High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" is the twenty-third episode and season finale of The Simpsons` tenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 16, 1999. In the episode, after being robbed by Snake Jailbird, the Simpsons visit a money-saving seminar, where they learn ways to limit their expenses. Soon, the family can afford a cheap last-minute flight to another country, the only disadvantage being that they do not know which country they will land in until they are on the plane, in which they find out that they are going to spend their vacation in Japan.