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On this day, January 14, 1993, "Marge vs. the Monorail" first aired on the Fox network.
Donny Ferguson Retweeted#OnThisDay #OTD January 14, 1993, "Marge vs. the Monorail" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: @_rich_moore. Wr: @ConanOBrien. EP: @AlJean & @MikeReissWriter. Guest-starring @TheRealNimoy as himself and Phil Hartman as Lyle Lanley. #TheSimpsons
Conan O'Brien (pictured here at the Simpsons writers' offices in 1992) conceived the idea when he saw a billboard in Los Angeles that just had the word "Monorail" on it, with no other details or explanation.
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Sun Jan 14, 2024: On this day, January 14, 1993, "Marge vs. the Monorail" first aired on the Fox network.
Sat Jan 14, 2023: On this day, January 14, 1993, "Marge vs. the Monorail" first aired on the Fox network.
Fri Jan 14, 2022: #OnThisDay #OTD January 14, 1993, "Marge vs. the Monorail" first aired on the Fox network.