S14E16The Simpsons season 14 episode 16: 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky
Aired 30 March 200323 minRated TV-PG
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What happens in “'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky”
A snobby British filmmaker named Declan Desmond begins making a documentary about student life at Springfield Elementary School. When introduced to Lisa, he tells her that she has too many goals and suggests that she pick one career. Lisa focuses on astronomy, but cannot watch the stars because of light pollution. She convinces Mayor Quimby to decrease the light's intensity during the night, which only results in an increase in the crime rate. Quimby bows to public pressure and switches the lights back on permanently. Lisa overloads the generators at the Power Plant, causing a power outage, and is able to watch a meteor shower undisturbed by light.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 16 of 22 of season 14, so watch episodes 1 to 15 first.
- It runs about 23 minutes.
- Directed by Steven Dean Moore, written by Dan Greaney.
- TMDB users rate it 6.4 out of 10 (27 votes).
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Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Steven Dean Moore
- Writer
- Dan Greaney
- Guest stars
- Russi Taylor as Martin Prince (voice)Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony (voice)Eric Idle as Declan Desmond (voice)Pamela Hayden as Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones (voice)Tress MacNeille as Dolph / Miss Springfield (voice)
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