflessDirected byJim Reardon1.00infobox
DufflessEpisode no.Season 4 Episode 161.00infobox
DufflessOriginal air dateFebruary 18, 1993 (1993-02-18)1.00infobox
DufflessProduction code9F141.00infobox
DufflessWritten byDavid M. Stern1.00infobox
Dufflessrelated to External linksThe Simpsons0.60section
Dufflessrelated to External linksThe Simpsons Archive0.60section
Dufflessrelated to External linksIMDb0.60section
Dufflessrelated to ReceptionFebruary0.60section

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