Yokel Hero

"Yokel Hero" is the 14th episode season of the thirty-second season of the American animated sitcom "The Simpsons", and the 698th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 7, 2021. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver, and written by Jeff Martin & Samantha Martin.
A. Brooks guest-stars as Slick manager. The episode featured "Yokel Hero" Cletus, received generally positive reviews, and was watched live in the United States by 1.38 million viewers.
Plot.
When Homer spends a night sharing the drunk tank with Cletus, the yokel's singing about family makes Homer remorseful and he vows to become a better husband and father. Homer offers to manage Cletus to help him become a country singing sensation, only for success to see Cletus replacing Homer with a new slick manager when he decides to go professional.
Production.
Casting.
A. Brooks makes his 9th guest-star appearance in this episode as an Slick manager. Brooks previously portrayed Russ Cargill in "The Simpsons Movie" and guest-starred in 7 previous episodes: "The Call of the Simpsons", "Life on the Fast Lane", "Bart's Inner Child", "You Only Move Twice", "The Heartbroke Kid", "500 Keys" and "Bull-E".
Development.
On 2021, Fox released eight promotional pictures from the episode.
Reception.
Viewing figures.
In the United States, the episode was watched live by 1.38 million viewers.
Critical response.
Tony Sokol with "Den of Geek", said ""The Simpsons" delivers an extremely nuanced take on several well-worn themes. We know “Yokel Hero” will come to a predetermined end, because Cletus is a series regular and forever stuck in his local role." He also gave the episode 4 out of 5 stars.