Fraudcast News
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"Fraudcast News" is the twenty-second and final episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 23, 2004. Episode writer Don Payne, won the Writers Guild of America's Paul Selvin Award, which honors works that focus on First Amendment issues, for his work on the episode.
Plot
is fearful he has lost Mr. Burns.Lisa is saddened that no one ever heard her poem, and she publishes it on Marge's suggestion. Meanwhile, it turns out that Burns survived the horrible landslide through slithering his way out and subsisting on centipedes, insects and mole milk. However, Springfield's local news instead reports on the destruction of Geezer Rock and then labels Burns as being a hateful man nobody liked.
Lisa distributes the very first issue of her newspaper, The Red Dress Press, which is well received. She enlists the help of
Burns gets back at Lisa by cutting off the Simpsons' power, so Lisa is forced to write her next issue through an old
Reception
In its original airing, this episode was watched by 9.2 million viewers.[1]
In addition to winning the
References
- ^ "Ratings: Fraudcast News". simpsonschannel. May 24, 2004. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011.
- ^ McNary, Dave (December 15, 2004). "'Wing' still has the write stuff". Variety. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
External links
- "Fraudcast News" at IMDb
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