S9 E3
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Continuing
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3 years ago
Airs
Sundays 8:00 PM on Disney+

Season 9  "Lisa's Sax"  9x3

Aired 27 years ago - Oct 19, 1997

After Lisa’s saxophone is destroyed, the Simpsons reminisce about how she originally got the instrument. On the hottest day of the year, Homer must decide whether to buy an air conditioner or replace Lisa’s sax.

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Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 1
- ##[Saxophone] - Lisa, knock off that racket!
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 2
Oh, yeah? My dear Lisa, you are eight, and I am 10.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 3
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[Crying, Sniffling]
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 5
This saxophone is like my oldest friend.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 6
with songs, sketches and crudely drawn filler material.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 7
Now, Son, on your first day of school...
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 8
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 9
- Yeah, right. - [Skinner] Ms. Rhipps, the school nurse...
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 10
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Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 12
♪♪ [Singing Together]
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 13
D'oh!
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 14
till I wrapped my little red wagon around a tree.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 15
Oh, sure, honey.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 16
- Uh, line? - "D."
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 17
Mmm.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 18
Brilliant. [Laughs]
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 19
[Screams] Burn it! Send it to hell!
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 20
- Aah. - Mrs. Simpson...
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 21
Public school can be intimidating to a young child...
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 22
and more a faceless slug.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 23
- Two apples. - Wait a minute.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 24
- Wave of the future! - [Chuckles] That's right, honey.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 25
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 26
Over 75% of our graduates go on to first grade.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 27
Sorry. I don't have anything to offer you unless you're a member of a minority group.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 28
Our family was suffering through its worst crisis ever.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 29
I'll go start dinner now.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 30
Well, Grampa, as long as you're here...
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 31
people were doir a dance called the Funky Grandpa.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 32
with today's temperature exceeding the record for this date...
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 33
maybe there's some other way to encourage Lisa.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 34
- [Dings] - You lose, Michelangelo's David. Who's next?
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 35
Oh, Marge, but we've needed a new air conditioner for years.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 36
- But Balzac is the name. - [Babbling]
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 37
Mmm, recirculated air.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 38
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 39
Grampa, what are you talking about?
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 40
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 41
Yeah.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 42
my posterior is nothing more than flesh, bone and that metal plate I got in 'Nam.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 43
Now, what do you say?
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 44
[Giggles] He's the greatest showman since that kid who eats worms.
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 45
You have 13 pickled eggs in this jar...
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 46
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 47
[Laughing]
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Two hundred dollars?
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 50
To Lisa: Never forget your daddy loves- D'oh!

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Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 2
Oh, yeah? My dear Lisa, you are eight, and I am 10.
#2
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[Crying, Sniffling]
#4
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 5
This saxophone is like my oldest friend.
#5
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 6
with songs, sketches and crudely drawn filler material.
#6
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 7
Now, Son, on your first day of school...
#7
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 8 #8 Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 9
- Yeah, right. - [Skinner] Ms. Rhipps, the school nurse...
#9
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♪♪ [Singing Together]
#12
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 13
D'oh!
#13
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till I wrapped my little red wagon around a tree.
#14
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Oh, sure, honey.
#15
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- Uh, line? - "D."
#16
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 17
Mmm.
#17
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 18
Brilliant. [Laughs]
#18
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[Screams] Burn it! Send it to hell!
#19
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 20
- Aah. - Mrs. Simpson...
#20
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 21
Public school can be intimidating to a young child...
#21
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 22
and more a faceless slug.
#22
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- Two apples. - Wait a minute.
#23
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 24
- Wave of the future! - [Chuckles] That's right, honey.
#24
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Over 75% of our graduates go on to first grade.
#26
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 27
Sorry. I don't have anything to offer you unless you're a member of a minority group.
#27
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 28
Our family was suffering through its worst crisis ever.
#28
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 29
I'll go start dinner now.
#29
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 30
Well, Grampa, as long as you're here...
#30
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 31
people were doir a dance called the Funky Grandpa.
#31
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 32
with today's temperature exceeding the record for this date...
#32
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 33
maybe there's some other way to encourage Lisa.
#33
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 34
- [Dings] - You lose, Michelangelo's David. Who's next?
#34
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 35
Oh, Marge, but we've needed a new air conditioner for years.
#35
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 36
- But Balzac is the name. - [Babbling]
#36
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 37
Mmm, recirculated air.
#37
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Grampa, what are you talking about?
#39
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Yeah.
#41
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 42
my posterior is nothing more than flesh, bone and that metal plate I got in 'Nam.
#42
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 43
Now, what do you say?
#43
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 44
[Giggles] He's the greatest showman since that kid who eats worms.
#44
Recap of The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 3 (S09E03) - 45
You have 13 pickled eggs in this jar...
#45
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[Laughing]
#47
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Two hundred dollars?
#49
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To Lisa: Never forget your daddy loves- D'oh!
#50