Lisa the Beauty Queen

] The Springfield Waxworks' Chamber of Horrors contains Mr. T, Ronald Reagan and Dr. Ruth, and Laramie's mascot Menthol Moose is a parody of Joe Camel. Musically, Homer mournfully sings a song, "Blimpy Boy", to the tune of The Seekers' "Georgy Girl". Historically, there is a parody of the Hindenburg disaster, when the Duff Blimp crashes into the radio tower, to which Kent Brockman quotes "Oh, the humanity!". When Lisa is sworn in as Little Miss Springfield on her front lawn, Marge is to her left wearing a pink suit-dress in a pose similar to that of Jacqueline Kennedy in the famous photo of Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in on Air Force One after John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Reception

The episode finished 28th in the Nielsen ratings for the week of October 12 - October 18, 1992 with a rating of 12.0, seen by approximately 11.1 million households. [cite news|title=NIELSEN RATINGS /OCT. 12-18|date=October 21, 1992|accessdate=2008-05-09|page=C5|publisher="Press-Telegram"] The authors of the book "I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide", Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, said: "Another top-notch episode" and adds that "Krusty gets some of his best lines in a few brief appearances."

The Church of England's book "Mixing it up with The Simpsons", which encourages children to reflect on life issues, explores self-image through "Lisa the Beauty Queen". [cite web|url=http://iayn.anglicancommunion.org/news/index.cfm/2007/7/25/Aye-Carumba-The-Simpsons-help-liven-up-Christian-teaching|title=Aye Carumba! The Simpsons help liven up Christian teaching|date=July 25, 2007|accessdate=2008-04-30]

References

External links

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*imdb episode|0701154|episode=Lisa the Beauty Queen
* [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0404.htm "Lisa the Beauty Queen"] at The Simpsons.com
* [http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/lisa-the-beauty-queen/episode/1348/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;3 "Lisa the Beauty Queen"] at TV.com