Lisa's First Word

Season 4, Episode 10, Aired
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As the family gathers around Maggie and tries to encourage her to say her first word, Marge reminisces and tells the story of Lisa's first word.
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  • A superb episode of the Simpsons

    9.0
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    By fsaenz0125, Jan 20, 2012 Report Abuse
    As the family gathers around Maggie and tries to encourage her to say her first word, Marge reminisces and tells the story of Lisa's first word. I thought this was a superb episode of the Simpsons. It is one of the few old episodes I've seen from this show. The rest of the episodes from this show I had watched are the newer one. Anyway, I saw this episode on April 3, 2011 as a rerun on FOX. It featured Elizabeth Taylor doing the voice of Maggie's brief dialog at the end (which was daddy). My score is lower because this episode was kinda boring in a couple parts. The family telling the story of Lisa's first word was great. Most of the parts in the flashback were amazing. It was actually funny that Lisa's first word turn out to be Bart. I did the liked the very ending when Maggie said Daddy. Overall, a superb classic Simpsons episode. 9/10moreless

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  • The Simpsons are gathered in the living room trying to get Maggie to say her first words, but meet with no success. Marge soon begins telling the story of the time Lisa first spoke.moreless

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    By meathead704, Aug 22, 2011 Report Abuse
    The late Elizabeth Taylor makes the first of two appearances on The Simpsons. Despite the fact that Taylor says only one word, it's an appearance worth remembering. This episode works on just about every level. The story, the dialogue and clever sight gags all work well to create one of season four's best. The story of Homer and Marge looking for a new home for their expanding family is another high point. Seeing Bart go through the terrible twos will have you laughing just as much. The episode ends with one of Homer's best lines and a great closing scene.moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 16, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons its a flashback ep and it show how lisa was first born and how bart was jealious of lisa when they were younger because he was not the baby anymore and lisa was and they paid more attention to her he sofens up towards lisa when he hears her first words bart and they become good brother and sister and then later in the night there tring to get maggie to say something thing is no one hears her and she says daddy this was a good and emotinal ep that the writters of the simpsons mademoreless

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    By futuramarama, Jan 10, 2010 Report Abuse
    The family tries to get Maggie to talk, so in flashbacks, we see Bart's first word was "Ay carumba!" when seeing Marge and Homer snuggling, and we are told in a long flashback that Lisa's first word was none other then Bart. Homer wanted it to be Daddy but it wasn't. After the flashbacks Homer puts Maggie to bed, saying how it is OK she doesn't talk yet. When he walks out she says "Daddy".

    A very good episode, full of hilarious scenes and the end is one of my all-time favorites, very emotional way to end the episode, it didn't feel tacked on emotion but genuine emotionmoreless

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  • Very emotional to be a Simpsons episode; all fathers and children should see this very touching and heart-warming episode...

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    While trying to get Maggie to say her first words, Marge tells Bart and Lisa about what they were like as babies. In flashback, we see that Bart's first words were "aye carumba." When Lisa was born, Homer hoped that her first word would be "daddy," but instead she said "Bart," which always secretly broke Homer's heart. Back in the present, as Homer puts Maggie to bed, he tells her that it's okay that she doesn't speak yet. Just then, she looks up at him and says the word he's been waiting to hear, "Daddy." A very touching episode to say the least all Father's and Children should see this very emotional Simpsons episode...moreless

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    • Ned Flanders is spotted wearing a "I Love Webster" t-shirt. Edit
    • The headline in the newspaper from Lisa's birth ("Mondale to Hart: Where's the Beef?") indicates that she was born on March 12, 1984, the day after the infamous comment was made during a primary debate. Edit
    • Dr. Hibbert gave Bart a Rubella innoculation. Edit

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    • Itchy & Scratchy: "100 Yard Gash" The scene is at an Olympic games. A fanfare is heard, and then the theme for Chariots of Fire begins playing. Scratchy is participating in the 100-Yard Dash event. Itchy nails Scratchy's skin to the floor. Scratchy takes off skinless and wins the race. Later, his skeleton is shown on a Wheaties box. Edit
    • Although Elizabeth Taylor does Maggie's voice in this episode, Nancy Cartwright usually does Maggie's voice in other episodes. Edit
    • When the Simpsons first appeared as a television series, Whoopi Goldberg. made it known that she wanted to do Maggie's voice when she got one; however that honor went to her friend Elizabeth Taylor. Edit

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    • Homer: Can you say Daddy? Baby Lisa: Homer. Homer: No, sweetie. Daddy. Baby Lisa: (pause) Homer. Homer: D'oh! (Bart and baby Lisa laugh) Edit
    • Homer: Dad, I have a problem. Grampa: Why did you come to me? I don't know nothin'. I used to get by on my looks. Now they're gone... withered away like an old piece of fruit. (Sobs) Homer: Are you done? Grampa: No, not yet! I was voted the handsomest boy in Albany, New York! Homer: Dad, I don't need advice! I need 15,000 dollars to buy a home! Grampa: Oh, well. All I own is this house, that I built with my own two hands! Homer: You didn't build this house! You won it on a crooked 50's game show! Grampa: I ratted on everybody and got off scott free! Edit
    • Flanders: (holding baby Lisa) Hi-dee-ho, Simpson. Your son shoved this through our doggy door. And since we're returning your second-born, do you think you could see your way to returning my TV tr-- (Homer takes Lisa and slams the door in Flanders' face) Edit

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    • Wizard of Oz: The song that the Flanders' sing when welcoming the Simpsons to the neighborhood is based on the song the Munchkins sing when welcoming Dorothy to Munchkinland. Edit
    • Where's the Beef: The newspaper from Lisa's birth references Walter Mondale's attack on Gary Hart during the 1984 presidential primary. The phrase was taken from a famous Wendy's commercial that featured an old lady screaming "Where's the beef?" when looking at the burgers made by rival fast food chains. Edit
    • Dr. Hibbert: (examining Lisa) She has the reflexes of a young Mary Lou Retton. American gymnast Mary Lou Retton won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 (the year this episode takes place). Although Dr. Hibbert couldn't have known this at the time, Lisa actually has a gift for gymnastics too, as we learn in the episode "Little Girl In The Big Ten." Edit

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