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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sun Jan 14, 2024, 07:21 AM Jan 2024

On this day, January 14, 1993, "Marge vs. the Monorail" first aired on the Fox network.

Donny Ferguson Retweeted

#OnThisDay #OTD January 14, 1993, "Marge vs. the Monorail" first aired on the Fox network. Dir:
@_rich_moore
. Wr:
@ConanOBrien
. EP:
@AlJean
&
@MikeReissWriter
. Guest-starring
@TheRealNimoy
as himself and Phil Hartman as Lyle Lanley. #TheSimpsons

Conan O'Brien (pictured here at the Simpsons writers' offices in 1992) conceived the idea when he saw a billboard in Los Angeles that just had the word "Monorail" on it, with no other details or explanation.





Sat Jan 14, 2023: On this day, January 14, 1993, "Marge vs. the Monorail" first aired on the Fox network.

Fri Jan 14, 2022: #OnThisDay #OTD January 14, 1993, "Marge vs. the Monorail" first aired on the Fox network.
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