• New article from the Springfield Shopper: The Simpsons Christmas Double Episode Exclusive to Disney+ this December!
  • New article from the Springfield Shopper: Season 36 News: The stories which the segments of “Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes” are based of have been announced!
  • New article from the Springfield Shopper: The Next Episode Will be Pamela Hayden’s Last – Milhouse’s Voice Actress Is Retiring!
  • Wikisimpsons needs more Featured Article, Picture, Quote, Episode and Comprehensive article nominations!
  • Wikisimpsons has a Discord server! Click here for your invite! Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users.
  • Make an account! It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you.
TwitterFacebookDiscord

World War III

Wikisimpsons - The Simpsons Wiki
Shorts season 2 Short
15 "Bart's Haircut"
16
"World War III"
"The Perfect Crime" 17
World War III
World War III (Simpsons short).png
Short Information
Airdate: November 22, 1987
Short season: 2
Short number: 16
Production code: MG20
Writer: Matt Groening


"World War III" is the sixteenth short. It aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on November 22, 1987.

Synopsis[edit]

Homer wakes Bart, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie in the middle of the night to practice for a nuclear war drill. The Simpsons make it to the basement but are late and go down in 18 seconds. Homer then replies that if that was a real nuclear war The Simpsons would be dead meat. Homer then wakes up the family again and they are still unsuccessful in timing. Bart then wakes Homer up for a nuclear war drill and him, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie trap Homer in the basement and decide to let him out in the morning.

Shorts Season 2 Episodes
Making Faces The Funeral Maggie's Brain Football House of Cards Bart and Homer's Dinner Space Patrol Bart's Haircut World War III The Perfect Crime Scary Stories Grampa & the Kids Gone Fishin' Skateboarding The Pagans The Closet The Aquarium Family Portrait Bart's Hiccups The Money Jar The Art Museum Zoo Story