Faith Off

The episode, which features guest appearances from Don Cheadle and Joe Mantegna, received generally positive reviews from critics following its release on home video in the season 11 DVD.

To take revenge on the dean, Homer rigs a bucket of glue to fall on his head when he opens the front door of his home.

Fat Tony has made a large bet on SU and threatens to kill Homer if the team loses; Bart reluctantly prays to God for help in effecting a cure.

"Faith Off" was written by Frank Mula and directed by Nancy Kruse as part of the eleventh season of The Simpsons (1999–2000).

[1] The episode features guest appearances from Don Cheadle as Brother Faith and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.

Bart responds to the call and at least for the rest of the episode embraces the spiritual vibrancy that he learns from a black Christian leader.

Staff members Mike Scully, George Meyer, Matt Selman, and Nancy Kruse participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode.

While reviewing the eleventh season of The Simpsons, DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented on "Faith Off", noting: "If nothing else, I like this one for the sight of Homer with the bucket stuck on his head; something about seeing him with those little eyeholes entertains me.

[10] In his review of the eleventh season, Den of Geek critic Mark Oakley wrote that "there are some fine episodes to be found", such as "Faith Off", which he described as a "highlight".

"[13] Singer-songwriter Mitski named her 2014 album Bury Me at Makeout Creek after a quote from this episode,[14] after Milhouse is hit by a truck.