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The Joy of Sect
13th episode of the 9th season of The Simpsons
The Joy of Sect
"The Joy of Sect" is the thirteenth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 8, 1998. In the episode, the Movementarian cult takes over Springfield, and the Simpson family (with the exception of Marge) become members. David Mirkin conceived the episode, Steve O'Donnell was the lead writer and Steven Dean Moore directed. The writers drew on many groups to develop the Movementarians, but were principally influenced by Scientology, Heaven's Gate, the Unification Church ("Moonies"), the Rajneesh movement and Peoples Temple. Pop culture allusions include the title reference to The Joy of Sex and a gag involving Rover from The Prisoner. The episode was analyzed from religious, philosophical and psychological perspectives; books on The Simpsons compared the Movementarians to many of the same groups from which the writers had drawn influence. USA Today and The A.V. Club featured "The Joy of Sect...
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