, ▁which ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁have . ▁Lisa ▁soon ▁disco vers ▁that ▁R onal do ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁fl aming o ▁cost ume ▁on ▁the ▁children ' s ▁television ▁series ▁Tele bo ob ies , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁reason ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁or phan age . ▁R onal do ▁finally ▁meets ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁Sim ps ons ▁and ▁gives ▁them ▁the ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁rescue ▁H omer . ▁ ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁Bob ▁B endet son ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Steven ▁Dean ▁Moore , ▁" Bl ame ▁It ▁on ▁Lisa " ▁features ▁several ▁references ▁to ▁popular ▁culture , ▁including ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁children ' s ▁television ▁host ▁X ux a ▁and ▁an ▁all usion ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁A ▁T rip ▁to ▁the ▁Moon . ▁When ▁it ▁originally ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁around ▁eleven ▁million ▁people . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁season . ▁ ▁" Bl ame ▁It ▁on ▁Lisa " ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁in ▁Brazil ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁inclusion ▁of ▁cl ich és ▁and ▁s tere ot ypes , ▁and ▁because ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁culture ▁was ▁in ac cur ately ▁mixed ▁with ▁the ▁cult ures ▁of ▁surrounding ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries . ▁Ri ot