"Lisa the Drama Queen" is the ninth episode of the twentieth season of The Simpsons. It aired January 25, 2009 and guest starred Emily Blunt as Juliet. A special version of the end credits theme was performed by Fall Out Boy, although they do not guest star in the actual episode. This was the final episode in the series to be presented only in standard definition, and is the first regular episode to begin right after the opening credits without a...
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"Lisa the Drama Queen" is the ninth episode of the twentieth season of The Simpsons. It aired January 25, 2009 and guest starred Emily Blunt as Juliet. A special version of the end credits theme was performed by Fall Out Boy, although they do not guest star in the actual episode. This was the final episode in the series to be presented only in standard definition, and is the first regular episode to begin right after the opening credits without a commercial break, with an episode now having four segments. Brian Kelley returns as a writer after five seasons of being absent from the show. It is a parody of the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures.
When Homer forces the kids to take classes in a strict rec center art class, Lisa meets an intelligent girl named Juliet Hobbes, who also likes Josh Groban. The two create a fantasy world that takes them away from reality. They deem the land "Equalia" where they are the queens and everybody is equal. However, Lisa soon becomes distracted in school...
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