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Lisa Simpson, a vegan? 20,000 fans petition “Simpsons” writers to take “Lisa the vegetarian” to the next level
Fans of the “The Simpsons” are calling on the history-making animated series to do it once again — petitioning writers to turn Lisa the vegetarian into Lisa the vegan.
In 1995, when the groundbreaking animated sitcom aired the episode “Lisa the Vegetarian,” featuring Paul and Linda McCarthy, following the second graders’ conversion to vegetarianism, it humorously highlighted animal rights and environmental issues in way that helped fuel wider acceptance of the lifestyle. Now, thousands of fans are hoping “Simpsons” writers can recreate the magic for veganism.