The Simpsons episode
"This Little Wiggy"
Episode no.	196
Prod. code	5F13
Orig. airdate	March 22, 1998
Show runner(s)	Mike Scully
Written by	Dan Greaney
Directed by	Neil Affleck
Chalkboard	"I was not told to do this"
Couch gag	Bart spraypaints images of the family
Guest star(s)	Phil Hartman as Troy McClure
DVD commentary	Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Dan Greaney
Season 9 September 21, 1997 – May 17, 1998
The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson The Principal and the Pauper Lisa's Sax Treehouse of Horror VIII The Cartridge Family Bart Star The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons Lisa the Skeptic Realty Bites Miracle on Evergreen Terrace All Singing, All Dancing Bart Carny The Joy of Sect Das Bus The Last Temptation of Krust Dumbbell Indemnity Lisa the Simpson This Little Wiggy Simpson Tide The Trouble with Trillions Girly Edition Trash of the Titans King of the Hill Lost Our Lisa Natural Born Kissers
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Plot

The Simpsons family decides to visit the newly open science center in Springfield. There, Bart wanders off and walks into an exhibit of the planet Mars. He meets Ralph there, but Nelson and his gang of bullies are also there and stick Ralph in a giant ear. When Ralph is freed by a center employee, Marge and Chief Wiggum are there to meet him. Marge observes that he has a great imagination, but it was time for the family to go home. Adjectives: Martian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ... The ear is the sense organ that detects sounds. ... In the television series, The Simpsons, the Wiggum family consist of Clancy (father and police officer), Sarah (mother), and Ralph (child). ...

When Marge realizes Ralph Wiggum, much like herself as a child, has no friends, she arranges for him to spend time with Bart. Bart is unhappy with the arrangement, but later sees it as a benefit when he discovers Ralph's father has a police master key capable of opening any door in Springfield. Bart and Ralph thus steal the key, and after encountering Springfield Elementary School bullies Nelson, Jimbo, Kearney and Dolph, the six boys go to an unused penitentiary. When Ralph objects, the bullies leave, but not before tossing the key into the penitentiary. Ralph and Bart go in after it, but in the process turn on the electric chair. Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ... Ralph Wiggum is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Nancy Cartwright. ... A number of different keys A single key A key is a device which is used to open a lock. ... In the television series The Simpsons, Springfield Elementary School is the name of the school that Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and their fellow peers attend. ... A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ... The electric chair is an execution method in which the person being put to death is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. ...

Afterwards, while at the Simpsons' house, Bart and Ralph learn the penitentiary will once again be used by the town. Mayor Quimby even sits in the electric chair as a publicity move, unaware it now works. Unable to warn Mayor Quimby by telephone that he may be electrocuted, Ralph points out to Bart that Lisa can probably figure out a way to warn the Mayor. She does indeed launch a small rocket with a warning message attached. The rocket misses the penitentiary but lands at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, and Mr. Burns responds to it (realizing it has been getting free electricity for thirty years) by shutting off the penitentiary's power. By this point, the mayor is in the middle of being electrocuted, but he survives. In the aftermath, the Simpsons congratulate Ralph on pointing out that Lisa could solve the problem. Lisa, at first baffled that she receives no credit, is reminded by Bart that it is rare for Ralph to prove useful, and that he needs a little credit. Lisa thus praises him. Then the pyromaniacal leprechaun appears, telling Ralph that he has done a good job, and the leprechaun tells him "burn the house down! Burn 'em all! Hahaha!" Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby Joseph Joe Quimby, Jr. ... The electric chair is an execution method in which the person being put to death is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. ... Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ... A Soyuz rocket, at Baikonur launch pad. ... Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is a fictional nuclear power plant in the television animated cartoon series The Simpsons. ... Mr. ... Property damage caused by fire Pyromania is an obsession with fire and starting fires in an intentional fashion. ... In Irish mythology, a leprechaun (Modern Irish: leipreachán) is a type of male faerie said to inhabit the island of Ireland. ...

Trivia

• Bart, whilst reading Chief Wiggum's police records, states that Homer has been in jail five times. These are when he gets arrested for speeding (One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish), arrested for drunk driving ("Duffless"), arrested (by Marge) for parking in a disabled parking spot, buying alcohol for minors [Dolph, Jimbo, and Kearney], and imitating a police officer (Marge) (The Springfield Connection), arrested for selling illegal beer to Moe (Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment) and for stealing Moe's car (Dumbbell Indemnity). He also states Marge has been in jail twice; these are when she blocked off traffic on the Springfield Bridge ("Homer Alone") and for shoplifting at the Kwik-E-Mart ("Marge In Chains"). He also sees some other Springfieldians' records including Dr. N. Riviera Dr. Nick Riviera, H. Krustofski (Krusty the Clown) and R. Terwilliger (Sideshow Bob)

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Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a play on the name of a children's nursery rhyme, "This Little Piggy".
• Robbie the Automaton is a parody of the Robot from Lost in Space as well as Robby the Robot from the film Forbidden Planet. The same robot was also used earlier in Treehouse of Horror VIII, except he was named Floyd.
• Homer's answering machine message of "show me the message" spoofs a classic line from the Tom Cruise film Jerry Maguire. Marge's answering machine message spoofs two catchphrases popularized on the Flip Wilson Show. ("Here come the judge" and "The devil made me do it".)
• The name of the toy store is J.R.R. Toykin's, a spoof of author J.R.R. Tolkien's name combined with Toys R Us.
• While Bart and Ralph try to take the master key from a sleeping Chief Wiggum, the announcer on the TV says "We now return to 'The Return of the Pink Panther Returns', starring Ken Wahl as Inspector Clouseau." This makes fun of the Pink Panther film series and the other actors that played protagonist Inspector Clouseau after Peter Sellers' death to keep the franchise alive.

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