"Lisa the Vegetarian" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 15, 1995. In the episode, Lisa decides to stop eating meat after bonding with a lamb at a petting zoo. Her schoolmates and family members ridicule her for her beliefs, but with the help of Apu as well as Paul and Linda McCartney, she commits to vegetarianism.
Lisa’s bonding with the lamb leads her to becoming a vegetarian.
This 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.
The seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between September 17, 1995, and May 19, 1996. The show runners for the seventh production season were Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein who would executive produce 21 episodes this season. David Mirkin executive produced the remaining four, including two hold overs that were produced for the previous season. The season was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Animated Program and won an Annie Award for Best Animated Television Program. The DVD box set was released in Region 1 on December 13, 2005, Region 2 on January 30, 2006, and Region 4 on March 22, 2006. The set was released in two different forms: a Marge-shaped box and also a standard rectangular-shaped box in which the theme is a movie premiere.
DVD cover featuring Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson and Homer Simpson
Kirk Douglas guest-starred as Chester J. Lampwick in "The Day the Violence Died"
The Simpsons season 7 DVD digipak, special Marge head edition
