Lisa the Greek

"Lisa the Greek"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 14
Directed byRich Moore
Written byJay Kogen
Wallace Wolodarsky
Production code8F12
Original air dateJanuary 23, 1992 (1992-01-23)
Guest appearances
Episode features
Couch gagHomer accidentally sits on Santa's Little Helper.
CommentaryMatt Groening
James L. Brooks
Al Jean
Mike Reiss
Julie Kavner
Nancy Cartwright
Yeardley Smith
Jay Kogen
Wallace Wolodarsky
Rich Moore
Episode chronology
List of episodes

"Lisa the Greek" is the fourteenth episode of the third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 23, 1992. In the episode, Homer bonds with Lisa when he discovers her ability to pick winning football teams. When Lisa learns her father is only using her talent to help him gamble, she thinks he does not care for her.

The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky, and directed by Rich Moore. The episode was written to satirize the Simpsons staff members' "love affair with gambling, particularly on football".[1] "Lisa the Greek" references both the Super Bowl and the National Football League (NFL). It aired only days before Super Bowl XXVI, and correctly predicted that the Washington Redskins would win.

Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.2, and was the highest-rated show on Fox the week it aired.

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