Moaning Lisa (The Simpsons)

"Moaning Lisa"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 6
Directed byWes Archer
Written by
Production code7G06[1]
Original air dateFebruary 11, 1990 (1990-02-11)
Guest appearances
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"I will not instigate revolution"[2]
Couch gagThe Simpsons pile on to the couch, Maggie pops up in the air and Marge catches her. (This is also the gag used in The Simpsons arcade game.)
Commentary
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"Moaning Lisa" is the sixth episode of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 11, 1990.[1] The episode was written by Al Jean and Mike Reiss, and was directed by Wes Archer.[3] Ron Taylor guest stars in the episode as "Bleeding Gums" Murphy.[4] The episode deals with Lisa's depression and her attempts to sublimate it by playing her saxophone.

  1. ^ a b Groening 2010, p. 35.
  2. ^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
  3. ^ Moaning Lisa BBC.co.uk. Retrieved on August 17, 2008
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Al Jean was invoked but never defined (see the help page).