"Lisa on Ice" is the eighth television episode of The Simpsons' sixth season. It was first broadcast on Fox in the United States on November 13, 1994. In the episode, Principal Skinner hands out academic alerts to the Springfield Elementary students, and Lisa discovers that she is in peril of failing a class for the first time in her life. When trying to salvage her gym grade, Lisa finds she possesses a skill for ice hockey. Rivalry between Lisa ...
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"Lisa on Ice" is the eighth television episode of The Simpsons' sixth season. It was first broadcast on Fox in the United States on November 13, 1994. In the episode, Principal Skinner hands out academic alerts to the Springfield Elementary students, and Lisa discovers that she is in peril of failing a class for the first time in her life. When trying to salvage her gym grade, Lisa finds she possesses a skill for ice hockey. Rivalry between Lisa and Bart in the rink escalates into their home life and beyond, fueled considerably by parents and coaches.
The episode was written by Mike Scully and directed by Bob Anderson, whose passion for hockey inspired the plot. It features cultural references to films such as Rollerball and The Pope of Greenwich Village. The episode was received well by critics, and acquired a Nielsen rating of 11.6.
Principal Skinner calls all the Springfield Elementary School students down for an assembly to tell them which subjects they are failing. When Lisa is...
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