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Plot

Springfield Elementary School is having its carnival, deemed "The Happiest Place on Earth". Principal Skinner deters a lawyer representing Disneyland and his muscular goons with surprising physical force. Bart somehow disappears in thin air after throwing a smoke bomb. Meanwhile, Lisa procures a caricature of herself from an artist. Peering at the crude drawing of herself and observing the surrounding crowd's reaction, Lisa is horrified at her picture. She exclaims, "Oh my God! I'm ugly!" Elsewhere, Homer has eagerly entered the raffle at the fair, with the grand prize being the chance to ride in the Duff Beer blimp. He fantasizes about the possibilities of riding in the blimp for a moment before yelling at Ned Flanders for winning the second prize, a shoe buffer. However, Homer's anger is quick to disappear when Skinner announces that Homer is the winner of the grand prize. In the television series The Simpsons, Springfield Elementary School is the name of the school that Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and their fellow peers attend. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about a theme park in Anaheim, California USA. For other Disney parks and attractions, see Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. ... 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. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Homer Simpson reaching for a can of Duff Duff Beer is a fictional brand of beer in the animated series The Simpsons. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Back at home, Lisa is sullen over her realization that she lacks outer beauty. Homer notices the problem, but he is unable to fix it. After discussing the concept of beauty with his buddies at Moe's, he is saved through a TV ad. Homer sees that Laramie Cigarettes is sponsoring this year's "Little Miss Springfield" pageant. The entry fee for the pageant is $250, but Homer is currently broke. Choosing his daughter's happiness over his own, he decides to sell the Duff Blimp ticket to Barney (who receives money from being a lab rat for medical testing) to get the money. Homer reveals his ticket to Lisa, who is still dismayed over her appearance and refuses to participate in the pageant. However, Marge shows Lisa that Homer got the entry fee by selling his ticket to the Duff Blimp ride-along. Lisa, realizing how much that meant to her father, decides to enter the pageant. Morris Moe Lester Szyslak (pronounced //) is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. ... In the long running television animation The Simpsons, numerous fictional products or brands have featured, often reoccurring. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ...

At the pageant sign-ups, Lisa encounters a formidable competitor in the form of Amber Dempsey, a blonde girl with eyelash implants to make her act more adorable to the judges. After some makeovers at the beauty parlor and encouragement from her family, the day of the pageant arrives. At the introductions, Lisa emphasizes her goals of making Springfield a better place, while Amber catches the adoration of everyone with her eyelashes' blinking. Lisa's talent segment consists of a jazzed-up rendition of "America the Beautiful" and "Proud Mary". After Krusty's questions with the little girls (where Amber once again relies on her eyelashes), the runner-up is announced as Lisa, and the winner is Amber. However, at her first official appearance, a thunderstorm passes by and a lightning bolt strikes Amber's scepter. She is hospitalized for her injuries, and Lisa takes her place as the acting Little Miss Springfield. America the Beautiful is an American patriotic song which rivals The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, in popularity. ... Proud Mary is a song by rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1969, off their album Bayou Country. ... Congressman Herschel Pinkus Yerucham Krustofski (Hebrew: הרשל שמויקל פינקוס ירוחם קרסטופסקי, born c. ...

As Little Miss Springfield, Lisa unwillingly becomes a symbol for Laramie Cigarettes. She begins to fight back by protesting against the dangers of cigarettes at her appearances, and also vows to target the corruption of Mayor Quimby. Quimby and the Laramie officials meet to look for a way to dethrone Lisa as Little Miss Springfield. They find it through a technicality on her entry form; when Homer saw an area marked "Do not write in this space" on the paper, he wrote under it: "Okay". Amber is restored to her place as Little Miss Springfield. At home, Homer is upset that he cost Lisa her title, but Lisa reminds him that he originally entered her in the contest to help her self-esteem, which it has, and she thanks him. Homer requests that she remember it "the next time I wreck your life", to which Lisa gladly agrees. Joseph Joe Fitzpatrick Fitzgerald Fitzsimmons Fitzhenry Quimby, Jr. ...

References

In the opening scene featuring the Miss American Girl beauty pageant, one of the judges is Mr. Boswell, who purportedly releases an annual "worst dressed" list. He is a parody of Mr. Blackwell. The Miss American Girl pageant opens with the contestants singing the slightly modified first verse of Janis Ian's hit "At Seventeen". Mr. ... Janis Ian (born April 7, 1951[1]) is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumental musician, columnist, and science fiction author. ...

The Duff Blimp crashing into the radio tower is a parody of the Hindenburg disaster, which Kent Brockman quotes "Oh, the humanity!". However, unlike the real Hindenburg disaster, in future episodes it is shown that Barney is alive and well, having apparently escaped unscathed. LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German zeppelin. ...

A quote made by two boys: "Love that chewing gum walk," followed by Ralph saying "Very Wrigley," is a reference to Wrigley's chewing gum. The Wm. ... Chewing gum Chewing gum is a type of confectionery which is designed to be chewed rather than swallowed. ...

Lisa's rendition of Proud Mary where she rips off her dress to reveal she is wearing a leotard underneath is similar to the famous performance given by Tina Turner. Proud Mary is a song written by American singer and guitarist John Fogerty. ... A leotard is a skin-tight one-piece garment that covers the torso and body but leaves the legs free. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) November 26, 1939) is an 11 time Grammy Award-winning (sharing three), American Singer, Dancer, Record Producer, Executive Producer, Film Producer, Actress, Writer, Performer, Songwriter, Author and occasional Painter whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. ...

Apu's niece Pahusacheta performs an excruciating long rendition of "MacArthur Park" on the tabla. MacArthur Park is an epic song written by Jimmy Webb -which initially was part of a cantata whose recording was rejected by The Association- and first performed by Richard Harris on his album A Tramp Shining in 1968. ... A typical set of Tabla. ...

The scene where the G.I.s are disappointed at the appearance of Little Miss Springfield and they storm the stage is a reference to the movie Apocalypse Now. Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American film set during the Vietnam War. ...

When Lisa is being sworn in as Little Miss Springfield on her front lawn, Marge is to her left dressed in a pink suit-dress and has taken a pose similar to that of Jacqueline Kennedy in the famous photo of Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in on Air Force One after John F. Kennedy's assassination. The Simpsons, see Bouvier family#Jacqueline Bouvier. ... “LBJ” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Air Force One (disambiguation). ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, or JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States. ...

Krusty makes a comment referring to the Vanessa Williams scandal that cost her the Miss America crown in 1984. Vanessa Williams on the cover of her 2005 album Everlasting Love Vanessa Lynn Williams[1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American R&B/pop/theatrical singer and actress. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

When Bart comments that Lisa's statue in Springfield's Wax Museum doesn't really resemble her, someone answers that they used Dr. Ruth's body. The camera then flashes to the Chamber of Horrors where Dr. Ruth, Mr. T. and Ronald Reagan's heads are stuck on poles. A wax figure of Luciano Pavarotti in Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Like the wax museum at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, most wax museums allow visitors to pose for pictures with the figures. ... Dr. Ruth Karola Westheimer (born Karola rith Siegel June 4, 1928), or just Dr. Ruth, is a popular American sex therapist. ... Dr. Ruth Karola Westheimer (born Karola rith Siegel June 4, 1928), or just Dr. Ruth, is a popular American sex therapist. ... Laurence Tureaud (born May 21, 1952), better known as Mr. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...

Menthol Moose, Laramie's mascot for selling cigarettes to children is an obvious parody of Joe Camel. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

External links

• "Lisa the Beauty Queen" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive

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