Smoke on the Daughter 

Marge has Lisa take up ballet, mainly to have Lisa live out her own childhood dreams. Lisa then succumbs to peer pressure from her ballet mates and takes up smoking. Meanwhile, Homer and Bart try to start their own beef jerky business.

Directors:

Lance Kramer, Mike B. Anderson

Writers:

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

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Archery Targets Truck Driver / Male Ballerina / Mayor Quimby / Sideshow Mel / Frank Tripp (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Database / Nelson Muntz / Miss Springfield (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Comic Book Guy / Kirk Van Houten / Chazz Busby / Apu / Carl / Horatio Caine (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Principal Skinner / Kent Brockman / Ned Flanders / Lenny (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Rod Flanders / Ballerina (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Ballerina / Mary Hart / Lillian Hellman (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince / Sherri / Terri (voice)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

Homer makes his own beef jerky in the basement,only for it to be stolen by raccoons. Marge,meanwhile,wants to fulfill her childhood dream of being a ballerina and goes with Lisa to the Chazz Buzby dance academy. She is turned down but Chazz notices that Lisa has the right posture for a dancer. Unfortunately she can only dance well after inhaling the other ballerinas' cigarette smoke. Homer is appalled and has the raccoons steal all the dancers' cigarettes. At a performance of 'Sleeping Beauty' all the dancers are rubbish when deprived of their smokes and Lisa delivers a diatribe from the stage against something which is unhealthy and stunts the growth of American children - ballet.

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Plot Keywords:

raccoon | beef jerky | ballerina | coyote | 2d animation | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Movieplayer.it - News and Info, Pics, Videos (Italian)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films,20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR Dolby SR (seasons 3-19)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First appearance of dance teacher/choreographer/director Chas Busby. Though he's primarily based on legendary Broadway director Bob Fosse, his name comes from Busby Berkeley, famous for directing movie musicals with elaborate dance numbers.

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Goofs

When Homer sends the raccoon through the air vent to steal the cigarettes, in different shots the vent's metal cover changes from open, closed or not there at all, without being touched.

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Quotes

Bart Simpson: Dad, you never win in a fight against animals. Remember your war with the worms?
Homer Simpson: That was not a defeat, that was a phased withdrawl.
Bart Simpson: Then why did they made you build that statue?
[Points at statue of Homer bowing at a worm, titled "Worms are better than me"]
Homer Simpson: They multiply when I cut them. I can't fight that.

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Connections

References CSI: Miami (2002)

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Soundtracks

Sleeping Beauty
(uncredited)
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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