The Simpsons season 6 episode 21 Recap and FAQ
Episode Summary
Springfield Elementary faces severe budget cuts, affecting the school bus and resources, leading to teacher dissatisfaction. A field trip highlights financial woes, escalating tensions between Principal Skinner and Edna Krabappel. Bart's manipulation results in a teachers' strike, disrupting education and causing chaos. Marge substitutes as a teacher, struggling to maintain order. Bart and Milhouse's plan to lock Krabappel and Skinner together sparks negotiations, suggesting a resolution to the
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the condition of the Springfield Elementary School bus?
The bus is in poor condition, reflecting the school's budget issues.
Who discusses the school's financial struggles?
Principal Skinner and teacher Edna Krabappel.
What problem arises during the field trip?
The school faces an unexpected admission fee at a Civil War site.
How does Principal Skinner handle the field trip's admission fee?
He bribes the site manager to let the children in.
Why do the teachers threaten to strike?
Due to frustrations over budget cuts affecting their salaries, supplies, and food quality.
Who manipulates the situation leading to the teachers' strike?
Bart Simpson.
What is the impact of the strike on the Simpson family?
Bart enjoys the freedom, Lisa struggles without structured education, and Marge becomes a substitute teacher.
How does the community respond to the teachers' strike?
The PTA meeting fails to resolve it, and unqualified community members become substitute teachers.
What plan do Bart and Milhouse devise to end the strike?
They lock Edna Krabappel and Seymour Skinner in a room to force a negotiation.
What indicates a potential end to the strike?
Krabappel and Skinner start discussing solutions while locked in a room.