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Lisa's Substitute is the nineteenth episode of the second season of The Simpsons, and the thirty-second episode overall.

Guest Stars: Sam Etic (Mr. Bergstrom)

Contents 1 Plot Overview 2 Notes 2.1 Title Sequence 3 Arc Advancement 3.1 Happenings 3.2 Characters 3.3 Referbacks 4 Trivia 4.1 The Show 4.2 Behind the Scenes 4.3 Allusions and References 4.4 Memorable Moments 5 Quotes 6 Reviews

Plot Overview

After Ms. Hoover takes a leave of absence due to a case of psychosomatic lyme disease, Lisa develops a crush on a substitute teacher named Mr. Bergstrom. A distance soon grows between Homer and Lisa, when Homer embarrasses himself during an outing at the Natural History museum where they run into Bergstrom. Eventually Mr. Bergstrom must leave, which leads to a tearful good bye at the train station.

Meanwhile, Bart runs for class president against Martin Prince using charisma and humor to win over the students, which makes Homer proud. The election is lost when only Martin and Wendell bother to cast ballots, much to the delight of Mrs. Krabappel.

Notes

Title Sequence

• Blackboard:
• Couch Gag: The Simpsons land on the couch wearing parachutes. Homer's chute doesn't open and he lands on the floor.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Characters

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

• The sign on Lisa's bedroom door reads "GO AWAY"
• The sandwich shop at the museum was named "Age of Heroes"
• The character of Mr. Bergstrom was voiced by Dustin Hoffman but was credited under the pseudonym .
• In the early seasons of The Simpsons, FOX executives weren't too thrilled with a Lisa themed episode. All promotion for the episode featured the "B" story starring Bart.

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

Quotes

• (Homer notices Bart made the cover of the school newspaper in regards to the election)
  Homer: You made the front page!
  Bart: Dad, it's just a popularity contest.
  Homer: Just a popularity contest? Excuse me, What's more important than popularity?

Reviews

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