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Encyclopedia > Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
The Simpsons episode
"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"
Episode no. 26
Prod. code 7F13
Orig. airdate February 7, 1991
Show runner(s) James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
Written by Steve Pepoon
Directed by Rich Moore
Chalkboard “I will not make flatulent noises in class”
Couch gag The family dances before getting on the couch
Guest star(s) Phil Hartman as Troy McClure
DVD
commentary		 Matt Groening
Al Jean
Mike Reiss
Rich Moore
Steve Pepoon
Season 2
October 11, 1990 – July 11, 1991
  1. Bart Gets an F
  2. Simpson and Delilah
  3. Treehouse of Horror
  4. Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish
  5. Dancin' Homer
  6. Dead Putting Society
  7. Bart vs. Thanksgiving
  8. Bart the Daredevil
  9. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
  10. Bart Gets Hit by a Car
  11. One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
  12. The Way We Was
  13. Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
  14. Principal Charming
  15. Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
  16. Bart's Dog Gets an F
  17. Old Money
  18. Brush with Greatness
  19. Lisa's Substitute
  20. The War of the Simpsons
  21. Three Men and a Comic Book
  22. Blood Feud
List of all The Simpsons episodes

“Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment” is the 13th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. This episode tells the story of Homer buying stolen cable and the resulting situation with Lisa feeling moral conflict, as well as Bart watching an adult movie channel. It is one of the number of Simpsons episodes that have won an Emmy. Simpsons redirects here. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a three-time Academy Award, nineteen-time Emmy and Golden Globe-winning American producer, writer, and film director. ... Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954[2] in Portland, Oregon;[1] his family name is pronounced ) is an Emmy Award-winning American cartoonist and the creator of The Simpsons, Futurama and the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. ... Sam Simon as shown in The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular. ... The Simpsons writing staff in season 13, including current show runner Al Jean (fourth from left in middle row) and previous show runners Mike Scully (first from left in back row), David Mirkin (sixth from left in back row), and Mike Reiss (fourth from left in back row). ... The Simpsons writing staff in season 13, including current show runner Al Jean (fourth from left in middle row) and previous show runners Mike Scully (first from left in back row), David Mirkin (sixth from left in back row), and Mike Reiss (fourth from left in back row). ... The three people are caricatures of (left to right) Rich Moore, Wes Archer and David Silverman[1] The following is a list of directors who have worked on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ... Rich Moore is an animation director whose credits include The Simpsons, Futurama, Baby Blues, and The Critic. ... Bart writes The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with Hail Satan The chalkboard gag is a running visual joke that occurs during the opening credits of many episodes of The Simpsons. ... The couch gag is a running visual joke in the opening credits of the animated television series The Simpsons. ... (left to right) Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Keith Richards, Homer, Mick Jagger, Lenny Kravitz and Brian Setzer guest starred in the heavily promoted season 14 episode How I Spent My Strummer Vacation. This is a list of guest stars who appeared on The Simpsons. ... Phil Hartman (born as Philip Edward Hartmann) (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning actor, voice artist, comedian, graphic artist and writer. ... Troy McClure is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, who was voiced by Phil Hartman, and first appeared in the episode Homer vs. ... The Simpsons DVD season boxsets have been released since 2001 in different regions all over the world. ... Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954[2] in Portland, Oregon;[1] his family name is pronounced ) is an Emmy Award-winning American cartoonist and the creator of The Simpsons, Futurama and the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. ... Al Jean is a TV comedy writer most known for his work on The Simpsons. ... Mike Reiss is an American TV comedy writer. ... Rich Moore is an animation director whose credits include The Simpsons, Futurama, Baby Blues, and The Critic. ... The Simpsons second season originally aired between October 1990 and July 1991, beginning on October 11, 1990. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Bart Gets an F is the first episode of The Simpsons second season, which aired on October 11, 1990. ... Simpson and Delilah is the second episode of The Simpsons second season, which aired on October 18, 1990. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish is the fourth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Dancin Homer is the fifth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Dead Putting Society is the sixth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Bart vs. ... Bart the Daredevil is the eighth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Itchy & Scratchy & Marge is the ninth episode of The Simpsons second season and first aired on December 20, 1990. ... Bart Gets Hit by a Car is the tenth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... “One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish” is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons’ second season. ... The Way We Was is the 12th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... Principal Charming is the fourteenth episode of The Simpsons second season, airing on February 14, 1991. ... Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... Barts Dog Gets an F is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons second season, airing on March 7, 1991. ... Old Money is the 17th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... Brush with Greatness is the 18th episode from the second season of The Simpsons. ... Lisas Substitute is the 19th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... The War of the Simpsons is the 20th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... “Three Men and a Comic Book” is the 21st episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... Blood Feud is the last episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ... The following is an episode list for the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... An Emmy Award. ...

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Plot

After seeing Ned Flanders reject an offer to get an illegal cable hook-up, Homer chases after the cable man and wants to be hooked up for free. He likes the new channels he gets, which the family watches with him. Lisa, however, feels suspicious. Following a Sunday School lesson regarding the existence and nature of Hell, Lisa becomes terrified of violations of the 10 Commandments, the adherence to which she is assured will keep one’s soul safe from Hell. She fears that because Homer violated the Eighth Commandment, he will go to Hell when he dies.[1] She additionally opposes other examples of common and harmless thievery, including her mother’s tasting of grapes in a grocery store which she has not paid for. Lisa pays a visit to Reverend Lovejoy at church, where he suggests that Lisa cannot turn her father into the police (as she must Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother), and instead encourages Lisa to not watch anything on Homer’s cable hook-up, setting a good example. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, and is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ... Sunday school, Indians and whites. ... “The Inferno” redirects here. ... This 1768 parchment (612x502 mm) by Jekuthiel Sofer emulated the 1675 Decalogue at Amsterdam Esnoga synagogue. ... This article is a list of recurring fictional characters in the animated American television situation comedy The Simpsons. ...


Homer invites his friends from the power plant, as well as Apu, Moe, and Barney to watch “The Bout to Knock the Other Guy Out!” on pay-per-view. (Mr. Burns and Waylon Smithers show up as well). Meanwhile, Bart has set up posters on the back door for his showing of an adult channel for 50 cents (although his age requirement is eight), but is caught a few seconds later by Homer. Homer’s conscience eventually bothers him, more in the form of his daughter’s distress than a moral objection to stealing cable, and he gives in to Lisa’s protests, begrudgingly choosing not to watch the fight. Marge and Maggie join them as well. Bart, on the other hand, decided to go back to see the fight, but Homer stops him for good. He sits the fight out and when it is over, he hesitantly (and unprofessionally) cuts his cable hook-up, despite Bart’s objection. He accidentally (somehow) cuts the electricity to all of Springfield in his random wire-cutting before finally cutting the cable wire. Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is a fictional nuclear power plant in the television animated cartoon series The Simpsons. ... Apu redirects here. ... Morris Moe Lester Szyslak (pronounced //) is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. ... Barnard Barney Gumble is a character on The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Waylon Smithers, Jr. ... For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ...


Debut Appearances

Characters making a first appearance in this episode are:

Drederick Tatum (voiced by Hank Azaria), also known as Mr. ... Troy McClure is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, who was voiced by Phil Hartman, and first appeared in the episode Homer vs. ... Ralph Wiggum is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Nancy Cartwright. ...

Trivia

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The article could be improved by integrating relevant items into the main text and removing inappropriate items. (June 2007)
  • When Homer is flipping through channels, the Itchy and Scratchy cartoon entitled “Porch Pals” from the episode “Itchy and Scratchy and Marge” can be heard.
  • This is the second appearance of Satan in the second season.
  • The movies that are watched on the new cable are Jaws, Die Hard, and Wall Street.
  • In Spain, Troy McClure was named Gregory Perkins (an amalgam of Gregory Peck and Anthony Perkins) just for this episode. The reason for this is unknown.
  • This episode marks the first time that Dr. Nick Riviera uses his trademark “Hi, everybody!” phrase.
  • This episode establishes that Burns is more than a hundred years old. Gentleman Jim Corbett retired from boxing in 1897.
  • This is Ralph's First Apearance.

Itchy & Scratchy & Marge is the ninth episode of The Simpsons second season. ... It has been suggested that Orca (Jaws boat) be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the 1988 action film. ... Wall Street is an American film released in 1987. ... Troy McClure is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, who was voiced by Phil Hartman, and first appeared in the episode Homer vs. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ... Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an Academy Award-nominated American stage and screen actor known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho and its three sequels, Psycho II, Psycho III and Psycho IV: The Beginning. ... Nick Riviera, M.D. (voiced by Hank Azaria) is a character in the long-running animated TV show The Simpsons. ... James John Corbett, born September 1, 1866 in San Francisco, California, United States – died February 18, 1933 in Bayside, New York, was a heavyweight boxing champion. ...

Cultural references

Drederick Tatum on television. This episode marked his first appearance.

Drederick Tatum (voiced by Hank Azaria), also known as Mr. ... Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a former American world heavyweight boxing champion and is the youngest man to have won a world heavyweight title. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... James Buster Douglas (born April 7, 1960 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, who scored the biggest upset in the history of boxing, perhaps the biggest upset in sports history, by knocking out Mike Tyson on February 11th 1990 in Tokyo, Japan. ... is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... James John Corbett, born September 1, 1866 in San Francisco, California, United States – died February 18, 1933 in Bayside, New York, was a heavyweight boxing champion. ... For other uses, see Eskimo (disambiguation). ... The Homer They Fall is the third episode of The Simpsons eighth season and originally aired November 10, 1996. ... The Simpsons DVD season boxsets have been released since 2001 in different regions all over the world. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Awards

  • This episode was The Simpsons submission to the 1991 Emmys. It won the award, the second for The Simpsons.

Notes

  1. ^ Though “Thou Shall Not Steal” is listed as the Seventh Commandment in Roman Catholicism and Lutheranism, the Simpsons belong to one of the numerous protestant sects which list it as the eighth.

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