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The Simpsons: Season 7, Episode 25Summer of 4 Ft. 2 (19 May 1996)The end of the school year, and an empty yearbook causes Lisa to contemplate her lack of popularity. When Ned Flanders is summoned for jury duty and offers Homer a chance to stay at his ... See full summary » Director:Mark Kirkland |
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Cast
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| Dan Castellaneta | ... |
Homer Simpson /
Eustace B. Tilley
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| Julie Kavner | ... |
Marge Simpson
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| Nancy Cartwright | ... | ||
| Yeardley Smith | ... |
Lisa Simpson
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| Hank Azaria | ... |
Lou /
Ben /
Val-U-Mart Owner
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| Harry Shearer | ... |
Ice Cream Man /
Principal Skinner /
Ned Flanders
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| Christina Ricci | ... |
Erin
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| Marcia Wallace | ... |
Mrs. Krabappel
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| Pamela Hayden | ... |
Milhouse Van Houten /
Becky
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| Tress MacNeille | ... |
Girl #1 /
Dean /
Rick
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Maggie Roswell | ... |
Miss Hoover /
Pippi Longstocking
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| Russi Taylor | ... |
Martin Prince /
Beezee
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The end of the school year, and an empty yearbook causes Lisa to contemplate her lack of popularity. When Ned Flanders is summoned for jury duty and offers Homer a chance to stay at his beach house, Lisa sees this as the opportunity to reinvent herself as a slacker in the hope of gaining friends, which proves to be far more successful than she could possibly imagine --- but not if Bart has any say in the matter. Written by Daniel Timothy Dey
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Lisa: Meh, maybe you're getting stronger.
Homer: Well, I have been eating more.
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(uncredited)
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
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When Marge and Lisa are talking in the bedroom at the beach house, there is a picture over each of the beds of Ned and Maude. In a subsequent shot, one of the pictures changes to a portrait of Rod and Todd. See more »Quotes
Homer: [picking up Lisa's empty suitcase] Hmm, somebody's traveling light!Lisa: Meh, maybe you're getting stronger.
Homer: Well, I have been eating more.
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"All Summer Long"(uncredited)
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
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The seventh season's Lisa episode, following in the footsteps of Moaning Lisa (season 1), Lisa's Substitute (season 2) and Lisa's Wedding (season 6), tries to be funny and emotional at the same time. Here, Lisa feels lonely when she realizes she has no friends. It's the end of the school year and no one signs her yearbook. She realizes it's because she's a nerd. As the family plans to go to another community (Little Pwagmattasquarmsettport) on vacation, Lisa takes the opportunity to present herself as a different person to new people. She makes a few friends- until a jealous Bart shows her yearbook to the kids, outing her as a teacher's pet. Bart and Lisa turn against each other, but in the end the kids still accept Lisa and Bart gets them to sign her yearbook.
Coming in what was at times a great season, Summer of 4 Ft. 2 is consistently funny, though the laughs aren't major (except for when Homer essentially blows up Ned Flanders' kitchen). The episode pokes fun at Milhouse's geekiness, Homer's antics with fireworks, and the kids' way of talking ("I can totally hear him going that.") The episode probably won't make you cry like Lisa's Substitute and Lisa's Wedding, but it's got heart. Like Marge and Lisa, I've had a lot of trouble making friends, and the episode is honest in portraying the bitterness of it and how being yourself doesn't always work. I see some fans criticized the episode on snpp.com, saying this episode ignores the fact that Lisa does have friends like Janey, but episodes like Dancing Homer (season 2) established that while friendly with other girls, Lisa was never actually close to them. As always, Bart and Lisa feuding makes for good material because it's natural and still involves heart- see Lisa on Ice (season 6). Altogether, a nice episode.