"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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Lisa the Iconoclast" canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts | public celebrations of a flawed historical figure ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 16 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
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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
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Jebediah Springfield time capsule ⓘ |
| franchise | The Simpsons franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
animated sitcom
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comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lisa Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Lisa’s moral dilemma about exposing the truth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of the value of historical myths
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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
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historical revisionism ⓘ mythmaking ⓘ patriotism ⓘ truth versus comfort ⓘ |
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