Is Lisa quoting something else in Deep Space Homer, or did the writers write this themselves?
In the Simpsons episode Deep Space Homer, when the space shuttle is taking off, Lisa says this:
How doth the hero strong and brave, a celestial path in the heavens pave.
Is this a reference to something else (poem/play etc) or did the writers come up with this themselves?
Best Answer
The saying is not a famous quote.
Precocious young Lisa is trying to sound smart by using sophisticated words like "doth" and "celestial" in a rhyme. Ever the intelligent overachiever, she's essentially trying to come up with a wisely worded quote of her own. But "hero strong and brave" is actually quite a cheesy, uninspired bit of phrase-making. And the use of "pave" to describe laying a pathway is a clear reach for something to rhyme with brave.
Before you take a second to think about it, the quote sounds impressive and potentially historical -- but it definitely isn't. That's the joke.
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