The Ziff Who Came To Dinner

	The Ziff Who Came To Dinner "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner" is the fourteenth episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 14, 2004. The episode focuses on Artie Ziff, who takes residence in the Simpson family's attic after declaring bankruptcy. After playing poker with Homer and losing, he gives Homer all the shares of stock of his bankrupt company. Homer then gets arrested and Marge gets upset with Artie. This is the third of nine episodes to date written by ''The Simpsons'' voice actor Dan Castellaneta and his wife, Deb Lacusta. Plot Homer takes Bart and Lisa to see '' The Wild Dingleberries Movie'' and he has to bring Ned Flanders' children with him, because Ned volunteered to take the senior citizens for ice cream for Jasper's birthday. However, at the Googolplex Theatre, the movie and every other kid-friendly movie is sold out, and Rod and Todd will not let Homer see a raunchy comedy c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nancy Kruse Nancy Kruse is a former animation director on ''The Simpsons''. She started working on the show during the first season as a background clean-up artist. After that she did background layout and character layout for several years on the show before becoming an assistant director. She began directing during season 10 and left the show at the end of season 21 with the season 22 holdover MoneyBART. She was also a story artist on the movie ''Zootopia'' and one of the head of story for 2021 Oscar winning movie ''Encanto''. ''The Simpsons'' episodes She has directed the following episodes: Season 10 "Simpsons Bible Stories" Season 11 " Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" "Faith Off" "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" Season 12 "Hungry, Hungry Homer" Season 13 " Jaws Wired Shut" Season 14 "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can" is the twelfth episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ned Flanders Nedward "Ned" Flanders Jr. is a fictional character in the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', voiced by Harry Shearer and first appearing in the series premiere episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire." He is the good-natured, cheery next-door neighbor to the Simpson family and is generally loathed by Homer Simpson, though there are numerous instances where the two are portrayed as good friends. A scrupulous and devout evangelical Christian, he is among the friendliest and most compassionate of Springfield's residents and is generally considered a pillar of the Springfield community. He was one of the first characters outside the immediate Simpson family to appear on the show, and has since been central to several episodes, the first being season two's " Dead Putting Society". His last name comes from Flanders Street in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of ''Simpsons'' creator Matt Groening. When he was created, he was intended to just be a neighbor who was very nice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	The Simpsons (season 15) Episodes ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name; he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to "simpleton". The shorts became a part of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990). Since its debut on December 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]