MoneyBART
| "MoneyBart" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
Promotional image for the episode featuring Mike Scioscia.
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| Episode no. | 467 |
| Directed by | Nancy Kruse |
| Written by | Tim Long |
| Production code | MABF18 |
| Original air date | October 10, 2010 |
| Chalkboard gag | "I must not write all over the walls" (copied all over the walls, door, and blackboard) |
| Couch gag | Couch gag by Banksy: The Simpsons are seen as a picture on the wall of a sweatshop where Asian workers are seen drawing the couch gag and creating Simpsons merchandise. |
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Season 22 episodes
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"MoneyBart" (also referred to as "MoneyBART") is the third episode of The Simpsons' twenty-second season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 10, 2010. In this episode, Lisa coaches Bart's Little League baseball team to a record winning streak by using her book smarts in statistics and probability. However, when Bart questions Lisa’s coaching tactics and accuses her of taking the fun out of baseball, Lisa benches him from the championship game.
The episode was written by Tim Long and directed by Nancy Kruse. It features an opening sequence and couch gag written by British graffiti artist and political activist Banksy, who stated he had been "inspired by reports that Simpsons characters are animated in Seoul, South Korea".
The episode was watched in a total of 6.74 million households, the ratings decreasing from the previous episode. Critical reception was generally favorable, with praises towards the story and jokes but criticism towards the episode's use of baseball-themed celebrity cameos.
A visit by Dahlia Brinkley, the only Springfield Elementary graduate ever to enter an Ivy League college, gives Lisa a severe inferiority complex because she is involved in very few extracurricular activities. When Ned Flanders resigns as coach of Bart's Little League team, the Springfield Isotots, Lisa seizes the chance to extend her résumé and takes the position. Since she knows nothing about baseball, she seeks advice from the patrons of Moe's Tavern, who direct her to Professor Frink and his scientific colleagues. She learns about sabermetrics from them and uses this science to organize the Isotots' strategy; as a result, their record quickly improves and they rise in the league standings. However, Bart eventually rebels against her management, saying that she has taken all the fun out of the game, and hits a home run despite her orders to let the pitcher walk him. The Isotots win the game, but Lisa throws Bart off the team for his insubordination.
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