Lisa on Ice

"Lisa On Ice" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season. The episode aired on November 13, 1994.

Episode details

Production Number: 2F05
Original Air Date: November 13, 1994
Writer: Mike Scully
Director: Bob Anderson
Couch Gag: Family jumps on to the couch, get trampolined into the ceiling.

Synopsis

When Principal Skinner calls all the students down for an assembly to tell them what subjects they are failing, Lisa discovers to her horror that she is flunking gym class. In order to pass, she must join an outside of school sports program. Lisa tries basketball and volleyball but finds that she is no good at either. One day, the Simpsons go to see Bart play hockey for his team, the Mighty Pigs, coached by Chief Wiggum. In an angry rage after the match, Bart begins throwing pieces of garbage at Lisa, which she successfully fends off. Apu, the coach of the Kwik-E-Mart Gougers, notices that she’s a natural at hockey and instantly makes her goalie for his team. Lisa soon becomes the star player and gets all the attention. When bullies at school beat Bart up, she saves him and he really begins to resent her. The sibling rivalry between Bart and Lisa continues to increase, not helped by Homer, the hyper-competitive dad. Things get complicated when the Gougers face off against the Mighty Pigs. Years of sibling rivalry come out on the ice, but just as Bart is supposed to slap a penalty shot into the goal, they both throw aside their equipment and the match is tied. Bart and Lisa realize that their loyalty to each other is stronger than their loyalty to their teams.

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