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22 Short Films About Springfield
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<p>"22 Short Films About Springfield" is the twenty-first episode of the <a href="/facts/The_Simpsons_season_7/SKGoprY4">seventh season</a> of the American animated television series <i><a href="/facts/The_Simpsons/2nvy6mx6">The Simpsons</a></i>. It originally aired on the <a href="/facts/Fox_Network/yeFeCgGk">Fox Network</a> in the United States on April 14, 1996. It was written by <a href="/facts/Richard_Appel/CCPMdJjx">Richard Appel</a>, <a href="/facts/David_X._Cohen/dbgbDyDM">David X. Cohen</a>, <a href="/facts/Jonathan_Collier/DK7rJjkB">Jonathan Collier</a>, <a href="/facts/Jennifer_Crittenden/egpzG2du">Jennifer Crittenden</a>, <a href="/facts/Greg_Daniels/5vYz1bxM">Greg Daniels</a>, <a href="/facts/Brent_Forrester/HlE72k6p">Brent Forrester</a>, <a href="/facts/Dan_Greaney/Rzfaslrl">Dan Greaney</a>, <a href="/facts/Rachel_Pulido/2SD95pCl">Rachel Pulido</a>, <a href="/facts/Steve_Tompkins/18xr7f6u">Steve Tompkins</a>, <a href="/facts/Josh_Weinstein/nDVhj19n">Josh Weinstein</a>, <a href="/facts/Bill_Oakley/YEJWsKm4">Bill Oakley</a>, and <a href="/facts/Matt_Groening/fsMyE2vm">Matt Groening</a>, with the writing being supervised by Daniels. The episode was directed by <a href="/facts/Jim_Reardon/EWWd193h">Jim Reardon</a>. <a href="/facts/Phil_Hartman/q0HKu3Ju">Phil Hartman</a> guest-starred as <a href="/facts/Lionel_Hutz/62uvCcJ5">Lionel Hutz</a> and the hospital board chairman. </p><p>The episode depicts brief incidents experienced by a wide array of Springfield residents in a series of interconnected stories that take place over a single day. The episode's concept originated from the end segment of the <a href="/facts/The_Simpsons_season_4/5apVFbAF">season four</a> episode "<a href="/facts/The_Front_(The_Simpsons)/CloTy71y">The Front</a>", which gave the staff the idea of a possible spin-off from <i>The Simpsons</i>, and serves as a loose parody of <i><a href="/facts/Pulp_Fiction/8gXnCo6C">Pulp Fiction</a></i>. The title is a reference to the 1993 film <i><a href="/facts/Thirty_Two_Short_Films_About_Glenn_Gould/NCHGFTQj">Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould</a></i>. </p><p>The episode received positive reviews from critics, and is noted for its popularity among fans, with the "Steamed Hams" segment becoming a popular <a href="/facts/Internet_meme/f1fL5oT3">Internet meme</a> from 2016. </p>