Lisa the Vegetarian
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"Lisa the Vegetarian" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 15, 1995. In the ep
Lisa’s bonding with the lamb leads her to becoming a vegetarian.
The episode was the first full-length episode David X. Cohen (then known as David S. Cohen) wrote.
Paul and Linda McCartney guest-star in the episode.
"Lisa the Vegetarian" is one of David Mirkin's favorite episodes. He was show runner of The Simpsons when it was produced, and directed the McCartneys' performance.
David X. Cohen
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David Samuel Cohen, better known as David X. Cohen, is an American television writer. He wrote for The Simpsons, penning such episodes as "Lisa the Vegetarian" and "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
Lisa the Vegetarian
…as well as Paul and Linda McCartney, she commits to vegetarianism. Directed by Mark Kirkland, "Lisa the Vegetarian" is the first full-length episode David S. Cohen wrote for The Simpsons. David Mirkin, the showrunner at the time, supported the episode in part because he had just become a vegetarian himself. Former…
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