Smart & Smarter

"Smart and Smarter"
The Simpsons episode
A jealous Lisa sees Maggie's new T-shirt.
Episode no.	326
Directed by	Steven Dean Moore
Written by	Carolyn Omine
Showrunner(s)	Al Jean
Production code	FABF09
Original air date	February 22, 2004
Couch gag	The living room is a moving rack seen in dry cleaning shops, with the Simpsons in five dry-cleaning bags.
Commentary	Al Jean Carolyn Omine Matt Selman Tim Long Tom Gammill Max Pross Joel H. Cohen Steven Dean Moore
Guest appearance(s)
Simon Cowell as Henry
Season 15 episodes November 2, 2003 – May 23, 2004 "Treehouse of Horror XIV" "My Mother the Carjacker" "The President Wore Pearls" "The Regina Monologues" "The Fat and the Furriest" "Today I Am a Clown" "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays" "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot" "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife" "Margical History Tour" "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore" "Smart & Smarter" "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner" "Co-Dependents' Day" "The Wandering Juvie" "My Big Fat Geek Wedding" "Catch 'Em If You Can" "Simple Simpson" "The Way We Weren't" "Bart-Mangled Banner" "Fraudcast News"
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Simon Cowell as Henry

"Smart and Smarter" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 22, 2004. When Maggie takes an IQ test, she is informed that she may be smarter than Lisa, who worries that her life will go nowhere. The episode was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Steven Dean Moore.Simon Cowell also has a guest-voice appearance, playing the role of a brutally honest judge.

The family visits Wickerbottom's Pre-Nursery School, where Apu and Manjula are sending two of their octuplets. Homer and Marge have a talk with Dr. Hibbert about getting in, and decide to have Maggie go in. However, Maggie fails the initial screening because she cannot talk, until Lisa discovers some traits of intelligence. Maggie makes another screening. The results show that not only is Maggie brilliant, but her IQ of 167 is higher than Lisa's IQ of 159. Lisa is no longer considered "the smart one" of the Simpson family. Her attempts to find a new identity, including a goth girl named "Raven Crow Neversmiles", a cheerleader, a rapper, a soccer player, a cowgirl, and even a stand-up comedian, do not work out well.