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'The Simpsons' calls out Columbus ahead of Michigan-Ohio State rivalry

The annual college football showdown between Ohio State and Michigan may be 12 days away, but that didn't stop America's longest-running sitcom from having a little fun with the heated rivalry.

The joke came during the latest episode of "The Simpsons," which aired on Sunday, Nov. 11. Titled, "From Russia Without Love," the episode centered on Springfield's crusty-but-lovable bartender Moe and his marriage to a Russian mail-order bride from Russia.

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However, in typical Moe fashion, he was unable to go through with it. And as you can see in the clip captured by a Michigan resident and posted to Twitter, the priest wasn't from Russia at all, but Brooklyn.