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IGN also named "My Fair Laddy", the only episode which centres around Willie, the best episode of the seventeenth season. [20] Jim Slotek of Sun Media called Willie the ninth-best Simpsons supporting character, and also made a Top Ten quotes list, which included Willie's quote "Och, back to the loch wi' ye, Nessie", from "Selma's Choice". [21]
The term "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" first appeared in " 'Round Springfield", an April 1995 episode of The Simpsons, an American animated television show. [2] In the episode, budget cuts at Springfield Elementary School force the school's Scottish janitor, Groundskeeper Willie, to teach French. Expressing his disdain for French people, he ...
The episode was written by Michael Price and directed by Bob Anderson. In this episode, Lisa makes a bet with Bart that she can turn Groundskeeper Willie into a proper gentleman while Homer creates an advertising campaign for blue pants so he can buy a new pair. The title and plot are based on the Broadway musical and film My Fair Lady. The ...
A longtime recurring character — groundskeeper Willie — found love on The Simpsons Sunday, and to honor the Scottish character the episode came complete with famous Scotland-born guest stars ...
Ron Hauge, a writer for The Simpsons, came up with the initial character of Alex, [3] and Jane O'Brien named the character after her best friend. [4] The scene showing Homer's hemorrhaged eye as Groundskeeper Willie strangles him got a big laugh in the studio. [2] Mike Scully comments that he now uses it in college clip shows. [2]
Groundskeeper Willie shapeshifting after falling into a sandpit is a reference to the death of the shapeshifting T-1000 in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. [16] The segment "Homer 3" is a parody of The Twilight Zone episode "Little Girl Lost", in which a girl travels through a portal to the 4th dimension. At one point, Homer compares the ...
The episode was directed by Matthew Nastuk and written by Michael Price. In this episode, the Simpson family goes to Scotland to find Groundskeeper Willie and learns he is about to be married. Karen Gillan, Paul Higgins, and David Tennant guest star. The episode received positive reviews.
The episode was written by David M. Stern and directed by Mark Kirkland. The characters Hans Moleman, Groundskeeper Willie and Squeaky Voiced Teen make their first appearances on The Simpsons in this episode. "Principal Charming" features cultural references to films such as Vertigo, Gone with the Wind, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.