Kill the Alligator and Run

"Kill the Alligator and Run"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	245
Directed by	Jen Kamerman
Written by	John Swartzwelder
Showrunner(s)	Mike Scully
Production code	BABF16
Original air date	April 30, 2000
Chalkboard gag	"I am not here on a fartball scholarship".
Couch gag	The Simpsons are barefoot and briskly walking across a bed of hot coals in order to reach the couch. When they sit down, the soles of their feet are black and smoldering.
Commentary	Mike Scully George Meyer Ian Maxtone-Graham Matt Selman Julie Thacker Dan Castellaneta Diedrich Bader Steven Dean Moore
Guest appearance(s)
Diedrich Bader as the sheriff Robert Evans, Charlie Rose, Kid Rock, and Joe C. as themselves
Season 11 episodes September 26, 1999 – May 21, 2000 "Beyond Blunderdome" "Brother's Little Helper" "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" "Treehouse of Horror X" "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder" "Eight Misbehavin'" "Take My Wife, Sleaze" "Grift of the Magi" "Little Big Mom" "Faith Off" "The Mansion Family" "Saddlesore Galactica" "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" "Missionary: Impossible" "Pygmoelian" "Bart to the Future" "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses" "Kill the Alligator and Run" "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" "Behind the Laughter"
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Diedrich Bader as the sheriff
Robert Evans, Charlie Rose, Kid Rock, and Joe C. as themselves

"Kill the Alligator and Run" is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated television sitcom The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 2000. In the episode, Homer suffers from a nervous breakdown after taking a quiz that reveals he only has three years left to live. To calm himself down, he and the rest of the Simpson family go to Florida for vacation. There, they end up in the middle of a raucous spring break. Homer joins in on the party and ends up getting himself and his family in trouble for killing the state's beloved mascot – an alligator named Captain Jack. The Simpsons run from the law and take jobs at a small restaurant while hiding from the police.

Diedrich Bader guest starred in "Kill the Alligator and Run" as a sheriff that tries to arrest the Simpson family, while Robert Evans and Charlie Rose guest starred in a scene in which Homer watches the two in an interview on television. Kid Rock and Joe C. also made guest appearances as themselves in the episode, performing at a concert in Florida that Homer attends. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Jen Kamerman. According to The Simpsons showrunner Mike Scully, it is despised by many fans of the show particularly for having an outlandish plotline. The reception of "Kill the Alligator and Run" by critics has been negative. Around 7.46 million American homes tuned in to watch the episode during its original airing. In 2008, it was released on DVD along with the rest of the episodes of the eleventh season.

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