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◄	Brother from the Same Planet

I Love Lisa

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“I love Lisa Simpson, and when I grow up I'm going to marry her!”

―Ralph Wiggum

"I Love Lisa" is the fifteenth episode of Season 4.

Synopsis

On Valentine's Day, Lisa takes pity on Ralph and gives him a valentine when she sees that he hasn't received any. But Ralph reads too much into Lisa's gesture and, much to Lisa's dismay, relentlessly pursues her.

Plot

The episode begins on Valentine's Day, with KBBL Radio DJ Marty playing 'Monster Mash' on the radio accidentally while trying to pass it off as a deliberate choice. At school, Lisa's class begins constructing paper mailboxes for all the cards they are about to receive. When Ralph doesn't get any cards and begins to sob, Lisa hastily gives him a card out of sympathy. Ralph immediately cheers up, and develops a crush on his classmate.

Ralph begins to follow Lisa around, following her home and discussing his medical maladies. Lisa tries to escape the situation and let him down gently, but Ralph, with the encouragement of his father to keep trying, doesn't understand and uses his position as the police chief's son to get her tickets to Krusty's upcoming 29th Anniversary Special, as well as a leading part for himself in a President's Day Pageant as George Washington (beating out the school's best actor, Rex) with Lisa also starring as Martha Washington, George's wife. This of course doesn't settle in well with Rex and he accuses Miss Hoover of being bought out. Though Ms. Hoover claims it fair, it's soon revealed that she was blackmailed by Ralph's father.

ILoveLisa — "You can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half."

With Homer having convinced Lisa that nothing can go wrong at Krusty's show, and Bart pointing out how great it is, Lisa and Ralph go together. On live air, Krusty begins interviewing audience members, and the excited Ralph takes the opportunity to declare that Lisa is the love of his life and that he intends to marry her. Angry, Lisa begins to shout in front of everybody at Ralph that they are not in any relationship, and she never liked him, and that the only reason she gave him a Valentine card was because she felt sorry for him. Bart replays the incident for Lisa later on videotape, showing Lisa how she broke his heart and humiliated him on National Television, and Lisa feels terrible.

When the humiliated Ralph tells his father what happened, Wiggum is furious, taking advantage to smash out Homer's tail light at a traffic stop. However the angry Homer tells him that one day honest citizens will rise up against corrupt cops and Wiggum is quickly at a loss.

The day of the play finally arrives and Lisa tries to take the opportunity to apologize to Ralph, however he refuses to listen, determined to play his part just the same. In the meantime, Bart wreaks havoc, making his butt look like Richard Nixon and then mooning the other students. Mrs Hoover stops him and reminds him that he is to play Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, not act like a maniac.

The play begins with one group of students singing about the lesser-known U.S. Presidents. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln (played by Milhouse) is then played out. Bart models his performance on The Terminator rather than on the real Booth ("Hasta la vista, Abey!") and an annoyed Miss Hoover drags Bart off the stage in disgust. The main feature however is a re-telling of George Washington's life story. At first, Lisa is convinced that Ralph has forgotten his lines, or intends to humiliate her as she did him. However he gives a touching and emotional performance that affects everybody in the audience, inspiring the bully trio to learn more of their founding fathers and making Groundskeeper Willie tearful.

The play ends with an animatronic Mount Rushmore singing one of the stanzas of "America The Beautiful", as well as giving away final stage announcements to the audience to buy orange juice.

Afterward, Ralph signs autographs and greets well-wishers. Lisa also approaches, and gives him a new card, reading "Let's bee [be] friends." Ralph laughs at the joke and thanks Lisa, the two making up. Chief Wiggum watches Ralph and Lisa sitting together on the swings while listening to radio and the episode finishes as it began... with Marty accidentally playing 'Monster Mash'.

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Citations

◄ Season 3	Season 4 Episodes	Season 5 ►
Kamp Krusty • A Streetcar Named Marge • Homer the Heretic • Lisa the Beauty Queen • Treehouse of Horror III • Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie • Marge Gets a Job • New Kid on the Block • Mr. Plow • Lisa's First Word • Homer's Triple Bypass • Marge vs. the Monorail • Selma's Choice • Brother from the Same Planet • I Love Lisa • Duffless • Last Exit to Springfield • So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show • The Front • Whacking Day • Marge in Chains • Krusty Gets Kancelled

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 |image = I Love Lisa Promo.gif
 |Episode Number = 74
 |productionCode = 9F13
-|originalAirdate = February 18, 1993
+|originalAirdate = February 11, 1993
+|main_character(s)=[[Ralph Wiggum]]<br>[[Lisa Simpson]]
 |blackboardText = I will not call the principal 'spud head'
 |couchGag = [[Circus Line couch gag]]
 |Written By = [[Frank Mula]]
 |Directed By = [[Wesley Archer]]
-|specialGuestVoices = [[Michael Carrington]] as [[Rex (I Love Lisa)]]}}
+|specialGuestVoices = [[Michael Carrington]] as [[Rex (I Love Lisa)]]|Show Runner = [[Al Jean]] & [[Mike Reiss]]}}
-{{Quote|I love Lisa Simpson, and when I grow up I'm going to marry her!|[[Ralph Wiggum]]}}
+{{Quote|I love [[Lisa Simpson]], and when I grow up I'm going to marry her!|[[Ralph Wiggum]]}}
-"'''I Love Lisa'''" is the fifteenth episode of [[Season 4]]. It first aired on February 18, 1993. The episode was written by [[Frank Mula]] and directed by [[Wesley Archer]].
+"'''I Love Lisa'''" is the fifteenth episode of [[Season 4]].
 ==Synopsis==
-On Valentine's Day, [[Lisa]] takes pity on [[Ralph Wiggum|Ralph]] and gives him a valentine when she sees that he hasn't received any. But Ralph reads too much into Lisa's gesture and, much to Lisa's dismay, relentlessly pursues her.
+On Valentine's Day, [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] takes pity on [[Ralph Wiggum|Ralph]] and gives him a valentine when she sees that he hasn't received any. But Ralph reads too much into Lisa's gesture and, much to Lisa's dismay, relentlessly pursues her.
 ==Plot==
-The episode begins on Valentine's Day, with KBBL Radio DJ [[Marty]] playing '[[Monster Mash]]' on the radio accidentally while trying to pass it off as a deliberate choice. At school, [[Lisa]]'s class begins constructing paper mailboxes for all the cards they are about to receive. When [[Ralph]] gets no cards and begins to cry, Lisa hastily gives him a card out of sympathy. Ralph immediately cheers up, and develops a romantic interest in his classmate.
+The episode begins on Valentine's Day, with KBBL Radio DJ [[Marty]] playing '[[Monster Mash]]' on the radio accidentally while trying to pass it off as a deliberate choice. At school, [[Lisa]]'s class begins constructing paper mailboxes for all the cards they are about to receive. When Ralph doesn't get any cards and begins to sob, Lisa hastily gives him a card out of sympathy. Ralph immediately cheers up, and develops a crush on his classmate.
-Ralph begins to annoy Lisa at every turn, following her home and discussing his medical maladies. Lisa tries to escape the situation and let him down gently, but Ralph doesn't understand and uses his position as the police chief's son to get her tickets to [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty's]] upcoming 29th Anniversary Special, as well as a leading part for himself in a President's Day Pageant as George Washington (beating out the school's best actor, Rex) with Lisa also starring as Martha Washington, Ralph's "wife." This doesn't settle in well with Rex as he had hoped to play alongside Lisa as Washington in the pageant and instead will portray a servant. Though Ms. Hoover claims it fair, it's soon revealed that she was bribed by [[Chief Wiggum|Ralph's father]] and of which Rex suspects.
+Ralph begins to follow Lisa around, following her home and discussing his medical maladies. Lisa tries to escape the situation and let him down gently, but Ralph, with the encouragement of his father to keep trying, doesn't understand and uses his position as the police chief's son to get her tickets to [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty's]] upcoming 29th Anniversary Special, as well as a leading part for himself in a President's Day Pageant as George Washington (beating out the school's best actor, Rex) with Lisa also starring as Martha Washington, George's wife. This of course doesn't settle in well with Rex and he accuses Miss Hoover of being bought out. Though Ms. Hoover claims it fair, it's soon revealed that she was blackmailed by [[Chief Wiggum|Ralph's father]].
-[[File:ILoveLisa.jpg|thumb|left|240px|"You can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half."]]With [[Homer]] having convinced Lisa that nothing can go wrong at Krusty's show, Lisa and Ralph go together. On live air, Krusty begins interviewing audience members, and Ralph takes the opportunity to declare that Lisa is the love of his life and that he intends to marry her. Angry, Lisa tells Ralph they are not in any relationship, and she never liked him, and that the only reason she gave him a valentine was because she felt sorry for him. Bart replays the incident for Lisa later on videotape, and applauds her for embarrassing him on National Television. However after seeing how hurt and humiliated Ralph is, Lisa feels guilty over how badly she treated him.
+[[File:ILoveLisa.jpg|thumb|left|240px|"You can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half."]]With [[Homer]] having convinced Lisa that nothing can go wrong at Krusty's show, and Bart pointing out how great it is, Lisa and Ralph go together. On live air, Krusty begins interviewing audience members, and the excited Ralph takes the opportunity to declare that Lisa is the love of his life and that he intends to marry her. Angry, Lisa begins to shout in front of everybody at Ralph that they are not in any relationship, and she never liked him, and that the only reason she gave him a Valentine card was because she felt sorry for him. Bart replays the incident for Lisa later on videotape, showing Lisa how she broke his heart and humiliated him on National Television, and Lisa feels terrible.
-An upset Ralph bemoans his situation to his father, but the only way [[Chief Wiggum]] can respond is to break out Homer's tail light after a traffic stop. However, Wiggum is quickly at a loss when Homer says that one day honest citizens will rise up against corrupt cops.
+When the humiliated Ralph tells his father what happened, Wiggum is furious, taking advantage to smash out Homer's tail light at a traffic stop. However the angry Homer tells him that one day honest citizens will rise up against corrupt cops and Wiggum is quickly at a loss.
+The day of the play finally arrives and Lisa tries to take the opportunity to apologize to Ralph, however he refuses to listen, determined to play his part just the same. In the meantime, Bart wreaks havoc, making his butt look like [[Richard Nixon]] and then mooning the other students. Mrs Hoover stops him and reminds him that he is to play Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, not act like a maniac.
-[[File:Hastalavista-Abey.jpg|thumb|220px|"Hasta la vista, Abey."]]
-The night of the President's Day Pageant finally arrives and Lisa tries to take the opportunity to apologize to Ralph however he refuses to listen. Bart cuts up as usual, making  his butt to look like Richard Nixon and then mooning the other students in the play. One group of students sings about the lesser-known U.S. Presidents, and [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] plays John Wilkes Booth assassinating Abraham Lincoln (played by [[Milhouse]]). Bart, however, is still in prank mode, and models his performance on The Terminator rather than on the real Booth ("Hasta la vista, Abey!"). Not impressed by his shenanigans, Skinner removes Bart and punishes him off screen. The main feature is a re-telling of George Washington's life story, and, surprisingly, Ralph proves to be a very good actor in the role of George Washington, inspiring the school bullies to study American history. (Rex ends up playing George Washington's servant, and has just one speaking line.) Ralph's performance even causes [[Groundskeeper Willie]] to start crying. The play ends with an animatronic Mount Rushmore singing one of the stanzas of "America The Beautiful", as well as giving away final stage announcements to the audience.
+The play begins with one group of students singing about the lesser-known U.S. Presidents. The assassination of [[Abraham Lincoln]] (played by [[Milhouse]]) is then played out. Bart models his performance on The Terminator rather than on the real Booth ("Hasta la vista, Abey!") and an annoyed Miss Hoover drags Bart off the stage in disgust. The main feature however is a re-telling of George Washington's life story. At first, Lisa is convinced that Ralph has forgotten his lines, or intends to humiliate her as she did him. However he gives a touching and emotional performance that affects everybody in the audience, inspiring the bully trio to learn more of their founding fathers and making [[Groundskeeper Willie]] tearful.
+The play ends with an animatronic Mount Rushmore singing one of the stanzas of "America The Beautiful", as well as giving away final stage announcements to the audience to buy orange juice.
+Afterward, Ralph signs autographs and greets well-wishers. Lisa also approaches, and gives him a new card, reading "Let's bee [be] friends." Ralph laughs at the joke and thanks Lisa, the two making up. [[Chief Wiggum]] watches Ralph and Lisa sitting together on the swings while listening to radio and the episode finishes as it began... with Marty accidentally playing '[[Monster Mash]]'.
-Afterward, Ralph signs autographs and greets well-wishers. Lisa also approaches, and gives him a new card, reading "Let's bee [be] friends." Ralph laughs at the joke and thanks Lisa, the two making up. Chief Wiggum watches his son and Lisa sitting together on the swings while listening to radio and the episode ends as it began... with Marty accidentally playing 'Monster Mash'.
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