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Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington is the second episode of the third season of The Simpsons, and the thirty-seventh episode overall.

Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria

And: Harry Shearer

Also Starring: Joann Harris, Pamela Hayden (Milhouse Van Houten), Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell, Lona Williams

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

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• Blackboard: "Spitwads are not free speech."
• Couch Gag: The Simpsons all jump onto the couch and Homer pulls Santa's Little Helper out from his couch cushion.

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• Springfield: The letters that Homer throws out at the beginning of the episode are addressed to a fictional Springfield in a fictional state. They read "Springfield, T.A. 192005". Additionally, during the montage of speeches, Springfield is shown briefly on a map. Before the map fades to Lisa, you can clearly see the letters "NT" in the corner. During the graft scene, a developer later shows a map of Springfield with a huge national forest to the southwest of the city.

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• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: The title of this episode is a reference to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the Jimmy Stewart movie about a charming and idealistic governor who is appointed to the US Senate when the sitting senator dies in office. When Smith arrives in Washington, he inadvertently winds up intruding on a corruption scandal that nearly ruins him. The Washington D.C. scenes of this episode are loosely based around the plot of the movie.

• Mark Russell: On the day of the speech competition in Washington D.C., the scene opens with a man playing a piano and singing a ragtime song about the deficit. This is meant to be a parody of Mark Russell, a political satirist who specializes in comedic political songs. Bart's hatred of the songs mirros the feelings of the writing staff.

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