Bart Gets a 'Z' 

When Bart's prank gets Ms. Krabappel fired from Springfield Elementary School, he tries to make it up to her without letting her know that he was responsible.

Directors:

Mark Kirkland, Mike B. Anderson

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 / Mrs. Krabappel's Cat / Itchy / Santa's Little Helper / Rodney Dangerfield / Squeaky Voiced Teen / Groundskeeper Willie (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Kearney / Students (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Zachary Vaughn / Disco Stu / Moe Szyslak (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Scratchy / Dr. Hibbert / Mr. Largo / Principal Skinner / Announcer / Ned Flanders (voice)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Television Aerobics Instructor / Students (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Movie Woman / Pigs / Book Seller / The Answer Narrator (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince / Sherri / Terri / Students (voice)
Karl Wiedergott	...	High School Student (voice)

Storyline

When Mrs. Krabappel confiscates student's cell phones, the class, organized by Bart, decides to teach her a lesson by spiking her coffee and watching her make a drunken fool of herself. Principal Skinner fires Mrs. Krabappel and replaces her with a cool new teacher, Zachary Vaughn, who impresses Bart and his friends with a hip attitude and love of texting, blogging and using Twitter and Facebook. Torn by his affection for Mr. Vaughn, yet plagued by guilt, Bart makes his way to Skinner's office to tell him the truth and get Mrs. Krabappel's job back.

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Plot Keywords:

1930s to 2020s | alcohol | tv show theme song | cameo | lazy man | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is a reference to the season 1 episode "Bart gets an F".

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Goofs

When Edna confiscates the students' phones, she dumps the box in the drawer with the biology frogs. When Zachary hands the phones back, he pulls the whole box out of the desk. Not only would the box not be in the drawer, it was likely Edna's own box, likely used for her personal effects when she was fired.

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Quotes

Bart Simpson: You need to go out once in a while. When was the last time you washed your hair?
Edna Krabappel: Two weeks ago.
Bart Simpson: That's better than me, but you still need to go out.

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Connections

Spoofs The Secret (2006)

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Soundtracks

O fortuna
(from the "Carmina burana")
Composed by Carl Orff
In the soundtrack of "The Answer" DVD

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1