Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy

"Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
The Simpsons episode
Lisa grows frustrated at the sexism displayed by Malibu Stacy dolls.
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 14
Directed byJeff Lynch
Written byBill Oakley & Josh Weinstein
Production code1F12
Original air dateFebruary 17, 1994 (1994-02-17)
Guest appearance
Episode features
Couch gagThe family gets crushed by the foot from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
CommentaryMatt Groening
David Mirkin
Bill Oakley
Josh Weinstein
David Silverman
Episode chronology
List of episodes

"Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 95th episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 17, 1994. Lisa challenges the Malibu Stacy dollmakers to make a less sexist doll. With Malibu Stacy's original creator, Stacy Lovell, Lisa creates the doll Lisa Lionheart to positively influence young girls.

The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and directed by Jeffrey Lynch. Its plot was inspired by the Teen Talk Barbie doll, which "spoke" short phrases stereotypical of a middle-class American teenager. Kathleen Turner guest stars as Lovell.

The episode has received mostly positive critical reviews. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 11.6, and was the second-highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.


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