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"I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can" is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons' fourteenth season. The episode aired on February 16, 2003. It is incorrectly displayed in the opening scene as the 301st episode. The three people are caricatures of (left to right) Rich Moore, Wes Archer and David Silverman[1] The following is a list of directors who have worked on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ...
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George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. ...
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Plot
Bart and Homer are watching a program featuring Boobarella, a well-endowed female vampire similar to Elvira. A commercial plays for the "Ribwich", a new Krusty burger in which meat from an unidentified animal is processed and molded into the shape of ribs. Homer can't wait for it to come to Springfield. The next day at a school assembly, Principal Skinner announces that the school is holding a spelling bee. Bart and his sister Lisa as news anchors. ...
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Springfield is the fictional city in which the animated American sitcom The Simpsons is set. ...
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Homer samples the Ribwich, recently arrived at the Krusty Burger in Springfield, and becomes addicted.
Lisa is excited when she wins the school spelling bee, for which she is awarded a "scale model of the planet Mars" (a kickball with the word "Mars" written on it). She continues to the state spelling bee, and wins again, qualifying her for the Spellympics to be held in Calgary. Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ...
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Marge suggests they celebrate, but Homer says he has "important daddy business" - which turns out to be eating Ribwiches with Lenny and Carl. Unfortunately, when they arrive at Krusty Burger, the limited-time-only Ribwiches are no longer in stock. Homer is shattered, but a "Ribhead" (a fan of the Ribwich) tells him that it is being tested in other markets and shows him a tour schedule. Homer decides to follow a group of Ribheads as they track the release of the Ribwich. Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ...
Lenford Lenny Leonard, MPhys is a fictional character in The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ...
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At the Spellympics, hosted by George Plimpton, Lisa wins the semi-finals and secures a spot in the finals. Homer says he still cannot attend, as he wants to eat Ribwiches in the last release in San Francisco. The other two finalists are Sun Moon, a Korean girl, and Alex, a cute little boy with big round glasses. George Plimpton takes Lisa aside and gives her a speech about Spelling Bees' low ratings, thanks to the dominance of reality shows. He tells her that if she lets Alex win, she will be given a free scholarship to any Seven Sisters college and a free George Plimpton hotplate. Lisa is torn between wanting to win the Spellympics and free college. George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. ...
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The Seven Sisters is the name given in 1927 to seven liberal arts womens colleges in the Northern United States. ...
That night, Lisa dreams of an ancient Greek setting in which each anthromorphized Seven Sister tries to lure her to her college (Plimpton also appears to add, "and a hotplate!"). She wakes up and asks Marge whether they can afford to send her to college. Marge is unsure, but promises to do whatever it takes to get Lisa into college. Despite Marge's reassurances, Lisa is still uneasy.
In San Francisco, Homer pigs out on Ribwiches. A limousine pulls up and Krusty pops out of the sun-roof and informs all the Ribheads that the Ribwich can no longer be made, as the small animal from which it is made (one with "more legs (than a cow)") is now extinct. He tosses the last one into the crowd. Homer catches it, fighting off the others. When an Italian Ribhead promises him "the lease-a of my car" in return for the last Ribwich, Homer suddenly remembers Lisa and the Spellympics. He agrees to the trade and takes off in the sports car. The Italian suffers "buyer's remorse" after finishing the Ribwich. Look up limousine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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At the Spellympics finals, George Plimpton asks Sun Moon to spell "whether/weather", deliberately confusing her by using both words in a sentence. He disqualifies her when she starts "W-E..." Next is Alex's turn, in which he spells "rigged" correctly. Finally, Lisa steps up and is asked to spell "intransigence". She is about to start, when Homer shows up and shouts encouragingly at her. Lisa, happy to see her father, tells everyone that she was told to take a dive and proceeds to spell the word, but she spells it "I-N-T-R-A-N-S-I-G-A-N-C-E". She is disqualified and George tells her that now she gets nothing.
On the way back to Springfield, Lisa is crestfallen at having lost the Spellympics. Homer tries to cheer her up, but she feels that she has let down the whole town. However, she finds that the town has assembled at the Simpson residence to felicitate her. Mayor Quimby tells her that even though she did not win first prize, she has done better than anyone else in Springfield (even outachieving the Springfield woman who once dated Charles Grodin!) They have even carved out her likeness in a mountain nearby. Lisa is thrilled. Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby Joseph Joe Quimby, Jr. ...
Grodin on The Charles Grodin Show Charles Grodin (born April 21, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and former cable talk show host. ...
Cultural references
Seven Sister Colleges parody - Barnard College: (wearing glasses): We are the Seven Sisters. And you can attend any one of us! Like Barnard, Columbia's "girl next door."
Radcliffe College: Come to Radcliffe and meet Harvard men.
Wellesley College: Or come to Wellesley and marry them.
Mount Holyoke College: (slurring, champagne glass in hand) No. Party with me! (Falls face first.)
Vassar College: Or nonconform with me! (Raises arms, reveals hairy armpits.)
Smith College: (muscular, carries lacrosse stick, husky voice) Play lacrosse with me!
Bryn Mawr College: Or explore with me! (She and Smith kiss with passion.) In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ...
The Seven Sisters is the name given in 1927 to seven liberal arts womens colleges in the Northern United States. ...
The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...
Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ...
Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ...
Barnard College, founded in 1889, is one of the four undergraduate divisions of Columbia University. ...
The Seven Sisters is the name given in 1927 to seven liberal arts womens colleges in the Northern United States. ...
A girl next door is a personality type and stock character often used in fiction. ...
Radcliffe College was a liberal arts womens college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, closely associated with Harvard University. ...
Wellesley College is a womens liberal arts college that opened in 1875, founded by Henry Fowle Durant and his wife Pauline Fowle Durant. ...
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts womens college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. ...
Vassar College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. ...
Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is the largest womens college in the United States []. Smith admits only female undergraduates, but admits both men and women as graduate students. ...
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General - While opening the school, Principal Skinner sings a parody of School's Out by Alice Cooper.
- The song played during the Spelling Bee Olympics is "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
- Another song played during the Olympics was "Get Ready to Rumble". This song was also played in the episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass".
- The lawsuit against the Spellympics by the Olympics (for using -lympics) is a parody of the law made by Congress which says that the Olympic Committee can sue anyone who uses "Olympics" or makes an arrangement of five rings.
- This episode contains some Grateful Dead references. "Ribheads" are touring the country in devotion to the Ribwich (as opposed to Deadheads) and end up in San Francisco. At the end of the episode, Krusty says, "What a long strange product rollout it's been".
- The character appearing on the TV show at the beginning of the episode is a parody of television personalities Vampira and/or Elvira. The name Boobarella is also a play on the name and movie Barbarella.
- The song played during the TV ad for the Ribwich is a parody of Like a Rock by Bob Seger, which is best known as Chevrolet trucks theme music through most of the 1990's.
- The title of the episode is a reference to the 1981 book I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can, by Barbara Gordon. The book describes Gordon's addiction to prescription medication and her rehabilitation. This episode depicts Lisa's addiction to fame and longing for acceptance.
- The stairs Lisa runs up are similar to the Rocky Steps.
- The framed number 0 jersey in George Plimpton's office is in the style of the Detroit Lions, the team Plimpton practiced with in his book Paper Lion.
- The finalist's name, Sun Moon, who happens to be Korean, could be a reference to Sun Myung Moon, controversial founder of the Unification Movement.
- When Homer finds out the Ribwich was only sold for a limited his manner men when walking out of the place is from Roman Polanski's Chinatown
- Portions of this episode were a parody of a Darren Aronofsky film called Requiem for a Dream. The use of a 'hip-hop montage' around a central theme, in the film and this episode, addiction (the Ribwich); also the visuals when Homer eats the Ribwich (dialating pupils, blood pulsing through veins, etc).
- The ribwich is an obvious parody of the McDonald's McRib sandwich, which is also noted for its intermittent availability and the less than obvious origin of the meat.
- A reference to AC/DC is made when Otto asks Lisa to spell "AC/DC" and she spells it A-C-D-C, but after she finishes, Otto says "you forgot the lighting bolt".
- The Spellympics are held in Calgary, which hosted the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.
- The George Plimpton hot plate is a reference to the George Foreman Grill.
Schools Out is a 1972 title track single released on Alice Coopers fifth album. ...
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...
I Put a Spell on You is a song written by Screamin Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fames 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. ...
Screamin Jay Hawkins Jalacy Hawkins, best known as Screamin Jay Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an African-American singer famed for his wildly theatrical performances of songs like I Put a Spell on You and Constipation Blues. // Some sources believe that Hawkins is the long-lost brother...
Homer and Neds Hail Mary Pass is a Super Bowl themed episode of The Simpsons that aired after Super Bowl XXXIX. 23. ...
Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco, California. ...
A black-and-white photo of the above symbol was featured inside the album jacket of the self-titled Grateful Dead album along with the address below. ...
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Actress Maila Nurmi (born December 21, 1921) portrayed Vampira in many shows, and starred in Ed Woods Plan 9 From Outer Space. ...
Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is better known for her on-screen persona Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation. ...
Barbarella was originally a French science fiction comic book created by Jean-Claude Forest, who originated the character for serialisation in the French magazine V-Magazine in 1962. ...
Like a Rock is an album by American rock band Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). ...
Robert Clark Seger (born May 6, 1945) is a rock and roll musician from Michigan. ...
Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ...
Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Rocky Steps are the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. ...
George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. ...
City Detroit, Michigan Team colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Rod Marinelli Owner William Clay Ford, Sr. ...
Paper Lion is a famous non-fiction book by prominent American writer George Plimpton. ...
Sun Myung Moon in 2005. ...
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Chinatown is a 1974 film directed by Roman Polanski featuring many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama. ...
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. ...
Requiem for a Dream is a critically-acclaimed 2000 film adaptation of a 1978 novel of the same name. ...
McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ...
The McRib The McRib is a sandwich from McDonalds made from boneless pork and barbecue sauce on a bun, with onions and pickles added. ...
Nickname: Motto: Onward Location of Calgary in Alberta Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Alberta Region Calgary Region Census division 6 Established 1875 Incorporated 1884 (town) 1894 (city) Government [1] - Mayor Dave Bronconnier (Past mayors) - Governing body Calgary City Council - Manager Owen A. Tobert - MPs List of MPs Diane Ablonczy Rob Anders...
(Redirected from 1988 Winter Olympic Games) The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...
George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. ...
A hot plate is a small electric stove often used in a laboratory setting to heat glassware. ...
A typical George Foreman Grill. ...
Trivia - A lengthy scene at the beginning of the show where Bart rushes to do everything he planned on doing during summer vacation was cut for time. It was later put in "The Monkey Suit," which aired three years later.
- The scene where Lisa arrives home to see the town congratulate her for coming in second place, is very similar to the episode "The Pride of Walnut Grove" of the series "Little House on the Prairie" where Mary enters a math competition, and gets welcomed by the townspeople for coming in second place.
- The concept of Homer traveling with the "ribheads" is a play on The Grateful Dead, a rock band where the dedicated fans that followed them from tour to tour were known as deadheads.
“The Monkey Suit†is the 21st episode of The Simpsons seventeenth season that originally aired on May 14, 2006. ...
Jerry Garcia later in life The Grateful Dead was an American rock band, which was formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ...
References Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts womens college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. ...
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