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Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade

"Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 14
Episode 3
Directed bySteven Dean Moore
Written byTim Long
Production codeDABF20
Original air dateNovember 17, 2002 (2002-11-17)
Guest appearance
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"Fish do not like coffee."
Couch gagIn 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).
CommentaryAl Jean
Tim Long
Ian Maxtone-Graham
John Frink
Kevin Curran
Steven Dean Moore
Mike B. Anderson
Michael Price
Episode chronology
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.


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