Across the 700+ episodes of “The Simpsons,” you’d be hard-pressed to find one which exists in as much infamy as the second episode of season 9, “The Principal and the Pauper.” Principal Seymour Skinner (Harry Shearer) is revealed as an imposter named Armin Tamzarian, a former street punk who took the name of his Mia commanding officer after the Vietnam War.
This deception is unveiled when the real Skinner (Martin Sheen) returns to Springfield, but by the episode’s end, the townspeople have decided they like the fake Skinner better.
Thus, they send the real thing packing and vow to forget the whole episode.Many have cited…The post A Simpsons Writer Still Defends This Infamous Episode appeared first on /Film.
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