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The entire city of Springfield is ready to watch a nonstop marathon of [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]] that moves through every episode of the show's history. After hours of watching the marathon, a frustrated [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] forces everyone in her family including her husband Homer, son Bart, daughters Lisa and Maggie to give up their electronics. After failed trips to the library and a modern book store, Marge takes the family to an old time book store. While at the book store, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] tries to purchase tickets to a Tunnelcraft convention. [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] refuses to allow Bart to purchase the tickets. This leads Bart to purchase ''[[The Art of War]]'' so that he can use the book to manipulate into allowing him to go to the convention. At the convention, Homer runs into [[Daniel Radcliffe]]. He then reads the book to manipulate Bart by acting like and hanging out with [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]]. This climaxes with Homer, Bart and Flanders going to see a movie based on [[Silent Night]]. Bart pleads with his father to become normal again, which Homer agrees to on the condition that Bart provide him with his Halloween candy. |
The entire city of Springfield is ready to watch a nonstop marathon of [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]] that moves through every episode of the show's history. After hours of watching the marathon, a frustrated [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] forces everyone in her family including her husband Homer, son Bart, daughters Lisa and Maggie to give up their electronics. After failed trips to the library and a modern book store, Marge takes the family to an old time book store. While at the book store, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] tries to purchase tickets to a Tunnelcraft video game convention. [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] refuses to allow Bart to purchase the tickets. This leads Bart to purchase ''[[The Art of War]]'' so that he can use the book to manipulate into allowing him to go to the convention. At the convention, Homer runs into [[Daniel Radcliffe]]. He then reads the book to manipulate Bart by acting like and hanging out with [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]]. This climaxes with Homer, Bart and Flanders going to see a movie based on [[Silent Night]]. Bart pleads with his father to become normal again, which Homer agrees to on the condition that Bart provide him with his Halloween candy. |
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Meanwhile, Marge purchases an old book called ''The Princess in the Garden'' that used to be her favorite while growing up. She hopes to read it to Lisa, but realizes it is actually culturally offensive in many different ways. In |
Meanwhile, Marge purchases an old book called ''The Princess in the Garden'' that used to be her favorite while growing up. She hopes to read it to Lisa, but realizes it is actually culturally offensive in many different ways. In |
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| "No Good Read Goes Unpunished" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 29 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
| Written by | Jeff Westbrook |
| Production code | XABF07 |
| Original air date | April 8, 2018 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | April showers did not date the President |
| Couch gag | A hand does a connect the dots of the family, but Homer is drawn with three eyes and he says "D'oh!" |
"No Good Read Goes Unpunished" is the fifteenth episode of the twenty-ninth season of the animated television series The Simpsons, and the 633rd episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on April 8, 2018.
Plot
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The entire city of Springfield is ready to watch a nonstop marathon of The Itchy & Scratchy Show that moves through every episode of the show's history. After hours of watching the marathon, a frustrated Marge forces everyone in her family including her husband Homer, son Bart, daughters Lisa and Maggie to give up their electronics. After failed trips to the library and a modern book store, Marge takes the family to an old time book store. While at the book store, Bart tries to purchase tickets to a Tunnelcraft video game convention. Homer refuses to allow Bart to purchase the tickets. This leads Bart to purchase The Art of War so that he can use the book to manipulate into allowing him to go to the convention. At the convention, Homer runs into Daniel Radcliffe. He then reads the book to manipulate Bart by acting like and hanging out with Flanders. This climaxes with Homer, Bart and Flanders going to see a movie based on Silent Night. Bart pleads with his father to become normal again, which Homer agrees to on the condition that Bart provide him with his Halloween candy.
Meanwhile, Marge purchases an old book called The Princess in the Garden that used to be her favorite while growing up. She hopes to read it to Lisa, but realizes it is actually culturally offensive in many different ways. In a dream sequence, Marge meets Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book, who tells her that it is okay to be racist. Also in the dream, she meets the author of The Princess in the Garden who gives her permission to rewrite the story and remove the offensive bits. Marge decides to edit the story to lessen the offensive stereotypes and clichés, but after she reads it to Lisa, the two agree that it has lost meaning along with its "spirit and character." Lisa decides to bring Marge to Springfield University, where she is told by modern scholars that the book is a subversive satire of conformity. However, Marge is not entirely convinced, and the scholars admit that they do not completely believe it either.
Reception
Although the episode received positive reception, Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave this episode a D+, stating, "Irritating on several simultaneous levels, 'No Good Read Goes Unpunished' would be more bothersome if it were more memorable."[1]
"No Good Read Goes Unpunished" scored a 0.9 rating with a 4 share and was watched by 2.15 million people, making it Fox's highest rated show of the night.[2]
Allusion to The Problem with Apu
The episode alludes to the 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu written by and starring Hari Kondabolu, which addressed the issues surrounding racial stereotypes seen in Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. While a framed photo of Apu sits in the foreground, Lisa says, "Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect. What can you do?" Marge replies, "Some things will be addressed at a later date." Lisa adds, "If at all."[3]
Kondabolu was disappointed that the show reduced the film's "larger conversation about the representation of marginalized groups" into a specific complaint, vocalized by Lisa, that the character is "politically incorrect".[4]
Later that week, Al Jean stated that he would attempt "to try to find an answer that is popular [and] more important right."[5]
References
- ^ Perkins, Dennis (April 8, 2018). "The Simpsons gets into books and forgets how to tell a story". Avclub.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Porter, Rick (April 10, 2018). "'America's Funniest Home Videos' rerun adjusts up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Jackson, Gita. "The Simpsons Pokes Fun At Documentary That Criticized Apu". Kotaku. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ Rahman, Abid (April 9, 2018). "'The Simpsons' Addresses Apu Stereotype Controversy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Parker, Ryan (April 13, 2018). "'The Simpsons' Showrunner Vows to Find "Right" Answer to Apu Controversy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
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