A cute hamster flying a miniature plane wins over Skinner, who hands Bart the winning ribbon for real, much to Lisa's dismay.Īt Homer's first AA meeting, he confesses that his desperation led him to "sneak into the football stadium and suck the dirt underneath the bleachers". Lisa tries to protest that the project has no scientific merit, but everyone ignores her. At the science fair, Both Lisa's project and chance for revenge are ruined by Bart's project: "Can hamsters fly planes?". He plans to lead her on a treasure hunt to get them back but she finds them after just a minute. Meanwhile, Bart finds Lisa's project notes and hides them. Homer reminisces about the time he first drank beer, passing out listening to Queen, and is taunted by ubiquitous sights of beer, but later comes to realize that watching baseball sober is boring, and that beer commercials falsely state that beer turns angry feminists into attractive swimsuit models who cling to ordinary men. Hearing his answers, she asks that he give up beer for a month, to which he finally agrees. ![]() In bed, Marge gives Homer a magazine quiz about his drinking. Lisa tests both the hamster and Bart first in acquiring out of reach food, then in the electroshock theory. She takes the idea to heart, but instead of just testing the intelligence of a rodent, she puts a hamster against an unknowning Bart to find out who is smarter. Lisa appeals to her mother for help, who suggests that she run a hamster through a maze. ![]() Meanwhile Barney, who is obviously drunk, is allowed to drive away after running over Chief Wiggum.Īfter school 3 days before the science fair, Lisa leaves her super tomato under Bart's care for a moment, who takes the opportunity to hurl it at a bent-over Skinner. His license is revoked, and he must attend traffic school and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Lou, Eddie and Chief Wiggum, who have been waiting outside the factory for anyone on the tour to drive away, pull him over and despite passing a sobriety test flawlessly (touching his nose with his fingers alternately while balancing on one foot and saying the alphabet), he is arrested when Barney tells them to use the breathalyzer. Homer, who has hardly had anything, refuses to let Barney drive home after the tour since he drank enough to pass out. At the brewery, the two partake in free samples, Barney much more than Homer. Meanwhile, Homer plans to skip work and go on a tour of the Duff Brewery with Barney Gumble. Bart's actual project is the effect of cigarettes on canines, mainly Santa's Little Helper, but Marge orders Bart to cut it out. Principal Skinner declares "First Prize" over and over, while Bart's dream fades out to Lisa saying into Bart's ear "First prize.first prize." She explains that she was "just screwing with mind."Īt breakfast, Lisa shows the family her science fair project: a genetically engineered tomato which she hopes will cure world hunger. ![]() ![]() The episode opens at the school science fair, with Bart presenting a Go-Go Ray: He zaps all the teachers, causing them to dance uncontrollably. Meanwhile, after Bart ruins Lisa's science fair project, she comes up with a new experiment: To determine who is smarter, Bart or a hamster." Synopsis " Homer is arrested for drunk driving, and Marge persuades him to stop drinking beer for a month, which gives him a whole new outlook on life. It guest stars Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure. " Duffless" is the sixteenth episode of Season 4 of The Simpsons and the seventy-fifth episode overall. Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure " I propose to determine the answer to the question: Is my brother dumber than a hamster?" ― Lisa's Science Project "Duffless"
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