, ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁way , ▁I ' m ▁alive ", ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁" Paul ▁is ▁dead " ▁urban ▁legend . ▁ ▁When ▁Lisa , ▁A pu , ▁and ▁the ▁McC art ne ys ▁gather ▁on ▁the ▁K wik - E - Mart ▁roof , ▁A pu ▁tells ▁Lisa , ▁" I ▁learned ▁long ▁ago ▁to ▁toler ate ▁others ▁rather ▁than ▁forcing ▁my ▁belief s ▁on ▁them . ▁You ▁know , ▁you ▁can ▁influence ▁people ▁without ▁bad ger ing ▁them ▁always . ▁It ' s ▁like ▁Paul ' s ▁song , ▁' Live ▁and ▁Let ▁Live ' ." ▁Paul ▁correct s ▁A pu ▁and ▁says ▁the ▁song ' s ▁title ▁is ▁actually ▁" Live ▁and ▁Let ▁Die ". ▁The ▁McC art ne ys ▁later ▁ask ▁Lisa ▁if ▁she ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁hear ▁a ▁song , ▁and ▁A pu ▁s ings ▁part ▁of ▁" S gt . ▁Pe pper ' s ▁L on ely ▁He arts ▁Club ▁Band ", ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁McC art ne ys ▁snap ▁along . ▁ ▁Release ▁" L isa ▁the ▁Veg et arian " ▁originally ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁It ▁finished ▁ 4 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁ratings ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁October ▁ 9 – 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁with ▁a ▁N iel sen ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 . 0 , ▁equivalent ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 8 . 6 3 ▁million ▁view ing ▁households