The Kid is All Right

The Kid is All Right is the sixth episode of Season 25. It premiered on November 24th, 2013. It features guest stars Eva Longoria and Anderson Cooper.

Synopsis
A new student named Isabel Gutierrez comes to Springfield Elementary, who is Lisa's intellectual equal. Lisa and Isabel become fast best friends but things take a left turn when they realize they have different political views - Isabel is a republican.

They end up running against each other in the second-grade election, and then we flash to the future where they're engaged in an actual presidential debate - and Anderson Cooper is the moderator. 

Full Story
At Springfield Elementary School the children are on the playground. Lisa comes out of the school sad that she doesn't have a friend. After Lisa walks back into the school, Bart starts shooting spitballs at her.

Lisa runs into the library for safety from her brother. While looking at a book she meets Isabel Gutierrez. The two soon find that they share a lot in common.

Later that night Lisa gets a call from Isabel and the two began to talk to each other about their family lives. Before Lisa hangs up Isabel tells her that she is doing a presentation on Franklin Roosevelt and suggests they should work on it together.

Lisa agrees to it. The next day at school, Isabel and Lisa are both presenting their work on Franklin Roosevelt. While reading, Lisa begins to notice something different about Isabel, who tells everyone that the New Deal was against America's tradition of limited government.

She even further comments that it was unconstitutional. Then Isabel reveals that she is a Republican much to the shock of Lisa. Later at home, Lisa tells her mom that Isabel isn't what she thought. Marge takes Lisa into the attic and shows her old photos.

In the photos Lisa is surprised to see that her mother voted for Reagan. Marge tells Lisa that people's views change as they get older. Back at school Lisa is looking at another book in the library when she sees Isabel again.

Isabel reveals that her mom told her that Lisa is going through a liberal phase. Lisa tells her that her mom said she is going through a conservative phase.

Isabel says that conservatives only get more conservative and that there is no phase. Lisa suggests that it doesn't matter and they should play Monopoly. Isabel reveals that her father owns a monopoly.

The two hug unaware they're being watched by the Springfield Republican Party. The members of the party plan to recruit Isabel. The next day at school, Lisa signs her name up and sees that she will be running against Isabel and Ralph.

Isabel and Lisa talk, only to be caught up in the middle of a conversation with Nelson, who makes reference to his past relationship with Lisa. As Isabel goes to her locker she is surprised to see Mr. Burns in there.

Mr. Burns takes Isabel to Phineas Q. Butterfat's Ice Cream Parlor. There Mr. Burns along with Krusty, Rainier Wolfcastle, Count Dracula, and Gary Chalmers try to convince Isabel into joining them. Isabel turns them down, stating she would rather do it herself and she leaves.

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