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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When [[Bart]] finds [[Edna Krabappel]]'s old diary at [[Ned]]'s garage sale, he reads that his old teacher thought he had potential. After becoming a better person because of this thought, [[Lisa]] has to break the news to Bart that Krabappel wasn't referring to him.}}
+{{Synopsis|When [[Bart]] finds [[Edna Krabappel]]'s old diary at [[Ned]]'s garage sale, he reads that his old teacher thought he had potential. After becoming a better person because of this thought, [[Lisa]] has to break the news to Bart that Krabappel wasn't referring to him.}}
 == Plot ==

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-'''"Diary Queen"''' is the twelfth episode of [[season 32]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and ninety-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on February 21, 2021. The episode was written by [[Jeff Westbrook]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]]. It guest stars [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]] and [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]] (via archive audio).
+'''"Diary Queen"''' is the twelfth episode of [[Season 32|broadcast season 32]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and ninety-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on February 21, 2021. The episode was written by [[Jeff Westbrook]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]]. It guest stars [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]] and [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]] (via archive audio).
 == Synopsis ==

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 |season=32
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 |airdate= February 21, [[2021]]
 |titlescreen=[[Squawky]] flies toward the screen with a sign saying "Is it safe yet?"
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 |blackboard= I will never be a [[Edna Krabappel|teacher]]'s pet<br>(Edna Krabappel is at her desk)
 |couchgag= [[Diary Queen/Gags#Couch gag|Mars couch gag]]
-|guests= [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]] (archive recordings)<br>[[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]]
+|guests= [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]]<br>[[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]] (via archive audio)
 |showrunner1= Al Jean
 |writer= [[Jeff Westbrook]]
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-'''"Diary Queen"''' is the twelfth episode of [[season 32]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and ninety-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on February 21, 2021. The episode was written by [[Jeff Westbrook]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]]. It guest stars [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]], via archive recordings, and [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]].
+'''"Diary Queen"''' is the twelfth episode of [[season 32]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six-hundred and ninety-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on February 21, 2021. The episode was written by [[Jeff Westbrook]] and directed by [[Matthew Nastuk]]. It guest stars [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]] and [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]] (via archive audio).
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Bart]] finds his [[Edna Krabappel|old teacher]]'s diary and learns a surprising secret. Then, [[Lisa]] discovers an even bigger surprise.}}
+{{Desc|When [[Bart]] finds [[Edna Krabappel]]'s old diary at [[Ned]]'s garage sale, he reads that his old teacher thought he had potential. After becoming a better person because of this thought, [[Lisa]] has to break the news to Bart that Krabappel wasn't referring to him.}}
 == Plot ==
-[[Ned Flanders]] is holding a garage sale, and the people of Springfield sing their way to his [[744 Evergreen Terrace|house]]. Many people buy his stuff, but then bullies, [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] start destroying the stuff they bought. Ned gets angry when he sees that and that he got only $27 from the sale.
+[[Ned Flanders]] is holding a garage sale, and the people of Springfield sing their way to his [[744 Evergreen Terrace|house]]. Many people buy his stuff, but then bullies, [[Lenny]], and [[Carl]] start destroying the items they purchased. Ned gets angry when he sees this and realizes he only made $27 from the sale.
-[[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] buy a bunch of his books and use them to make a fire which Bart jumps over, but when he sits on a log after a failed recording of his antics, he picks up a barely burned diary, which he finds out being [[Edna Krabappel]]'s, and he tries to throw it into the river before fleeing because they accidentally catch [[Springfield Mafia]] dumping a body in it.
+[[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] buy a bunch of his books and use them to start a fire, which Bart jumps over. After a failed recording of his antics, Bart sits on a log and picks up a barely burned diary. He discovers it belongs to [[Edna Krabappel]] and tries to throw it into the river before fleeing after they accidentally witness the [[Springfield Mafia]] dumping a body in it.
-At [[Bart's treehouse]], they start reading the diary, and discover where [[Chalmers]] holds his car keys and steal his car. Using the teacher's lounge code, he enters the room, finding out what they do in there, doing a secondary job as a call center.
+At [[Bart's treehouse]], they begin reading the diary and discover where [[Superintendent Chalmers]] keeps his car keys, which they use to steal his car. Using the teacher's lounge code, Bart enters the room and discovers that the teachers are secretly working a second job as a call center.
-At [[Our Lady of Springfield]] church, Bart finds out that she thought he has potential, imagining himself working as the president chair tester, so Bart starts helping around the school and gets an "A" from a test. At dinner, they celebrate with a cake, but [[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] try to find how he cheated, and Lisa discovers the diary on the treehouse, finding out the feelings she was writing about weren't for Bart but for her cat.
+At [[Our Lady of Springfield]] church, Bart finds out that Edna believed he had potential, imagining himself as a presidential chair tester. Inspired, Bart starts helping around the school and earns an "A" on a test. At dinner, the family celebrates with a cake, but [[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] suspect he cheated. Lisa later discovers the diary in the treehouse and realizes that the feelings Edna wrote about were not for Bart but for her cat.
-She decides to lie to Bart getting anxiety and bumpies over it. Bart helps [[Willie]] too, giving him a pet bunny. Lisa gets prescribed some Xanax. At the Improvement Day awards, Bart gets recognized for his accomplishments, bringing him to participate at the Spelling Bee, but before he embarrasses himself, Lisa brings the truth to him.
+Lisa decides to lie to Bart, which gives her anxiety and stress bumps. Bart helps [[Willie]] too, giving him a pet bunny. Lisa is prescribed Xanax. At the Improvement Day awards, Bart is recognized for his accomplishments and is invited to participate in the Spelling Bee. Before he embarrasses himself, Lisa tells him the truth.
-At the treehouse, Marge tries to console him, but fails, but Ned comes up at night, telling him they were once thinking of leaving the town, but they didn't. They had a family meeting to vote, and Edna decided to stay to help boys like Bart that need her, that need to recognize the good that's trapped inside of them and is trying to get out.
+At the treehouse, Marge tries to console Bart but fails. That night, Ned visits him and tells him that he and Edna once considered leaving town but ultimately stayed. They had a family meeting to vote, and Edna chose to remain in order to help boys like Bart—boys who need to recognize the good trapped inside of them that is trying to get out.
-Bart gives Ned the diary back, and he reads one paragraph in it, saying her thoughts on their time together, that made her life a living dream come true. A montage of the pictures in the diary is then shown in her memory.
+Bart gives the diary back to Ned, who reads a paragraph in which Edna reflects on their time together, saying it made her life a living dream come true. A montage of the pictures in the diary is then shown in her memory.
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 The episode was supposed to air on January 10, 2021, but was delayed due to the {{W|National Football League|NFL}} playoffs.<ref name="AlJeanTwitter">Al Jean's Twitter (account closed)</ref>
-Then, the episode was scheduled to air on February 14, 2021, but was pre-empted again to February 21, 2021 due to Daytona 500 delays.<ref name="AlJeanTwitter">Al Jean's Twitter (account closed)</ref><ref name="DQPE">[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/1361153367863681029 The Simpsons on Twitter - "Diary Queen pre-emption"]</ref>
+Then, the episode was scheduled to air on February 14, 2021, but was pre-empted again to February 21, 2021 due to Daytona 500 delays.<ref name="AlJeanTwitter"/><ref name="DQPE">[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/1361153367863681029 The Simpsons on Twitter - "Diary Queen pre-emption"]</ref>
 The episode was released on Amazon and iTunes on February 14, 2021, but was later removed.