{{Distinguish|A Star Is Born Again}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Good article}} {{Use mdy dates |date=October 2019}} {{Infobox Simpsons episode | image = | season = 6 | episode = 18 | director = [[Susie Dietter]] | writer = [[Ken Keeler]]{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997|p=156}} | production = 2F31 | airdate = {{Start date|1995|03|05}}{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997|p=156}}<ref name="officialsite">{{cite web |url=http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0618.htm |title=A Star is Burns |access-date=2008-11-24 |publisher=TheSimpsons.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113201117/http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0618.htm |archive-date=13 November 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | guests = * [[Jon Lovitz]] as Jay Sherman * [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[George C. Scott]], [[William Shatner]], Jay Sherman’s burp, and [[Eudora Welty]]’s burp * [[Phil Hartman]] as actor (resembling [[Charlton Heston]]) playing [[Judah Ben-Hur]] in Mr. Burns' movie | couch_gag = The family’s heights are reversed; [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] is now the largest while [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] is the smallest.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season6/page18.shtml |title=A Star is Burns |access-date=2008-11-23 |last1=Martyn |first1=Warren |author-link1=Gary Russell |last2 = Wood |first2=Adrian |author-link2=Gareth Roberts (writer) |year=2000 |publisher=BBC |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629170517/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season6/page18.shtml }}</ref> | commentary = [[James L. Brooks]]<br />Al Jean<br />Mike Reiss<br />Ken Keeler<br />[[Dan Castellaneta]]<br />Jon Lovitz<br />Susie Dietter | prev = [[Homer vs. Patty and Selma]] | next = [[Lisa's Wedding]] }} "'''A Star Is Burns'''" is the eighteenth episode of the [[The Simpsons season 6|sixth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It first aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in the United States on March 5, 1995.<ref name="officialsite"/> In the episode, [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] decides to hold a [[film festival]], and famed critic [[The Critic (TV series)#Jay Sherman|Jay Sherman]] is invited to be a judge.
The story involves a [[fictional crossover|crossover]] with the animated series ''[[The Critic (TV series)|The Critic]]''. Jay Sherman was the main character on the show. ''The Critic'' was created by [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]], who had previously written for ''The Simpsons'' but left following the [[The Simpsons season 4|fourth season]], and produced by [[James L. Brooks]], who was also a producer for ''The Simpsons''. The show had premiered on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in January 1994, but was canceled despite positive critical reception. The series moved over to Fox in 1995 and was put in the timeslot directly after ''The Simpsons''. Brooks pitched a crossover episode as a way to promote ''The Critic'' and decided that a film festival would be a good way to introduce Sherman; the episode is stand-alone, allowing it to be watched even by those unfamiliar with ''The Critic''.
This is the only episode where ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]] was not credited at all, despite his involvement. Groening has heavily criticized the episode, feeling that it was just an advertisement for ''The Critic'', and that people would incorrectly associate the show with him. When he was unsuccessful in getting the program pulled, he had his name removed from the credits and went public with his concerns, openly criticizing Brooks.
The episode was directed by [[Susie Dietter]] and was the first episode to be written by [[Ken Keeler]]. [[Jon Lovitz]], who voices Jay Sherman on ''The Critic'' itself, guest stars as Jay Sherman, while [[Maurice LaMarche]] (who was also a regular on ''The Critic'') has a few minor roles. The episode received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom felt the crossover was out of place on the show, although [[Barney Gumble|Barney]]'s film festival entry was well received.
==Plot== In response to [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] being named the most unpopular city in the United States, a town meeting is held to decide how to attract more tourists. [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] proposes that Springfield host a film festival showcasing films made by the townspeople. To her surprise, the townspeople love her idea. Marge becomes the leader of the film festival's judging panel. She invites film critic [[List of The Critic characters#Jay Sherman|Jay Sherman]] to be on the judging panel; Sherman agrees, primarily to escape the wrath of [[Rainier Wolfcastle]], who is enraged that Sherman insulted his latest film. Sherman's quick wit, pop-culture savvy, and numerous awards cause [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] to feel inadequate, so he convinces Marge to put him on the judging panel as well, even though she had originally intended to invite [[Martin Scorsese]] instead of Homer.
The film festival commences, and many of the townspeople enter films. Festival attendees are particularly touched by [[Barney Gumble]]'s artistic introspective film about [[alcoholism]], titled ''Pukahontas'', which Marge and Sherman foresee to be the eventual winner. [[Mr. Burns]]' film, directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]'s non-[[Directors Guild of America|union]] Mexican counterpart "Señor Spielbergo", is ''A Burns for All Seasons'', a big-budget [[pastiche]] of famous [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] productions, intended to glorify him; the film is booed by the audience. Burns bribes two of the judges, [[Krusty the Clown]] and [[Mayor Quimby]], to vote for his film, leading to a deadlock.
Left with the tie-breaking vote, Homer (who had missed the first showing of ''Pukahontas'') enthusiastically votes for [[Hans Moleman]]'s film ''Man Getting Hit by Football'' (which consists entirely of a scene showing Moleman being hit in the [[Crotch|groin]] by a [[Ball (gridiron football)|football]] and falling over) but Marge and Sherman convince him to reconsider, and after Homer watches ''Pukahontas'' in its entirety, he decides to vote for it. ''Pukahontas'' is named the winner of the film festival. In his acceptance speech, Barney declares that his victory has inspired him to give up drinking, but immediately rescinds his promise when Quimby reveals that the grand prize is a lifetime supply of [[Duff Beer]].
Sherman prepares to return to New York, and the Simpsons thank him for his help in making the festival a success. Marge suggests that Mr. Burns has learned a lesson that you cannot bribe everyone. However, Burns submits ''A Burns for All Seasons'' to the [[Academy Awards]]; because he bribed "everyone in Hollywood", he is nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. At the ceremony, the winner is announced to be [[George C. Scott]], for his performance in a [[remake]] of ''Man Getting Hit by Football'', angering Burns further.
==Production== [[Image:Al Jean by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Al Jean had left ''The Simpsons'' after the fourth season, but returned to produce the episode. |alt=A man with glasses and a red shirt is sitting in front of a microphone.]] ''[[The Critic (TV series)|The Critic]]'' was an animated series that revolved around the life of [[Film criticism|movie critic]] Jay Sherman. It was created by [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]], who had previously written for ''The Simpsons'' but left after the [[The Simpsons season 4|fourth season]], and executive produced by [[James L. Brooks]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1994/02/11/jon-lovitz-gives-voice-new-cartoon-critic|title=Jon Lovitz gives voice to a new cartoon in 'The Critic'|author=Svetkey, Benjamin|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=1994-02-11|access-date=2022-01-16|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118200855/https://ew.com/article/1994/02/11/jon-lovitz-gives-voice-new-cartoon-critic/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jon Lovitz]], who had previously guest starred in several episodes of ''The Simpsons'', starred as Jay Sherman, and it also featured the voices of ''Simpsons'' regulars [[Nancy Cartwright]], [[Doris Grau]], and [[Russi Taylor]].<ref name="Slant"/> It was first broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in January 1994, and was well received by critics.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Critic is worthy follow-up to The Simpsons Animated series gets two thumbs-up |author =Boedecker, Hal |work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|location=[[Montreal]] |date=1994-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/13/arts/reporter-s-notebook-top-hollywood-agency-reaches-for-stars-television.html |title=Reporter's Notebook; Top Hollywood Agency Reaches for the Stars Of Television News |author=Carter, Bill |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1994-01-13 |access-date=2022-01-16 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116211836/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/13/arts/reporter-s-notebook-top-hollywood-agency-reaches-for-stars-television.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the series did not catch on with viewers and it was put on hiatus after six weeks. It returned in June 1994 and completed airing its initial production run.<ref name="returns">{{cite news |title=ABC-TV returns The Critic tonight |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=1994-06-01}}</ref>{{sfn|Turner|2004|p=387}}
For the second season of ''The Critic'', James L. Brooks cut a deal with the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] to have the series switch over.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Critic finds new life, love on Fox |author =Shister, Gail |work=Toronto Star |date=1994-05-02}}</ref> The episode was pitched by Brooks, who had wanted a crossover that would help launch ''The Critic'' on Fox, and he thought having a film festival in Springfield would be a good way to introduce Sherman.<ref name="Jean">Jean, Al (2005). Commentary for "A Star Is Burns", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> After Brooks pitched the episode, the script was written by [[Ken Keeler]].<ref name="Keeler">Keeler, Ken (2005). Commentary for "A Star Is Burns", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> Although [[David Mirkin]] was executive producer for most of the sixth season, the episode was executive produced by Al Jean and Mike Reiss.<ref name="Jean"/> Jay Sherman's appearance was given a makeover: he was made yellow and given an overbite.<ref name="Keeler"/>
Alongside Jon Lovitz, the episode guest stars [[Maurice LaMarche]], a regular on ''The Critic'', who voices [[George C. Scott]]<ref name="bbc"/> as well as Jay Sherman's belch.<ref name="Reiss"/> [[Phil Hartman]] also makes a brief appearance as an actor resembling [[Charlton Heston]] portraying [[Judah Ben-Hur]] in Mr. Burns' film.<ref name="bbc"/> [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Rainier Wolfcastle|Rainier Wolfcastle]]'s line, "on closer inspection, these are loafers", was ad-libbed by [[Dan Castellaneta]] who was providing the voice of the character on a temporary track. It was later re-recorded by Wolfcastle's normal voice actor, [[Harry Shearer]].<ref name="Castellaneta">Castellaneta, Dan (2005). Commentary for "A Star Is Burns", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>
The episode contains a [[meta-reference]] to the fact that it is a crossover episode in a conversation [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] has with Sherman:<ref name="Jean"/> *[''Bart is watching television''] Announcer: Coming up next, [[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones|''The Flintstones Meet The Jetsons'']]. *Bart: Uh oh. I smell another cheap cartoon crossover. *[''Homer enters the room with Jay''] Homer: Bart Simpson, meet Jay Sherman, the critic. *Jay: Hello. *Bart: Hey man, I really love your show. I think ''all'' kids should watch it! [''turns away''] Ew, I suddenly feel so dirty.
The joke was pitched by Al Jean.<ref name="Reiss">Reiss, Mike (2005). Commentary for "A Star Is Burns", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>
==Cultural references== "[[The Imperial March]]" from ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' is played as Mr. Burns is introduced.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nohomers.net/content/info/articles/11.shtml |title=I Bent My Wookiee! Celebrating the Star Wars/Simpsons Connection |access-date=2022-01-16 |date=2007-07-24 |first=Scott |last=Chernoff |publisher=No Homers Club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408133006/http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/f20070724/indexp3.html |archive-date=2008-04-08}}</ref> Burns says he wants Señor Spielbergo to do for him what [[Steven Spielberg]] did for [[Oskar Schindler]], a reference to Spielberg's 1993 film ''[[Schindler's List]]''. During the film festival, Spielberg's [[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|''E.T.'']] is parodied, with Burns in the role of [[E.T. (character)|the alien]]. Another movie Burns recreates is [[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur'']]. The character of Jay Sherman was based on [[Roger Ebert]]. The actors who attempt to impersonate Mr. Burns are intended to caricature [[Anthony Hopkins]] and [[William Shatner]].
The song the "Rappin' Rabbis" play in the opening moments of the episode is a parody of "[[U Can't Touch This]]" by [[MC Hammer]].<ref name="bbc"/> The opening of Bart's movie ''The Eternal Struggle'' is a reference to [[The Amazing Criswell]]'s narration in ''[[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]''.<ref name="Keeler"/> Barney's movie contains references to ''[[Koyaanisqatsi]]'', as well as its score composed by [[Philip Glass]].<ref name="Jean"/> [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] says "Did you know there are over 600 critics on TV and [[Leonard Maltin]] is the best looking of them all?" [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] replies "Ewwww!"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F31 |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 7, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619021324/http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F31 |archive-date=June 19, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
During the town meeting organized to come up with ideas to increase Springfield's popularity, Selma proposes changing the name from "Springfield" to "Seinfeld", after which a bass riff is played, mimicking the [[theme music]] to [[Seinfeld|the eponymous show]] composed by [[Jonathan Wolff (musician)|Jonathan Wolff]].
Outside the Aztec Theater where the film festival is being hosted, [[Dr. Hibbert]] arrives [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult following|dressed liked Frank-N-Furter]], believing that they would be showing ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' that night.
==Reception== In its original broadcast, "A Star Is Burns" finished 57th in the ratings for the week of February 27 to March 5, 1995.<ref name=ratings>{{cite news |title=Nielsen Ratings |date=1995-03-09 |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]]}}</ref> The episode was the third highest rated show on the Fox network that week, beaten only by ''[[Melrose Place]]'' and ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''. ''The Critic'', which premiered on Fox just after this episode, finished 64th.<ref name=ratings/>
The authors of the book ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide'', [[Gary Russell]] and [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv51/garyrussell.html|title=Gary Russell: From Peladon to Placebos|author=Preddle, Jon|date=June 1997|magazine=Time Space Visualiser|issue=51|access-date=20 August 2020|publisher=The New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club|quote=I've just done my first non-fiction book, Oh No It's A Completely Unofficial Simpsons Guide for Virgin, co-authored with Gareth Roberts which has, to be frank, been more of a nightmare than it needed to be [the book was published as I Can't Believe It's An Unofficial Simpsons Guide, with Gary and Gareth writing under the pseudonyms Warren Martyn & Adrian Wood].}}</ref> wrote, "Jay Sherman perhaps proves here, even more so than in ''The Critic'', just why that show failed. He's too flawed to be likeable." They added, "Barney's film is magnificent, but it's easy to see why Homer wants Hans Moleman to be the winner."<ref name="bbc"/>
Adam Finley of [[TV Squad]] wrote, "the episode, even if I didn't care for it as a whole, does have moments that are still very Simpson-y, and still very funny. Jay's appearance, however, casts a shadow over everything that tends to leave a bad taste in my mouth."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2006/08/25/the-simpsons-a-star-is-burns/ |title=The Simpsons: A Star is Burns |access-date=2022-01-16 |date=2006-08-25 |author=Finley, Adam |publisher=HuffPost TV |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629170534/http://www.aoltv.com/2006/08/25/the-simpsons-a-star-is-burns/ |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Todd Gilchrist of ''[[IGN]]'' listed Barney's film as one of the best moments of the sixth season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/15/the-simpsons-the-complete-sixth-season |title=The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season |access-date=2022-01-16 |date=2005-08-15 |author=Gilchrist, Todd |publisher=[[IGN]] |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116211626/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/15/the-simpsons-the-complete-sixth-season |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2014, ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' named [[Hans Moleman]]'s line "I was saying 'Boo-urns'" and Mr. Burns' line "Then get me his <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Steven Spielberg]]'s] non-union, Mexican equivalent!" as two ''Simpsons'' quotes that can be used in everyday situations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/beyond-d-oh-18-simpsons-quotes-for-everyday-use-1798210070 |title=Beyond "D'oh!": Simpsons Quotes For Everyday Use |author=Bahn, Christopher |author2=Donna Bowman |author3=Josh Modell |author4=Noel Murray |author5=Nathan Rabin |author6=Tasha Robinson |author7=Kyle Ryan |author8=Scott Tobias |date=2006-04-26 |access-date=2022-01-16 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617011132/http://www.avclub.com/article/beyond-doh-simpsons-quotes-for-everyday-use-1543 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, English filmmaker [[Rob Savage]] named his new production company BOO-URNS after the episode.
''IGN'' ranked Jon Lovitz as the eighth best guest star in the show's history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/01/04/top-25-simpsons-guest-appearances |title=Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances |access-date=2022-01-16 |author1=Goldman, Eric |author2=Iverson, Dan |author3=Zoromski, Brian |publisher=IGN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223162036/http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html |archive-date=23 December 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Controversy===
[[Matt Groening]] was critical of the episode when it first released. He felt that the crossover was a thirty-minute [[advertisement]] and blamed [[James L. Brooks]], calling it an attempt to get attention for one of his unsuccessful shows. After he was unable to get the episode pulled, he decided to go public with his concerns shortly before the episode aired. He stated that his reasons for doing so were that he hoped Brooks would have a change of heart and pull the episode, and that "articles began to appear in several newspapers around the country saying that [Groening] created ''The Critic''."<ref name="LATimes"/> Groening had his name removed from the credits, so he does not receive his normal "created by" and "developed by" credits that air at the end of [[The Simpsons opening sequence|the opening sequence]].<ref name="LATimes"/>
In response, Brooks said, "I am furious with Matt, he's been going to everybody who wears a suit at Fox and complaining about this. When he voiced his concerns about how to draw ''The Critic'' into the Simpsons' universe he was right and we agreed to his changes. Certainly he's allowed his opinion, but airing this publicly in the press is going too far. [...] He is a gifted, adorable, cuddly ingrate. But his behavior right now is rotten."<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news |title=Matt Groening's Reaction to The Critic's First Appearance on The Simpsons |author=Brennan, Judy |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1995-03-03 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-03-ca-38281-story.html |access-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307002859/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-03-ca-38281-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Al Jean and Mike Reiss, creators of ''The Critic'', had previously worked on ''The Simpsons'' and had executive produced the third and fourth seasons. Brooks said, "for years, Al and Mike were two guys who worked their hearts out on this show, staying up until 4 in the morning to get it right. The point is, Matt's name has been on Mike's and Al's scripts and he has taken plenty of credit for a lot of their great work. In fact, he is the direct beneficiary of their work. ''The Critic'' is their shot and he should be giving them his support." Reiss stated that he was a "little upset" by Groening's actions and that "this taints everything at the last minute. [...] This episode doesn't say 'Watch ''The Critic''{{'}} all over it."<ref name="LATimes"/> Jean added, "What bothers me about all of this, is that now people may get the impression that this ''Simpsons'' episode is less than good. It stands on its own even if ''The Critic'' never existed."<ref name="LATimes"/> [[Image:Jameslbrooks.jpg|right|thumb|200px|James L. Brooks stated that Groening's public complaints were "going too far". |alt=A video camera is being pointed at a bearded man who is wearing glasses. Some other people stand in the background.]] Groening was criticized for going public with his complaints. Ray Richmond of the ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' wrote, "Who's right? Well, Groening is probably correct in judging this an integrity issue. It's a fairly tacky bit of promotion, the kind generally beneath ''The Simpsons''. But it's also true that little is accomplished by taking a gripe like this public. Quietly erasing his name from the credits would have been sufficient. [...] I admire the man's [decision to stand] up for his creative rights. But I question the way he's gone about it."<ref>{{cite news |title=Groening's point well-taken, but probably best made privately |author =Richmond, Ray |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |date=1995-03-04}}</ref>
Additionally, Groening was also absent from the episode's commentary for ''The Complete Sixth Season'' DVD boxset.<ref>{{cite video |date=2005 |title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD boxset |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
===Legacy=== ''The Critic'' was ultimately short-lived, broadcasting ten episodes on Fox before its cancellation. A total of 23 episodes were produced, and it returned briefly in 2000 with a series of ten [[webisode]]s. The series has since developed a [[cult following]] as a result of reruns on [[Comedy Central]] and its complete series release on DVD.<ref name="Slant">{{cite news|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/dvd_review.asp?ID=296 |title=The Critic: The Complete Series |author=Uhlich, Keith |publisher=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=2004-02-03 |access-date=2008-11-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114021108/http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/dvd_review.asp?ID=296 |archive-date=2009-01-14 }}</ref>{{sfn|Turner|2004|p=387}}
Jay Sherman appeared and spoke briefly in two subsequent episodes of ''The Simpsons'', "[[Hurricane Neddy]]" and "[[The Ziff Who Came to Dinner]]".<ref>Weinstein, Josh (2006). Commentary for "[[Hurricane Neddy]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>
Idiomatic use of the phrase "say the quiet part loud" gained wide currency in the 2010s, chiefly in political discourse, to mean revealing an opinion usually expected to be kept from the public. It is derived from [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty]]'s line, "I said the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet", after unwittingly admitting to being bribed by Mr. Burns into choosing ''A Burns for All Seasons'' as the winning film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Liberman|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Liberman|date=July 21, 2019|url=https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=43732|title=Saying the quiet part loud|work=[[Language Log]]|access-date=July 27, 2019|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511035749/https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=43732|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, television critics [[Alan Sepinwall]] and [[Matt Zoller Seitz]] have often quoted Homer's line, "Barney's movie had heart, but ''Football in the Groin'' had a football in the groin."<ref>{{cite web|last=Sepinwall|first=Alan|title='Barney's movie had heart, but Football in the Groin had a football in the groin'|url=https://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2008/10/barneys-movie-had-heart-but-football-in.html|website=What's Alan Watching|date=October 8, 2008|quote=[I]t's open question time: what one pop culture quote do you find yourself using most in everyday conversation? For me, it's the one in the subject line, from 'The Simpsons' episode ' Star Is Burns' [...]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|last=Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|user=mattzollerseitz|number=731264687732629505|date=May 14, 2016|access-date=June 24, 2024|title=Still-frame from the lost Toho classic GODZILLA HIT IN GROIN BY FOOTBALL.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|title=The Best Sitcom of the Past 30 Years, the Finals!: Cheers vs. The Simpsons|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/03/cheers-vs-the-simpsons-sitcom-smackdown-finals.html|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|access-date=June 24, 2024|date=March 18, 2013|quote=That line from season six's 'A Star Is Burns' film-festival episode suits this final face-off between ''Cheers'' and ''The Simpsons''.... How to compare such wildly different TV comedies?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|title=Why ''The Simpsons'' Is the Best TV Show Ever|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/09/tv-the-book-simpsons-best-television-show.html|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|access-date=June 24, 2024|date=September 6, 2016|quote=If you want to explain why you prefer a clearly inferior option, just say, 'Barney's movie had heart, but ''Football in the Groin'' had a football in the groin.'}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|40em}} ;Bibliography {{refbegin}} *{{cite book |last=Groening |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Groening |editor1-first=Ray |editor1-last=Richmond |editor1-link=Ray Richmond |editor2-first=Antonia |editor2-last=Coffman |title=The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family |others=Created by Matt Groening; edited by Ray Richmond and Antonia Coffman. |edition=1st |year=1997 |location=New York |publisher=[[HarperPerennial]] |lccn=98141857 |ol=433519M |oclc=37796735 |isbn=978-0-06-095252-5 |ref={{harvid|Richmond & Coffman|1997}}|title-link=The Simpsons episode guides#The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family }} *{{cite book |last=Turner |first=Chris |author-link=Chris Turner (author) |title=Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation |others=Foreword by [[Douglas Coupland]]. |edition=1st |year=2004 |location=Toronto |publisher=[[Random House Canada]] |oclc=55682258 |isbn=978-0-679-31318-2|title-link=Planet Simpson }} {{refend}}
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