I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can

"I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	303
Directed by	Nancy Kruse
Written by	Kevin Curran
Showrunner(s)	Al Jean
Production code	EABF07
Original air date	February 16, 2003
Couch gag	Homer (unseen, but implied to be him) draws the family on the couch with an Etch-a-Sketch (called a "Sketch-A-Etch" in the couch gag) and yells, “Whoo-hoo!” when he is done.
Commentary	Al Jean Kevin Curran Ian Maxtone-Graham Matt Selman John Frink Brian Kelley Dan Castellaneta Yeardley Smith David Silverman
Guest appearance(s)
George Plimpton as himself
Season 14 episodes November 3, 2002 – May 18, 2003 "Treehouse of Horror XIII" "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation" "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" "Large Marge" "Helter Shelter" "The Great Louse Detective" "Special Edna" "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" "Strong Arms of the Ma" "Pray Anything" "Barting Over" "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can" "A Star Is Born Again" "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington" "C.E.D'oh" "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky" "Three Gays of the Condo" "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" "Old Yeller-Belly" "Brake My Wife, Please" "The Bart of War" "Moe Baby Blues"
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George Plimpton as himself

"I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can" is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons' fourteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 16, 2003, and was seen by around 22 million people during this broadcast.

While watching a horror movie show hosted by Boobarella (the show's take on Cassandra Peterson's Elvira character), a commercial plays for the Ribwich (the shows take on McDonald's McRib sandwich), a new Krusty Burger sandwich in which meat from an unknown animal is processed and molded into the shape of ribs. Homer cannot wait for it to come to Springfield. Homer samples the Ribwich, recently arrived at the Krusty Burger in Springfield, and becomes addicted.

The next day at a school assembly, Principal Skinner announces that the school is holding a spelling bee. Lisa is excited when she wins the school spelling bee, for which she is awarded a scale model of the planet Mars (a kickball with the word "Mars" written on it). She continues to the state spelling bee, and wins again, qualifying her for the Spellympics to be held in Calgary.

Marge suggests they celebrate by going to a movie, but Homer says he has "important daddy business" — which turns out to be eating Ribwiches with Lenny and Carl. Unfortunately, when they arrive at Krusty Burger, the limited-time-only Ribwiches are no longer in stock. Homer is shattered, but a "Ribhead" (a fan of the Ribwich) tells him that it is being tested in other markets and shows him a tour schedule. Homer decides to follow a group of Ribheads as they track the release of the Ribwich.

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