The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular

General

"The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"

Episode Information

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"The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" is the tenth episode of the Simpsons' seventh season.

Plot

In honor of the 138th episode of "The Simpsons", Troy McClure hosts a TV special looking back at the history of the show. This first act is composed of various Tracy Ullman shorts. Troy also has a "talk" with the "real" Matt Groening.

Next, Troy answers some viewer mail. One person asks whats the deal with Smithers and someone else asks if Homer is getting dumber each season.

The final act is made up of a deleted scenes reel. The alternate ending to Who Shot Mr. Burns is also shown, which reveals Smithers is the shooter.

It at the end mentions two new possible episodes for the next series, neither of which came.

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Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two) • Radioactive Man • Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily • Bart Sells His Soul • Lisa the Vegetarian • Treehouse of Horror VI • King-Size Homer • Mother Simpson • Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming • The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular • Marge Be Not Proud • Team Homer • Two Bad Neighbors • Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield • Bart the Fink • Lisa the Iconoclast • Homer the Smithers • The Day the Violence Died • A Fish Called Selma • Bart on the Road • 22 Short Films About Springfield • Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" • Much Apu About Nothing • Homerpalooza • Summer of 4 Ft. 2