Lisa's First Word promotion due to the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott by the Soviet Union, as happened to Krusty. At one point in the episode, Dr. Hibbert refers to Olympic gymnastic medalist Mary Lou Retton. In its original American broadcast, "Lisa's First Word" was watched by 28.6 million viewers, the most-watched episode of the season. It finished thirteenth in the ratings for the week of November 30 to December 6, 1992, with a Nielsen rating of 16.6. The episode was the highest-rated show on Fox that week. It acquired the highest national Nielsen rating of the show since the season two episode "Bart
Jordi Sort Viñas replacing hazardous or toxic compositions in miniaturized devices and coatings with innovative environmentally-friendly materials. From an Academic point of view, Prof. Sort is actively involved in teaching, participating in different Subjects from the Physics and Nanoscience Degrees, the Master of Materials Science and Technology at UAB (which he coordinated during the period 2009-2011) and the Master of Nanotechnology and Materials Science. He was also the Coordinator of the Doctorate Program in Materials Science at UAB during the period 2011-2014. Prof. Sort has received the Jordi Porta i Jué’s Prize awarded by the Catalan Physical Society (2000), the Young Researcher Award