Rate & Review: "Bart Vs. Lisa Vs. The Third Grade" (DABF20)

[Mike Scully]

For me, season 10 started out best.

season 10
Wizard of Evergreen Terrace (C)
Bart the Mother (B)
THOH9 (B)

season 11
Beyond Blunderdome (C)
Brother's Little Helper (C+)
Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner (C)

season 12
THOH11 (B)
A Tale of Two Springfields (D+)
Insane Clown Poppy (C+)

season 13
THOH12 (B)
The Parent Rap (C)
Homer the Moe (D+)

season 14
THOH13 (C-)
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation (C+)
Bart vs Lisa vs 3rd Grade (C+)

God, the things I do when procrastinating.

[Munkybutt]

It was nice to see an ep. with an actual story line again instead of just a bunch of inane stuff that happens without any rhyme or reason.

[The Governor]

For me, also, ten started out the best.

season 10
Wizard of Evergreen Terrace (C-)
Bart the Mother (B+)
THOH9 (A)

season 11
Beyond Blunderdome (F)
Brother's Little Helper (D)
Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner (D)

season 12
THOH11 (B-)
A Tale of Two Springfields (F)
Insane Clown Poppy (A-)

season 13
THOH12 (B-)

The Parent Rap (D+)The "plus" is for not having a stupid guest playing themself.

Homer the Moe (D+)

season 14
THOH13 (C+)
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation (D-)
Bart vs Lisa vs 3rd Grade (C+)

[Matty]

Originally posted by Jake

The Parent Rap (D+)The "plus" is for not having a stupid guest playing themself.

Homer the Moe (D+)

Shouldnt Homer the Moe get a D then?


Season 10:
Wizard of Evergreen Terrace: 7,5/10
Bart the Mother: 6/10
THOH 9: 10/10

Season 11:

Beyond Blunderdome: 8/10
Brother's Little Helper: 4/10
Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?: 9/10

Season 12:

THOH XI: 7,5/10
Tale of Two Springfields: 6-/10
Insane Clown Poppy: 7/10

Season 13:

THOH XII: 6,5/10
Parent Rap: 4/10
Homer the Moe: 2/10

Season 14:

THOH XIII: 7/10
How I Spent my Strummer Vacation: 6,5/10
Bart vs Lisa vs 3rd Grade: 6/10

I guess 10 wins this round
Interesting how season 13 started out the worst, yet is the best season of ' em at the moment

[wee raging wilie]

i did not get to see it thanx to my fox showing a movie.. a long kiss goonight or something.. Man i hate them..

[Kamikaze_chimp]

I had high hopes for this ep, the idea for bart and lisa both in the same grade was great. But the fact that most of the ep didn't focus on bart being smarter than lisa like i had hoped. Most of it focused on bart and lisa fighting instead. They also didn't build the plot much. I would have loved more classroom seens from 3rd grade. Plus other than the tv show parodies and MC Safety and the caution crew it was'nt that funny to me. I chuckled some but there werent too many lol hilarious moment. Also the ending was very abrupt, i was expecting a few more minutes but it just ended there.

All in all a decent ep, but not as good as last Strummer in my opinion. 5.5/10(voting for a generous 3/5)

[Lance_Murdock]

This episode blew chunks like last week's "Strummer."

'nuf said.

[Lady2Hotty]

It was good to see the full opening again, it felt like forever since I saw the entire thing. Kind of gave me the hope that the ep would center around the family again instead of just Homer. I was pleased with this episode for that reason, I give it a 4/5 or maybe a 5/5, I havent decided yet.

[Nasty_b]

Good episode.

[Dark Homer]

Plot: OK. 3/5

Characterization: 5/5 Bart assumes the role as big brother, seemingly a first; Lisa is a small child and not the incredible braniac in other episodes; Skinner is his usual bland self. Good usage of second-season characters.

Layouts: 3/5. Nothing too fancy. Nice scene with Bart's test turning into a remote.

Voicework: 4/5. Smith managed to make Lisa a vulnerable and innocent little girl. Very nice work from whoever did the voice of the clown.

Best Lines: "This Confederate flag is an embarrasment, particularly as we are technically a Northern state." "It's finally happened, Bart. You've lost your mind."

Best Scenes: Bart losing his mind while taking a test, MC Safety and the Caution Crew

Worst Scene: The Field Trip Memorial scene seemed pointless and rather kind of violent.

Overall: Nothing really bad, but not all that memorable either. More of a "normal" episode. 4/5.

Afterthoughts:Excellent "state" jokes. The promos for "Large Marge" scare me.


Futurama: 5/5
Home Movies: 5/5
Saddle Rash: 3/5
Sealab 2021: 4/5
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: 4/5
The Brak Show: 5/5
Space Ghost: 4/5

[Brian S.]

a good episode, i throughly enjoyed thee.

4/5.

[Jessfrogger88]

I really liked this episode it was by no means perfect. The first act was preety flawless. I loved the japanesse friends, animal survivor, bart's hallucinations. Act 2 was ok but i didn't like there new teacher she had a real fake unlike simpsonlike quality about her. the thrid act wasn't that good but overall i enjoyed it. 7/10

[I Am Lion-O]

its gets a passing B, so far thi season is better than last.

[Urts]

Seeing as how many others have been comparing the first three episodes of the last few seasons, I guess I'll do the same.

Season 10:
Wizard of Evergreen Terrace: 4/5
Bart the Mother: 3.5/5
THOH 9: 4/5

Season 11:
Beyond Blunderdome: 3.5/5(Yes, I can actually stand this episode.)
Brother's Little Helper: 4/5
Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?: 4/5

Season 12:
THOH XI: 4/5
Tale of Two Springfields: 3/5
Insane Clown Poppy: 3.5/5

Season 13:
THOH XII: 4/5
The Parent Rap: 3/5
Homer the Moe: 2.5/5

Season 14:
THOH XIII: 4/5
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation: 4/5
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade: 4/5

[DotheBartman]

Season 10:
Wizard of Evergreen Terrace: D
Bart the Mother: B
THOH IX: B+/A-

Season 11:
Beyond Blunderdome: D-
Brother's Little Helper: B-/C+
Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner: D

Season 12
THOH XI: B/B-
Tale of Two Springfields: D (I liked it at the time for some reason, but in retrospect I'd hate it if I watched it again)
Insane Clown Poppy: D+/C-

Season 13
THOH XII: C+
The Parent Rap: C+
Homer the Moe: F (fifth worst episode yet)

Season 14
THOH XIII: D
How I Spent My...: D/D- (not in the top five, but one of the worst yet)
Bart vs. Lisa...: C+

Season 10 started out the best, since it actually had two out of three episodes that were pretty enjoyable, rather then just one or none at all (the "C" range ones indicate a mediocre and largely forgettable experience)

[tim_duncan2000]

I just saw this episode, and I didn't think it was that bad at all. Sure, it wasn't great, but it wasn't as bad as a lot of other episodes from the past few seasons. I liked how Bart got the questions right because he'd taken the test before and I didn't think Bart's flag prank was too bad. I'd give it a 4/5.

[tim_duncan2000]

Originally posted by SideshowTim
You americans are so lucky In australia we have to wait till february for season 14!

If you know how to get on IRC, you can download them there. I'm sorry if you don't know how to do it, because you now will have to wait until February.

[Simpson Purist]

Bumped for Cheesemonkey and the people on other side of the pond .

[snrub]

Thanks Simpson Purist!

I'm giving this ep 4/5 as it was an alround good ep with a strong start, and a suprisingly good rest of the show!

[George Cauldron]

I give it 4/5 too. I thought this was a particularly good episode, like others have stated, it's better than Treehouse of Horror XIII, but not as good as How I Spent My Strummer Vacation. I also agree that the hilbillies were a little unnecessary, but I liked some references to past episodes, such as Tony Bennett singing the Capital City song, although I didn't really care much for Mary Bailey's reappearance. Her crying was too out of character, and lasted far too long. Ms McConnell was quite good for what is probably a one-time appearance for a character.

[BloodE]

4/5
This episode had....a brilliant couch gag for it was homer in a spy themed lobby dropping down onto the couch with a somewhat,smart look on his face.
Its hillarious when bart watches the TV on the sattelite aswell as its funny when he is imagining stuff in class and it has that retarded pikachu,and when they like pick him up and....yeha.
When milhouse is made the class clown when they get lost its just funny cus he sucks at it so much....
I'm not the best reviewer.....

[Jens. E]

4/5 - B-
A good episode, the plot was pretty good, with the Lisa/Bart story, the first act was best,

[Rest your giant head]

It's an OK episode. The first act was flawless,absolutely hilarious. The rest,however,is nothing special at all. I hate the way this episode ended. 3/5

[coltonwiggum]

I give this episode a 2.5/5, rounded up to a 3/5 (ie, 60%). I just don't see what everyone else likes in this episode. A large disappointment.

EDIT: I'm dropping that down to a 2/5 on rewatch. A really shaky episode, I'm totally unimpressed. Didn't make me laugh, and the new teacher character [I found to be] irritating.

[TheForbiddenDonut]

It's actually quite funny, but the Bart/Lisa conflict isn't all that interesting and is very poorly resolved. Same goes for the redneck ending. However, Skinner's, "Now that's just sad" is one of my favorite Jean era quotes. So, it's about average. 3/5.

[-Bart-]

Bart and lisa episodes and this one was no exeption. but this episode gets a bit boring after some time but still great so 4/5

["El Barto"]

4/5 a pretty good episode.

[Tamaki Suoh]

A solid, enjoyable episode with a nostalgic albeit slightly redundant plot. Several well-crafted jokes, a slightly new take on the Bart/Lisa relationship, and some nice callbacks to earlier episodes (Mary Bailey, the Goofball, et cetera). 4/5

[Moe Nopoly]

It's a good episode for me. The story with Bart and Lisa is entertaining and mostly funny. 3.5/5

[Green_Peaness]

This is a very underrated episode. The main plot of Bart and Lisa ending up together in the third grade is sitcommy and contrived (especially Skinner announcing to an auditorium that Bart is being held back), but that's not the focus of the episode. That is only a setup to force Bart and Lisa together in school to show their relationship. Dare I say that this is a very funny episode :-O

The satellite tv setpiece is fantastic. "Damn your sparkling wordplay!" is one of the best lines of the season. Milhouse filling in for Bart is also just perfect. I could go on listing stuff. What's really important is that Bart and Lisa feel real enough for us to relate and therefore find them funny and interesting...in fact, Bart was still his classic self without any hint of the bland characterization that would be just around the corner.