Loan-a Lisa

"**Loan-a Lisa**"
"Loan-a Lisa"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 22; Episode 2
Directed by	Matthew Faughnan
Written by	Valentina L. Garza
Production code	MABF17
Original air date	October 3, 2010
Guest appearances
	Chris Hansen as himself; Muhammad Yunus as himself; Mark Zuckerberg as himself; Terry W. Greene as a janitor;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"I did not see the teacher applying for welfare"
Couch gag	The family finds a dead man on their living room floor, then run from the police in their couch. They are soon arrested, identified in a line-up, and executed on an electric couch.
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 22
	List of episodes

"Loan-a Lisa" is the second episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 3, 2010.^[1] In the episode, Lisa helps fund Nelson's bicycle company with money Grampa Simpson gives her as part of his inheritance, but after Nelson meets Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and is convinced he can be successful by dropping out of school, Lisa tries to convince Nelson to stay in school. Meanwhile, Homer gets addicted to buying expensive items and returning them.

The episode was written by Valentina L. Garza and directed by Matthew Faughnan, after Yeardley Smith suggested writing one centered around microfinancing.^[2] It guest starred Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Hansen and Muhammad Yunus.

The episode received positive reviews from critics. According to the Nielsen Media Research receiving a 4.1/11 in the 18-49 demographic going up from the previous episode both in the demographic and in total viewers.

^ "The Simpsons - Episode Guide". MSN. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
^ YEARDLEY SMITH. The Interviews: An Oral History of Television. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. Event occurs at 14:50. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

[1] "The Simpsons - Episode Guide". MSN. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

[emmytvlegends.org-2] YEARDLEY SMITH. The Interviews: An Oral History of Television. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. Event occurs at 14:50. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

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