question: Who voiced "The Simpsons" character Lionel Hutz in "The Simpons" episode that originally aired on the Fox network on December 7, 1997?
answer: Phil Hartman
context: Title: Lost Our Lisa
  Passage: "Lost Our Lisa" is the twenty-fourth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series "The Simpsons".  It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 10, 1998.  The episode contains the last appearance of the character Lionel Hutz.  When Lisa learns that Marge cannot give her a ride to the museum and forbids her to take the bus, she tricks Homer into giving her permission.  After Lisa gets lost, Homer goes looking for her and the two end up visiting the museum together.  The episode is analyzed in the books "Planet Simpson", "The Psychology of the Simpsons: D'oh! ", and "", and received positive mention in "I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide".
  Title: The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
  Passage: "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" is the tenth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventh season.  It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 3, 1995.  As the title suggests, it is the 138th episode and the third clip show episode of "The Simpsons", after "" and "Another Simpsons Clip Show".  While the "138th Episode Spectacular" compiles sequences from episodes throughout the entire series like the previous two, it also shows clips from the original Simpsons shorts from "The Tracey Ullman Show" and other previously unaired material.  Like the Halloween specials, the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside of the show's regular continuity.
  Title: Marge in Chains
  Passage: "Marge in Chains" is the 21st episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fourth season.  It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 6, 1993.  In the episode, Marge is arrested for shoplifting after forgetting to pay for an item at the Kwik-E-Mart.  The family hires attorney Lionel Hutz to defend her at trial, but she is found guilty and sentenced to 30 days imprisonment.  Homer, and the rest of the family have trouble coping without Marge.  The townspeople start a riot when an annual bake sale missing Marge fails to raise enough money for a statue of Abraham Lincoln and they have to settle for a statue of Jimmy Carter.  Mayor Quimby has Marge released from jail in order to save his career and quell the riot.
  Title: Realty Bites
  Passage: "Realty Bites" is the ninth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> ninth season.  It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 7, 1997.  The episode sees Marge becoming a real estate agent, while Homer enjoys Snake's car.  It was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Swinton O. Scott III.
  Title: 22 Short Films About Springfield
  Passage: "22 Short Films About Springfield" is the twenty-first episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventh season.  It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 14, 1996.  It was written by Richard Appel, David S. Cohen, Jonathan Collier, Jennifer Crittenden, Greg Daniels, Brent Forrester, Dan Greaney, Rachel Pulido, Steve Tompkins, Josh Weinstein, Bill Oakley, and Matt Groening, with the writing being supervised by Daniels.  The episode was directed by Jim Reardon.  Phil Hartman guest starred as Lionel Hutz and the hospital board chairman.  The episode looks into the lives of other Springfield residents in a series of linked stories and originated from the end segment of the season four episode "The Front".  The episode is a loose parody of "Pulp Fiction", which gave the staff the idea of a possible spin-off from "The Simpsons".  The title is a reference to the film "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould".  The episode received positive reviews from critics.
  Title: The Itchy &amp; Scratchy &amp; Poochie Show
  Passage: "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" is the fourteenth episode in the eighth season of the American animated television series "The Simpsons".  It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 9, 1997.  In the episode, "The Itchy & Scratchy Show" attempts to regain viewers by introducing a new character named Poochie, whose voice is provided by Homer.  The episode is largely self-referential and satirizes the world of television production, fans of "The Simpsons", and the series itself.  It was written by David X. Cohen and directed by Steven Dean Moore.  Alex Rocco is a credited guest voice as Roger Meyers, Jr. for the third and final time (having previously provided the character's voice in "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" and "The Day the Violence Died"); Phil Hartman also guest stars as Troy McClure.  Poochie would become a minor recurring character and Comic Book Guy's catchphrase, "Worst episode ever", is introduced in this episode.  With "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", the show's 167th episode, "The Simpsons" surpassed "The Flintstones" in the number of episodes produced for a prime-time animated series.
  Title: Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious
  Passage: "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious" is the thirteenth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> eighth season.  It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 7, 1997.  When Marge becomes stressed, the Simpsons hire a nanny, a Mary Poppins parody, Shary Bobbins (voiced by Maggie Roswell).  The episode was directed by Chuck Sheetz and written and executive produced by Al Jean and Mike Reiss.  It was the last episode for which Reiss received a writing credit.  In 2014, Jean selected it as one of five essential episodes in the show's history.
  Title: Bart Gets Hit by a Car
  Passage: "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" is the tenth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> second season.  It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 10, 1991.  At the start of the episode, Bart is hit by Mr. Burns<nowiki>'</nowiki> car.  Prompted by ambulance-chasing lawyer Lionel Hutz and quack doctor Dr. Nick Riviera, the Simpsons sue Mr. Burns, seeking extensive damages for Bart's injuries.  Hutz and Dr. Nick exaggerate Bart's injuries so they can gain sympathy at the trial.  Marge is against the whole thing and grows concerned with the fact that Homer is asking Bart to lie.
  Title: The Day the Violence Died
  Passage: "The Day the Violence Died" is the eighteenth episode of "The Simpsons"' seventh season.  It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 17, 1996.  It was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Wes Archer.  Kirk Douglas guest stars as Chester J. Lampwick, Alex Rocco as Roger Meyers Jr., Jack Sheldon as an anthropomorphic constitutional amendment, Suzanne Somers as herself, and Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz.  The end of the episode features Lester and Eliza, versions of Bart and Lisa Simpson that appeared in "The Tracey Ullman Show" in the 1980s.
  Title: Lionel Hutz
  Passage: Lionel Hutz is a fictional character in the animated television series "The Simpsons".  He was voiced by Phil Hartman, and his first appearance was in the season two episode "Bart Gets Hit by a Car".  Hutz is a stereotypical ambulance chasing lawyer in Springfield with questionable competence and ethics.  He is nevertheless (or thus) often hired by the Simpsons.  Following Hartman's murder in 1998, Hutz was retired out of respect; and his final speaking role was in the season nine episode "Realty Bites" five months earlier.
citations: Lionel Hutz Realty Bites