MoneyBart

"MoneyBart" (stylized as "MoneyBART") is the third episode of the <a href="/facts/The_Simpsons_season_22/kWhu3Vuz">twenty-second season</a> of the American animated television series <a href="/facts/The_Simpsons/2nvy6mx6">The Simpsons</a>. It first aired on the <a href="/facts/Fox_Broadcasting_Company/yeFeCgGk">Fox network</a> in the United States on October 10, 2010. In this episode, <a href="/facts/Lisa_Simpson/LBIarvRK">Lisa</a> coaches <a href="/facts/Bart_Simpson/1MgqXU6H">Bart</a>'s <a href="/facts/Little_League/md6WqfFg">Little League</a> <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> team to a record <a href="/facts/Winning_streak_(sports)/AWUvtQTT">winning streak</a> by using her book smarts in <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a> and <a href="/facts/Probability/fgYvMhwb">probability</a>. However, when Bart questions Lisa’s coaching tactics and accuses her of taking the fun out of <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a>, Lisa benches him from the <a href="/facts/Championship/rn8uBm6I">championship</a> game.
The episode was written by <a href="/facts/Tim_Long/k5tfI76k">Tim Long</a>. This was the last episode that <a href="/facts/Nancy_Kruse/Y9BKwPuc">Nancy Kruse</a> directed for the series. It features an opening sequence and <a href="/facts/Couch_gag/RISRolxo">couch gag</a> written by <a href="/facts/British_people/xn7cqlzV">British</a> <a href="/facts/Street_art/C8kf4XwX">graffiti artist</a> and <a href="/facts/Political_activist/SCUlsxxH">political activist</a> <a href="/facts/Banksy/CWTaVGE0">Banksy</a>, who stated he had been "inspired by reports that Simpsons characters are animated in <a href="/facts/Seoul/H0Xloz9o">Seoul</a>, <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a>".
The episode was watched in a total of 6.74 million households.
Critical reception was generally favorable, with praises towards the story and jokes but criticism towards the episode's use of baseball-themed celebrity cameos.

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