- A Milhouse Divided
] The scene in the episode "
Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming " where Milhouse is in a jet pretending to fire missiles at his parents is where they got the idea to have Milhouse's parents' marriage be in trouble. [] A big name singer was originally sought to sing "Can I Borrow a Feeling?" over the end credits. The writers wantedSheryl Crow , but she declined and the concept was later dropped.Reception
In its original American broadcast, "A Milhouse Divided" finished tied for 50th in the weekly ratings for the week of November 21-December 1, 1996 with a
Nielsen rating of 8.3 and was viewed in 8 million homes. It was the fourth highest rated show from theFox Network that week. [cite news|title=Thursday Night lineup takes day off, NBC still wins|date=1996-12-06 |accessdate=2008-02-09|page=D-2|publisher=The Florida Times-Union |author=David Bauder]Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book "I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide", called it "More drama than comedy, and very honest in its dealings with the van Houtens' divorce and its effects on Milhouse."
References
External links
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* [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0806.htm "A Milhouse Divided"] at The Simpsons.com
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0779664/ "A Milhouse Divided"] at theInternet Movie Database
* [http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/a-milhouse-divided/episode/1444/summary.html "A Milhouse Divided"] atTV.com
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