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{{Infobox Simpsons episode
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| season     = 2
| episode    = 18
| director   = [[Jim Reardon]]
| writer     = [[Brian K. Roberts]]
| production = 7F18
| airdate    = {{Start date|1991|04|11}}
| guests     = * [[Ringo Starr]] as himself
* [[Jon Lovitz]] as Professor Lombardo and the doughnut delivery man
| blackboard = "I will not hide behind the [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fifth Amendment]]"<ref name="book">{{cite book|last=Groening|first=Matt|author-link=Matt Groening|editor1-first=Ray|editor1-last=Richmond|editor1-link=Ray Richmond|editor2-first=Antonia|editor2-last=Coffman|title=[[The Simpsons episode guides#The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family|The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family]]|edition=1st|year=1997|location=New York|publisher=[[HarperPerennial]]|lccn=98141857|ol=433519M|oclc=37796735|isbn=978-0-06-095252-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/simpsonscomplete00groe/page/43 43]|ref={{harvid|Richmond & Coffman|1997}}}}</ref>
| couch_gag  = The couch tips over with the family sitting on it and [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] sits in its place.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page18.shtml|title=Brush with Greatness|access-date=2007-07-30|last1=Martyn|first1=Warren|last2=Wood|first2=Adrian|year=2000|publisher=BBC|archive-date=2013-04-19|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419174257/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season2/page18.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| commentary = [[Matt Groening]]<br />Brian K. Roberts<br />[[Al Jean]]<br />[[Jim Reardon]]
| prev       = [[Old Money (The Simpsons)|Old Money]]
| next       = [[Lisa's Substitute]]
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"'''Brush with Greatness'''" is the eighteenth episode of the [[The Simpsons season 2|second season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in the United States on April 11, 1991. In the episode, [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] enrolls in an [[art class]] after [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] encourages her to revive her former interest in [[painting]]. When she wins first prize in a local art competition for a portrait of [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] on the couch in his underwear, [[Mr. Burns]] commissions her to paint his portrait. In the subplot, Homer is determined to lose weight after getting stuck in a water slide at an amusement park.

The episode was written by [[Brian K. Roberts]] and directed by [[Jim Reardon]]. [[Beatles]] member [[Ringo Starr]] guest starred as himself, while [[Jon Lovitz]] starred as Marge's art teacher, Professor Lombardo. The episode features cultural references to films such as ''[[Rocky]]'' and ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]''.

Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics, who praised its central focus on Marge, as well as Starr's role. It acquired a [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen rating]] of 12.0 and was the second highest-rated show on Fox the week it aired.