# Pheromones and School Bullies from a Simpsons Episode **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [July 15, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-school-bullies-from-a-simpsons-episode/30713 "2009-07-15T17:10:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheAttractor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/theattractor/32/575_2.png) [@TheAttractor](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/TheAttractor)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-school-bullies-from-a-simpsons-episode/30713/1 "2009-07-15T17:10:44Z")
There is a Simpsons episode that gets into [pheromones](https://a314.com/) into pretty good detail. Lisa tries to make friends with a new student, Francine. Francine turns out to be a bully, and picks on Lisa in every which way. While doing her usual science stuff, Lisa discovers a pheromone produced by nerds all nerds, known to trigger aggression in bullies (you’d think it’s androstenone, but nerds would probably have low levels of it); she calls the pheromone “poindextrose”. When she isolates the pheromone, and sprays it on a professional weightlifter, even he became a bully target. Later, Lisa used salad dressing to make an antidote for poindextrose, which made Francine be nice to her. (It might be just a cover scent, but maybe the vinegar in the dressing broke down the supposed nerd pheromone.) At the same time, Francine attacked all the scientists in the room, who presumably produced high levels of the “nerd pheromone”. While that episode was intended to be a little more than a comedy, it would be fun to think about how it relates to the discussion here on Pheromone Talk. I’m sure there are some things that match what we know from this site, as well as some glaring inaccuracies. So, let’s make a discussion out of it; here are some questions to get started. - What pheromone from this site might the poindextrose be? - What could the characters use a poindextrose antidote? - Any ideas for more Simpsons episodes involving pheromones? - More things you wish to add. ---
**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-school-bullies-from-a-simpsons-episode/30713/2 "2009-07-15T22:28:04Z")
LOL, I remember that episode ---
**Author:** ![pupy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@pupy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/pupy)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-school-bullies-from-a-simpsons-episode/30713/3 "2009-07-15T23:09:44Z")
I love the simpsons! Haven’t seen that episode but I can imagine it perfectly! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pherophreak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/pherophreak/32/1531_2.png) [@pherophreak](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/pherophreak)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-school-bullies-from-a-simpsons-episode/30713/4 "2009-07-15T23:33:24Z")
I remember this one quite clearly. Poor Drederick Tatum getting punched by Nelson, while Nelson cries and begs Tatum not to put a beatdown on him. I suppose the Instant Sxiness/a/b would be sort of the same? Those nerds didnt have any masculine traits, so I’d say it was their feminine side that caused it. ---
**Author:** ![mikotorocks714](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mikotorocks714/32/1509_2.png) [@mikotorocks714](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mikotorocks714)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-school-bullies-from-a-simpsons-episode/30713/5 "2009-07-16T06:29:30Z")
Watch the episode here! I love The Simpsons! [Watch TV Sitcoms.Com](http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com/Simpsons/S12E16.php)