The Simpsons/The PTA Disbands

The PTA Disbands
Season 6, Episode 21
Airdate	April 16, 1995
Production Number	2F19
Written by	Jennifer Crittenden
Directed by	Swinton O. Scott
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The Simpsons — Season Six

The PTA Disbands is the twenty-first episode of the sixth season of The Simpsons, and the one hundred twenty-fourth episode overall.

Guest Stars: Marcia Wallace (Mrs. Krabappel), Doris Grau (Lunchlady Doris), Pamela Hayden (Milhouse, tour guide, Database, Jimbo, Dolph), Maggie Roswell (ticket woman, Miss Hoover, Mrs. Van Houten), Russi Taylor (Uter, Martin)

Plot Overview

The children of Springfield Elementary go on a field trip to a Civil War battlefield but lack the funds to pay the $5 admission fee. When they attempt to secretly "steal" an educational experience, they are chased off by the battle re-enacters. Skinner and Krabappel quarrel over the school's budget, and Bart exploits their rift, causing a teacher's strike. Without the structure of school, Lisa nearly cracks up but Bart is thrilled with his greater capacity for mischief.

When talks between teachers and the administration break down even further, the PTA resorts to replacing teachers with totally unqualified residents of Springfield. Bart takes advantage yet again, eliminating every substitute with a reign of humiliating terror until he meets his match: his own mother, Marge. Unwilling to use his evil tactics on her, Bart concocts a final plan to end the strike which leads to a bizarre civic compromise.

Notes

Title Sequence

• Blackboard: I do not have power of attorney over first graders
• Couch Gag: The family runs to the couch from various perpendicular planes, a la Escher's Relativity.

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