▁cart oon ▁that ▁H omer ▁and ▁Bart ▁watch ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁episode ▁par od ies ▁Georges ▁Mé li ès ' ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁film ▁A ▁T rip ▁to ▁the ▁Moon ; ▁It chy ▁and ▁Sc r atch y ▁are ▁playing ▁golf ▁when ▁It chy ▁hits ▁Sc r atch y ' s ▁head ▁with ▁his ▁golf ▁club , ▁sending ▁his ▁head ▁crash ing ▁into ▁the ▁Man ▁in ▁the ▁Moon ▁as ▁the ▁ro cket ▁does ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁According ▁to ▁show runner ▁Al ▁Jean , ▁the ▁staff ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁asked ▁American ▁gol fer ▁T iger ▁Wood s ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁guest ▁appearance ▁in ▁this ▁cart oon , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁turned ▁down . ▁ ▁Release ▁In ▁its ▁original ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁" Bl ame ▁It ▁on ▁Lisa " ▁received ▁a ▁ 6 . 3 ▁N iel sen ▁rating ▁and ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁approximately ▁eleven ▁million ▁people . ▁The ▁episode ▁finished ▁forty - third ▁in ▁the ▁ratings ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 5 – 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁t ying ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁comedy ▁series ▁George ▁L ope z ▁and ▁the ▁news ▁program ▁ 4 8 ▁H ours . ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁highest - r ated ▁program ▁on ▁Fox ▁that ▁week . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁" Bl