| "Lisa the Greek" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 14 |
| Directed by | Rich Moore |
| Written by | Jay Kogen Wallace Wolodarsky |
| Production code | 8F12 |
| Original air date | January 23, 1992 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Couch gag | Homer accidentally sits on Santa's Little Helper. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening James L. Brooks Al Jean Mike Reiss Julie Kavner Nancy Cartwright Yeardley Smith Jay Kogen Wallace Wolodarsky Rich Moore |
"Lisa the Greek" is the fourteenth episode of the third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 23, 1992. In the episode, Homer bonds with Lisa when he discovers her ability to pick winning football teams. When Lisa learns her father is only using her talent to help him gamble, she thinks he does not care for her.
The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky, and directed by Rich Moore. The episode was written to satirize the Simpsons staff members' "love affair with gambling, particularly on football".[1] "Lisa the Greek" references both the Super Bowl and the National Football League (NFL). It aired only days before Super Bowl XXVI, and correctly predicted that the Washington Redskins would win.
Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.2, and was the highest-rated show on Fox the week it aired.