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"Bart Gets a 'Z'" is the second episode of The Simpsons' [[Season 21|twenty-first season]]. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 4, 2009. In the episode, the fourth grade students of [[Springfield Elementary School]] decide to spike Ms. Krabappel's coffee in order to teach her a lesson after she takes away their cell phones. She is fired by [[Principal Skinner]], who hires a new teacher named [[Zachary Vaughn]]. Although Vaughn is a hip young teacher who impresses the students, Bart is plagued by guilt and tries to get Ms. Krabappel hired back.
 
  
In its original airing, the episode had an estimated 9.32 million viewers and received a Nielsen rating of 5.1/8. The episode was written by [[Matt Selman]], and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]].
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"'''Bart Gets a "Z"'''" is the second episode of [[season 21]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and forty-third episode overall. It originally aired on October 4, [[2009]]. The episode was written by [[Matt Selman]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]].
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Desc|When [[Edna Krabappel|Mrs Krabappel]] confiscates her students' mobile phones, they hatch a plan to get their teacher drunk to get her to "loosen up". When [[Principal Skinner]] fires her, she is replaced by a cool new teacher, [[Zachary Vaughn]], who impresses the kids with his love of texting, Facebook and Twitter. Bart has a lingering guilt about getting Edna fired, and tries to help her. With the assistance of a self-help book-slash-DVD, she opens her own muffin store - but she still longs to be a teacher.}}
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== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
[[Bart]] and his classmates get their cellphones confiscated by Mrs Krabappel for using them in class. At a meeting in Bart's house, the students realise that Homer is always fun to be around when he's drunk so they decide to get Mrs Krabappel drunk. Each student steals some alcohol from their parents and puts it in Mrs Krabappel's coffee. After Mrs Krabappel gets drunk she makes a scene and gets fired. Bart and Milhouse buy a book called "The Answer". Following the instructions of the book, Bart and Mrs Krabappel build a Muffin store. That's when Bart confesses that ''he'' was the one who put alcohol in Mrs Krabappel's coffee. Mrs Krabappel is angry with Bart and leaves.
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[[Bart]] and his classmates get their cellphones confiscated by Mrs. Krabappel for using them in class. At a meeting in Bart's house, the students realize that Homer is always fun to be around when he's drunk so they decide to get Mrs. Krabappel drunk. Each student steals some alcohol from their parents and puts it in Mrs. Krabappel's coffee. After Mrs. Krabappel gets drunk she makes a scene which results in her getting fired. As a result, Bart and Milhouse buy a book called "The Answer". Following the instructions of the book, Bart and Mrs. Krabappel build a Muffin store called [[Edna's Edibles]]. That's when Bart confesses that ''he'' was the one who put alcohol in Mrs. Krabappel's coffee. Mrs. Krabappel is angry with Bart and leaves and tears the book with the batter mixer.
  
Meanwhile, at [[Springfield Elementary]], a new teacher called [[Zachary Vaughn]] teaches Bart's class and gives everyone their cellphones back, everyone loves him, except Bart. He still misses Mrs Krabappel. Bart was going to put alcohol in Zachary's drink as well but backs out at the last second and decides to tell Principal Skinner instead. While he is confessing he and Skinner hear someone yelling in the hallway. It was Zachary, who got drunk by himself, willie takes him away and Mrs Krabappel gets her job back.
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Meanwhile, at [[Springfield Elementary]], a new teacher called [[Zachary Vaughn]] teaches Bart's class and gives everyone their cellphones back, everyone loves him, except Bart. He still misses Mrs. Krabappel. Bart was going to put alcohol in Zachary's drink as well but backs out at the last second and decides to tell Principal Skinner instead. While he is confessing he and Skinner hear someone yelling in the hallway. It was Zachary, shouting drunkenly that he hates children. Skinner initially thinks Bart spiked his drink, and states that he thought Bart told him that he didn't spike it, to which Bart confirms again that he didn't, with Zachary confirming Bart's statement, as he has a tendency to spike his own drink. Willie takes him away (muttering that it always happens to the good ones as he does so), although not before Zachary attempts to defame the faculty by claiming that they just want to control the students. And Mrs. Krabappel gets her job back, although she does get her revenge on the students for causing her to get fired in the first place by giving them extremely stale muffins.
  
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Episode Information
Episode number: 443
Season number: S21 E2
Production code: LABF15
Original airdate: October 4, 2009
Title screen: Shary Bobbins flies by
Billboard gag: Kwik-E-Mart - Porno Now on Lower Shelf
Chalkboard gag: Chalkboarding is not torture.
Couch gag: The Simpsons, wearing cowboy hats, exchange gunfire around the couch.
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: Matt Selman
Directed by: Mark Kirkland


"Bart Gets a "Z"" is the second episode of season 21 of The Simpsons and the four-hundred and forty-third episode overall. It originally aired on October 4, 2009. The episode was written by Matt Selman and directed by Mark Kirkland.

Synopsis[edit]

"When Mrs Krabappel confiscates her students' mobile phones, they hatch a plan to get their teacher drunk to get her to "loosen up". When Principal Skinner fires her, she is replaced by a cool new teacher, Zachary Vaughn, who impresses the kids with his love of texting, Facebook and Twitter. Bart has a lingering guilt about getting Edna fired, and tries to help her. With the assistance of a self-help book-slash-DVD, she opens her own muffin store - but she still longs to be a teacher."


Plot[edit]

Bart and his classmates get their cellphones confiscated by Mrs. Krabappel for using them in class. At a meeting in Bart's house, the students realize that Homer is always fun to be around when he's drunk so they decide to get Mrs. Krabappel drunk. Each student steals some alcohol from their parents and puts it in Mrs. Krabappel's coffee. After Mrs. Krabappel gets drunk she makes a scene which results in her getting fired. As a result, Bart and Milhouse buy a book called "The Answer". Following the instructions of the book, Bart and Mrs. Krabappel build a Muffin store called Edna's Edibles. That's when Bart confesses that he was the one who put alcohol in Mrs. Krabappel's coffee. Mrs. Krabappel is angry with Bart and leaves and tears the book with the batter mixer.

Meanwhile, at Springfield Elementary, a new teacher called Zachary Vaughn teaches Bart's class and gives everyone their cellphones back, everyone loves him, except Bart. He still misses Mrs. Krabappel. Bart was going to put alcohol in Zachary's drink as well but backs out at the last second and decides to tell Principal Skinner instead. While he is confessing he and Skinner hear someone yelling in the hallway. It was Zachary, shouting drunkenly that he hates children. Skinner initially thinks Bart spiked his drink, and states that he thought Bart told him that he didn't spike it, to which Bart confirms again that he didn't, with Zachary confirming Bart's statement, as he has a tendency to spike his own drink. Willie takes him away (muttering that it always happens to the good ones as he does so), although not before Zachary attempts to defame the faculty by claiming that they just want to control the students. And Mrs. Krabappel gets her job back, although she does get her revenge on the students for causing her to get fired in the first place by giving them extremely stale muffins.


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