My Fair Laddy (26 Feb. 2006)

Bart and Lisa bets whether Lisa can turn Groundskeeper Willie into a proper gentleman.

Director:

Bob Anderson

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator), James L. Brooks (developer),

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Groundskeeper Willie / Squeaky Voiced Teen / Snowball II / Krusty (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Kearney / Ralph Wiggum / Charity Titters / Various Students (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Coach Krupt / Eli Stern VI / Willie's Father / Carl Carlson / Moe Szyslak / Superintendent Chalmers / Bumblebee Man (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Principal Skinner / Commercial Announcer / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Largo (voice)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Janey Powell / Jimbo Jones / Various Students (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Miss Pommelhorst / Scottish Nurse / Dolph / Woman / Agnes Skinner / Various Students (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince / Various Students (voice)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Master of Ceremonies (voice)

Storyline

After Bart accidentally destroys Willie's shack the Scotsman comes to stay with the Simpsons whilst a replacement is built.He is very uncouth but Lisa bets Bart that she can turn him into a gentleman by the time of the school's science project evening,and indeed the ladies of Springfield are ultimately dazzled by the sophisticated stranger.A parody of 'My Fair Lady' features such sing-along numbers as 'Wouldn't It Be Adequate?' and 'The Shack Where I Live'.

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Plot Keywords:

musical episode | dodgeball | 2d animation

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Gracie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Per the title, the original Broadway production of "My Fair Lady" opened at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York on March 15, 1956, and ran for 2717 performances, which was, at the time, the longest run a Broadway show had ever had. The original production is still the eighteenth-longest-running production in Broadway history. Rex Harrison and Stanley Holloway recreated their roles in the movie. Harrison won the 1957 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and Holloway was nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. The show won the 1957 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Musical.

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Connections

Spoofs My Fair Lady (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Adequate"
Music by Alf Clausen
Lyrics by Michael Price

User Reviews

Not so good

This episode wasn't one of my favourites of the Simpsons, it just wasn't consistent.

The episode got off to a funny start, with Bart's troubles with th Gym teacher, but then it just stopped being funny. Groundskeeper Willie is one of my favourite characters in the show, and lets face it, it was never going to work turning him into a real gentleman.

IGN named this episode as the best of the 17th season, i'd have to disagree, as their was plenty of better episodes than this.

It's not an awful episode, but if you are not a fan of new Simpsons, then you will probably not enjoy it. It has some funny parts in, but nothing great.

6/10.