I Love Lisa
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| The Simpsons episode | |
Lisa and Ralph play on the swings in the promotional image.
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| Episode no. | 74 |
| Directed by | Wes Archer |
| Written by | Frank Mula |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean & Mike Reiss |
| Production code | 9F13 |
| Original air date | February 11, 1993 |
| Chalkboard gag | "I will not call the principal "spud head."" |
| Couch gag | The family dances along with elephants and various circus performers. |
| Commentary |
Matt Groening Al Jean Frank Mula Wes Archer David Silverman |
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Michael Carrington as Sideshow Raheem and Rex |
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Season 4 episodes
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Michael Carrington as Sideshow Raheem and Rex
"I Love Lisa" is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons' fourth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 11, 1993. In the episode, Lisa gives Ralph Wiggum a Valentine's Day card when she sees that he has not received any. Ralph reads too much into Lisa's gesture and, much to Lisa's dismay, relentlessly pursues her with affection. Lisa snaps at Ralph and angrily tells him they are not together and that she never liked him. Heartbroken, Ralph channels his feelings into his performance as George Washington in the school's President's Day pageant. After a thunderous applause from the audience, he is able to accept Lisa as just a friend.
Frank Mula wrote the episode, and Wes Archer served as director. Michael Carrington guest-starred as Rex. Al Jean, show runner of the episode, came up with the idea for the story when he remembered that he had received a valentine from a girl in third grade that read "I Choo-Choo-Choose You". The episode features cultural references to songs such as "Monster Mash" and "Break On Through", as well as a reference to the fictional character Droopy. Since airing, "I Love Lisa" has received mostly positive reviews from television critics; Entertainment Weekly placed the episode twelfth on their top 25 The Simpsons episodes list. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.9 and was the highest rated show on the Fox network the week it aired. The staff received an angry letter from a Vietnam veteran because of a flashback scene depicting the fatal shooting of a Vietnam soldier.
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