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"Lisa the Skeptic"
Series The Simpsons
Season 9, Episode 8
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Air date November 23rd, 1997
Writers Reid Harrison
Director Steven Dean Moore
Producers James L. Brooks; Jonathan Collier; Greg Daniels; Alison Elliott; Matt Groenig; Al Jean; Ken Keeler; J. Michael Mendel; George Meyer; Bill Oakley; Richard Raynis; Mike Reiss; Richard Sakai; Mike Scully; David Silverman; Sam Simon; Josh Weinstein
Starring Dan Castellaneta; Julie Kavner; Nancy Cartwright; Yeardley Smith; Hank Azaria; Harry Shearer
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"Lisa the Skeptic" is the eighth episode of season of the animated comedy series The Simpsons and the 186th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Reid Harrison. It first aired on the FOX Network on November 23rd, 1997. In this episode, Leonard Nimoy tells the tale of a near alien encounter, which takes place in the town of Springfield when Homer Simpson drunkenly leaves Moe's Tavern late at night and allegedly witnesses a glowing green alien. The FBI send their top agents to investigate, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully