Brother from the Same Planet
14th episode of the 4th season of The Simpsons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Brother from the Same Planet" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 4, 1993. In the episode, after Homer is late to pick him up from soccer practice, Bart turns to the program the Bigger Brothers, and is assigned a man named Tom. Out of jealousy, Homer gets a Little Brother, Pepi. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes addicted to the Corey hotline, a phone service where television fans can listen to the voice of a fictional actor based on Corey Feldman and Corey Haim.
"Brother from the Same Planet" | |||
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The Simpsons episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 14 | ||
Directed by | Jeffrey Lynch | ||
Written by | Jon Vitti | ||
Production code | 9F12 | ||
Original air date | February 4, 1993 (1993-02-04) | ||
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Chalkboard gag | "The Principal's toupee is not a frisbee" | ||
Couch gag | The rear wall rotates, taking the family to another room and leaving an empty couch behind.[2] | ||
Commentary | Matt Groening Al Jean Mike Reiss Jon Vitti Jeffrey Lynch | ||
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The Simpsons season 4 | |||
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The episode was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Jeffrey Lynch. The producers tried to cast Tom Cruise for the role of Tom, but Cruise declined and they chose Phil Hartman instead. "Brother from the Same Planet" received favorable reception in books and in the media; a contemporary review in Entertainment Weekly said it "may be the best Simpsons show ever"[3] and it was named one of the five best episodes of the series by the writers of King of the Hill.