ONTD Original: Happy Birthday Lisa Simpson! A Look at Lisa's Best Episodes
Lisa Simpson stays 8 years old today!
Click to viewDispite being 8, Lisa is one of the smartest characters in The Simpsons and a champion for women's, unions, and animals rights. When she's not busy marrying a carrot, you can find her either practicing her saxamaphone, day dreaming about riding horses, playing with her peach tree, or having her Malibu Stacy doll, who lives in model studio apartment made out a shoe box, print her weekly feminist newsletter. Not without flaw, Lisa is stubborn which has resulted in her not having many friends and sometimes her family becomes collateral damage when she tries to make a point.
Lisa has proven time and time again that he's wrong, you're wrong, the whole damn system is wrong.
Let's take a peek at some of my personal favorite episodes centered around Lisa
Lisa's Substitute - S2 E19
Lisa's teacher, Ms. Hoover, takes a medical leave of absence for what she thought was Lyme's Disease but turned out to be psy-cho-somatic, so they hire a substitute teacher, Mr. Bergstrom. Lisa quickly becomes inspired and enfatuated with him and his teaching abilities. Crushed when Ms. Hoover comes back, Lisa goes chasing after Mr. Bergstrom at the train station where he gives her a note saying that she can find inspiration in one person when she ever feels alone.
Choice quote:
"Whenever you feel like you're alone and there's nobody you can rely on this is all you need to know."
Lisa Vs. Malibu Stacy - S5 E14
Upset about Talking Malibu Stacy's phrases, Lisa seeks the help of the original creator of Malibu Stacy and creates a new doll to challenge Malibu Stacy.
Choice quote:
"Millions of girls will grow up thinking that this is the right way to act, that they can never be more than vacuous ninnies whose only goal is to look pretty, land a rich husband, and spend all day on the phone with their equally vacuous friends talking about how damn terrific it is to look pretty and have a rich husband!"
The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - S8 E25
Bart gets sent to a military academy after testing megaphones at the Springfield Police Department and while dropping him off, Lisa falls in love. She feels that she isn't challened at school, Lisa demands to stay. Lisa spends her time there dealing withe the issues that come with being the only girl in the school.
Choice Quote:
"If only I were in Springfield, all my friends would be cheering me on... oh, God, I'm delirious."
Summer of 4 ft 2 - S7 E25
Staying at the Flander's beach house, Lisa gets a new chance at being cool. To her, and Bart's, surprise, it works.
Choice quote:
"Okay okay okay, not your fault. It's a bird thing. You dont control the birds. You will some day, but not now"
Lisa the Vegetarian - S7 E5
After meeting a very cute sheep at Storytime Village, Lisa decides to stop eating meat. Ready to finally cave into the world's pressure to eat meat, Lisa finds the motivation to stay a vegetarian with the help of Apu and Paul and Linda McCartney.
Choice quote:
"My family just doesn't understand my new found vegetarianism. Compared to them, the public schools are a haven of enlightenment."
Lisa on Ice - S6 E8
After failing gym, Lisa has to join an afterschool sports team. Realizing she has a natural talent at goalkeeping, Lisa and Bart join rival teams and in turn turn into rivals themselves.
Choice quote:
"You mean those leagues where parents push their kids into vicious competition to compensate for their own failed dreams of glory?"
What's your favorite Lisa moment, ONTD?
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