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Title: Summer of 4 Ft. 2 (19 May 1996)
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| Dan Castellaneta | ... |
Homer Simpson /
Eustace B. Tilley
(voice)
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| Julie Kavner | ... |
Marge Simpson
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| Nancy Cartwright | ... | ||
| Yeardley Smith | ... |
Lisa Simpson
(voice)
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| Hank Azaria | ... | ||
| Harry Shearer | ... | ||
| Christina Ricci | ... |
Erin
(voice)
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| Marcia Wallace | ... |
Mrs. Krabappel
(voice)
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| Pamela Hayden | ... |
Milhouse Van Houten /
Becky
(voice)
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| Tress MacNeille | ... | ||
| Maggie Roswell | ... |
Miss Hoover /
Pippi Longstocking
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| Russi Taylor | ... |
Martin Prince /
Beezee
(voice)
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The end of the school year, and an empty yearbook causes Lisa to contemplate her lack of popularity. When Ned Flanders is summoned for jury duty and offers Homer a chance to stay at his beach house, Lisa sees this as the opportunity to reinvent herself as a slacker in the hope of gaining friends, which proves to be far more successful than she could possibly imagine --- but not if Bart has any say in the matter. Written by Daniel Timothy Dey
This seventh season of the Simpsons sees the quality kept high. The plots this time are variable but are mostly good and even when fantastic, remain grounded in who the characters are an stay about them rather than the plot devices themselves. This isn't always the case as there are a few weaker episodes which are about the events (eg Homerpalooza) but they are in the minority. The majority of the episodes also use the ensemble cast really well, so while there may be one main plot, there are usually smaller ones involving others of the family and also plenty of good asides involving supporting cast.
The writing remains fresh and smart with only a very few pop cultural things which have fallen by the wayside in the passing years. Generally though by staying true to the characters the writing works well and also has plenty of funny dialogue, visual gags and throwaways all around. The voice cast delivery is as consistent as in previous seasons although my favorites remains the supporting voices from Azaria, Hartman and Shearer. Animation is great and the design and detail is easy to overlook because it is so well done that it looks easy.
Another really enjoyable, engaging and funny season of The Simpsons – perhaps not the heights of it at its best as a season, but still really setting a high bar.