"The Simpsons" Lisa the Vegetarian (1995)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Mark Kirkland

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator)
James L. Brooks (developer) ...

TV Series:

"The Simpsons" (1989)

Original Air Date:

15 October 1995 (Season 7, Episode 5)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

A trip to a local petting zoo convinces Lisa to give up meat, despite excessive pressure to convince her not to do so. |

Plot Keywords:

Vegetarian | Product Placement | Vegan | Nuclear Power | Dysfunctional Family

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Grampa Simpson / Barney Gumble (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier / Others (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Ralph Wiggum (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Officer Lou / Carl (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Montgomery Burns / Waylon Smithers / Ned Flanders / Dr. Hibbert / Lenny (voice)
Phil Hartman	...	Troy McClure (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Jimbo Jones / Agnes Skinner / Others (voice)
Doris Grau	...	Lunchlady Doris (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Rod Flanders / Others (voice)
Maggie Roswell	...	Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy / Others (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince / Others (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Linda McCartney	...	Herself (voice)
Paul McCartney	...	Himself (voice)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

In the closing credits where Paul McCartney sings "Maybe I'm Amazed" there is a background voice. If you play it backwards it is a recipe of Lentel soup read by Paul McCartney. At the end of the Lentel soup recipe, Paul adds, "By the way, I'm alive." This is a reference to the silly belief from the late 1960's that if you played the end of the Beatles song "I'm So Tired" backwards, you could hear John Lennon moaning, "Paul is dead, man; miss him, miss him."

Quotes:

Principal Skinner: Uh oh. Two independent thought alarms in one day. The students are overstimulated. Willie! Remove all the colored chalk from the classrooms.
Groundskeeper Willie: I warned ya! Didn't I warn ya? That colored chalk was forged by Lucifer himself.

Movie Connections:

References Day of the Woman (1978)

Soundtrack:

Maybe I'm Amazed

Good for you, Lisa

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This episode sets a good example on people that meat is wrong. That's because I'M A VEGETARIAN! This also marks the first time I've seen Troy McClure, one of my favorite characters. You might remember him from such educational films as "2-3= Negeative Fun" and "Firecrackers: The Silent Killer". Plus, Paul and Linda McCartney guest star as themselves. I dedicate this episode and comment to all vegetarians everywhere. This episode gives us a little bit to think about. The animals, the differences, the reason why Troy McClure can't star in a box-office hit. Thank you for reading. Oh, almost forgot Paul's not dead.

THE END, EVERYBODY! P.S. Seriously.