Episode
The Simpsons: The Old Man and the Lisa
Overview
Financially ruined, Mr. Burns turns to Lisa for help in building a recycling business. Lisa believes he's changed, but his new business venture takes a shocking new direction.
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1997-04-20
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
The Old Man and the Lisa is Episode 21 in Season 8 of The Simpsons. It aired on 1997-04-20. The runtime is 23 min.
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