Lisa's Rival
- Episode aired Sep 11, 1994
- TV-14
- 30m
Lisa is jealous when a new girl in class is smarter than she is; Homer obtains a giant mound of sugar.Lisa is jealous when a new girl in class is smarter than she is; Homer obtains a giant mound of sugar.Lisa is jealous when a new girl in class is smarter than she is; Homer obtains a giant mound of sugar.
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
- Marge's Fantasy Man
- (voice)
- …
- Principal Skinner
- (voice)
- …
- Allison Taylor
- (voice)
- Milhouse Van Houten
- (voice)
- …
- Miss Hoover
- (voice)
- …
- Martin Prince
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the DVD commentary, David Mirkin says that all the men working on the show were crazy about guest star Winona Ryder and that he had never seen so many of the writers show up at the recording studio with their faces pressed against the window.
- GoofsAfter Ralph is announced the winner and Lisa and Alison are walking out of the school, we see the flag pole, and a tall dark green bush after some smaller lighter green ones. But as Lisa and Allison walk passed those in a close-up shot, the flag pole is gone, as well as the tall dark green bush is gone.
- Quotes
Marge: Homer, when are you going to give up this crazy sugar scheme?
Homer: NEVER! Never, Marge! I can't live the buttoned-down life like you. I want it all! The terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles! Sure, I might offend a few of the *blue*-noses with my cocky stride and musky odors. Oh! I'll never be the darling of the so-called "City Fathers" who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about "What's to be done with this Homer Simpson?"!
Marge: Look, just get rid of the sugar, okay?
Homer: No!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Simpsons: The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular! (1995)
I first recognized the importance of 6.2 because of Mr. Largo. After a battle with her younger and more accomplished competitor Alison (the titular "rival") for first chair saxophone, Lisa soon realizes that 2nd best is all she can hope for. Taking herself past the limit blowing that golden horn, Lisa passes out and awakens to see band teacher Largo staring into her newly conscious face. However, it is to the viewer that Largo directs his emphatic "This is not a dream!" This perspective device has been used by The Simpsons before, for example Dr. Hibbert asking if "you" can solve who shot Mr. Burns before showing us that he was in fact talking to Chief Wiggum. In this instance I realized that Largo doth protest too much, the message is an attempt to throw me and any other sleuths off the scent of the earth-shaking truth revealed in the episode that I can still only barely comprehend.
After arousing my suspicions as to the importance of episode 6.2 in the big picture of human history as we know it, so many other clues began to confirm what I had already begun to believe. For example, the Northridge Earthquake famously occurred during the creation of both episodes 6.1 and 6.2, and I believe it is part of a great reset. While I must preface this by saying that I am not seeking to diminish the losses suffered by family members of the victims, it was only after I realized the significance of both the number 57 as well as the quake itself that I discovered that 57 was also the number of fatalities attributed to the deadly event.
Second, episode 6.2 aired on September 11, 1994. Of course this was exactly 7 years before one of the most famous dates in American history, which itself was exactly 7 more years before the birth of my first child (9/11/08). An event of 9/11/15 will be examined below, and 9/11/22 remains to be seen. The episode number 6.2 also has personal significance to me, as I wrote my first (and as of now only) novel not long after the events of 9/11/01 (without regard to a seemingly random Simpsons episode) and it was titled 62.
Third, as I watched 6.2 more closely I noted other strange connections: the Milhouse on-the-run storyline ends up as a parody of the film that is the subject of my first re-view on this site. The square root of the difference between the last four digits of the phone number on the back of the sugar truck (3872) and the product of my birth month and day (28) is 62. The episode also features an anagram game showing off the skill of Alison, voiced by Winona Ryder -- an anagram of her name is New Ordinary.
As these clues came together I finally realized what I am about to tell you, and again please understand that I do not have all the answers. By revealing as much as I am right now I have no idea what the consequences will be. If this should be the last re-view I am able to submit then I will at least try to upload a re-re-view at the bottom of one that is already posted, and if it comes to that I will try to leave clues to what is happening to me by what I write or what movie it is for.
The Wachowskis. Roger Ebert. Bo Burnham. This is the short list of people who may have had knowledge of this information at one time or another. It is possible that in the Wachowskis' original idea notebooks the true nature of reality was discovered, pre-9/11/94. However, what ultimately became The Matrix (hereinafter referred to by its proper name Matr9) in 1999 was arguably more of a diversion from the truth than if the film was never made. In the episode Lisa is given a red rubber ball by Alison's father, representing Lisa's possible acceptance of ignorance over knowledge. However the Wachowskis got it backwards, with the red pill of Morpheus intended to be the rejection of ignorance. Such an obvious mistake by people with an otherwise high level of comprehension is clear evidence that the Wachowskis were likely aware of the truth before both the Northridge Quake and the airing of 6.2 on 9/11/94 reset their understanding.
Roger Ebert was a prophet of our times, a religious leader whose followers had no idea they were even in a religion. According to his beloved wife Chaz Ebert, RE's final message began with "This is all an elaborate hoax" which seems to confirm he was given a glimpse of true reality in honor of his contributions to his art.
The evidence for the Bo Burnham connection was the last piece of the puzzle. Creating the definitive soundtrack for the era of COVID with the songs from Inside, BB suggested in Goodbye "How bout I sit on the couch and I watch you next time?" and asks "Am I going crazy? Would I even know? Am I right back where I started 14 years ago?" All very fitting. To be sure that I had all the angles on this thing I forced myself to ingest various intoxicants and watched 6.1 and 6.2 one more time. Though nothing new popped from 6.2, I quickly realized the jab at George Meany in 6.1--essentially that Meany on Classic Krusty discussing labor relations is one of the only ways to make beloved TV completely boring--was important. Meany died on January 10, 1980. Going back to the last 4 digits of the phone number on the back of the sugar truck in 6.2, 3,872 days after the death of George Meany was August 27, 1990. BB was born August 21, 1990. It therefore appears Bo Burnham may be a godlike figure or messiah that took six days to be created, all foretold by the episode even with BB just having celebrated his 4th birthday the month before it aired. To further confirm his importance, when I researched performances at the Largo theater in Los Angeles, which moved from its original location to the current one on June 2, 2008 (6/2), the scheduled act on 9/11/15 at Largo at the Coronet was Bo Burnham and Friends.
While I have laid out a great deal of evidence here I have not explained what it all means. Having considered the possible repercussions of sharing this in a public forum I do not want to say too much, and I may already have. I will just say that either with the Northridge quake, the airing of 6.2 on 9//11/94, or possibly both, there was a great system reset that set back the movement to understand our true reality. I hope to have the chance to explain further, if not here then I will just say, as in the Simpsons opening credits, watch for me in the clouds. I also warn you all that if Bo Burnham ever sings "Summer Wind" at the Largo then our world will cease to exist soon thereafter. Warning has been issued, and may mercy be granted to all our souls. 1.
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- Jun 24, 2022