9x17 Lisa the Simpson - The Simpsons Episode Guide

The Simpsons

- Episode 09x17

Episode: 09x17
Title: Lisa the Simpson
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 4F24
First Aired: Mar. 08, 1998

Season 9 » Episode #17 - Lisa the Simpson

Summary: When Lisa is unable to figure out a simple brain teaser, she begins to fear that she is losing her gift of intelligence. Soon, she is noticing tons of clues that suggest her intellectual decline. Listening to Lisa's complaints, Grandpa explains to her that all Simpsons--himself, Homer, and others--started out smart and gradually experienced a "dumbening" that left them thick as bricks. Lisa decides to give over to the dumbening, emulating Homer and Bart and their brainless ways. But this makes Lisa unhappy, so to cheer her up, Homer gathers all the Simpson relatives he can find and tries to show her that they're not all idiots. Sadly, Lisa realizes that a lot of them are, in fact, stupid. But when she meets some of her female relatives, she is pleased to discover that many of them are doctors and businesswomen. With renewed confidence in her own intelligence, Lisa looks at the brain teaser again and figures it out immediately.

Watch Episode Videos

Simpson Gene (00:47)

Simpson Women (00:59)

Lisa's Vision of Her Future (01:30)

Who appeared in this episode?

Others	voiced by Harry Shearer
Edna Krabappel	voiced by Marcia Wallace
Troy McClure	voiced by Phil Hartman
Jimbo Jones	voiced by Tress MacNeille
Agnes Skinner	voiced by Tress MacNeille
Others	voiced by Tress MacNeille
Rod Flanders	voiced by Pamela Hayden
Others	voiced by Pamela Hayden
Miss Hoover	voiced by Maggie Roswell

	Season 9 / Episode 17: - Lisa the Simpson Lisa Simpson: [on TV] Hello, my name is Lisa Simpson. Lisa Simpson: I'm supposed to talk to you about proposition 305. Homer Simpson: [bitter] Moochin' war widows!
	Season 9 / Episode 17: - Lisa the Simpson Troy McClure: Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such other medical films as "Mommy, What's On That Man's Face?" and "Alice Doesn't Live Anymore".

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TRIVIA

DVD Easter Egg: Season 9, Disc 3. When Lisa hold 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.