"Lisa the Iconoclast"

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"Lisa the Iconoclast" is a celebrated episode of The Simpsons in which Lisa uncovers an uncomfortable truth about Springfield’s revered founder, challenging the town’s historical myths and blind patriotism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf television episode
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
depicts public celebrations of a flawed historical figure
episodeNumberInSeason 16
featuresCharacter Apu Nahasapeemapetilon NERFINISHED
Bart Simpson NERFINISHED
Chief Wiggum NERFINISHED
Hollis Hurlbut NERFINISHED
Homer Simpson NERFINISHED
Jebediah Springfield NERFINISHED
Kent Brockman NERFINISHED
Krusty the Clown NERFINISHED
Marge Simpson NERFINISHED
Mayor Quimby NERFINISHED
Ned Flanders NERFINISHED
Professor Frink NERFINISHED
featuresEvent Springfield bicentennial celebration
featuresObject Jebediah Springfield statue NERFINISHED
Jebediah Springfield time capsule
franchise The Simpsons franchise NERFINISHED
hasGenre animated sitcom
comedy
satire
mainCharacter Lisa Simpson NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus Lisa’s moral dilemma about exposing the truth
notableFor exploration of the value of historical myths
satire of American civic religion
originalAirDate 1996-02-18
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork Fox NERFINISHED
partOfSeries The Simpsons NERFINISHED
plotSummary Lisa Simpson discovers evidence that town founder Jebediah Springfield was actually a murderous pirate named Hans Sprungfeld and struggles with whether to reveal the truth to Springfield.
season 7
setInFictionalPlace Springfield NERFINISHED
settingTime Springfield bicentennial year
theme civic identity
historical revisionism
mythmaking
patriotism
truth versus comfort

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Lisa Simpson notableEpisodeFocus "Lisa the Iconoclast"