History Recap / TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian

* AntiHumor: Homer uses an extreme amount of lighter fluid on the barbeque, lights it up... and proceeds along with cooking the meat like normal.

-->'''Homer:''' ''(angrily)'' I don't need any serving suggestions from you, YOU BARBECUE-WRECKING, KNOW-NOTHING, KNOW-IT-ALL!!
-->'''Lisa:''' ''(angrily)'' THAT'S IT!! I CAN'T LIVE IN THE HOUSE WITH THIS PREHISTORIC CARNIVORE!! I AM OUT OF HERE!!! ''(leaves in a huff)''

-->'''Marge:''' Ehh, please pass your father the syrup, Lisa.

-->'''Marge:''' Dear, please pass your father the syrup, Lisa.
-->'''Lisa:''' Bart, tell Dad I will only pass the syrup if it won't be used on any meat product.

-->'''Bart:''' Uhhh, Dad. Lisa's the one you're not talking to.

* AsHimself: Music/PaulMcCartney and his wife Linda [=McCartney=].

--> '''Lisa''': You... don't eat cheese, Apu?\\
'''Apu''': No, I don't eat any food that comes from an animal.\\
'''Lisa''': Then you must think I'm a monster!\\
'''Apu''': Yes indeed, I ''DO'' think that.

-->'''Mr. Burns''': You know, Smithers, I think I'll donate a million dollars to the local orphanage... when pigs fly!

-->'''Smithers''': Will you be donating that million dollars now, Sir?
-->'''Burns''': Nooo, I'd still prefer not.

-->'''Troy''': Come on, Jimmy! Let's take a peek at the killing floor.
-->'''Jimmy''': (gasp)
-->'''Troy''': Don't let the name throw you, Jimmy. It's not really a floor, it's more of a steel grating that allows material to sluice through so it can be collected and exported.

** '''Skinner''': In the interest of creating an open dialogue...sit silently and watch this film.

-->'''Lisa''': (deadpan) Do you remember when you lost your passion for this line of work?

'''Lunchlady Doris''': Possibly the meatloaf.

-->'''Homer''': Ohhhh. Lisa. I was looking for you. I wanted to apologize. I don't know exactly what went wrong, but it's always my fault.
-->'''Lisa''': Actually Dad, this time, [[HeelRealization I was wrong]]...
-->'''Homer''': Oooh!
-->'''Lisa''': ...too.
-->'''Homer''': Ohh.

* SpecialGuest: Music/PaulMcCartney and his then-wife Linda [[AsHimself as themselves]], who only agreed to appear if they were assured that the character change was a permanent one. Sure enough, Lisa has remained a vegetarian since.
* SqueamishAboutSlaughter: Lisa's class is shown [[https://youtu.be/zR_4h5A5z_A?t=60 an educational film]] about the food chain. In the film, a student becomes visibly distraught after being taken on a tour of a meat packing plant by the host.
-->'''Cowboy:''' Come on Jimmy, lets take a look at the killing floor.
-->'''Jimmy:''' ''gasp!''
-->'''Cowboy:''' Don't let the name throw you Jimmy. [[BaitAndSwitchComment It's not really a floor, it's more of a steel grating]].

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The documentary about the food chain which Lisa watches at school briefly depicts a gorilla about to grab some bananas when suddenly a shark jumps from the river and devours the unwary ape. There are certain [[https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2012/08/17/freshwater-sharks-species-of-the-week/ shark species which can thrive in freshwater]], most notably the Bull shark, the Gangers shark, and the speartooth shark.

* HypocriticalHumor: After Homer brings out the roast pig at his barbecue, Chief Wiggum giggles, "Haha, look at his nose!" For good measure, he leans in close as he says it, giving the viewers a side-by-side view of their respective noses.

* StrawVegetarian: The plot of the episode is about Lisa learning ''not'' to be this. In the early throes of her conviction that eating meat is wrong, she tries to convince the family and even the crowd attending Homer's barbecue to join her, finally getting rid of the roast pig that Homer bought as the barbecue's ''piece de resistance.'' Her perspective becomes more mature after she talks to Apu and realizes that he treats her with respect despite the fact that she's fine with consuming animal ''products,'' which makes her no better than the meat-eaters in his view.

* HypocriticalHumor:
** After Homer brings out the roast pig at his barbecue, Chief Wiggum giggles, "Haha, look at his nose!" For good measure, he leans in close as he says it, giving the viewers a side-by-side view of their respective noses.
** Towards the end, Apu tells Lisa that it's wrong to force one's beliefs on others -- immediately after calling her a monster for eating cheese. Not to mention openly admitting to selling people tofu dogs when they paid for real meat.
--->'''Apu''': Only thrice the fat of a normal hot dog!

* HypocriticalHumor: After Homer brings out the roast pig at his barbecue, Chief Wiggum giggles, "Haha, look at his nose!" For good measure, he leans in close as he says it, giving the viewers a side-by-side view of their respective noses.

%% * BrokenAesop: Apu telling Lisa that just because she's a vegetarian doesn't mean that she should force her beliefs on others is undermined by him secretly selling people tofu dogs instead of the hot dogs they actually paid for, showing that he doesn't actually practice what he preaches as he is essentially forcing his beliefs on his customers, just in a more subtle way.

* TakeThat: There's a secret passageway at the Kwik-E-Mart hidden by what looks like a cooler door labeled "non-alcoholic beer". When Lisa asks him what he does when someone orders a non-alcoholic beer, he shows no concern over the possibility of it ever happening.

** And Mr. Burns stating he'll donate $1,000,000 to the orphanage when pigs fly (See CueTheFlyingPigs above). He doesn't make good on his word, though.

* BrokenAesop: Apu telling Lisa that just because she's a vegetarian doesn't mean that she should force her beliefs on others is undermined by him secretly selling people tofu dogs instead of the hot dogs they actually paid for, showing that he doesn't actually practice what he preaches as he is essentially forcing his beliefs on his customers, just in a more subtle way.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Apu tells Lisa not to force her beliefs onto others, yet he essentially forces his Hinduism by secretly giving his customers tofu dogs instead of the actual hot dogs that they paid for. The only difference is that he's doing it secretly while Lisa was trying to get in people's faces, but it still puts Apu at the risk of facing legal trouble with those who are allergic to soy.

* MeatVersusVeggies: The struggle of the episode, embodied in meat-loving Homer and newly-minted vegetarian Lisa, respectively. StrawVegetarian though Lisa may be, her attitude is more understandable in light of the fact that pretty much everyone at Springfield Elementary is a Straw Omnivore, taking her decision to abstain from meat as a personal offense.

* MeatVersusVeggies: The struggle of the episode, embodied in Homer and Lisa, respectively. Lisa may be a StrawVegetarian, but pretty much everyone at Springfield Elementary is a Straw Omnivore, taking her vegetarianism as a personal offense.

* MeatVsVeggies: The struggle of the episode, embodied in Homer and Lisa, respectively. Lisa may be a StrawVegetarian, but pretty much everyone at Springfield Elementary is a Straw Omnivore, taking her vegetarianism as a personal offense.

-->'''Bart:''' What?