Saddlesore Galactica

"Saddlesore Galactica"
The Simpsons episode
Homer collects a trophy after "Furious D" wins the Springfield Derby.
Episode no.	239
Directed by	Lance Kramer
Written by	Tim Long
Showrunner(s)	Mike Scully
Production code	BABF09
Original air date	February 6, 2000
Chalkboard gag	"Substitute teachers are not scabs".
Couch gag	The Simpsons are karate students and chop up the couch. Homer does a karate flip as he turns the television on with the remote control.
Commentary	Tim Long Lance Kramer Mike Scully Matt Groening George Meyer Ian Maxtone-Graham Matt Selman Tom Martin
Guest appearance(s)
Jim Cummings as Duncan Bachman–Turner Overdrive as themselves Trevor Denman as himself
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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Jim Cummings as Duncan
Bachman–Turner Overdrive as themselves
Trevor Denman as himself

"Saddlesore Galactica" is the thirteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 6, 2000. In the episode, the Simpson family rescues a diving horse named Duncan from the abuse of his owner and keeps him as a pet. When the cost of keeping Duncan rises, Homer and Bart train him to be a racehorse. Duncan wins several races and, as a result, Homer is threatened with death by a group of jockeys. Meanwhile, Lisa is upset over her school unfairly losing the musical band competition at a state fair and writes a letter to U.S. President Bill Clinton in protest.

The episode features several guest appearances; horse race caller Trevor Denman stars as himself, commentating the races in the episode, and voice artist Jim Cummings provides the animal sounds made by Duncan. Randy Bachman and Fred Turner appear as themselves as their rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive performs at the state fair. "Saddlesore Galactica" was written by Tim Long and directed by Lance Kramer. A number of meta-references are included in the episode, such as the character Comic Book Guy telling the Simpsons that they have owned a horse before in the episode "Lisa's Pony".