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| When one assumes the role of Bart Simpson, one must assume all of the risks. |
Mrs. Krabappel is away for a few days, but as the school can't afford a substitute, her 4th grade class merges with the other 4th grade for the interim. As Nelson ends up befriending a blind boy, the adventures of which are touched upon throughout the episode, Bart sits next to Nikki, a girl whom Bart is able to befriend. Bart also has feelings for her, but going to Homer yields no advice other than to talk to Grampa about women. So, Bart gets advice from Grampa to 'steal' a kiss from Nikki to gauge how interested she really is toward him. The next day, Bart does so, but Nikki is left disgusted by the act. Soon, Nikki's parents, both of whom are uptight lawyers, threaten to sue both the school and Bart's parents if measures aren't taken to prevent PDAs at the school. Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner are forced to comply, and Homer and Marge are forced to prevent Bart from seeing Nikki again. However, once the ban is in place, Nikki sees and subsequently kisses Bart herself, confusing the hell out of him. Still, he doesn't mind kissing, and the two are together again, I guess.
Meanwhile, Lisa is given an F on her test. As she begins to think about doomsday scenarios, she starts noticing people are starting to like her because of the F she got. However, Ms. Hoover tells Lisa in front of everyone that the F was actually for Ralph and Lisa actually got an A+++. Now everyone hates her again. Lisa complains about it on her organic gardening blog where she gets a rather quick reply to keep in good spirits from a "Flotus1". Some time later, a helicopter flies in, revealing the first lady of the United States - Michelle Obama (voiced by someone else, though). Michelle points out Lisa, as 'Flotus' is an acronym for "First Lady of the United States" and therefore is an avid follower of Lisa's blog, and tells everyone not to mess with the academics because they'll rule the world when they grow up and you don't want to be on their list.
As the helicopter leaves, Bart and Nikki are on the roof, and while they enjoyed that moment, Bart tries to imply the two are a couple, which Nikki can't stand the thought of. Bart has enough and tries to leave before she hurts him, but bumps into an air duct and falls off the building. He's unconscious and having trouble breathing, but nobody in the school can give Bart CPR because of the ban on PDAs. Nikki makes her way towards Bart anyway and gives him CPR anyway, saving Bart's life maybe. The ban on PDAs is lifted, and Nikki remains hot and cold to Bart, who still has no idea what's going on.
Quick Review
So, this was a poor episode. It really gives off a, I dunno, a feeling of disconnect. Between Michelle Obama appearing telling kids to be friends with the smart kids, to the Itchy & Scratchy movie cartoon fully parodying a 'deep' cult movie, to the cliched main storyline complete with oversensitive lawyer parents, the entire episode seemed really out of place even compared to other episodes of this season, and it was difficult finding anything even worth a smirk, Nelson's tertiary story and Grampa's appearance being the closest things to humor there was.
Final Score: 5.7
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