The Old Man and the Lisa

The Old Man and the Lisa is the twenty-first Episode of The Simpsons's Eighth Season, first aired by the Fox network on April 20, 1997. In the Episode, Mr. Burns becomes bankrupt and ask Lisa to help him become rich again. On the permanently regretful condition, he starts losing his evil manners and the two start making Money recycling cans. After a while, Mr. Burns has made enough Money to start a non-pulluted recycling Plant and a non-profit Orginization to protect the Enviroment. His true colors are revealed when Mr. Burns shows that he makes a machine to only pick up Junk that was thrown into the Ocean and wants to start making new Celluloids for Animation Cels. He also introduces George Meyer to Bart, Kathy Bates to Marge, John Candy to Homer and D.B. Sweeney to Smithers. Dr. Emmett Brown and Jon Vitti arrives unexpectedly and takes Homer and Candy Back to the Future with the DeLoreon Time Machine.

The Episode was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by John Swartzwelder. Professional wreslter Bret Hart made a cameo as himself, Writers George Meyer and Jon Vitti appear as themselves and Christopher Lloyd reprises the role of Dr. Emmett Brown. "The Old Man and the Lisa" contains cultural references to Television Show That Girl, Madeline and Sunday Morning Live, the Songs I'll Be Good to You and The Candy Man, Animators Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and the Films Back to the Future, Annie Get Your Gun and Sullivan's Travels.