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| "'''Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade'''" is the third episode of the ] of the American animated television series '']''. It originally aired on the ] in the United States on November 17, 2002. In the episode, the Simpsons buy a ] system, which ] spends so much time watching that he does not study for an important achievement test. He scores so low that ] demotes him to third grade, while ] does so well that she is moved up to third grade. The two are placed in the same class and become rivals. During a trip to Capital City, they get separated from their class and are forced to help each other in order to find their classmates. | |||
| ==Plot== | |||
| "'''Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade'''" is the third episode of '']''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ]. It aired on ], ]. | |||
| ] buys a satellite system with over 500 channels. He and ] become addicted to it, and Bart does not study at all for an important upcoming achievement test, even as ] is spending all her time preparing. Once the test is done, ] announces the results at a school assembly. Not only does Bart fail the test and is demoted to the third grade, but Lisa aces the test and gets promoted to the third grade, where they meet their new teacher, Audrey McConnell. Interestingly during class, Bart performs well on tests, having memorized the answers from his previous experience in the third grade, while Lisa has a hard time adjusting to the class. Audrey decides to clamp their desks together after Bart answers a ] he had seen the previous year, as the teacher thinks Lisa needs Bart's help. Later, Bart gets an A on a map test while Lisa only gets an A−. Bart says that the test was easy and recites all of the answers to Lisa, which he had memorized from last year in third grade (because he claims that the answer key never changes). Lisa proclaims that Bart cheated but the teacher did not hear Bart's recitation and tells Lisa to stop being jealous. | |||
| ⚫ | {{anchor|Learn to Fart}} Bart and Lisa are made field trip partners as part of the ] on a field trip to ]. When they are there, they hear that the flag for the state ] is an embarrassment (it contains a ], despite the state being from the North), and their teacher assigns for homework an assignment to design a new flag. Lisa calls ] as she designs her flag, which says "To Fraternal Love". On the phone, she complains about and makes fun of Bart, unmindful of the fact that Bart is overhearing the conversation on another phone and getting very angry about her comments. The next day, Bart, Lisa and the other third-graders hand over their flag designs to the Governor. {{anchor|Learn to Fart}}When the Governor sees Lisa's design, she starts to cry and displays the flag which now reads "Learn to Fart". This appalls Lisa, as Bart innocently admonishes her for making the Governor cry. | ||
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| Later, Bart again teases Lisa and they get in a fight and miss the bus heading back to Springfield. The fight brings them out of the parking lot and into the forest. As a result, the two wind up getting lost. Lisa tells Bart she is hurt by his behavior and Bart sounds somewhat apologetic, though he also adds in the interest of full disclosure that he wants to say he is sorry for using Homer's steamroller a while back to crush Lisa's bike, which he then blamed on ]. Back in Springfield, Skinner informs Homer and Marge that Bart and Lisa are missing. They go to Capital City to find them. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa are found by a family of hillbillies, who save them by driving them back to Capital City. Marge is ecstatic on seeing her children safe and sound. Worried about the effects of placing Bart and Lisa in the same class, Skinner suggests that they return to the "]" – both Simpson kids go back to their proper grades. | |||
| ==Synopsis== | |||
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| ==Production== | |||
| The family is just bored with reality shows on the six major networks. Luckily, ] has a suggestion: buy a ]. They do when Homer makes money from betting on a horse named No Risk. Eventually, they buy a satellite system, with over 500 channels. Homer and Bart get addicted to it, leading Bart to not study for an important achievement test that is about to occur, even as ] is studying. During the test, Bart begins ], showing what he's seen on TV in the school. Once the test is done, the results are in: Bart fails the test and is held back to the third grade, but Lisa also passes the test and goes up to the third grade, where they meet their new teacher. Sibling rivalry ensues. | |||
| "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" was written by ] and directed by ] as part of the ] of '']'' (2002–03).<ref name=guide-thirdgrade/> American singer ] is credited as guest starring in the episode, though his lines were taken from archival audio.<ref name=guide-thirdgrade/> | |||
| ==Release== | |||
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| The episode originally aired on the ] in the United States on November 17, 2002.<ref name=guide-thirdgrade>{{cite book |title=] |year=2010 |publisher=] |isbn=9780594045052 |pages=672–673}}</ref> It was viewed in approximately 7.47 million households that night. | |||
| With a ] of 7.0, the episode finished 44th in the ratings for the week of November 11–17, 2002 (tied with new episodes of '']'' and '']''). It was the highest-rated broadcast on Fox that week, beating shows such as '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Associated Press |author-link=Associated Press |title=Nielsen ratings |newspaper=] |date=2002-11-21 |page=E9}}</ref> | |||
| The next day, Bart, Lisa and the other third-graders hand over their flag designs to the Governor. When the Governor sees Lisa's flag, she starts to cry and displays the flag which now says "Learn to Fart". This appalls Lisa, as Bart innocently admonishes her for making the Governor cry. Later, Bart again teases Lisa and they get in a fight and miss the bus heading back to Springfield. The fight brings them out of the parking lot and into the forest. As a result, the two wind up getting lost. | |||
| On December 6, 2011, "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" was released on Blu-ray and DVD as part of the box set ''The Simpsons – The Complete Fourteenth Season''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lambert |first=David |title=The Simpsons - Finalized Box Art, Details and Extras for 'The Complete 14th Season' DVDs, Blu-rays |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Simpsons-Season-14/16004 |publisher=] |accessdate=2012-08-19 |date=2011-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822090242/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Simpsons-Season-14/16004 |archivedate=2012-08-22 }}</ref> Staff members ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] participated in the DVD ] for the episode.<ref name=Jacobson>{{cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Colin |title=The Simpsons: The Complete Fourteenth Season <nowiki></nowiki> (2002) |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasonfourteen.shtml |publisher=DVD Movie Guide |accessdate=2012-08-02 |date=2011-12-16 |archive-date=August 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823020618/http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasonfourteen.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| Back in Springfield, ] informs Homer and Marge that Bart and Lisa are missing. He says that they will not spare any expense to find Lisa, and have already elected a Class Clown '']'' (]) in Bart's absence. They go to Capital City to find them, but Bart and Lisa are confronted by a family of hillbillies, who save them by driving them back to Capital City. Marge is ecstatic on seeing her children safe and sound. Principal Skinner, worried about the effects of placing Bart and Lisa in the same class, suggests that they return to the "]" - both Simpson kids go back to their proper grades. Everything is back to the way it should be. | |||
| DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson wrote that the episode "opens with a TV-based segment awfully reminiscent of Season Two's ']' and doesn’t get much better from there. As usual, we discover a few laughs along the way – particularly when Bart tries to teach mnemonics – but these are less plentiful than I’d like. This ends up as a wholly mediocre episode."<ref name=Jacobson/> | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| *In Bart's vision in class, ] from '']'', ] from '']'', robots from ] and Japanese-style '']'' appear. He also turns Mrs. Krabappel into ] barfing. The Japanese Friends, Tom Brokaw , and Robot Rumble were all things Bart saw on the satelite TV, and Robot Rumble reoccurs in "]" | |||
| *Governor Mary Bailey beat Mr. Burns in the gubernatorial race for governor in the episode "]". | |||
| *When the Simpsons are watching Animal Survivor at the beginning of the episode, the ] from ''Futurama'' can be briefly seen. | |||
| *When he learns that Bart and Lisa got lost on their trip to Capital City, Skinner orders Willy to engrave their names on the memorial to the kids who got lost on a school trip; on the black wall, one can see the name of members of punk band ] such as El Hefe (mispelled as El Jefe) and Fat Mike. | |||
| Aaron Peck of High-Def Digest called the episode "memorable".<ref name=Peck>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Aaron |title=The Simpsons: The Complete Fourteenth Season (Blu-ray) |url=http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/5589/simpsons_s14.html |publisher=High-Def Digest (]) |accessdate=2012-08-19 |date=2011-12-14 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104033/http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/5589/simpsons_s14.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| ==Quotes== | |||
| *'''(Unamed) Clown:''' It's finally happened Bart... You've lost your mind! | |||
| *'''Homer:''' You can't fool us! We're from the Learn to Fart State! | |||
| ==References== | |||
| *'''Homer:''' Oh, it's red wire to red wire. What idiot thought that up? | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| *'''Bart:''' And the Lord said, "let there be crap"! | |||
| {{Wikiquote|The_Simpsons/Season_14#Bart_vs._Lisa_vs._The_Third_Grade|"Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade"}} | |||
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| *{{IMDb episode|0701061}} | |||
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| *'''TV announcer:''' We're back with "Who Wants To Marry an Internet Billionaire?"! Uh, no, millionaire. Well, now he's broke. | |||
| ⚫ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Bart Vs. Lisa Vs. The Third Grade}} | ||
| *'''Teacher:''' ''(after Nelson laughs at Lisa)'' Young man, you're not in this class! What are you doing here?<br>'''Nelson:''' Laughing at jerks. | |||
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| *<br>'''Bart''': I'm gonna be in the same class as ''her''?<br>'''Lisa''': I'm gonna be in the same class as ''him''?<br><br>'''Homer''': They're gonna be in the same class as ''each other''?<br><br>'''Homer''': An old Army buddy is visiting ]? | |||
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| *'''Teacher''': ''(after Nelson laughs at Lisa's ruined flag)'' You're not on this field trip.<br>'''Nelson''': I biked here. | |||
| *'''Skinner''': Lisa and Bart are missing... and presumed crying. | |||
| *'''Bart''': Ha ha, they left without you!<br>'''Lisa''': They left without you too, you idiot.<br>'''Bart''': If I'm such an idiot, how come I'm the smartest kid in the third grade?<br>'''Lisa''': Because you've taken it before!<br>''(pause)''<br>'''Bart''': You lost me.<br>'''Lisa''': Oh, forget it! | |||
| *<br>'''Marge''':] from the tip of Bart's ]!<br><br>'''Marge''':A mother knows. | |||
| *<br>'''Homer:'''Bart! Is that you?<br>'''Random Bum:'''No. | |||
| *'''Mr. Murray Lindsay:''' Here is your test, Lisa. <br/> '''Lisa:''' What is this weird mark next to my A? <br/> '''Audrey:''' That's an A-(A minus). <br/> '''Lisa:''' M-minus?! | |||
| *'''TV Announcer:''' Coming up next on the Clock Channel: 6 o'clock! | |||
| *'''TV Announcer:''' We now return to Robo Trumble... I mean, Robot Rumble. | |||
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3rd episode of the 14th season of The Simpsons
| "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" | |||
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| The Simpsons episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 14 Episode 3 | ||
| Directed by | Steven Dean Moore | ||
| Written by | Tim Long | ||
| Production code | DABF20 | ||
| Original air date | November 17, 2002 (2002-11-17) | ||
| Guest appearance | |||
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| Episode features | |||
| Chalkboard gag | "Fish do not like coffee." | ||
| Couch gag | In a parody of the opening of the 1960s sitcom, Get Smart, Homer goes through many futuristic doors and passageways until he reaches the phone booth, falls through the floor, and lands on the couch (with the rest of the family already seated). | ||
| Commentary | Al Jean Tim Long Ian Maxtone-Graham John Frink Kevin Curran Steven Dean Moore Mike B. Anderson Michael Price | ||
| Episode chronology | |||
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| The Simpsons season 14 | |||
| List of episodes | |||
"Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" is the third episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 17, 2002. In the episode, the Simpsons buy a satellite television system, which Bart spends so much time watching that he does not study for an important achievement test. He scores so low that Principal Skinner demotes him to third grade, while Lisa does so well that she is moved up to third grade. The two are placed in the same class and become rivals. During a trip to Capital City, they get separated from their class and are forced to help each other in order to find their classmates.
Plot
Homer buys a satellite system with over 500 channels. He and Bart become addicted to it, and Bart does not study at all for an important upcoming achievement test, even as Lisa is spending all her time preparing. Once the test is done, Principal Skinner announces the results at a school assembly. Not only does Bart fail the test and is demoted to the third grade, but Lisa aces the test and gets promoted to the third grade, where they meet their new teacher, Audrey McConnell. Interestingly during class, Bart performs well on tests, having memorized the answers from his previous experience in the third grade, while Lisa has a hard time adjusting to the class. Audrey decides to clamp their desks together after Bart answers a trick question he had seen the previous year, as the teacher thinks Lisa needs Bart's help. Later, Bart gets an A on a map test while Lisa only gets an A−. Bart says that the test was easy and recites all of the answers to Lisa, which he had memorized from last year in third grade (because he claims that the answer key never changes). Lisa proclaims that Bart cheated but the teacher did not hear Bart's recitation and tells Lisa to stop being jealous.
Bart and Lisa are made field trip partners as part of the buddy system on a field trip to Capital City. When they are there, they hear that the flag for the state Springfield is an embarrassment (it contains a Confederate flag, despite the state being from the North), and their teacher assigns for homework an assignment to design a new flag. Lisa calls Marge as she designs her flag, which says "To Fraternal Love". On the phone, she complains about and makes fun of Bart, unmindful of the fact that Bart is overhearing the conversation on another phone and getting very angry about her comments. The next day, Bart, Lisa and the other third-graders hand over their flag designs to the Governor. When the Governor sees Lisa's design, she starts to cry and displays the flag which now reads "Learn to Fart". This appalls Lisa, as Bart innocently admonishes her for making the Governor cry.
Later, Bart again teases Lisa and they get in a fight and miss the bus heading back to Springfield. The fight brings them out of the parking lot and into the forest. As a result, the two wind up getting lost. Lisa tells Bart she is hurt by his behavior and Bart sounds somewhat apologetic, though he also adds in the interest of full disclosure that he wants to say he is sorry for using Homer's steamroller a while back to crush Lisa's bike, which he then blamed on Gypsies. Back in Springfield, Skinner informs Homer and Marge that Bart and Lisa are missing. They go to Capital City to find them. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa are found by a family of hillbillies, who save them by driving them back to Capital City. Marge is ecstatic on seeing her children safe and sound. Worried about the effects of placing Bart and Lisa in the same class, Skinner suggests that they return to the "status quo ante" – both Simpson kids go back to their proper grades.
Production
"Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" was written by Tim Long and directed by Steven Dean Moore as part of the fourteenth season of The Simpsons (2002–03). American singer Tony Bennett is credited as guest starring in the episode, though his lines were taken from archival audio.
Release
The episode originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 17, 2002. It was viewed in approximately 7.47 million households that night.
With a Nielsen rating of 7.0, the episode finished 44th in the ratings for the week of November 11–17, 2002 (tied with new episodes of Becker and Boomtown). It was the highest-rated broadcast on Fox that week, beating shows such as King of the Hill, 24, and Malcolm in the Middle.
On December 6, 2011, "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" was released on Blu-ray and DVD as part of the box set The Simpsons – The Complete Fourteenth Season. Staff members Al Jean, Tim Long, Ian Maxtone-Graham, John Frink, Kevin Curran, Steven Dean Moore, Mike B. Anderson, and Michael Price participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode.
DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson wrote that the episode "opens with a TV-based segment awfully reminiscent of Season Two's 'Homer Vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment' and doesn’t get much better from there. As usual, we discover a few laughs along the way – particularly when Bart tries to teach mnemonics – but these are less plentiful than I’d like. This ends up as a wholly mediocre episode."
Aaron Peck of High-Def Digest called the episode "memorable".
References
- ^ Simpsons World The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20. HarperCollins. 2010. pp. 672–673. ISBN 9780594045052.
- Associated Press (November 21, 2002). "Nielsen ratings". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. p. E9.
- Lambert, David (September 28, 2011). "The Simpsons - Finalized Box Art, Details and Extras for 'The Complete 14th Season' DVDs, Blu-rays". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ Jacobson, Colin (December 16, 2011). "The Simpsons: The Complete Fourteenth Season (2002)". DVD Movie Guide. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- Peck, Aaron (December 14, 2011). "The Simpsons: The Complete Fourteenth Season (Blu-ray)". High-Def Digest (Internet Brands). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
