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"'''Blame It on Lisa'''" is the fifteenth episode of the Simpsons' thirteenth season.
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==Plot==
 
[[The Simpsons]] lose telephone service because they are unable to pay a high phone bill. [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] visit the telephone company to see why their bill is so high and they find out that several calls have been made to Brazil. [[Lisa]] confessses that she has been making calls to an orphan named [[Ronaldo (Blame it on Lisa)|Ronaldo]] who has gone missing. [[The Simpsons]] visit Brazil to find him. While there, [[Bart]] gets hooked on a television show called "Teleboobies." The family later splits up to search for Ronaldo, leading [[Homer]] to being kidnapped in a fake taxi. During a parade, [[Lisa]] gets reunited with Ronaldo, who secretly plays a flamingo in "Teleboobies." Ronaldo is now rich from the success of the television program and he willingly pays ransom to rescue [[Homer]].
 
[[The Simpsons]] lose telephone service because they are unable to pay a high phone bill. [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] visit the telephone company to see why their bill is so high and they find out that several calls have been made to Brazil. [[Lisa]] confessses that she has been making calls to an orphan named [[Ronaldo (Blame it on Lisa)|Ronaldo]] who has gone missing. [[The Simpsons]] visit Brazil to find him. While there, [[Bart]] gets hooked on a television show called "Teleboobies." The family later splits up to search for Ronaldo, leading [[Homer]] to being kidnapped in a fake taxi. During a parade, [[Lisa]] gets reunited with Ronaldo, who secretly plays a flamingo in "Teleboobies." Ronaldo is now rich from the success of the television program and he willingly pays ransom to rescue [[Homer]].
 
== References ==
 
*The blonde host of the risque children's variety show Bart calls "Teleboobies" (a play on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletubbies Teletubbies]'') is a reference to Brazilian entertainer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuxa Xuxa]. Xuxa is referenced in another episode (''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_Be_Not_Proud Marge Be Not Proud]'') wherein "Xoxchitla" stars in a Krusty the Clown special.
 
*A sign seen on top of an all-you-can-eat meat-on-a-sword restaurant, called ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churrascaria Churrascaria]'' ("steak house") in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language Portuguese], mistakenly uses the plural, Churrascarias.
 
*On the airplane Bart studies Spanish so he can understand the local people. Marge informs him that Brazilians speak Portugese. Brazil is indeed the only non-Spanish speaking country in Latin America.
 
*The sign ''Aeroporto International de Galeão'' is a misspelled reference to Rio's international airport, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale%C3%A3o_-_Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim_International_Airport Galeão—Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport] (also known as ''Aeroporto Interna'''c'''ional d'''o''' Galeão'').
 
*The Simpsons go to their hotel while they join a [[conga]] dance. This is not a popular dance in Brazil.
 
*Homer and Bart sing the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiquita_Brands_International Chiquita] Banana song, butchering the lyrics with "I'm Chiquita Banana, and I'm here to say, I will eat this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toblerone Toblerone] and I will not pay!".
 
*The title "Blame It on Lisa" is a reference to the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame_It_on_Rio Blame It on Rio]''.
 
*The ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itchy_and_Scratchy Itchy and Scratchy]'' cartoon that opens the show has a parody of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_the_Moon A Trip to the Moon]''.
 
*After Itchy drives Scratchy's head into the moon, he drops several dollar bills onto Scratchy's carcass, referencing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Dangerfield Rodney Dangerfield]'s character in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caddyshack Caddyshack]''.
 
*Marge mentions the people here in Brazil "love soccer", whereupon the hotel personnel plays soccer with luggage. Soccer is very popular in Brazil. [[Pelé]], the internationally most famous soccer player, is Brazilian.
 
*At one point Homer says "Don't you know the boys from Brazil are little Hitlers? I saw it in a movie whose name I can't remember", although ironically, he says the title of the movie in that line. This is a reference to the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_from_Brazil_(film) The Boys From Brazil]'', which revolves around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele Josef Mengele] raising clones of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler Adolf Hitler].
 
*The book Lisa is reading on the plane, titled ''Who wants to be a Brazillionaire?'', is a reference to the game show ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Wants_to_be_a_Millionaire%3F Who Wants to be a Millionaire?]''.
 
*When the kidnappers and Homer are riding down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_River Amazon River], the theme song from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Vice Miami Vice]'' plays.
 
*The song playing just as Homer and Bart are strolling down the beach is the 1939 tune ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarela_do_Brasil Aquarela do Brasil]'' (usually just known as "Brazil" around the world), previously featured prominently in the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(film) Brazil]''.
 
*Homer's swimming pants who shrink to a shorter size are a reference to the world famous Brazilian "bikini bottoms".
 
*When Lisa mentions the slums have been painted so that the tourists are not offended a stream of multicoloured rats run out in front of them. Homer claims they look like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(confectionery) Skittles].
 
*Homer believing that nuns can fly comes from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Nun The Flying Nun]''.
 
*The family on a lift in Brazil is possibly a reference to ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonraker Moonraker]''.
 
 
  
 
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"Blame It on Lisa" is the fifteenth episode of the Simpsons' thirteenth season.

Plot

The Simpsons lose telephone service because they are unable to pay a high phone bill. Homer and Marge visit the telephone company to see why their bill is so high and they find out that several calls have been made to Brazil. Lisa confessses that she has been making calls to an orphan named Ronaldo who has gone missing. The Simpsons visit Brazil to find him. While there, Bart gets hooked on a television show called "Teleboobies." The family later splits up to search for Ronaldo, leading Homer to being kidnapped in a fake taxi. During a parade, Lisa gets reunited with Ronaldo, who secretly plays a flamingo in "Teleboobies." Ronaldo is now rich from the success of the television program and he willingly pays ransom to rescue Homer.

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