In the episode " Lisa the Skeptic ", Lisa finds a skeleton that many people believe is an apocalyptic angel.

" Smithers has openly declared his love for Burns on at least two occasions, such as in " Lisa the Skeptic ", when, believing the world is ending, Smithers says " Oh, what the hell!

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" Lisa the Skeptic " was written by David S. Cohen, and directed by Neil Affleck.

Author Joley Wood compared " Lisa the Skeptic " to an alternate reality game, in analyzing the effects of watching the television program Lost on contemporary culture and our own perceptions of reality.

of Homer, " Lisa the Skeptic " is cited as a prime example of why Lisa is seen as the epitome of a nerd.

In the section pertaining to " Lisa the Skeptic ," a skeptic is defined as: " a person who doubts, questions, or suspends judgment on ideas generally accepted by others.

In its original broadcast, " Lisa the Skeptic " finished 37th in ratings for the week of November 17 – 23, 1997, with a Nielsen rating of 9. 5, equivalent to approximately 9. 3 million viewing households.

Donald Liebenson wrote for the Amazon. com movie review that " Bart Sells His Soul " and " Lisa the Skeptic " were among the best episodes of The Simpsons, however he also noted that: " Without being preachy ( or particularly funny ), this episode is pretty potent stuff ," citing its theme of Apocalypse towards the end of the episode.

" Lisa the Skeptic " was utilized in a Salt Lake City, Utah Episcopal Church Sunday School class in 2003, to stimulate a discussion among fourteen-year olds about belief in angels, and the juxtaposition of science and faith.

In an exam on the subject, students were asked to use details from both " A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings " and " Lisa the Skeptic ", in order to analyze the quotation " Appearances can be deceiving.

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* In The X-Files season 6, episode 7, first aired January 3, 1999, Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) tells Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) that she believes a woman, Laura, played by Lisa Jane Persky, had taken a Mandrake medication to give herself a self-abortion to get rid of her " devil baby "

*" MoneyBART ", the third episode of The Simpsons ' 22nd season, in which Lisa utilizes sabermetrics to coach Bart's Little League Baseball team.

The episode " That ' 90s Show " ( season 19, 2008 ) contradicted much of the established back-story ; for example, it was revealed that Marge and Homer were childless in the early 1990s although past episodes had suggested Bart and Lisa were born in the 1980s.

Smith has only voiced characters other than Lisa on very rare occasions, with those characters usually being some derivative of Lisa, such as Lisa Bella in " Last Tap Dance in Springfield " ( season 11, 2000 ) and Lisa, Jr. in " Missionary: Impossible ".

In " Blood Feud ", a season two episode of The Simpsons, Lisa Simpson tries to teach Maggie Simpson what a Zebu is using flashcards.

Ruth Buzzi joined the cast and the 22 children from the first season were whittled down to seven: Christine " Moose " McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Jonothan Gebert, Kevin Somers, Kevin Schenk, Rodney Helal, and Marc Baillon ( another first-season cast member, Elizabeth Mitchell, only appeared in the pilot episode ).

Longtime hostess Christine McGlade (" Moose ") had departed the previous year, as had Alasdair Gillis ( who had been promoted to co-host with Moose in 1985 before leaving towards the end of the 1986 season ); Lisa Ruddy (" Motormouth "), Moose's longtime sidekick on the show, was also gone, having left at the end of the 1985 season.

Led by Lisa Leslie, the most dominating post player at the time, the Sparks posted an outstanding regular season record of 28 – 4.

Murphy helps pull Lisa out of her depression in " Moaning Lisa " ( season 1, 1990 ).

Lisa has been friendly with several boys, including Ralph Wiggum in " I Love Lisa " ( season 4, 1993 ), Nelson Muntz in " Lisa's Date with Density " ( season 8, 1996 ) and Colin in The Simpsons Movie ( 2007 ).

While supportive of the general ideals of the Christian church in which she was raised, Lisa became a practicing Buddhist in the episode " She of Little Faith " ( season 13, 2001 ) after she learned about the Noble Eightfold Path.

Usually they are derivative of Lisa, such as Lisa Bella in " Last Tap Dance in Springfield " ( season 11, 2000 ) and Lisa, Jr. in " Missionary: Impossible ".

In the 19th season finale, " All About Lisa ", it is revealed that he has long, beautiful, overflowing hair.

To date, these include: " I Love Lisa " ( season four, 1993 ), an episode which arguably set him apart from other tertiary characters and defined much of the character ," This Little Wiggy " ( season nine, 1998 ), and " E Pluribus Wiggum " ( season nineteen, 2008 ); as well as appearances both minor and prominent in many other episodes.

On June 2012, Lisa told the UK newspaper, The Sunday Mirror that she's working on her seventh studio album, her first in nine years, and that it is going to be released in spring 2013.

Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis of which the Creation of Adam is the best known, having an iconic standing equalled only by Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the hands of God and Adam being reproduced in countless imitations.

They produced three episodes held over from season eight, which aired as part of season nine: " The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson ", " The Principal and the Pauper " and " Lisa the Simpson ".

She stepped down as host for the second season because she was nine months pregnant during taping and was replaced by actress Lisa Ray. However, she appeared as a judge on the second season in the third episode, when the chefs were challenged to create dishes for a baby shower in honor of her and fellow judge Shereen Arazm.

Elwes met still photographer Lisa Marie Kurbikoff in 1991 at a Malibu chili cook-off and became engaged in 1997.

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* 1997: The Carnival ( Guest appearance, song " Mona Lisa ")

The score has been released three times on CD ; in 1991 through Mainstream Records ( with the score to David and Lisa by Mark Lawrence, in 1992 through Tsunami Records ( with his score to Patton ), and an extended version in 1997 through Intrada Records.

* Lisa Cork-vocals ( 1997 – 1998 )

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a 1997 comedy film starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim, and Alan Cumming directed by David Mirkin.

Jane Friedman was CEO for HarperCollins from 1997 to 2008. Notable management figures include Lisa Sharkey, current senior vice president and director of creative development and Barry Winkleman from 1989 to 1994.

Dr. Daniel S. Papp served as interim president from July 1997 to August 1998, when the university welcomed Dr. Lisa Rossbacher, formerly of Dickinson College, as its president.

A tribute album, Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro, on which Nyro's compositions were performed by 14 women singers and groups, including Phoebe Snow, Jill Sobule, Suzanne Vega, Rosanne Cash, Jane Siberry, Lisa Germano, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and Patty Larkin was issued in 1997 after her death.

In 1997, three years after the lawsuit was decided, all lingering infringement questions against Microsoft regarding the Lisa and Macintosh GUI as well as Apple's " QuickTime piracy " lawsuit against Microsoft were settled in direct negotiations.

He has three daughters by second wife Lisa Williams ( to whom he was married from 1986 to 1997 ): Chelsea Moore ( born in 1987 ), Chloe Moore ( born in 1988 ) and Shiloh Moore ( born in 1995 ).

Walter died in 1997 and their eldest daughter Lisa died in 2000.

On September 5, 1997, Lunden decided to step down after seventeen years on Good Morning America and was replaced by Lisa McRee.

* Lisa McRee, anchor ( 1997 – 1999 )

* Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center-Bird of the Month: Prothonotary Warbler " The Swamp Songster " by Lisa Petit ( January 1997 )

Along with Missy Elliott, Lisa " Left Eye " Lopes and Da Brat, the ladies enjoyed one of the most successful singles of 1997.

The group, now managed by Steven Howard consist of members Lisa Scott-Lee, Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Lee Latchford-Evans, and Ian " H " Watkins, formed on 7 May 1997.

New auditions were held on 7 May 1997, this time with H and Lisa acting as the judging panel, and they selected Faye, Lee and Claire as the remaining members.

" Collected Stories " has had three New York productions: its premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club's City Center Stage I, in 1997, with Maria Tucci and Debra Messing, directed by Lisa Peterson ; the following year at the Lucille Lortel Theatre with Uta Hagen and Lorca Simons, directed by William Carden ; and, on Broadway, in 2010, at Manhattan Theatre Club's Friedman ( formerly Biltmore ) Theatre, starring Linda Lavin and Sarah Paulson, directed by Lynne Meadow.

* Lisa Gay Hamilton as Rebecca Washington ( 1997 – 2003 ).

Her self-titled fourth album Lisa Stansfield ( 1997 ) was a hit in Europe with three Top Ten singles: " People Hold On " ( re-released as a dance mix by the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ) UK number 4 ( 7 places higher than the original release ), " The Real Thing " UK number 9 and " Never Never Gonna Give You Up " ( a remake of Barry White's 1973 hit ) UK number 25 ; upon being released in North America, the album received some mainstream attention.