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Season 4  "Lisa the Beauty Queen"  4x4

Aired 31 years ago - Oct 15, 1992

Homer enters Lisa into the Little Miss Springfield Pageant to help her feel better about her looks. But when she must choose between the title and her integrity, she realizes that confidence comes from within.

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Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 1
Oh, boy! A "spookhouse"!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 2
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 3
Now, in a moment, we'll be raffling of four grand prize--
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 4
[ Crowd Chanting ] Homer! Homer! Homer! Homer!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 5
- [Man]Go, Ned! - Oh, it's no fair.
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♪♪ [ Singing ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 7
Oh, Lisa, this isn't real.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 8
[ Sobbing ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 9
Whee! Whee!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 10
[ Inhales, Exhales ] Ahh.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 11
What a feeling! I'm as happy as a smoker...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 12
Hey, Barney, will you give me 250 bucks for this blimp ticket?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 13
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 14
Lisa, if you could have one wish, what would it be?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 15
[ Sobbing ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 16
Hey, nobody's prettier than my little girl.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 17
But do you know how your father got the money to enter you in this pageant?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 18
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 19
She's about to bring out the big guns.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 20
♪♪ [ Humming ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 21
petroleum jelly on your teeth for that frictionless smile...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 22
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 23
always wanting more, more, more!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 24
Ooh, I gotta call heaven. There's an angel missing.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 25
- Dad, you know anything else about women? - Nope, that's it.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 26
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 27
And now, for your triumphant walk down the runway.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 28
Hey, I'm starting to think I can win.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 29
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 30
and tonight I will be playing "Mac Arthur Park" on the tabla.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 31
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 32
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 33
And now here's... Lisa Simpson!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 34
Some people say that to love your country is old-fashioned...
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 35
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 36
is a good thing or a bad thing?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 37
because we all remember that thing with what's-her-name.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 38
Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 39
Coming up next, a new fad that's sweeping the nation--
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 40
from the mayor's illegitimate son to our own Duff blimp.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 41
♪♪♪♪[Fanfare]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 42
[Man] Doctor, what is Amber's condition?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 43
Here you go. Oop!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 44
Her head is on a pike in the Chamber of Horrors.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 45
Actually, they're being deported.
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 46
- ####[Ends] - Hey, how about that Mayor Quimby?
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 47
- [ Yelling, Shouting ] - Hey, what gives here? This is bogus! Hey!
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 48
[ Gasps ]
 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 49
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Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 2 #2 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 3
Now, in a moment, we'll be raffling of four grand prize--
#3 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 4
[ Crowd Chanting ] Homer! Homer! Homer! Homer!
#4 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 5
- [Man]Go, Ned! - Oh, it's no fair.
#5 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 6
♪♪ [ Singing ]
#6 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 7
Oh, Lisa, this isn't real.
#7 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 8
[ Sobbing ]
#8 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 9
Whee! Whee!
#9 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 10
[ Inhales, Exhales ] Ahh.
#10 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 11
What a feeling! I'm as happy as a smoker...
#11 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 12
Hey, Barney, will you give me 250 bucks for this blimp ticket?
#12 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 13 #13 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 14
Lisa, if you could have one wish, what would it be?
#14 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 15
[ Sobbing ]
#15 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 16
Hey, nobody's prettier than my little girl.
#16 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 17
But do you know how your father got the money to enter you in this pageant?
#17 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 18 #18 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 19
She's about to bring out the big guns.
#19 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 20
♪♪ [ Humming ]
#20 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 21
petroleum jelly on your teeth for that frictionless smile...
#21 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 22 #22 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 23
always wanting more, more, more!
#23 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 24
Ooh, I gotta call heaven. There's an angel missing.
#24 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 25
- Dad, you know anything else about women? - Nope, that's it.
#25 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 26 #26 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 27
And now, for your triumphant walk down the runway.
#27 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 28
Hey, I'm starting to think I can win.
#28 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 29 #29 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 30
and tonight I will be playing "Mac Arthur Park" on the tabla.
#30 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 31 #31 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 32 #32 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 33
And now here's... Lisa Simpson!
#33 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 34
Some people say that to love your country is old-fashioned...
#34 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 35 #35 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 36
is a good thing or a bad thing?
#36 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 37
because we all remember that thing with what's-her-name.
#37 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 38 #38 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 39
Coming up next, a new fad that's sweeping the nation--
#39 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 40
from the mayor's illegitimate son to our own Duff blimp.
#40 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 41
♪♪♪♪[Fanfare]
#41 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 42
[Man] Doctor, what is Amber's condition?
#42 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 43
Here you go. Oop!
#43 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 44
Her head is on a pike in the Chamber of Horrors.
#44 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 45
Actually, they're being deported.
#45 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 46
- ####[Ends] - Hey, how about that Mayor Quimby?
#46 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 47
- [ Yelling, Shouting ] - Hey, what gives here? This is bogus! Hey!
#47 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 48
[ Gasps ]
#48 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 49 #49 Recap of The Simpsons Season 4 Episode 4 (S04E04) - 50 #50