Uncut Femmes
"Uncut Femmes" is the 17th episode of the thirty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 701st episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 28, 2021. The episode was directed by Chris Clements, and written by Christine Nangle. In this episode, Marge participates in a jewel heist, and Clancy Wiggum's wife Sarah Wiggum receives a temporary retcon and voice change for this episode as being an ex-criminal.
| "Uncut Femmes" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 32 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Chris Clements[1] |
| Written by | Christine Nangle[2] |
| Featured music | "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani |
| Production code | QABF10 |
| Original air date | March 28, 2021 |
| Guest appearances | |
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The episode received generally mixed reviews and was watched live in the United States by 1.22 million viewers.
Plot
After discovering something terrible in the nuclear power plant, Waylon Smithers bribes Carl to keep what he has found quiet by giving him tickets to a Bob Seger rock concert. He invites Homer to join him, and he leaves Marge to chaperone a field trip on a World War II battleship, to her dismay.
At the field trip, Marge pairs up with the seemingly-boring Sarah Wiggum. After the latter sneakily tricks the children into going to bed early, Marge realizes that Sarah is not who she seems and is hiding her boisterous personality from the other mothers. The two are soon kidnapped after spending all night together, and Marge and Sarah find themselves in the lair of two women that Sarah surprisingly used to thrive with.
The other burglars, Erin and Bette, explain how, while they and Sarah were heisting a museum where Chief Clancy Wiggum was on duty, the fourth member of their team - Lindsay Naegle - betrayed them and had them arrested. However, Sarah was spared the fate due to falling in love and having slept with Chief Wiggum. They plot to steal the Hourglass Diamond from their betrayer and Marge turns out to be useful in the planning, so they recruit her for the heist.
They execute the heist perfectly until Naegle realizes she has been robbed. Naegle calls the police, and when they arrive, Homer and Wiggum instead apologize to their wives. While attempting to stop Marge and Sarah herself, she ends up tumbling down the long amount of stairs, allowing Marge and Sarah to escape publicly with the jewel, much to the surprise of Patty and Selma and their friends back at the Simpson house.
Production
Casting
Nick Offerman guest-stars as Captain Bowditch, Megan Mullally guest-stars as Sarah Wiggum (who is normally voiced by Pamela Hayden), Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Natasha Rothwell as Bette, Bob Seger as himself, and Tiya Sircar as Erin.[3] In addition, Dawnn Lewis becomes the new voice of Bernice Hibbert while Tony Rodriguez voices Julio in this episode after his singing voice was previously done by Mario Jose in "Diary Queen".
Reception
Viewing figures
In the United States, the episode was watched live by 1.22 million viewers.[4]
Critical response
Tony Sokol with Den of Geek said, ""Uncut Femmes" is a fun and playful movie satire. It captures the suspense, romance, glamour and pace of a heist film, but puts The Simpsons touch on it. Marge shines in the unexpected, manages to clean house at the same time, and brings Homer into an understanding. The crooks get away with it, and nothing will change. Like so many crimes in Springfield, it’s got Chief Wiggum on the case, and that’s like having no one at all." He also gave the episode four out of five stars.[5]
Retconned continuity
This episode turned out to be a one off thing (non canon) due to show runner Matt Selman answering people's tweets (Tweet since deleted) regarding why Sarah got a different voice in this episode and why she was portrayed like this, as well as why did nothing about her make sense regarding this ex criminal stuff. He said "everything and nothing is canon" as well as the fact they changed her voice for this episode for the story and plot line to work, implying that if Sarah's original voice actor Palma Hayden voiced her for this episode, it wouldn't work because true Sarah isn't this awkward quiet weirdo who can't piece two words together, to this all the sudden cool chick that was a former sexpot robber with three other random throw away characters. He also later confirmed more openly and clearly on an IGN article in regards to episodes such as this and others being set in their own universe and are not apart of the actual universe of the show and the already established timeline and or personality of a character, as well as his support for a Hit and Run Remake.[6]
References
- Al Jean's Twitter - "Uncut Femmes Director"
- Al Jean's Twitter - "Uncut Femmes"
- Fox Flash - Uncut Femmes
- Metcalf, Mitch (March 30, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.28.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- "The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 17 Review: Uncut Femmes". Den of Geek. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- Bailey, Kat (July 28, 2021). "The Simpsons: Matt Selman On Continuity And His Support For a Simpsons Hit & Run Remake". IGN. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
