Editing Lisa's First Word (section)

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{{Infobox Simpsons episode
| image          = Lisa says her first word.jpg
| caption        = Lisa says her first word, which is "Bart", to an annoyed Bart.
| season         = 4
| episode        = 10
| director       = [[Mark Kirkland]]
| writer         = [[Jeff Martin (writer)|Jeff Martin]]
| production     = 9F08
| airdate        = {{Start date|1992|12|03}}
| guests         = * [[Elizabeth Taylor]] as [[Maggie Simpson]]<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season4/page11.shtml |title=Lisa's First Word |access-date=2008-01-19 |last1=Martyn|first1=Warren |last2=Wood|first2=Adrian |year=2000 |publisher=[[BBC]] |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040513154003/https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season4/page11.shtml }}</ref>
| blackboard     = "Teacher is not a [[leprosy|leper]]"{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997|p=102}}
| couch_gag      = The Simpsons and a lot of circus performers form a [[kickline]].
| commentary     = [[Matt Groening]]<br />[[Al Jean]]<br />[[Jeff Martin (writer)|Jeff Martin]]<br />[[Mark Kirkland]]
| prev           = [[Mr. Plow]]
| next           = [[Homer's Triple Bypass]]
}}

"'''Lisa's First Word'''" is the tenth episode of the [[The Simpsons season 4|fourth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It was first broadcast on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in the United States on December 3, 1992. In the episode, as the [[Simpson family]] gathers around [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] and tries to encourage her to say her first word, [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] reminisces and tells the story of [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]'s first word. Maggie's first word is voiced by [[Elizabeth Taylor]].

The episode was directed by [[Mark Kirkland]] and written by [[Jeff Martin (writer)|Jeff Martin]]. After its initial airing on Fox, the episode was later released as part of a 1999 [[VHS|video]] collection: ''[[The Simpsons home media#Compilations|The Simpsons: Greatest Hits]]'', and released again on the 2003 DVD edition of the same collection. The episode features cultural references to the 1981 [[arcade game|arcade]] video game ''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'', the [[Cyndi Lauper]] song "[[Girls Just Wanna Have Fun]]" and Olympic gymnast [[Shun Fujimoto]]'s performance in the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in spite of a serious injury, among other things.

"Lisa's First Word" received positive reception from television critics, and acquired a [[Nielsen rating]] of 16.6.