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| − | "'''The Principal and the Pauper'''" is the second episode of [[Season 9]], which aired on September 28, 1997. The episode was written by [[Ken Keeler]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. | + | "'''The Principal and the Pauper'''" is the second episode of [[Season 9]], which aired on September 28, 1997. The episode was written by [[Ken Keeler]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. The episode is one of the most controversial episodes ever produced and recieved negative reviews from critics. |
| − | During a surprise banquet to honor his twentieth anniversary as principal, [[Seymour Skinner]]'s true identity is revealed to be Armin Tamzarian. Now established as an impostor, Tamzarian retires and relocates to his old neighborhood in Capitol City. Guest starring Martin Sheen as the real Seymour Skinner. | + | During a surprise banquet to honor his twentieth anniversary as principal, [[Seymour Skinner]]'s true identity is revealed to be Armin Tamzarian. Now established as an impostor, Tamzarian retires and relocates to his old neighborhood in Capitol City. Guest starring Martin Sheen as the real Seymour Skinner. |
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[[Seymour Skinner]] is about to celebrate his 20th anniversary as school principal, and it goes smoothly until a man who claims he is [[Seymour_Skinner_(real)|the real Seymour Skinner]] comes in, pointing out that [[Agnes Skinner]] is his mother. Principal Skinner admits he is not the real Seymour Skinner, and is only an impostor. He tells his story, in a parody of the life of [[wikipedia:Martin Guerre|Martin Guerre]], and admits that his real name is Armin Tamzarian, but assumed the identity of Sergeant Seymour Skinner. Soon, the sergeant becomes the school's new principal, because he says he had intentions to be the principal of [[Springfield Elementary School]]. | [[Seymour Skinner]] is about to celebrate his 20th anniversary as school principal, and it goes smoothly until a man who claims he is [[Seymour_Skinner_(real)|the real Seymour Skinner]] comes in, pointing out that [[Agnes Skinner]] is his mother. Principal Skinner admits he is not the real Seymour Skinner, and is only an impostor. He tells his story, in a parody of the life of [[wikipedia:Martin Guerre|Martin Guerre]], and admits that his real name is Armin Tamzarian, but assumed the identity of Sergeant Seymour Skinner. Soon, the sergeant becomes the school's new principal, because he says he had intentions to be the principal of [[Springfield Elementary School]]. | ||
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Episode Information
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"The Principal and the Pauper" is the second episode of Season 9, which aired on September 28, 1997. The episode was written by Ken Keeler and directed by Steven Dean Moore. The episode is one of the most controversial episodes ever produced and recieved negative reviews from critics.
During a surprise banquet to honor his twentieth anniversary as principal, Seymour Skinner's true identity is revealed to be Armin Tamzarian. Now established as an impostor, Tamzarian retires and relocates to his old neighborhood in Capitol City. Guest starring Martin Sheen as the real Seymour Skinner.
Plot
Seymour Skinner is about to celebrate his 20th anniversary as school principal, and it goes smoothly until a man who claims he is the real Seymour Skinner comes in, pointing out that Agnes Skinner is his mother. Principal Skinner admits he is not the real Seymour Skinner, and is only an impostor. He tells his story, in a parody of the life of Martin Guerre, and admits that his real name is Armin Tamzarian, but assumed the identity of Sergeant Seymour Skinner. Soon, the sergeant becomes the school's new principal, because he says he had intentions to be the principal of Springfield Elementary School.
Afterwards, Springfield prefers Tamzarian over the real Skinner, even Agnes. Tamzarian, however, had left Springfield and gone to Capital City. The Simpsons devise a plan to get Tamzarian back to Springfield, by coming to Capital City to get him. Back in town, the citizens of Springfield force Sergeant Skinner to leave on a train (actually tied to a chair on a freight train car), and Tamzarian returns to being Principal Skinner through an order by Judge Snyder, saying that no one will mention "Tamzarian" again under penalty of torture (this Reset button technique being a meta-reference to their maintaining of the status quo).
