Dial Lisa for Murder

"Dial Lisa for Murder" is the TBD episode of season TBD of the animated comedy series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 31, 2010. The episode, being a sequel to the season 12 episode "Lisa the Tree Hugger". follows Lisa as she dates Jesse Grass, who still imprisoned at the local prison. She eventually ends up hiding Jesse in the Simpsons family home, however, and is convicted and sent to jail. After returning home, she becomes a hardened criminal, who continually tortures her family. While starting a life away from home, Lisa sees the magazine article that Brian wrote about her. Touched by what he wrote, Lisa returns home and thanks Brian in return. Prior to her storyline, Homer attempts to win a local championship rodeo competition, but his attempts to sabotage the competition to ensure his win gets the best of him after getting assaulted by the bull he rode on.

First announced at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International, the episode was written by Alex Carter and Andrew Goldberg, and directed by Cyndi Tang-Loveland. It received mostly positive reviews for its storyline, and cultural references, in addition to receiving criticism from the Parents Television Council. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 6.21 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Dave Boat, Peter Chen, Joshua Jackson (reprises his role from "Lisa the Tree Hugger", Camille Guaty, Victor J. Ho, Allison Janney, Rachael MacFarlane, and Lisa Wilhoit along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. "Dial Lisa for Murder" was released on DVD along with ten other episodes from the season on December 13, 2011.