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| episode_name = Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
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| image = [[Image:Simpsons 8FO1.png|200px]]
| image_caption = [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] is bitterly disappointed after learning of a bribery scandal involving [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield's]] [[United States Congress|congress]][[Member of Congress|man]]
| episode_no = 37
| prod_code = 8F01
| airdate = [[September 26]], [[1991]]
| show runner = [[Al Jean]] & [[Mike Reiss]]
| writer = [[George Meyer]]
| director = [[Wes Archer]]
| blackboard = "Spitwads are not free speech"
| couch_gag = The family sits, then Homer pulls Santa's Little Helper from under him.
| guest_star = [[Lona Williams]] as Minnesota essayist
| commentary = [[Matt Groening]]<BR>[[Al Jean]]<BR>[[Mike Reiss]]<BR>[[Julie Kavner]]<BR>[[Wes Archer]]<BR>[[David Silverman]]
| season = 3
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'''Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington''' is the second episode of [[The Simpsons]] third season.
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== Episode Summary ==
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After a free copy of ''Reading Digest'' magazine (a take on ''[[Reader's Digest]]'') is sent to the Simpson residence, Homer gets very interested in the magazine. When he sees the kids are loafing in front of the TV, he shuts it off and orders them to go read a book instead. He also encourages [[Lisa Simpson]] to enter a contest in which an essay is written about why the [[United States]] is great. Lisa takes a trip to Springfield Forest, and is inspired to write her essay when she sees the forest's natural beauty and a [[bald eagle]] lands right by the branch she is sitting under. Lisa's article is approved for entry in the national finals in [[Washington, DC]] after the contest judge observes Homer's poor vocabulary and realizes that he could not have written Lisa's essay for her.
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While Bart and Homer abuse the all expense-paid perks of their trip, Lisa visits famous [[monuments]] for inspiration. At one particular monument, she overhears a [[bribe]] taking place about demolishing Springfield Forest. Distraught at the [[dishonesty]] of government officials, Lisa tears up her essay and writes a new one to present at the finals.
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The new essay, titled "Cesspool on the Potomac", disdains the [[government]] system, and mentions the names of those involved in the bribery. Lisa's essay causes a ruckus and elicits a hostile reaction from the judges and audience. Messages are quickly sent around the capital regarding Lisa's speech and the corrupt statesman is arrested. Lisa's essay does not win because of its content, but with the congressman arrested, her faith in government is restored.
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==Trivia==
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*One essay writer looks like an early [[Ralph Wiggum]]
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*This is the first episode to be presented in [[Dolby Surround]].
*This is the first episode with a sax solo in the opening credits that is different from the one used throughout the first two seasons.
*This episode also shows a shot of a state map, showing four states divided by two intersecting lines at right-hand angles, with [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] in the top left hand state. The only state that this could be is [[Utah]], although, as the shot fades out, the initials of the state can be seen as '''NT'''. This apparently stands for fictional state "North Takoma"
*The senator from Lisa's state wants to drill for oil on [[Mount Rushmore]], which is in [[South Dakota]]. There is a Springfield, SD, a possible clue to Springfield's ___location.
*Many sources list this episode as being broadcast ''after'' the following one, ''[[When Flanders Failed]]''.
*At the beginning of the episode when Homer is sorting through the mail, the home address is seen as
''94 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, TA 192005''.
In later episodes it is stated that the street address is 742 Evergreen Terrace and zip codes are always five-digit numbers.
*It is rumoured that the second airing of this episode, on [[December 12]], 1991, features a scene excluded from the first. While the Season 3 [[The Simpsons DVD boxsets|DVD boxset]] was rumored to have a "loggers' controversy" featurette, this was not on the disc; this may have included the extra scene.
*Then-President [[George H.W. Bush]] is featured briefly in this episode, and is portrayed in a positive, albeit hokey, light. He also features in the Season 7 episode [[Two Bad Neighbors]].
== Cultural references ==
*The plot (and title) of this episode is a play on Frank Capra's ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]''.
*Among the Washington DC landmarks visited are [[Dulles Airport]], the [[Watergate Hotel]] (where the family stays), the [[Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]], the [[IRS]] Building, the [[National Air and Space Museum]], the [[Washington Monument]], the [[Lincoln Memorial]] and the [[Jefferson Memorial]].
*Trong had already won both the [[Intel Science Talent Search|Westinghouse Talent Search]] and the [[NFL]] [[Punt (football)|Punt]], [[Forward pass|Pass]] and [[Placekicker|Kick]] competition.
*The piano-playing satirist at the end of the episode is a reference to [[Mark Russell]].
*The woman's suffrage display Lisa visits is likely a parody of [[Susan B. Anthony]]. When Lisa mentions "she later appeared on the highly unpopular 75¢ piece" this is a reference to the Susan Anthony [[dollar coin]]s, which were often mistaken for quarters by vending machines and cashiers.
==External links==
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*[http://www.snpp.com/episodes/8F01.html Episode Capsule on "Simpsons Archive"]
*[http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/S/htmlS/simpsonsthe/simpsonsthe.htm] The Museum of Broadcast Communications page on ''The Simpsons'' includes further reading, including a reference to [[Lauren Berlant]]'s "The Theory of Infantile Citizenship," an extended reading of this episode (also included in ''The Queen of America Goes to Washington City'').
[[Category:The Simpsons episodes, season 3]]
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