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Having told Seymour that Edna has called off their engagement,Homer gets to tell lovers their partners have dumped them - as a job. Meanwhile Lisa develops a talent for solving crosswords and enters a contest,winning money for Homer when he bets on her. However when he bets against her in the final and she does lose she feels betrayed,until he comes up with a novel way of saying 'Sorry' to her. Written by
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Trivia
The words that were "removed from the dictionary in the last year": Skedaddle - a verb meaning to run off in a fright, Nixonian - an adjective describing the era in which Richard Nixon was president of the United States of America, Zounds - an interjection like "damn", "dang", etc., Mimeograph - a copy machine that presses ink through a stencil, Hootenanny - a gathering at which folksingers entertain often with the audience joining in.
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Goofs
The word count of Homer's apology is not 144 letters, rather 149 letters with one hundred and forty four spelled out or 134 using numerals (with the use of no punctuation).
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Quotes
Homer Simpson:
Sweety, will you please look at daddy!
Lisa Simpson:
You stopped being my daddy when you bet against me! All I have now is a mom. That's why I'm taking her maiden name. So from now on, my name is Lisa Bouvier!
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Homer gasps]
Nelson Muntz:
Hey, Mr. S. Lisa B.
Homer Simpson:
Nooo!
Girl:
Would you like to buy some band candy?
Homer Simpson:
Yeees!
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References
Losin' It (1983)
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Soundtracks
"Farewell To You Baby"
Performed by Carl Martin (1936)
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Couch gag rating: 8/10 The Simpsons family find their seats just as Mount Vesuvius erupts.
The episode: Bart and Lisa have their lemonade stand broken up because they don't have a vendor's license. The line to get the license is held up by the man there doing a crossword puzzle. A frustrated Lisa quickly zooms through the crossword puzzle for him and discovers her love for them.
Favorite moment(s): The tribute to words removed from the dictionary.
This episode should be familiar to all of us. Homer does something which disappoints Lisa and he has to win her respect back. I wish that would been explored longer. I thought the use of Marge's maiden name was pure genius and hadn't been done prior. I only wish this had been the main plot of the episode. Nonetheless, the tender moment at the end is touching.
Overall rating: 7/10 Nothing disappoints in this episode but there aren't many jokes and so many episodes have been made similar to the main plot and done better.