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Lisa the Simpson
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{{Infobox Simpsons episode|
episode_name = Lisa the Simpson |
episode_no = 195 |
prod_code = 4F24 |
airdate =
March 8,
1998|
writer =
Ned Goldreyer |
director =
Susie Dietter |
blackboard = None |
couch_gag = In the middle of the room, a vine grows. The whole family is either a fruit or a vegetable |
guest_star =
Phil Hartman as
List of recurring characters from The Simpsons#Lionel Hutz Lionel Hutz |
image =
Image:4F24.jpg 200px|
season = 9 |
}}
"'''Lisa the Simpson'''" is the seventeenth episode of ''
The Simpsons''
' List of The Simpsons episodes#Season 9 (1997-1998) ninth season. The episode first aired on
March 8,
1998.
Synopsis
{{spoiler}}
Lisa Simpson Lisa tries to solve a
brain teaser, and she fails. She also cannot solve a proper math question, and loses her
saxophone technique. These things point to evidence that Lisa fears she is losing her gift of intelligence. When she tells about this to
Abraham Simpson Grampa, he tells her that all the members of the
Simpson family—including himself,
Homer Simpson Homer, and
Bart Simpson Bart—started smart at first, but later became dumber, as part of the "Simpson genes". Eventually, Lisa becomes dumb like the rest of the family, but she rejects her newfound idiocy.
She appears on ''
Smartline'' and demands that the citizens of
Springfield (The Simpsons) Springfield treasure their brains. As she does this, Homer brings all the Simpson family relatives to come to the house as an indication that the whole family is not a bunch of idiots. Lisa actually learns that when the relatives visit, all the men are stupid, and all the women are smart- because the "Simpson Gene" only exists on the
Y chromosome. She regains her confidence in being smart, and solves the brain teaser that she could not solve before.
Meanwhile,
List of recurring characters from The Simpsons#Jasper Jasper visits the
Kwik-E-Mart in hopes that he wants to make himself frozen in a freezer so he can see into the future.
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Apu sees a money-making opportunity and renames the Kwik-E-Mart the Freak-E-Mart, which becomes a tourist trap. The Freak-E-Mart lasts briefly when Jasper gets out of the freezer and is alive and well. Fearing he will lose his customers, he makes the Kwik-E-Mart into the Nude-E-Mart, a combination of a convenience store and a strip club.
Trivia
* Although many of the Simpsons' relatives appear in the episode, absent is Homer's half-brother
Herb Powell, who appeared in the earlier episodes
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and
Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?. Most likely because he seems unaffected by the Simpson gene defect. His appearance would spoil the theory that all male members are affected.
Quotes
*'''Apu:''' Come one, come all! See the amazing frozen man! Also gaze at the
Fritos Frito found in a bag of
Doritos. Marvel at the floor that just won't come clean!
*'''TV announcer:''' We now return to ''When Buildings Collapse'' on Non-Stop
Fox Broadcasting Company Fox!
*'''Speaker:''' See the haunted
Automatic teller machine ATM machine give out pictures of dead presidents!
*'''
Flanders family Rod and Todd Flanders:''' Show me your...hey! ''(Ned covers their eyes)''
'''Ned Flanders:''' It says, "Show me your tie." It's cute. Let's go!
*'''Grampa''': Ah, she's just upset 'cause I told her her brain's turning to mush...on account of the Simpson gene.
*'''Unnamed Simpson cousin''': I play millionaires at parties...at least I'd like to.
External link
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Summary of this episode at TV.com
Category:Simpsons episodes
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