[1] In this episode, when Lisa discovers that Marge was also a model student, she tries to find out where everything changed so that she doesn't repeat her mistakes.
The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, with most citing it as the best of a mediocre season.
While visiting her mom's old house, Lisa discovers that Marge was an honor roll student.
Lisa asks Principal Skinner who confirms that Marge was intelligent, but this has not prevented her from becoming a stay-at-home mother.
Lisa discovers that Marge's grades plummeted after she met Homer and aims not to get distracted.
Lisa discovers that she was not offered a scholarship; she was accepted because Marge agrees to do the school's laundry.
In May 2021, the scene with Homer filling his car trunk with gasoline was reported as predicting the panic buying that occurred in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in the United States.
[4][5] In its original American broadcast, "Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life" was viewed by 8.97 million households receiving a 3.9 rating and a 10 share of the audience among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 coming second in its timeslot after NBC Sunday Night Football.