SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19

[EDITOR'S NOTE: AMERICAN DAD is preempted this evening.]

--"THE SIMPSONS" - (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

LISA SETS HER SIGHTS ON THE IVY LEAGUE BY COACHING LITTLE LEAGUE ON "THE SIMPSONS" SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, ON FOX

Baseball Great Mike Scioscia and Statistician Bill James Make Guest Voice Appearances

A visit by a Springfield Elementary alum-turned-Ivy-League student pushes Lisa to question her own go-getter attitude and reevaluate the scope of her extracurricular activities. Convinced that there is no such thing as having too many clubs or activities listed on her resume, Lisa jumps at the opportunity to coach Bart's little league team. Despite having little understanding of baseball, Lisa coaches the team to a record winning streak by putting her book smarts in statistics and probability into play. But when Bart questions Lisa's coaching tactics and confronts her for taking the fun out of baseball, Lisa benches him from the championship game. Hoping to lift his spirits, Marge spends the day with Bart at an amusement park where MLB manager and former catcher Mike Scioscia (guest-voicing as himself) gives Bart sound advice and reminds him of his genuine love of the sport. Meanwhile, with one last chance to win the game, Lisa makes an unexpected call and learns that there is more to sports than winning in the "MoneyBART" episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Dec. 19 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-2118) (TV-PG L, V)

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson and Nelson; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Harry Shearer as Skinner; Pamela Haden as Milhouse; Tress MacNeille as Dolph

Guest Voice Cast: Mike Scioscia as himself; Bill James as himself