Moaning Lisa (The Simpsons)

She follows the music through town and meets Oscar "Bleeding Gums" Murphy, a soulful saxophonist playing the blues.

She tells Lisa to smile no matter how she feels inside, to suppress her emotions to be popular, and that happiness will follow.

Later, the Simpsons visit a jazz club to hear Bleeding Gums Murphy sing a blues number written by Lisa.

[6] The idea for it was suggested by The Simpsons producer James L. Brooks, who wanted to do an episode where Lisa was sad but she did not know why.

[8] "Bleeding Gums" Murphy was loosely based on the famous blues musician Blind Lemon Jefferson.

[4] Ralph Wiggum,[4] "Bleeding Gums" Murphy, and Jacqueline Bouvier (during Marge's childhood flashback) all make their first (going by production order rather than airdate) appearances on The Simpsons in this episode.

"[10] Colin Jacobson at DVD Movie Guide said in a review that "overall, this was a pretty drab episode" and added that "it had some moments, such as the videogame boxing matches between Homer and Bart, but Lisa lacked the strength at this point to carry an entire show".

[12] In his 2018 memoir Springfield Confidential, Mike Reiss named the episode as one of four that broke new ground, alongside "Like Father, Like Clown", "Homer at the Bat" and the original "Treehouse of Horror".

[17] A digital edition of the series' first season, including the episode, was published December 20, 2010 in the United States through Amazon Video and iTunes.