Editing A Tale of Two Springfields (section)

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{{Infobox Simpsons episode
| image      = 
| caption    = 
| season     = 12
| episode    = 2
| director   = Shaun Cashman
| writer     = [[John Swartzwelder]]
| production = BABF20
| airdate    = {{Start date|2000|11|05}}
| guests     = * [[Roger Daltrey]] as himself
* [[John Entwistle]] as himself
* Paul Townshend as his brother [[Pete Townshend]]
* [[Gary Coleman]] as himself
| blackboard = "[[2000 United States presidential election|I will not plant sublimin'''AL''' messa'''GORE'''s]]"
| couch_gag  = [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] reaches the couch first and slips a [[whoopee cushion]] under [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]'s cushion. When the rest of the family runs in, Homer triggers the whoopee cushion's farting sound, causing him to grin sheepishly at a frowning [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] while Bart laughs uproariously.
| commentary = [[Matt Groening]]<br>[[Mike Scully]]<br>[[George Meyer]]<br>[[Al Jean]]<br>[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]<br>[[Don Payne (writer)|Don Payne]]<br>[[Matt Selman]]<br>[[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>Shaun Cashman<br>[[Roger Daltrey]]<br>[[David Silverman (animator)|David Silverman]]
| prev       = [[Treehouse of Horror XI]]
| next       = [[Insane Clown Poppy]]
}}
"'''A Tale of Two Springfields'''" is the second episode of the [[The Simpsons season 12|twelfth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and the 250th episode of the series overall in both broadcast and production order. It originally aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] in the United States on November 5, 2000. In the episode, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] discovers that [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] has two different area codes and ends up leading a revolt that splits the town in two.

The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by Shaun Cashman and guest starred [[the Who]]. The episode was inspired by [[Don Payne (writer)|Don Payne]], based on the area where his mother lived, where one side of town would spread rumors about the other side. [[Larry Doyle (writer)|Larry Doyle]] then pitched that the two sides of Springfield would be divided because of a telephone area code. The episode features cultural references to the Who and the [[Norman Rockwell]] painting ''[[Freedom of Speech (painting)|Freedom of Speech]]'', and has received positive reviews from critics.

In November 2004, [[Channel 4]] chose this episode to be the first episode to be broadcast on the channel, having taken the terrestrial rights to air the show from [[BBC Two]].