The Old Man and the "C" Student

"The Old Man and the 'C' Student" is the twentieth episode of The Simpsons' tenth season. The episode aired on April 25, 1999, and is the first episode written by Julie Thacker (wife of showrunner Mike Scully). When Lisa writes a letter to the International Olympic Committee, they decide that Springfield will be home to the next Olympics. To honor the Olympics, there is a contest for the games' mascot. Homer creates a mascot for the Olympic Games... more

"The Old Man and the 'C' Student" is the twentieth episode of The Simpsons' tenth season. The episode aired on April 25, 1999, and is the first episode written by Julie Thacker (wife of showrunner Mike Scully). When Lisa writes a letter to the International Olympic Committee, they decide that Springfield will be home to the next Olympics. To honor the Olympics, there is a contest for the games' mascot. Homer creates a mascot for the Olympic Games named Springy, the Springfield Spring, which becomes the mascot (much to Patty and Selma's dismay, who created a mascot named Ciggy the Cigarette) and everyone in Springfield prepares for the games. When the IOC inspects the town, things go well until Bart does a racist comedy routine that insults foreign nations. Only Principal Skinner, Homer, and the children laugh at Bart's jokes. In response, the IOC decides not to let Springfield have the Olympics (they award it to Shelbyville, who presumably and chronologically lost it to Beijing), and... less