A Midsummer's Nice Dream
"A Midsummer's Nice Dream" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 22 Episode 16 |
Directed by | Steven Dean Moore |
Written by | Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta[1] |
Production code | NABF09 |
Original air date | March 13, 2011 |
Guest appearances | |
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Episode features | |
Couch gag | The Simpsons run to the couch and a spring throws them off. |
"A Midsummer's Nice Dream" is the sixteenth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. The episode was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 13, 2011. The episode name is a play on the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Cheech & Chong movie Nice Dreams.
Plot
The Simpsons are at a live
Meanwhile, Marge discovers that the
In an epilogue Bart, posing as
Production
In July 2010 at San Diego Comic-Con, executive producer Al Jean announced that Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong would appear as themselves. The episode was written by Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta and parodies the comedy duo's twenty year separation. The two recorded their parts the previous month, and the recording process took several hours.[1]
Cultural references
Bart asks who Beavis and Butt-Head are when Homer compares them to Cheech & Chong.[2]
Reception
Viewing figures
In its original American broadcast, "A Midsummer's Nice Dream" was viewed by an estimated 5.448 million households and received a 2.5 rating/8 share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49.[3] This means that it was seen by 2.5% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 8% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. This episode fell 11% in the ratings from the previous episode, making it the lowest rated episode of the season.[3][4]
Critical response
The episode received generally negative reviews.
Rowan Kaiser of The A.V. Club gave the episode a D saying "I have no idea what The Simpsons was trying to do tonight" and called it the worst episode of the season.[5]
Eric Hochberger of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 2.5/5, despite liking the season he criticized its use of guest voices and cited the episode as an example.[2]
The
References
- ^ a b Halperin, Shirley (July 27, 2010). "Homer Simpson to join Cheech Marin in comedy team". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Hochberger, Eric (March 14, 2011). "The Simpsons Review: "A Midsummer's Nice Dream"". TV Fanatic. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Gorman, Bill (March 14, 2011). "TV Ratings Sunday: 'CSI:Miami' Surge Leads CBS Win; 'Secret Millionaire' Falls; 'Simpsons,' 'Bob's Burgers' Hit Lows". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (March 7, 2011). "TV Ratings Sunday: 'Secret Millionaire' Money for ABC; Restaurant Not So Great, 'Celebrity Apprentice' Down; 'Housewives Up'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 10, 2011.
- ^ Kaiser, Rowan (March 14, 2011). ""A Midsummer's Nice Dreams"/"Bed & Breakfast"/"The Way The Cookie Crumbles"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- Parents Television Council. March 18, 2011. Archived from the originalon March 23, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
External links
- "A Midsummer's Nice Dream" at IMDb
- "A Midsummer's Nice Dream" Archived 2019-04-10 at the Wayback Machine at theSimpsons.com