$pringfield

"$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	91
Directed by	Wes Archer
Written by	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein
Showrunner(s)	David Mirkin
Production code	1F08
Original air date	December 16, 1993
Chalkboard gag	"I will not say 'Springfield' just to get applause".
Couch gag	The family runs to the couch, but when they get there, they break and shatter like glass.
Commentary	Matt Groening David Mirkin Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein Wes Archer
Guest appearance(s)
Gerry Cooney as himself Robert Goulet as himself
Season 5 episodes September 30, 1993 – May 19, 1994 "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" "Cape Feare" "Homer Goes to College" "Rosebud" "Treehouse of Horror IV" "Marge on the Lam" "Bart's Inner Child" "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" "The Last Temptation of Homer" "$pringfield" "Homer the Vigilante" "Bart Gets Famous" "Homer and Apu" "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" "Deep Space Homer" "Homer Loves Flanders" "Bart Gets an Elephant" "Burns' Heir" "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" "Lady Bouvier's Lover" "Secrets of a Successful Marriage"
Seasons
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Gerry Cooney as himself
Robert Goulet as himself

"$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", also known as "$pringfield", is the tenth episode of The Simpsons' fifth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 16, 1993. In the episode, Springfield decides to legalize gambling to revitalize its economy. A casino owned by Mr. Burns is created and Homer gets a job as a blackjack dealer. Meanwhile, Marge develops a gambling addiction, Bart starts his own casino, and Burns develops an odd personality in a parody of Howard Hughes.

The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and directed by Wes Archer. Gerry Cooney and Robert Goulet guest starred as themselves. The episode features cultural references to films such as Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Wizard of Oz, Rain Man, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 11.7, and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.

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