Moaning Lisa

Lisa Simpson, and that wonderful voice she has by Yeardley Smith, is the heart and soul of the series. Whereas the other cast members are more talented as comedians; Smith is able to get such pathos as Lisa, which makes her such a valuable member of the cast, though she is the only regular to only do one voice. Moaning Lisa is an early Lisa-centric episode, and it is one of the best. As the title implies, Lisa is afflicted by a deep sadness for a reason she can't explain. Meanwhile, Homer tries desperately to find a way to beat Bart in video game boxing. As a subplot, it works beautifully because it uses Homer in a way that is funny without being as overbearing as Homer can be in episodes devoted to him.

This episode introduced Bleeding Gums Murphy.

Nothing against this episode in general, but of all the episodes so far in Season 1, I feel like this one is the weakest. It's not bad in any sense, but it's too depressing and not as interesting as I would like. Lisa carrying the episode is not the best thing to do since I only like her in a supporting role. The chemistry between Homer and Bart with their video game competition is spot on and really funny. But with Lisa and her depression.....not so much. But I did like the Bleeding Murphy character.

The sixth episode, "Moaning Lisa," is about how Lisa gets depressed about problems around her and she meets a jazz man, Bleeding Murphy. Meanwhile, Homer and Bart engage in a video game wrestling competition that usually has Homer losing. But, Homer may be out for revenge....

Overall, this is not the best episode, but it's still very watchable and sometimes enjoyable. The animation keeps getting better and better and it's nice how we are starting to be drawn into these characters. This is a good, but not great episode. I rate this episode 7/10.

When watching the Simpsons as a kid, I often related more to Lisa Simpson more than Bart, and I did see this episode at least once as a kid. Watching it nowadays, I like it even more. It's also the actual debut of Janey Powell, Lisa's fair-weathered friend, who has being a fave character of my'n since childhood. There is another character called "Jamie" that appears in the episode prior, but people seem to mix her up with Janey due to how similar their names spell & sound. Anyway, if there is a flaw in this episode, its probably the Homer & Bart plot in this episode, I just find it forgettable.

One of my favorites of season 1. And probably in my top 20 of all Simpsons episodes.

I don't know why, but I can't help to cry when I watch this episode. It's so much soul and heart in this episode.

Every single scene is just amazing, there's no filler dialogue or content.

Personally I rank season 1 as an exceptional season. And "Moaning Lisa" is one of the seasons strongest episodes. Perhaps this season and episode is especially touching for a guy who's grown up with the Simpsons in the early 1990s. Sure the animation is a little bit rough. But content, emotion and soul never gets old.

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A decent episode in which Lisa takes centre stage, however I found the story a little too depressing for a comedy sitcom. "Bleeding Gums" Murphy is a good character and the video game competition side-plot was for me the best parts of the episode. Not a great episode compared to the rest of them so far, but an ok episode nonetheless.