Bart gets a deuce

When Bart presents a report on his book on Treasure Island , it becomes clear to the whole class that he has not read the book. Mrs. Crabapple checks on Bart, asking him to name the main pirate in this book, which he cannot do, as a result of which she states that his grades have been steadily deteriorating since the beginning of the school year and that the next day there will be a Colonial America test. Bart, however, does not attach importance to Mrs. Crabapple to what she tells him. Bart tries to start preparing for tomorrow's test, but he repeatedly puts it off until late at night, after which he falls asleep over his textbooks.

Waking up the next morning, Bart fears failure, he calls on Sherry and Terry for help while riding on the school bus and they offer him false answers, hoping that he will fail the test. Martin told Bart about the false answers he had learned from Sherry and Terry, so before the test Bart “feels bad” and falls from the chair to the floor. He goes to the nurse, who then diagnoses him with phlebitis ammonia (loss of vision) and she sends him home. At home, Bart again puts off preparing for the test and asks Milhouse to roll up the answers for tomorrow's test. The next day, Bart passes the test, but Mrs. Crabapple, after checking, tells him that this is worse than the work of Milhouse. Homer and Marge talk with Mrs. Crabapple and a school psychologist who considers Bart an inferior child and suggests that Bart stay in his second year in fourth grade if he fails. Bart is categorically against this idea and declares that he will study better. Homer assures him that he may have to stay in his fourth year for a second year as a warning.

When Bart became worried that he might be left for a second year, he asks for help in preparation, he asks for a local genius - Martin Prince , and in return to teach him to find a common language with his peers. But Martin is so addicted to a fun life that he forgets about Bart's promise. Simpson decides to do everything on his own. Having never had time to read the textbook properly, Bart asks God to give him another day to prepare.

A miracle happened in the morning: the first snow fell in Springfield, the whole city is having fun. Bart also wants to play with his friends, but Lisa reminds him of prayer. Bart, through force, forces himself to study, in the end, falls asleep at the book.

The day of the test has arrived. Bart passes the test Miss Crabapple last, and asks her to immediately check his work. The result is again a deuce (albeit with a plus). Bart burst into tears: "Now, I understand how George Washington felt after losing to the French!" Miss Crabbaple is amazed at Bart's knowledge and overestimates his score. Bart is happy, he kisses Miss Crabbaple and runs away from school, but realizing that he has kissed the teacher, he begins to spit in disgust.

Bart's “success” was glued by Homer to the refrigerator, alongside other achievements of the Simpsons family. At the end of the series, Bart originally thanks God for his help.

• Bart is trying to tell the class about Robert Lewis Stevenson’s Treasure Island , and Martin Prince is talking about Ernest Hemingway ’s novel The Old Man and the Sea .
• The moment the Springfield residents gather in a round dance is a reference to the story of the Grinch who stole Christmas.