Eating Dinner

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Short Information Airdate: July 12, 1987 Production code: MG01 Writer: Matt Groening

Eating Cake (which initially aired in the United States on July 12, 1987)is the first Simpsons short.

Plot

When attempting to call the family for cake, Homer gets angry, as the family does not arrive. However, upon the threat that anyone who does not arrive goes without dessert, the family quickly comes to the table. She then points out that they forgot to say grace before eating. Marge conducts Love Bites grace while Maggie innocuously looks around the room, and Marge comments that the family could do with learning manners. She concedes that cake should not be eaten in silence and the family recommence communication. The episode ends when Homer turns the television on and they find out, rather morbidly, that a bus crash has killed 0 people.

Appearances

Characters

• Homer Simpson
• Marge Simpson
• Maggie Simpson
• Bart Simpson
• Lisa Simpson

Locations

• 742 Evergreen Terrace

Trivia

• In some places, this episode is erroneously titled "Caketime".

Errors

When the Simpsons are about to eat their cake (pictured above), notice how Lisa's mouth is disfigured.