High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons` second season and the 26th episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 7, 1991. In the episode, Homer gets an illegal cable hook-up. Despite the family`s enjoyment of the new channels, Lisa becomes suspicious that they are stealing cable. Her suspicions are confirmed by Reverend Lovejoy and she protests by no longer watching television. Meanwhile, Homer invites his friends over to watch a boxing match, but Lisa`s protest gets to him. He decides not to watch the fight and cuts the cable.