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"Lisa's Rival" is the second episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 11, 1994. Winona Ryder guest stars as Allison Taylor, a new student at Springfield Elementary School. Lisa Simpson begins to feel threatened by Allison because she is smarter, younger, and a better saxophone player. The episode's subplot sees Homer steal a large pile of sugar from a crashed truck and sell it door to door. This episode was originally going to air as part of Season 5 but aired as a season six episode due to 1994 Northridge earthquake. The episode was written by Mike Scully and directed by Mark Kirkland. "Lisa's Rival" was the first episode written by Scully. The episode was originally pitched by former writer Conan O'Brien, while the subplot was suggested by George Meyer. It features references to films such as The Fugitive and Scarface. Production of the episode was affected by the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

Allison Taylor joins the second grade class at Springfield Elementary. Noticing she and Allison have many interests in common, Lisa befriends Allison. However, Lisa discovers that Allison's academic and creative talents are superior to her own and begins to doubt herself. Lisa and Allison both audition for first chair in the school band. Lisa, overcome with jealousy, plays her saxophone so intensely she passes out. To Lisa's horror, Allison wins first chair. Meanwhile, Homer finds an overturned sugar truck and steals large amounts of sugar. Homer hatches a scheme to get rich by selling sugar door to door. He keeps the sugar piled in his backyard, where he obsessively guards it. Marge grows annoyed by Homer's scheme and paranoia and tells him to get rid of the sugar pile at once. He refuses and accuses her of trying to sabotage his business prospects. Soon, the sugar attracts bees from a local apiary; two beekeepers track the swarm to Homer's yard and offer to buy the bees back for $2,000. Before the transaction is completed, rain starts to fall, dissolving the sugar. The bees fly away, leaving Homer with no money and no sugar. Like Lisa was before her, Allison is teased by students who mock her interests. Allison invites Lisa for a play date at her house, where Lisa's insecurity increases further due to Allison's cultured family and her vast number of academic awards. Prior to Springfield Elementary's annual diorama competition, Bart offers to help Lisa sabotage Allison's well constructed entry. Bart distracts the teachers and other students, allowing Lisa to switch Allison's diorama of "The Tell Tale Heart" with one featuring a cow's heart. When Principal Skinner discovers the cow's heart diorama, he humiliates Allison in front of the students and faculty. Overcome by guilt, Lisa retrieves Allison's real diorama from its hiding place under the floor. However, Skinner is unimpressed by both Allison and Lisa's entries and gives first prize to Ralph's collection of Star Wars figurines. Lisa apologizes to Allison for sabotaging the contest; Allison forgives Lisa, and they become friends again. Ralph trips over his action figures, and Lisa and Allison invite him to play with them.

Production of the episode was disrupted by the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which also affected the previous episode "Bart of Darkness". The Film Roman building used by the staff was so badly damaged it had to be condemned. They were relocated to a new building for a year, and much of the animation for the episode was done by people at their own homes. Overall production of The Simpsons was disrupted for six months, O'Brien suggested having an episode about a rival for Lisa, but the rest of the episode's storyline was written by Scully and other staff members. Winona Ryder guest starred as Allison Taylor. She was a fan of the show and was popular amongst the staff. David Mirkin recalled that more writers came to her recording session than any other.

In its original American broadcast, "Lisa's Rival" finished tied for 23rd place (with Dateline NBC) in the weekly ratings for the week of September 5 to September 11, 1994, with a Nielsen rating of 9.9. It was the second highest rated show on the Fox Network that week. In a 2008 article, Entertainment Weekly named Winona Ryder's role as Allison Taylor as one of the sixteen best The Simpsons guest stars, while IGN placed her sixth on their list of the "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars". They also highlighted Ralph's "classic" lines: "I bent my Wookiee", and "My cat's breath smells like cat food". Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, stated: "Despite being a Lisa show, it is poor Ralph Wiggum who steals the show with three great irrelevant replies, especially those concerning his cat's breath." They also highlighted "great scenes between the Simpson siblings, especially Bart's idea to conquer Allison using a hose pipe".