Simpsons Top 100 Countdown
#58 Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
Season 3, Episode 2 (Guide from the Simpsons Archive)
Lisa enters a magazine-sponsored patriotic essay contest and wins the family a trip to Washington, D.C. as a national finalist. While there, her faith in the system is shattered when she witnesses her congressman accepting a bribe. She gives a new essay for her presentation, which sets in motion a chain of events that results in the arrest and expulsion of her congressman, all that very afternoon. Upon hearing the news, her faith in the system is restored, and while she fails to win first place in the contest, she does get some special recognition. Memorable moments include Homer trying to cash the check, Homer’s love of the magazine, Homer meeting the magazine person and mentioning his favorite feature, the judge talking to Homer, visiting the currency printing presses (out of the dozen in the U.S., the closest to Washington, D.C., are those in Richmond (~100 miles) and Philadelphia (~140 miles), so it doesn’t exactly fit in as a tour of Washington), the Jefferson Memorial, the memorial for the one woman (and as long as I’m making monetary notes (though not the kind I could use more of), I’ll add that the bit about the 75 cent piece is a joke about women earning 75 cents for each dollar men earn (though this wage difference goes away when you factor in the type of job, experience, et cetera)), the phone call to the senator, the singing guy, the winning essay and its title, and the VIP tour of the White House.
Season 3, Episode 2 (Guide from the Simpsons Archive)
Lisa enters a magazine-sponsored patriotic essay contest and wins the family a trip to Washington, D.C. as a national finalist. While there, her faith in the system is shattered when she witnesses her congressman accepting a bribe. She gives a new essay for her presentation, which sets in motion a chain of events that results in the arrest and expulsion of her congressman, all that very afternoon. Upon hearing the news, her faith in the system is restored, and while she fails to win first place in the contest, she does get some special recognition. Memorable moments include Homer trying to cash the check, Homer’s love of the magazine, Homer meeting the magazine person and mentioning his favorite feature, the judge talking to Homer, visiting the currency printing presses (out of the dozen in the U.S., the closest to Washington, D.C., are those in Richmond (~100 miles) and Philadelphia (~140 miles), so it doesn’t exactly fit in as a tour of Washington), the Jefferson Memorial, the memorial for the one woman (and as long as I’m making monetary notes (though not the kind I could use more of), I’ll add that the bit about the 75 cent piece is a joke about women earning 75 cents for each dollar men earn (though this wage difference goes away when you factor in the type of job, experience, et cetera)), the phone call to the senator, the singing guy, the winning essay and its title, and the VIP tour of the White House.
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posted by DC | 7:10 PM
2 Comments:
The Bureau of Printing and Engraving doesnt count?
No, but the Bureau of Engraving and Printing does.
I slipped up in the post; they're printed at the BEP in Washington, D.C., and Fort Worth, Texas, and then transported to the various Federal Reserve Banks for distribution.
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