The Dad-Feelings Limited

"The Dad-Feelings Limited" is the 11th episode of the thirty-second season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, and the 695th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on January 3, 2021.[1] The episode was directed by Chris Clements,[2] and written by Ryan Koh.[3]

"The Dad-Feelings Limited"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 32
Episode 11
Directed byChris Clements
Written byRyan Koh
Featured music"Ooh La La" by Faces
Production codeQABF04
Original air dateJanuary 3, 2021 (2021-01-03)
Guest appearance(s)

Plot

Comic Book Guy and his wife Kumiko enjoy a lazy Sunday while Marge and Homer attend multiple children's birthday parties. Desperate for adult company, Marge and Homer leave the kids with Ned Flanders and go to Moe's for trivia night. Teaming up with Comic Book Guy and Kumiko, they win first place. Marge and Kumiko relate over having overweight husbands. When Kumiko visits Marge, she bonds with Maggie and tells her husband she wants to have a child. Comic Book Guy, who works with children at his store every day and knows that he is an emotionally distant man, does not want to become a father. Kumiko arranges for her husband to attend a movie with the Simpsons, and he finds he truly enjoys introducing Bart and Lisa to classic movies. When the children become upset, however, he is unable to comfort them, and returns to his family home, where his philatelist father and other obsessive relatives live alone with their collections.

A voice over explains how as a boy, Comic Book Guy loved baseball, but his father never attended any of his games, causing him to choke during the championship. He took solace in comic books and never looked back. His father later admits that he didn't go to the game for fear he wouldn't know what to say if his son lost, but produces a ball autographed by his son's hero, Sandy Koufax, that he had intended to give him. The pair play a game of catch, and Comic Book Guy returns to his wife to start a family.

Production

Casting

Dan Aykroyd guest-starred in the episode as Postage Stamp Fellow, Bob Balaban appeared as the narrator, and Jenny Yokobori appeared as Kumiko Albertson.[1]

Development

On 2020, Fox released eight promotional pictures from the episode.[4]

Release

The episode was originally scheduled to air on January 3, 2021 at 9:00 PM, but was delayed by a minute.[1]

Reception

Viewing figures

In the United States, the episode was watched live by 1.89 million viewers.[5]

Critical response

Tony Sokol with Den of Geek, said "'The Simpsons goes back to the past to make way for the future on Season 32, episode 11. “The Dad Feelings-Limited” is an origin story, revealing the sad and lonely tale of Comic Book Guy. No, it isn't done in panel layouts, and his super strength turns out to be his greatest weakness."[6]

Noah Dominiguez with CBR, said "This Sunday's episode of The Simpsons, "The Dad Feelings-Limited," promises the "awesome origin story" of Comic Book Guy."[7]

References
  1. "Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. @AlJean (January 21, 2020). "Bob Anderson" (Tweet). Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. Garbutt, Herb (August 16, 2020). "'Simpson, eh?' GTA man writes episode for long-running show after pitching executive producer on Twitter". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. "The Simpsons". FoxFlash. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. Metcalf, Mitch (January 6, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.3.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  6. "The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 11 Review: The Dad Feelings-Limited". Den of Geek. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  7. "The Simpsons To Tackle Comic Book Guy's Origin in Sunday's Episode". CBR. 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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