S14.E12

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I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can

Episode aired Feb 16, 2003
TV-14
30m

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7.2/10

1.7K

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Adult Animation Satire Animation Comedy

Lisa participates in the Spellympics, but Homer is busy traveling cross-country as Krusty Burger test-markets a new sandwich. Lisa is confident that she will win, until she learns that the c... Read allLisa participates in the Spellympics, but Homer is busy traveling cross-country as Krusty Burger test-markets a new sandwich. Lisa is confident that she will win, until she learns that the contest is rigged against her.Lisa participates in the Spellympics, but Homer is busy traveling cross-country as Krusty Burger test-markets a new sandwich. Lisa is confident that she will win, until she learns that the contest is rigged against her.

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Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson
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Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson
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Nancy Cartwright

Bart Simpson
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Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson
(voice)

Hank Azaria

Harry Shearer

George Plimpton

George Plimpton
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Pamela Hayden

Jimbo Jones
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Tress MacNeille

Booberella
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Russi Taylor

Martin Prince
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Karl Wiedergott

Ribhead #4
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Trivia
During the initial spelling test Lisa spells ''impugn'' correctly without asking for it's use in a sentence, despite there being a homophone ''impune''.

Quotes
Bart Simpson: Come on, man, everyone knows the first day of school is a total wank.
Principal Skinner: Well, if by "wank" you mean educational fun, then stand back it's wanking time!

Connections
Featured in Looper: The Most Popular Simpsons Episode The Year You Were Born (2021)

Soundtracks
Tastes Like Liberty
Music by Alf Clausen
Lyrics by Kevin Curran
Performed by Mark Campbell (uncredited)

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8/10

Good episode in a declining season

For me season 14 was when the show eally started to lose its spark but this episode is a gem. Even if just for Skinners annihilation of Jimbo with "you mean your dad the raging alcoholic?". Emotional damage.