The Simpsons
A Test Before Trying
Season 24, Episode 10 · Aired 2013-01-13
Synopsis
When Springfield Elementary is threatened with closure because of low standardized test scores, the fate of the school rests on one student who missed the test, and who must raise the average above the minimum threshold: Bart Simpson. Meanwhile, Homer finds a parking meter at a local dump, and starts deploying it around Springfield to fleece unwitting parkers of their quarters. Blackboard: 'I will obey oscar campaign rules from now on'.
In the series
This episode is part of The Simpsons (1989–present) on Fox.
Yellow family, infinite couch gags, and the longest-running joke about America itself.
Key cast
- Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson
- Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson
- Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson
- Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson
- Hank Azaria as Moe / Chief Wiggum
- Harry Shearer as Mr. Burns / Ned Flanders