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The relationship between Principal Skinner and Edna Krabappel is strained, as Skinner is continuously taken away from dating Edna because his mother forces him back home for some tedious thing or another. The series of blow-offs get to Edna, and she becomes depressed. Bart notices this and can't help but find some way to make Edna feel better. After a pity date of sorts, Bart still feels like there's something more he can do, and takes Lisa's suggestion to nominate Edna for Teacher of the Year. The nomination committee decide to nominate Edna on the single basis that she's had to deal with Bart Simpson, and Edna's spirits are restored after learning of her nomination.
As the awards are in Orlando, Edna is given a free trip there, as do the Simpson family as Bart was the one who nominated her. Skinner becomes worried that if Edna wins the award, she'll quit teaching, thereby having no reason to stick with him or something, and decides to go down to Orlando to stop her from being courted by other men. However, he brings his mother along (technically she brought him), which only infuriates Edna further. Once again worried that Edna will leave him upon winning the award, Skinner blackmails Bart into sabotaging Edna's chances of winning.
During the awards, where three teachers including Edna still need to prove themselves deserving, Bart goes on stage and pretends that Edna never taught him how to read. Skinner, attending the awards with his mother, instantly feels bad about this and goes on stage to set the record straight. He apologizes to Edna for how he's been acting, and to prove that his mother doesn't control him (mostly), he proposes to Edna right there, and she accepts. The two remain a couple (for another season, anyway), and Homer decides to sneak into the price-gouger that is Disney World.
Quick Review
The jokes in the episode, which were mostly either "Skinner's mom" jokes or "Epcot is lame" jokes, didn't work out all that often, and the ending of the episode seemed kinda rushed. It seems like the episode tries to focus on telling its story, then loses track of time and wraps things up rather hastily, all the while forgetting that it was supposed to be funny as well. That's what it seemed like to me, anyway.
Final Score: 6.8
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