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This episode gained 2.7 million viewers from the previous week's episode "[[Labor Pains]]", gathering 6.78 million viewers, and a 3.0 million demographic rating.<ref>[http://stvplus.com/show/176/The-Simpsons#episodes STVPlus - The Simpsons]</ref> | This episode gained 2.7 million viewers from the previous week's episode "[[Labor Pains]]", gathering 6.78 million viewers, and a 3.0 million demographic rating.<ref>[http://stvplus.com/show/176/The-Simpsons#episodes STVPlus - The Simpsons]</ref> | ||
| − | The episode has received positive reviews. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] awarded the episode a B- rating and, although critical of the show's lack of humor and Longoria's voice-work, concluded, "the episode seems content to let Lisa learn (and teach) a lesson in plain old Lisa Simpson decency [...] As ever, Yeardley Smith imbues Lisa with genuine heart. Taking time out from its seemingly accelerating descent into gag-driven wackiness, ''The Simpsons'' taking an episode to engage in more character-based storytelling isn’t necessarily a bad thing."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/the-kid-is-all-right-105377 The A.V Club review - By Dennis Perkins, Nov 24, 2013 - "The Simpsons "The Kid Is All Right": Season 25, Episode 6"]</ref> [http://www.denofgeek.us/ Den of Geek] were also positive. They praised the episode's concept of debating the Democrats vs Republicans discussion in a fair light and enjoyed the brief return of [[Mr. Bergstrom]]. They ultimately gave the episode a 3.5/5 star rating.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/the-simpsons/231174/the-simpsons-the-kid-is-all-right-review Den of Geek - | + | The episode has received positive reviews. [http://www.avclub.com/ The A.V Club] awarded the episode a B- rating and, although critical of the show's lack of humor and Longoria's voice-work, concluded, "the episode seems content to let Lisa learn (and teach) a lesson in plain old Lisa Simpson decency [...] As ever, Yeardley Smith imbues Lisa with genuine heart. Taking time out from its seemingly accelerating descent into gag-driven wackiness, ''The Simpsons'' taking an episode to engage in more character-based storytelling isn’t necessarily a bad thing."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/the-kid-is-all-right-105377 The A.V Club review - By Dennis Perkins, Nov 24, 2013 - "The Simpsons "The Kid Is All Right": Season 25, Episode 6"]</ref> [http://www.denofgeek.us/ Den of Geek] were also positive. They praised the episode's concept of debating the Democrats vs Republicans discussion in a fair light and enjoyed the brief return of [[Mr. Bergstrom]]. They ultimately gave the episode a 3.5/5 star rating.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/the-simpsons/231174/the-simpsons-the-kid-is-all-right-review Den of Geek - Review, Tony Sokol 11/25/2013 - "The Simpsons: The Kid Is All Right, Review... You can fog a mirror, but I wouldn’t call you alive."]</ref> [http://wegotthiscovered.com/ We Got This Covered] lauded the episode. "Under different circumstances, I might begin by complaining about how The Simpsons is putting a lot of time and effort into making some overly complex title sequences and not investing as much time in doing if not original storytelling, at least comedic storytelling," their review reads, "However, it’s a pleasure to say that this week, the show had all the bases covered. Episode writer Tim Long kept a pretty tight focus on the main story, which was a fairly smart and even-handed political satire that trumpets the grand quality of bi-partisanship."<ref>[http://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/simpsons-review-kid/ We Got This Covered - November 25, 2013 Adam A. Donaldson - "The Simpsons Review: “The Kid Is All Right” (Season 25, Episode 6)"]</ref> |
| − | Review, Tony Sokol 11/25/2013 - "The Simpsons: The Kid Is All Right, Review... You can fog a mirror, but I wouldn’t call you alive."]</ref> [http://wegotthiscovered.com/ We Got This Covered] lauded the episode. "Under different circumstances, I might begin by complaining about how The Simpsons is putting a lot of time and effort into making some overly complex title sequences and not investing as much time in doing if not original storytelling, at least comedic storytelling," their review reads, "However, it’s a pleasure to say that this week, the show had all the bases covered. Episode writer Tim Long kept a pretty tight focus on the main story, which was a fairly smart and even-handed political satire that trumpets the grand quality of bi-partisanship."<ref>[http://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/simpsons-review-kid/ We Got This Covered - November 25, 2013 Adam A. Donaldson - "The Simpsons Review: “The Kid Is All Right” (Season 25, Episode 6)"]</ref> | ||
Fan reaction was mixed. On [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php?s=0b878321a34a0f3bbe6be095caf3c19c No Homers], a fan forum dedicated to Simpsons discussion, the episode received a 3/5 majority poll rating. While some fans praised the episode as Tim Long's best, others were critical of the episode's plot and labelled it one of the weaker political-themed episodes of the show's history.<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?103025-Rate-and-Review-quot-The-Kid-Is-All-Right-quot-%28SABF02%29 No Homers fan forum - "Simpsons Episode Discussion: Rate and Review "The Kid Is All Right" (SABF02)"]</ref> | Fan reaction was mixed. On [http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php?s=0b878321a34a0f3bbe6be095caf3c19c No Homers], a fan forum dedicated to Simpsons discussion, the episode received a 3/5 majority poll rating. While some fans praised the episode as Tim Long's best, others were critical of the episode's plot and labelled it one of the weaker political-themed episodes of the show's history.<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?103025-Rate-and-Review-quot-The-Kid-Is-All-Right-quot-%28SABF02%29 No Homers fan forum - "Simpsons Episode Discussion: Rate and Review "The Kid Is All Right" (SABF02)"]</ref> | ||
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Episode Information
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"The Kid is All Right" is the sixth episode of season 25 which aired on November 24, 2013. It guest starred Eva Longoria as Isabel Gutierrez and Anderson Cooper as himself.
Synopsis
- "Isabel Gutierrez, a new student at Springfield Elementary, causes a stir when she ends up running against Lisa in the second-grade debate, where Lisa discovers Isabel is a Republican. Lisa's views on Republicans are mixed and tries to make her mind up, whilst Isabel is being hounded to partake in a future presidency campaign by the Springfield Republican Party."
Production
In June 2013, artwork of Isabel was released. This artwork portrayed Isabel with a lighter skin color than the final version.
Script for the episode
Concept artwork of Isabel
Reception
This episode gained 2.7 million viewers from the previous week's episode "Labor Pains", gathering 6.78 million viewers, and a 3.0 million demographic rating.[1]
The episode has received positive reviews. The A.V Club awarded the episode a B- rating and, although critical of the show's lack of humor and Longoria's voice-work, concluded, "the episode seems content to let Lisa learn (and teach) a lesson in plain old Lisa Simpson decency [...] As ever, Yeardley Smith imbues Lisa with genuine heart. Taking time out from its seemingly accelerating descent into gag-driven wackiness, The Simpsons taking an episode to engage in more character-based storytelling isn’t necessarily a bad thing."[2] Den of Geek were also positive. They praised the episode's concept of debating the Democrats vs Republicans discussion in a fair light and enjoyed the brief return of Mr. Bergstrom. They ultimately gave the episode a 3.5/5 star rating.[3] We Got This Covered lauded the episode. "Under different circumstances, I might begin by complaining about how The Simpsons is putting a lot of time and effort into making some overly complex title sequences and not investing as much time in doing if not original storytelling, at least comedic storytelling," their review reads, "However, it’s a pleasure to say that this week, the show had all the bases covered. Episode writer Tim Long kept a pretty tight focus on the main story, which was a fairly smart and even-handed political satire that trumpets the grand quality of bi-partisanship."[4]
Fan reaction was mixed. On No Homers, a fan forum dedicated to Simpsons discussion, the episode received a 3/5 majority poll rating. While some fans praised the episode as Tim Long's best, others were critical of the episode's plot and labelled it one of the weaker political-themed episodes of the show's history.[5]
International premieres
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References
- ↑ STVPlus - The Simpsons
- ↑ The A.V Club review - By Dennis Perkins, Nov 24, 2013 - "The Simpsons "The Kid Is All Right": Season 25, Episode 6"
- ↑ Den of Geek - Review, Tony Sokol 11/25/2013 - "The Simpsons: The Kid Is All Right, Review... You can fog a mirror, but I wouldn’t call you alive."
- ↑ We Got This Covered - November 25, 2013 Adam A. Donaldson - "The Simpsons Review: “The Kid Is All Right” (Season 25, Episode 6)"
- ↑ No Homers fan forum - "Simpsons Episode Discussion: Rate and Review "The Kid Is All Right" (SABF02)"
