I bet Einstein turned himself all sorts of colors before he invented the light bulb.Homer

Future-Drama

Bart and Lisa get a glimpse of their future, eight years from next Tuesday. Homer and Marge have separated, and Bart and Lisa are both graduating from high school. However Lisa's scholarship at Yale is threatened when it is offered to Bart instead.

Plot

Bart and Lisa find themselves in Prof. Frink's basement and he uses the science of astrology on his new computer to show them their future, eight years from next Tuesday. In this future, Maggie is away on a trip to Alaska; Homer and Marge have separated and Bart and Lisa are getting ready for prom. Lisa's date is Milhouse, who and Bart is dating a skateboard chick named Jenda.

Lisa is graduating 2 years early and is going to Yale (now owned by McDonalds) on a scholarship funded by Mr. Burns as punishment for stealing Christmas. Bart is also graduating and is ready to move to the next level of his relationship with Jenda, he wants to marry her but his vision of their future together makes her break it off.

Working his part-time job at the Kwik-E-Mart, Bart winds up saving Mr. Burns life while delivering groceries. As a reward Mr. Burns gives him the scholarship that Lisa was to receive. Bart is back with Jenda, now that he has a future, but Bart finds his way back in Prof. Frink's old basement and sees Lisa's bleak future with Milhouse. He does the right thing and keeps her from destroying her life.

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Notes

  • Bart and Lisa's backpacks magically disappear as they roll down the hill at the beginning of the episode.

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References

  • The title of this episode is a reference to Futurama. In fact, after Homer and Bart drive through the Quantum Tunnel, Bender from the show appears.

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Future-Drama

PCode
GABF12

Index
16×15

Written by
Matt Selman

Directed by
Mike B. Anderson

Starring
Dan Castellaneta
Julie Kavner
Nancy Cartwright
Yeardley Smith
Hank Azaria
Harry Shearer

Also Starring
Pamela Hayden
Tress MacNeille
Russi Taylor
Karl Wiedergott

Special Guest Voice
Marcia Wallace
Amy Poehler as Jenda
John Dimaggio as Bender

Aired (U.S.)
Apr 17, 2005

Aired (U.K.)
Aug 28, 2005