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Whacking Day

episode of The Simpsons (S4 E20)
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Summary

Whacking Day is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of television series episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,435 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Jeffrey Lynch[3]
  • Screenwriter: John Swartzwelder[4]
  • Composer: Alf Clausen[5]
  • Genre: animated sitcom[6]
  • Follows: The Front[7]
  • Followed by: Marge in Chains[8]
  • Part of the series: The Simpsons[9]
  • Depicts: fictional holiday[10]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[11]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[12]
  • Original broadcaster: Fox Broadcasting Company[13]
  • Color: color[14]
  • Country of origin: United States[15]
  • Publication date: April 29, 1993[16]
  • Characters: Homer Simpson[17], Marge Simpson[18], Bart Simpson[19], Lisa Simpson[20], Margaret Simpson[21]
  • Voice actor: Dan Castellaneta[22], Julie Kavner[23], Nancy Cartwright[24], Yeardley Smith[25]
  • Distributed by: Fandango at Home[26]
  • Narrative location: Springfield[27]
  • Theme music: The Simpsons Theme[28]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: The Simpsons universe[29]
  • Title: Whacking Day[30]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[31]
  • Production code: 9F18[32]
  • Season: The Simpsons, season 4[33]
  • Media franchise: The Simpsons[34]

Why It Matters

Whacking Day has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Dan Castellaneta Julie Kavner Nancy Cartwright United States Yeardley Smith

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → simpsons:Whacking_Day, to-hollywood-and-beyond:4.20_Whacking_Day_(The_Simpsons)
    Wikipedia languages → ['cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ga', 'id', 'ru', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fandom article id: to-hollywood-and-beyond:4.20_Whacking_Day_(The_Simpsons), [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/292013|batch #292013]]"
  2. 7w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Original network → —
    Media franchise → The Simpsons
    Followed by → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv maze episode id: 5076, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270766|batch #270766]]"
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