The living room is a sauna, with three men in towels relaxing. The Simpsons (also in towels) arrive, but leave sheepishly as the three men glare at them.
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"Lisa the Skeptic" is the eighth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 23, 1997. On an archaeological dig with her class, Lisa discovers a skeleton that resembles an angel. All of the townspeople believe that the skeleton actually came from an angel, but skeptical Lisa attempts to persuade them that there must be a rational scientific explanation. The episode's writer, David X. Cohen, developed the idea after visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and decided to loosely parallel themes from the Scopes Monkey Trial. The episode also makes allusions to actual hoaxes, such as the Cardiff Giant.
It has been discussed in the context of ontology, existentialism, and skepticism; it has also been used in Christian religious education classes to initiate discussion about angels, science, and faith.
"LisatheSkeptic" is the eighth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network...
"The Party of Lisa Simpson", as opposed to the Republican Party being the party of several other family members. "LisatheSkeptic" and "The Monkey Suit"...
October 22, 2019. Wierny, Hari Michael. "LisatheSkeptic". The Simpsons Archive. "The Simpsons S9E8: LisatheSkeptic". comb.io. "Quotes from "Daffy Duck's...
himself ("Lisa theSkeptic") Alex Trebek as himself ("Miracle on Evergreen Terrace") Jim Varney as Cooder ("Bart Carny") James Earl Jones as the narrator ("Das...
the episode "LisatheSkeptic", Lisa finds a skeleton that many people believe is an apocalyptic angel. Lisa contacts Gould and asks him to test the skeleton's...
Gutter. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1583222596. Lisa the Skeptic Archived December 6, 2005, at the Wayback Machine,' Simpsons episode 5F05, in which an anti-science...
riff included on his 2003 album Feelin' Kinda Patton. In The Simpsons episode "LisatheSkeptic", Bart asks if they are dressing up to go to Black Angus...
Bites" is the ninth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United...
(season nine, 1997) - Hinduism "LisatheSkeptic" (season nine, 1997) – faith, belief of angels, and Judgment Day "The Joy of Sect" (season nine, 1998) –...
: 239 In the season 9 episode "LisatheSkeptic", Smithers kisses Burns. The character came out in the season 27 episode "The Burns Cage" in 2016. His romantic...
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1994). "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy". The Simpsons. Season 05. Episode 14. Fox. Cohen, David S.; Affleck, Neil (November 23, 1997). "LisatheSkeptic". The Simpsons...
evolutionary biologist and science historian (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "LisatheSkeptic"), dies from metastatic cancer at age 60. May 24: Joseph...
and Warriors", the first season of Dancing with the Stars, Beyond With James Van Praagh (as the backstage interviewer/skeptic), and the Pax show Destination...
to the fact the issue of science and religion has been dealt with before on the show, "most notably in the 'LisatheSkeptic' episode in which the supposed...
himself in The Simpsons episode "LisatheSkeptic"), (d. 2002). September 14: Yuri Norstein, Soviet and Russian animator (Hedgehog in the Fog, Tale of...
cappella group of six male vocalists from Huntsville, Alabama Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, a 2010 book written by Elizabeth Gilbert Committed...
S. election, was sent to prison (though "Marge Be Not Proud" and "LisatheSkeptic" depicted Kearney in juvenile hall), and pays taxes. In "She of Little...
NZ Skeptics is a New Zealand incorporated society created in 1986, with the aim of promoting critical thinking. The main areas of interest to the NZ Skeptics...
minutes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 2, 2020. Tani, Maxwell (December 28, 2019). "The Year Neil Cavuto, Fox News' Affable Trump Skeptic, Got...
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