| "Separate Vocations" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 18 |
| Directed by | Jeffrey Lynch |
| Written by | George Meyer |
| Production code | 8F15 |
| Original air date | February 27, 1992 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | Opening sequence: "I will not barf unless I'm sick" During the episode: "I will not expose the ignorance of the faculty" |
| Couch gag | Bart leaps into everyone's lap. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening Mike Reiss Jon Vitti David Silverman Al Jean |
"Separate Vocations" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 27, 1992.
In the episode, the students of Springfield Elementary School take career aptitude tests. Lisa and Bart's test results inspire drastic changes in their behavior: Lisa's test says she should become a homemaker, her dreams of being a professional musician become shattered and she turns into a delinquent troublemaker at school; Bart's test says he should become a police officer, and Principal Skinner makes Bart hall monitor.
The episode was written by George Meyer and directed by Jeffrey Lynch. American actor and television personality Steve Allen guest starred in the episode as the electronically altered voice of Bart in a fantasy sequence.
Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen Rating of 14.8 and was the highest-rated show on Fox the week it aired.