The Simpsons S16E15 Future-Drama

When Professor Frink uses an astrology machine to ease the constant bickering between Bart and Lisa, they are given a sneak-peek into their final days of high school. In this future view, Marge and Homer are separated, Lisa is dating a muscular Milhouse and Bart is dating the girl of his dreams, Jenda, guest-voiced by Amy Poehler. Much to their disappointment, both the relationships quickly flounder. In hopes of winning Jenda back, Bart takes a job at a Kwik-E-Mart, where he becomes the local hero after saving Mr. Burns from a robber. His reward is a scholarship to Yale that was initially intended for Lisa. Bart's deeper look into the future causes him to have a change of heart, ultimately affecting his present-day sibling rivalry for the better.

FAN DESK VERDICT An all-timer. This is the episode you show someone to explain why The Simpsons matters — clear the evening and watch it properly.

Amy Poehler AS JENDA (VOICE) John DiMaggio AS BENDER (VOICE) Karl Wiedergott AS ADDITIONAL VOICES (VOICE) Marcia Wallace AS EDNA KRABAPPEL (VOICE) Pamela Hayden AS MILHOUSE VAN HOUTEN (VOICE) Russi Taylor AS MARTIN PRINCE (VOICE) Tress MacNeille AS CRAZY CAT LADY / ANOOP NAHASAPEEMAPETILON (VOICE)

Dan Castellaneta AS HOMER SIMPSON Julie Kavner AS MARGE SIMPSON Yeardley Smith AS LISA SIMPSON Nancy Cartwright AS BART SIMPSON Hank Azaria AS MOE SZYSLAK Harry Shearer AS CHARLES MONTGOMERY BURNS