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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|An older [[Lisa]] reflects on her past while writing her [[Harvard College]] admission essay. She remembers the past birthdays that disappointed her, as well as her coping with [[Bart]] being a problem, and writes about how they shaped her into the woman she is today. Meanwhile, [[Ned]] helps [[Homer]] with his alcoholism.}}
+{{Synopsis|An older [[Lisa]] reflects on her past while writing her [[Harvard College]] admission essay. She remembers the past birthdays that disappointed her, as well as her coping with [[Bart]] being a problem, and writes about how they shaped her into the woman she is today. Meanwhile, [[Ned]] helps [[Homer]] with his alcoholism.}}
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-'''"Mr. Lisa's Opus"''' is the eighth episode of [[season 29]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred twenty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on December 3, [[2017]]. The episode was written by [[Al Jean]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Kat Dennings]] as [[Valerie]], [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Ms. Myles]], [[Kipp Lennon]] as [[Leon Kompowsky]], [[Norman Lear]] as {{Ch|Norman Lear|himself}}, and [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Artie Ziff]].
+'''"Mr. Lisa's Opus"''' is the eighth episode of [[Season 29|broadcast season 29]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred twenty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on December 3, [[2017]]. The episode was written by [[Al Jean]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Kat Dennings]] as [[Valerie]], [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Ms. Myles]], [[Kipp Lennon]] as [[Leon Kompowsky]], [[Norman Lear]] as {{Ch|Norman Lear|himself}}, and [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Artie Ziff]].
 == Synopsis ==

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 Homer is now working out on an exercise bike and begins to experience medical trouble. Lisa shows how Marge and Homer's marriage is strained, nearly falling apart when Lisa turns 14. This time, the family remembers her birthday and brings in [[Leon Kompowsky]] to sing new verses of "[[Happy Birthday, Lisa]]", while Homer presents a cake that reads "Happy <s>twelfh</s> <s>twelvth</s> 12th birday", upsetting her.
-Lisa returns home from school on the bus and, while placing some packages in Marge's closet, finds a letter in a suitcase stating that Marge has left him to open a bed and breakfast with the other kids. A tablet also plays a message from [[Artie Ziff]] mocking him. However, it turns out Marge hasn’t left yet.
+Lisa returns home from school on the bus and, while placing some packages in Marge's closet, finds a letter in a suitcase stating that Marge has left him to open a bed and breakfast with the other kids. A tablet also plays a message from [[Artie Ziff]] mocking him. However, it turns out Marge hasn't left yet.
 At dinner, Marge becomes angry at Homer for drinking in front of the kids and tells him to go to [[Moe's Tavern]] if he wants to drink. She then goes to the kitchen to cry, and Lisa prepares to take action. At the tavern, [[Moe]] now has artificial spider-like legs. Lisa arrives to tell Homer that Marge is going to leave him and makes him promise to stop drinking. He calls his sponsor for help—it's Ned. With Ned's help, Homer succeeds in quitting, and the marriage is saved.
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 [[Harvard College]] sends a drone to Lisa with her acceptance letter, destroying similar drones from other colleges. She moves into her dorm but feels unhappy on her first day. Bart cheers her up before leaving with the rest of the family. Lisa meets her new roommate, who helps make college life better.
-A montage of scenes from Lisa’s life plays, returning to the first scene. Homer, Lisa, and Marge then sing a new version of "[[Those Were the Days]]", and {{Ch|Norman Lear}} enters the house, saying he'll see them in court. A final tour of [[Springfield]] is shown, ending with the [[Duff Blimp]] displaying "Stay tuned for 'Simpson and Son'."
+A montage of scenes from Lisa's life plays, returning to the first scene. Homer, Lisa, and Marge then sing a new version of "[[Those Were the Days]]", and {{Ch|Norman Lear}} enters the house, saying he'll see them in court. A final tour of [[Springfield]] is shown, ending with the [[Duff Blimp]] displaying "Stay tuned for 'Simpson and Son'."
 == Production ==

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+|prodcode= [[Production season XABF|XABF01]]
 |airdate= December 3, [[2017]]
 |titlescreen=A Christmas version of "[[The Ned-liest Catch]]"'s. [[Princess Penelope]], dressed in a Christmas outfit, flies by on a unicorn and throws gifts down the clouds.
 |couchgag= The [[Simpson family|family]] arrives on the couch, then the scene transforms into a [[Lincoln Memorial]] statue, with "In [[couch gag]]s we trust" written above it, which in turn turns into a bronze coin with "Vescere Bracis Meis" ("Eat my shorts" in latin) written under it. The coin is then shown given by [[Mr. Burns]] in his [[Power Plant|office]] to [[Homer]] as a raise, to which Homer shouts "D'oh".
-|guests= [[Kat Dennings]] as [[Valerie]]<br>[[Norman Lear]] as {{Ch|Norman Lear|himself}}<br>[[Kipp Lennon]] as [[Leon Kompowsky]]<br>[[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Artie Ziff]]<br>[[Valerie Harper]] as [[Ms. Myles]]
+|guests= [[Kat Dennings]] as [[Valerie]]<br>[[Valerie Harper]] as [[Ms. Myles]]<br>[[Kipp Lennon]] as [[Leon Kompowsky]]<br>[[Norman Lear]] as {{Ch|Norman Lear|himself}}<br>[[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Artie Ziff]]
 |showrunner1= Al Jean
 |writer= [[Al Jean]]
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-'''"Mr. Lisa's Opus"''' is the eighth episode of [[season 29]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred twenty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on December 3, [[2017]]. The episode was written by [[Al Jean]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Kat Dennings]] as [[Valerie]], [[Norman Lear]] as {{Ch|Norman Lear|himself}}, [[Kipp Lennon]] as [[Leon Kompowsky]], [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Artie Ziff]] and [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Ms. Myles]].
+'''"Mr. Lisa's Opus"''' is the eighth episode of [[season 29]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred twenty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on December 3, [[2017]]. The episode was written by [[Al Jean]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Kat Dennings]] as [[Valerie]], [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Ms. Myles]], [[Kipp Lennon]] as [[Leon Kompowsky]], [[Norman Lear]] as {{Ch|Norman Lear|himself}}, and [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Artie Ziff]].
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Lisa]]'s version of "[[Barthood]]". [[Homer]] discovers how smart she is, she'll go to college, and being scared out of Springfield. [[Ned]] will try to cure Homer of his alcohol problem. As future Lisa writes her college application essay for [[Harvard College|Harvard]], she recalls past disappointing birthdays that helped shape her.}}
+{{Desc|An older [[Lisa]] reflects on her past while writing her [[Harvard College]] admission essay. She remembers the past birthdays that disappointed her, as well as her coping with [[Bart]] being a problem, and writes about how they shaped her into the woman she is today. Meanwhile, [[Ned]] helps [[Homer]] with his alcoholism.}}
 == Plot ==
 === Past ===
-Seven even years ago, [[Lisa]] wakes up [[Marge]] and [[Homer]], who admires how awesome she is, offending [[Bart]], who stabs Homer in the leg with a pencil. In the present, Lisa is writing an [[Harvard College]] admission essay and she starts writing her past.
+Seven years ago, [[Lisa]] wakes up [[Marge]] and [[Homer]], who admires how awesome she is, offending [[Bart]], who stabs Homer in the leg with a pencil. In the present, Lisa is writing her [[Harvard College]] admission essay and begins reflecting on her past.
-She begins with her 7th birthday, showing how Marge gets [[Maggie]] addicted to pacifiers. The family and [[Ms. Myles]], her teacher, forget her birthday, with Ms. Myles sending her to the [[Skinner|Principal]] too, after she gets sad on them celebrating [[Hubert Wong]]'s birthday. Homer comes to get her and finally remembers it's her birthday, and coming home they find out [[Ned]] didn't forget and gifts her a tricicle. The family celebrates her birthday with a 'cake' which is a bowl of milk and cereal with some candles on it.
+She starts with her 7th birthday, showing how Marge gets [[Maggie]] addicted to pacifiers. The family and [[Ms. Myles]], her teacher, forget her birthday, and Ms. Myles even sends her to the [[Skinner|Principal]] after she gets upset when they celebrate [[Hubert Wong]]'s birthday instead. Homer comes to get her and finally remembers it's her birthday. When they arrive home, they find that [[Ned]] hasn't forgotten and gifts her a tricycle. The family celebrates her birthday with a "cake" made of a bowl of milk and cereal with some candles in it.
 === Future ===
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-Next, Homer is working on a exercise bike and is having medical trouble, and Lisa shows how the marriage with Marge is troubled, that nearly fell apart when she turned 14. The family this time remembers, and brings [[Leon Kompowsky]] to sing new verses for ''[[Happy Birthday, Lisa]]'', while Homer brings a cake with ''Happy <s>twelfh</s> <s>twelvth</s> 12th birday'', upsetting her.
+Homer is now working out on an exercise bike and begins to experience medical trouble. Lisa shows how Marge and Homer's marriage is strained, nearly falling apart when Lisa turns 14. This time, the family remembers her birthday and brings in [[Leon Kompowsky]] to sing new verses of "[[Happy Birthday, Lisa]]", while Homer presents a cake that reads "Happy <s>twelfh</s> <s>twelvth</s> 12th birday", upsetting her.
-Lisa returns home from school in the bus, and discovers a letter in a suitcase, while placing some packs in Marge's closet, saying that she left him and opened a bed and breakfast with the other kids, and a tablet with [[Artie Ziff]] mocking him for it, however Marge hasn't left yet.
+Lisa returns home from school on the bus and, while placing some packages in Marge's closet, finds a letter in a suitcase stating that Marge has left him to open a bed and breakfast with the other kids. A tablet also plays a message from [[Artie Ziff]] mocking him. However, it turns out Marge hasn’t left yet.
-At dinner, Marge gets angry at Homer for drinking in front of the kids, and tells him to go to [[Moe's Tavern]] to drink. Marge goes to the kitchen to cry and Lisa is ready to take action. At the tavern, [[Moe]] now has artificial spider-like legs, while Lisa enters to tell him that Marge is going to leave him and makes him promise that he'll stop drinking. He calls his sponsor to help him to stop, and it's Ned. He succedes and the marriage was saved.
+At dinner, Marge becomes angry at Homer for drinking in front of the kids and tells him to go to [[Moe's Tavern]] if he wants to drink. She then goes to the kitchen to cry, and Lisa prepares to take action. At the tavern, [[Moe]] now has artificial spider-like legs. Lisa arrives to tell Homer that Marge is going to leave him and makes him promise to stop drinking. He calls his sponsor for help—it's Ned. With Ned's help, Homer succeeds in quitting, and the marriage is saved.
-Harvard College sends in a drone to Lisa with her acceptance, and it destroys other similar drones from other colleges. She goes to college and sets up her room, but is not much happy in her first day. Bart cheers her up and then leave with the rest of the family, preparing for the new life, also meeting a new roommate that makes life in college better.
+[[Harvard College]] sends a drone to Lisa with her acceptance letter, destroying similar drones from other colleges. She moves into her dorm but feels unhappy on her first day. Bart cheers her up before leaving with the rest of the family. Lisa meets her new roommate, who helps make college life better.
-We get to see a collage of scenes through her life, back to the first scene, then Homer, Lisa and Marge sing a new version of [[Those Were the Days]], and [[Norman Lear]] enters the house, saying he'll see them in court. A final tour of [[Springfield]] is shown, with the [[Duff Blimp]] saying "Stay tuned for "Simpson and Son".
+A montage of scenes from Lisa’s life plays, returning to the first scene. Homer, Lisa, and Marge then sing a new version of "[[Those Were the Days]]", and {{Ch|Norman Lear}} enters the house, saying he'll see them in court. A final tour of [[Springfield]] is shown, ending with the [[Duff Blimp]] displaying "Stay tuned for 'Simpson and Son'."
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