"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 |
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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 |
"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.