Editing Lisa's First Word (section)

==Plot==
[[Homer Simpson|Homer]], [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] are trying to get [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] to speak. When their attempts prove unsuccessful, Marge decides to tell the story of when Lisa began speaking. The story flashes back to 1983, when Homer, Marge, and Bart lived in an apartment on the Lower East Side of [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]]. When Marge became pregnant again, she and Homer decided to move into a bigger living space. After viewing several unsuitable properties within their budget, they bought [[The Simpsons house|a house on Evergreen Terrace]]; persuaded by Homer, [[Grampa Simpson]] had sold his own house to give Homer and Marge enough money to buy their new house. In 1984, the Simpsons moved into the house and met their new next-door neighbors, [[Ned Flanders]] and his family with Ned allowing Homer to borrow his TV tray (which he had kept for eight years).

Meanwhile, Krusty the Clown began a promotion for the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] with his Krusty Burger chain. The promotion is a "scratch-and-win" game where customers would win a free Krusty Burger if [[United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics|the United States]] won a gold medal, but the game cards were rigged to feature events that athletes from [[Eastern Bloc|Communist countries]] were most likely to win. However, just as the promotion was put into effect, Krusty received word of the [[1984 Summer Olympics boycott|Soviet boycott]] of the Olympics; the campaign thus ended up giving away more free burgers than anticipated, causing Krusty to eventually lose {{US$|44 million}} (equivalent to about ${{inflation|US|44|1984}} million in {{inflation/year|US}}).

Bart was forced to give up his crib so Lisa could have it. Knowing Bart was a fan of Krusty, Homer built him a clown-themed bed. However, because of Homer's poor woodworking skills, the bed looked like an [[evil clown]], which terrified Bart. Soon, Lisa was born, and Bart became jealous of the attention she received from relatives and family friends. After several failed attempts to make Lisa look bad, and then several failed attempts to get rid of her, Bart decided to run away from home and accuses Lisa for ruining his life. As he packed his possessions, Lisa said her first word, "Bart". Bart was thrilled, and Marge explained that Lisa adored him. Bart and Lisa hugged each other and bonded over how funny it was that they both called Homer by his name, rather than "Daddy" as he wished.

In the present, while Bart and Lisa argue, Homer puts Maggie to bed; he tells her, "The sooner kids talk, the sooner they talk back. I hope you never say a word." As soon as he turns off the light and closes the door, Maggie takes her pacifier out of her mouth and, unheard by anyone else, says "Daddy".