The Telltale Head


Episode Info:
Production Code: 7G07
Original Airdate: 2/25/1990
Writer: Sam Simon, Mike Reiss, Al Jean, Matt Groening
Director: Rich Moore

Framegrabs:
N/A

Chalk Board Gag:
I DID NOT SEE ELVIS

Storyline:
Bart tries to impress Jimbo Jones and his friends by stealing the head of the Jebediah Springfield statue in the town square. The townspeople are devastated by his act of vandalism and only Homer can help him return the head to its shoulders and fend off the angry mob.


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Marge pulls a Radioactive Man comic book from inside Bart's jacket before leaving the house for church.

Homer has an 8-track tape deck in his car.

A member of the angry mob carries a sign with the likeness of Jebediah Springfield's head and the words' "Have You Seen Me?"

The football announcer on Homer's car radio says "This could be the most remarkable comeback since Lazarus rose for the dead."

Announcer: "Wolodarsky takes it at the 5¡K oh my he fumbles," reference to show writer-producer Wallace Wolodarsky.

A sign inside church where Rev. Lovejoy has just given a sermon on the evils of gambling reads, "Bingo---Tuesday Night. Monte Carlo Night---Wednesday. Reno Retreat Saturday."

The movie marquee reads, "Space Mutants IV: The Trilogy Continues."

Among the items Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearny steal from the Kwik-E-Mart is a copy of PlayDude magazine.

Kearny stands on the lawn and leans on a sign that reads "Keep off the Grass."

Sideshow Bob's hair evolves from a huge red afro.
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