The Girl Who Slept Too Little
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"The Girl Who Slept Too Little" is the second episode of The Simpsons
' seventeenth season
, which originally broadcast on September 18, 2005. 9.79 million viewers watched the episode.
wakes up the Simpsons, everyone in Springfield
protests against its construction. Soon Mayor Quimby
moves it to where the Springfield Cemetery used to be and the cemetery is moved next door to the Simpsons' house. Lisa
is the only member of the family whose room overlooks it. Lisa is scared and cannot sleep at night and ends up sleeping with Homer
and Marge. The next night Lisa meets a white-haired man known as Gravedigger Billy, who is Groundskeeper Willie
's cousin. After a hand comes out of a tomb, Lisa goes to Marge and Homer's room and makes a promise that if they go to the Springfield Stamp Museum Lisa will sleep in her room. At the museum there is a lecture for Milton Burkhart's book "The Land of the Wild Beasts" and an advertisement based on the book for a restaurant called The Hillside Wrangler.
Lisa then feels that she can sleep in her room with the cemetery but is already afraid and sleeps in Homer and Marge's room. Homer and Marge then come home and Marge tells Lisa she is breaking her promise. Marge and Homer then spend a night in Lisa's room and find out how scary the view really is. Marge and Homer then contact a psychologist and find out that it is expensive and her fears are mostly going to be solved by herself as she was not nurtured enough as a baby. Lisa, however, does not want to go see a therapist and goes with Bart
and Santa's Little Helper
to overcome her fears at the cemetery but Bart and Santa's Little Helper leave.
Lisa then changes her mind but the gate is locked and Lisa is left alone. Afterwards, Lisa's head is hit by a tombstone and faints. In the meantime Marge and Homer worry about Lisa and Bart not doing anything except for watching Itchy & Scratchy. Lisa is then in a dream where she is eaten by a wolf and then is on a web in a slime pond with a slug resembling Milhouse
and a spider resembling Bart. Lisa is then in another vision with the monsters from "Land of the Wildbeasts" and Lisa finds out they are funny instead of scary and that it is okay to be scared. Marge and Homer then find Lisa and wake her up and they go home.
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
The Simpsons (season 17)
The Simpsons' seventeenth season originally aired between September 2005 and May 2006, beginning on Sunday, September 11, 2005. It broke Fox's tradition of pushing its shows' season premieres back to November to accommodate the Major League Baseball games airing on the network during September...
, which originally broadcast on September 18, 2005. 9.79 million viewers watched the episode.
Plot
When construction on a stamp museumPostage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
wakes up the Simpsons, everyone in Springfield
Springfield (The Simpsons)
Springfield is the fictional town in which the American animated sitcom The Simpsons is set. A mid-sized town in an undetermined state of the United States, Springfield acts as a complete universe in which characters can explore the issues faced by modern society. The geography of the town and its...
protests against its construction. Soon Mayor Quimby
Joe Quimby
Mayor Joseph "Joe" Quimby, nicknamed "Diamond Joe," is a recurring character from the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, and first appeared in the episode "Bart Gets an F". A member of the Democratic Party, Quimby is the mayor of Springfield, and is a...
moves it to where the Springfield Cemetery used to be and the cemetery is moved next door to the Simpsons' house. Lisa
Lisa Simpson
Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional main character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She is the middle child of the Simpson family. Voiced by Yeardley Smith, Lisa first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Groening...
is the only member of the family whose room overlooks it. Lisa is scared and cannot sleep at night and ends up sleeping with Homer
Homer Simpson
Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and the patriarch of the eponymous family. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987...
and Marge. The next night Lisa meets a white-haired man known as Gravedigger Billy, who is Groundskeeper Willie
Groundskeeper Willie
William McDougal, usually referred to as Groundskeeper Willie, is a recurring character on The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He is head groundskeeper at Springfield Elementary School. Willie is a Scottish immigrant, almost feral in nature and immensely proud of his homeland...
's cousin. After a hand comes out of a tomb, Lisa goes to Marge and Homer's room and makes a promise that if they go to the Springfield Stamp Museum Lisa will sleep in her room. At the museum there is a lecture for Milton Burkhart's book "The Land of the Wild Beasts" and an advertisement based on the book for a restaurant called The Hillside Wrangler.
Lisa then feels that she can sleep in her room with the cemetery but is already afraid and sleeps in Homer and Marge's room. Homer and Marge then come home and Marge tells Lisa she is breaking her promise. Marge and Homer then spend a night in Lisa's room and find out how scary the view really is. Marge and Homer then contact a psychologist and find out that it is expensive and her fears are mostly going to be solved by herself as she was not nurtured enough as a baby. Lisa, however, does not want to go see a therapist and goes with Bart
Bart Simpson
Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional main character in the animated television series The Simpsons and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by actress Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987...
and Santa's Little Helper
Santa's Little Helper
Santa's Little Helper is a recurring character in the American animated television series The Simpsons. He is the pet greyhound of the Simpson family. The dog was introduced in the first episode of the show, the 1989 Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", in which his owner abandons...
to overcome her fears at the cemetery but Bart and Santa's Little Helper leave.
Lisa then changes her mind but the gate is locked and Lisa is left alone. Afterwards, Lisa's head is hit by a tombstone and faints. In the meantime Marge and Homer worry about Lisa and Bart not doing anything except for watching Itchy & Scratchy. Lisa is then in a dream where she is eaten by a wolf and then is on a web in a slime pond with a slug resembling Milhouse
Milhouse Van Houten
Milhouse Mussolini Van Houten is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Pamela Hayden. He is Bart Simpson's best friend in Mrs. Krabappel's fourth grade class at Springfield Elementary School....
and a spider resembling Bart. Lisa is then in another vision with the monsters from "Land of the Wildbeasts" and Lisa finds out they are funny instead of scary and that it is okay to be scared. Marge and Homer then find Lisa and wake her up and they go home.
External links
- "The Girl Who Slept Too Little" at The Simpsons.com