"Lost Our Lisa" is the twenty-fourth and penultimate episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.
of Homer, and received positive mention in I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide.
Bart returns home as Marge and Lisa are preparing to leave for the Springsonian Museum for the last day of its Egyptian Treasures of Isis exhibit.
The two eventually find each other in Springfield's previously unseen Russian District, where Homer uses a cherrypicker to see from higher up.
To prove his point, he offers to take Lisa to see the Isis exhibit after all by illegally entering the museum, since it is now closed.
Due to Phil Hartman's death, the recurring characters of Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure were retired.
[9] In The Psychology of the Simpsons: D'oh!, the authors utilize statements made by Homer in the episode to analyze the difference between heuristic and algorithmic decision-making.
"[10] The authors of The Psychology of The Simpsons interpret this statement by Homer to mean that he "relies on his past experiences of taking massive, death-defying risks and winding up okay to justify forging ahead in the most extreme circumstances".
It was the fourth highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, following The X-Files, Ally McBeal, and King of the Hill.
"[12] A review of The Simpsons season 9 DVD release in the Daily Post notes that it includes "super illustrated colour commentaries" on "All Singing, All Dancing" and "Lost Our Lisa".