Episode
The Simpsons: How the Test Was Won
Overview
Bart gets a perfect score on a practice test for a national achievement test, which not only rattles Lisa, but it means Bart gets to attend a special party instead of having to take the actual test. Meanwhile, Homer must avoid injuring himself for an entire afternoon after failing to pay his insurance.
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2009-03-01
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
How the Test Was Won is Episode 11 in Season 20 of The Simpsons. It aired on 2009-03-01. The runtime is 22 min.
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