ps ons . ▁It ▁originally ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁episode , ▁Mar ge ▁de als ▁with ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁crime ▁when ▁she ▁joins ▁the ▁Spring field ▁police ▁force . ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Jonathan ▁Col lier , ▁with ▁input ▁from ▁David ▁M irk in , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Mark ▁Kirk land . ▁The ▁episode ' s ▁story ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁executive ▁producer ▁Mike ▁Re iss ' ▁wife , ▁who ▁had ▁deb ated ▁becoming ▁a ▁police ▁officer . ▁" The ▁Spring field ▁Connection " ▁drew ▁on ▁influ ences ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁police ▁drama ▁Hill ▁Street ▁Blues ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁film ▁The ▁French ▁Connection , ▁and ▁includes ▁references ▁to ▁McG ru ff ▁the ▁Crime ▁Dog ▁and ▁the ▁theme ▁music ▁to ▁Star ▁Wars . ▁ ▁Re views ▁in ▁The ▁Sydney ▁Mor ning ▁Her ald ▁and ▁DVD ▁Movie ▁Guide ▁were ▁favor able , ▁and ▁the ▁authors ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁I ▁Can ' t ▁Bel ieve ▁It ' s ▁a ▁B igger ▁and ▁Better ▁Updated ▁Un o fficial ▁Sim ps ons ▁Guide ▁c ited ▁Mar ge ' s ▁police ▁training ▁as ▁the ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁episode . ▁▁ ▁Cont rib utors ▁to ▁compilation ▁works ▁analyz ing ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁from ▁philosoph ical ▁and ▁cultural ▁pers pect ives ▁have ▁c ited ▁and ▁discussed ▁the ▁episode . ▁Mar ge ' s ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁are ▁compared ▁to ▁the