- The Call of the Simpsons
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Albert Brooks, who did the voice for Cowboy Bob in this episode, was not sure if he wanted to be identified with a cartoon show or not at the time, like many of the other early guest stars on "The Simpsons", and was therefore credited as A. Brooks in the ending credits.]
The episode was nominated for an
Emmy Award in 1990 in the category "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special". [http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php Emmy Awards official site] "emmys.org". Retrieved on August 8, 2008]IGN.com named Albert Brooks' guest performance in this episode, along with his four other appearances on "The Simpsons", the best guest appearance in the show's history.cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p5.html|title=Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances|accessdate=2007-05-06|author=Goldman, Eric; Iverson, Dan; Zoromski, Brian|publisher=IGN]In its original American broadcast on February 18, 1990, "The Call of the Simpsons" finished second place in the ratings for that day, with a
Nielsen Rating of 14.6 and a 12 percent audience share. [cite news|url=http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_thread/thread/be04200bd416ce23/7ab5164d56d41170?lnk=gst&q=simpsons+ratings#7ab5164d56d41170|title=Simpsons Ratings|date=January 21, 1991|accessdate=2008-08-08|publisher=rec.arts.tv|author=]References
External links
* [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0107.htm "The Call of the Simpsons"] at The Simpsons.com
*snpp capsule|7G09|The Call of the Simpsons
*imdb episode|id=0701228|episode=The Call of the Simpsons
* [http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/the-call-of-the-simpsons/episode/1292/summary.html "The Call of the Simpsons"] atTV.com
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