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We’re now 20 years on from the release of The Simpsons: Hit & Run and we’re still without a sequel. That said, we now have a nightmarish glimpse into what could have been, perhaps, with a Mario Kart parody sequence in the latest episode of the animated series. <\/p>\n

Episode 12 of season 35, Lisa Gets an F1, aired on 25th February, and follows Lisa as she becomes a professional kid go-kart racer whilst dealing with her anxiety stemming from Homer’s dangerous driving. As Homer worries about Lisa’s safety, one night he has a nightmare where he, Lisa, and a number of other children are driving in an off-kilter version of Mario Kart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It’s me, Lisa Mario,” Lisa proclaims at the starting line of Rainbow Road, fully decked out with a blue hat, moustache, and her dress altered to look like Mario’s overalls. She’s joined by Ralph dressed up as Toad, Nelson tranformed into Bowser, and one of the Mackleberry twins as Princess Peach.<\/p>\n

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We’re now 20 years on from the release of The Simpsons: Hit & Run and we’re still without a sequel. That said, we now have a nightmarish glimpse into what could have been, perhaps, with a Mario Kart parody sequence in the latest episode of the animated series. Episode 12 of season 35, Lisa Gets an F1, aired on 25th February, and follows Lisa as she becomes a professional kid go-kart racer whilst dealing with her anxiety stemming from Homer’s dangerous driving. As Homer worries about Lisa’s safety, one night he has a nightmare where he, Lisa, and a number of other children are driving in an off-kilter version of Mario Kart. “It’s me, Lisa Mario,” Lisa proclaims at the starting line of Rainbow Road,…<\/p>\n

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