| "Lisa's First Word" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
 Lisa says her first word, which is "Bart", to an annoyed Bart. | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
| Written by | Jeff Martin |
| Production code | 9F08 |
| Original air date | December 3, 1992 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "Teacher is not a leper"[2] |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons and a lot of circus performers form a kickline. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening Al Jean Jeff Martin Mark Kirkland |
"Lisa's First Word" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It was first broadcast on Fox in the United States on December 3, 1992. In the episode, as the Simpson family gathers around Maggie and tries to encourage her to say her first word, Marge reminisces and tells the story of Lisa's first word. Maggie's first word is voiced by Elizabeth Taylor.
The episode was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by Jeff Martin. After its initial airing on Fox, the episode was later released as part of a 1999 video collection: The Simpsons: Greatest Hits, and released again on the 2003 DVD edition of the same collection. The episode features cultural references to the 1981 arcade video game Ms. Pac-Man, the Cyndi Lauper song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and Olympic gymnast Shun Fujimoto's performance in the 1976 Summer Olympics in spite of a serious injury, among other things.
"Lisa's First Word" received positive reception from television critics, and acquired a Nielsen rating of 16.6.
- ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Lisa's First Word". BBC. Archived from the original on May 13, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
- ^ Richmond & Coffman 1997, p. 102.