1 00:00:08,420 --> 00:00:10,510 D'oh! 2 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:16,770 Hmm? 3 00:00:16,870 --> 00:00:17,870 Mmm. 4 00:00:41,710 --> 00:00:43,800 Welcome. Good to see you. 5 00:00:43,950 --> 00:00:45,800 If you're here to use the bathroom, 6 00:00:45,900 --> 00:00:48,140 try the Burger King next door. 7 00:00:48,290 --> 00:00:50,230 Actually, we'd like to buy something. 8 00:00:50,380 --> 00:00:52,876 Wunderbar. I offer many things. 9 00:00:52,900 --> 00:00:54,286 Astounding tricks, 10 00:00:54,310 --> 00:00:56,400 confounding illusions. 11 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,800 I also fix iPhones. 12 00:00:58,890 --> 00:01:01,060 You've heard of Steve Jobs? 13 00:01:01,150 --> 00:01:03,800 This is my kid, "No Jobs." 14 00:01:03,900 --> 00:01:05,896 - Dad! - He's been angry 15 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:07,990 since I made his mother disappear 16 00:01:08,090 --> 00:01:11,250 with my cold attitude and the philandering. 17 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:12,650 Achtung, Gramps. 18 00:01:12,740 --> 00:01:15,070 I want to buy a magic set for my sister's birthday 19 00:01:15,170 --> 00:01:17,056 'cause that's the kind of lame-o thing she'd like. 20 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:18,910 Magic is not "lame-o." 21 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,410 Let me show you a trick that made Angela Merkel say, 22 00:01:22,510 --> 00:01:25,270 "You are the worst Uber driver ever." 23 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,270 This underwear was once worn 24 00:01:28,500 --> 00:01:31,270 by Babar, King of the Elephants. 25 00:01:31,500 --> 00:01:33,680 Elephant underwear is tighty-whities on Homer. 26 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,440 Why, you little...! 27 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,690 What the...? The more I pull, 28 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,020 the tighter it gets. 29 00:01:41,180 --> 00:01:43,680 The only solution? Pull more. 30 00:01:49,030 --> 00:01:50,790 Nyeah, nyeah, nyeah-nyeah-nyeah! 31 00:01:51,020 --> 00:01:52,630 Will you two ever stop? 32 00:01:52,780 --> 00:01:53,800 Ever? 33 00:01:53,950 --> 00:01:56,130 Ah! Is it the future you seek? 34 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,540 Well, then, move through this beaded curtain 35 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,360 and past the Keurig coffee maker I bought but never use. 36 00:02:07,870 --> 00:02:11,040 Let us see what the tarot cards have to say. 37 00:02:11,170 --> 00:02:13,126 Eh. Tarot cards don't work. 38 00:02:13,150 --> 00:02:16,480 Don't they, Madam President? 39 00:02:19,140 --> 00:02:22,206 Now let us see what happens to Homer and Bart. 40 00:02:22,230 --> 00:02:23,990 How does he know our names? 41 00:02:24,220 --> 00:02:26,570 They are on your Starbucks coffee cups. 42 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,000 - Whoa. - Whoa. 43 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:31,646 Good news, Homer. 44 00:02:31,670 --> 00:02:32,670 In the future, 45 00:02:32,740 --> 00:02:34,726 - you stop drinking. - Oh... 46 00:02:34,750 --> 00:02:37,660 And the boy becomes a fine person. 47 00:02:37,750 --> 00:02:38,840 What? No! 48 00:02:39,070 --> 00:02:40,816 Reversum predictum! 49 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:42,986 It's licorice. Have some. 50 00:02:43,010 --> 00:02:44,180 Mmm... 51 00:02:44,330 --> 00:02:46,996 Now I turn more cards and... 52 00:02:47,020 --> 00:02:49,680 Oh, dear. This is rough. Very bad. 53 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:51,080 What? What? 54 00:02:51,170 --> 00:02:52,690 There will be years of trouble 55 00:02:52,910 --> 00:02:55,110 between Marge and Lisa. 56 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:02,860 The trouble begins when you decide 57 00:03:03,090 --> 00:03:05,416 where you will go to college. 58 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,700 What? Why are you saying that? What's wrong? 59 00:03:07,850 --> 00:03:09,926 Do I get wait-listed? Gap year? 60 00:03:09,950 --> 00:03:11,926 Cornell?! 61 00:03:11,950 --> 00:03:13,710 Let's just say things have changed 62 00:03:13,940 --> 00:03:15,620 when you are 17. 63 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,130 Rise and shine! 64 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,706 Ugh, Mom, please. 65 00:03:29,730 --> 00:03:31,390 I was asleep. 66 00:03:31,540 --> 00:03:33,140 Today's the day you're gonna find out 67 00:03:33,290 --> 00:03:35,230 what colleges you get into. 68 00:03:35,380 --> 00:03:37,720 Who cares? They all lost their glitter 69 00:03:37,810 --> 00:03:39,460 when Netflix bought Yale. 70 00:03:39,550 --> 00:03:41,240 Well, you will be the first Simpson 71 00:03:41,350 --> 00:03:44,740 to ever finish college now that Bart's given up. 72 00:03:44,970 --> 00:03:46,800 Why should I go to college? 73 00:03:46,890 --> 00:03:48,320 I've become a master 74 00:03:48,410 --> 00:03:50,890 of Fruit Ninja. 75 00:03:54,730 --> 00:03:56,810 Salad complete. 76 00:03:56,900 --> 00:03:58,330 Booyah. 77 00:04:01,670 --> 00:04:03,406 There she is. 78 00:04:03,430 --> 00:04:06,760 Our family's last and only remaining hope. 79 00:04:06,990 --> 00:04:08,750 Putting on a little pressure there, Grampa? 80 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,576 It's just that you're the only worthwhile Simpson 81 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:12,830 since... ever. 82 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,486 I'm counting on you to find the cure 83 00:04:14,510 --> 00:04:15,896 for everything that's gonna kill me. 84 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:17,440 No pressure. 85 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:20,670 Wait a minute. This is on the wrong eye. 86 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,030 Ooh, much better. 87 00:04:26,930 --> 00:04:28,950 Lisa, I have a question. 88 00:04:29,180 --> 00:04:32,506 Please, don't mention the word "college." 89 00:04:32,530 --> 00:04:34,030 College? No way. 90 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,350 This is a surprise promposal. 91 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,790 Guess who I hired to ask you on my behalf. 92 00:04:39,020 --> 00:04:40,190 My dad. 93 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:43,780 Imitating Seth MacFarlane imitating Frank Sinatra. 94 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,186 ♪ Take him to the prom ♪ 95 00:04:46,210 --> 00:04:50,616 ♪ And let him dance forevermore ♪ 96 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,286 ♪ If you turn him down ♪ 97 00:04:53,310 --> 00:04:56,980 ♪ He will curl up on the floor ♪ 98 00:04:57,210 --> 00:04:58,956 ♪ In other words ♪ 99 00:04:58,980 --> 00:05:01,560 ♪ We're desperate ♪ 100 00:05:01,710 --> 00:05:03,040 We really are. 101 00:05:03,140 --> 00:05:06,210 ♪ A pity "yes" will do. ♪ 102 00:05:06,310 --> 00:05:10,136 And you'll have to drive 'cause he can't. Ha! 103 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,640 I can see you're tempted, Lis. 104 00:05:11,740 --> 00:05:14,160 There's nothing cooler than a guy who's graduated 105 00:05:14,310 --> 00:05:17,410 coming back for a younger kid's prom. 106 00:05:18,410 --> 00:05:22,490 Get out of here before I accidentally say "okay." 107 00:05:22,580 --> 00:05:23,990 Did I hear an "okay"? 108 00:05:29,740 --> 00:05:31,420 Aw, hey, kid. What's the matter? 109 00:05:31,570 --> 00:05:34,240 Your whole life, for reasons I'll never understand, 110 00:05:34,330 --> 00:05:36,350 you've been looking forward to college. 111 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:37,576 Today, you get in. 112 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,600 Things have changed since I was a kid. 113 00:05:39,750 --> 00:05:43,080 College costs a fortune, and does it really do any good? 114 00:05:43,180 --> 00:05:45,920 All you get is a piece of paper with your name on it. 115 00:05:46,010 --> 00:05:47,250 And it's written in Latin, 116 00:05:47,350 --> 00:05:49,440 so the only people who can actually read it 117 00:05:49,530 --> 00:05:51,760 are dead Romans and Catholic priests. 118 00:05:51,810 --> 00:05:55,440 And last I checked, none of them are handing out jobs. 119 00:05:55,540 --> 00:05:59,780 Then why did you study so hard and miss all the fun? 120 00:06:01,030 --> 00:06:04,130 ♪ Old days ♪ 121 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,880 ♪ Good times I remember ♪ 122 00:06:09,030 --> 00:06:11,340 ♪ Fun days ♪ 123 00:06:12,300 --> 00:06:15,390 ♪ Filled with simple pleasure. ♪ 124 00:06:15,540 --> 00:06:17,950 I don't know now. I think of all those years 125 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:19,640 where instead of being behind a book, 126 00:06:19,730 --> 00:06:21,450 I could've played kickball. 127 00:06:21,550 --> 00:06:23,560 So many jump ropes un-jumped. 128 00:06:23,790 --> 00:06:25,900 Do you ever feel regret, Bart? 129 00:06:26,050 --> 00:06:28,220 I regret starting this conversation. 130 00:06:28,310 --> 00:06:31,296 Every one. I got into every one. 131 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,800 Why does this moment feel so empty? 132 00:06:35,470 --> 00:06:38,900 Come one, come all. Don't miss it. 133 00:06:38,990 --> 00:06:40,320 Lisa, I told everyone 134 00:06:40,420 --> 00:06:42,160 you're going to make your pick today. 135 00:06:42,250 --> 00:06:44,750 This is the greatest moment of my life. 136 00:06:44,980 --> 00:06:47,090 Drumroll! 137 00:06:50,150 --> 00:06:51,910 ♪ A Simpson got into college ♪ 138 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,990 ♪ A Simpson got into college ♪ 139 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:57,100 ♪ A Simpson got into college ♪ 140 00:06:57,330 --> 00:07:00,230 ♪ And I just never applied. ♪ 141 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,270 Everyone, shh! It's the moment of truth. 142 00:07:05,850 --> 00:07:08,680 Congratulations, Lisa. Which one are you gonna choose? 143 00:07:08,840 --> 00:07:11,240 Bob Jones. Bob Jones. Bob Jones. 144 00:07:13,020 --> 00:07:14,840 I, uh... 145 00:07:14,930 --> 00:07:17,330 I'm not going to college. 146 00:07:18,180 --> 00:07:19,676 What?! Quit joking. 147 00:07:19,700 --> 00:07:22,460 Marge, nobody knows comedy like I don't. 148 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,176 She's not joking. 149 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,630 Lisa, you can't do this. We're counting on you. 150 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:29,016 Well, you know, Marge, I didn't go to college, 151 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,650 and I'm wealthy in the most important way: 152 00:07:31,710 --> 00:07:33,276 lack of student loans. 153 00:07:33,300 --> 00:07:35,360 Do not encourage her. 154 00:07:35,450 --> 00:07:37,526 Marge, her not going to college 155 00:07:37,550 --> 00:07:40,810 is the most money I'll ever earn. 156 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:42,870 Lisa, please. I'm giving you 157 00:07:42,930 --> 00:07:45,720 one last chance to salvage this day. 158 00:07:45,870 --> 00:07:47,150 I've lived for this moment. 159 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:48,980 And all I've ever asked from you 160 00:07:49,210 --> 00:07:51,540 is that everything that never happened to me 161 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:52,650 happens to you. 162 00:07:52,810 --> 00:07:55,140 And that justifies my existence on Earth 163 00:07:55,310 --> 00:07:58,306 for the hours I spent holding you, cleaning you, 164 00:07:58,330 --> 00:08:00,740 cooking your supper, drying your tears, 165 00:08:00,830 --> 00:08:02,070 catching your colds 166 00:08:02,220 --> 00:08:05,070 and burying every personal need I had 167 00:08:05,230 --> 00:08:07,170 just so I could have the brief joy 168 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,000 of setting up your dorm room 169 00:08:09,230 --> 00:08:11,396 with the roommate from the fancy family 170 00:08:11,420 --> 00:08:15,250 who you'll spend the holidays with on their ranch in Colorado 171 00:08:15,350 --> 00:08:18,066 instead of coming home to me. 172 00:08:18,090 --> 00:08:20,420 Once and for all, 173 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,850 which college are you going to? 174 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,440 None. 175 00:08:35,850 --> 00:08:37,940 I just wanted to say one thing. 176 00:08:38,180 --> 00:08:40,176 - What's that? - Ingrate! 177 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,040 I'm sorry, but could you have decided 178 00:08:42,260 --> 00:08:44,756 you didn't want to go to college before ten years 179 00:08:44,780 --> 00:08:48,120 of me driving you to saxophone lessons, SAT prep, 180 00:08:48,270 --> 00:08:52,510 college tours of colleges you were never gonna go to?! 181 00:08:56,220 --> 00:08:58,370 Could it be 182 00:08:58,460 --> 00:09:00,300 that I'm finally the favorite parent? 183 00:09:00,390 --> 00:09:02,520 Maggie, whose side are you on? 184 00:09:05,380 --> 00:09:07,400 I don't like how digital she's getting. 185 00:09:08,380 --> 00:09:10,730 Aw, you know just what to say. 186 00:09:12,050 --> 00:09:13,216 Honey, 187 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:14,546 I baked you brownies to eat 188 00:09:14,570 --> 00:09:17,650 while you reconsider stuff you've done or said. 189 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,320 Wait a minute. Do you actually think 190 00:09:19,470 --> 00:09:22,580 your brownies will affect my life decisions? 191 00:09:22,730 --> 00:09:24,150 They have walnuts in them. 192 00:09:24,250 --> 00:09:26,660 Mom, I never really liked your brownies, 193 00:09:26,810 --> 00:09:28,970 and I'm not going to college. 194 00:09:29,070 --> 00:09:31,160 Really? Who are you? 195 00:09:31,310 --> 00:09:32,976 All my life, I did what I thought 196 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,500 other people wanted me to do. 197 00:09:34,590 --> 00:09:36,170 Now I'm doing what I want. 198 00:09:36,260 --> 00:09:39,500 Oh. Someday, you're gonna have a daughter of your own, 199 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,170 and you'll see how I feel. 200 00:09:41,260 --> 00:09:43,080 Who says I'm gonna have kids? 201 00:09:43,170 --> 00:09:44,486 No college? No kids? 202 00:09:44,510 --> 00:09:47,080 How dare you lead the life I wish I'd led. 203 00:09:47,180 --> 00:09:49,826 I'm burned out. I'm so burned out. 204 00:09:49,850 --> 00:09:52,440 I just need some time to think. 205 00:09:52,590 --> 00:09:53,916 Okay. Just promise me 206 00:09:53,940 --> 00:09:56,166 that before you make any final decisions, 207 00:09:56,190 --> 00:09:59,666 - you'll talk to... - I know, I know. My father. 208 00:09:59,690 --> 00:10:00,926 I'm talking about the man 209 00:10:00,950 --> 00:10:02,860 who's been there for every birthday. 210 00:10:02,950 --> 00:10:07,030 The one man who took pride in your every achievement. 211 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:08,656 I'd love to talk with you, Lisa, but first, 212 00:10:08,680 --> 00:10:11,130 boys, it's 6:00 p.m. Time for bed. 213 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:12,960 Yay! 214 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,300 College was my dream. Then I thought, 215 00:10:16,450 --> 00:10:19,686 "Is it really my dream or just everyone else's?" 216 00:10:19,710 --> 00:10:21,450 Lisa, use the gifts God gave you 217 00:10:21,550 --> 00:10:23,300 for whatever path He puts you on. 218 00:10:23,530 --> 00:10:24,960 Get a job. Learn the pride 219 00:10:25,050 --> 00:10:26,966 that comes with getting your own paycheck. 220 00:10:26,990 --> 00:10:30,050 Of course. The dignity of work. 221 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,956 Thank you, Mr. Flanders. 222 00:10:31,980 --> 00:10:34,456 Daddy, can you come upstairs? 223 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:35,890 We're scared. 224 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,150 Daddy, bring the monster spray! 225 00:10:38,380 --> 00:10:41,450 I may have over-coddled them just a little bit. 226 00:10:42,550 --> 00:10:44,830 Now, I'm afraid the next kilometer 227 00:10:44,980 --> 00:10:47,900 on Lisa's autobahn of life would not be, 228 00:10:48,060 --> 00:10:50,500 as you say, easy peasy. 229 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,000 Ooh, could I double down on those? 230 00:10:56,230 --> 00:10:57,840 This is not blackjack. 231 00:10:57,990 --> 00:10:59,816 I said hit me. 232 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:01,080 Not blackjack. 233 00:11:01,180 --> 00:11:02,566 Come on, pal, hit me. 234 00:11:02,590 --> 00:11:03,566 Fine. 235 00:11:03,590 --> 00:11:04,826 You're busted. 236 00:11:04,850 --> 00:11:07,656 D'oh! Should've held on the hard Knave of Cups. 237 00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:09,580 I have no regrets. 238 00:11:09,670 --> 00:11:11,330 I have no regrets. 239 00:11:11,430 --> 00:11:13,760 I have no regrets. 240 00:11:17,250 --> 00:11:19,860 Simpson, the corn isn't sticking to the dogs. 241 00:11:20,090 --> 00:11:22,346 Why did I waste 30 minutes training you? 242 00:11:22,370 --> 00:11:24,850 Now the pulp is settling in the lemonade! 243 00:11:24,940 --> 00:11:26,370 Pump! Pump! 244 00:11:26,590 --> 00:11:28,040 Pump...! 245 00:11:28,260 --> 00:11:29,926 Why am I working here? 246 00:11:29,950 --> 00:11:31,210 Even I can't answer that, 247 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,780 and I was a philosophy major at Brown. 248 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:34,856 Brown! 249 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,530 Brown...! 250 00:11:37,620 --> 00:11:39,120 God, that job sucks. 251 00:11:39,270 --> 00:11:41,110 Here's a little secret, honey. 252 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,200 All jobs suck. 253 00:11:42,290 --> 00:11:44,130 That's why you get paid to do them. 254 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:45,630 So you had your gap week. 255 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:47,946 Now you're finally going to college, right? 256 00:11:47,970 --> 00:11:49,540 No. Not ever. 257 00:11:49,630 --> 00:11:52,120 Okay, I can't change this, and I can't accept this. 258 00:11:52,210 --> 00:11:55,650 What do I do? Go downstairs and yell into the dryer. 259 00:11:58,630 --> 00:12:00,050 Why is she doing this?! 260 00:12:00,140 --> 00:12:01,570 Why won't she go to college?! 261 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:03,720 We've been planning this her whole life! 262 00:12:03,810 --> 00:12:05,060 Why?! 263 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,180 I'll have that picture and that picture 264 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,910 and a diet that picture, if'n you please. 265 00:12:10,140 --> 00:12:11,556 Can't you read the names? 266 00:12:11,580 --> 00:12:12,650 No, ma'am. 267 00:12:12,810 --> 00:12:14,320 You seem to read just fine, 268 00:12:14,420 --> 00:12:16,400 and you're stuck in this dump. 269 00:12:16,490 --> 00:12:17,600 Not anymore. 270 00:12:17,660 --> 00:12:19,236 I know what I'm gonna do. 271 00:12:19,260 --> 00:12:22,500 I hope it starts with pressin' the button what brings my food. 272 00:12:22,590 --> 00:12:24,590 Nope. I'm not gonna learn. 273 00:12:24,820 --> 00:12:25,820 I'm gonna teach! 274 00:12:25,990 --> 00:12:27,840 I'm gonna start an after-school program, 275 00:12:27,990 --> 00:12:30,580 individualized and accessible to children 276 00:12:30,670 --> 00:12:32,076 who fall through the cracks. 277 00:12:32,100 --> 00:12:34,160 What are you going to do for money? 278 00:12:34,250 --> 00:12:35,326 Workman's comp. 279 00:12:35,350 --> 00:12:37,980 I'd like to see you try. 280 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:40,610 On my way! 281 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:42,930 Whoo-hoo! 282 00:12:43,020 --> 00:12:45,280 Welcome to the Boundless Horizons School, 283 00:12:45,510 --> 00:12:47,190 where I'm gonna change your lives 284 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,360 and you're gonna write letters to me forever 285 00:12:49,510 --> 00:12:53,290 and you'll say I was your most influential person. 286 00:12:53,510 --> 00:12:56,346 Just exactly how are you gonna teach us? 287 00:12:56,370 --> 00:12:59,016 Well, I'm gonna use every trick there is. 288 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:00,776 I'll put the desks in a circle. 289 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,200 I'll take the toughest one of you 290 00:13:02,300 --> 00:13:05,186 and put him or her in charge of making everyone behave. 291 00:13:05,210 --> 00:13:09,186 And I'll teach Shakespeare using dances from TikTok. 292 00:13:09,210 --> 00:13:10,810 ♪ Out, out, damned spot ♪ 293 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,700 ♪ This is the way that Shakespeare should be taught. ♪ 294 00:13:16,300 --> 00:13:19,040 Her incredible lameness has me riveted. 295 00:13:19,130 --> 00:13:21,870 Finally, someone who gets me as a stereotype. 296 00:13:21,970 --> 00:13:23,820 Wait one minute, young lady. 297 00:13:24,050 --> 00:13:25,970 You cannot just open your own school 298 00:13:26,060 --> 00:13:28,490 and start to better random lives. 299 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:29,706 Um... 300 00:13:29,730 --> 00:13:30,970 You have to sign this form 301 00:13:31,070 --> 00:13:33,900 and pay a $25 city business tax. 302 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,280 Okay. 303 00:13:35,390 --> 00:13:37,000 Just give me the change, please. 304 00:13:37,220 --> 00:13:38,670 Uh, this is embarrassing. 305 00:13:38,820 --> 00:13:40,816 Um, I'm not great at math. 306 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,500 Leave that to me. 307 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:00,760 Lisa Simpson's after-school program 308 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:02,600 has been a tremendous success. 309 00:14:02,750 --> 00:14:04,416 Unlike the news business. 310 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,700 Lisa now has over 100 franchises here in the Illiteracy Belt. 311 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,030 And now, given her high profile and 80% approval rating, 312 00:14:11,260 --> 00:14:13,260 Lisa's running for state school superintendent 313 00:14:13,350 --> 00:14:15,780 against incumbent Gary Chalmers. 314 00:14:15,930 --> 00:14:17,600 Under my opponent, 315 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:19,360 test scores have fallen. 316 00:14:19,450 --> 00:14:22,360 Graduation rates have fallen. 317 00:14:22,450 --> 00:14:26,380 I am not going to stand here and listen to some nasty woman... 318 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,550 I-I'm just trying to make a point, all right? 319 00:14:30,780 --> 00:14:33,720 I'm not gonna let some stupid, nasty, homely woman... 320 00:14:35,890 --> 00:14:37,536 Simpson! 321 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:38,620 I concede. 322 00:14:38,710 --> 00:14:40,300 Uh, congratulations. 323 00:14:41,790 --> 00:14:43,670 Beloved superintendent of schools, Lisa Simpson, 324 00:14:43,790 --> 00:14:45,230 is now running for governor! 325 00:14:45,460 --> 00:14:47,046 Soon she'll move beyond the scope 326 00:14:47,070 --> 00:14:49,400 of a career-stuck local anchorman like me. 327 00:14:49,630 --> 00:14:51,130 This is Kent Brockman signing off. 328 00:14:51,220 --> 00:14:53,060 Lisa Simpson, governor of... 329 00:14:53,110 --> 00:14:54,150 is running for president. 330 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,140 Not even her highly damaged relationship 331 00:14:56,230 --> 00:14:57,820 with her mother can stop her now. 332 00:14:57,910 --> 00:14:59,250 Nate Silver analyzes. 333 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:00,920 Well, George, Lisa is doing great 334 00:15:01,140 --> 00:15:02,260 with disenchanted daughters. 335 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,250 Also tiger moms, checked-out dads 336 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,310 and grandparents who like everything, 337 00:15:06,410 --> 00:15:07,930 plus middle children, nerds of all ages 338 00:15:07,980 --> 00:15:09,650 and saxophonists above second chair. 339 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,240 Now, it's a week before the election but... 340 00:15:13,340 --> 00:15:15,100 What the hell... I'm calling it for Lisa. 341 00:15:15,250 --> 00:15:16,670 My work here is done. 342 00:15:16,770 --> 00:15:18,060 Good luck, America. 343 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,750 It's 5:38 somewhere. 344 00:15:23,830 --> 00:15:26,110 This just in. Lisa Simpson has been elected 345 00:15:26,330 --> 00:15:28,496 the eighth president who did not go to college, 346 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,996 joining George Washington, Abraham Lincoln 347 00:15:31,020 --> 00:15:32,350 and Harry S. Truman. 348 00:15:32,450 --> 00:15:34,926 Think about that when you're paying your student loans. 349 00:15:34,950 --> 00:15:36,426 Stephanopoulos out. 350 00:15:36,450 --> 00:15:39,336 My daughter really becomes president? 351 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,770 Yes. But you have to learn it on the streets. 352 00:15:45,130 --> 00:15:47,690 Great news about your daughter, Marge. 353 00:15:47,780 --> 00:15:49,710 She's finally going to college? 354 00:15:49,860 --> 00:15:51,210 No. She's president. 355 00:15:51,300 --> 00:15:52,970 You knew that, didn't you? 356 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,100 Oh, crap. I really am out of the loop. 357 00:15:58,530 --> 00:16:01,030 Look, the heart of the story is Lisa and me. 358 00:16:01,140 --> 00:16:02,810 Do we finally get along? 359 00:16:03,150 --> 00:16:04,310 Also, in the future, 360 00:16:04,540 --> 00:16:06,480 how many more Ghostbusters do they make? 361 00:16:06,710 --> 00:16:10,060 Four. The gay Ghostbusters is fantastic. 362 00:16:10,150 --> 00:16:12,820 Can't we dwell on the fact that I was president? 363 00:16:12,970 --> 00:16:15,380 So concerned about your futures 364 00:16:15,470 --> 00:16:17,320 but no one cares about mine. 365 00:16:17,550 --> 00:16:18,880 I won't get into details, 366 00:16:18,980 --> 00:16:22,716 but my body winds up in the dumpster behind the store. 367 00:16:22,740 --> 00:16:24,810 Do any of you give a damn? 368 00:16:26,730 --> 00:16:27,730 Very well. 369 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:30,146 Now we have come to the final two cards. 370 00:16:30,170 --> 00:16:32,230 The future will be revealed. 371 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,420 But first, I want to plug my gig this Saturday 372 00:16:35,510 --> 00:16:38,350 at the Comedy & Magic Club. 373 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,850 I conjure the spirit of Rodney Dangerfield. 374 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,090 Ich bekomme keinen Respekt. 375 00:16:45,250 --> 00:16:46,760 I'm telling you. 376 00:16:46,860 --> 00:16:48,760 Ah. Here we are. 377 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,430 It's Inauguration Day, 378 00:16:50,580 --> 00:16:54,530 and Marge and Lisa are barely speaking. 379 00:16:56,590 --> 00:16:59,350 And I promise you that, as your president, 380 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,680 I will obsess over your welfare, 381 00:17:01,780 --> 00:17:04,110 because I don't have a life! 382 00:17:04,270 --> 00:17:05,926 You're all I've got! 383 00:17:05,950 --> 00:17:08,620 And I will serve you. 384 00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:16,630 And we'll get right on that! 385 00:17:16,780 --> 00:17:18,110 Madam President, 386 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:19,776 just after you were sworn in, 387 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,606 your predecessor finally conceded. 388 00:17:21,630 --> 00:17:24,950 These transitional tantrums get longer and longer. 389 00:17:26,230 --> 00:17:29,206 Okay, he promised he'd leave after he did that. 390 00:17:29,230 --> 00:17:31,376 But you're going to be a great president. 391 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,220 Thank you. 392 00:17:33,310 --> 00:17:34,980 But maybe not a happy one. 393 00:17:35,130 --> 00:17:36,046 Bart! 394 00:17:36,070 --> 00:17:38,070 Oh, I almost hugged you. 395 00:17:38,220 --> 00:17:39,820 Well, I almost wish you had. 396 00:17:39,910 --> 00:17:41,390 Oh. I think I will. 397 00:17:41,490 --> 00:17:42,490 I hope you do. 398 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:44,820 I know what you need. 399 00:17:44,910 --> 00:17:47,920 Some President's Choice High Carumba. 400 00:17:48,140 --> 00:17:49,966 Why did you bring that here? 401 00:17:49,990 --> 00:17:51,090 A: it's legal. 402 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:52,860 B: somehow still cool. 403 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,380 And C: you really need to chill out. 404 00:18:02,820 --> 00:18:05,470 He's with me! He's with me! 405 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,770 Oh, I got to tell you something. 406 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,420 Now that we're both grown and successful... 407 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:12,656 You, president, 408 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:14,180 me, pot CEO 409 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,940 and owner of three NBA teams... 410 00:18:17,100 --> 00:18:18,500 I feel different. 411 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,666 I really, really, really don't hate you. 412 00:18:21,690 --> 00:18:22,766 Aw. 413 00:18:22,790 --> 00:18:24,620 Got anything to say to me? 414 00:18:24,850 --> 00:18:26,860 Um... yes. 415 00:18:27,010 --> 00:18:28,030 All right. 416 00:18:28,180 --> 00:18:29,266 I'll admit it. 417 00:18:29,290 --> 00:18:32,290 I've always been kind of a pain in the butt. 418 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:33,130 Wow. 419 00:18:33,350 --> 00:18:34,846 If you had said that earlier, 420 00:18:34,870 --> 00:18:37,110 even I would have voted for you. 421 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:42,640 Wow, that's pretty cool 422 00:18:42,790 --> 00:18:45,860 for someone who was always unpopular. 423 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:47,356 But, but wait! 424 00:18:47,380 --> 00:18:48,220 Not my fault. 425 00:18:48,310 --> 00:18:50,390 Because, I don't know if you know, 426 00:18:50,540 --> 00:18:54,310 but I did not come from a family that made things easy. 427 00:18:54,470 --> 00:18:57,560 Well, maybe you didn't make things easier for them either. 428 00:18:57,710 --> 00:18:59,710 Maybe Mom was the one who was helping you 429 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,800 in ways you don't even remember. 430 00:19:03,050 --> 00:19:05,370 ♪ Old days ♪ 431 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,890 ♪ Good times I remember ♪ 432 00:19:09,980 --> 00:19:11,410 ♪ Fun days... ♪ 433 00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:14,080 Oh, wow. 434 00:19:20,490 --> 00:19:21,656 Mom? 435 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,010 She's clean. Checked her hair. 436 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:24,420 Took 45 minutes. 437 00:19:24,570 --> 00:19:26,850 I'm here to see if you'll finally admit 438 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,420 you'd be better off if you'd gone to college. 439 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:30,590 Are you crazy? 440 00:19:30,740 --> 00:19:32,740 You still can't admit you were wrong. 441 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:34,410 Let me tell you something, lady. 442 00:19:34,510 --> 00:19:37,020 Wait a minute. Just-just wait a minute. 443 00:19:37,180 --> 00:19:38,580 I'm president now. 444 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,590 I have a lot of resources. 445 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,180 Where's my mom translator? 446 00:19:44,180 --> 00:19:46,086 Maybe I started off on the wrong foot. 447 00:19:46,110 --> 00:19:48,426 "You constantly let me down." 448 00:19:48,450 --> 00:19:51,450 Of course, I appreciate everything you're saying. 449 00:19:51,570 --> 00:19:53,596 "You were never really in my corner." 450 00:19:53,620 --> 00:19:56,710 I may have said a lot of things in anger. 451 00:19:56,860 --> 00:19:59,600 "I meant what I said and I will stick to it. 452 00:19:59,700 --> 00:20:03,780 But no matter what, I was always proud of you." 453 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,606 You made me mad, too. 454 00:20:05,630 --> 00:20:07,800 "I was hurt because I care so much. 455 00:20:07,970 --> 00:20:11,776 All the respect and love I have for people came from you." 456 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,210 That's nice to hear. 457 00:20:13,300 --> 00:20:14,710 "I love you so much." 458 00:20:15,810 --> 00:20:17,710 "I love you, too." 459 00:20:17,810 --> 00:20:20,956 Oh, oh. 460 00:20:20,980 --> 00:20:22,810 Okay, you can go now. 461 00:20:22,910 --> 00:20:25,046 "This translator is fantastic. 462 00:20:25,070 --> 00:20:26,560 Give her a raise." 463 00:20:41,650 --> 00:20:44,170 Okay. I enjoyed that story, but I got to know, 464 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:45,820 how much is really true? 465 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,650 Let me consult the oracle. 466 00:20:48,750 --> 00:20:51,160 Okay, Lisa, I'll give it to you straight. 467 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:53,770 You've got a 98% chance of going to college, 468 00:20:53,990 --> 00:20:55,250 83% Ivy League, 469 00:20:55,350 --> 00:20:56,830 47% chance of a boyfriend, 470 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,830 72% chance of a girlfriend. 471 00:20:58,920 --> 00:20:59,920 Oh! 472 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,260 I like those odds! 473 00:21:02,350 --> 00:21:04,020 Hey, can I get the game on this? 474 00:21:04,110 --> 00:21:06,190 It's not a TV. 475 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:08,930 Captioning sponsored by 20th CENTURY FOX TELEVISION 476 00:21:12,530 --> 00:21:15,200 And FORD. We go further, so you can. 477 00:21:15,290 --> 00:21:19,210 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 478 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,560 Shh!