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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When [[Brandine]] accidentally reveals that she is educated at a book club meetup, news of her intelligence spreads, and [[Cletus]] feels betrayed. Believing Brandine is no longer the woman he fell in love with, Cletus breaks up with her. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] is inducted into the League of Extraordinary Geniuses at [[Springfield Elementary]].}}
+{{Synopsis|When [[Brandine]] accidentally reveals that she is educated at a book club meetup, news of her intelligence spreads, and [[Cletus]] feels betrayed. Believing Brandine is no longer the woman he fell in love with, Cletus breaks up with her. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] is inducted into the League of Extraordinary Geniuses at [[Springfield Elementary]].}}
 == Plot ==

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-'''"Pretty Whittle Liar"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred twenty-second episode overall. It originally aired on March 27, [[2022]]. The episode was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and directed by [[Mike Frank Polcino]].
+'''"Pretty Whittle Liar"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[Season 33|broadcast season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred twenty-second episode overall. It originally aired on March 27, [[2022]]. The episode was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and directed by [[Mike Frank Polcino]].
 == Synopsis ==

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 Brandine decides to leave her new life and return to the farm. Lisa convinces the League of Extraordinary Geniuses to reveal their identities, declaring themselves as "Smartacus," with each member following suit. At the farm, Brandine is welcomed back by her children, and Cletus surprises her by revealing that he's decided to change as well—arriving with a library card and a book.
-Back home, Marge finds that Homer has fixed up parts of the house to show he’s changed, even arranging for {{Ch|Elton John}} and [[The Beatles]]—played by [[Lenny]], [[Moe]], [[Sam]], [[Barney]], and [[Carl]]—to perform. In the end, Cletus presents his snow sculpture installation: Cletus on Books.
+Back home, Marge finds that Homer has fixed up parts of the house to show he's changed, even arranging for {{Ch|Elton John}} and [[The Beatles]]—played by [[Lenny]], [[Moe]], [[Sam]], [[Barney]], and [[Carl]]—to perform. In the end, Cletus presents his snow sculpture installation: Cletus on Books.
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 |couchgag= Someone is doing a {{W|sliding puzzle}} of the [[Simpson family]]. After he completes it, [[Homer]] burps and rearranges the pieces.
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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Cletus]] discovers that his wife [[Brandine]] has been hiding a secret love ... of learning.}}
+{{Desc|When [[Brandine]] accidentally reveals that she is educated at a book club meetup, news of her intelligence spreads, and [[Cletus]] feels betrayed. Believing Brandine is no longer the woman he fell in love with, Cletus breaks up with her. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] is inducted into the League of Extraordinary Geniuses at [[Springfield Elementary]].}}
 == Plot ==
-[[Homer]] is watching ''[[Million Dollar Li$ting: Springfield]]'' on TV, watching buyers wanting to buy [[Burns' manor]], drinking beer, before [[Marge]] approaches him and invites him to go to [[Moe's]] while she's hosting book club that night. At the book club, while everyone comments on how boring the book was, [[Brandine]] demonstrates a different level of intelligence than her usual self, shocking the other participants.
+[[Homer]] watches ''[[Million Dollar Li$ting: Springfield]]'' on TV, where buyers are interested in purchasing [[Burns' manor]], while drinking beer. [[Marge]] approaches and invites him to go to [[Moe's]] that evening while she hosts her book club. At the book club, while most attendees complain about how boring the book was, [[Brandine]] surprises everyone by revealing a higher level of intelligence than expected, shocking the group.
-The next morning, at the [[First Church of Springfield]] and the fishing shack, words starts circulating and arrive to [[Cletus]] on how she become smart and [[Agnes]] shows him her [[Old Springfield Library]] library card. Meanwhile, at [[Springfield Elementary School|school]], [[Lisa]] is giving her report to [[Miss Hoover]] on men receiving credits for women's work on science, and gets scolded and sent back to her seat after confronting the teacher. Two kids are seen passing notes on how she's "one of them".
+The next morning, at the [[First Church of Springfield]] and the fishing shack, word begins to spread. [[Agnes]] shows [[Cletus]] Brandine's [[Old Springfield Library]] card, and he learns of her intellect. Meanwhile, at [[Springfield Elementary School|school]], [[Lisa]] presents a report to [[Miss Hoover]] on how men have historically received credit for women's scientific work. After confronting the teacher, she is scolded and sent back to her seat. Two students pass a note implying Lisa is "one of them."
-At [[Cletus's farm]], Cletus confronts Brandine and she reveals it's the truth. After some books fell off a tornado, she started reading books, watching ballet and completing her self-education at the [[Springfield Athenaeum]]. After seeing her change she doesn't recognize her for the woman he fell in love with and they separate. The kids, not wanting to live a different life, leave her alone and she goes to the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson House]] to stay.
+At [[Cletus's farm]], Cletus confronts Brandine, who confirms the truth. After a tornado dropped books near her, she began reading, watching ballet, and completing her self-education at the [[Springfield Athenaeum]]. Cletus, feeling she is no longer the woman he fell in love with, breaks up with her. Their children, not wanting a changed lifestyle, also leave her. Brandine takes refuge at the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson House]].
-At [[Swapper Jack's]], after Marge gets a reality check on how she could have got someone better than Homer from everyone, Brandine starts telling the story of how she and Cletus met at her sister's wedding, sitting on the same hay bale. Meanwhile, at school, Lisa is getting bullied and the kids from early make an escape route for her and introduce her to the "League of Extraordinary Geniuses". Lisa almost lets the bullies know their location but they manage to keep them at bay by using a trick.
+At [[Swapper Jack's]], after Marge receives a reality check from others about how she could have married someone better than Homer, Brandine recounts how she met Cletus at her sister's wedding while sitting on the same hay bale. Meanwhile, at school, Lisa is bullied, but the mysterious kids who passed the note help her escape and introduce her to the "League of Extraordinary Geniuses." Lisa nearly exposes their hideout, but they repel the bullies with a clever trick.
-Back at home, at dinner Brandine wants to get back to her children, while Bart and Lisa tell the stories from the day at school, making Brandine cry, while in bed Marge tells Homer what the people in town thinks of them and asks Homer to talk to Cletus, who makes him worry even more for both their marriages. Brandine however realizes how she can't stay away still and wants to go back home, after advising Lisa to not hide her intelligence at that age.
+At the Simpson dinner table, Brandine expresses her desire to return to her children. Bart and Lisa share their school day stories, which make Brandine cry. Later in bed, Marge tells Homer how others in town view their marriage and urges him to talk to Cletus, which only makes Homer worry more about both their relationships. Brandine eventually decides she can't stay away and wants to return home. She also advises Lisa not to hide her intelligence at a young age.
-Brandine in the end decides to leave her newfound life, and return to the farm, while Lisa convinces the others to reveal their true nature as "smartacus", and one by one they do. At the farm, the children greets her back, but reveal that Cletus has thought a lot and come to the conclusion of changing a bit too, and he returns with a library card and a book. At home, Marge finds out Homer has fixed stuff that were needed to demonstrate her how he has changed, including bringing [[Elton John]] and [[The Beatles]] back, which were going to be played by [[Lenny]], [[Moe]], [[Sam]], [[Barney]] and [[Carl]]. In the end, Cletus presents books on his snow, Cletus on Books.
+Brandine decides to leave her new life and return to the farm. Lisa convinces the League of Extraordinary Geniuses to reveal their identities, declaring themselves as "Smartacus," with each member following suit. At the farm, Brandine is welcomed back by her children, and Cletus surprises her by revealing that he's decided to change as well—arriving with a library card and a book.
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-'''"Pretty Whittle Liar"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven-hundred and twenty-second episode overall. It originally aired on March 27, [[2022]]. The episode was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and directed by [[Mike Frank Polcino]].
+'''"Pretty Whittle Liar"''' is the sixteenth episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred twenty-second episode overall. It originally aired on March 27, [[2022]]. The episode was written by [[Joel H. Cohen]] and directed by [[Mike Frank Polcino]].
 == Synopsis ==

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 |airdate= March 27, [[2022]]
 |couchgag= Someone is doing a {{W|sliding puzzle}} of the [[Simpson family]]. After he completes it, [[Homer]] burps and rearranges the pieces.
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+|showrunner1= Al Jean
 |writer= [[Joel H. Cohen]]
 |director=[[Mike Frank Polcino]]

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 == Promo videos ==
 *[[File:Twitter - logo.png|20px]] [https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/1507537893123891203 "Is there something new in store for Marge and Homer? Grab some bags and shop with us this Sunday." on '''Twitter''']
-*{{youtube|o-AePQzvBjk|The Haunting Of The Middle Aged}}
+*{{youtube|5Y2fyqpTwlg|A Country Love Story}}
-*{{youtube|s-e897wBL9M|Bart Tells Homer He Is Uncool}}
+*{{youtube|imdQR2qMW_M|Homer Can't Help But Sing This Heartbreaking Song}}
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 {{Season 33}}