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Lisa the Simpson

Episode aired Mar 8, 1998
TV-PG
30m

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8.0/10

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Animation Comedy

Lisa fears she is losing her intelligence when she learns about the fabled Simpson gene. Meanwhile, Jasper freezes himself in the Kwik-E-Mart freezer.Lisa fears she is losing her intelligence when she learns about the fabled Simpson gene. Meanwhile, Jasper freezes himself in the Kwik-E-Mart freezer.Lisa fears she is losing her intelligence when she learns about the fabled Simpson gene. Meanwhile, Jasper freezes himself in the Kwik-E-Mart freezer.

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Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson
(voice)
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Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson
(voice)

Nancy Cartwright

Bart Simpson
(voice)
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Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson
(voice)

Hank Azaria

Harry Shearer

Principal Skinner
(voice)
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Phil Hartman

Troy McClure
(voice)

Pamela Hayden

Tress MacNeille

Violinist
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Maggie Roswell

Miss Hoover
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Russi Taylor

Martin Prince
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Trivia
DVD Easter Egg: Season 9, Disc 3. When Lisa holds up the puzzle on the back of her lunch (near the beginning of the episode), press the number 6 on your DVD remote to unlock a full episode length commentary from Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. They discuss their time spent working on the show, and address a few important issues.

Goofs
The Simpson gene supposedly makes Simpson men dumb, however it hasn't affected Herb Simpson in Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (1991)(#2.15), Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? (1992)(#3.24), or Changing of the Guardian (2013)(#24.11)

Quotes
Homer Simpson: I rounded up every Simpson in the tri-city area so I can prove to you there's nothing wrong with the Simpson genes. This is your great uncle Chet. Go ahead, Chet, tell her what you do.
Great Uncle Chet: I run an unsuccessful shrimp company.
Homer Simpson: [nervously] Oh... but you *run* it, right?
Great Uncle Chet: [smugly] Oh, yeah.
Homer Simpson: Okay... uh, this is your second cousin, Stanley!
Cousin Stanley: Um, I shoot birds at the airport.
Homer Simpson: [More nervously] Everybody hates birds, right?
[Homer frantically looks for a successful relative and spots a dapper man smoking a cigar.]
Homer Simpson: You look pretty successful!
Simpson Relative 1: Thanks! I play a millionaire at parties.
[sighs defeatedly]
Simpson Relative 1: At least, I'd like to.
Bart Simpson: You probably should have researched this first, eh dad?
Homer Simpson: What about you?
Simpson Relative 2: Well, sir, I step in front of cars and sue the drivers.
Simpson Relative 3: I beg celebrities for money!
Simpson Relative 4: I'm a prison snitch.
Simpson Relative 5: Jug band manager.
Simpson Relative 6: My legs hurt.

Crazy credits
The episode has a 1997 copyright date, despite airing in 1998. This is presumably due to the fact it was a holdover episode with Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein as show-runners, who by 1998 had already left The Simpsons to work on Mission Hill.

Connections
Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Lisa Simpson Storylines (2016)

Soundtracks
That's The Way (I Like It)
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
Performed by KC & The Sunshine Band

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8/10

Slow, Different Episode,

Lisa the Simpson is a great Simpsons episode with a well written storyline and plenty of very funny moments. It's a very slow episode that is very dialogue based and dosen't rely a whole lot on story, but more so on characters, and the performances of the voice actors are very important here, thankfully they all did a great job. It's definitely a weaker episode in the ninth season, with very exciting episodes like the City of New York vs Homer Simpson and Trash of the Titans, this one dosen't deliver as much entertainment or high energy as they do. The scene towards the end in which we are introduced to several new Simpsons family members is outstanding, it's a ton of fun and the best few minutes of this episode, all of the once off characters are hilarious and I would have no problem with seeing them again some day. While it's definitely not as interesting as other parts of the ninth season, Lisa the Simpson is still an enjoyable Simpsons episode.

Lisa fears she is losing her intelligence when Grampa informs her on the family's history with school grades.

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