Lisa: [s13e15] Blame It On

The story begins when the Simpson family receives a $400 phone bill for calls to Brazil. Lisa confesses she made the calls to find Ronaldo, an orphan boy she has been sponsoring who has gone missing. The family travels to Rio de Janeiro to search for him, leading to several plot-driven mishaps:

The Simpsons explore Rio's slums and orphanages without success. [S13E15] Blame it on Lisa

Homer is kidnapped by an unlicensed taxi driver and held for a $50,000 ransom in the Amazon rainforest. The story begins when the Simpson family receives

" Blame It on Lisa " (Season 13, Episode 15) is one of the most infamous "vacation" episodes of The Simpsons , best known for sparking a high-profile diplomatic row between the show's producers and the Brazilian government. Homer is kidnapped by an unlicensed taxi driver

The fictional show Teleboobies parodies the real-life Brazilian host Xuxa, satirizing the sexualization of children's programming.

The episode lean heavily on tropes, depicting Rio as a jungle overrun by monkeys, colorful rats, and rampant crime.