Trilogy of Error [SEP] series
Trilogy of Error
"Trilogy of Error" is the eighteenth episode of "The Simpsons" twelfth season, and the 266th episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 29, 2001. In the episode, Homer's rush to the hospital to re-attach his severed thumb, Lisa's rush to school to win the science fair, and Bart's run-in with an illegal fireworks scheme are interconnected as each act tells the events of the same day, but from a
amazing episode and that it proved the series could still deliver "[its] share of quality episodes" despite its overall drop in quality. He ultimately gave the episode a 9.0/10. Several members of the IGN staff later named it the best episode of the twelfth season. AOL named "Trilogy of Error" the 20th best episode of the series. Colin Jacobson of "DVD Movie Guide" positively compared the episode to the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes and called the episode a "clever program that consistently entertains".