After testing, Lisa is moved up a grade and Bart is held back so they are both in the 3rd grade together. The teacher thinks Bart is the smarter of the two since he already knows everything. They go on a field trip to Capital City and get left behind and lost. Blackboard 'Fish do not like Coffee'.
FAN DESK VERDICT A top-shelf entry. Not quite canon, but you’ll be quoting it all week — the fan desk says don’t skip.
The Simpsons S14E03 (“Bart vs. Lisa vs. 3rd Grade”) first aired on November 17, 2002.
In the US, The Simpsons season 14 — including this episode — is available on FX, Hulu, Disney+, fuboTV, DirecTV On Demand, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube TV, FOX One Amazon Channel, Hulu on Disney+, Amazon, Fandango at Home, and AppleTV.
Guest stars include Karl Wiedergott (Kevin (voice)), Marcia Wallace (Edna Krabappel (voice)), Pamela Hayden (Milhouse Van Houten / Dakota (voice)), Tony Bennett (Tony Bennett (voice)), and Tress MacNeille (Japanese Friend #2 / Audrey McConnell (voice)).
The Simpsons S14E03 (“Bart vs. Lisa vs. 3rd Grade”) was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Tim Long.
Fans rate The Simpsons S14E03 (“Bart vs. Lisa vs. 3rd Grade”) 8.3/10, which puts it in the great tier for The Simpsons.