"Lisa the Vegetarian"
705 3F03
Original Airdate: 10/15/95
Lisa realizes that it's wrong to eat animals after a long petting session
with a baby lamb at a local zoo. Swearing off meat turns out to be a controversial
decision for Lisa, since everyone around her seems to support the eating of
flesh. At school, Lisa must sit through a politically slanted pro-meat film
and eat only hotdog buns for lunch; at home, she has to put up with Homer's
plans for a meaty barbecue party. After fighting about her beliefs with her
family, Lisa runs away to the Kwik-E-Mart, where she discovers a kindred spirit
in Apu, who is not only a strict vegetarian, but a vegan as well. Lisa also
meets two other vegetarians, Paul and Linda McCartney, who explain that while
it's important to stick to her convictions about vegetarianism, she must also
tolerate the beliefs of others. Knowing that Paul and Linda are right, Lisa
makes up with Homer and they accept each other's different points of view.
Guest Stars: Paul and Linda McCartney as themselves.