S17E19The Simpsons season 17 episode 19: Girls Just Want to Have Sums
Aired 30 April 200623 minRated TV-PG
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What happens in “Girls Just Want to Have Sums”
The family attends "Stab-A-Lot: The Itchy and Scratchy Musical." The musical's director is a graduate of Springfield Elementary and Principal Skinner puts his foot in mouth when he makes sexist comments about her education and that of women in general. He tries to make the situation better, but only buries himself deeper and deeper until he is fired and replaced by Women's Educational Expert Melanie Upfoot. The first thing she does is split the school into girls and the boys. Lisa dislikes the way girls are being taught math and she ventures over to the boy's side of the school in search of a challenge. Disguising herself as Jake Boyman she starts attending the boy's school but while she finds the math problems more interesting, it is being a boy that is a greater challenge.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 19 of 22 of season 17, so watch episodes 1 to 18 first.
- It runs about 23 minutes.
- Directed by Nancy Kruse, written by Matt Selman.
- TMDB users rate it 6.6 out of 10 (25 votes).
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Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Nancy Kruse
- Writer
- Matt Selman
- Guest stars
- Frances McDormand as Melanie Upfoot (voice)Russi Taylor as Martin Prince (voice)Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel (voice)Pamela Hayden as Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones (voice)Tress MacNeille as Juliana Krellner / Lindsey Naegle / Dolph (voice)
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