Moaning Lisa
- Episode aired Feb 11, 1990
- TV-PG
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
5.1K
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A depressed Lisa's spirit is lifted when she meets a jazz-man, Bleeding Gums Murphy.A depressed Lisa's spirit is lifted when she meets a jazz-man, Bleeding Gums Murphy.A depressed Lisa's spirit is lifted when she meets a jazz-man, Bleeding Gums Murphy.
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Harry Shearer
- Mr. Largo
- (voice)
- …
Hank Azaria
- Moe Szyslak
- (voice)
Miriam Flynn
- Miss Barr
- (voice)
Pamela Hayden
- Janey Powell
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJames L. Brooks wanted to do an episode where Lisa was sad but she did not know why, which inspired him to write this story. The writers also felt that they had done several funny episodes for show and wanted to try something new that was "really emotional and sweet".
- GoofsIn the Simpson house some of the rooms are in a different place, placing the kitchen where the back yard door is now, and a small window, in what is now the kitchen entrance. Of course, this is before they established the look of the home.
- Quotes
Marge Simpson: Lisa, I apologize to you, I was wrong! I take it all back. Always be yourself. If you want to be sad, honey, be sad. We'll ride it out with you. And when you get finished feeling sad, we'll still be there. From now on, let me do the smiling for both of us.
Lisa: [smiles] Okay, Mom.
Marge Simpson: I said you could stop smiling, Lisa.
Lisa: I *feel* like smiling.
[They embrace]
- ConnectionsEdited into The Simpsons: Lisa's Sax (1997)
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I can't help to cry when I watch this episode
One of my favorites of season 1. And probably in my top 20 of all Simpsons episodes.
I don't know why, but I can't help to cry when I watch this episode. It's so much soul and heart in this episode.
Every single scene is just amazing, there's no filler dialogue or content.
Personally I rank season 1 as an exceptional season. And "Moaning Lisa" is one of the seasons strongest episodes. Perhaps this season and episode is especially touching for a guy who's grown up with the Simpsons in the early 1990s. Sure the animation is a little bit rough. But content, emotion and soul never gets old.
Thanks for reading!
I don't know why, but I can't help to cry when I watch this episode. It's so much soul and heart in this episode.
Every single scene is just amazing, there's no filler dialogue or content.
Personally I rank season 1 as an exceptional season. And "Moaning Lisa" is one of the seasons strongest episodes. Perhaps this season and episode is especially touching for a guy who's grown up with the Simpsons in the early 1990s. Sure the animation is a little bit rough. But content, emotion and soul never gets old.
Thanks for reading!
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- mattias-mir
- Dec 31, 2023
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