They Saved Lisa's Brain
"They Saved Lisa's Brain"
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Episode Information
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"They Saved Lisa's Brain" is the twenty-second episode of the tenth season. The episodes features Lisa joining a group called "MENSA" for Springfield's most intelligent.
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Plot
The citizens of Springfield take part in a contest hosted by KBBL Radio to see who can do the most stupidest thing. Lisa is very disgusted by this as it shows how dumb the town is, especially with participants like Bart swallowing various objects and Homer dressing himself with popcorn kernels and popping them with hair dryers. After the judges reveal the scores, the participants revolt and start a riot. Lisa is disgusted and writes a letter to the newspaper criticizing the town's lack of refinement. Lisa's letter is published and she is called to a house for a secret meeting. Upon visiting the place, she is welcomed as a member of Mensa, a group of highly intelligent people.
During a recreation of the renaissance in Springfield Park, their gazebo is unrightfully being used by Lenny, Carl, Barney, and Chief Wiggum. Outraged by the way things are run in their city, they confront Mayor Quimby for their grievances, who mistakenly thinks they are indicting him for corruption and flees town indefinitely. Now without a leader, they consult the city's constitution, which allows for the most educated citizens to run office on his behalf. The newly appointed leader then takes this opportunity to make beneficent changes to Springfield, including euphemizing jury duty to "the Justice Squadron" to encourage more people to attend and implementing clocks to run on the metric system. However, their governance starts crumbling when each member selfishly decides to pass laws on their own without consulting with the others. During a town meeting in the park, they openly argue about which laws ought to be passed, when Steven Hawking makes a surprise visit and criticizes their falling utopia. The town falls into a riot and Hawking reassures Lisa that sometimes even the most intelligent are fallible.
In the subplot, Homer steals a prize from the gross-out contest and gets a coupon for a free pornographic photo session. He shows his pictures to Marge, but to his dismay, she is more fascinated by the background setting than Homer's sex appeal.
Production
This episode marks the first appearance of Lindsey Naegle, who had previously appeared in other episodes (The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show and Girly Edition), but as unnamed network executive.
Cultural references
The title of the this episode is a reference to the sci-fi movie, They Saved Hitler's Brain.
Homer Simpson mistakes Steven Hawking for Larry Flynt, the founder of Hustler Magazine, who was stricken to a wheelchair because of an assassination attempt.
Trivia
- In the dog track scene, Mayor Quimby can be seen in the stands, even though he earlier fled Springfield thinking MENSA had dirt on his corruption.
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