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The citizens of [[Springfield]] take part in a contest hosted by [[KBBL radio]] to see who can do the stupidest thing. [[Lisa]] who is forced by [[Marge]] to watch is very disgusted by this as it shows how dumb the town is, especially with participants like [[Bart]] swallowing various objects and [[Homer]] singing while dressed in a suit made of popcorn kernels and popping them with hair dryers. After the judges reveal the winner, themselves for watching the contestants make spectacles of themselves 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 but is annoyed when no one will read it (Homer would rather sit still and do nothing than read her article). She receives a letter to go to a house for a secret meeting. Upon visiting the place, she is welcomed as a member of Springfield's MENSA chapter, a group of highly intelligent people.
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After the show {{Cmc|Ethnic Mismatch Comedy|644}} is canceled, a commercial for the [[How Low Will You Go?]] competition, sponsored by [[Grandma Plopwell's Pudding]], plays. The competition takes place at [[KBBL Radio]] and many people of [[Springfield]] participate. After the acts all take place, [[Rainier Wolfcastle]], who was one of the judges on the panel, declares himself the winner for having to put up with all the losers taking part. This annoys the contestants, who start a riot. Whilst [[Lisa]] watches the riot take place, she gets embarrassed over how the people are acting.
  
During a recreation of the renaissance in Springfield Park, their gazebo is unrightfully being used by [[Lenny]], [[Carl]], and [[Barney]], who stand around drinking and tell [[Dr. Hibbert]] to beat it when he says that MENSA booked the gazebo. When they complain to [[Chief Wiggum]] he ignores them and joins the others in drinking. Outraged that, as Hibbert put it, "they live in a town were the smartest have no power and the stupidest run everything", they confront [[Mayor Quimby]] for their grievances, who mistakenly thinks they found he stole lottery money 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 beneficial changes to Springfield, including euphemizing jury duty to "the Justice Squadron" to encourage more people to attend, remove the green light from the traffic lights 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 [[Stephen 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. Except him, of course. Marge tells Lisa that everyone has a different idea of the perfect world, only to be caught by Hawking reading that message off his computer screen.
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When Lisa gets home, she writes a letter for the newspaper, complaining about the fact the people of Springfield had lost their last bit of civility. [[Homer]] then enters Lisa's room and reveals that he managed to steal the second place prize from the competition. He opens the envelope to find that it's a ticket for a free photography session from [[Boudoir Photography]]. The next day, Lisa goes around town asking people if they had read her letter in the paper. Nobody she spoke to had done which upset Lisa. Lisa went back to her room and a paper airplane came through the window. Lisa opened the plane up and found a note telling her to go to [[13 Euclid Street]]. When Lisa arrives, she finds the headquarters of Springfield's division of [[Mensa International|Mensa]].
  
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.
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Lisa gets to know the other members of Mensa and is invited to join them. They tell Lisa that they had considered asking her to join already, but her letter was what made them ask her. Lisa then started to hang out with the other Mensa members. Back at home, Homer decided to call Boudoir Photography and get his session booked. At dinner time, Lisa tries to tell her family what she's been up to, but Homer doesn't care. The next day comes along and Homer has his photography session. The session gets interrupted by [[Bart]], who ends up looking through the window to see what Homer was doing. Homer then organizes to reschedule the session with the [[boudoir photographer]].
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At the [[Springfield Park]], the Mensa members find that the gazebo they had booked for a Renaissance reenactment had been taken over by the barflies. [[Principal Skinner]] asks them to leave as they had the gazebo booked, but they refused. [[Chief Wiggum]] then refused to help them too and started to drink with the barflies. The Mensa members head to the [[Town Hall]] to confront [[Mayor Quimby]] about the laws about gazebo bookings. However, Quimby got scared, thinking they were there about his corruption, and fled the town. After reading the town charter, the Mensa members realize that they had the right to rule the town, being learned citizens.
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The Mensa members get to work trying to improve the town in their own ways. Meanwhile, Homer had his rescheduled photography session in the basement of the house, which had been dressed up with drapes and cushions. However, when he showed the photographs to [[Marge]], she was more interested in how the basement looked rather than Homer. Back at Town Hall, the members of Mensa started to argue over the things they wanted to implement. They eventually all came up with different plans, without informing each other. When they went to announce these plans to the people of Springfield, people weren't impressed, including the other members of Mensa. This led to arguments between them and the townspeople.
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Whilst everyone was arguing, {{Ch|Stephen Hawking}} showed up after coming to Springfield to see the utopia that the Mensa members had promised. Hawking was not impressed and said that they had been corrupted by power. A fight breaks out as the townspeople try to attack the smart people and the gazebo gets destroyed in the process. As everyone escapes the gazebo, Stephen Hawking grabs Lisa, using an extension from his wheelchair, and flies them both to safety. Hawking tells Lisa that she shouldn't feel bad about what happened. Homer and Stephen Hawking then go to [[Moe's Tavern]] together for beers.
  
 
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== Production ==
This episode marks the first named appearance of [[Lindsey Naegle]]. She had previously appeared in other episodes ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]" and "[[Girly Edition]]"), but as an unnamed network executive.
 
 
 
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Revision as of 12:17, January 26, 2022

Season 10 Episode
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"They Saved Lisa's Brain"
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"They Saved Lisa's Brain"
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Episode Information
Episode number: 225
Season number: S10 E22
Production code: AABF18
Original airdate: May 9, 1999
Chalkboard gag: "No one wants to hear from my armpits"
Couch gag: The Simpsons are on the couch, which is floating in the open sea; an iceberg crashes into it, sinking the couch.
Guest star(s): Stephen Hawking as himself
Showrunner: [[Mike Scully]]
Written by: Matt Selman
Directed by: Pete Michels
DVD features



"They Saved Lisa's Brain" is the twenty-second episode of season 10 of The Simpsons and the two-hundred and twenty-fifth episode overall. It originally aired on May 9, 1999. The episode was written by Matt Selman and directed by Pete Michels. It guest stars Stephen Hawking as himself.

Synopsis

"Lisa is invited to join the local MENSA society after penning an inspiring letter over Springfield's complete humiliation at the hands of her father."


Plot

Promo image for the episode

After the show Ethnic Mismatch Comedy #644 is canceled, a commercial for the How Low Will You Go? competition, sponsored by Grandma Plopwell's Pudding, plays. The competition takes place at KBBL Radio and many people of Springfield participate. After the acts all take place, Rainier Wolfcastle, who was one of the judges on the panel, declares himself the winner for having to put up with all the losers taking part. This annoys the contestants, who start a riot. Whilst Lisa watches the riot take place, she gets embarrassed over how the people are acting.

When Lisa gets home, she writes a letter for the newspaper, complaining about the fact the people of Springfield had lost their last bit of civility. Homer then enters Lisa's room and reveals that he managed to steal the second place prize from the competition. He opens the envelope to find that it's a ticket for a free photography session from Boudoir Photography. The next day, Lisa goes around town asking people if they had read her letter in the paper. Nobody she spoke to had done which upset Lisa. Lisa went back to her room and a paper airplane came through the window. Lisa opened the plane up and found a note telling her to go to 13 Euclid Street. When Lisa arrives, she finds the headquarters of Springfield's division of Mensa.

Lisa gets to know the other members of Mensa and is invited to join them. They tell Lisa that they had considered asking her to join already, but her letter was what made them ask her. Lisa then started to hang out with the other Mensa members. Back at home, Homer decided to call Boudoir Photography and get his session booked. At dinner time, Lisa tries to tell her family what she's been up to, but Homer doesn't care. The next day comes along and Homer has his photography session. The session gets interrupted by Bart, who ends up looking through the window to see what Homer was doing. Homer then organizes to reschedule the session with the boudoir photographer.

At the Springfield Park, the Mensa members find that the gazebo they had booked for a Renaissance reenactment had been taken over by the barflies. Principal Skinner asks them to leave as they had the gazebo booked, but they refused. Chief Wiggum then refused to help them too and started to drink with the barflies. The Mensa members head to the Town Hall to confront Mayor Quimby about the laws about gazebo bookings. However, Quimby got scared, thinking they were there about his corruption, and fled the town. After reading the town charter, the Mensa members realize that they had the right to rule the town, being learned citizens.

The Mensa members get to work trying to improve the town in their own ways. Meanwhile, Homer had his rescheduled photography session in the basement of the house, which had been dressed up with drapes and cushions. However, when he showed the photographs to Marge, she was more interested in how the basement looked rather than Homer. Back at Town Hall, the members of Mensa started to argue over the things they wanted to implement. They eventually all came up with different plans, without informing each other. When they went to announce these plans to the people of Springfield, people weren't impressed, including the other members of Mensa. This led to arguments between them and the townspeople.

Whilst everyone was arguing, Stephen Hawking showed up after coming to Springfield to see the utopia that the Mensa members had promised. Hawking was not impressed and said that they had been corrupted by power. A fight breaks out as the townspeople try to attack the smart people and the gazebo gets destroyed in the process. As everyone escapes the gazebo, Stephen Hawking grabs Lisa, using an extension from his wheelchair, and flies them both to safety. Hawking tells Lisa that she shouldn't feel bad about what happened. Homer and Stephen Hawking then go to Moe's Tavern together for beers.

Production


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