Lisa's Substitute 

Lisa has a crush on her substitute teacher; Bart decides to run for class president.

Director:

Rich Moore

Writers:

Matt Groening (created by), James L. Brooks (developed by)

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Station Announcer / Guard (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Ralph Wiggum (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Principal Skinner (voice)
Jo Ann Harris	...	Chuck / Woman at Apartment (voice) (as Jo Anne Harris)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Janey Powell / Others (voice)
Maggie Roswell	...	Miss Hoover / Donations Lady (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince / Wendell / Sherri / Terri / Adrian (voice)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel (voice)
Dustin Hoffman	...	Mr. Bergstrom (voice) (as Sam Etic)

Storyline

Lisa's teacher Miss Hoover becomes ill and has a substitute, Mr. Bergstrom. Lisa enjoys his teaching methods and quickly develops a crush on him. Meanwhile, Bart runs for class president against Martin Prince and proves to be a very popular candidate.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to william shakespeare | 2d animation | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 1991 (USA)

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dan Castellaneta named this as his favorite episode of the show together with The Simpsons: Simpson and Delilah (1990) and The Simpsons: Homer the Heretic (1992).

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Goofs

About 19 minutes in when Marge speaks to Homer at the diner table, the outline of her mouth over her neck when her lips are moving shows the neck line in the lips.

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Quotes

Bart: [on Lisa] I knew someone was gonna say it, but I can't believe it was her.
Homer: Did you hear that, Marge? She called me a baboon. The stupidest, ugliest, smelliest ape of them all!

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Connections

References The Wolf Man (1941)

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Soundtracks

Home on the Range
Written by Daniel E. Kelley and Brewster M. Higley
Performed by Dustin Hoffman

User Reviews

Great Lisa-episode

Really sad but funny episode. Gags are good, and hope Lisa's still get see her new teacher. Great.