Many thanks to STA friend John of My Reviews for giving me a heads up about a recent episode of The Simpsons where Lisa becomes Krusty’s assistant. Since Lisa was a feminist hero to my eight-year-old self, it makes me happy to hear she’s still kicking butt despite the fact I haven’t seen a new episode of the show in years. John gives us his synopsis:
We wouldn’t blame you if you stopped watching “The Simpsons” 8 years ago, when it had passed its “Planet of the Apes: The Musical” prime and began its decline into 5 minutes of vaguely funny non sequiturs and random Lenny jokes stretched out into 22 minutes of preposterous and tenuous storylines.
Which is to say, you probably missed this week’s episode “All About Lisa”, where, through a series of unlikely events, Krusty hires Lisa to be his (unpaid) assistant, after Lisa informs crusty that The Discovery Channel is run entirely by interns and doesn’t have a single paid employee. [Editor's Note: I'm pretty sure this is true.]
Krusty, true to form, instantly turns into the boss from hell, requiring her assistance when he gets pastrami stuck in her teeth, instructing her to pay attention when he tells Nelson “I’ll trash you in my memoirs” (since she’ll be writing his memoirs), and making loud, ambiguously-phrased, demands that she do all his errands (“Now go get me my dry-cleaning, which is my code word for ‘Scotch’. And get me my Scotch, which is my code word for ‘my bookie’. And also, go get my dry cleaning!”)
The good news is that Lisa eventually works her way to the top, rendering her abusive boss obsolete in the process.
My favorite line: “What are you standing around for? I wish I was paying you so I could dock your salary!”
It’s not a surprise to anyone that Mariah Carey is a diva. We know that the pampered star travels with an entourage that includes at least nine assistants. We know one assistant had to 
