The Monkey Suit

Season 17, Episode 21, Aired
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Lisa takes a stand against creationism being the only theory taught at Springfield Elementary.
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  • This episode is quite offensive to some religions.... it did NOT offend me or anything but the storyline just didn't work that well

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    By tigerdude22, Feb 03, 2012 Report Abuse
    Lisa takes a stand against creationism being the only theory taught at Springfield Elementary. This was just an okay episode of "The Simpsons". This episode is pretty offensive to some religions though and I don't blame those people who rated this episode a 1, 1.5, or 2. This review probably won't be that long since I have nothing much to say about this episode. The storyline to this episode wasn't terrible but it just didn't work and it is moderately, if not, highly offensive to other religions. There were some nice laughs in this episode and there were a few entertaining (not funny) parts. So yeah, I usually have something to say about a Simpsons episode but I don't really have much to say about this episode.... it's just average for the most part. Overall, an okay episode of "The Simpsons".... don't really blame the the people that rate this episode a 1, 1.5, or 2 though. 6.5/10moreless

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  • suit up

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    By oceanic6, Dec 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    A show of supreme quality, very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very (apologies, the former review has been moved to a new home, soon you will all be given the key) very very very veryvery very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very enjoyable. A must-see.moreless

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  • Great, just what we needed >:(

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    By mike493, Nov 02, 2011 Report Abuse
    I don't care how many people disagree with me. This episode is just like Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass. More boring crap about religion, (no guess stars, thank god) and it's about teaching creationism is schools? What the hell? This isn't the good old Simpsons I used to love. I don't see how this episode can get above an eight. I don't think I laughed or even cracked up once during this episode. Although I did think it was kind of funny when the police busted Lisa and she told them "Why are you arresting me when there are so many worse crimes out there!" This episode was without a doubt one of the worst, and this is NOT a classic Simpsons episode. if you want a classic Simpsons episode, check out Season 6-11.moreless

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  • Wow, more issues!

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    By Vozlezhaschikh, Oct 24, 2010 Report Abuse
    Just what we need, another show that parodies today\'s issues! The Simpsons used to be funny, but, let\'s face it folks, the Simpsons is not funny anymore! All the episodes are just about obesity, evolution, global warming, gay marriage, and any other issue you can think of. The Simpsons needs to end...NOW!

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  • I watched it because I like melanie griffith-but would someone please tell me who she played? I heard no refernce to her name in the show-was she the prosecuting attorney\\\'s voice? Either way I didn\\\'t really like this episode too much-old stuff rehasmoreless

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    By monyak, Oct 24, 2010 Report Abuse
    Same old evolution stuff as always-never mind that evolution is only a theory-or that in the Scopes monkey trial-the reverse was true-they were fighting to allow another theory to be taught in school-only now people are more afraid to have creationism taught in school than they were afraid of evolution in 1925-and surprisingly-you would think if evolution was so great-why did only one person even come up with the concept-usually in scientific research several studies and schools of thought occur at the same time. I watched it because I like melanie griffith-but would someone please tell me who she played? I heard no refernce to her name in the show-was she the prosecuting attorney\\\'s voice? Either way I didn\\\'t really like this episode too much-old stuff rehashedmoreless

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    • The jury, during the evolution vs. creationism case, consists of: Sanjay, Kearney, Cookie Kwan, Lenny, Carl, Luann Van Houten, Kent Brockman, Bernice Hibbert, City Hall Clerk (episode 4F15), Bumblebee Man, Yes Guy, and Captain McAllister. Edit
    • Bart makes a fake ID for Lisa. It reads: "Name: Seniorita Ugly; Occupation: Booger Picker" Edit
    • The caption beneath Marge's photo with Snoopy reads: "Happiness Is... Met Life Casualty Insurance." Edit

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    • The start of this episode, with Bart trying to fit a whole summer into one day, was originally from "I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can", but it was cut to save time and was finally aired here, which explains Bart saying he's only kissed one girl. Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: Je ne parle pas Français. (I do not speak French.) Couch Gag: The family poses on the couch for a series of family portraits. In the 2006 and 2007 portraits the family all looks the same. In 2008 Homer is missing from the picture. In 2009 he is replaced by Lenny. In 2010, Marge is replaced by Carl. In 2011 Lenny is replaced by Jimbo and Marge is back replacing Carl. In 2012 Homer is back in robot form, replacing Jimbo. In the 2013 the rest of the family is replaced by robotic version of themselves. Edit

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    • Lisa: I'm so glad you could all come. I will be reading to you from The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. Nelson: Oh. I thought we were gonna light spiders on fire. Dolph: (in the next room) We're over here! Edit
    • Miss Hoover: Class, the town has spoken. From now on we're only teaching one theory: creationism. Now please hand in your evolution books to Groundskeeper Willie while I beat this ominous drum. Edit
    • Barney: Homer's son's sister is right! Edit

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    • Ned: We want you to teach alternative theories to Darwinian Evolution. Principal Skinner: You mean Lamarckian Evolution? Jean Baptiste de Lamarck (1784-1829) was a French scientist, who in 1809 published the "Philosophie zoologique" in which he explains the theory that mutations in individuals are caused by a preexisting "wish" from that individual to change. He also claims that acquired traits in an individual can be inherited by the next generation. Today, we know this not to be true, but Lamarck was actually acknowledged by, among others, Darwin as a great zoologist. Edit
    • Men in Black The summer blockbuster Bart watches is a parody of the 1997 film Men in Black. Edit
    • Get Smart! The black puzzle piece transition between scenes was also used in the final season of the sitcom Get Smart!. Edit

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