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Lisa Simpson

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Lisa Marie Simpson
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Character Information
Gender: Female
Status:
Unknown
Age: 8
Hair: Blonde
Occupation: Grade 2 Springfield Elementary School student, CTU Agent
Relatives: Father:Homer Simpson,
Mother: Marge Simpson Brother: Bart Simpson,
Sister: Maggie Simpson,
Grandfathers: Abraham Simpson and Clancy Bouvier,
Grandmothers: Mona Simpson and Jacqueline Bouvier
Aunts: Patty and Selma Bouvier and Abbie
Cousin: Ling Bouvier
First appearance: Good Night
Voiced by: Yeardley Smith


Lisa Marie Simpson is a charismatic 9-year-old girl, who exceeds the standard achievement level of children her age. Not to everyone's surprise she is also the moral center of her family. In her upbringing, Lisa lacks parental involvement of Homer and Marge, which leads to hobbies such as a playing saxophone and guitar, riding and caring for horses, and interest in advanced studies. In school Lisa's popularity is affected by those who view her as a geeky overachiever, which leaves her with only a few friends. Lisa Simpson is a smart, witty, independent girl who focuses on her goals and strives to reach her potential, and at age 8 she is already a member of MENSA with an IQ of 159.


Relationships

Lisa's relationship with her father is labored. And even though in some episodes they have their fights Lisa the Vegetarian, Lisa's Substitute, Lisa's Pony, and so on. They also have had moments where they really connect- as shown in episodes such as Lisa's First Word, Make Room For Lisa and Summer of 4 Ft. 2. In short, their relationship has been one where Homer ignores Lisa, and Lisa avoids Homer.

Lisa and Bart have had something of a rivalship Bart vs. Thanksgiving, Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade. and although in some episodes they are pals (Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Lisa on Ice) they spend most of their time away from each other.

Lisa had several boyfriends in the past. Milhouse constantly tries to attract Lisa but to no avail. One time, Ralph Wiggum had a crush on Lisa when she gave him a valentine and Ralph accidentally assumed that Lisa was in love with him. Another episode also dealt with a relationship between Lisa and Nelson Muntz, which also ended. In Dude, Where's My Ranch?, Lisa fell in love with Luke Stetson, but broke up in the end. In The Simpsons Movie, Lisa fell in love with Colin, a Irish boy and a musician, but the fate of the relationship was left unknown.

Favorite Comics

  • Witchy Winona
  • Little Lola
  • Malibu Stacy: Stacy's A Real Head-Turner In Her New Coupe
  • Sailor Girl
  • Leopard Lady Of The Amazon: Leah And Her Massive Beasts
  • Girl World
  • Lucy Nukem: Radioactive Man's Newest Friend
  • Meg: The Daughter On Family Guy

Character

Creation

Matt Groening first conceived the Simpson family in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended to present his Life in Hell series. When he realized that animating Life in Hell would require him to rescind publication rights for his life's work, Groening decided to go in another direction.[1] He hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family, and named the characters after various members of his own family, and Lisa is the name of one of his sisters.[1] Lisa then made her debut with the rest of the Simpsons clan on 19 April, 1987 in the Tracey Ullman short "Good Night".[2] Nancy Cartwright, originally auditioned for the role of Lisa, but was soon told that her voice would be better suited voicing Bart.[3] Yeardley Smith had initially been asked to audition for the role of Bart but casting director Bonita Pietila believed her voice was too high, so Smith was given the role of Lisa instead. In order to perform the voice, Smith lifts her voice up a little.[4]

Development

In the Tracey Ullman Show shorts, Lisa was more of a "female Bart" and was equally mischievous.[5] As the series progressed, Lisa began to develop into a more intelligent and more emotional character with "Krusty Gets Busted" being one of the first episodes where her true intelligence is fully shown.[6] Many episodes focusing on Lisa have an emotional nature, the first one being "Moaning Lisa". The idea for the episode was pitched by James L. Brooks, who had wanted to do an emotional episode where Lisa is sad because the show had done a lot of "jokey episodes".[7]

Cultural influence

In 2001 Lisa received a special "Board of Directors Ongoing Commitment Award" at the Environmental Media Awards.[8] "Lisa the Vegetarian", an episode from the seventh season, won both an Environmental Media Award for "Best Television Episodic Comedy"[9] and a Genesis Award for "Best Television Comedy Series, Ongoing Commitment".[10] Lisa was also listed at number 11 in TV Guide's "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time."[11] In Japan, the broadcasters of the series found they were able to turn the apparent viewer dislike of the series around by focusing marketing attention on Lisa. Lisa's well-intended but ill-fated struggles to be a voice of reason and a force of good in her family and city struck a chord with the Japanese.[12]

Future Plans

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Lisa as President

Description

Lisa understands that striving for the best will have great rewards waiting for her. She is often found fantasizing about her future as a Nobel Prize winner, great Jazz musician, and a female President. After finding out that the "Simpson Gene" is ineffective in Simpson women, Lisa feels that there isn't anything that can block her path to success. Her possibilities are endless!

Lisa in the Future

At the age of 12, Lisa is saved from a house fire by Milhouse, which she later discovers was caused by him. At age 16, she is graduating from Springfield High School two years early and is about to go to Yale. She is dating Milhouse who she later dumps. She is furious at Bart for taking her scholarship in Yale. She gets back together with Milhouse but Bart saves her and gives her back her scholarship. At age 21, Lisa rejects Milhouse's offer to marry him saying she doesn't intend to ever get married. At age 23, Lisa is at Yale and falls in love with a British man named Hugh Parkfield who she then is about to marry. She is embarrased by her family and Hugh wants to take her back to England because he hates her family. Lisa dumps him since she would rather have her family. At the age of 30, with Bart needing a digestive tract transplant, she tries to solve the mystery of 'fish logs'. She asks townspeople who tell her the story which takes place when she was still 8. She then finds out that fish logs brought Bart into the hospital in the first place. At age 38, Lisa is the President of the United States. The country is broke and is forced to bring a tax hike but things get worse when Bart interrupts everything. The leaders of the other country's are about to beat her until Bart saves her. In her 60s, Lisa is elderly and married to Milhouse. She wants to take a poetry class but they are broke and Milhouse spent all the money on the electricity which wasn't enough (though this future was prevented by Bart . )

In Video Games

The Simpsons Road Rage

Lisa drives the ElecTaurus car and is one of the default characters. You may also pick her up off the streets when not playing as her.

The Simpsons Hit & Run

Lisa is playable in the third level of The Simpsons: Hit and Run as she looks for Bart after his disappearance. However, she makes an appearance in the first level in Springfield Elementary school, where Homer has to give her the science project she forgot. By the time the seventh level has come around, Lisa is back in the Simpson house, and tells her father to go out and stock up on supplies. However, by the fourth mission, Lisa is back at the school, where she suggests that Homer goes to Mr Burns to buy nuclear waste, which is the aliens’ weakness. When characters use the Malibu Stacy car in levels four, five, six,and seven Lisa appears in the car.

The Simpsons Game

Lisa is a playable character in the Simpsons Game. Her powers include The Hand of Buddha and can use her saxophone as a weapon.

Trivia

  • According to Milhouse, Lisa's eyes are grey.
  • Although she is always desperate for a boy (saying she will never have love life), she never seems to remember that she has been in a relationship with Nelson, Colin and several others.
  • She seems to dislike Bart, though her first word was 'Bart'.
  • according to spud cooder in bart carny lisa's eyes are blue.

Appearances

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BBC. (2000). 'The Simpsons': America's First Family (6 minute edit for the season 1 DVD) (DVD). UK: 20th Century Fox.
  2. Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers, pg. 14. ISBN 0-00-638898-1
  3. Bart's voice tells all. BBC News (2000-11-10). Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  4. Charles Miranda. "She who laughs last"The Daily Telegraph, p. 8E. Retrieved on 2008-02-09. 
  5. Mirkin, David. (2004). The Simpsons season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Boy-Scoutz N the Hood" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  6. Reiss, Mike. (2001). The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Krusty Gets Busted" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  7. Reiss, Mike. (2001). The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Moaning Lisa" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  8. W. Reed Moran. "Lisa Simpson animates environmental awards"USA Today. Retrieved on 2007-10-17. 
  9. "Awards for "The Simpsons""Internet Movie Database{{{date}}}. Retrieved on 2007-10-17. 
  10. "1995 Genesis Awards"hsus.org{{{date}}}. Retrieved on 2007-10-21. 
  11. CNN - TV Guide's 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters
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