The Simpsons Episode-by-Episode: S7E15-17: Bart the Fink/Lisa the Iconoclast/Homer the Smithers

Season 7 - Episode 13: Two Bad Neighbors [3F09]

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Original Airdate: January 14, 1996
Writer: Ken Keeler
Director: Wes Archer

Chalkboard gag: N/A
Couch gag: Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are moose heads on the wall and Homer is a bearskin rug on the floor. A game hunter comes in, sits on the couch, and smokes a pipe.

Plot synopsis: Homer's jealousy at all the attention his new neighbors, George and Barbara Bush, receives, turns to rage when the former President gives Bart a spanking.

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Helloooooooooooo, Mr. Bush!

 

"Do you like football?"
"Yes, Mr. Ford."
"Do you like nachos?"
"Yes!"
"Well, why don't you come over and watch the game and we'll have nachos, and then some beer."


Oh, and I believe this episode was also the first one to feature Disco Stu.

"Disco Stu doesn't advertise."

 

Season 7 - Episode 14: Scenes From The Class Struggle In Springfield [3F11]

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Original Airdate: February 4, 1996
Writer: Jennifer Crittenden
Director: Susie Dietter

Chalkboard gag: N/A
Couch gag: The living room is bathed in black light. Homer turns the light on and everything is returned to normal.

Plot synopsis: The Simpson family mingle with social highbrows when a chance encounter between Marge and an old classmate yields an invitation to the Springfield Country Club.

Guest star: Tom Kite

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Mmmm....open faced club sandwich.

 

Laughing so hard I'm crying. Forgot all about that

 

Season 7 - Episode 15: Bart The Fink [3F12]

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Original Airdate: February 11, 1996
Writers: Bob Kushell (story), John Swartzwelder (teleplay)
Director: Jim Reardon

Chalkboard gag: N/A
Couch gag: The couch is a fax machine that spews out a piece of paper with The Simpson family in a sitting position.

Plot synopsis: When Bart accidentally finks on him to the IRS, Krusty the Klown decides to go for that last plane ride.

Guest star: Bob Newhart

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[b]Season 7 - Episode 16: Lisa The Iconoclast [3F13][/b]

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Original Airdate: February 18, 1996
Writer: Jonathan Collier
Director: Mike B. Anderson

Chalkboard gag: N/A
Couch gag: The family is portrayed as The Brady Bunch.

Plot synopsis: While digging into Jebediah Springfield's past, Lisa discovers that the town founder isn't the hero as everyone thinks he was.

Guest star: Donald Sutherland (Hollis Hurlbut)[hr][b]Season 7 - Episode 17: Homer The Smithers [3F14][/b]

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Original Airdate: February 25, 1996
Writer: John Swartzwelder
Director: Steven Dean Moore

Chalkboard gag: N/A
Couch gag: Like Shriners, the family scoot around in little carts for a while before pulling back in formation in front of the TV and honking.

Plot synopsis: Smithers takes a much needed vacation and to insure his position at the nuclear plant, he hires Homer as his temporary replacement.

 

"Bart the Fink": 100 tacos for 100 dollars!

"Lisa the Iconoclast": Homer's town-crier plot is my favorite part of this episode. Every time our town-crier's at an event, I think "You su-diddly-uck, Flanders!" Lisa's dream is pretty funny, too.

"Homer the Smithers": I'm not usually a fan of Mr. Burns-centric episodes, but this one is amusing. I love Homer's 'motivational skills' quote.


And it just occurred to me that the next couple episode titles should be "Marge the Something" and "Maggie the Something", just to continue the pattern.