Brother from Another Series

] According to director Pete Michels, it was difficult to draw Bob and Cecil standing together because their feet are both so big. There was a scene featuring Hans Moleman and his house, which was cut, but his house can still briefly be seen in the scene where Cecil throws Bart off a cliff. The sequence was cut in order to make room for the explanation of why Bob was sent back to prison. Ken Keeler has said that it is his favorite deleted scene.

Cultural references

The "Krusty the Clown Prison Special" is based on Johnny Cash's 1968 appearance at Folsom Prison. Krusty's song is a parody of "Folsom Prison Blues". The episode contains several references to "Frasier", with the intention of making it blatantly obvious that "The Simpsons" was ripping it off. These include: A title card just before the start of the second act which says "Frasier" is a hit show on the NBC Television Network" and when Bart jumps on Cecil and says "guess who," Cecil replies with "Maris?" Cecil's inability to see Bart also refers to the fact that Maris, Niles' wife in "Frasier", is never actually seen.]

Reception

Beforehand, the media said the episode "looks promising," ["Volcanic thriller among Sunday watchables," "Edmonton Journal", February 23, 1997, pg. D.2.] and later called it one of director Peter Michels' "classics." [Ben Rayner, "Fans react to Family feud; FOXy The Family Guy pinches plots but also steals The Simpsons' thunder, to some fans' dismay," "Toronto Star", November 5, 2006, pg. C.6.] This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Sound Mixing For a Comedy Series or a Special. [Associated Press, "49th Annual Primetime Emmy Nominations," "The Globe and Mail", July 25, 1997, pg. C.9.]

In a 2008 article, "Entertainment Weekly" named David Hyde Pierce's role as Cecil as one of the sixteen best guest appearances on "The Simpsons".cite news | title = 16 great 'Simpsons' guest stars | publisher = Entertainment Weekly | date = 2008-05-11 | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20049408,00.html | accessdate =2008-05-11]

References

External links

* [http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F14 "Brother From Another Series"] episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive.
* [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0816.htm "Brother From Another Series"] episode page at The Simpsons.com
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701227/ "Brother From Another Series"] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/brother-from-another-series/episode/1454/summary.html?tag=ep_list;ep_title;15 "Brother From Another Series"] at TV.com