Editing Lisa Simpson (section)

==Role in ''The Simpsons''==
''The Simpsons'' uses a [[floating timeline]] in which the characters do not physically age. The show itself is perpetually set in the year of broadcast (except for occasional flashbacks and [[flashforward]]s). In several episodes, events have been linked to specific time periods, although this timeline has been contradicted in subsequent episodes.{{sfn|Turner|2004|pp=78–79}} Lisa's year of birth is given in "[[Lisa's First Word]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 4)|season 4]], 1992) as 1984, during [[1984 Summer Olympics|the Summer Olympics]].<ref name="FirstWord">{{cite episode |title=Lisa's First Word |episode-link=Lisa's First Word |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Martin, Jeff; Kirkland, Mark |network=Fox |airdate=October 24, 2021 |season=33 |number=5}}</ref> The episode "[[That '90s Show (The Simpsons)|That '90s Show]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 19)|season 19]], 2008), however, contradicts much of the established backstory; for example, it presents Homer and Marge as being childless in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Simpsons: ''That '90s Show'' Review |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/847/847940p1.html |website=IGN |date=January 28, 2008 |author=Canning, Robert |access-date=May 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=That '90s Show |episode-link=That '90s Show (The Simpsons) |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=[[Matt Selman|Selman, Matt]]; [[Mark Kirkland|Kirkland, Mark]] |network=Fox |airdate=January 27, 2008 |season=19 |number=11}}</ref> Despite this, Lisa is portrayed as being 8 years old.{{Sfn|Groening|2010|p=17}} Lisa is a lover of music, with [[jazz]] as her favorite genre; she specifically singles out [[Miles Davis]]'s 1957 album ''[[Birth of the Cool]]'' as her favorite album.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Birth of the Cool|url=https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Birth_of_the_Cool|access-date=August 19, 2020|website=Wikisimpsons|language=en}}</ref> She enjoys and excels at playing the saxophone and became friends with jazz musician [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]], whom she regards as an idol. Murphy helps pull Lisa out of her depression in "[[Moaning Lisa (The Simpsons)|Moaning Lisa]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 1)|season 1]], 1990).<ref>{{cite episode |title=Moaning Lisa (The Simpsons) |episode-link=Moaning Lisa (The Simpsons) |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Jean, Al; Reiss, Mike; Archer, Wes |network=Fox |airdate=February 11, 1990 |season=01 |number=06}}</ref> She is later deeply saddened by Murphy's death in {{"-}}[['Round Springfield]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 6)|season 6]], 1995).<ref>{{cite episode |title='Round Springfield |episode-link='Round Springfield |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=[[Joshua Sternin|Sternin, Joshua]]; [[Jennifer Ventimilia|Ventimilia, Jeffrey]]; Moore, Steven Dean |network=Fox |airdate=April 30, 1995 |season=06 |number=22}}</ref>

Lisa has had a few brief relationships with boys, including [[Ralph Wiggum]] in "[[I Love Lisa]]" (season 4, 1993),<ref>{{cite episode |title=I Love Lisa |episode-link=I Love Lisa |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=[[Frank Mula|Mula, Frank]]; [[Wes Archer|Archer, Wes]] |network=Fox |airdate=February 11, 1993 |season=04 |number=15}}</ref> [[Nelson Muntz]] in "[[Lisa's Date with Density]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 8)|season 8]], 1996)<ref name="Density">{{cite episode |title=Lisa's Date with Density |episode-link=Lisa's Date with Density |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=[[Mike Scully|Scully, Mike]]; [[Susie Dietter|Dietter, Susie]] |network=Fox |airdate=December 15, 1996 |season=08 |number=07}}</ref> and [[Colin (The Simpsons Movie)|Colin]] in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite video |title=[[The Simpsons Movie]] |medium=Film |publisher=[[20th Century Fox]] |year=2007}}</ref> Bart's best friend [[Milhouse Van Houten]] has a crush on her, but despite dropping unsubtle hints about his feelings, he has been unsuccessful in winning her affection.<ref name="Density"/> Her voice actor [[Yeardley Smith]] said Muntz would make a good match for Lisa.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Yeardley-Smith-Life-as-Lisa-Simpson/tabid/418/articleID/299015/Default.aspx |work=3 News NZ |title=Life as Lisa Simpson |date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> In 2019, ''Simpsons'' showrunner [[Al Jean]] said he saw Lisa as being "possibly [[polyamory|polyamorous]]" in the future.<ref name="inmagazine1">{{cite web|url=http://inmagazine.ca/2019/04/the-simpsons-showrunner-says-lisa-is-possibly-polyamorous/ |title=The Simpsons Showrunner Says Lisa Is "Possibly Polyamorous" – IN Magazine |publisher=Inmagazine.ca |date=April 8, 2019 |access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref> In the Season 23 episode "[[Holidays of Future Passed]]" Lisa is shown holding hands with an unnamed dark-haired woman in a photo, and then shown in a second photo where she is holding hands with two different women at once, suggesting polyamory; she later ends up with Milhouse. However, this episode is non-canon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/simpsons-lisa-trivia/ |title=The Simpsons: 20 Ridiculous Facts About Lisa |publisher=TheGamer |date=June 29, 2018 |access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Bradford Evans |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/10/18-things-youd-be-surprised-happened-on-the-simpsons-if-you-stopped-watching-in-2003.html |title=18 Things You'd Be Surprised Happened on 'The Simpsons' If You Stopped Watching in 2003 |publisher=Vulture.com |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://player.fm/series/magic-xylophone-podcast/23-holidays-of-future-passed-season-23-episode-09 |title=#23 Holidays Of Future Passed, Season 23, Episode 09. Magic Xylophone podcast |publisher=Player.fm |date=April 28, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref><ref name="inmagazine1"/>

Lisa is the most intellectual member of the Simpson family (she has an [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]] of 159), and many episodes of the series focus on her fighting for various causes.<ref>{{cite news |last=De Waal |first=Shaun |title=Yellow peril |url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2007-07-27-yellow-peril |access-date=October 6, 2010 |newspaper=Mail & Guardian |date=July 27, 2007}}</ref> Lisa is often the focus of episodes with "a real moral or philosophical point", which according to former writer [[David X. Cohen|David S. Cohen]] is because "you really buy her as caring about it."<ref name=Skepticcom>Cohen, David S.; Groening, Matt; Meyer, George; Michels, Pete; Scully, Mike; Smith; Yeardley. (2005). Commentary for "[[Lisa the Skeptic]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> Lisa's political convictions are generally left-wing and liberal and she often contests other's views. She is a vegetarian, feminist, environmentalist and a supporter of gay rights, universal healthcare, and the [[Free Tibet movement]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Character Profiles: Lisa Simpson |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-simpsons/articles/lisa-simpson |access-date=October 6, 2010 |publisher=Channel 4 |date=February 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001182102/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-simpsons/articles/lisa-simpson |archive-date=October 1, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can |episode-link=I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=[[Kevin Curran (writer)|Curran, Kevin]]; [[Nancy Kruse|Kruse, Nancy]] |network=Fox |airdate=February 16, 2003 |season=1 |number=12}}</ref> In a special Christmas message for the UK in 2004 Lisa showed her support for [[Cornish nationalism]], even speaking the [[Cornish language]] to get her message across.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lisa puts cool into Cornish cause |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3866927.stm |access-date=April 8, 2012 |publisher=BBC |date=July 5, 2004}}</ref> 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]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 13)|season 13]], 2001) after she learned about the [[Noble Eightfold Path]].<ref>{{cite episode |title=She of Little Faith |episode-link=She of Little Faith |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Freiberger, Bill; Moore, Steven Dean |network=Fox |airdate=December 16, 2001 |season=13 |number=06}}</ref>