query: who does lisa 's voice on the simpsons

pos: Yeardley Smith Yeardley Smith Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (;) is an American actress, writer and artist, best known for her long-running role as Lisa Simpson on the animated television series "The Simpsons". She was born in Paris on July 3, 1964 and moved with her family to Washington, D.C., in 1966. As a child, Smith was often teased because of her voice. She became a professional actress in 1982 after graduating from drama school and moved to New York City in 1984, where she appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing". She made her film debut in 1985's

pos: Yeardley Smith Yeardley Smith Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (;) is an American actress, writer and artist, best known for her long-running role as Lisa Simpson on the animated television series "The Simpsons". She was born in Paris on July 3, 1964 and moved with her family to Washington, D.C., in 1966. As a child, Smith was often teased because of her voice. She became a professional actress in 1982 after graduating from drama school and moved to New York City in 1984, where she appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing". She made her film debut in 1985's

neg: Lisa Simpson has appeared in other media relating to "The Simpsons" – including video games, "The Simpsons Movie", The Simpsons Ride, commercials and comic books – and inspired a line of merchandise. Yeardley Smith originally tried out for the role of Bart, while Nancy Cartwright (who was later cast as the voice for Bart) tried out for Lisa. Producers considered Smith's voice too high for a boy, so she was given the role of Lisa. In the "Tracey Ullman Show" shorts, Lisa was something of a "female Bart" who mirrored her brother's mischief, but as the series progressed she became a liberal

neg: Make Room for Lisa the Family" has provided much influence for the comedy in "The Simpsons", as John Alberti writes in his book "Leaving Springfield: the Simpsons and the possibility of oppositional culture". He wrote that the series influence on "The Simpsons" is "acknowledged quite openly in the program itself," and used a scene in "Make Room for Lisa" as an example. The scene shows Homer, Bart and Lisa visiting the Smithsonian Exhibition, where a jacket worn by Fonzie, a character from another 70's series, "Happy Days", receives more attention from visitors than the Bill of Rights. It does however catch the attention of

neg: Michael Carrington (voice actor) Michael Carrington (voice actor) Michael Carrington is an American comic writer and voice actor best known for his work on the animated series "The Simpsons". He co-wrote the episode "Homer's Triple Bypass" with Gary Apple and has provided occasional voicework, most notably as Sideshow Raheem (Krusty's militant black sideshow partner in the 1970s) in "I Love Lisa", the black comedian who does the joke about black drivers versus white drivers in "Homer and Apu", the drill sergeant in "Simpson Tide," and a sportscaster in "Million Dollar Abie". Carrington has also written for "The Jamie Foxx Show", "The Proud Family", and

neg: Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" is the third episode of "The Simpsons" fourteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 17, 2002. In the episode, the Simpsons buy a satellite television system, which Bart spends so much time watching that he does not study for an important achievement test. He scores so low that Principal Skinner demotes him to third grade, while Lisa does so well that she is moved up to third grade. The two are placed in the same class and become

neg: The Simpsons to audition for the role of Bart, but casting director Bonita Pietila believed her voice was too high, so she was given the role of Lisa instead. Cartwright was originally brought in to voice Lisa, but upon arriving at the audition, she found that Lisa was simply described as the "middle child" and at the time did not have much personality. Cartwright became more interested in the role of Bart, who was described as "devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, [and] clever". Groening let her try out for the part instead, and upon hearing her read, gave her the job on the

neg: The Simpsons episode guides last being "Moe Baby Blues". Each episode guide includes quotes, a "Stuff You May Have Missed" section, and references to films, television shows, and books. As in the previous three books, each episode includes a character profile sidebar. All special guest stars appearing in seasons 13–14 are listed with the episode they appeared in. The last pages of the book include character designs, couch gags, Homer's "D'oh!"s and "Mmmmm"s, an Itchy & Scratchy filmography, a "Who Does What Voice" section, songs featured on the show, and Church marquees. "Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20" is the fourth sequel

neg: Non-English versions of The Simpsons Slovakia, premiering on January 8, 1993 on Česká televize, who broadcast the series until 2010, when the Czech broadcast rights were bought by Prima Cool. The late actress Helena Štáchová provided the voice of Lisa Simpson until 2017; since then, Ivana Korolová has voiced Lisa. Popular Czech actor Jiří Lábus voices Marge Simpson. Martin Dejdar voices Bart and Vlastimil Bedrna voiced Homer until the 13th season and Vlastimil Zavřel voices him since then. "The Simpsons" has been dubbed into the French language twice, once in the Canadian province of Quebec and again in France. The show is titled "Les Simpson"

neg: The Simpsons (season 25) Simpsons" won three Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations, including an Primetime Emmy Award for Character Voice-Over Performance to Harry Shearer, who was the last member of the main cast to earn the award. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Simpsons (season 25) "The Simpsons" twenty-fifth season began airing on Fox on September 29, 2013, and ended on May 18, 2014. In this season, Homer sells his Mapple stock to buy a bowling ball; Marge blames herself and Kiss for Bart's rebellious streak ("Four Regrettings and a Funeral"); Lisa becomes a cheerleader for Springfield's football team; and Homer delivers a baby ("Labor Pains").

neg: To Surveil with Love of the season" and concluded "There were some very slight characterization flaws, which detract slightly from the grade, as does the well-written but underdeveloped Lisa subplot. Add in excellent voice-over work by Eddie Izzard to the mix, however, and you have a solid episode." The "Tik-Tok" opening did not come without some criticism from fans. James Greene of Nerve.com put the sequence first on his list "Ten Times The Simpsons Jumped the Shark", theorizing that it was only done for "an Internet talking point the next morning", that it was odd for Lisa to be the focal point for the

neg: Treehouse of Horror VII Treehouse of Horror VII "Treehouse of Horror VII" is the first episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> eighth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 27, 1996. In the seventh annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, Bart discovers his long-lost twin, Lisa grows a colony of small beings, and Kang and Kodos impersonate Bill Clinton and Bob Dole in order to win the 1996 presidential election. It was written by Ken Keeler, Dan Greaney, and David S. Cohen, and directed by Mike B. Anderson. Phil Hartman provided the voice of Bill Clinton. Bart and Lisa begin

neg: Excellence in Broadcasting past political humor, but ultimately rated it as a D, the second worst rating, behind "The Simpsons" episode "Loan-a Lisa" and the "American Dad!" episode "100 A.D.", beating only "The Cleveland Show"'s F-grade episode "Cleveland Live!". In a slightly more positive review, Jason Hughes of TV Squad praised Limbaugh's appearance in the episode, commenting Limbaugh "certainly deserves credit for his willingness to participate and lend his own voice." Hughes went on to comment positively on the episode's debut of the high-definition opening sequence, and its introduction of Joyce Kinney as a replacement for news anchor Diane Simmons, who was killed

neg: The Simpsons Movie laughs "come in all sizes", but also noted that, "little has been gained bringing the Simpsons to the screen." "Variety"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Brian Lowry called it "clever, irreverent, satirical and outfitted" but that it was "just barely" capable of sustaining a running time longer than a television episode. Lisa Schwarzbaum praised the voice cast but stated that the "'action' sequences sometimes falter". When comparing the film to the early episodes of the show, Stephen Rowley concluded that the film "has more going for it than the show in its later years, but is still a long way short of what made it

neg: Lisa the Vegetarian Lisa the Vegetarian "Lisa the Vegetarian" is the fifth episode in the seventh season of the American animated television series "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 15, 1995. In the episode, Lisa decides to stop eating meat after bonding with a lamb at a petting zoo. Her schoolmates and family members ridicule her for her beliefs, but with the help of Apu and Paul and Linda McCartney, she commits to vegetarianism. Directed by Mark Kirkland, "Lisa the Vegetarian" is the first full-length episode David S. Cohen wrote for "The Simpsons". David

neg: Good Night (The Simpsons) short were done by Liz Georges. The Simpsons Archive suggests that Gabor Csupo did the pacifier sucking noises, as opposed to Matt Groening who did the role later. At this point in time, the characters were very different from how they would be in the first season of "The Simpsons" and beyond. In addition to this, Homer was smarter than portrayed later and spoke in a Walter Matthau-style voice. Lisa misbehaved as much as Bart. The episode was animated by Klasky-Csupo. The episode is sometimes considered to be the first episode of season 0 of The Simpsons. The show's production

neg: Snake Jailbird named Snake and it had been the directors who had assigned that existing character design to the name. Snake's voice is based on Hank Azaria's old college roommate. In the episode "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story", Lisa tells a story in which Snake refers to himself as Professor Jailbird. In "Luca$", his name is said to be Albert Knickerbocker Aloysius Snake. Snake Jailbird Snake Jailbird (usually referred to as simply Snake) is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series "The Simpsons", who is voiced by Hank Azaria. Snake's first appearance was in the episode "The War of the Simpsons".

neg: Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade – particularly when Bart tries to teach mnemonics – but these are less plentiful than I’d like. This ends up as a wholly mediocre episode." Aaron Peck of High-Def Digest called the episode "memorable". Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" is the third episode of "The Simpsons" fourteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 17, 2002. In the episode, the Simpsons buy a satellite television system, which Bart spends so much time watching that he does not study for an important achievement test. He

neg: Lisa with an 'S' than her, leaving Lisa free to return home with the Simpsons. The episode ends with Homer taking Ned's cousin to 740 Evergreen Terrace where Jacob makes Ned realize that he's guilty of pride. Both cousins reconcile by hugging Homer, much to his annoyance. "Lisa with an 'S'" scored a 2.3 rating and was watched by 5.64 million viewers, making the episode Fox's highest rated show of the night. Dennis Perkins of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode a C+ saying, "Could this heap of half-realized plots coalesce into a satisfying episode of "The Simpsons"? Sure—if any of them were funny

neg: Lisa with an 'S' on its own, or if they all somehow tied together in the end. Instead, “Lisa With An ‘S’” just sort of exists, the final description of a lot of latter-day episodes (although there have also been a couple of genuinely great episodes this season). It wasn’t abysmal or infuriating—at least that would leave something to talk about. This episode was just...there." Lisa with an 'S' "Lisa with an 'S'" is the seventh episode of the twenty-seventh season of the animated television series "The Simpsons", and the 581st episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox

neg: Lisa the Greek the child begins to wonder whether her father really loves her or just her profitable talent." In its original American broadcast, "Lisa the Greek" finished 27th in the ratings for the week of January 18–24, 1992, with a Nielsen rating of 14.2, equivalent to approximately 13 million viewing households. It was the highest-rated show on the Fox network that week. Lisa's voice actor, Yeardley Smith, received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 for her performance in the episode. "Lisa the Greek" is one of "The Simpsons" cast member Dan Castellaneta's favorite episodes along with "Lisa's Substitute"

neg: The PTA Disbands Shatner's "TekWar", "Steal This Book" by Abbie Hoffman, and "The Theory of Evolution" by Charles Darwin. The episode received favorable mention in books on "The Simpsons" and media reviews, and was cited by academicians, who analyzed portions of the episode from physics and psychology perspectives. During a 2004 strike by voice actors for "The Simpsons" during salary negotiations, media sources cited an iconic quote from Homer to Lisa in the episode about the teachers' strike. Principal Skinner and Edna Krabappel oversee a school field trip to Fort Springfield; rather than pay for tickets, Skinner has the students watch a Civil

neg: Lisa Simpson The stamps, designed by Matt Groening, went on sale in May 2009. Lisa has also appeared in other media relating to "The Simpsons". She has appeared in each "Simpsons" video game, including "The Simpsons Game", released in 2007. In addition to the television series, Lisa regularly appears in issues of "Simpsons Comics", first published on November 29, 1993 and published monthly. The comics focus on the sweeter, more naive incarnation from the early seasons. Lisa also plays a role in The Simpsons Ride, launched in 2008 at Universal Studios Florida and Hollywood. Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional

neg: The PTA Disbands The same quote by Homer to Lisa was cited by Michael Schneider in "Daily Variety", who wrote: "...insiders note that the actors work just six to seven hours to voice an episode—which would mean $ 360,000 for a day's work, a figure that even "Everybody Loves Raymond" star Ray Romano doesn't match." University of the Sciences in Philadelphia physics and mathematics professor Paul Halpern discusses the episode in his book "What's Science Ever Done for Us?: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe", and quotes Homer's admonition to Lisa: "Lisa, in this house, we

neg: Four Great Women and a Manicure Four Great Women and a Manicure "Four Great Women and a Manicure" is the twentieth episode of the twentieth season of "The Simpsons". First broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on May 10, 2009, it was the second Simpsons episode (after "Simpsons Bible Stories") to have four acts instead of the usual three. The episode tells four tales of famous women featuring "Simpsons" characters in various roles: Selma as Queen Elizabeth I, Lisa as Snow White, Marge as Lady Macbeth and Maggie as Howard Roark from Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead". Jodie Foster performs the voice of Maggie

neg: Lisa's Substitute and Mr. Bergstrom are Jewish. Brooks was the one who suggested the pseudonym, which Hoffman immediately liked. The cast of the show flew to New York to record the episode with Hoffman. Yeardley Smith, who provides the voice of Lisa, said she grew as an actress after working with Hoffman that day. "The Simpsons" writer Al Jean said he remembered that when the audio track of the episode came back, Hoffman's voice was too low on the singing parts. The staff were "petrified" that the singing scenes would not show up on air, so they had Hoffman re-record them when

neg: Lisa with an 'S' Lisa with an 'S' "Lisa with an 'S'" is the seventh episode of the twenty-seventh season of the animated television series "The Simpsons", and the 581st episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 22, 2015. This marks the final episode to credit Sam Simon as executive producer. Homer, Moe, Lenny, Carl and Barney start the episode by singing a parody of Tonight as they prepare for the poker night at Moe's bar. On his way out, Homer promises Lisa that if he wins, he will pay for her to attend an elite

neg: Non-English versions of The Simpsons place in the midst of season 17, when Volkmann's last dubbed episode was "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere" and Engelke's first dubbed episode was "My Fair Laddy". Whilst Elisabeth Volkmann's voice is not so close, Anke Engelke's voice is rather "adapted" to the original voice. Bart is dubbed by Sandra Schwittau and Lisa by Sabine Bohlmann who also dubs Maggie. One important difference is that Homer's "D'oh!" is yelled as a fierce "NEIN!" "("NO!")". Whenever Homer strangles Bart, he says "Na warte, du Kleiner ..." "("Wait you little ...")" or "Du mieser Kleiner ..." "("You mean little ...")". Another

neg: Lisa's Pony that week. "Lisa's Pony" was released with the episode "Treehouse of Horror II" on a VHS collection in 1999, called "Best of the Simpsons". Homer's voice actor, Dan Castellaneta, received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 for his performance in the episode. Since airing, the episode has received positive reviews from television critics. The authors of the book "I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide", Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called the episode "good stuff" and praised the "nice flashbacks to Lisa as a baby." Bill Gibron of DVD Verdict said

neg: Raymond S. Persi Raymond S. Persi Raymond S. Persi is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, storyboard artist and voice actor. He has directed many episodes of "The Simpsons", including "Mobile Homer", "The Girl Who Slept Too Little", "The Monkey Suit", "Little Big Girl", "24 Minutes", "Love, Springfieldian Style" and the Emmy-award winning "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story". Persi went on to work as a sequence director for "The Simpsons Movie" (2007). Outside of his "Simpsons" work, Persi co-directed Squirrel Nut Zippers' "Ghost of Stephen Foster" music video, from the album "Perennial Favorites" (Mammoth Records). The video won the "Best Animated Music Video" award

neg: Smart & Smarter version of the song playing during the scenes where Lisa is walking around the museum is "Moon River" from the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. Smart & Smarter "Smart and Smarter" is the thirteenth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 22, 2004. When Maggie takes an IQ test, she is informed that she may be smarter than Lisa, who worries that her life will go nowhere. The episode was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Steven Dean Moore. Simon Cowell also has a guest-voice appearance, playing the

neg: Haitian Vodou even become a hushed voice on the wind. Though other Haitian and West African families believe there is an afterlife in paradise in the realm of God. The cultural area of the Fon, Ewe, and Yoruba peoples share a common metaphysical conception of a dual cosmological divine principle consisting of Nana Buluku, the God-Creator, and the voduns(s) or God-Actor(s), daughters and sons of the Creator's twin children Mawu (goddess of the moon) and Lisa (god of the sun). The God-Creator is the cosmogonical principle and does not trifle with the mundane; the voduns(s) are the God-Actor(s) who actually govern earthly

neg: Moaning Lisa while Bart declares his retirement as undefeated video boxing champ. Later, the Simpsons visit a jazz club to hear Bleeding Gums Murphy sing a blues number written by Lisa. "Moaning Lisa" was the first episode of the series to focus on Lisa. The idea for it was suggested by "The Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks, who wanted to do an episode where Lisa was sad but she did not know why. The writers also felt that they had done several "jokey" episodes on the show and wanted to try something new that was "really emotional and sweet". The song Lisa

neg: Lisa Simpson Animals included Lisa on their list of the "Most Animal-Friendly TV Characters of All Time". Yeardley Smith won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992, and in 2000, Lisa and her family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "The Simpsons" uses a floating timeline in which the characters do not have physical ages; as such, Lisa is always depicted as 7–8 years old. The show itself is perpetually set in the year of broadcast (except for occasional flashbacks and flashforwards). In several episodes, events have been linked to specific time periods, although this

neg: A Star Is Torn During the closing credits, Homer teaches Lisa the jazz hands routine, which he taught Cameron earlier, for her next performance. Maggie joins in as well, though does stumble at first before picking up the routine. A Star Is Torn "A Star Is Torn" is the eighteenth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> sixteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 8, 2005. Fantasia Barrino guest stars as Clarissa Wellington. After being unable to shop at the Kwik-E-Mart because it is being held up, Lisa suggests the Simpsons have a vegetarian meal with ingredients purchased from

neg: The Simpsons (season 3) was "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> most successful year at the Primetime Emmy Awards, with the series receiving six Emmys, all for "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance", a category which is juried rather than competitive. The recipients were: Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson in "Separate Vocations"; Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson in "Lisa's Pony"; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson in "I Married Marge"; Jackie Mason as Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in "Like Father, Like Clown"; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson in "Lisa the Greek"; and Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel in "Bart the Lover". Mason is the only irregular guest star from the show to win

neg: Pay Pal (The Simpsons) does not have any friends. Miss Hoover spells it out very clearly to Marge that no one in the class likes her for being too isolated and unique. She also points out that Lisa is too insistent in forcing her classmates to accept her views and doesn't care to respect theirs. Marge refuses to accept Miss Hoover's answer and tries to find someone who does like her. When the class has to practice square dancing, Lisa is left without a partner until Tumi, an outside student, steps in to save the day. Lisa's new friend, Tumi, has the same interests

neg: Mitzi Gaynor theatrical performer, then in films like "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Les Girls", and "South Pacific", and finally as a concert performer. In "The Simpsons" episode "All About Lisa" Sideshow Mel takes Lisa Simpson aside when she becomes Krusty the Clown's assistant. He tells her that the key to dealing with Krusty is to always be prepared to cater to his needs—have a cigar at the ready, never directly look him in the eye, and pretend to know who Mitzi Gaynor is if he mentions her – he always does. She then uses this reference when Krusty says Lisa

neg: The Girl Who Slept Too Little The Girl Who Slept Too Little "The Girl Who Slept Too Little" is the second episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventeenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 18, 2005, and was seen by 9.79 million people during this broadcast. When construction on a stamp museum wakes up the Simpsons, everyone in Springfield protests against its construction. Soon, Mayor Quimby, moves it to where the Springfield Cemetery used to be, and the cemetery is moved next door to the Simpsons' house. Lisa is the only member of the family whose room overlooks it. Lisa

neg: Bart Sells His Soul Psychology of The Simpsons" that although Lisa does show "healthy religious skepticism" she still believes in an eternal soul. However, Lisa tells Bart at the end of the episode, "some philosophers believe that no one is born with a soul, you have to earn one through suffering". Bloom and Pizarro acknowledge: "Indeed, some philosophers and theologians say that without belief in a soul, one cannot make sense of the social concepts on which we rely, such as personal responsibility and freedom of the will." M. Keith Booker cites the episode in "Drawn to Television", while discussing "The Simpsons" treatment of

neg: Lisa Simpson environment." Japanese broadcasters reversed viewer dislike of the series by focusing marketing of the show on Lisa. Lisa's well-intended but ill-fated struggles to be a voice of reason and a force of good in her family and community struck a chord with Japanese audiences. Mario D'Amato, a specialist in Buddhist studies at Rollins College in Florida, described Lisa as "open-minded, reflective, ethical, and interested in improving herself in various ways, while still preserving a childlike sense of innocence. These are all excellent qualities, ones which are espoused by many Buddhist traditions." Lisa and the rest of the Simpsons have had

neg: Treehouse of Horror XIII Bart (now a spider), Lisa (now an owl) and Maggie (now an anteater, who is nearly eaten by Lisa until Homer intervenes). Homer, initially appalled at what everyone has become, eventually embraces the concept of being a mutant animal who does nothing but eat, sleep, mate and roll around in its own filth upon realizing how well it fits in with his personal lifestyle. The segment ends with a mutated Homer in the form of a walrus, and the rest of the Simpsons and Springfield mutants lounging aside the resort's pool, intending to spend the rest of their days on

neg: History of The Simpsons if the next episode "Bart the Genius" turned out as bad, but it only suffered from easily fixable problems. The debut was moved to December, and "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" became the first episode of the series. In some of the episodes of the first season, the characters act completely differently from in later seasons; Lisa, for example, is undisciplined and short-tempered, while Homer is the voice of reason; these roles are reversed in later episodes. During the second season, "The Simpsons" aired the first Halloween special, "Treehouse of Horror". The annual series typically consist of four parts:

neg: Lisa Simpson voice of reason which has drawn both praise and criticism from fans of the show. Because of her unusual pointed hair style, many animators consider Lisa the most difficult "Simpsons" character to draw. Lisa is one of the most enduring characters on the series. "TV Guide" ranked her 11th (tied with Bart) on their list of the "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time". Her environmentalism has been especially well received; several episodes featuring her have won Genesis and Environmental Media Awards, including a special "Board of Directors Ongoing Commitment Award" in 2001. People for the Ethical Treatment of

neg: Make Room for Lisa Make Room for Lisa "Make Room for Lisa" is the sixteenth episode of "The Simpsons" tenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 28, 1999. In the episode, while visiting the Smithsonian expedition, Homer Simpson meets a businesswoman who convinces him to build a cell phone tower in the Simpsons house, making it take up Lisa's room. Lisa is forced to share Bart's room, but the stress of living in the same room as Bart gives her stomach aches. Homer and Lisa decide to visit a New Age store, where the owner convinces

neg: The Simpsons Gumble and other adult, male characters. Julie Kavner voices Marge Simpson and Patty and Selma, as well as several minor characters. Castellaneta and Kavner had been a part of "The Tracey Ullman Show" cast and were given the parts so that new actors would not be needed. Cartwright voices Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum and other children. Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson, is the only cast member who regularly voices only one character, although she occasionally plays other episodic characters. The producers decided to hold casting for the roles of Bart and Lisa. Smith had initially been asked

neg: The Man Who Grew Too Much at the parent teacher meeting at school. After watching a confusing video Lisa runs off to do 'actual research' and discovers genetically modified foods can actually be a good thing much to the surprise of her audience. When a corporation takes interest in Lisa's initiative to drive genetically modified foods home, little does Lisa and her family know that Sideshow Bob is the chief scientist behind it all. Once Bob recounts how he became a test subject so that monkeys would not be injured too much, he tries to rekindle his relationship with the Simpsons. Lisa, especially, connects with Bob

neg: Lisa the Drama Queen been argued that Lisa episodes of The Simpsons are basically hit and miss. In my opinion, the boring, unfunny Lisa episodes far outweigh the classic Lisa episodes. 'Lisa the Drama Queen' was one of those episodes that fell into the boring majority. There were a number of reasons for this — too many song montages, for one — but ultimately it boiled down to the uninspired storyline. Worst episode of the Simpsons ever." Lisa the Drama Queen "Lisa the Drama Queen" is the ninth episode of the twentieth season of "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in

neg: Pay Pal (The Simpsons) about it. Her mother is in tears, which makes Lisa secretly happy that she's found a new tactic to get what she wants from Marge. However, seeing Marge sobbing makes Lisa apologize and wishes her a Happy Mother's Day. Homer and Bart make a getaway, clearly aghast that they have forgotten Mother's Day. The next day, Tumi apologizes to Lisa for her behavior and why she accepted the bribe for payment on a new belt. She also admits she does like being friends with Lisa. Lisa forgives her, but asks for her to be more honest with her from now

neg: Holidays of Future Passed complain about it, Marge notes that they will grow to appreciate the photos when they become older and have children of their own. Lisa questions why Marge would assume they will even have children in the first place while Bart confidently claims that he won't, desiring for the Simpson family's legacy of dysfunction to cease. The episode jumps thirty years into the future via a series of Simpsons Christmas cards. The photos finally settle on a future where Bart is a deadbeat, divorced father with two sons whom he does not see often; Lisa is a successful businesswoman who is

neg: Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington solidified the series' politically satirical voice as it "bitch slapped the Bush administration" that would later badmouth "The Simpsons". DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson, however, gave the episode a more negative review, stating that it "has its moments but never seems like one of the series’ better programs. Part of that stems from its somewhat icky ending. The show exhibits a tone that feels more appropriate to a less biting and cynical series. It starts well with Homer’s obsession with "Reading Digest". After that, the show seems more erratic, and it remains pretty average overall." According to "The Plain Dealer"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s

neg: Lost Our Lisa Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide": "A smashing episode, loads of good jokes and clever situations ... and best of all, Lisa working intelligently. The teaming up of father and daughter has rarely been more enjoyable and lovely. Gives you a warm feeling." A review of "The Simpsons" season 9 DVD release in the "Daily Post" notes that it includes "super illustrated colour commentaries" on "All Singing, All Dancing" and "Lost Our Lisa". Lost Our Lisa "Lost Our Lisa" is the twenty-fourth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network

neg: Lisa Simpson of her voice slightly for the role. In some earlier episodes she provided some of Maggie's squeaks and occasional speaking parts, and has voiced other characters on very rare occasions. Usually they are derivative of Lisa, such as Lisa Bella in "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" (season 11, 2000) and Lisa, Jr. in "". (season 11, 2000) Despite the fame of Lisa Simpson, Smith is rarely recognized in public, as it is Lisa who appears on screen. However, Smith does not mind. She said, "it's wonderful to be in the midst of all this hype about the show, and people

neg: Simpson family well-meaning and extremely patient wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie. She often acts as the voice of reason, but displays exaggerated behavior traits of stereotypical mothers and takes the blatant dysfunctionality of her family for granted, unlike the other family members, who are aware that they are eccentric. Her most notable physical feature is her blue hair, styled into an improbably high beehive. Julie Kavner received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992 for voicing Marge in the episode "I Married Marge". For her performance in "The Simpsons Movie", Kavner received a nomination for "Best Voice Acting

neg: Pay Pal (The Simpsons) Pay Pal (The Simpsons) "Pay Pal" is the twenty-first episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom "The Simpsons", and the 551st episode of the series. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 2014. It was written by David H. Steinberg and directed by Michael Polcino. In the episode, Marge swears off befriending any more couples when Homer offends their charming new British neighbors. But when Lisa declares that she, too, does not need friends, Marge realizes that she's setting a bad example for her daughter. As Bart watches an Itchy

neg: Non-English versions of The Simpsons that does the original. The team does about two episodes per day. In general these voice actors also do the characters who were voiced by celebrities in the American version. In the French version, on occasion, official dubbers are brought in. For instance, in the episode "The Springfield Files", where agents Mulder and Scully from "The X-Files" appear the voice actors who do their voices on the French version of the "X-Files" guest starred. Up to a certain point, the animation of the show was not changed, and what is written in English appears in English, either subtitled in French

neg: Buzz Lightyear where Woody catches Buzz Lightyear making out with Bo Peep. Buzz has also been referenced on "The Simpsons". In the 2005 episode "The Italian Bob", Lisa Simpson mentions both Buzz Lightyear and his voice actor Tim Allen. In The Simpsons, in the 2010 episode, "The Color Yellow", probably as a promotion for the theatrical release of "Toy Story 3", Ralph Wiggum holds on a picture where he is with Buzz Lightyear and Elmo from "Sesame Street", "saying Martin Luther King had a dream. Dreams are where Elmo and Toy Story had a party, and I went there". In the 2011

neg: Good Night (The Simpsons) episode "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" (in its entirety), along with several other Ullman shorts, and is one of the few shorts to ever be released on DVD, being included in the Season 1 DVD set. Homer and Marge say goodnight to their children, but all does not go according to plan. Bart tries to ask about the mind, but is left contemplating it as he does not get a proper answer. Lisa fears that bed bugs will eat her after hearing Marge say "Don't let the bed bugs bite". Maggie is terrified by the lyrics of "Rock-a-bye Baby". Ultimately,

neg: The Simpsons opening sequence the cast lip dubbing to Ke$ha's single "Tik Tok", was animated for "To Surveil with Love" to promote "Fox Rocks" week. This is the first canonical episode that does not feature "The Simpsons Theme" in any capacity, in the show's history. The sequence starts with Lisa waking up and then grabbing Milhouse's glasses. It then shows Groundskeeper Willie brushing his teeth with whiskey. He then gives it to Mrs Krabappel who drinks some while they walk into school before Mrs Krabappel grabs Willie and drags him into a classroom. In the hallway Sherri, Terri and Martin are having pedicures while

neg: Mark Zuckerberg no interest in joining the clubs. Kirkpatrick agrees that the impression implied by the film is "false". Karel Baloun, a former senior engineer at Facebook, notes that the "image of Zuckerberg as a socially inept nerd is overstated ... It is fiction ..." He likewise dismisses the film's assertion that he "would deliberately betray a friend". Zuckerberg voiced himself on an episode of "The Simpsons" titled "Loan-a Lisa", which first aired on October 3, 2010. In the episode, Lisa Simpson and her friend Nelson encounter Zuckerberg at an entrepreneurs' convention. Zuckerberg tells Lisa that she does not need to graduate

neg: Springfield (Universal Studios Hollywood) Springfield (Universal Studios Hollywood) Springfield is a themed area at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles, California. The area is themed around the fictional town of the same name American animated sitcom, "The Simpsons". It opened on May 13, 2015 adjacent to The Simpsons Ride. Springfield was dedicated on May 13, 2015 with a special "meltdown" at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant signaling the grand opening, complete with fireworks. On hand for the event were the show's executive producer Al Jean and voice actors Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson) and Joe Mantegna (Fat Tony).

neg: Bob Bendetson Bob Bendetson Robert "Bob" Bendetson (born August 28, 1954) is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including "ALF", "Home Improvement" and two episodes for "The Simpsons" (season 12's "Simpsons Tall Tales" [the "Connie Appleseed" parody] and season 13's "Blame It on Lisa"). He lives with his wife Heidi and his two children Ellie and Jesse Bendetson. Bendetson served as a supervising producer on "Coach", leaving after its fifth season to become co-producer on "Home Improvement". He worked on "Newhart" and wrote the show's final episode "The Last Newhart". He wrote and

neg: Lisa with an 'S' the family to New York to get her back. On their way to the Big Apple, the family encounters Ned Flanders' Amish cousin Jacob in Pennsylvania and learn that Ned is now considered "ultra liberal" and a black sheep because he lives in the modern world. In New York City, the Simpsons and even Marge realize that Lisa fits right into the Broadway show world and they decide to go back to Springfield without her. Laney sees Marge's sacrifice and, having a change of heart, immediately kicks Lisa out of the show on the grounds that Lisa got more cheers

neg: Bob Bendetson directed the as yet unreleased film "Big Bug Man" which contains the final performance of Marlon Brando. Bob Bendetson Robert "Bob" Bendetson (born August 28, 1954) is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including "ALF", "Home Improvement" and two episodes for "The Simpsons" (season 12's "Simpsons Tall Tales" [the "Connie Appleseed" parody] and season 13's "Blame It on Lisa"). He lives with his wife Heidi and his two children Ellie and Jesse Bendetson. Bendetson served as a supervising producer on "Coach", leaving after its fifth season to become co-producer on "Home

neg: History of The Simpsons Simpson, Abraham Simpson, and Krusty the Clown. Homer's voice in the shorts is a loose impression of Walter Matthau, whereas it became more robust and humorous on the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions. Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith performed the voices of Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, and Lisa Simpson respectively. The crew began to string the clips together on tape to play for the show's live audience, and "The Simpsons" generated "the biggest laughs of the show" according to John Ortved, author of "". The writing staff of "Ullman" soon began to

neg: Smart & Smarter Smart & Smarter "Smart and Smarter" is the thirteenth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 22, 2004. When Maggie takes an IQ test, she is informed that she may be smarter than Lisa, who worries that her life will go nowhere. The episode was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Steven Dean Moore. Simon Cowell also has a guest-voice appearance, playing the role of a brutally honest judge (who in fact is shown as a caricature of himself). The family visits Wickerbottom's Pre-Nursery School, where Apu

neg: My Sister, My Sitter My Sister, My Sitter "My Sister, My Sitter" is the seventeenth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> eighth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 2, 1997. In the episode, Marge and Homer go to a gala and leave Lisa to babysit Bart. Being unhappy with this, Bart does everything he can to annoy Lisa. Eventually, Bart becomes injured and Lisa must find him medical attention without losing her reputation as a good babysitter. The episode was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Jim Reardon. The script was written to focus on the relationship

neg: Pay Pal (The Simpsons) Simpsons out. Marge feels depressed over not having friends, but she's set on not having her daughter go through life without friends, so Marge decides to have a party for Lisa and invite everyone who knows her. The only problem is that only one boy shows up. Marge decides to scrap the idea, but the one boy won't leave unless he gets a party. Marge and Homer throw a party for the kid and send him off with party favors just in time as Lisa arrives home. At Springfield Elementary, Marge goes on a mission to figure out why Lisa

neg: Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington Digitally Obsessed gave the episode a 4.5 rating and said it is one of the best episodes featuring Lisa, "complete with poignant observations about politics." He particularly enjoyed the appearance of Barbara Bush at the White House. The "Austin American-Statesman"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Steven Stein said this was the first episode of "The Simpsons" he saw. Even though he did not understand half of the pop culture references, by the end of the episode he was a ""Simpsons" convert." He thought there was "something exotic about an issue as serious as political corruption being dealt with in a cartoon and being interrupted by

neg: Lost Our Lisa Russian chess player. In the season 9 DVD release of the episode, "The Simpsons" animators use a telestrator to show similarities between Krusty and Homer in the episode. This episode contains the last showing of character Lionel Hutz. He is seen standing at the bus stop with Lisa, but does not speak. Due to Phil Hartman's death, the recurring characters of Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure were retired. In his book "Planet Simpson", Chris Turner cites Lisa's experiences on the bus as an example of "satirical laughs scored at the expense of Lisa's idealism". "Lost Our Lisa" is cited in

neg: The PTA Disbands thrilled ... Lisa, on the other hand, can't handle not being graded and evaluated every day, and slowly begins to lose her mind." In 2004, when the voice actors for "The Simpsons" went on strike requesting additional income, "The Scotsman" cited a quote by Homer from the episode: "If you don't like your job, you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American Way." "The Scotsman" asserted "Homer would not approve" of the strike by the voice actors. The voice actors were asking for an increase from US$125,000 to $360,000 per episode.

neg: The Girl Who Slept Too Little then in another vision, with the monsters from "Land of the Wildbeasts," and Lisa finds out they are funny, instead of scary, and that it is okay to be scared. Marge and Homer then find Lisa, wake her up, and they go home. The Girl Who Slept Too Little "The Girl Who Slept Too Little" is the second episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventeenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 18, 2005, and was seen by 9.79 million people during this broadcast. When construction on a stamp museum wakes up the Simpsons, everyone

neg: Raymond S. Persi a mainstay with Disney, providing additional voices and storyboard work for "Frozen" (2013), as well as the voice of Flash the Sloth and Officer Higgins in "Zootopia" (2016). Raymond is part-Thai on his mother's side. The S initial stands for Saharath, as used in the credits for "Love, Springfieldian Style". Raymond S. Persi Raymond S. Persi is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, storyboard artist and voice actor. He has directed many episodes of "The Simpsons", including "Mobile Homer", "The Girl Who Slept Too Little", "The Monkey Suit", "Little Big Girl", "24 Minutes", "Love, Springfieldian Style" and the Emmy-award winning

neg: Lisa's Pony episode came back from the animation studio in Korea, the staff noticed that the light was colored blue, making Lisa look like "a Smurf." The scene had to be re-animated in the United States, and the spotlight effect was reduced. The woman who sells the pony to Homer is based on actress Katharine Hepburn. Cast member Tress MacNeille provided the voice for the character. Lunchlady Doris, a recurring character on "The Simpsons", made her first appearance on the show in this episode as one of the judges in the talent show. She was voiced by the show's script supervisor Doris

neg: Lisa the Skeptic the Classroom", Karma Waltonen and Denise Du Vernay note that the episode is one of the best for teachers and professors to use in religion or cultural studies courses, noting the irony that though Lisa is the only skeptic through most of the episode, she is the only one who is offended at the publicity stunt. Parvin's "The Gospel According to the Simpsons: Leader's Guide for Group Study" is a group study guide companion to Pinsky's "The Gospel According to the Simpsons". In the section pertaining to "Lisa the Skeptic", a skeptic is defined as: "a person who doubts, questions,

neg: The Simpsons (season 29) Tag from a Marriage", having previously done so in season 23's "Beware My Cheating Bart", season 24's "Black Eyed, Please", season 25's "Married to the Blob", season 27's "Lisa the Veterinarian", and season 28's "22 for 30". This season also features Kelsey Grammer reprising his role as Sideshow Bob for a singing cameo and Homer seeking help from Shaquille O'Neal ("Gone Boy"), and a song written by guest star Rachel Bloom ("Springfield Splendor"). The season also includes the Simpson family traveling to New Orleans for JazzFest ("Lisa Gets the Blues"), and an episode that reimagines Stephen King's "It" featuring Krusty

neg: Media in The Simpsons The kids news with Bart and Lisa: I mean, you see them do really stupid stories about the news, and 'news you can use,' and 'how to get rid of your sheets when you wet them.' I mean, people really "do" stories like that." Steven Keslowitz writes in his book "The World According to the Simpsons" that the episode showcases the fact that "the viewing of attractive newscasters and the use of persuasive tones of voice often do have an impact on the minds of many intelligent members of American society." With that said, the episode parodies the relationship between

neg: The Simpsons (season 10) main cast of the season consisted of Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, among others), Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Hank Azaria (Moe Szyslak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief Wiggum, among others) and Harry Shearer (Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, among others). Up until the production of season ten in 1998, these six main voice actors were paid $30,000 per episode. In 1998, a salary dispute between them and the Fox Broadcasting Company (which airs "The Simpsons") arose, with the actors threatening to go on a strike.

neg: Bart's Dog Gets an "F" worked on and he became a recurring voice actor on the show, before leaving in 2002. Dr. Hibbert's home and family resemble that of "The Cosby Show", a program that at the time competed with "The Simpsons" for the Thursday 8:00 p.m. time slot. The high tech and expensive sneakers Assassins are reference to the Nike Air Jordan, an athletic shoe brand which was expensive in the early 1990s, and was expected to sell on the basis of brand loyalty and celebrity endorsements. When Lisa shows Marge her sewing finger, the music from the film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" plays. Lisa

neg: Penny-Wiseguys the sense that he’s not really interacting with the other voice actors", though he adds that the character's personality was effective as a contrast to Fat Tony. However, he praised the Lisa subplot, saying, "At least there's some fun, 'Treehouse Of Horror'-style animation here, as Lisa has a nightmare about riding a horse-sized grasshopper on a ranch full of giant insects..." Penny-Wiseguys "'Penny-Wiseguys" is the fifth episode of the 24th season of "The Simpsons" and the 513th overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 18, 2012, and was seen by around 5.06 million

neg: Adlai Stevenson II on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Adlai Stevenson II was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 1965 in the area of Government. Stevenson has been referenced in television episodes of "The Simpsons" in the episodes "Lisa the Iconoclast" and "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" (appearing in the latter as a filmstrip, with Harry Shearer providing the cartoon Stevenson's voice), "The Golden Girls", "Happy Days" (in the January 28, 1975, episode

neg: The Simpsons shorts The Simpsons shorts The Simpsons shorts are an American animated TV series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety television program "The Tracey Ullman Show" for three seasons, before the characters spun off into "The Simpsons", their own half-hour prime-time show. It features Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The series was created by Matt Groening, who designed the Simpson family and wrote many of the shorts. The shorts first aired on April 19, 1987 starting with "Good Night". The final short to air was "TV Simpsons", originally airing on May 14, 1989. "The Simpsons" later debuted on

neg: The Simpsons (franchise) Krusty the Clown. Homer's voice sounds different in the shorts compared to most episodes of the half-hour show. In the shorts, his voice is a loose impression of Walter Matthau, whereas it is more robust and humorous on the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta as well as Julie Kavner to voice Homer and Marge, rather than hire more actors. Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith performed the voices of Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson respectively. In 1989, a team of production companies

neg: The Simpsons episode guides a list and brief description of "The Simpsons" shorts from "The Tracey Ullman Show", a list of times Homer has said "D'oh!", and a list of Itchy & Scratchy cartoons. On two pages there are short biographies of each of the five immediate members of the Simpson family, namely Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Short biographies of other "Simpsons" characters appear in sidebars to each episode's page, starting with Santa's Little Helper for "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" and ending with Willem Dafoe's Commandant from "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson". "The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to

neg: Today I Am a Clown Today I Am a Clown "Today I Am a Clown" is the sixth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 7, 2003. The episode focuses on Krusty's religion, Judaism. Dan Castellaneta won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his roles in this episode. One morning, the family is visited by Dr. Hibbert, who says that Santa's Little Helper has impregnated his purebred poodle, Rosa Barks, and he gives the puppies to the Simpson family, making them their problem. Bart and Lisa give out the puppies

neg: Lisa the Beauty Queen Church of England's book "Mixing it up with The Simpsons", which encourages children to reflect on life issues, explores self-image through "Lisa the Beauty Queen". Lisa the Beauty Queen "Lisa the Beauty Queen" is the fourth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fourth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 15, 1992. In the episode, Homer enters Lisa into a beauty pageant to boost her confidence. Lisa is runner-up, but gains the title of Little Miss Springfield after the original winner is injured. Little Miss Springfield's duties include being a spokesperson for Laramie Cigarettes, which

neg: Doris Grau on Fox, called "The Simpsons", in 1989. Grau worked on that show as a script supervisor as well. Grau also voiced some characters in "The Simpsons". She is best known for lending her voice to Lunchlady Doris, who speaks with a "gruff voice" according to "The Journal Gazette" editor Dean Robinson. This character appeared on the show with Grau's voice between 1991 and 1997. Grau also worked as an actress on the animated series "The Critic" that was created by writers of "The Simpsons" in 1994. She voiced the chain-smoking character Doris Grossman, who is the make-up artist for the

neg: Lisa the Tree Hugger he hangs in the air, and the 'camera' does a 360-degree pan around him. The episode dates back to 2000, a year after the look and feel of "The Matrix" had seeped into viewers' consciousness, and the makers of "The Simpsons" were very adroitly appropriating it into their shtick." The episode originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 19, 2000. On August 18, 2009, it was released on DVD as part of the box set "The Simpsons – The Complete Twelfth Season". Staff members Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman, Don Payne, Tom Gammill, Tim

neg: Martha Jones programmes which "feature within the favourite programmes for both boys and girls... "The Simpsons" (Channel 4) and "Doctor Who" (BBC)." The research was further analysed "the representation of STEM-related topics" through the programme's two prominent, respective, female characters: Lisa Simpson (Yeardley Smith) and Martha Jones; these characters were selected in light of Steinke. et al.'s suggestion that "presenting positive televised images of women scientists may be a particularly effective strategy for providing role models to promote girls’ interest in science, particularly when direct interaction with human role models is not possible". The article points out that Martha and Lisa are

neg: Cue Detective grill and he is accused of cheating. Scotty is fired from the "Chew Network," banned from the competition, and arrested by Chief Wiggum. The Simpsons are then proclaimed winners. This does not fully satisfy Bart and Lisa, who try to find out why the smoker was stolen on the first place. Soon, they hear the same cellphone ringtone they heard when Nelson was delivering the smoker and so they decide to chase the phone's owner down. When they catch him up, they discover that he is Scotty's son, Tyler Boom, who framed his father because he was too busy with

neg: Marge Simpson voice is performed by Julie Kavner, who also does the voices of Marge's mother Jacqueline and her sisters Patty and Selma. Kavner had been part of the regular cast of "The Tracey Ullman Show". Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner and fellow cast member Dan Castellaneta to voice Marge and Homer rather than hire more actors. Part of Kavner's contract says that she will never have to promote "The Simpsons" on video and she rarely performs Marge's voice in public because she believes it "destroys the illusion. People feel these are real people."

neg: Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows, his second wife, made three appearances on the TV drama series "St. Elsewhere". They played the estranged birth parents of the character Dr. Victor Erlich who had given him up for adoption. And, in 1998, Allen and Meadows guest starred in an episode of "". Allen did voice work in two episodes of "The Simpsons" in the 1990s, appearing once as the electronically "altered" voice of Bart Simpson in season 3's "Separate Vocations", and as himself in season 6's "'Round Springfield". Allen was a comedy writer and author of more than 50 books, including several volumes of

neg: Like Father, Like Clown over the top as Krusty's long-lost pa, and Lois Pennycandy giving Krusty a good talking to about Bart." Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz of "The Star-Ledger" listed "Like Father, Like Clown" as one of the ten episodes of "The Simpsons" that shows the "comic and emotional scope of the show." They wrote, "Most Krusty the Klown episodes go heavy on celebrity cameos, while playing up the character's misanthropic greed. This one gave him a heart, as Bart and Lisa try to reunite him with his estranged rabbi father (voice of Jackie Mason), who has never forgiven his son for

neg: Siri Nilsen television, Nilsen played Carmen Cortez in "Småspioner 2" (""), Lisa Simpson in "The Simpsons Movie", Haru in "Katteprinsen " (猫の恩返し "Neko no Ongaeshi/The Cat Returns"), among others. Released on 5 October 2009, Nilsen's first record, "Vi som ser i mørket" ("We Who See in the Dark"), features songs written mostly in Norwegian, but also in English (Nilsen has mentioned that her American mother found it difficult to not want to proofread her English lyrics). The album was produced by musician Jan Martin Smørdal. Music critics were similar in their appraisal of Nilsen's voice and lyrics. Norway's largest newspaper, "Aftenposten" described

neg: Barry White character Bear in the film "Coonskin" (1975), and also played the character Sampson in the movie's live-action segments. White appeared as himself in a few episodes of "The Simpsons". In the episode "Whacking Day", Bart and Lisa used his famous deep bass singing voice, played through loudspeakers placed on the ground, to lull and attract snakes. White was a fan of the show, and had reportedly contacted the staff about wanting to make a guest appearance. White played the role of a bus driver for a Prodigy commercial in 1995, and he also portrayed the voice of a rabbit in

neg: Lisa Simpson enjoying the show so much, and to be totally a fly on the wall; people never recognise me solely from my voice." In a 2009 interview with "The Guardian" she commented that "It's the best job ever. I have nothing but gratitude for the amount of freedom "The Simpsons" has bought me in my life." Although Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992, she considers it unimportant, saying "there's part of me that feels it wasn't even a real Emmy." The award is a Creative Arts prize not awarded during the primetime telecast and, at

neg: Monica Ward Monica Ward Monica Ward (born August 5, 1965) is an Italian actress and voice actress. Ward contributes to dubbing characters in anime, cartoons, movies, and other content as well as voicing characters in Italian animation such as Nova in "Winx Club". She is best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson in the Italian dub of the animated series "The Simpsons". She also voiced Marina in the second Italian dub of "Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid" and Blossom in the Italian dubs of "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Powerpuff Girls Z". Ward has American ancestry on her father's side. Her

neg: Quack.com access to Internet-based information, System and method for advertising with an Internet Voice Portal and recognizing the axiom that in interactive voice systems one must "know the set of possible answers to a question before asking it". System and method for determining if one web site has the same information as another web site. Quack.com was spoofed in "The Simpsons" in March 2002 in the episode "Blame It on Lisa" in which a "ComQuaak" sign is replaced by another equally crazy telecom company name. In July 2010, quack.com became the focus of a new AOL iPad application, that was a

neg: The Simpsons (season 7) by laying out the potential clues and identifying the possible suspects. The special was criticized for taking the publicity of the episode too far. Several critics said the special tainted Walsh's credibility and was described as gimmicky, tacky and "blatant groveling for viewers". The episode "Lisa the Vegetarian" features one of the few permanent character changes in the series when Lisa officially becomes a vegetarian. The episode had been pitched by David S. Cohen and the producers felt it would be a surefire way to get Paul McCartney to guest star. McCartney agreed, but only on the condition that Lisa

neg: Blame It on Lisa Blame It on Lisa "Blame It on Lisa" is the fifteenth episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated sitcom "The Simpsons". In the episode, the Simpson family goes to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in search of a Brazilian orphan named Ronaldo whom Lisa has been sponsoring. Lisa used to receive a letter from Ronaldo every month, but that recently stopped and according to personnel at the orphanage, he is missing. As the Simpsons search through Rio de Janeiro, Homer is kidnapped and in order to free him the family must pay a ransom of $50,000, which they do

neg: The Simpsons house The Simpsons house 742 Evergreen Terrace is the most commonly used fictional street address in Springfield of the Simpson family home in the animated sitcom, "The Simpsons" and in the feature film "The Simpsons Movie". In the series, the house is owned by Homer and Marge Simpson, who live with their three children Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The street name is a reference to The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, creator Matt Groening's alma mater. To the left of the Simpsons' house (as seen from the street) is Ned Flanders' house, at 744 Evergreen Terrace. The house on the