Lisa the Beauty Queen

"**Lisa the Beauty Queen**"
"Lisa the Beauty Queen"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 4
Directed by	Mark Kirkland
Written by	Jeff Martin
Production code	9F02
Original air date	October 15, 1992
Guest appearances
	Bob Hope as himself; Lona Williams as Amber Dempsey;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I will not prescribe medication"
Couch gag	Maggie appears on the couch first. Homer, Marge, and Bart run by but end up on the empty white space of the film frame. They scramble back and Lisa comes in at the last minute.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Al Jean; Jeff Martin; Mark Kirkland
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Homer the Heretic"	Next →; "Treehouse of Horror III"
	The Simpsons season 4
	List of episodes

"Lisa the Beauty Queen" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on October 15, 1992. In the episode, Homer enters Lisa into a beauty pageant to boost her confidence. Lisa is runner-up, but gains the title of Little Miss Springfield after the original winner is injured. Little Miss Springfield's duties include being a spokesperson for Laramie Cigarettes, which causes Lisa to speak out against smoking. As a result of her anti-smoking protests, her title is taken away on a technicality.

The episode and its accompanying songs and music was written by Jeff Martin and directed by Mark Kirkland where Bob Hope made a guest appearance. The episode references various films, music, and historical events and was well received by critics.

^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Lisa the Beauty Queen". BBC. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2008.

[book-1] Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..

[bbc-2] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Lisa the Beauty Queen". BBC. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2008.

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