Circus Line couch gag

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Circus Line couch gag

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Circus Line couch gag
Duration	20 seconds
First Appearance	Lisa's First Word

The Circus Line couch gag is the ninth couch gag of Season 4. It is the first elongated couch gag made for The Simpsons, and the most often used gag in the show.

Plot

The Simpsons get up off the couch and form a line with some dancers. The wall behind the couch moves away. This reveals a lot of other circus acts such as elephants, jugglers, magicians, trapeze artists and Santa's Little Helper walking on two legs.

Character Appearances

• Homer Simpson
• Marge Simpson
• Bart Simpson
• Lisa Simpson
• Maggie Simpson
• Santa's Little Helper

Behind the Laughter

• This is the most commonly used elongated couch gag. It was first used to make up for shorter episodes.
• The music is used in the area around The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios in Florida.

Appearances

• Episode – "Lisa's First Word" (Fox broadcasts only)
• Episode – "I Love Lisa"
• Episode – "The Front" (Fox broadcasts only)
• Episode – "Cape Feare" (Fox broadcasts only)
• Episode – "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" (syndicated broadcasts only)
• Episode – "Fear of Flying"
• Episode – "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" (One of many)
• Episode – "Bart the Fink" (edited version)
• Episode – "Bart on the Road" (edited version)
• Episode – "Monty Can't Buy Me Love"
• Episode – "Simpson Safari"
• Episode – "The Bart Wants What It Wants"
• Episode – "At Long Last Leave" (Snapshot montage with other episode's gags)