I'd rather thank all of the producers instead. David Silverman, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jon Vitti, John Swartzwelder, Jay Kogen, Wallace Wolodarsky, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Mike Scully, Yeardley Smith, Sam Simon, Matt Groening, Wes Archer, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Jace Richdale, Conan O'Brien, Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland must've all played a part.

It was just Brooks and Silverman about the sax thing. Can you imagine Lisa playing a Flaming Tuba?

Casper
Uhh... was there really any need for that? I know we're primarily atheists on here, but keep in mind that there are religious folk abroad. And I don't pretend to know what you were trying to say, but some could read it as offensive. Remember the Chain of Courtesy

ALM
Huh, I'd never known any of that Seems pretty interesting, I just never noticed it before. I guess that shows how much of us really care about the credits, and how much recognition it really gets for people

Probably not. I couldnt think of a better example. Books are dead trees though... :x

Well, you could theorize a number of things. Some could say that Lisa was born a child prodigy, having unusually advanced maturity and mental agility (oh dear, I sound like such a nerd ). And this is probably true... in a lot of situations, she seems like she's even smarter than the adults around. Although that's Springfieldians for you...

Another reason could be that she's simply trying to break free of her family. I know this is said over and over again, but it's most likely true She sees how Homer and Bart are, and it makes her feel like she needs to overcome the image of "Simpson". Some people just have the personality that pushes them toward success, no matter what stands in their way. I think Lisa is one of them. If only we could all be overachievers!