Simpsons Top 100 Countdown
#96 I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can
Season 14, Episode 12 (No guide available yet from the Simpsons Archive)
You can read the review from The Simpsons.com (the official site) here, but you should know that it is, how you say, wrong. They must have gotten an early plot summary, because most of the second paragraph has no resemblance to the actual show.
On the first day back at school, a school-wide spelling bee is held, and Lisa wins over second-place Milhouse, who loses when he messes up on the word "choke" (Milhouse? Second? It was a good joke, though). She goes on to win the state spelling bee (led by Superintendent Chalmers, who uses Skinner in a derisive way whenever he's asked to use the word in a sentence) and adavances to the nationals -- the Spellympics. Meanwhile, Homer falls in love with Krusty Burger's new offering, the ribwich, only to be dismayed when he discovers that it was only a limited-time promotion. He joins up with a group of ribwich fanatics who travel the country going where the ribwich goes (although, according to their shirt, there was only one stop after Springfield ... not sure if it was bad writing or what ... bad editting, maybe; this ties in with what I mentioned about the "official" episode guide). Back at the Spellympics, Lisa is asked to throw the competition in return for free tuition to the seven sisters college of her choice (and a hot plate!), but, after struggling with the decision, she decides not to, but blows the competition anyways (making a rather dumb mistake, too, I might add -- almost as bad as Milhouse's). Memorable moments include the ribwich commercial, the ribwich mascot, cheering sections for Lisa and Homer, the newscast, and the scene where Krusty explains the demise of the ribwich. Still, the episode shows evidence of the series' decline, and makes this list partially due to the weakness of the shows around it.
Season 14, Episode 12 (No guide available yet from the Simpsons Archive)
You can read the review from The Simpsons.com (the official site) here, but you should know that it is, how you say, wrong. They must have gotten an early plot summary, because most of the second paragraph has no resemblance to the actual show.
On the first day back at school, a school-wide spelling bee is held, and Lisa wins over second-place Milhouse, who loses when he messes up on the word "choke" (Milhouse? Second? It was a good joke, though). She goes on to win the state spelling bee (led by Superintendent Chalmers, who uses Skinner in a derisive way whenever he's asked to use the word in a sentence) and adavances to the nationals -- the Spellympics. Meanwhile, Homer falls in love with Krusty Burger's new offering, the ribwich, only to be dismayed when he discovers that it was only a limited-time promotion. He joins up with a group of ribwich fanatics who travel the country going where the ribwich goes (although, according to their shirt, there was only one stop after Springfield ... not sure if it was bad writing or what ... bad editting, maybe; this ties in with what I mentioned about the "official" episode guide). Back at the Spellympics, Lisa is asked to throw the competition in return for free tuition to the seven sisters college of her choice (and a hot plate!), but, after struggling with the decision, she decides not to, but blows the competition anyways (making a rather dumb mistake, too, I might add -- almost as bad as Milhouse's). Memorable moments include the ribwich commercial, the ribwich mascot, cheering sections for Lisa and Homer, the newscast, and the scene where Krusty explains the demise of the ribwich. Still, the episode shows evidence of the series' decline, and makes this list partially due to the weakness of the shows around it.
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