Brawl in the Family (The Simpsons)

"Brawl in the Family"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	276
Directed by	Matthew Nastuk
Written by	Joel H. Cohen
Showrunner(s)	Al Jean
Production code	DABF01
Original air date	January 6, 2002
Couch gag	The couch is replaced by a hedge. A gardener comes in and creates a topiary of The Simpsons.
Commentary	Al Jean Joel H. Cohen Max Pross Delroy Lindo Matt Warburton David Silverman
Guest appearance(s)
Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm Delroy Lindo as Gabriel
Season 13 episodes November 6, 2001 – May 22, 2002 "Treehouse of Horror XII" "The Parent Rap" "Homer the Moe" "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" "The Blunder Years" "She of Little Faith" "Brawl in the Family" "Sweets and Sour Marge" "Jaws Wired Shut" "Half-Decent Proposal" "The Bart Wants What It Wants" "The Lastest Gun in the West" "The Old Man and the Key" "Tales from the Public Domain" "Blame It on Lisa" "Weekend at Burnsie's" "Gump Roast" "I Am Furious (Yellow)" "The Sweetest Apu" "Little Girl in the Big Ten" "The Frying Game" "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge"
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Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm
Delroy Lindo as Gabriel

"Brawl in the Family" is the seventh episode of The Simpsons' thirteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 6, 2002. In the episode, the Simpsons family get arrested for domestic violence, prompting social worker Gabriel to move in and make the family functional. After the family is declared acceptable, Amber and Ginger, the cocktail waitresses Homer and his neighbor Ned Flanders married in Las Vegas, show up at their doorsteps.

"Brawl in the Family" was directed by Matthew Nastuk and was the first full episode Joel H. Cohen received a writing credit for. It was the first episode on which Al Jean served as sole showrunner. The idea for the episode was pitched by Jean, who wanted to produce a sequel to the season 10 episode "Viva Ned Flanders", which he thought had a "loose end". The episode features Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm, and Delroy Lindo as Gabriel.

In its original broadcast, the episode was seen by approximately 12.8 million viewers, making it the 28th most watched program the week it aired. Later that year, the episode was nominated for an Environmental Media Awards in the category "Television Episodic - Comedy", which it ultimately lost to the Dharma & Greg episode "Protecting the Ego-System". Following its home video release, "Brawl in the Family" received negative reviews from critics.

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