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| Oh man, this wacky pair in this crazy future! |
Upon being denied access to a park for a picnic because of a bug infestation, the Simpsons instead go to a nearby Indian Casino. Bart is denied entry because of his age, but he finds a way to sneak in, though he's caught right afterwards. He talks to the casino's manager, who realizes that if Bart keeps getting in trouble like this, his future isn't looking so good. To illustrate his point, he sets up a fire nearby for Bart to undergo a vision of his future.
Thirty years in the future, Bart is a bum, getting money from lawsuits and living with Ralph Wiggum. He needs money right away for rent and the lawsuits aren't happening fast enough, so he tries to get money from his parents, but that doesn't pan out. He gets money from Ned Flanders instead, but its too late, and he and Ralph are evicted from their, I dunno, shack. Nearing rock bottom, Bart remembers that Lisa has just become President of the United States, and goes to live with her at the White House.
Lisa begins her tenure as President on shaky grounds. The previous administration, under President Trump apparently, used up all the nation's money on backfired programs, leaving the country broke while other countries are asking to collect their debts. To make matters worse for Lisa, now she has to deal with Bart coming in and making a further mess of things with his incompetence. Homer and Marge come along too (setting up a small subplot where Homer looks for Lincoln's gold, which is just a metaphor), along with baby Maggie the daughter of Maggie Sr. With no choice but to set up a tax hike, Lisa tries to ease the country (by flat out lying about it), but Bart lets out the secret on air, ruining Lisa's approval rating.
Lisa gets the idea to discuss the debt issue with the other nations, but worry that Bart will come and ruin it. She gets the idea to have Bart, her new "Secretary of Keeping It Real", go to Camp David to set up a meeting on "coolness". As Bart struggles to come up with ideas, he's visited by the ghost of Billy Carter, who informs him that he's been had, and also that he's a loser. Bart returns to the White House just as Lisa is hearing it from the other nations about the debt. Experienced in debt avoidance, Bart convinces the others that they did get the money, and that they should check their mail again, effectively giving Lisa more time to get money. As thanks, Lisa legalizes something for Bart, and Bart tries to celebrate. Back in the present, Bart is let out and catches up with Lisa, telling her about the vision he had seen.
Quick Review
Just the second episode in the series that goes into the future, this episode isn't all that funny. Bart's future persona wasn't funny, the Lincoln's gold subplot was too short to be funny, and the few characters 30 years later that were shown were either re-used (like Krusty), or again not funny. I'm building a theme here: this episode did not have much going for it in terms of comedy.
Final Score: 6.1
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