Lisa the Vegetarian
- Episode aired Oct 15, 1995
- TV-14
- 30m
A trip to a local petting zoo convinces Lisa to give up meat, despite excessive pressure to convince her not to do so.A trip to a local petting zoo convinces Lisa to give up meat, despite excessive pressure to convince her not to do so.A trip to a local petting zoo convinces Lisa to give up meat, despite excessive pressure to convince her not to do so.
- Grampa Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
- Wolf
- (voice)
- …
- Ned Flanders
- (voice)
- …
- Troy McClure
- (voice)
- Paul McCartney
- (voice)
- Lunchlady Doris
- (voice)
- Janey
- (voice)
- Mother Goose
- (voice)
- …
- Miss Hoover
- (voice)
- Sherri
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPaul McCartney and Linda McCartney agreed to lend their voices to this episode on the condition that Lisa remained a vegetarian throughout the rest of the series. By this time, every surviving member of the Beatles at this time have guest starred on The Simpsons.
- GoofsThere's a door dividing the kitchen and living room. Most of the time, there isn't.
- Quotes
Homer: Marge? Since I'm not talking to Lisa, would you please ask her to pass me the syrup?
Marge: Dear, please pass your father the syrup, Lisa.
Lisa: Bart, tell Dad I will only pass the syrup if it won't be used on any meat product.
Bart: You dunkin' your sausages in that syrup homeboy?
Homer: Marge, tell Bart I just want to drink a nice glass of syrup like I do every morning.
Marge: Tell him yourself, you're ignoring Lisa, not Bart.
Homer: Bart, thank your mother for pointing that out.
Marge: Homer, you're not not-talking to me and secondly I heard what you said.
Homer: Lisa, tell your mother to get off my case.
Bart: Uhhh, dad, Lisa's the one you're not talking to.
Homer: Bart, go to your room.
Lisa: Why don't you just eat him, Dad?
Homer: I don't need any serving suggestions from you! You barbeque-wrecking, know-nothing know-it-all!
Lisa: That's IT! I can't live in a house with this prehistoric carnivore. I am out of here!
[leaves and slams the door]
Homer: That's it! Go to your room!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Simpsons Have Landed (1996)
The episode features Paul McCartney and his wife Linda, both long-time vegetarians and real-life animal rights activists, who lent their voices to their animated characters. This episode received the Environmental Media Award and the Genesis Award for addressing environmental and animal rights topics.
Interestingly, this is probably the only episode where we discover that Apu is a vegan. During his conversation with Lisa, we also learn why she rarely mentions her vegetarianism in other episodes: You don't eat cheese, Apu? -I don't eat any food that comes from an animal. -Then you must think I'm a monster. -Yes, indeed, I do think that. But I learned long ago, Lisa, to tolerate others rather than forcing my beliefs on them. You know, you can influence people without badgering them always.
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