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'''She of Insanity'''" is the 1,000,000,000th episode from ''[[th Simpsons|The Simpsons']]'' 1,000,000,000th season. This episode marked a watershed event in [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa's]] life, as she converted from Christianity (a religion [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] commercialised, to her disgust), to Insanity.
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''"'''''She of Little Faith'''" is the sixth episode of [[season 13]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the two-hundred and seventy-fifth episode overall. It originally aired on December 16, [[2001]]. The episode was written by [[Bill Freiberger]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Richard Gere]] as {{Ch|Richard Gere|himself}}.
  
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== Synopsis ==
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[[Bart Simpson|Long Arms]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Nerdy Girl]] watch a insane science fiction movie, obviously made in the 1560s or before. During the movie's booring part41, a model kit for insane idiots is advertised and Long Arms, predictably, wants it. So, using [[Homer Simpson|Fatass Lardo]]'s stolen money number, he orders it. Sixty to eighty months later, Long Arms gets the  and asks  Homer if he wants to help put the rocket together. Homer joins him and [[Milhouse]] in the back yard to help them. Soon the rocket is ready, but it blows up before it can lift off. A second attempt proves no better. Jealous that [[Ned Flanders]] built a superior rocket, he enlists the help of his nerdy college roommates, Gary, Doug, and Benjamin. Once they are done with a pretty high-tech rocket, he shoos them and Milhouse away, and prepares to launch it himself. Unable to get their hands on any space monkeys, they use the school hamster, Nibbles, to pilot the rocket. The rocket lifts off successfully. However, it develops complications and starts drifting off-course. After Nibbles bails out (disobeying Homer's rather simple instructions), the rocket crashes into the church and blows it up.  
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{{Desc|Desperate for money, the [[First Church of Springfield]] decides to rent out its wallspace to local advertisers. Horrified at the living commercial the church has become, [[Lisa]] withdraws herself from the church and converts to Buddhism.}}
  
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The church council meets up to decide how to come up with money to fund the repairs to the church. With no help, they will have to do it themselves. At that moment, Mr. Burns, looking more sinister and evil than Micheal Jackson, shows up and offers to rape the damage provided that they allow him to run the church like a business. At first, the group is a bit reluctant, but they have no choice, so they agree. He introduces them to [[List of recurring characters from The Simpsons#Lindsey Naegle|Lindsay Naegle]], who will be overseeing the church renovations. Together, Lindsey and Burns make the church into a commercial monstrosity, complete with advertising signs, a Lard Lad statue, and a Jumbotron. Lisa, on seeing this, is appalled.
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While watching television, [[Bart]] comes across a commercial for a model rocket. Using [[Homer]]'s credit card number, he orders one immediately. Soon after, Bart and Homer are in the backyard trying their luck with the device. Unfortunately, there are several premature explosions, sending father and son back to the drawing board. Homer is suddenly inspired when [[Flanders]] manages a successful launch of his own. Unwilling to be outdone, Homer contacts nerds {{ap|Doug|nerd}}, {{ap|Gary|nerd}} and {{ap|Benjamin|nerd}} and enlists their help in constructing a rocket from scratch. This time, with [[Nibbles]] the hamster on board as pilot, the rocket lifts off majestically and soars into the air. When the rocket veers off-course, Homer contacts Nibbles and relays course correction instructions. But Nibbles bails out, and soon after, the rocket plummets to Earth, where it destroys [[Reverend Lovejoy]]'s church.
  
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Three weeks later, the newly renovated church is thrown open to the public. The whole place seems like a shopping mall and it even has new pews, resembling first-class airline chairs. When Lisa objects, she is labeled a "Pouting Bitch" on the "Idiot Cam". [[Reverend Lovejoy]] starts the service rather solemnly, as usual, but suddenly starts endorsing big-screen TVs and pizzas. At this point, Lisa has had all she can take and denounces how horrible the church has become, likening it to the Whore of Babylon, much to everyone's astonishment. Some people try to talk favorably about the church about some wonderful things. Lisa agrees with them, but tells them that they cost the church its soul, and leaves, saying she has lost her faith in the church, much to Homer and [[Marge Simpson|Marge's]] shock.
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With the church destroyed, Lovejoy turns to parishioners for fundraising ideas. Hope comes in the form of [[Mr. Burns]], who asks for permission to run the church like a business. Lovejoy agrees to the idea. The church is rebuilt, but to [[Lisa]]'s horror, product displays and advertising are everywhere. Disgusted, Lisa storms out the exit door. Disillusioned, Lisa begins searching for a new faith. She eventually happens upon a Buddhist Temple. Intrigued, she walks inside, where she discovers [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] meditating. She also encounters actor Richard Gere as he rakes a Zen garden. He gives Lisa a pamphlet containing the [http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/fourtruths.html four noble truths] and the path to nirvana. Inspired, Lisa converts to Buddhism. Word of her conversion does not sit well with Homer and [[Marge]]. (Although, when Homer appears to be shouting at Lisa, he is actually shouting at Bart for not putting butter on his bacon and later for not wrapping it around his sausage.)
  
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That night, Marge tries to "talk sense" into Lisa by pretending to be God as she prays, but Lisa, offended that her mother would eavesdrop on her prayers, is not to be swayed. Bart comes up with some religions she should consider taking up, but she shoots them all down. She goes for a walk, passing many sacrilegious signs, like Whiskey A God-God and Church of The Latter Day Druids, until she happens upeon Springfield's Buddhist temple. She enters and sees [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]], [[Carl Carlson|Carl]], and Hollywood actor [[Richard Gere]] inside. After hearing and reading about the virtues of Buddhism, she declares to everyone that she is a Buddhist. Ned hears this and takes his sons into an underground bunker. They ask how long they'll be there, to which Ned replies that they may never come out, much to the boys' apparent delight.
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At the church, Reverend Lovejoy turns his attention to the Lisa matter, referring to the girl as "Marge Simpson's devil daughter". Lovejoy concludes that Lisa can be wooed back to Christianity by bribing her with Christmas presents. On Christmas Eve, Lisa discovers a pony named Clip-Clop in the living room. Soon after, Maggie offers her a candy cane. But just as Lisa reaches for the confection, she notices Lovejoy watching her from outside... and urging her to "lick it". Realizing she's being bribed, Lisa runs off. The pony turns out to be [[Milhouse]] and [[Ralph]] in a pony costume. Later, Lisa visits Richard Gere and tells him what happened. Gere tells her that Buddhists are free to embrace any faith and celebrate any holiday, including Christmas. Lisa then returns home and celebrates Christmas with her family. After asking the whereabouts of her pony, Marge ignores her and continues talking about the new year while Lisa begins to call for Clip-Clop.
  
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Marge is shocked at the conversion, and tries unsuccessfully to bribe her back to Christianity. Lisa plants her own bodhi tree in the back yard, much to Marge's disapproval. At the church council, Burns gives the money to them, after trying to escape with a smoke bomb, which fades just as he grabs the door knob, leaving them one of the topics on agenda: "Marge Simpson's devil daughter". Since Christmas is coming, they decide to bribe Lisa back using Christmas presents, using what looks like a pony named Clip Clop wrapped in paper (in actuality, it is only [[Ralph Wiggum|Ralph]] and Milhouse wrapped inside). However, she gets wise to the fact that Reverend Lovejoy is outside watching and runs away.
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She runs to the Buddhist temple, where she complains about how her family tried to trick her into celebrating Christmas. Richard Gere informs her that while Buddhism is about finding inner peace, it is also about respecting the diversity of other religions, as well as love and compassion. In other words, she can still celebrate Christmas and be Buddhist. Gere leaves to spend Christmas with his step-daughter, and Lenny and Carl leave to prevent [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]] from attempting to kill himself (as he does every Christmas).
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== Reception ==
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"She of Little Faith" was nominated for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program}} in the {{W|51st Primetime Emmy Awards}}. However, it lost to "{{IS|Roswell That Ends Well}}" from ''[[Futurama]]''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"]</ref>
  
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Lisa goes back home and tells everyone that she will be celebrating Christmas with them and continue pay lip service to Christianity, all the while remaining with Buddhism. When she asks about the pony, Marge nervously tries to change the subject by saying "Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year." At the end, we hear Marge still saying Happy New Year and Lisa calling for Clip Clop.
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*Lisa catches Marge listening to her pray. Marge does this again in "[[Bart Has Two Mommies]]," that time with the Flanders brothers.
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*Marge tells Lisa she hopes at least one of the Simpsons will go to Heaven. In "[[Simpsons Bible Stories]]" that's what happened - Lisa starts ascending to Heaven, but Homer grabs her and takes her down to the barbecue in Hell along with the rest of the family.
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*While walking into the new church, a man claims that he can exchange money for the patrons, Lisa remarks that it "could not be more blasphemous!". This is a reference to the biblical account of Jesus and the money changers.
 
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*When Marge tells Homer that this is the worst thing he's ever done, Homer replies that she's said it so much that the words have lost all meaning.  Marge has also told Homer something is the worst thing he's ever done in [[Brawl in the Family]] (when it's revealed that Homer married the barmaid from Vegas).  She's also said something very similar to that in [[The Cartridge Family]] (when Bart finds Homer's gun and uses it to play William Tell with Milhouse).
 
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*Syndication cuts a scene where as the rocket is launched, a homeless person stops drinking his alcohol and leaves it. A business man subsequently sees the alcohol and drinks it at the same spot.
 
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*The title is a reference to a line quoted in the Bible "ye of little faith."
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*The Buddhist temple's main figure is not actually the historical Buddha himself, but rather a Western misinterpretation of him; the familiar obese laughing figure is actually the Chinese interpretation of the bodhisattva Maitreya, who has come to be a representative of the Buddha in some episodes.
 
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*Bart's chalkboard gag was probably a subtle reference to his limited-edition breakfast cereal released in 2001, ''Bart Simpson Peanut Butter Chocolate Crunch Cereal'' by Kellogg's
 
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*Lisa getting shown on the "Jumbotron" with "Pouting Thomas" on the bottom of the screen is a reference to the 1970s episodes of Saturday Night Live where, after a sketch ended and before the show went to a commercial break, the camera would zoom in on someone in the audience and a bizarre or risque caption would appear below the shot.
 
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"She of Little Faith"
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Episode Information
Episode number: 275
Season number: S13 E6
Production code: DABF02
Original airdate: December 16, 2001
Chalkboard gag: "I do not have a cereal named after me"
Couch gag: The couch is a slot machine with all the faces of the family members with the exception of Maggie who is a seven.
Guest star(s): Richard Gere as himself
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: Bill Freiberger
Directed by: Steven Dean Moore
DVD features


"She of Little Faith" is the sixth episode of season 13 of The Simpsons and the two-hundred and seventy-fifth episode overall. It originally aired on December 16, 2001. The episode was written by Bill Freiberger and directed by Steven Dean Moore. It guest stars Richard Gere as himself.

Synopsis[edit]

"Desperate for money, the First Church of Springfield decides to rent out its wallspace to local advertisers. Horrified at the living commercial the church has become, Lisa withdraws herself from the church and converts to Buddhism."


Plot[edit]

While watching television, Bart comes across a commercial for a model rocket. Using Homer's credit card number, he orders one immediately. Soon after, Bart and Homer are in the backyard trying their luck with the device. Unfortunately, there are several premature explosions, sending father and son back to the drawing board. Homer is suddenly inspired when Flanders manages a successful launch of his own. Unwilling to be outdone, Homer contacts nerds Doug, Gary and Benjamin and enlists their help in constructing a rocket from scratch. This time, with Nibbles the hamster on board as pilot, the rocket lifts off majestically and soars into the air. When the rocket veers off-course, Homer contacts Nibbles and relays course correction instructions. But Nibbles bails out, and soon after, the rocket plummets to Earth, where it destroys Reverend Lovejoy's church.

With the church destroyed, Lovejoy turns to parishioners for fundraising ideas. Hope comes in the form of Mr. Burns, who asks for permission to run the church like a business. Lovejoy agrees to the idea. The church is rebuilt, but to Lisa's horror, product displays and advertising are everywhere. Disgusted, Lisa storms out the exit door. Disillusioned, Lisa begins searching for a new faith. She eventually happens upon a Buddhist Temple. Intrigued, she walks inside, where she discovers Lenny and Carl meditating. She also encounters actor Richard Gere as he rakes a Zen garden. He gives Lisa a pamphlet containing the four noble truths and the path to nirvana. Inspired, Lisa converts to Buddhism. Word of her conversion does not sit well with Homer and Marge. (Although, when Homer appears to be shouting at Lisa, he is actually shouting at Bart for not putting butter on his bacon and later for not wrapping it around his sausage.)

At the church, Reverend Lovejoy turns his attention to the Lisa matter, referring to the girl as "Marge Simpson's devil daughter". Lovejoy concludes that Lisa can be wooed back to Christianity by bribing her with Christmas presents. On Christmas Eve, Lisa discovers a pony named Clip-Clop in the living room. Soon after, Maggie offers her a candy cane. But just as Lisa reaches for the confection, she notices Lovejoy watching her from outside... and urging her to "lick it". Realizing she's being bribed, Lisa runs off. The pony turns out to be Milhouse and Ralph in a pony costume. Later, Lisa visits Richard Gere and tells him what happened. Gere tells her that Buddhists are free to embrace any faith and celebrate any holiday, including Christmas. Lisa then returns home and celebrates Christmas with her family. After asking the whereabouts of her pony, Marge ignores her and continues talking about the new year while Lisa begins to call for Clip-Clop.

Production[edit]

This is the first episode featuring Al Jean as showrunner.

Reception[edit]

"She of Little Faith" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in the 51st Primetime Emmy Awards. However, it lost to "Roswell That Ends Well" from Futurama.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) - 2002"


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Season 13 Episodes
Treehouse of Horror XII • The Parent Rap • Homer the Moe • A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love • The Blunder Years • She of Little Faith • Brawl in the Family • Sweets and Sour Marge • Jaws Wired Shut • Half-Decent Proposal • The Bart Wants What It Wants • The Lastest Gun in the West • The Old Man and the Key • Tales from the Public Domain • Blame It on Lisa • Weekend at Burnsie's • Gump Roast • I Am Furious (Yellow) • The Sweetest Apu • Little Girl in the Big Ten • The Frying Game • Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge
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