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"'''How The Test Was Won'''" is the eleventh episode of [[Season 20]], which aired on March 1, 2009. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Lance Kramer]]. | "'''How The Test Was Won'''" is the eleventh episode of [[Season 20]], which aired on March 1, 2009. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Lance Kramer]]. | ||
| − | [[Bart]] joins [[Ralph Wiggum|Ralph]] and the school's bullies on a trip to Capital City so they don't bring down the school's score on a national achievement test; [[Lisa]], rattled by her score of "only" 96 percent on a practice test, has trouble with the real thing; [[Homer]] forgets to deliver an insurance payment on time and has to prevent anybody from getting hurt in his house | + | [[Bart]] joins [[Ralph Wiggum|Ralph]] and the school's bullies on a trip to Capital City so they don't bring down the school's score on a national achievement test; [[Lisa]], rattled by her score of "only" 96 percent on a practice test, has trouble with the real thing; [[Homer]] forgets to deliver an insurance payment on time and has to prevent anybody from getting hurt in his house |
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[Bart]] accidentally receives a perfect score on a practice test for the upcoming Vice President's Assessment Test, by writing "Slurp My Snot" across his page. This enables him to attend a special pizza party, with a helicopter as his escort. However, it turns out to be a clever plan to purge the school of all bad test takers. Bart didn't receive a perfect score and the helicopter is a disguised school bus. He, [[Nelson]], [[Ralph]], [[Kearney]], [[Dolph]], and [[Jimbo]] are driven to [[Capital City]] by [[Otto]], along with [[Principal Skinner]], who was pushed onboard the bus by [[Superintendent Chalmers]]. On the way, Ralph stops for a bathroom break, and the bus is disassembled by a vandal (while Otto is still sitting in it). The group attempts to walk the rest of the way, but they lose Ralph on a garbage barge. Skinner signals for a piano cargo ship to rescue Ralph with its crane, but he accidentally stuns the driver. Skinner rescues Ralph himself by jumping onboard the crate hoisted by the crane and using the law of conservation of angular momentum. He lands on the barge and the kids and Otto follow him. As it turns out, the garbage barge they have all landed on is headed towards [[Springfield Elementary]]. The boys now believe that education is impressive due to Skinner's saving the day, and so Skinner reads The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the boys until they arrive, which they enjoy. | [[Bart]] accidentally receives a perfect score on a practice test for the upcoming Vice President's Assessment Test, by writing "Slurp My Snot" across his page. This enables him to attend a special pizza party, with a helicopter as his escort. However, it turns out to be a clever plan to purge the school of all bad test takers. Bart didn't receive a perfect score and the helicopter is a disguised school bus. He, [[Nelson]], [[Ralph]], [[Kearney]], [[Dolph]], and [[Jimbo]] are driven to [[Capital City]] by [[Otto]], along with [[Principal Skinner]], who was pushed onboard the bus by [[Superintendent Chalmers]]. On the way, Ralph stops for a bathroom break, and the bus is disassembled by a vandal (while Otto is still sitting in it). The group attempts to walk the rest of the way, but they lose Ralph on a garbage barge. Skinner signals for a piano cargo ship to rescue Ralph with its crane, but he accidentally stuns the driver. Skinner rescues Ralph himself by jumping onboard the crate hoisted by the crane and using the law of conservation of angular momentum. He lands on the barge and the kids and Otto follow him. As it turns out, the garbage barge they have all landed on is headed towards [[Springfield Elementary]]. The boys now believe that education is impressive due to Skinner's saving the day, and so Skinner reads The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the boys until they arrive, which they enjoy. | ||
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Episode Information
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"How The Test Was Won" is the eleventh episode of Season 20, which aired on March 1, 2009. The episode was written by Michael Price and directed by Lance Kramer.
Bart joins Ralph and the school's bullies on a trip to Capital City so they don't bring down the school's score on a national achievement test; Lisa, rattled by her score of "only" 96 percent on a practice test, has trouble with the real thing; Homer forgets to deliver an insurance payment on time and has to prevent anybody from getting hurt in his house
Plot
Bart accidentally receives a perfect score on a practice test for the upcoming Vice President's Assessment Test, by writing "Slurp My Snot" across his page. This enables him to attend a special pizza party, with a helicopter as his escort. However, it turns out to be a clever plan to purge the school of all bad test takers. Bart didn't receive a perfect score and the helicopter is a disguised school bus. He, Nelson, Ralph, Kearney, Dolph, and Jimbo are driven to Capital City by Otto, along with Principal Skinner, who was pushed onboard the bus by Superintendent Chalmers. On the way, Ralph stops for a bathroom break, and the bus is disassembled by a vandal (while Otto is still sitting in it). The group attempts to walk the rest of the way, but they lose Ralph on a garbage barge. Skinner signals for a piano cargo ship to rescue Ralph with its crane, but he accidentally stuns the driver. Skinner rescues Ralph himself by jumping onboard the crate hoisted by the crane and using the law of conservation of angular momentum. He lands on the barge and the kids and Otto follow him. As it turns out, the garbage barge they have all landed on is headed towards Springfield Elementary. The boys now believe that education is impressive due to Skinner's saving the day, and so Skinner reads The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the boys until they arrive, which they enjoy. Meanwhile, Homer is late making an insurance payment, and won't be insured until 3:00 PM, so he can't hurt himself until then. Images of injuries flood his mind when he gets home, envisioning Marge's book club being killed by a series of freak accidents. He has to keep the entire book club safe while he is still uninsured, but ends up throwing a knife in Mr. Burns head at 3:01 as he randomly walks onto the Simpsons' property. Marge, however, is pleased to know what Homer can and can't do. At school, Lisa is unable to focus on the test, as the thought of Bart being smarter torments her. When the test ends, she hasn't answered a single question. However, Skinner returns just in time to cancel the test and lift the school's ban on dancing.
