Episode
The Simpsons: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
Overview
Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spinoff spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I.," Chief Wiggum becomes a New Orleans detective. Next, Grampa Simpson's soul is trapped inside Moe's Love tester machine in "The Love-Matic Grampa." Finally, the Simpson family hosts a '70s-style variety show.
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1997-05-11
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase is Episode 24 in Season 8 of The Simpsons. It aired on 1997-05-11. The runtime is 23 min.
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