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# Steamed hams

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Internet meme · Classic

# Steamed hams

A meme derived from a remix of a Simpsons scene where Skinner serves fast food hamburgers as "steamed hams" during a dinner with Chalmers.

- First seen: 1996-01-01
- Last seen: 2026-10-31
- Uses cited: 3
- Revision: 1

## Where it started

"22 Short Films About Springfield" is the twenty-first episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on April 14, 1996. It was written by Richard Appel, David X. Cohen, Jonathan Collier, Jennifer Crittenden, Greg Daniels, Brent Forrester, Dan Greaney, Matt Groening, Rachel Pulido, Bill Oakley, Steve Tompkins, and Josh Weinstein, with the writing being supervised by Daniels. The episode was directed by Jim Reardon. Phil Hartman guest-starred as Lionel Hutz and the hospital board chairman. The episode depicts brief incidents experienced by a wide array of Springfield residents in a series of interconnected stories that take place over a single day. The episode's concept originated from the end segment of the season four episode "The Front", which gave the staff the idea of a possible spin-off from The Simpsons, and serves as a loose parody of Pulp Fiction. The title is a reference to the 1993 film Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould. The episode received positive reviews from critics, and is noted for its popularity among fans, with the "Steamed Hams" segment becoming a popular Internet meme in 2016.

## The use timeline

1. 1996-01-01

    

   Remixes of a segment of The Simpsons episode "22 Short Films About Springfield" involving Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers, in which Skinner has invited Chalmers over to dinner, inadvertently sets his ham on fire, and covers it up by serving fast food hamburgers as "steamed hams".
2. 1996-01-01

    

   Wikidata Q2603032: 22 Short Films About Springfield — episode of The Simpsons (S7 E21).

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