Simpsons Tall Tales WikipediaSimpsons Tall Tales is the twenty first episode and season finale of The Simpsons twelfth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 2. Zoe and Angel Roche autograph copies of their newest release, Bunyan Babe. Available from Notefornote Music. In the episode, Homer refuses to pay a five dollar airport tax to fly to Delaware, which forces the family to ride in a livestock car of a train instead. There they meet a singing hobo who tells three tall tales which include Homer as Paul Bunyan, Lisa as Connie Appleseed a female version of Johnny Appleseed and Bart and Nelson as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn respectively. Simpsons Tall Tales was directed by Bob Anderson and written by John Frink, Don Payne, Bob Bendetson and Matt Selman. The idea for the episode was pitched while the series staff were coming up with story ideas for the twelfth season. The staff had noticed that viewers responded well to Simpsons Bible Stories, and decided to write another trilogy episode because of the warm response. The singing hobo in the episode was voiced by Hank Azaria. He would originally be voiced by Jim Carrey, but he dropped out when he found out that he was too busy to record his lines. In its original broadcast, the episode was seen by approximately 7. Simpsons Tall Tales is the twentyfirst episode and season finale of The Simpsons twelfth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on. Following its home video release, the episode received mixed reviews from critics. After the Simpsons win a trip to Delaware, Homer refuses to pay a 5 airport tax for his flight. Download Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie Online. After Homer violates the Anti Fist Shaking Law, the family jumps onto a freight train where they meet a singing hobo who tells them three stories. Paul Bunyan While most of the hobos songs were written by Frink, the song that the hobo sings at the beginning of the episode was written by executive producer and former showrunner Mike Reiss.