Pretty Whittle Liar
| "Pretty Whittle Liar" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 33 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Mike Frank Polcino |
| Written by | Joel H. Cohen |
| Featured music | |
| Production code | UABF09 |
| Original air date | March 27, 2022 |
"Pretty Whittle Liar" is the 16th episode of the thirty-third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 722nd episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 27, 2022. The episode was directed by Mike Frank Polcino and written by Joel H. Cohen.
Plot
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When Brandine Spuckler lets it slip at Marge's book club that she loves reading books, Cletus finds out and feels like he does not even know her anymore, causing her to leave and move in with the Simpsons. Meanwhile, Lisa joins a clandestine group of smart kids at school who hide their intellect to avoid bullying.
Reception
Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3.5 out of 5 stars stating, "’Pretty Whittle Liar’ is a complicated episode, and it’s a very good thing the installment pulls back from adding another marriage crisis to the Simpsons household. But the change comes from Cletus. He betters himself to the degree where he can tell the finer points on why John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath is a classic, and why the story is told much better in National Lampoon’s Vacation, currently streaming on Hillbilly Plus."[1]
Marcus Gibson of Bubbleblabber gave the episode a 7 out of 10 stating, "Overall, “Pretty Whittle Liar’ strives in its intelligence, even though it struggles to juggle its elements into a single storyline. It offers a nice piece of development for Brandine and even Cletus, who even attempts to learn how to read books. The episode also offers some genuinely decent humor, including Homer lighting his fart on fire and the ‘Cletus on Books’ segment during the end credits. It doesn’t take a genius to know that it’s yet another enjoyable episode in the show’s thirty-third season."[2]
References
- ^ "The Simpsons Stages Its Own Hillbilly Elegy". Den of Geek. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Review: The Simpsons "Pretty Whittle Liar"". Bubbleblabber. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
