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"Whacking Day" is the twentieth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 29, 1993.[1] The episode revolves around the fictional holiday "Whacking Day", celebrated annually, in which the citizens of Springfield drive snakes into the town square, then fatally club them. After Bart is expelled from school as punishment for injuring Superintendent Chalmers, he applies the knowledge he gains from Marge's homeschooling to help Lisa expose the fraudulent and cruel nature of the holiday.
The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jeffrey Lynch. Singer Barry White, who had expressed a wish to appear in the show, guest stars as himself. It was pitched by George Meyer, who wanted to create an episode against the mistreatment of snakes. The episode includes the first appearance of Superintendent Chalmers, and features an Itchy & Scratchy parody of Oliver Stone's film JFK. "Whacking Day" won a Genesis Award for "consciousness-raising on behalf of animal issues".
^ abGroening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
^Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Whacking Day". BBC. Archived from the original on June 23, 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2008.
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that he fought at Fort Ticonderoga the same day as the first WhackingDay; it turned out that WhackingDay only began in 1924 as an excuse to beat up the...
Word") and herself ("Krusty Gets Kancelled") Barry White as himself ('WhackingDay") Jon Lovitz as Llewellyn Sinclair and Ms. Sinclair ("A Streetcar Named...
gun at him and tells him that was his last warning. In the episode "WhackingDay", Willie insults Principal Skinner as a "bath-taking, underpants-wearing...
insurance money. In "WhackingDay", he made up a passage in the Bible to attempt to convince Lisa that "even God himself endorses WhackingDay". In "The Joy...
multi-instrumentalist, besides saxophone, she can also play bass (as shown in "WhackingDay"), guitar (as shown in "Last Exit to Springfield"), and piano (as shown...
high school. Superintendent Chalmers was introduced in the episode "WhackingDay" as a boss for Skinner. Harry Shearer and Hank Azaria, the voice of Chalmers...
and technology. Toad Day Out has been held since 2009. The event was inspired by an episode of The Simpsons called "WhackingDay". Queensland portal Conservation...
to behave dishonestly and greedily. In 1993, in The Simpsons episode "WhackingDay," Homer presents the concept that everyone has a good and a bad self...
1998-04-19 Gary Chalmers Hank Azaria Public schools superintendent. "WhackingDay" 1993-04-29 Charlie Dan Castellaneta Springfield Nuclear Power Plant...
the hotel room; the song was featured in the fourth season episode "WhackingDay". In its original American broadcast, "The Last Temptation of Homer"...
Jeffrey Lynch, Mike Reiss, David Silverman (2004). Commentary for "WhackingDay". The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season (DVD). 20th Century Fox.{{cite...
Silverman (2004). The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "WhackingDay" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. Grala, Alyson. "A Salute to the Simpsons" (PDF)...
heard on The Simpsons. He performed the song "Born Free" on the episode "WhackingDay", "South of the Border" on "Kamp Krusty", and "Jellyfish" in "A Star...
mythical comedy writer John Swartzwelder left The Simpsons, and yet, to this day, one of the biggest compliments a Simpsons writer (or any comedy writer)...
On-This-Day.com". On-this-day.com. Sandall, Robert (January 10, 2008). "Bill Wyman: I can't live off the Stones royalties". Telegraph.co.uk. "WhackingDay"....
Superintendent Chalmers was first introduced in the season four episode "WhackingDay", the character had never been a central part to an episode. This episode...
Samson and Brother Bear in Coonskin, himself in The Simpsons episodes "WhackingDay" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled"), dies from cardiac arrest at age 58. July...
"Separate Vocations" "Marge Gets a Job" "Brother from the Same Planet" "WhackingDay" "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" "The Boy Who Knew Too...
Samson and Brother Bear in Coonskin, himself in The Simpsons episodes "WhackingDay" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled"), (d. 2003). September 19: Bob Hathcock...
Television Comedy Series Won 1994 Best Television Prime Time Animated Series "WhackingDay" Won 1995 Best Television Comedy Series "Bart Gets an Elephant" Won 1996...
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