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Specs and the City

"Specs and the City"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no. 541
Directed by Lance Kramer
Written by Brian Kelley
Showrunner(s) Al Jean
Production code SABF06
Original air date January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)
Couch gag Homer sits down to watch the Super Bowl, only to have to get up to get his six-pack of beer...which Bart tossed over an overhead power line. When Homer retrieves it, he gets shocked – and keeps getting shocked until the town's power goes out. This (not including the Super Bowl themed sections) was initially an ident commissioned by the UK's Channel 4 and produced by Gracie Films. It has been used before many of the channel's broadcasts of the show since 2007.
Guest appearance(s)
Seasons

Maurice LaMarche
Will Lyman as himself

"Specs and the City" is the eleventh episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, and the 541st episode of the series. It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on January 26, 2014. The episode was written by Brian Kelley and directed by Lance Kramer. The original title of the episode was intended to be "I Only Have My Eyes for You", a take on "I Only Have Eyes for You", but was changed to "Specs and the City", a take on Sex and the City. The Oogle goggles were originally known as "MyEyes".

In a flashback from December 2013, a jolly Mr. Burns passes out Christmas gifts to his employees after Homer, Lenny and Carl just finished discussing their boss's past not-so-great gifts. The employees at the power plant unwrap the gifts to find Oogle Goggles. Concerned with his boss's sudden kindness, Smithers wonders if he should contact Mr. Burns' doctor, but Mr. Burns lets Smithers know that now all his employees can spy on each other. Furthermore, with a press of a button, Mr. Burns thinks he can kill an employee even though this doesn't work when he tries to demonstrate it to Smithers. Fast forward to February 2014, when Marge encourages Bart and Lisa to join in the Valentine's Day festivities of making cards for everyone in the class. Bart stands against giving a card to Nelson, the class bully, who he doesn't love. However, Marge shows Bart an amusing video the school had sent out with a kid who overdoses on candy hearts when he doesn't receive Valentine's Day cards.


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