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"'''Last Tap Dance in Springfield'''" is the twentieth episode of the [[List of The Simpsons episodes#Season 11|eleventh season]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the second one written by (then) showrunner Mike Scully's wife, Julie Thacker. It aired on [[May 7]], [[2000]].
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"'''Last Tap Dance in Springfield'''" is the twentieth episode of the [[List of The Simpsons episodes#Season 11|eleventh season]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It is also the second one written by (then) showrunner [[Mike Scully]]'s wife, [[Julie Thacker]].
  
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== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
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While on a trip to the mall, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] sees an [[optometrist]] to get his eyes examined, and at the same time, [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] go by equipment for a camping trip [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] is going to take. Marge sees a&nbsp;poster for the film '''[[Tango music|Tango]] de La Muerte''' and she and Lisa decide to see it. Lisa identifies with the&nbsp;female lead, a plain bookworm named "Lisabella" whom the Tango champion asks to be his partner and with a few well executed dance moves reveals her to be beautiful. This interests Lisa, who wants to take dance lessons. She eventually does and chooses [[tap dance]], and by choose it means the dance school owner decided for her, but her hopes of being a dancer are crushed when it turns out she can not tap dance. Worse yet, her teacher, "Little" Vicki Valentine, makes her a curtain puller in an upcoming recital.
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The Simpsons are visiting the mall, buying equipment for Bart's upcoming camping trip. [[Homer]] gets his eyes examined at the [[wikipedia:Optometrist|optometrist]], while Marge and Lisa go to see ''[[wikipedia:Tango_music|Tango]] de La Muerte'', a romantic film. Lisa is entranced by a character called "Lisabella", a plain and bookish woman who is revealed to be beautiful when she is chosen to be the lead male's dance partner. The film charms Lisa so much that she now wants to become a dancer.
  
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Meanwhile, Bart and [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] sneak out of their camping trip after seeing that [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]] is also going camping. They decide to hide in the mall and spend a week there, stealing toys and&nbsp;surviving&nbsp;on candy and cookie dough. This prompts [[Chief Wiggum]] to investigate the shenanigans at the mall, which Wiggum at first thinks is caused by a giant rat. He then releases a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar puma] inside the mall to catch the rat, but Bart and Milhouse use a ball of[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn  yarn ]to distract the puma. Chief Wiggum, seeing the a piece of pink yarn hanging from the puma's mouth, thinks it caught the rat  and decides the case is closed.
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Marge takes her to the Dance School of "Little" [[Vicky Valentine]], a former child actor who made her fortune tap dancing through many movies. Lisa says that she wants to learn the Tango, but Vicky forces her into tap lessons.
  
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Lisa's recital is coming up, and she has a problem, as she never told her parents she wasn't allowed to dance. That is, until [[Professor Frink]] attaches a device to her shoes, making them automatically tap at any percussive sound. She becomes a star at the show, but when the audience applauds her, her shoes go out of control. She is later exposed, and at Homer and Marge's suggestion, decides to be a playwright instead, choosing to write a play about people coming to terms with things (and to "load it up with lots of swears" in the vein of [[David Mamet]]). The credits is shown in a black and white style.
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Bart and [[Milhouse]] are excited about their camping trip, until they are informed that [[Nelson]] will beat them up all week. They jump off the [[School_Bus|bus]], and decide to go camp in the mall instead. They have a wonderful time, eating all the candy and playing with the sports goods, until [[Chief Wiggum]] is called in to catch the vandals. The chief thinks that it's a giant rat's fault, and after some failed booby traps, sets a [[wikipedia:Cougar|Puma]] loose to catch it. The Puma finds the boys, who escape after distracting it with a ball of pink yarn. Wiggum sees the end of the yarn protruding from the Puma's mouth, and decides the case is closed, believing the rat has been eaten.
  
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Lisa is upset to learn that she simply cannot dance (even [[Ralph]] is a natural), and is relegated to 'curtain puller' for the classes first dance recital. She doesn't tell her parents out of shame, but then [[Professor Frink]] appears with a solution - a couple of motors, which when attached to her shoes, will make them tap for her whenever a loud sound is made. The show begins, and her shoes pick up the tapping of the other performers. She becomes the star, matching an envious Little Vicky tap for tap, but when the audience applauds the shoes go haywire. The truth is revealed, and after some failed reassurances, Homer and Marge suggest that Lisa become a playwright, writing a play about people coming to terms with things (and to "load it up with lots of swears" in the vein of [[wikipedia:David_Mamet|David Mamet]]).
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*[[ACME Corporation]] — Chief Wiggum uses rat traps (to catch whom he thinks is the culprit of the mall vandalism) from the same company [[Wile E. Coyote]] patronized.
 
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*''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' — Wiggum's remark about being "crazy about the safety of the public" is taken from the 1975 thriller.
 
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*[[Korg]] and [[Moog synthesizer]] — The "MORG" synthesizer at Stan's Keyboards (a store at Springfield Mall) combines the brand names of the synthesizer and keyboard.
 
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*''[[Last Tango in Paris]]'' — The episode title is a play on the movie.
 
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*''[[RoboCop]]'' — The "Cyborganizer" show Homer watches is a spoof of the 1980s science fiction-police movie.
 
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*[[Shirley Temple]] — Former [[child actress]] Lil' Vicki Valentine is based on Temple.<ref name="calendar">{{cite book|last=Groening |first=Matt|title=The Trivial Simpsons 2008 366-Day Calendar|year=2007 |publisher=Harper Collins Publishers|id=ISBN 0-06-123130-4|pages=}}</ref>  Like Temple, Valentine has remained active in her profession since a series of childhood movies. Other Temple references:
 
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"Last Tap Dance in Springfield"
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"Last Tap Dance in Springfield" is the twentieth episode of the eleventh season of The Simpsons. It is also the second one written by (then) showrunner Mike Scully's wife, Julie Thacker.

Plot

The Simpsons are visiting the mall, buying equipment for Bart's upcoming camping trip. Homer gets his eyes examined at the optometrist, while Marge and Lisa go to see Tango de La Muerte, a romantic film. Lisa is entranced by a character called "Lisabella", a plain and bookish woman who is revealed to be beautiful when she is chosen to be the lead male's dance partner. The film charms Lisa so much that she now wants to become a dancer.

Marge takes her to the Dance School of "Little" Vicky Valentine, a former child actor who made her fortune tap dancing through many movies. Lisa says that she wants to learn the Tango, but Vicky forces her into tap lessons.

Bart and Milhouse are excited about their camping trip, until they are informed that Nelson will beat them up all week. They jump off the bus, and decide to go camp in the mall instead. They have a wonderful time, eating all the candy and playing with the sports goods, until Chief Wiggum is called in to catch the vandals. The chief thinks that it's a giant rat's fault, and after some failed booby traps, sets a Puma loose to catch it. The Puma finds the boys, who escape after distracting it with a ball of pink yarn. Wiggum sees the end of the yarn protruding from the Puma's mouth, and decides the case is closed, believing the rat has been eaten.

Lisa is upset to learn that she simply cannot dance (even Ralph is a natural), and is relegated to 'curtain puller' for the classes first dance recital. She doesn't tell her parents out of shame, but then Professor Frink appears with a solution - a couple of motors, which when attached to her shoes, will make them tap for her whenever a loud sound is made. The show begins, and her shoes pick up the tapping of the other performers. She becomes the star, matching an envious Little Vicky tap for tap, but when the audience applauds the shoes go haywire. The truth is revealed, and after some failed reassurances, Homer and Marge suggest that Lisa become a playwright, writing a play about people coming to terms with things (and to "load it up with lots of swears" in the vein of David Mamet).

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Season 11 Episodes
Beyond Blunderdome • Brother's Little Helper • Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? • Treehouse of Horror X • E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) • Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder • Eight Misbehavin' • Take My Wife, Sleaze • Grift of the Magi • Little Big Mom • Faith Off • The Mansion Family • Saddlesore Galactica • Alone Again, Natura-Diddily • Missionary: Impossible • Pygmoelian • Bart to the Future • Days of Wine and D'oh'ses • Kill the Alligator and Run • Last Tap Dance in Springfield • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge • Behind the Laughter
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