[s13e15] Blame It On Lisa – Full HD
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 episode's portrayal of Rio de Janeiro caused immediate backlash upon its 2002 airing: [S13E15] Blame it on Lisa
The Simpsons explore Rio's slums and orphanages without success. The story begins when the Simpson family receives
Lisa discovers Ronaldo has become a famous star on a suggestive children's TV show called Teleboobies . Ronaldo uses his earnings to pay Homer's ransom, and the family is reunited—though Bart is swallowed by an anaconda as they depart. Major Themes and Satire Lisa discovers Ronaldo has become a famous star
Homer is kidnapped by an unlicensed taxi driver and held for a $50,000 ransom in the Amazon rainforest.
The fictional show Teleboobies parodies the real-life Brazilian host Xuxa, satirizing the sexualization of children's programming.