Lisa the Skeptic

The Simpsons: Season 9: Episode 8

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The Simpsons
Lisa the Skeptic

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FOX | Air Date: November 23, 1997
Starring: Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Dan Castellaneta
Summary: Lisa protests the building of a shopping mall on sacred ground. Her protest gets the school the ability to conduct an archaeological dig. Lisa's digging reveals a human skeleton that has wings. All Springfield is convinced it is an angel and Homer cashes in; however, Lisa is skeptical. The skeleton disappears and when it reappears itLisa protests the building of a shopping mall on sacred ground. Her protest gets the school the ability to conduct an archaeological dig. Lisa's digging reveals a human skeleton that has wings. All Springfield is convinced it is an angel and Homer cashes in; however, Lisa is skeptical. The skeleton disappears and when it reappears it carries a foreboding message about the end of the world. As sundown approaches, the townspeople grow concerned and frightened, but nothing catastrophic happens. The skeleton floats down below the valley to a new discount shopping mall ("the end is near ... for high prices!"). Lisa figures out the whole "end is near" saga was a publicity stunt staged by the developers, not so much to not tip off would-be competitors but, as she angrily states, a way to prey on the beliefs and fears of the guillble. She calls for a boycott of the mall, but the bargain-hunting public immediately go shopping instead.… Expand
Creator: Matt Groening
Genre(s): Comedy, Animation
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