- A series of parodies based on four strong women: Queen Elizabeth, Snow White, Lady MacBeth, and Ayn Rand.
- Marge takes Lisa to a salon for her first manicure, where they engage in a debate as to whether a woman can simultaneously be smart, powerful and beautiful. They tell four tales of famous women featuring Simpsons characters in various roles: Selma as Queen Elizabeth I, Lisa as Snow White, Marge as Lady Macbeth and Maggie as Howard Roark from Ayn Rands The Fountainhead.
In the first tale, Marge recounts the story of Queen Elizabeth the First. Various royal suitors wish to win the hand of the Queen, played by Selma, including a flamboyant King Philip of Spain. The Queen rejects his advances, and he vows revenge on England, summoning the Spanish Armada. Meanwhile, Sir Walter Raleigh, played by Homer, falls for Queen Elizabeth's Lady in Waiting, played by Marge. He leads a British naval offense against the Armada, defeating them by accidentally setting the lone British warship on fire, which then spreads to the entire Spanish fleet and King Philip. Queen Elizabeth knights him, and then proclaims, "I don't need a man. I have England."
In the second tale, Lisa tells the story of Snow White, with herself in the title role. Her version features the dwarves Crabby (Moe), Drunky (Barney), Hungry (Homer), Greedy (Mr. Burns), Lenny (Lenny), Kearney (Kearney) and Doc (...tor Hibbert) because a lawyer appears and tells her that Snow White and the seven dwarfs belong to Disney. When a wicked queen learns from her magic HD television that Snow White is fairer than she, the queen dispatches her huntsman (Groundskeeper Willie) to murder the young maiden. Willie the huntsman cannot commit the deed, though, and Snow White runs away to the forest, seeking shelter in the dwarves' cottage. She keeps house for them while they work in the mines, but the wicked queen, disguised as an old woman, forces Snow White to eat a poisoned apple. In Lisa's version, Snow White doesn't need a man to wake her, but is brought back to life by a female doctor.
In the third tale, Marge relates a story of ruthless ambition, embodied by Lady Macbeth, whose held back by a husband who wants nothing to do with her ambitions. Lady Macbeth (Marge) is frustrated that Macbeth (Homer) does not have the titular role in a Springfield production of Macbeth. She convinces him to murder the lead actor, Sideshow Mel. Homer follows her command and then assumes the role of Macbeth. However, his acting continues receiving unfavourable reviews, while the other actors have received more favorable ones. Furious, Marge orders him to continue his killing spree until he is the only actor left. The ghosts of the other actors come to her, blame her for all of their deaths. Marge tries to defend herself by telling them that it was her husband, but they weren't convince and they kill her out of revenge. In the end, Homer as Macbeth gives a soul-stirring rendition of a soliloquy to an empty theatre. He then commits suicide when Marge's ghost tells him to be in more plays by William Shakespeare. Homer mentions he would rather be lazy and stupid than to take her advice by indulging himself in more plays. Marge is more than displeased with him because she had hoped he would be smart enough to make her happy.
In the final tale, Maggie is depicted as "Maggie Roark," representing Howard Roark from Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. Maggie's architectural brilliance is quashed by an oppressive teacher who encourages only conformity. She builds multiple structures out of blocks and other toys, but they are destroyed by her teacher. Maggie (voiced by Jodie Foster) rallies her classmates with a stirring speech about injustice and creativity, and grows up to be a wildly successful architect.
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