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Lisa the Iconoclast

  • Episode aired Feb 18, 1996
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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8.1/10
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Dan Castellaneta and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
Adult AnimationSatireAnimationComedy

While researching for an essay, Lisa discovers that Springfield's founding father was actually a murderous thief.While researching for an essay, Lisa discovers that Springfield's founding father was actually a murderous thief.While researching for an essay, Lisa discovers that Springfield's founding father was actually a murderous thief.

  • Director
    • Mike B. Anderson
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mike B. Anderson
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 9User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Man in Film #2
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    Julie Kavner
    Julie Kavner
    • Marge Simpson
    • (voice)
    Nancy Cartwright
    Nancy Cartwright
    • Bart Simpson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Lisa Simpson
    • (voice)
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Man in Film #3
    • (voice)
    • …
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Film Narrator
    • (voice)
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    Phil Hartman
    Phil Hartman
    • Troy McClure
    • (voice)
    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • Hollis Hurlbut
    • (voice)
    Marcia Wallace
    Marcia Wallace
    • Edna Krabappel
    • (voice)
    Pamela Hayden
    Pamela Hayden
    • Milhouse Van Houten
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    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
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    Maggie Roswell
    Maggie Roswell
    • Miss Hoover
    • (voice)
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    • Director
      • Mike B. Anderson
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
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    • Trivia
      Lisa jokes she was getting over her "Chester A. Arthuritis", a play on the word "arthritis" and the 21st US President, Chester Alan Arthur. Donald Sutherland ad-libbed the line "you had arthritis?", and the producers liked it so much that they kept it.
    • Goofs
      In syndicated reruns on TV, the closed captioning represents Homer's line "Aw, what a gyp" as "Aw, screw that," since "gyp" is a slur upon the Romani people. Yet the spoken line is not redubbed.

      Per IMDb Guidelines for "Unacceptable Goofs": "Errors in ... subtitles [have] nothing to do with the film makers, so are not acceptable as goofs."
    • Quotes

      Homer: Dig him up. Dig up that corpse. If you really love Jebediah Springfield, you'll haul his bones out of the ground to prove my daughter wrong. Dig up his grave. Pull out his tongue.

      Mayor Quimby: Can't we have one meeting that doesn't end with us digging up a corpse?

    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Lisa Simpson Storylines (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Gwine to Rune All Night
      (uncredited)
      Written by Stephen Foster
      Performed by Hank Azaria

    User reviews9

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    10/10

    Put this in your fife and smoke it

    In the lead up to Springfield's bicentennial celebration, Lisa discovers something disturbing.

    This is one of my favourite episodes.

    The plot is exceptionally good, with an intriguing backstory for Jebadiah Springfield told in a series of fun reveals from Lisa's historical detective arc.

    Lisa is used fantastically well by the writers to drive the plot, along with Homer as the perfect comic foil. I love Donald Sutherland's cameo as the curator.

    Most importantly the humour is right up my street, blending great historical satire with the right amount of silliness to make something both clever and very funny. There several memorable and quotable lines.
    • snoozejonc
    • Dec 5, 2022
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    • Release date
      • February 18, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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