The Simpsons
The Monkey Suit
TV Flash files “The Monkey Suit” as hour 377 of 802 in the TV Flash guide — The Simpsons (1989–present) on Fox, season 17, episode 21, aired 2006-05-14, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S17E21: listed hour 377 of 802 in the The Simpsons guide, hour 21 of 22 in season 17. It aired 2006-05-14 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Regarding Margie” (S17E20). Next is “Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play” (S17E22). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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After visiting an evolution exhibit narrated by guest star Griffith, Flanders pushes Mayor Quimby to appoint Reverend Lovejoy as a "Mortality Czar" in charge of spreading the theory of creationism. Darwin's theories are quickly outlawed and Lisa finds herself as the only supporter of the scientific theory. After holding secret evolution classes, Lisa is arrested and retains Southern lawyer Wallace Brady to help defend her beliefs in front of a judge. While Flanders is on the stand in court, Homer's antics cause him to crack under pressure and he calls Homer an ape, which leads the judge to believe Homer resembles the missing link - putting a monkey wrench in the prosecutors' case. Blackboard: 'Je ne parle pas Francais'.
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Where does The Monkey Suit sit in the The Simpsons guide?
S17E21 is listed hour 377 of 802 — hour 21 of 22 in season 17, season 17 episode 21.
When did The Simpsons S17E21 air?
The Monkey Suit aired 2006-05-14 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start if I am not watching all 800 episodes?
Start with the 1989 Christmas premiere, then a handful of golden-age hours from seasons four through eight. Treat the rest as a library, not a novel.
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Why this series still plays
Watch it as a living joke encyclopedia, not a series you owe from pilot to present. The early years still teach how American satire learned to reset weekly; the later catalog is optional weather. You already speak Springfield. This is how the grammar got written.
The first image is a couch, and then it is not. The Simpsons treats the opening gag as a weekly contract: we will reset the living room, and we will still find a new joke about the country that owns it. Fox put a yellow family on Sunday nights in 1989 after the Tracey Ullman shorts, and the half-hour that followed did not merely popularize adult animation. It installed a shared vocabulary. People who stopped watching still speak Springfield.
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