"The Old Man and the Lisa"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Mark Kirkland
First aired: April 20, 1997
S08E21
(4F17)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"The Old Man and the Lisa"
"The Old Man and the Lisa"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Mark Kirkland
First aired: April 20, 1997
S08E21
4F17
Episode Background
The Old Man and the Lisa was part of the spring lineup of the 1996-1997 US TV schedule. It first aired April 20, 1997 at 8pm on Fox following “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction” and was followed by “King of the Hill”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Sunday nights to watch on the family TV. The Old Man and the Lisa was seen by over 14 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In the episode, Mr. Burns goes bankrupt and asks Lisa to help him get rich again. She agrees on the condition that he change his evil ways. They earn money by recycling cans and soon Burns has enough money to start his own recycling plant.
“Re-cy-cling?”
Top Quotable Lines
- Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
- Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
- Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
Top Ranking Term
Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…
“recycling”
… is the top ranking unique term in The Old Man and the Lisa.
“Would it be okay if I kept this portrait? To remind me of better times.”