The Springfield files
| Episode of the series The Simpsons | |
|---|---|
| title | The Springfield files |
| Original title | The Springfield Files |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| length | approx. 22 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| classification | Season 8, episode 10 163rd episode overall ( list ) |
| First broadcast | January 12, 1997 on FOX |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 24, 1997 on ProSieben |
| Rod | |
| Director | Steven Dean Moore |
| script | Reid Harrison |
| music | Alf Clausen |
| Guest appearance (s) | |
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The Springfield Files (. English title: The Springfield Files ) is the tenth episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons . It was first broadcast on January 12, 1997 on Fox , and the German-language first broadcast on ProSieben on October 24, 1997 .
The Springfield File won an Annie Award in 1997 .
action
Leonard Nimoy begins the episode hosting a show about extraterrestrial encounters. He's talking about a meeting in a town called Springfield .
After Homer drank ten bottles of Red Tick Beer on a Friday night at Moe's tavern , Moe explains that he's too drunk to drive. Homer decides to go home, but gets lost. In a clearing he suddenly sees a glowing green figure. Although she says not to be afraid, Homer runs away screaming.
When he then told his family about the incident, nobody believed him. FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, however, begin an investigation after hearing about the matter. Most of the people in the neighborhood smile at Homer, only Bart believes him.
The next Friday evening, Bart and Homer are waiting in the forest for the supposed alien. This actually appears and promises peace again, but Homer scares him and he escapes. Bart however has the whole incident on tape and so they finally have solid evidence.
Shortly afterwards, host Leonard Nimoy wishes the audience a good night.
Although the tape is only three seconds long, everyone in town - with the exception of Lisa - is starting to believe Homer, which is why the townspeople go to the forest next Friday. When the glowing creature appears, it turns out to be the nuclear power plant owner Mr. Burns ; his assistant, Smithers, explains that he wandered through the woods, disoriented and foggy from pain medication, due to therapy he undergoes every Friday after work to extend his life for another week. The now clear Mr. Burns adds that his "healthy" green glow results from his lifelong work in the nuclear power plant.
The episode ends with the citizens of Springfield singing peacefully, accompanied by the two X-Files characters.
reception
“A very clever episode, with the line-up one of the best visual gags in ages”
"A very clever episode, with a cast with the best visual gags in a long time"
When it first aired in the United States on FOX, the episode had a Nielsen rating of 11.7 - the equivalent of around 11.3 million households.
Al Jean and Mike Reiss won the Annie Award in the Best Individual Achievement category for their work on the episode .
Contributors
Directed by Steven Dean Moore , the screenplay was written by Reid Harrison and the music is by Alf Clausen .
Guest roles as voice actors had:
- Leonard Nimoy as himself
- David Duchovny as Fox Mulder
- Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully
synchronization
The following voice actors starred in the episode:
Web links
- The Springfield Files in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Springfield Files on TheSimpsons.com
- Entry of The Springfield File on Simpsonspedia.net
- Analysis and critical consideration of the German dubbed version
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of Release for The Springfield File . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ a b The Simpsons, Season 8 on fernsehserien.de
- ^ "The Simpsons" Lisa the Vegetarian (1995) - Release dates. In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved July 29, 2012 .
- ↑ Homer wants to believe. In: British Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved September 21, 2013 .
- ↑ 25TH ANNUAL ANNIE AWARD NOMINEES AND WINNERS (1997). In: Annie Award . Retrieved September 21, 2013 .
- ^ A b Entry from The Springfield Files on Simpsonspedia.net. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ Full cast and crew . In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ↑ a b The Simpsons. In: German synchronous card index . Archived from the original on August 25, 2012 ; Retrieved September 9, 2012 .
- ↑ Simpsons - Season 08 . serien-synchron.de. Retrieved November 25, 2012.