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The Simpsons is the longest running scripted show in US television history. It captures the adventures of Homer, Marge, Maggie, Bart and Lisa who are living in a fictional town called Springfield.
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Season 113 episodes · 1989
- 01 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Mon 18 Dec 1989 Homer's Christmas bonus is canceled and the rainy-day funds are needed to pay for Bart's tattoo removal in the first full-length episode of the subversive animated satire about Springfield's hapless first family.
- 02 Bart the Genius Mon 15 Jan 1990 Bart is moved to a school for the gifted after he switches aptitude tests with another boy.
- 03 Homer's Odyssey Mon 22 Jan 1990 After being fired from the nuclear power plant for negligence, Homer becomes a safety activist.
- 04 There's No Disgrace Like Home Mon 29 Jan 1990 After seeing families being nice to each other at a company picnic, Homer orders the Simpsons to a family therapist.
- 05 Bart the General Mon 5 Feb 1990 Terrorized by the school bully, Bart seeks counsel from Grandpa Simpson, who takes him to a warfare expert for basic training.
- 06 Moaning Lisa Mon 12 Feb 1990 The meaning of life and second grade have Lisa playing the blues solo---until she jams with a kindred spirit; Homer seeks tutelage to beat Bart at video boxing.
- 07 The Call of the Simpsons Mon 19 Feb 1990 The Simpsons put the wild back in the wilderness when their RV goes over a cliff and Homer and Bart go for help, get lost and lose their clothes.
- 08 The Telltale Head Mon 26 Feb 1990 Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.
- 09 Life on the Fast Lane Mon 19 Mar 1990 Homer's bowling-ball gift "for Marge" prompts her to take up the sport---and maybe also a handsome instructor who offers to teach her "many things."
- 10 Homer's Night Out Mon 26 Mar 1990 Shutterbug Bart captures Homer with a sexy entertainer at a bachelor party.
- 11 The Crepes of Wrath Mon 16 Apr 1990 A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb. A Albanian child comes to stay with the Simpsons in his place and becomes Homers tag along buddy.
- 12 Krusty Gets Busted Mon 30 Apr 1990 Bart's TV hero Krusty the Clown is arrested for a convenience-store robbery, and witness Homer must testify against the clown.
- 13 Some Enchanted Evening Mon 14 May 1990 Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter---who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."
Season 222 episodes · 1990
- 01 Bart Gets an F Fri 12 Oct 1990 In exchange for study tips, Bart gives the class brain anti-geek lessons, but regrets it when the brain becomes too Bart-like. Blackboard: 'I will not encourage others to fly'.
- 02 Simpson and Delilah Fri 19 Oct 1990 Homer lies on a medical insurance form in order to obtain a miracle hair restoring drug. Blackboard: 'Tar is not a plaything.'
- 03 Treehouse of Horror Fri 26 Oct 1990 Halloween tales include a family in a haunted house; a misunderstanding with aliens; and a rendition of "The Raven."
- 04 Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish Fri 2 Nov 1990 Homer's boss, Burns, wants to be governor to lower nuclear-safety standards to keep his plant on line. Blackboard 'I will not Xerox my Butt'.
- 05 Dancin' Homer Fri 9 Nov 1990 Homer's success as the mascot of Springfield's minor-league ball club earns him a shot at the majors, in Capital City.
- 06 Dead Putting Society Fri 16 Nov 1990 Lisa gives Bart some tips on handling the pressure in a miniature-golf grudge match with a neighbor's son.
- 07 Bart vs. Thanksgiving Fri 23 Nov 1990 On Thanksgiving, Bart runs away after accidentally wrecking Lisa's centerpiece.
- 08 Bart the Daredevil Fri 7 Dec 1990 After seeing a daredevil at a truck rally, Bart discovers his reason for living---a career in death defiance.
- 09 Itchy & Scratchy & Marge Fri 21 Dec 1990 Marge's protests over cartoon violence lead to a cultural renaissance in Springfield.
- 10 Bart Gets Hit by a Car Fri 11 Jan 1991 A lawyer suggests there may be profit in the pain after Bart suffers minor injuries in a collision with Burns' car.
- 11 One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish Fri 25 Jan 1991 Homer takes to sushi like a fish to water, but an apprentice chef may have given Homer some bad blowfish---and 24 hours to live.
- 12 The Way We Was Fri 1 Feb 1991 Marge and Homer reveal how they met as they tell a tale of love at first sight (but only for one) and the high-school prom they attended (but not together).
- 13 Homer vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment Fri 8 Feb 1991 After learning eternal hell is the price for stealing, Lisa decides she'd rather go to heaven than watch pirated cable.
- 14 Principal Charming Fri 15 Feb 1991 Bart benefits when Principal Skinner falls for his Aunt Patty, who has Skinner but doesn't want him, while Aunt Selma has naught but want.
- 15 Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Fri 22 Feb 1991 Danny DeVito is the voice of Homer's wealthy long-lost half brother, who makes the mistake of giving Homer an important job.
- 16 Bart's Dog Gets an F Fri 8 Mar 1991 Bart's dog is sent to obedience school after he destroys Homer's expensive new sneaks.
- 17 Old Money Fri 29 Mar 1991 Grandpa Simpson loses his love, leaving him with a heavy heart---and a heavy wallet when his sweetie leaves him money in her will.
- 18 Brush with Greatness Fri 12 Apr 1991 Ringo Starr has a cartoon cameo as Marge gets to paint a portrait of Mr. Burns.
- 19 Lisa's Substitute Fri 26 Apr 1991 Lisa finds that Homer pales in comparison with her substitute teacher, as does Bart with his opponent for class president.
- 20 The War of the Simpsons Fri 3 May 1991 Homer and Marge attend a marriage retreat, where Homer catches a legendary fish---and maybe more.
- 21 Three Men and a Comic Book Fri 10 May 1991 Bart earns less than he expected doing chores for a neighbor, so he goes partners with Milhouse and Martin on a rare comic book.
- 22 Blood Feud Fri 12 Jul 1991 After Bart's blood saves Burns, Homer sends his boss a nasty letter for falling short of the material gratitude that Homer expected.
Season 324 episodes · 1991
- 01 Stark Raving Dad Fri 20 Sep 1991 A deviation from his norm lands Homer in a mental institution, where he shares a room with a man who thinks he's Michael Jackson.
- 02 Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington Fri 27 Sep 1991 Lisa's essay wins the Simpsons a trip to Washington, D.C., where her faith in democracy is shaken by her unethical Congressman.
- 03 When Flanders Failed Fri 4 Oct 1991 Flanders suffers a failure after Homer wishes him ill.
- 04 Bart the Murderer Fri 11 Oct 1991 While working for Fat Tony (Joe Mantegna), Bart gains enough influence with his boss to solve his problems with Principal Skinner---perhaps permanently.
- 05 Homer Defined Fri 18 Oct 1991 Homer's averting of a nuclear meltdown earns him employee-of-the-month honors---and a call from Magic Johnson; Milhouse's parents prohibit him from playing with Bart.
- 06 Like Father Like Clown Fri 25 Oct 1991 Bart and Lisa use theological arguments to try to reunite Krusty the Clown and his rabbi father, who disowned Krusty when he turned from rabbi to clown.
- 07 Treehouse of Horror II Fri 1 Nov 1991 Maggie uses one of three wishes; a mind-reading Bart rules Springfield; Homer donates his brain to Mr. Burns' science project.
- 08 Lisa's Pony Fri 8 Nov 1991 After disappointing Lisa, Homer buys her a pony, solving one problem, but creating others, requiring a second job---at Apu's Quik-e-Mart.
- 09 Saturdays of Thunder Fri 15 Nov 1991 When Homer helps Bart build a soapbox racer, it does little for the car but a lot for their relationship. Meanwhile, Patty and Selma get a hair makeover.
- 10 Flaming Moe's Fri 22 Nov 1991 Homer's new drink makes Moe's hot enough to draw Aerosmith, who perform "Walk This Way." Meanwhile, Lisa has invited her friends over for a slumber party which causes problems for Bart.
- 11 Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk Fri 6 Dec 1991 Burns sells the power plant to a German corporation that doesn't care for Homer's approach to his work.
- 12 I Married Marge Fri 27 Dec 1991 A trip down memory lane to the early days of Simpson wedded bliss, when Marge was with child and Homer was without a job.
- 13 Radio Bart Fri 10 Jan 1992 Bart fools the town into thinking there's a little boy trapped in a well. Sting performs "We're Sending Our Love down the Well."
- 14 Lisa the Greek Fri 24 Jan 1992 From 1992: Lisa's ability to pick winning football teams kicks off a strong bond with Homer---which might end with the upcoming Super Bowl.
- 15 Homer Alone Fri 7 Feb 1992 A stressed Marge vacations alone, leaving Bart and Lisa with Patty and Selma, and Maggie with Homer---until she leaves in search of Marge.
- 16 Bart the Lover Fri 14 Feb 1992 Bart's answer to detention from Mrs. Krabappel is to answer her personal ad with letters from a Mr. Wonderful, but his last laugh is more of a guilty whimper. Meanwhile, Homer makes a bet with Flanders that if he tries to stop swearing, Flanders will shave off his mustache.
- 17 Homer at the Bat Fri 21 Feb 1992 Burns hires Major League ringers for the plant softball championship.
- 18 Separate Vocations Fri 28 Feb 1992 The results from their aptitude tests cause Bart and Lisa to make 180-degree turns in their behavior.
- 19 Dog of Death Fri 13 Mar 1992 Santa's Little Helper notices resentment after the Simpsons make sacrifices to fund his life-saving operation.
- 20 Colonel Homer Fri 27 Mar 1992 Marge fears a cheatin' heart when a waitress-country singer asks Homer to be her manager.
- 21 Black Widower Fri 10 Apr 1992 Bart suspects something rotten when Selma gets engaged to Sideshow Bob.
- 22 The Otto Show Fri 24 Apr 1992 Spinal Tap hits Springfield, and Otto the bus driver hits the skids after being fired, taking refuge in the Simpsons' garage.
- 23 Bart's Friend Falls in Love Fri 8 May 1992 Bart resents Milhouse's new girlfriend; Homer gets the wrong subliminal tape, which has him gaining vocabulary, not losing weight.
- 24 Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? Fri 28 Aug 1992 Homer's stepbrother asks for a loan after Homer is awarded some cash, presented by Smokin' Joe Frazier.
Season 422 episodes · 1992
- 01 Kamp Krusty Fri 25 Sep 1992 Bart leads an uprising at Krusty's summer camp after he and Lisa are subjected to a Dickensian sweatshop.
- 02 A Streetcar Named Marge Fri 2 Oct 1992 Marge is cast in a version of "A Streetcar Named Desire," playing Blanche to Ned Flanders' Stanley.
- 03 Homer the Heretic Fri 9 Oct 1992 Homer decides to skip church permanently, and God gives His OK in Homer's dream.
- 04 Lisa the Beauty Queen Fri 16 Oct 1992 Lisa meets Bob Hope when she becomes Little Miss Springfield, a title she inherits after the winner's struck by lightning.
- 05 Treehouse of Horror III Fri 30 Oct 1992 A Halloween trilogy includes a murderous Krusty doll; a "King Kong" parody; an invasion of zombies unleashed by Bart's incantation.
- 06 Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie Wed 4 Nov 1992 Bart is punished by being barred from the Itchy and Scratchy movie.
- 07 Marge Gets a Job Fri 6 Nov 1992 Burns tries to please a new employee---Marge---with singer Tom Jones. Meanwhile, Bart cries "wolf" too often.
- 08 The New Kid on the Block Fri 13 Nov 1992 A new neighbor captures---and breaks---Bart's heart; Homer sues after a restaurant denies him "all you can eat."
- 09 Mr. Plow Fri 20 Nov 1992 Homer and Barney become competitors in the snow-plowing business.
- 10 Lisa's First Word Fri 4 Dec 1992 Maggie speaks, but not before the story of Lisa's first word is recalled, as well as how the 1984 Soviet Olympic boycott hurt Krusty.
- 11 Homer's Triple Bypass Fri 18 Dec 1992 The stresses of life and his eating habits catch up and Homer sees a discount doctor for a coronary bypass.
- 12 Marge vs. the Monorail Fri 15 Jan 1993 Leonard Nimoy is among the first to ride Springfield's new monorail, opposed by Marge.
- 13 Selma's Choice Fri 22 Jan 1993 A relative passes away and the Simpson clan goes to the Funeral. After Selma receives a videotaped warning about dying alone, she wants a baby.
- 14 Brother from the Same Planet Fri 5 Feb 1993 Homer's neglect sends Bart looking for a new father; Lisa battles addiction to a "Springfield Heights, 90210" star.
- 15 I Love Lisa Fri 12 Feb 1993 Chief Wiggum's son has a crush on Lisa after she gives him a Valentine out of pity.
- 16 Duffless Fri 19 Feb 1993 Homer goes on the wagon after a drunken-driving arrest; Lisa's science project pits Bart's brain against a hamster's.
- 17 Last Exit to Springfield Fri 12 Mar 1993 Union president Homer fights to keep the dental plan.
- 18 So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show Fri 2 Apr 1993 Bart's prank hospitalizes Homer, whose life flashes by (in past clips) before he goes into a coma.
- 19 The Front Fri 16 Apr 1993 Lisa and Bart write an Itchy and Scratchy episode; Homer makes up a missing high-school credit.
- 20 Whacking Day Fri 30 Apr 1993 Barry White helps Lisa's effort to save snakes from Whacking Day. And, Bart is expelled from Springfield Elementary.
- 21 Marge in Chains Fri 7 May 1993 Lionel Hutz represents Marge after Apu catches her accidentally taking an item from his store.
- 22 Krusty Gets Kancelled Fri 14 May 1993 Johnny Carson, Bette Midler, Luke Perry, Hugh Hefner and the Red Hot Chili Peppers help Krusty when his show is canceled after a new star causes his ratings to plummet.
Season 522 episodes · 1993
- 01 Homer's Barbershop Quartet Fri 1 Oct 1993 Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons---after Barney replaced Chief Wiggum, on the advice of their manager. Blackboard: 'I will never win an emmy'.
- 02 Cape Feare Fri 8 Oct 1993 The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart. Blackboard: 'The cafeteria deep fryer is not a toy'.
- 03 Homer Goes to College Fri 15 Oct 1993 Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities.
- 04 Rosebud Fri 22 Oct 1993 Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie.
- 05 Treehouse of Horror IV Fri 29 Oct 1993 Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
- 06 Marge on the Lam Fri 5 Nov 1993 Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth (Pamela Reed) includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.
- 07 Bart's Inner Child Fri 12 Nov 1993 Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a self-help guru. James Brown has a cameo at Springfield's Do What You Want festival.
- 08 Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood Fri 19 Nov 1993 Bart joins the Junior Campers, which isn't all bad until he goes on a rafting trip that includes Flanders and "celebrity dad" Ernest Borgnine.
- 09 The Last Temptation of Homer Fri 10 Dec 1993 Homer is attracted to a pretty power-plant worker (voice of Michelle Pfeiffer), and Werner Klemperer speaks for the guardian angel who helps Homer fight temptation. Blackboard: 'All work and no play makes Bart a dull boy.'.
- 10 $pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) Fri 17 Dec 1993 Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids. Blackboard: 'I will not say "Springfield" just to get applause'.
- 11 Homer the Vigilante Fri 7 Jan 1994 Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar (voice of Sam Neill), who then robs the museum. Blackboard: 'I am not authorized to fire substitute teachers'.
- 12 Bart Gets Famous Fri 4 Feb 1994 When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Blackboard: 'My homework was not stolen by a one-armed man'.
- 13 Homer and Apu Fri 11 Feb 1994 Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office---in India---after Apu is fired. Blackboard: 'I will not go near the kindergarten turtle'.
- 14 Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy Fri 18 Feb 1994 Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker (Kathleen Turner).
- 15 Deep Space Homer Fri 25 Feb 1994 Homer and Barney compete to be the first "average" American in space.
- 16 Homer Loves Flanders Fri 18 Mar 1994 Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience. Blackboard: 'I am not delightfully saucy'.
- 17 Bart Gets an Elephant Fri 1 Apr 1994 Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it. Blackboard: 'Organ transplants are best left to the professionals'.
- 18 Burns' Heir Fri 15 Apr 1994 Bart is picked to be Burns' heir and moves into the Burns mansion, prompting Homer and Marge to hire a deprogrammer to get him back. Blackboard: 'The pledge of Allegiance does not end with hail satan'.
- 19 Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song Fri 29 Apr 1994 Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis. Blackboard: 'I will not celebrate meaningless milestones'.
- 20 The Boy Who Knew Too Much Fri 6 May 1994 Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player. Blackboard: 'There are plenty of businesses like show business'.
- 21 Lady Bouvier's Lover Fri 13 May 1994 Grandpa Simpson falls for Marge's mother, but loses out to a competitor; Bart gets ripped off shopping at home with Homer's credit card.
- 22 Secrets of a Successful Marriage Fri 20 May 1994 Homer teaches a class on "Secrets of a Successful Marriage," but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house. Blackboard: 'Five days is not too long to wait for a gun'.
Season 625 episodes · 1994
- 01 Bart of Darkness Mon 5 Sep 1994 The Simpsons get a pool, but a broken leg sinks the summer for Bart. Blackboard: 'Beans are neither fruit nor musical'.
- 02 Lisa's Rival Mon 12 Sep 1994 Lisa is dumbfounded by a new classmate who's younger, smarter and her competitor for first-chair sax. Meanwhile, Homer tries to profit after a truck spills its load of sugar.
- 03 Another Simpsons Clip Show Mon 26 Sep 1994 A family discussion of love yields stories (seen in flashbacks) that all end in heartbreak.
- 04 Itchy & Scratchy Land Mon 3 Oct 1994 Marge makes Homer promise not to embarrass her when they visit Itchy & Scratchy Land, "the violentest place on earth." Blackboard: 'I am not the reincarnation of Sammy Davis Jr.'.
- 05 Sideshow Bob Roberts Mon 10 Oct 1994 Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer), who then runs against Quimby for mayor.
- 06 Treehouse of Horror V Mon 31 Oct 1994 Frightfest '94: Lack of beer and cable TV make Homer a crazed killer; the present is altered by a time-traveling Homer; and Principal Skinner turns detention students into food.
- 07 Bart's Girlfriend Mon 7 Nov 1994 Bart learns that the good Rev. Lovejoy's daughter (voice of Meryl Streep) is really bad. Blackboard: 'I will not send lard through the mail'.
- 08 Lisa on Ice Mon 14 Nov 1994 Lisa's surprising ability at hockey spawns jealousy in Bart and a showdown when their teams meet.
- 09 Homer Badman Mon 28 Nov 1994 A baby sitter accuses Homer of sexual harassment. Dennis Franz has a voice cameo.
- 10 Grandpa vs. Sexual Inadequacy Mon 5 Dec 1994 Grandpa's homemade tonic puts life back in the Simpson bedroom, so he and Homer hit the road to sell the stuff. Blackboard: 'My homework was not stolen by a one-armed man'.
- 11 Fear of Flying Mon 19 Dec 1994 Marge sees a psychiatrist (Anne Bancroft) to explore her fear of flying and learns that her father may be the key. Blackboard: 'Ralph won't "morph" if you squeeze him hard enough'.
- 12 Homer the Great Mon 9 Jan 1995 Homer becomes the leader of a secret club, but his power is undermined by a "spiritual emptiness." Blackboard: 'Adding "Just kidding" doesn't make it okay to insult the principal'.
- 13 And Maggie Makes Three Mon 23 Jan 1995 Homer recalls his days as a debt-free dad of two---until Marge got pregnant with Maggie.
- 14 Bart's Comet Mon 6 Feb 1995 A comet is hurtling toward Springfield, so the Simpsons take refuge in a bomb shelter---Flanders'.
- 15 Homie the Clown Mon 13 Feb 1995 Homer graduates from Krusty's Clown College and becomes a target for the clown's bookie. Blackboard: 'Next time it could be me on the scaffolding'.
- 16 Bart vs. Australia Mon 20 Feb 1995 After tricking an Australian boy into accepting a collect call, Bart flies Down Under to apologize. Blackboard: 'I will not hang donuts on my person'.
- 17 Homer vs. Patty and Selma Mon 27 Feb 1995 A loan from Patty and Selma makes Homer their slave; Bart is forced to take ballet.
- 18 A Star is Burns Mon 6 Mar 1995 Film critic Jay Sherman (Jon Lovitz) is among the judges at the Springfield Film Festival, which Mr. Burns conspires to win by bribing some judges.
- 19 Lisa's Wedding Mon 20 Mar 1995 A fortuneteller predicts Lisa's engagement and wedding to a fellow student (Mandy Patinkin) from an upper-crust British family.
- 20 Two Dozen and One Greyhounds Mon 10 Apr 1995 The Simpson household's overrun with puppies---the offspring of Santa's Little Helper and his new girlfriend from which Mr. Burns would love to make a greyhound-skin tuxedo.
- 21 The PTA Disbands Mon 17 Apr 1995 Bart helps precipitate a teachers strike, but he rues his handiwork when Marge takes over for Mrs. Krabapple. Blackboard: 'I do not have power of attorney over first graders'.
- 22 Round Springfield Mon 1 May 1995 Bart winds up in the hospital as a result of eating Krusty cereal, and when Lisa comes to visit him, she is reunited with her sax idol, who recounts his big break on "The Tonight Show.". Blackboard: 'Nerve gas is not a toy'.
- 23 The Springfield Connection Mon 8 May 1995 Marge joins the police force after thwarting a criminal, and Homer thinks he now has a free ride as a cop's spouse. Blackboard: 'I will not mock Mrs. Dumbface'.
- 24 Lemon of Troy Mon 15 May 1995 Springfield boys try to recapture the town's beloved lemon tree after it's stolen.
- 25 Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1) Mon 22 May 1995 Mr. Burns makes many enemies when he steals the oil discovered beneath Springfield Elementary. Blackboard: 'This is not a clue...or is it?'.
Season 725 episodes · 1995
- 01 Who Shot Mr. Burns? (2) Mon 18 Sep 1995 Chief Wiggum conducts an investigation into who shot Mr. Burns in an episode that parodies TV dramas, including "Dallas," "Twin Peaks" and "The Fugitive." Blackboard: 'I will not complain about the solution when I hear it'.
- 02 Radioactive Man Mon 25 Sep 1995 Bart auditions for the part of Fallout Boy in the movie "Radioactive Man," being filmed in Springfield. Blackboard: 'Bewitched does not support satanism'.
- 03 Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily Mon 2 Oct 1995 Innocent mishaps draw the attention of investigators, who put the Simpson kids in a foster home---the Flanders'. Blackboard: 'No one want's to hear from my armpits'.
- 04 Bart Sells His Soul Mon 9 Oct 1995 Bart sells his soul to Milhouse for five bucks; Moe goes after the family crowd. Blackboard 'I am not a lean mean spitting machine.'.
- 05 Lisa the Vegetarian Mon 16 Oct 1995 Vegetarian Lisa ruins Homer's barbecue, but she gets moral support from Apu and his friends, Paul and Linda McCartney.
- 06 Treehouse of Horror VI Mon 30 Oct 1995 Halloween 1996: Homer tumbles into another dimension in a story spun off "The Twilight Zone"; Paul Anka helps combat the "Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores"; and Groundskeeper Willie appears in a spoof of "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
- 07 King-Size Homer Mon 6 Nov 1995 Homer purposely gains weight to qualify for disability, disdaining Marge's complaints and the fact that she's losing interest in him physically. Blackboard: 'Indian burns are not our cultural heritage'.
- 08 Mother Simpson Mon 20 Nov 1995 Homer comes face-to-face with his long-lost mother (voice of Glenn Close)---who reveals why she abandoned him.
- 09 Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming Mon 27 Nov 1995 Sideshow Bob (voice of Kelsey Grammer) steals an atomic bomb and demands that Springfield abolish television. Blackboard: 'Wedgies are unhealthy for children and other living things'.
- 10 The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular Mon 4 Dec 1995 Troy McClure hosts a retrospective featuring Simpsons history and trivia, and series "outtakes," including an alternate ending to the "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" episode and a burping contest between Barney and baseball's Wade Boggs.
- 11 Marge Be Not Proud Mon 18 Dec 1995 Busted for shoplifting, Bart manages to keep the incident quiet---until he returns to the store for the Simpsons' Christmas portrait. And the news is devastating to Marge. Blackboard: 'I will stop talking about the twelve inch pianist'.
- 12 Team Homer Mon 8 Jan 1996 Homer, Moe, Apu and Otto form a bowling team; Bart's prank leads Springfield Elementary to adopt school uniforms. Blackboard: 'I am not certified to remove asbestos'.
- 13 Two Bad Neighbors Mon 15 Jan 1996 Homer is irked by his new neighbors, former U.S. President George Bush and Former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush, especially when Mr. Bush gives Bart a spanking and criticizes Homer's parenting for menacing and ruined to have the outboard motor to damage Former President George Bush's new memoirs that he was working in his autobiography.
- 14 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield Mon 5 Feb 1996 Marge's new designer suit nets her an invitation to the Springfield Country Club, where she finds it's a stress to dress to impress. Meanwhile, "natural" golfer Homer hits the links with Mr. Burns.
- 15 Bart the Fink Mon 12 Feb 1996 Bart inadvertently alerts the IRS to tax fraud by Krusty, whose possessions are auctioned off by the Government.
- 16 Lisa the Iconoclast Mon 19 Feb 1996 Lisa's research on Jebediah Springfield turns up some unknown---and unpopular---facts.
- 17 Homer the Smithers Mon 26 Feb 1996 Homer succumbs to job stress while subbing for Smithers as Burns' assistant.
- 18 The Day the Violence Died Mon 18 Mar 1996 Bart wants justice done after learning that the animator (voice of Kirk Douglas) who created Itchy was ripped off. Lionel Hutz takes the animator's case.
- 19 A Fish Called Selma Mon 25 Mar 1996 Selma dates Troy McClure, whose agent (voice of Jeff Goldblum) reports that being seen in public with a woman is a career boost that could make people forget "that scandal at the aquarium."
- 20 Bart on the Road Mon 1 Apr 1996 Bart drives Milhouse, Martin and Nelson to Tennessee, thanks to his fake ID and Martin's cash from a stock dividend.
- 21 22 Short Films About Springfield Mon 15 Apr 1996 Interconnecting vignettes depict moments in the lives of Springfield residents, including Apu's partying activities; Smithers' allergic reaction to a bee sting; and Dr. Nick's appearance before a medical review board.
- 22 Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" Mon 29 Apr 1996 Mr. Burns tries to kill Grampa Simpson to seize a treasure the two found during World War II as members of the "Flying Hellfish" battalion.
- 23 Much Apu About Nothing Mon 6 May 1996 Marge and Homer support a proposal to deport illegal immigrants from Springfield---until they learn it would affect Apu, who buys fraudulent identification documents from Fat Tony (voice of Joe Mantegna).
- 24 Homerpalooza Mon 20 May 1996 Homer goes on tour with Hullabalooza, a rock concert featuring sideshow acts. His talent: catching a cannonball with his belly.
- 25 Summer of 4 ft. 2 Mon 20 May 1996 On vacation, Lisa plays dumb to make friends with the "cool" kids, leaving a jealous Bart all burned up, with Milhouse as his only comrade.
Season 825 episodes · 1996
- 01 Treehouse of Horror VII Mon 28 Oct 1996 A Halloween trilogy. This time, Bart meets his "pure evil" Siamese twin; Lisa's science project attacks Bart; aliens Kang and Kodos invade Clinton and Dole's replicas just before the 1996 Presidential election.
- 02 You Only Move Twice Mon 4 Nov 1996 In an idyllic planned community, Homer works for a new boss who has trouble with the government. Meanwhile, the rest of the family has difficulty dealing with the bucolic burg. Blackboard: 'I did not learn everything I need to know in kindergarten'.
- 03 The Homer They Fall Mon 11 Nov 1996 Moe turns Homer into a prizefighter, who meets the champ in a bout called by ring announcer Michael Buffer.
- 04 Burns, Baby Burns Mon 18 Nov 1996 Rodney Dangerfield is the voice of Mr. Burns' illegitimate son, who irritates Burns with his lack of social graces. Homer and Mr. Burn's son hatch a scheme to get Mr. Burns's attention.
- 05 Bart After Dark Mon 25 Nov 1996 While Marge and Lisa are away, Bart becomes the right-hand man for the owner of a burlesque house.
- 06 A Milhouse Divided Mon 2 Dec 1996 Milhouse's parents decide to divorce, prompting Homer to take action to prevent a similar fate for himself and Marge.
- 07 Lisa's Date with Density Mon 16 Dec 1996 Lisa develops a crush on Nelson, and then she tries to change him. Meanwhile, Homer solicits money over the phone using an automatic telephone dialer.
- 08 Hurricane Neddy Mon 30 Dec 1996 Citizens rebuild the Flanders' hurricane-damaged house. But Ned's guilt about criticizing their work sends him to a mental hospital.
- 09 El Viaje de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer) Mon 6 Jan 1997 Chief Wiggum's chili peppers send Homer on a hallucinatory, spiritual journey that makes him question whether Marge is his soulmate.
- 10 The Springfield Files Mon 13 Jan 1997 Homer's claim of an alien sighting brings FBI agents Scully and Mulder to investigate. Blackboard: 'The truth is not out there'.
- 11 The Twisted World of Marge Simpson Mon 20 Jan 1997 A smooth talker sells Marge on the pretzel business. But when sales go soft, Homer asks crime boss Fat Tony for help. Blackboard "I am not licensed to do anything".
- 12 Mountain of Madness Mon 3 Feb 1997 On a company mountain retreat, an avalanche traps hiking partners Homer and Mr. Burns in a cabin.
- 13 Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) cious Sat 8 Feb 1997 When Marge suffers stress-related hair loss, the Simpsons hire nanny Shary Bobbins, who speaks in song and inspires others to do so. But the Simpsons may prove too much for her. Blackboard: 'I will not hide the teacher's prozac'.
- 14 The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show Mon 10 Feb 1997 Itchy and Scratchy creator Roger Myers picks Homer to be the voice of a new canine character---who is roundly rejected by the public.
- 15 Homer's Phobia Mon 17 Feb 1997 Homer's fearful about the potential influence that the Simpsons' new gay friend may have on Bart.
- 16 Brother from Another Series Mon 24 Feb 1997 Murderous convict Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer) is released to work for his brother Cecil (David Hyde Pierce), whom Bob bested at the Krusty-sidekick audition.
- 17 My Sister, My Sitter Mon 3 Mar 1997 Lisa's reputation as a first-rate baby sitter is jeopardized when she's put in charge of Bart, who's determined to make things tough.
- 18 Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment Mon 17 Mar 1997 Homer becomes a bootlegger when Springfield decides to enforce a 200-year-old prohibition decree.
- 19 Grade School Confidential Mon 7 Apr 1997 After witnessing a kiss between Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel, Bart becomes their confidante. But rumors of their passion lead to their being fired---until Skinner reveals a secret.
- 20 The Canine Mutiny Mon 14 Apr 1997 Bart replaces Santa's Little Helper with a "limited edition" dog he bought with a fraudulent credit card. Blackboard: 'A fire drill does not demand a fire'.
- 21 The Old Man and Lisa Mon 21 Apr 1997 Penniless from bad investments, Burns asks for help from Lisa, who turns him into a profitable recycler. But then Burns takes things a nasty step further to increase his dividends.
- 22 In Marge We Trust Mon 28 Apr 1997 Reverend Lovejoy puts Marge in charge of counseling parishioners; Homer finds his likeness is popular in Japan as the symbol for a cleaning product.
- 23 Homer's Enemy Mon 5 May 1997 A new plant employee who's had it tough resents Homer's lack of professionalism and his cushy life. Meanwhile, Bart buys an abandoned factory at an auction for a dollar.
- 24 The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Mon 12 May 1997 Three mock spin-offs: "Chief Wiggum, P.I."; "The Love-Matic Grandpa"; and "The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour," with guest star Tim Conway and a teen stand-in for Lisa.
- 25 The Secret War of Lisa Simpson Mon 19 May 1997 Lisa joins the all-male military school where Bart is sent for discipline. Then comes the hazing.
Season 925 episodes · 1997
- 01 The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson Mon 22 Sep 1997 Homer has to take his family to New York city for a madcap adventure after Barney goes on a bender and leaves Homer's car illegally parked at the World Trade Center.
- 02 The Principal and the Pauper Mon 29 Sep 1997 Principal Skinner is given a achievement award and in the middle of the ceremony a man who claims to be the real Seymour Skinner shows up.
- 03 Lisa's Sax Mon 20 Oct 1997 The story of how Lisa got her sax includes Bart's first day at school, his visit to the school psychologist and a heat wave in Springfield.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror VIII Mon 27 Oct 1997 In a Halloween trilogy, nuclear survivor Homer battles mutants; Bart is morphed with a fly; Marge is accused of being a witch in 1649.
- 05 The Cartridge Family Mon 3 Nov 1997 Homer buys a gun, but after a few mishaps, Marge demands he get rid of it. When he doesn't, she leaves with the kids. Blackboard: 'Everyone is tired of that Richard Gere story'.
- 06 Bart Star Mon 10 Nov 1997 Homer heckles Flanders out of coaching Pee Wee football---and then takes over, replacing winning QB Nelson with Bart.
- 07 The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons Mon 17 Nov 1997 Apu tries to wriggle out of a marriage prearranged by his mother years in the past to a woman that he does not remember.
- 08 Lisa the Skeptic Mon 24 Nov 1997 While digging at a construction site, Lisa finds bones that everyone thinks are the bones of a angel.
- 09 Realty Bites Mon 8 Dec 1997 Marge gets a realtor's license and goes to work---for Lionel Hutz, who finds her honesty a dubious asset. Meanwhile, Homer buys a hot rod at a police auction, but the incarcerated former owner protests. Blackboard "There was no Roman God named 'Fartacus' ".
- 10 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace Mon 22 Dec 1997 After accidentally destroying the Simpsons' Christmas gifts, Bart claims a burglar stole them, and Springfield responds generously to that false news. Blackboard: 'Rudolph's red nose is not alcohol-related'.
- 11 All Singing, All Dancing Mon 5 Jan 1998 Homer rents Paint Your Wagon with Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood expecting a Shoot 'Em up western. He is so disappointed about it that Marge and Lisa have to try and cheer him up.
- 12 Bart Carny Mon 12 Jan 1998 Homer and Bart become carnival workers, and take in two fellow carnies whose crooked game is closed by Chief Wiggum.
- 13 The Joy of Sect Mon 9 Feb 1998 Homer is talked into joining a cult at the airport. The cult promises to take people to another planet. Marge has to work hard to get through the brainwashing. Blackboard: 'Shooting paintballs is not an art form'.
- 14 Das Bus Mon 16 Feb 1998 A bus accident strands Bart, Lisa and their classmates on an island; Homer starts a business on the Internet.
- 15 The Last Temptation of Krusty Mon 23 Feb 1998 Krusty makes a fool of himself at the Springfield Comedy Festival and decides to retire. Once at the retirement ceremony he discovers how to make people laugh.
- 16 Dumbbell Indemnity Mon 2 Mar 1998 Moe finally finds a woman to date, then has Homer help him with a insurance scam to get more money to spend on her. Blackboard: 'Silly string is not a nasal spray'.
- 17 Lisa the Simpson Mon 9 Mar 1998 Grandpa says "Simpson genes" are behind Lisa's sudden lack of brain power; Jasper tries to live for the future in the Kwik-E-Mart freezer.
- 18 This Little Wiggy Mon 23 Mar 1998 Marge orders Bart to play with Ralph Wiggum, an appalling task---until Bart gets hold of Chief Wiggum's master key to the city. Blackboard: 'I was not told to do this'.
- 19 Simpson Tide Mon 30 Mar 1998 When Homer comes up with a not so bright idea at work involving a donut and the nuclear core, Mr. Burns fires him. He then decides to join the Naval Reserve when Lisa tells him that she would be proud of him if he did. Later a nuclear-sub captain puts naval reservist Homer in command during war games. Blackboard: "My butt does not deserve a website".
- 20 The Trouble with Trillions Mon 6 Apr 1998 Homer gets in trouble with the IRS for his taxes and has to get proof that Burns has money the government wants for them in return.
- 21 Girly Edition Mon 20 Apr 1998 Lisa becomes the anchor for a kids news show when Krusty's producers try to spice up his program. Bart takes over the show when he is made co-anchor of the program.
- 22 Trash of the Titans Mon 27 Apr 1998 Homer becomes head of the Springfield Sanitation department and makes outrageous promises that he can't keep. Homer also disrupts a U2 concert.
- 23 King of the Hill Mon 4 May 1998 Homer gets in shape (no, really!) and climbs a mountain to promote the alleged health-food product that helped him achieve success.
- 24 Lost Our Lisa Mon 11 May 1998 Lisa tricks Homer into giving her permission to take the bus downtown alone---then she gets lost. Blackboard; 'I am not the new Dali Lama'.
- 25 Natural Born Kissers Mon 18 May 1998 Homer and Marge try to find ways to spice up their love life by experimenting with risky locals. Blackboard: 'I was not the inspiration for "Kramer"'.
Season 1023 episodes · 1998
- 01 Lard of the Dance Mon 24 Aug 1998 A hip new student makes an impression at Springfield Elementary; Homer drags Bart into grease recycling.
- 02 The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace Mon 21 Sep 1998 Homer goes through a bought of midlife depression and tries to overcome it with a string of inventions inspire by Thomas Edison.
- 03 Bart the Mother Mon 28 Sep 1998 After an accident with a gun, Bart becomes the caretaker of the eggs from a birds nest.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror IX Mon 26 Oct 1998 The ninth Halloween show. Included: Homer turns evil after a hair transplant; Bart and Lisa get trapped inside their TV; the alien Kang is revealed as Maggie's father.
- 05 When You Dish Upon a Star Mon 9 Nov 1998 Homer becomes an assistant to Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin (and their houseguest, Ron Howard), none of whom are interested in his screenplay. Blackboard: 'Butt-Butt is not my email address'.
- 06 D'Oh-in' in the Wind Mon 16 Nov 1998 In a quest to discover his middle name, Homer meets some of his mothers old hippie friends. He then starts to live a hippy lifestyle.
- 07 Lisa Gets an "A" Mon 23 Nov 1998 Lisa gets sick then does not study and ends up buying test answers from Nelson.
- 08 Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" Mon 7 Dec 1998 Homer takes the family on a trip and does not stop on the way home so Grandpa Simpson can go to the bathroom. This results in Grandpa needing a kidney transplant and Homer has compatible kidney's with his dad.
- 09 Mayored to the Mob Mon 21 Dec 1998 Homer becomes the mayor's bodyguard and puts a stop to a crooked operation involving Fat Tony, who vows revenge on the mayor.
- 10 Viva Ned Flanders Mon 11 Jan 1999 Ned is feeling depressed and Homer talks him into going to Las Vegas. After arriving, they spend a wild night on the town and wake up married to two Las Vegas wives. Blackboard: 'My mom is not dating Jerry Seinfeld'.
- 11 Wild Barts Can't Be Broken Mon 18 Jan 1999 Wiggum declares a curfew for kids, who are being blamed for school vandalism committed by a drunken Homer and friends. Blackboard: 'Sherri does not "Get Back"'.
- 12 Sunday, Cruddy Sunday Mon 1 Feb 1999 Homer leads a slew of Springfield denizens to the Super Bowl. Blackboard: 'I will not do the dirty bird'.
- 13 Homer to the Max Mon 8 Feb 1999 Homer discovers a cool Tv character with his name and then they turn the character into a dummy and Homer becomes mortified. He then changes his name and a lot of things change for him.
- 14 I'm with Cupid Mon 15 Feb 1999 Apu invites Homer and Marge over to his house for dinner and Manjula finds out that most American men do not work 7 days a week 12 plus hours a day and flips out. Apu then begins a series of daily gifts leading up to Valentines day for Manjula which causes all the other wives in Springfield to get Jealous of the attention she is getting from Apu. This causes the men of Springfield to be in the doghouse with their wives and them to be mad at Apu.
- 15 Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers" Mon 22 Feb 1999 Marge gets a new sports utility vehicle and develops a bad case of road rage. She then has to go to driving school. Blackboard: 'Grammar is not a time of waste'.
- 16 Make Room for Lisa Mon 1 Mar 1999 Homer damages the bill of rights at the museum and gives away Lisa's room to compensate for it. Lisa has to move in with Bart. Marge discover that Maggie's baby monitor is picking up local phone calls. Blackboard: 'I do not have diplomatic immunity'.
- 17 Maximum Homerdrive Mon 29 Mar 1999 Truck drivers target Homer after he blabs about an industry scam while filling in for a recently deceased driver.
- 18 Simpsons Bible Stories Mon 5 Apr 1999 The family's biblical dreams include Homer and Marge as Adam and Eve, with Flanders as God; Milhouse as Moses; and Bart as David battling Goliath's son ("this time, it's personal").
- 19 Mom and Pop Art Mon 12 Apr 1999 Isabella Rossellini plays a gallery owner who sees art in the concrete mess that results from Homer's attempt at building a barbeque. After the piece sells, she arranges a one-man show. Blackboard: 'A trained ape could not teach gym'.
- 20 The Old Man and the "C" Student Mon 26 Apr 1999 Bart puts on a show that causes Springfield to loose hosting the Olympic Games. For punishment, he is forced to volunteer at Grandpa's retirement home.
- 21 Monty Can't Buy Me Love Mon 3 May 1999 After another billionaire makes a memorable impression on Springfield, Burns asks for Homer's help on a quest for popularity, which eventually takes them both to Scotland.
- 22 They Saved Lisa's Brain Mon 10 May 1999 Lisa is invited to join local members of Mensa, who take a complaint to City Hall---and wind up running it. Blackboard: 'No one wants to hear from my armpits.'.
- 23 30 Minutes Over Tokyo Mon 17 May 1999 After getting tips on thrifty living, the family takes a vacation to Japan, where they appear on a game show to win plane tickets back home. Blackboard: 'I'm so very tired'.
Season 1122 episodes · 1999
- 01 Beyond Blunderdome Mon 27 Sep 1999 Mel Gibson brings the Simpsons to Hollywood so Homer can help "tweak" his new film after Homer's is the sole negative voice at a test screening. First tweak: add action, and lots of it.
- 02 Brother's Little Helper Mon 4 Oct 1999 A drug for Attention Deficit Disorder makes Bart studious, productive---and paranoid about satellites spying on him. Blackboard 'Pork is not a Verb'.
- 03 Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner Mon 25 Oct 1999 After crashing a food critic's retirement party for the food, Homer ends up taking the lady's place as food critic. He then has Lisa proofread his column and the power goes to his head. The French chef bakes him a very special eclair because of his bad reviews. Blackboard 'I am not the last Don'.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror X Mon 1 Nov 1999 A Halloween trilogy: Homer causes a Y2K catastrophe; superheroes Lisa and Bart save actress Lucy Lawless; Marge runs Flanders over, and Homer tries to cover it up. Dick Clark and Tom Arnold also appear as themselves.
- 05 E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) Mon 8 Nov 1999 Homer thinks dueling is great and because of that, the Simpsons end up having to move to a old farm and Homer grows a highly addictive crop after fertilizing the field with plutonium.
- 06 Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder Mon 15 Nov 1999 Homer cuts out of work to bowl a perfect game then has trouble staying in the limelight afterwords.
- 07 Eight Misbehavin Mon 22 Nov 1999 Feeling more stressed than blessed after the birth of their octuplets, Apu and Manjula get child-care help in a deal they come to regret.
- 08 Take My Wife, Sleaze Mon 29 Nov 1999 Homer wins a motorcycle and starts his own gang. The he gets entangled with a real motorcycle gang and they kidnap Marge. Blackboard "I can't see dead people".
- 09 Grift of the Magi Mon 20 Dec 1999 Bankrupt Springfield Elementary is taken over by a private outfit whose members' real goal is to mine the kids' minds for toy ideas. Blackboard ' I will not sell my kidney on Ebay.'.
- 10 Little Big Mom Mon 10 Jan 2000 With Marge laid up by a skiing (lodge) accident, Lisa tries to run the house and plays a trick on Homer and Bart to get them to help clean. Blackboard: 'I will not create art from dung'.
- 11 Faith Off Mon 17 Jan 2000 After Bart's successful laying on of hands at a revival meeting, a preacher declares Bart has "the power." So the boy pitches his own tent. Blackboard: 'I will stop phoning it in'.
- 12 The Mansion Family Mon 24 Jan 2000 The Simpsons have to take care of Mr. Burn's mansion while he is at the Mayo Clinic getting a checkup. Homer takes advantage of it. Blackboard 'Class Clown is not a paid position'.
- 13 Saddlesore Galactica Mon 7 Feb 2000 The band Bachman Turner Overdrive preforms at the State Fair. Bart and Homer rescue a horse from the State fair. Homer then starts racing the horse with Bart as the Jockey. Later, Homer discovers a secret about horse jockeys. Lisa's school band competes in a band contest and the winning school band cheats. Lisa then writes a letter to the President of the USA.
- 14 Alone Again Natura-Diddily Mon 14 Feb 2000 The Simpsons go on a nature hike and Marge discovers that the bird preserve she loves has been turned into a racetrack. During the race a bad accident happens causing someone to pass away, the Simpsons console a grieving friend.
- 15 Missionary Impossible Mon 21 Feb 2000 Homer is forced to become a missionary on a remote island after he pledges a large sum of money to a local PBS station.
- 16 Pygmoelian Mon 28 Feb 2000 Moe wins Duff's "beer-tending" contest but loses out on making their calendar. So he undergoes plastic surgery and lands a soap-opera role that he missed years before.
- 17 Bart to the Future Mon 20 Mar 2000 Bart attempts to sneak into an Indian casino by replacing the ventriloquist dummy and the head of the casino shows him the future when Lisa is President of the United States.
- 18 Days of Wine and D'Ohses Mon 10 Apr 2000 Barney quits drinking to take helicopter-flying lessons, leaving Homer feeling resentful and inferior; Lisa and Bart enter a contest to photograph the cover of the Springfield phone book.
- 19 Kill the Alligator and Run Mon 1 May 2000 In Florida, Homer gets caught up in spring break partying and accidentally runs over "Captain Jack" a iconic swamp alligator and the family has to go on the lam. Blackboard: "I am not here on a fartball scholarship".
- 20 Last Tap Dance in Springfield Mon 8 May 2000 Bart and Milhouse camp out in a shopping mall for a week and drive Chief Wiggam crazy, while Lisa enrolls in a tap dance school run by a former child star who is full of herself.
- 21 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge Mon 15 May 2000 Otto's girlfriend seems to be usurping Marge's role when she moves in with the family after a dispute over heavy metal.
- 22 Behind the Laughter Mon 22 May 2000 A clip show like episode of behinds the scenes as if Simpsons were a real family doing unanimated tv.
Season 1221 episodes · 2000
- 01 Treehouse of Horror XI Thu 2 Nov 2000 In the 11th annual Halloween trilogy, a ghostly Homer tries to perform a good deed on Earth; Bart and Lisa are trapped in a fairy-tale forest; and dolphins revolt against humans after Lisa frees their king from the Springfield Marine Park.
- 02 A Tale of Two Springfields Mon 6 Nov 2000 Homer gets frustrated because Springfield now has to area codes for phone calls and he divides the Town, becomes mayor of New Springfield. He then wages war against Olde Springfield and it is up to The Who to reunite the town.
- 03 Insane Clown Poppy Mon 13 Nov 2000 While Krusty is signing autographs, Bart meets a girl who turns out to be Krusty's daughter. Krusty then spends a day at the beach with her and later that night he gambles away his daughter Sophie's violin. He then recruits Homer to help him get it back from Fat Tony and the Mob. Blackboard 'I will not surprise the incontinent'.
- 04 Lisa the Treehugger Mon 20 Nov 2000 Joshua Jackson plays a committed---and cute---teen environmentalist who inspires Lisa to take up residence in a redwood tree to save it from destruction. Blackboard 'I am not the acting President'.
- 05 Homer vs. Dignity Mon 27 Nov 2000 With Smithers away, Burns hires a cash-hungry Homer as his "prank monkey" to perform stunts that ultimately damage Homer's dignity. Leeza Gibbons has a cameo. Blackboard 'I was not the sixth Beattle'.
- 06 The Computer Wore Menace Shoes Mon 4 Dec 2000 After having to go to work because he did not get the email about the day off, Homer buys a computer and starts a tell all web page. He then wins a award for the web site. Blackboard 'I will only provide a urine sample when asked'.
- 07 The Great Money Caper Mon 11 Dec 2000 Homer and Bart turn into a couple of con artists in order to pay for a really high car repair bill. Blackboard 'The nurse is not dealing'.
- 08 Skinner's Sense of Snow Mon 18 Dec 2000 A blizzard traps Skinner and Groundskeeper Willie with an assortment of students at Springfield Elementary. Bart (of course) leads the revolt.
- 09 HOMR Mon 8 Jan 2001 Researchers find and fix the cause of Homer's "subnormal" intelligence, but Homer finds life as a brain is a drain on his popularity. Blackboard 'Network TV is not dead'.
- 10 Pokey Mom Mon 15 Jan 2001 Homer hurts his back at a prison rodeo, where Marge meets an artistic inmate whom she takes under her wing. Blackboard 'I will not "Let The Dogs Out!"''
- 11 Worst Episode Ever Mon 5 Feb 2001 Bart and Milhouse are at the Android Dungeon and end up being banned from the store for a lifetime. After Comic Book Guy has a heart attack, Bart and Milhouse take over running the store for him. Once Comic Book Guy recovers, he starts dating Principle Skinners mother. Blackboard 'I will not hide the teacher's medication'.
- 12 Tennis the Menace Mon 12 Feb 2001 The Simpsons win points for their new tennis court, but constantly lose on Homer's poor play. Blackboard 'I will not publish the principal's credit report'.
- 13 Day of the Jackanapes Mon 19 Feb 2001 Sideshow Bob talks his way out of prison and into a job at the school. There, he hypnotizes Bart---to make him kill Krusty, who plans a final show after growing sick of network interference. Blackboard 'The hamster did not have "A Full Life"'.
- 14 New Kids on the Blecch Mon 26 Feb 2001 After Bart pulls a stunt during the Springfield Marathon, Lt. Smash boy-band creator recruits Bart, Nelson, Milhouse and Ralph to create a boy band. NSYNC visit's Springfield. Blackboard 'I will not buy a presidential pardon'.
- 15 Hungry Hungry Homer Mon 5 Mar 2001 The family goes to Blocko land, Homer stands up to a guy for Lisa. Homer then proceeds to go on a hunger strike protesting a decision the Springfield Isotopes baseball teams owner is in the process of making.
- 16 Bye Bye Nerdy Mon 12 Mar 2001 A new girl joins the elementary class and Lisa tries to figure out why she is bullying everyone. Homer goes on a mission to baby proof Springfield. Blackboard: 'I will not scare the vice president'.
- 17 Simpsons Safari Mon 2 Apr 2001 Hungry Homer rips into a 30 year old box of animal crackers and finds a winning ticket for a trip to Africa. He then demands his prize. Blackboard: 'I will not flush evidence'.
- 18 Trilogy of Error Mon 30 Apr 2001 Homer's severed thumb, Lisa's science project and Bart's discovery of fireworks prompt separate but simultaneous adventures that conclude with an encounter with mobster Fat Tony. Blackboard: 'Fire is not the cleanser'.
- 19 I'm Goin' to Praise Land Mon 7 May 2001 With Homer's help, Ned Flanders tries to establish a Christian theme park based on drawings in his deceased wife's sketch book. Blackboard: 'Genetics is not an excuse'.
- 20 Children of a Lesser Clod Mon 14 May 2001 Homer opens a day-care center in the house, prompting envy in Lisa and Bart when he treats other kids better than he treats them. Blackboard 'Today is not Mothra's day'.
- 21 Simpsons Tall Tales Mon 21 May 2001 Folk-tale parodies abound, with Homer as Paul Bunyan; Lisa as Connie Appleseed; and Bart as Tom Sawyer, helping to save Huck Finn from a shotgun marriage to Becky Thatcher. Blackboard: 'I should not be twenty-one by now'.
Season 1322 episodes · 2001
- 01 Treehouse of Horror XII Wed 7 Nov 2001 "Treehouse of Horror XII" includes Pierce Brosnan as the voice of a computerized house that falls for Marge; a Gypsy's curse bringing bad luck to Homer's loved ones; and Bart and Lisa as competing wizards, with Bart enlisting help from a dark source.
- 02 The Parent Rap Mon 12 Nov 2001 Bart is tethered to Homer as punishment for stealing a police cruiser. Blackboard 'Nobody reads these anymore!'.
- 03 Homer the Moe Mon 19 Nov 2001 Moe gets more depressed than usual and renovates his tavern. He then kicks the old gang out and Homer opens a bar in his garage so the gang can have a place to hang out and fit in.
- 04 Hunka Hunka Burns in Love Mon 3 Dec 2001 Homer is hired to write fortunes for fortune cookies, one of them changes Mr. Burn's life. Homer helps Mr. Burns with his dating. Blackboard: 'Fun does not have a size'.
- 05 The Blunder Years Mon 10 Dec 2001 Marge becomes obsessed with a brand of paper towels and Homer pulls a gag on her. To make up for it, Homer takes her out, gets hypnotized and regresses to a childhood fear and starts screaming and does not stop until the source of the fear is drawn out of him. Blackboard 'I am not Charlie Brown on acid'.
- 06 She of Little Faith Mon 17 Dec 2001 In this Christmas episode, Richard Gere offers Buddhist teachings to Lisa after she leaves her church because of Mr. Burns' tacky fund-raising efforts, which include commercials (during sermons) and podium-placed ads. Blackboard: 'I do not have a cereal named after me'.
- 07 Brawl in the Family Mon 7 Jan 2002 Grampa comes to Homer's rescue after Ned and His Vegas wives show up at the house.
- 08 Sweets and Sour Marge Mon 21 Jan 2002 Ben Stiller plays a sugar company's CEO who draws Marge's ire after Springfield is declared the "World's Fattest Town."
- 09 Jaws Wired Shut Mon 28 Jan 2002 When Homer accidentally breaks his jaw, he has to have it wired shut and can not talk. He learns to become the good listener that Marge has wanted.
- 10 Half-Decent Proposal Mon 11 Feb 2002 Now fabulously wealthy, Marge's grabby prom date Artie Ziff offers a million dollars for a weekend with her that, he says, will have "no funny stuff." The Simpsons agree when they realize the money will help their marriage---by paying for an operation that will cure Homer's snoring.
- 11 The Bart Wants What It Wants Mon 18 Feb 2002 Bart ends up becoming close friends with Greta Wolfecastle after a fun fair and he has a blind eye to her feelings about him. Blackboard: 'The giving tree is not a chump'.
- 12 The Lastest Gun in the West Mon 25 Feb 2002 Bart and Lisa try to help an old cowboy actor, who yearns to reclaim his past fame by getting him booked on the Krusty the Clown show.
- 13 The Old Man and the Key Mon 11 Mar 2002 Grampa Simpson regains his driver's license to woo a new woman but is goaded into a race by senior punks.
- 14 Tales from the Public Domain Mon 18 Mar 2002 Homer discovers a library book he checked out when Bart was born and Lisa suggests that he read aloud from it. Blackboard: 'Vampire is not a career choice'.
- 15 Blame It on Lisa Mon 1 Apr 2002 Homer refuses to pay a really high phone bill then their service is shut off. The family travels to Rio De Janeiro to see Lisa's sponsored orphan.
- 16 Weekend at Burnsies Mon 8 Apr 2002 Homer uses medicinal marijuana to relieve pain from eye injuries he suffered when attacked by crows.
- 17 Gump Roast Mon 22 Apr 2002 The Springfield Friars Club roasts Homer, with emcee Krusty the Clown introducing friends, family and their memories from past episodes.
- 18 I Am Furious Yellow Mon 29 Apr 2002 Encouraged by comic-book guru Stan Lee (in a cameo), Bart creates a strip about Homer that gets onto the Internet.
- 19 The Sweetest Apu Mon 6 May 2002 Homer accidentally walks in on Apu when he is cheating on his wife at the Kwiki Mart.
- 20 Little Girl in the Big Ten Mon 13 May 2002 Lisa becomes friends with college girls who are unaware of her age. Bart is bitten by a Chinese mosquito and must live in a bubble. Bart and Lisa also share a special moment.
- 21 Frying Game Mon 20 May 2002 Homer's community service for threatening an endangered species involves helping a kindly senior, who meets an untimely death.
- 22 Papa's Got a Brand New Badge Thu 23 May 2002 Homer starts a security company that ultimately replaces the cops---and runs afoul of mobster Fat Tony
Season 1422 episodes · 2002
- 01 Treehouse of Horror XIII Mon 4 Nov 2002 "Treehouse of Horror XIII" finds Homer cloned; Dr. Hibbert turning the family into half animals; and Springfield invaded by zombie cowboys.
- 02 How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Mon 11 Nov 2002 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Lenny Kravitz and Brian Setzer are the teachers when Homer attends a rock-and-roll fantasy camp.
- 03 Bart vs. Lisa vs. 3rd Grade Mon 18 Nov 2002 After testing, Lisa is moved up a grade and Bart is held back so they are both in the 3rd grade together. The teacher thinks Bart is the smarter of the two since he already knows everything. They go on a field trip to Capital City and get left behind and lost. Blackboard 'Fish do not like Coffee'.
- 04 Large Marge Mon 25 Nov 2002 Marge gets breast implants meant for Mayor Quimby's young girlfriend; Bart and Milhouse spot Krusty the Clown on a old episode of Batman.
- 05 Helter Shelter Mon 2 Dec 2002 The Simpsons end up with termites after going to a hockey game and have to stay out of their house for 6 months. They end up on a reality series where they live in a 1880's type house and life style. Blackboard: 'Milhouse did not test cootie positive'.
- 06 The Great Louse Detective Mon 16 Dec 2002 Someone's trying to kill Homer, so Chief Wiggum consults an expert: Sideshow Bob, who moves in with the Simpsons to shadow Homer.
- 07 Special Edna (a.k.a. Love and Marking) Mon 6 Jan 2003 Bart feels sorry for Mrs. Krabappel after she is stood up by Principle Skinner, so he nominates her for an award.
- 08 The Dad Who Knew Too Little Mon 13 Jan 2003 Homer feels bad because he does not know much about Lisa so he hires a private detective to spy on her. He then becomes a big hit with her because of the information.
- 09 The Strong Arms of the Ma Mon 3 Feb 2003 After she is mugged, Marge retreats to the basement to lift weights. She then becomes obsessed with body building. Marge starts entering contests and her disposition changes as she gets stronger. Blackboard reads 'This school does not need a "regime change"'.
- 10 Pray Anything Mon 10 Feb 2003 Jealous of Ned Flanders winning money at a sports event, Homer starts praying to God for good things to happen then develops a hedonistic lifestyle. Blackboard reads 'Spongebob is not a contraceptive'.
- 11 Barting Over Mon 17 Feb 2003 While doing spring cleaning, Lisa comes across a video cassette of a add Bart did as baby "Stink Breath". Bart gets so mad about Homer having spent his earnings from the add that he asks the court to emancipate him from the family. Blackboard reads 'I will not'.
- 12 I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can Mon 17 Feb 2003 Spelling champ Lisa makes the Spellympics, where host George Plimpton proposes a deal; Homer joins a traveling fan club for a new Krusty food product.
- 13 A Star is Born Again Mon 3 Mar 2003 Ned becomes lonely when all the Springfield family's spend a day at the beach with their significant others and ends up dating an actor.
- 14 Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington Mon 10 Mar 2003 Hoping to reroute air traffic over their house, the Simpsons ask Krusty to run for Congress, where the successful clown finds more of his kind.
- 15 C. E. D'oh Mon 17 Mar 2003 Homer's stint in a success workshop gives him new initiative, but Mr. Burns' lack of appreciation prompts Homer to plot revenge, which results in a takeover of the power plant.
- 16 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky Mon 31 Mar 2003 Lisa searches for a steady career after a British filmmaker makes her feel inadequate and decides on astronomy.
- 17 Three Gays of the Condo Mon 14 Apr 2003 While looking for a puzzle piece, Homer comes across a letter Marge wrote about how upset she was with Homer right before they were married. He thinks she married him because she became pregnant with Bart and moves out.
- 18 Dude, Where's My Ranch? Mon 28 Apr 2003 Musician David Byrne offers to produce the song that Homer wrote about how much he dislikes his neighbor Ned Flanders. The Simpsons then go to a Dude Ranch where Lisa meets a special boy.
- 19 Old Yeller-Belly Mon 5 May 2003 When Homer is trapped, the dog ignores him and he is saved by the cat. Homer then says he has no dog. H.K. Duff, owner of Duff beer makes the Simpsons dog, Santa's Little Helper the Duff mascot. Blackboard reads 'my pen is not a booger launcher'.
- 20 Brake My Wife, Please Mon 12 May 2003 Homer has his drivers license revoked by Judge Harm which forces Marge to do all the driving for the family.
- 21 The Bart of War Mon 19 May 2003 Busted for a prank gone awry, Milhouse and Bart are enrolled in different youth groups that become heated rivals. Blackboard reads 'sandwiches should not contain sand'.
- 22 Moe Baby Blues Mon 19 May 2003 Homer and Marge permit Moe to baby sit Maggie and she takes a shine to Moe, which causes Homer to become jealous.
Season 1522 episodes · 2003
- 01 Treehouse of Horror XIV Mon 3 Nov 2003 A Halloween trilogy (XIV), with Jennifer Garner, Oscar De La Hoya and Jerry Lewis as Professor Frink's father, who goes on a rampage after being brought back from the dead. Homer kills death in the first tale and has to become the grim reaper; In the Second tale Professor Frink wins a Nobel prize and then brings his father back from the dead in a Frankenstein parody; in the 3rd tale Bart gets access to a watch that changes the fabric of existence and along with Milhouse they cause trouble in Springfield.
- 02 My Mother the Carjacker Mon 10 Nov 2003 Surfacing to see her son, Homer's fugitive mom is caught and tried for sabotaging a lab owned by Mr. Burns, who's loath to let a grudge die.
- 03 The President Wore Pearls Mon 17 Nov 2003 Lisa is made to look like Eva Peron in this loose parody as faculty members undermine her student-body presidency.
- 04 The Regina Monologues Mon 24 Nov 2003 Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomes the Simpsons to England, where they run into author J.K. Rowling and actor Ian McKellan.
- 05 The Fat and the Furriest Mon 1 Dec 2003 Homer goes on a mission of revenge against a bear that attacked him during a visit to the dump and creates a home made bear-fighting suit. Blackboard 'My pen is not a booger launcher'.
- 06 Today I Am a Klown Mon 8 Dec 2003 Krusty's rabbi father helps him prepare for his bar mitzvah, which includes Mr. T; Homer guest hosts for Krusty and is a hit. Dan Castellaneta, Blackboard reads 'over forty & single is not funny'.
- 07 'Tis the Fifteenth Season Mon 15 Dec 2003 A version of "A Christmas Carol" causes Homer to go from greedy to giving, prompting jealousy in Flanders, who gives gifts to everyone in town.
- 08 Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays Mon 5 Jan 2004 Maggie is among the babies who riot at a kiddie concert, prompting a backlash by single childless citizens, who organize against kids and families.
- 09 I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot Mon 12 Jan 2004 Unable to build Bart a working robot for TV's "Robot Rumble," Homer becomes the robot by hiding inside, taking beatings, but giving better.
- 10 Diatribe of a Mad Housewife Mon 26 Jan 2004 Tom Clancy, Thomas Pynchon and the Olsen twins have cameos as Marge writes a novel that casts Homer in a bad light, and Flanders in a good one.
- 11 Margical History Tour Mon 9 Feb 2004 Marge talks history, with Homer as Henry VIII, Lenny and Carl as Lewis and Clark, Lisa as an opinionated Sacagawea and Bart as Mozart.
- 12 Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore Mon 16 Feb 2004 Bart bonds with Lisa after Milhouse and his mom move to Capital City; Homer panhandles to buy Marge's anniversary gift.
- 13 Smart & Smarter Mon 23 Feb 2004 Simon Cowell plays an admissions interviewer at a prestigious pre-nursery school where Maggie's IQ is found to surpass Lisa's, causing an identity crisis for the older sister.
- 14 The Ziff Who Came to Dinner Mon 15 Mar 2004 Lisa finds Arte Ziff living in their attic after seeing a horror movie with Homer and Bart. Artie moves in because he owes massive amounts of money to his company shareholders. Blackboard reads 'I will not speculate on how hot teacher used to be'.
- 15 Co-Dependent's Day Mon 22 Mar 2004 After a winery tour, Marge and Homer become drinking pals, until a driving mishap prompts one to pull a fast one on the other.
- 16 Wandering Juvie Mon 29 Mar 2004 Sarah Michelle Gellar plays a delinquent whom Bart meets in a juvenile-correction facility that's not strong enough to hold them.
- 17 My Big Fat Geek Wedding Mon 19 Apr 2004 Skinner's cold feet near the altar also give Edna second thoughts, leading her into a rebound romance.
- 18 Catch 'Em If You Can Mon 26 Apr 2004 Grandpa, Bart and Lisa Simpson take off on a cross country journey when Homer and Marge just want to spend a bit of kid free time.
- 19 Simple Simpson Mon 3 May 2004 Avenging a slight to Lisa turns Homer into the city's new crusader for justice, a masked man whose weapon of choice is a pie in the face.
- 20 The Way We Weren't Mon 10 May 2004 After Bart and Milhouse play a game of Spin the Bottle in the tree house, Homer tells the story of his and Marge's first kiss. Marge and Homer then learn they were destined to be together.
- 21 Bart-Mangled Banner Mon 17 May 2004 Marge and Homer work hard to get Bart to the doctor for a shot, he then goes deaf as a side effect. Later he is bending over doing a full moon and accidentally moons the American Flag and the Dante basket ball classic during the national anthem.
- 22 Fraudcast News Mon 24 May 2004 Mr. Burns buys all the media outlets in town after everyone thinks he is dead and does not care. Lisa starts her own newspaper and ends up in a war with Burns.
Season 1621 episodes · 2004
- 01 Treehouse of Horror XV Mon 8 Nov 2004 Hands out its annual Halloween treats on the "Treehouse of Horror XV" special featuring three deliciously frightful mini-episodes. In "The Ned Zone," Ned Flanders gains the power of foretelling people's deaths after suffering a head injury, and is shocked to discover that he will be the one to kill Homer. In the second short, "In the Belly of the Boss," Maggie is shrunken inside a vitamin capsule in a freak science accident and is swallowed by Mr. Burns. The final Halloween scare, "Four Beheadings and a Funeral," is set in Victorian London, where Master Detective Eliza Simpson and her faithful sidekick, Dr. Bartley, attempt to catch The Muttonchop Murderer, a Jack the Ripper-esque serial killer.
- 02 All's Fair in Oven War Mon 15 Nov 2004 When Bart fishes Homer's vintage "Playdude" magazines out of the trash, he decides to adopt the ring-a-ding-ding lifestyle of the 1970s, as interpreted by a 10-year-old. Looking for some action, actor James Caan, guest-starring as himself, drops by Bart's swinging Playdude treehouse. Meanwhile, Marge stoops to sabotage to keep up with the other contestants during the Ovenfresh Bakeoff, attended by the likes of.
- 03 Sleeping with the Enemy Mon 22 Nov 2004 Feeling unappreciated by her own children, Marge takes in neglected son and Springfield Elementary School bully Nelson Muntz. Horrified his tormentor is now living under the same roof, Bart goes on a mission to find Nelson's parents and reunite the Muntzes.
- 04 She Used to Be My Girl Mon 6 Dec 2004 Marge runs into her former high school pal Chloe Talbot, who is now a famous newscaster. Chloe is cultured, sharp-dressed and has a successful career on television. While Lisa has become enamored with Chloe's worldliness, Marge becomes jealous and wonders if she made the right decision by choosing family over a career. Blackboard 'Poking a dead raccoon is not research'.
- 05 Fat Man and Little Boy Mon 13 Dec 2004 When Bart writes slogans on t-shirts, he catches the attention of Goose Gladwell, a gag gift entrepreneur, and soon becomes a t-shirt mogul. With Bart now the breadwinner, Homer feels he no longer has a place in the family. In order to feel more useful, Homer begins spending more time with Lisa, including watching documentaries by scholar Declan Desmond. But when Gladwell is revealed as a fraud, Homer steps in to show him who's really boss. Blackboard 'My pen is not a booger launcher'.
- 06 Midnight Rx Mon 17 Jan 2005 When Mr. Burns terminates the employee prescription drug program, the citizens of Springfield are no longer able to afford their very expensive but much-needed prescription drugs. In order to keep the town medicated, Homer, Grampa, Apu and Flanders travel to Canada to buy the drugs with fake Canadian health care cards. When they are caught smuggling the goods, all of Springfield rallies around them to fight for their freedom.
- 07 Mommie Beerest Mon 31 Jan 2005 When Moe's Tavern is shut down by the health department, Homer refinances the house to save the bar. Infuriated by this, Marge decides to protect her investment and takes an active, hands-on role as Moe's partner. Marge gives the bar a facelift and boosts the clientele, while Homer has to stay home and play Mr. Mom. Meanwhile, Moe begins to develop deep feelings for his new partner.
- 08 Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass Mon 7 Feb 2005 In THE SIMPSONS post-Super Bowl XXXIX episode, "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass," after Homer inadvertently performs a wild crowd-pleasing dance at a local carnival, he is hired by several prolific sports figures - including Tom Brady, LeBron James, Warren Sapp, Yao Ming and Michelle Kwan, guest-starring as themselves - to choreograph their victory dances. After his dances prove successful, Homer is tapped to choreograph the Super Bowl halftime show. Panicked the night before the event, Homer enlists the help of his neighbor, Ned Flanders, and together they put on a nonviolent, deeply meaningful half-time show that America chastises for its blatant display of decency.
- 09 Pranksta Rap Mon 14 Feb 2005 After sneaking out of the house to attend a 50 Cent concert and getting nabbed by Marge and Homer, Bart fakes his own kidnapping, hiding out in Kirk Van Houten's bachelor pad, to prevent being grounded. It is up to Springfield's finest - bumbling Police Chief Clancy Wiggum - to save him. Inspired by an apparition of Barney Fife, Wiggum cracks the case, rescues Bart and is promoted to Police Commissioner, while wrongly-imprisoned Kirk becomes a lady's man among the felon-loving singles of Springfield.
- 10 There's Something About Marrying Mon 21 Feb 2005 One of Springfield's own comes out of the closet. To boost tourism, the town of Springfield decides to legalize same-sex marriage. Homer discovers the monetary value of gay union, becomes an ordained minister via the Internet and soon marries everyone and everything in town - including a surprising someone very close to him.
- 11 On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister Mon 7 Mar 2005 Fed up with Bart's endless taunting and torture, Lisa enlists the help of Chief Wiggum and files a restraining order against him. After watching a restraining order video hosted by guest voice Gary Busey, Bart learns he must stay 20 feet away from his sister. When he tries to contest it, Judge Harm increases it to 200 feet, forcing Bart to live in the back yard. Meanwhile, Homer takes over Grampa's job as a greeter at the Sprawl Mart.
- 12 Goo Goo Gai Pan Mon 14 Mar 2005 After watching a video on menopause, hosted by guest voice Robert Wagner, Selma realizes that she missed her chance to have a baby and decides to adopt a baby girl from China. Selma encounters a bump in the road when the application asks for her husband's name. In an act of desperation, she puts down "Homer Simpson." Soon, Selma and the Simpsons are off to China to pick up her baby girl, while Homer must pretend to be her husband. When their charade is finally revealed, the functionary, Madam Yu, takes Selma's baby back. Homer and the gang must devise a plan to rescue the baby from the orphanage.
- 13 Mobile Homer Mon 21 Mar 2005 After Homer suffers a garage-door-to-the-throat incident, Marge is pressured into buying life insurance for the entire family. Much to her surprise, she finds out that Homer is uninsurable and resorts to cutting costs across the board in the household. Homer is convinced by his buddies that Marge is trying to make all financial decisions, so in an act of defiance, he buys an RV. This reckless act infuriates Marge, causing a divide between the two and ultimately forcing Homer to live in his new RV. Determined to save their feuding parents, Bart and Lisa steal the RV in hopes of returning it for a refund, but are instantly faced with obstacles.
- 14 The Seven-Beer Snitch Mon 4 Apr 2005 To prove to Shelbyville that Springfield is not a hick town, Marge convinces the Springfield townspeople to fund a Frank Gehry- designed concert hall. Opening night turns disastrous after the sounds of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony drive the uninterested townspeople away, ultimately leading the hall to bankruptcy. Never one to miss an opportunity, Mr. Burns assumes the debt and turns the hall into the Montgomery Burns State Prison. Initially the prison proves to be a positive addition to the town, providing jobs to almost everyone except Homer, who is imprisoned after a lab test mix-up. Meanwhile at prison, Fat Tony puts a mark on Homer's head for being a snitch .
- 15 Future-Drama Mon 18 Apr 2005 When Professor Frink uses an astrology machine to ease the constant bickering between Bart and Lisa, they are given a sneak-peek into their final days of high school. In this future view, Marge and Homer are separated, Lisa is dating a muscular Milhouse and Bart is dating the girl of his dreams, Jenda, guest-voiced by Amy Poehler. Much to their disappointment, both the relationships quickly flounder. In hopes of winning Jenda back, Bart takes a job at a Kwik-E-Mart, where he becomes the local hero after saving Mr. Burns from a robber. His reward is a scholarship to Yale that was initially intended for Lisa. Bart's deeper look into the future causes him to have a change of heart, ultimately affecting his present-day sibling rivalry for the better.
- 16 Don't Fear the Roofer Mon 2 May 2005 In the milestone 350th episode, Homer befriends beer-loving barfly and roofer Ray Magini, guest-voiced by Ray Romano. After discovering a shared passion for sandwiches and the Three Stooges, Homer and Ray become inseparable friends. However, Marge believes Ray is a figment of Homer's imagination and enlists the help of Dr. Hibbert to literally "shock" Ray Magini out of Homer's system.
- 17 The Heartbroke Kid Mon 2 May 2005 Bart becomes addicted to junk food when a new vending machine is installed at Springfield Elementary. His steady diet of processed foods leads to a massive weight gain and health issues. When he's unable to stick to his prescribed low-fat diet, the Simpsons stage an intervention and ship Bart off to "Serenity Ranch - A Forced Starvation Facility," headed up by former food addict Tab Spangler. While Spangler tries to help Bart overcome his obsession, Homer and Marge turn their home into a hostel for German travelers in order to pay for the costly Serenity Ranch.
- 18 A Star is Torn Mon 9 May 2005 When Lisa agrees to participate in a Krusty-sponsored "Li'l Starmaker" competition, she panics when another contestant performs a better rendition of "Mockingbird." Thankfully, Homer saves the day by hammering out a manipulative tune about Springfield that leads Lisa to victory. With a win under his belt, Homer becomes a star-crazed stage father/manager, who ultimately drives Lisa to fire him. A distraught Homer counters by taking Lisa's rival, Cameron, under his wing to groom him for the finals.
- 19 Thank God It's Doomsday Mon 9 May 2005 An apocalyptic movie followed by three real-life omens cause a fearful Homer to research the rapture. Believing that he has deduced when the event will happen, he begins warning others as a way to secure his spot in heaven. After a skeptical Kent Brockman reports on Homer's prediction of stars falling from the sky, there's a Krusty Special blimp accident, and Homer attracts a slew of new believers. When the rapture never comes, a discredited Homer discovers an error in his calculations and returns to the Springfield Mesa alone, where he experiences the rapture - or maybe a heat-induced dream - and convinces God to delay doomsday.
- 20 Home Away from Homer Mon 16 May 2005 Financial trouble inspires Ned to rent his rumpus room to a pair of college-aged women, who end up running a soft-core webcam from the Flanders' home without their knowledge. When Ned becomes the laughingstock of Springfield and moves his family to their dream town, "Humble, PA - Home of the Humble Figurines," an unruly neighbor moves in, forcing Homer to beg for Flanders to return. Jason Bateman guest-stars as himself. Later, after Bart is falsely blamed and then expelled for a mishap at the school-sponsored Medieval festival, Fat Tony, guest-voiced by Joe Mantegna, suggests to Marge that he enroll in a private Catholic school. After a rough introduction with a nun on his first day, Bart meets and instantly likes an Eminem-quoting priest named Father Sean, guest-voiced by Neeson. Father Sean shows Bart the cooler parts of the religion through graphic stories and comic books. Bart's growing interest alarms his parents and ultimately drives Homer to visit the church. He, too, finds himself attracted to the religion after Father's offerings of beer, pancakes and games. It's up to Marge to bring her family back to their roots.
- 21 Father, Son and Holy Guest-Star Mon 16 May 2005 Bart is expelled from school after being accused of pulling a prank and sent to parochial school.
Season 1722 episodes · 2005
- 01 Bonfire of the Manatees Mon 12 Sep 2005 Marge is outraged when she discovers Homer allowed Fat Tony to shoot a "gentleman's" film in their house to make restitution for his football gambling debt. So she takes off and leaves Homer with the kids. While on her journey of self-discovery, Marge befriends Caleb Thorn, an attractive marine biologist who is on a quest to save not only the endangered manatee, but Marge from a husband who doesn't seem to appreciate her. Blackboard 'Does anyone still do this anymore?'.
- 02 The Girl Who Slept Too Little Mon 19 Sep 2005 After protesting the construction of a stamp museum scheduled to be built on their neighboring lot, the Simpsons are dismayed when they discover that what they thought was a successful relocation of the museum to a cemetery lot turns into a creepy nightmare when that cemetery moves next door. When Lisa's sleepless nights become too much for Homer and Marge, they turn to a psychiatrist for advice. Meanwhile, Lisa chooses to face her fears dead-on by visiting the cemetery alone late one night.
- 03 Millhouse Of Sand And Fog Mon 26 Sep 2005 Homer capitalizes on Maggie's chicken pox by throwing a "pox party" and charging parents to infect their children. Meanwhile, Milhouse soon realizes he was better off when his parents competed for his love, and launches "Operation Reverse Parent Trap" .
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XVI Mon 7 Nov 2005 It's time for all-new tricks and devilish treats on THE SIMPSONS annual Halloween trilogy, -Treehouse Of Horror XVI.- The fright-fest begins in - B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence - when the Simpsons adopt David, a newly developed artificial robot son, to replace Bart after he falls into a coma. In - Survival of the Fattest,- Mr. Burns invites Homer and his friends to his gigantic estate for a hunting tournament, but Homer and the gang learn they are the ones being the hunted on -The World Series Of Manhunter- hosted by Bradshaw. In the final Halloween scare, -I've Grown a Costume on Your Face,- a costume contest goes awry when a real witch turns all the Springfieldians into real-life versions of their costumes, leaving Maggie dressed like a witch with the only real power to reverse the spell.
- 05 Marge's Son Poisoning Mon 14 Nov 2005 Observing that Marge is lonely, Bart offers to spend time with her. After they go on tandem bike rides and decorate Bart's tree house as a teahouse, the bullies from school dub Bart a mama's boy. When Marge finds out that Bart's schoolmates are teasing him, she gives him the necessary tools to win back his reputation. Meanwhile, Homer teams up with Moe and joins a professional arm-wrestling circuit .
- 06 See Homer Run Mon 21 Nov 2005 Homer's inability to embrace Lisa's Father's Day book the same way he does Bart's Father's Day Toolman causes Lisa to develop Ddd. Meanwhile, Bart steals the Bart Boulevard street sign and causes a huge pile-up. While Mayor Quimby creates The Safety Salamander spokesperson in response to the accident, the town still forces the ineffective Mayor into a recall election. Homer, longing to win back his daughter's love, takes the spokesperson position, and after a heroic run as The Safety Salamander, he runs for Mayor along with every other unqualified Springfieldian.
- 07 The Last of the Red Hat Mamas Mon 28 Nov 2005 Homer has an altercation with the Easter Bunny at the Mayor's egg hunt, causing Marge to be shunned. A lonely Marge decides to join a women's group called The Cheery Red Tomatoes and agrees to help with an upcoming charity drive - robbing Mr. Burns of his Faberge egg collection. Meanwhile, Lisa's plans to spend a summer in Italy hit a bump when she learns the first requirement is being fluent in Italian, so she takes on a teacher from a classified ad - who turns out to be Milhouse.
- 08 The Italian Bob Mon 12 Dec 2005 After Mr. Burns crashes his Stutz Bearcat, he sends Homer and the family off to Italy to pick up his new fancy sport car. While on their Italian adventure, the Simpsons end up stranded in a small Italian village where a rehabilitated Sideshow Bob reigns as mayor. Sideshow Bob impresses the Simpsons enough so that they keep his sordid past a secret until one of the family members, in a wine-induced state, spills the beans.
- 09 Simpsons Christmas Stories Mon 19 Dec 2005 The Simpsons deliver holiday cheer in this Christmas-themed trilogy. In The First -El, - when Reverend Lovejoy's car breaks down en route to Christmas mass, Homer takes over the sermon and delivers his version of the birth of Christ to his parents Joseph and Mary. - I Saw Grampa Cussing Santa Claus - finds Grampa reminiscing about his daredevil days as a WWII fighter pilot, when he was stranded on an island alongside his gunner, Burns. Grampa recalls mistaking Santa Claus for an enemy aircraft and gunning him down from the sky. Realizing their mistake, Grampa helps Jolly Ol' St. Nick to safety, only to have Burns steal the sleigh and escape the island - leaving Grampa stranded again. The final installment, -The Nutcracker - Sweet,- which finds the townspeople of Springfield preparing for Christmas Day, is set to the tune of the famed Nutcracker ballet.
- 10 Homer's Paternity Coot Mon 9 Jan 2006 Marge's rage against the new toll road system somehow leads to the discovery of a frozen mailman and his 40-year-old mail. The letters are returned to the rightful recipients, including one to Grandpa Simpson's deceased wife, revealing a secret love affair and the real father of her baby, Homer. Confused and emotional, Homer finds Mason Fairbanks, his wealthy and much improved paternal dad, and happily establishes a father-son relationship with him while rejecting his surrogate father of 40 years. But soon Homer realizes that a DNA test doesn't necessarily tell who his true father is. Blackboard 'I am not smarter than the president'.
- 11 We're on the Road to D'oh-where Mon 30 Jan 2006 After Bart steals a key from Principal Skinner's office and gets himself into hot water, Marge and Homer send him to a "behavior modification camp." Homer is forced to cancel his much-anticipated trip to Las Vegas in order to drive Bart to the camp, but on the way there, Homer decides it's a great time to bond with Bart. Blackboard: 'Teacher was not dumped--it was mutual'.
- 12 My Fair Laddy Mon 27 Feb 2006 The Simpsons open up their home to Groundskeeper Willy after Bart accidentally destroys his house. But soon after his arrival, Willy's poor manners become the focus of a bet between Bart and Lisa, as she takes on the challenge of turning him into a proper gentleman. Meanwhile, Homer rips his favorite blue pants and starts an ambitious advertising campaign to reestablish the discontinued garment.
- 13 The Seemingly Never-Ending Story Mon 13 Mar 2006 While cave exploring with his family, Homer causes the cave to crumble and finds himself stuck upside down in the ceiling. Marge and Bart search for help while Lisa passes the time by telling Homer a story, which turns into a chain of narrated tales.
- 14 Bart Has Two Mommies Mon 20 Mar 2006 Ned Flanders wins a new computer that features guest star Sarandon as the "You've Got Mail" voice and he offers it to Marge, as he has no use for it. In return, Marge babysits the Flanders children so that Ned can attend the Left-Handed Convention, where he meets New York Yankees guest star Randy Johnson, who is selling left-handed teddy bears. With Marge spending so much time at The Flanders',Homer must look after Bart and Lisa. Homer takes the kids to an animal retirement home, but the trip goes awry when Toot-Toot the monkey pulls Bart into her cage and holds him hostage. Marge learns of the kidnapping when it is a breaking news report and she must figure out a way to get her son back.
- 15 Homer Simpson, This is Your Wife Mon 27 Mar 2006 Homer's obsession with Lenny's new plasma TV prompts Marge to enter the family in a sweepstakes, and they win a trip to the Fox Studio Lot. Against Marge's wishes, Homer signs them up for a "Trading Spouses"-type show and is forced to take in a controlling wife, while Marge moves in with a beaten-down husband, Charlie, and his perfect son. Charlie quickly develops a crush on Marge, while she tries to give him the strength to stand up to his own wife. Blackboard 'I will not laminate dog doo'.
- 16 Million Dollar Abie Mon 3 Apr 2006 Grampa ruins Homer's plans to make Springfield the new home of a pro football franchise when he mistakes the Commissioner of Football for a burglar and the football stadium is transformed into a bull fighting arena. Tortured by threatening calls from his family and friends, Grampa seeks Manfred Manslaughter's help in committing suicide. When his plan fails at the last minute, Grampa gets a new outlook on life and decides to become Springfield's very own matador. Blackboard: 'I will not flip the classroom upside down'.
- 17 Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore Mon 10 Apr 2006 Homer learns that the nuclear power plant is being shut down and outsourced to India. After Homer is sent to train the new employees, he becomes power hungry in his new position of authority. Meanwhile, Selma and Patty meet their Hollywood heartthrob, MacGyver, and kidnap him for their own obsessive worship. When Anderson discovers how exciting real-life drama can be, he refuses to leave until Selma and Patty devise their own plan.
- 18 The Wettest Stories Ever Told Mon 24 Apr 2006 When the Simpsons' plans for a nice family outing at the Frying Dutchman turn into a dining disaster, the family tries to salvage the night by telling different stories of disasters at sea. Lisa recounts the Mayflower voyage, Bart tells tales of Tahitian mutiny and Homer puts his own spin on the capsizing cruise ships.
- 19 Girls Just Want to Have Sums Mon 1 May 2006 Springfield is in an uproar after Principal Skinner makes a sexist comment at the end of an Itchy and Scratchy musical. Principal Skinner is replaced by Melanie Upfoot, a women's educational expert, who decides to divide the school into two different schools: one for boys, and one for girls. Studious Lisa soon becomes frustrated when she isn't learning anything from "girls' school." When the Principal refuses to allow her to take math at the boys' school, Lisa decides to dress up as a boy. While Bart teaches her the ropes of boyhood, Lisa wins the math award at the Student Achievement Awards and learns what it's really like to be a part of the "boys' club" .
- 20 Regarding Margie Mon 8 May 2006 After a spring-cleaning frenzy and inhaling too many fumes, Marge suffers from retrograde amnesia. In an effort to bring back her memory, Homer takes her around town to re-familiarize her with her surroundings. Marge still has no recollection of who Homer is and puts herself back on the singles market. Not until she realizes that Homer is truly genuine at heart will she remember who he is and why she loves him. Blackboard ' I will not leak the plot of the movie'.
- 21 The Monkey Suit Mon 15 May 2006 After visiting an evolution exhibit narrated by guest star Griffith, Flanders pushes Mayor Quimby to appoint Reverend Lovejoy as a "Mortality Czar" in charge of spreading the theory of creationism. Darwin's theories are quickly outlawed and Lisa finds herself as the only supporter of the scientific theory. After holding secret evolution classes, Lisa is arrested and retains Southern lawyer Wallace Brady to help defend her beliefs in front of a judge. While Flanders is on the stand in court, Homer's antics cause him to crack under pressure and he calls Homer an ape, which leads the judge to believe Homer resembles the missing link - putting a monkey wrench in the prosecutors' case. Blackboard: 'Je ne parle pas Francais'.
- 22 Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play Mon 22 May 2006 After a passionate kiss between Marge and Homer airs on the Isotope Jumbotron, struggling second baseman Buck Mitchell turns to the couple for marital advice. The Simpsons are able to get Buck and his sexy singing wife, Fiona, on track, and the Isotopes' season turns for the better. Things seem to be coming up aces for the Simpsons until Buck catches Homer giving Fiona a post-show neck massage, which results in both couples separating. Blackboard 'Have a great summer everyone'.
Season 1822 episodes · 2006
- 01 The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer Mon 11 Sep 2006 After Lisa befriends Fat Tony's son Michael, Fat Tony invites the Simpsons over for dinner as a sign of gratitude. Shockingly, Fat Tony is shot by a rival family moments after Michael admits he would rather be a chef than take over the family business. Fat Tony's main thugs, Dante and Dante Jr., want Michael to be the new kingpin, but when he declines, Homer steps up and leads the family on a major mob spree in "The Mook, The Chef, The Wife and Her Homer".
- 02 Jazzy and the Pussycats Mon 18 Sep 2006 When Bart turns a quiet funeral into a chaotic mess, his parents are faced with a mob of angry Springfieldians who have had enough. Homer and Marge desperately look to a child psychiatrist for help, who suggests that Bart take up drumming to channel his energy. Before long, Bart is laying down fills like a pro, getting into drum-offs with The White Stripes, and jamming in a band with Lisa's favorite jazz musicians. It doesn't take long before Lisa's encouragement turns to deep-seated jealousy, forcing the Simpson siblings to learn how to march to the beat of the same drum.
- 03 Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'em Mon 25 Sep 2006 Hoping to see a new side to Homer, Marge convinces him to buy a refined collection of carpentry books. To Marge's dismay, the books only gather dust until she accidentally breaks a nightstand - and uses the books to fix it herself. Soon Marge is hammering together everything from birdfeeders to doghouses and it isn't long before she decides to transform her new skills into a full-fledged business. Unfortunately, the residents of Springfield don't trust a handywoman to make repairs, so Marge hires Homer to pose as a "front" while she handles the real work. Meanwhile, Bart finds out that peanuts are no longer allowed at Springfield Elementary because someone suffers from an allergy. But this loss becomes his treasure when he finds out that the allergy belongs to his nemesis, the one and only Principal Skinner. Before long, both Bart and Homer are in over their heads and it's up to Marge to nail things back together.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XVII Mon 6 Nov 2006 Hand out screams and scare up laughs in their annual, bone-chilling Halloween special. The horror starts in 'Married To The Blob,' when a meteor falls to Earth and reveals a green goo that Homer mistakes for a marshmallow. After Homer eats the goo, he turns into a rampaging blob with a never-ending appetite that even guest voice Dr. Phil McGraw can't stop. In 'You Gotta Know When To Golem,' the fright-fest continues when Bart brings Golem, guest voice Richard Lewis as a legendary monster from Jewish folklore, to life and forces him to carry out his ghastly bidding. But when the creature is finally freed of his evil-doing, Marge, Bart and Lisa create a female monster that captures Golem's heart. In the final scare, 'The Day the Earth Looked Stupid,' a fake radio broadcast convinces the residents of Springfield that they're in the midst of an alien invasion, throwing the town into a state of pandemonium ; which only worsens when the invasion stops being a hoax and becomes reality.
- 05 GI (Annoyed Grunt) Mon 13 Nov 2006 After Bart gets out of a commitment to join the Army at 18, Homer falls prey to a couple of Army recruiters and lands himself in basic training. Homer, of course, treats it like summer camp and infuriates his hard-nosed colonel when he is unfazed by the constant hazing and humiliation. Homer is assigned as the enemy of the Army's war games, but when the war games get out of hand and Springfield becomes the battlefield, Homer and the Springfield community must join forces before the city goes up in smoke.
- 06 Moe 'N' a Lisa Mon 20 Nov 2006 When Homer forgets Moe's birthday, Moe's anger inspires Lisa to write about him for her school report. She finds a poetic side to Moe and helps him get published in "American Poetry Perspectives." However, when Moe is featured at a literary conference, where he encounters Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, Tom Wolfe and Jonathan Franzen, he takes all the credit despite Lisa's feelings.
- 07 Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair) Mon 27 Nov 2006 After Homer gets fired at the nuclear power plant, he takes over the ice cream truck business, while a depressed Marge creates popsicle stick sculptures to keep busy. The sculptures quickly become popular and Marge is excited to have a purpose in life, until a turn of events divides the Simpsons household.
- 08 The Haw-Hawed Couple Mon 11 Dec 2006 After Bart convinces all his friends not to go to Nelson's birthday party, Marge forces him to attend. After the party, Bart becomes Nelson's new best friend and under Nelson's protection no one dares to mess with Bart. There's only drawback to his newfound friend/bodyguard ; he can no longer pal around with Milhouse.
- 09 Kill Gil (Parts I & II) Mon 18 Dec 2006 During a holiday ice skating show starring guest voice Elvis Stojko, Homer jumps into a chaotic brawl involving the other ice skaters. In order to escape the chaos, Marge decides to take the family holiday shopping. Gil, dressed as Santa Claus, unknowingly gives Lisa a sold-out Malibu Stacy doll that belongs to his boss' daughter. When Gil loses his job, the Simpsons invite him over for Christmas dinner, which becomes a huge mistake as Gil moves in uninvited and mooches off the Simpsons. Out of guilt, Marge continually allows Gil to prolong his stay, but when her patience wears thin, she's forced to overcome her fear and finally say 'no'. Blackboard: 'Frankincense is not a monster'.
- 10 The Wife Aquatic Mon 8 Jan 2007 While watching a home movie, Marge becomes depressed as she is reminded of memorable childhood vacations spent at Barnacle Bay. Hating to see Marge sad, Homer and the kids take her on a surprise trip to the bay, only to discover that it has turned into a rundown mess due to the absence of fish. Homer and the kids lovingly give the boardwalk a whole new makeover for Marge. But when Homer accidentally lights the renovated carousal on fire, stirring up an angry mob of townspeople, more than just waves come crashing down.
- 11 Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three Times Mon 29 Jan 2007 After the Simpsons' car breaks down, the family tells each other tales of revenge gone wrong. Marge offers a cautionary tale of revenge from 19th-century France, where Homer is charged with treason; Lisa tells of a nerd revenge at Springfield Elementary involving Milhouse leading the nerds to overthrow the bullies; and Bart's story follows the great crime-fighter.
- 12 Little Big Girl Mon 12 Feb 2007 When Lisa struggles to find excitement and intrigue in her family heritage for a school presentation, she decides to take creative license in crafting her heritage as a Native American, since it's only for a school project. What begins as an innocent embellishment quickly turns into a web of lies when Lisa is chosen to represent the school, and 'her people,' at City Hall, and then as a keynote speaker for the National Native American Tribal Council. As a reward for his heroic act, Bart is granted a driver's license, and in an attempt to escape endless family errands and chauffeuring he flees to a faraway town where he is romanced by an older teenage girl whose expectations may prove to be too much for Bart.
- 13 Springfield Up Mon 19 Feb 2007 An eccentric documentary filmmaker Declan Desmond offers an inside look at his work chronicling the growth and development of some of Springfield's 'finest' for his documentary, 'Growing up Springfield.' We see Marge put her photojournalism dreams on hold in order to support Homer as he tries out odd jobs in search of success that continually evades him until a strange invention turns it all around for the couple. However, a suspicious Desmond challenges the Simpsons, who have a lot of questions to answer about their overnight success.
- 14 Yokel Chords Mon 5 Mar 2007 When the ever-righteous Lisa protests denying education to Cletus' 'hillbilly' kids, Principal Skinner offers her a chance to tutor the kids herself. However, Lisa's plans to help are diverted when Krusty spots the kids during their field trip and decides to use them as a musical act for his show. Meanwhile, in a scheme to steal his lunch for the day, Bart tries to scare his peers out of the cafeteria by claiming it's haunted by the ghost of an old school chef who uses students as ingredients in his recipes. When the school erupts with fear and chaos, Bart is punished and sent to receive psychiatric treatment, and he develops a unique relationship with his therapist.
- 15 Rome-old and Juli-eh Mon 12 Mar 2007 The court appoints an accountant for Homer when he incorrectly files for bankruptcy, which results in his cutting back on all of his expenses, including Grampa's nursing home. In an unexpected turn of events, Grampa and Selma fall in love and move in together, and Homer and Patty plot to break up their love connection. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa con a delivery man into giving them the most sought-after commodity in the neighborhood - cardboard boxes. Their alliance is put to the test when the delivery man realizes he was duped. Blackboard: 'We are not all naked under out clothes'.
- 16 Homerazzi Mon 26 Mar 2007 When a candle on Homer's birthday cake sets fire to his party hat, the Springfield fire department must save the Simpson home from peril for the sixth time that month. Marge is inspired to purchase a fireproof safe to protect the family's most precious valuables, but a freak accident causes the safe itself to explode and destroy its contents, including Marge's family photo album. Refusing to accept the tragedy, Marge decides to restage all of the family's photographs, and when a celebrity dating scandal is captured in the background of one of their photos, the Simpsons strike tabloid gold. Tasting success and seeing money to be made, Homer takes to the streets as one of the paparazzi. Overnight, Homer becomes Springfield's most valued photographer, and he appears unstoppable. However, when he crashes a celebrity wedding, the subjects who've been humiliated in his photos band together to seek revenge against Homer.
- 17 Marge Gamer Mon 23 Apr 2007 Marge becomes a spectacle during a PTA meeting for not having an e-mail address, and she decides to take a chance on using the Internet. Amazed and delighted by all the Internet has to offer, Marge joins a popular role-playing fantasy game called 'Earthland Realms' To Marge's dismay, the game has her interacting with practically the whole town of Springfield including Bart, who happens to be the game's most feared and destructive player. Meanwhile, Homer saves Lisa's soccer game from cancellation after he volunteers to take the place of a referee who recently quit. However, Homer's refereeing skills only exasperate Lisa, and her competitive streak gets the best of her.
- 18 The Boys of Bummer Mon 30 Apr 2007 Bart becomes a hometown hero when he makes the game-winning catch at his Little League game, sending the Springfield Isotots to the Little League championship for the first time ever. However, Springfield turns on him when he drops an easy pop fly in the bottom of the ninth, losing the game for his team. As the citizens of Springfield continue to mock and terrorize Bart, his guilt and shame threaten to send him over the edge. In an effort to cheer him up, Lisa introduces Bart to Bill Buckner. Meanwhile, after falling asleep in a department store display bed, Homer is saved from disaster when a customer mistakes Homer's crafty excuses for a sales pitch, leading the store owner to hire Homer as a salesperson. When the Lovejoys return a mattress they had purchased in hopes of spicing up their sex life, they find success on Homer's personal mattress and convince him to trade, a transaction Homer and Marge immediately regret and seek to remedy.
- 19 Crook and Ladder Mon 7 May 2007 Maggie goes on a path of destruction in the Simpsons' home after Marge follows advice in a parenting magazine and throws away her pacifier. Marge finally gives in and sends Homer to get Maggie a new pacifier, but when he can't find the right brand, Maggie comes up with her own substitute - an especially squeaky dog toy. Homer can't sleep through the toy's incessant squeaking and is driven to take sleeping pills, which turn him into a sleepwalker with a penchant for mischief. When one of Homer's sleepwalking schemes leaves the entire Springfield Fire Department debilitated in the hospital, Homer and some of his fellow Springfieldians become volunteer firefighters. They extinguish several fires and are rewarded with gifts, but when the gifts stop coming, they seek other forms of compensation for their heroic acts.
- 20 Stop or My Dog Will Shoot Mon 14 May 2007 Homer is upset when he realizes that Marge brought him and the family to a boring Harvest Fest instead of his much-anticipated day of debauchery at October Fest. Attempting to leave, Homer accidentally drags the family into a puzzling cornfield maze. When the whole family manages to escape except for Homer, they send out Santa's Little Helper, who sniffs out Homer and rescues him. Santa's Little Helper becomes a local hero and the Simpsons decide to enroll him in Police Dog Academy, where he's teamed with a grizzled veteran cop named Lou and they become a crime-busting duo. Bart's excitement quickly dissipates when a jaded Santa's Little Helper bites him, and the Simpsons send the dog away to live with Chief Wiggum. To appease Bart's depression after the loss of his dog, Marge agrees to buy him a huge pet snake. But when the snake causes a life-threatening situation at Bart and Lisa's school, Santa's Little Helper gets a chance to redeem himself.
- 21 24 Minutes Mon 21 May 2007 In a parody of "24," the school's Counter Truancy Unit tries to stop three sixth-graders planning to disrupt the school bake sale with a stink bomb.
- 22 You Kent Always Say What You Want Mon 21 May 2007 At the Simpsons' annual dental check-up, Lisa gets an education in dental hygiene from a video starring Ludacris (guest voice Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) as Luda-Crest, a tube of toothpaste with a talent for rapping. The Simpsons stop for ice cream on the way home from the dentist, and when Homer purchases the 1-millionth ice cream cone, he is featured on Kent Brockman's nightly news program. However, the innocent interview turns into trouble when Brockman uses a shocking expletive and Ned Flanders wages an anti-indecency campaign. The Simpsons take in the dejected Brockman, and he and Lisa begin to devise a scheme for the anchor to make his comeback. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner ushers the students of Springfield Elementary into a new era of sneaking, snooping and snitching with the opening of the school's CTU Counter Truancy Unit with Lisa heading up the operation. Homer is sent on a mission to dispose of a container of yogurt so far past its freshness date that it could be toxic, but the reeking yogurt falls into the wrong hands. With the help of Jack Bauer (guest voice Kiefer Sutherland) and Chloe O'Brian (guest voice Mary Lynn Rajskub), Bart and Lisa must stop bullies Dolph, Kearney and Jimbo from releasing the ultimate stink bomb at the school's annual bake sale.
Season 1920 episodes · 2007
- 01 He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs Mon 24 Sep 2007 After Homer saves Mr. Burns from drowning in a mall fountain, Burns thanks him by taking him on a whirlwind trip to Chicago on his private plane. Homer is smitten with the luxury jet and all the perks that come with it, including flying with song legend Lionel Richie, who serenades him with a customized version of "Say You, Say Me." After returning home, Homer makes it his mission to find a job that offers him the chance to fly on a corporate jet and enlists a life coach, guest star Stephen Colbert, to help fulfill this dream.
- 02 Homer of Seville Mon 1 Oct 2007 Homer injures himself in a fall, and while in the hospital he develops the ability to sing in a beautiful, operatic voice whenever he is lying on his back. Mr. Burns overhears Homer during one of his singing sessions at the hospital and immediately hires him to sing the lead in his production of "La Bohème." Although Homer has to lie down during the performance, he wows the crowd at the Springfield Opera House. Homer becomes an enormous celebrity, especially with the ladies - much to Marge's chagrin. While running from a mob of crazed fans, Homer is saved by a mysterious woman named Julia (Maya Rudolph), who turns out to be a little too concerned for Homer's well being. Blackboard 'The Wall Street Journal is better than ever.'.
- 03 Midnight Towboy Mon 8 Oct 2007 Feeling that Maggie is getting too clingy, Marge hires a counselor to teach her the "C.R.I.E. Method," a counseling program that helps parents raise their children to be very independent at an early age. But the method works a little too well, leaving Maggie with no need for Marge at all. Meanwhile, Homer goes in search of milk for Maggie in Mookington and ends up having his car towed by a tow truck driver named Louie (Matt Dillon) who introduces Homer to the joy of towing cars for a living. Louie invites Homer to be the tow truck driver for Springfield on one condition: that Homer stay off of Louie's turf in Mookington. When Homer gets a little too "tow happy," the residents of Springfield set Homer up to look like he's towing in Louie's territory, and Homer must suffer the wrath. With Homer missing, the newly independent Maggie is spurred to action.
- 04 I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Mon 15 Oct 2007 While waiting in line at the bank, Marge strikes up a conversation with a strange man named Dwight (Steve Buscemi) who later attempts to rob the bank. When the police show up, Marge convinces a cornered Dwight to turn himself in by promising to visit him in prison. As Dwight eagerly awaits Marge's visit, Homer assures her that Dwight will not expect her to actually visit. But when Dwight receives a phone call and the caller (Ted Nugent) isn't Marge, he escapes to find her. Watching the news report about Dwight's jail break, she wishes she had kept her promise.
- 05 Treehouse of Horror XVIII Mon 5 Nov 2007 The frightfest begins in "Mr. and Mrs. Simpson" as Homer and Marge leave for what appears to be an ordinary day. But Homer is living a double life as a secret agent, and he is assigned to eliminate Kent Brockman. When a mysterious woman blocks Homer's shot and tries to kill Brockman herself, Homer finds that his competition "hits" a little too close to home. In "E.T. Go Home," Bart and Lisa come to the aid of Kodo the space alien, who's hiding from the government. Kodo asks them to help him obtain a long list of devices so he can reconnect with his home planet, but his intentions prove to be anything but friendly. In the final Halloween scare, "Heck House," Bart, Lisa and their friends spend Halloween night pulling pranks on unsuspecting people in Springfield. But when they go too far, Flanders decides he's going to spook them straight. Transforming the church into the "Heck House," Flanders is filled with supernatural power and subjects the children to his wrath of seven deadly sins.
- 06 Little Orphan Millie Mon 12 Nov 2007 When Milhouse's parents are lost at sea and presumed dead, Milhouse decides it's time to begin acting like a real man, and his new attitude makes him more attractive and popular than ever. Bart can't stand that Milhouse has become cooler than him, and he devises a plan to win back his cooler-than-Milhouse status. Meanwhile, Homer finds himself in hot water when he can't remember the color of Marge's eyes, and Marge vows not to let Homer see her eyes again until he remembers their color.
- 07 Husbands and Knives Mon 19 Nov 2007 Much to the Comic Book Guy's chagrin, Bart, Lisa and Milhouse check out a new comic book store called Coolsville, where they are treated like royalty by a friendly comic book buff named Milo (guest voice Jack Black). Coolsville attracts some real-life comic book creators, such as Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman and Dan Clowes (guest-voicing as themselves), and the Comic Book Guy wages war on Coolsville in an attempt to win back his customers. Meanwhile, Marge decides her middle-aged physique could use some help, and she launches a gym for "regular women." Marge's gym becomes wildly successful and as her fame grows, Homer fears she will dump him for a younger, more fit guy. Homer decides to take matters into his own hands to get into shape.
- 08 Funeral for a Fiend Mon 26 Nov 2007 Kelsey Grammer returns to guest-voice as the infamous Sideshow Bob, David Hyde Pierce as Sideshow Bob's dubious brother Cecil Terwilliger, and John Mahoney as their father, Mr. Terwilliger. Marge dreams that Keith Olbermann (guest-voicing as himself) chides her for fast-forwarding through television commercials. Marge tries her to make restitution by watching hours of advertisements, and she and the Simpson family take particular interest in an ad for Wes Doobner's World-Famous Family-Style Rib Huts. They drive to the restaurant, only to find Sideshow Bob waiting for them, triumphant in his elaborate hoax to lure them to their doom. When Sideshow Bob's attempt to terminate the family is foiled, he is put on trial, where his father blames Sideshow Bob's psychosis on Bart. During the proceedings, Bart accidentally kills his old nemesis, and Bob's brother Cecil invites Bart to attend the memorial service for Sideshow Bob to bury the hatchet for good.
- 09 Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind Mon 17 Dec 2007 Homer wakes up one morning only to find himself outdoors and covered with snow. With no recollection of what happened the night before, aside from a lingering hangover, Homer makes his way home only to find his entire family missing. Hopelessly confused, Homer makes his way to Moe's bar, where Moe reveals that Homer drank a "Forget-Me-Shot" the night before - a drink is so potent, it wipes out a the last 24 hours of one's memory. When Wiggum informs Homer of a domestic disturbance at his house the night before, Homer begins to worry that he may have done something awful. As he probes his cloudy memory to unravel the mystery, Homer turns to Professor Frink, who hooks him up to a device that allows him to explore his memories, and he interacts with his Memory Family to piece together the night's events.
- 10 E Pluribus Wiggum Mon 7 Jan 2008 When Homer disposes of a leaky battery along with his fast food containers, he causes an explosion that destroys Springfield's fast-food district. Mayor Quimby proposes to rebuild the district during the next election. The next election, however, isn't until June, so Quimby decides to move it to the upcoming Saturday. This change makes Springfield the first city in the nation to hold a presidential primary. Excitement builds as reporters from around the country descend upon Springfield to cover the debate. The news is dismal though as the candidates turn out to be less than compelling. On the night of the primary, Kent Brockman announces an unexpected turn of events: Springfield voters rejected all the leading candidates and embraced a write-in: Ralph Wiggum. Much to Lisa's chagrin, the leaders of both parties realize that embracing Ralph as a candidate means certain victory come November. Although no one knows for sure which political party Ralph is representing, he insists that everyone is invited to his party. Blackboard: 'Teacher did not pay too much for her condo'.
- 11 That 90's Show Mon 28 Jan 2008 When Bart and Lisa discover Marge's diploma from Springfield University, Marge reveals that she had attended the university back when she and Homer had first started dating. In a flash back, Homer gives up his dreams of becoming a musician and takes a job at his father's laser tag warehouse to support Marge attending Springfield University. However, when Marge finds herself attracted to an offbeat professor named Professor August, Homer decides he has had enough of Marge's wandering eye. Homer instead focuses his emotions on his music, inventing a new sound called "grunge." As Marge continues to date the pretentious professor, Homer becomes the hottest grunge artist around, as evidenced by Weird Al's parody of his music. But when Marge sees a special news report on MTV with Kurt Loder announcing that Homer's band, Sadgasm, has broken up and that Homer is holed-up in a mansion hopelessly addicted to drugs, Marge must choose between her new life and her old love.
- 12 Love, Springfieldian Style Mon 18 Feb 2008 To celebrate Valentine's Day, Homer takes Marge to the Tunnel of Love at a carnival. But when Bart pulls a prank involving some Jell-O, they become hopelessly stranded. Homer tries to cheer Marge up by recounting some of the greatest love stories of all time, beginning with Bonnie and Clyde (as Marge and Homer) who steal each others' hearts as they rob their town dry. Next, Marge tells the story of two dogs, Sadie (Marge) and Scamp (Homer), in her take on "Lady and the Tramp." Lastly, Bart spins the final romantic tale in his recounting of the rock-and-roll romance of the The Sex Pistols when Nancy Spungeon (Lisa) falls for the rebellious Sid Vicious (Nelson).
- 13 The Debarted Mon 3 Mar 2008 When a new, tough-looking kid at school named Donny teams up with Bart to help him carry out his pranks, Bart thinks he has found his ultimate partner in crime. However, when Bart's seemingly foolproof pranks begin to backfire, Groundskeeper Willie warns Bart that he smells a rat in Bart's group of friends. With Principal Skinner on his case and the possibility of expulsion on the horizon, Bart must figure out who he can trust and who he must get rid of before it is too late. Meanwhile, Homer receives a fancy loaner car after Marge damages their old car in an accident, and he grows extremely attached to his new set of luxury wheels.
- 14 Dial 'N' for Nerder Mon 10 Mar 2008 Marge hires a nutritionist who puts Homer on a strict diet, but Homer decides to sneak in snacks and meals on the side. Marge becomes suspicious of Homer's weight gain and calls the producers of "The Sneakers," a take-off on "Cheaters." Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa go bike-riding in Springfield National Park, where they run into Martin Prince and play a prank on him. Bart and Lisa are wracked with guilt when their prank goes terribly wrong they think they're responsible for the accidental death of Martin Prince.
- 15 Smoke on the Daughter Mon 31 Mar 2008 When Lisa convinces Marge to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a ballerina by auditioning for the Chazz Busby Ballet Academy, Chazz discovers Lisa's natural talent and enrolls her in the academy instead. During a break from practice, Lisa inhales her fellow ballerinas' cigarette smoke and attributes her improvement in ballet to smoking. Lisa soon becomes addicted to secondhand smoke, with no chance of quitting in sight. Meanwhile, Homer shows Bart his secret room where he manufactures beef jerky. When Homer realizes that a family of raccoons have made off with his beef, he decides to confront the animals.
- 16 Papa Don't Leech Mon 14 Apr 2008 When Mayor Quimby realizes the city of Springfield has gone broke, Homer suggests they feign a natural disaster in order to obtain relief funds from the federal government. When the plan goes awry, Lisa goes through the town's financial records only to discover millions in uncollected city taxes. Springfield hits up its most notorious tax evaders, and Lurleen Lumpkin, a country music star Homer once managed, remains the last outstanding debtor. As Springfieldians scour the city to find her, Marge reluctantly permits the fugitive to stay with the family, creating a very interesting dynamic in the Simpson household.
- 17 Apocalypse Cow Mon 28 Apr 2008 When Bart joins the 4-H Club, he unexpectedly falls in love with a cow named Lou. But when Bart finds out that Lou has been sold to a slaughterhouse, he becomes determined to save him. Bart and Lisa free Lou from the slaughterhouse, and Bart gives the cow to Mary, a fellow 4-H Club member. However, Mary's father mistakenly believes Bart is giving them the cow as a dowry for Mary's hand in marriage. When Homer and Marge hear of Bart's engagement, they devise a plan to save Lou and free Bart from his marriage.
- 18 Any Given Sundance Mon 5 May 2008 Lisa makes a documentary about her family for a school project. After the success of her project, Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers encourage her to enter the film into the Sundance Film Festival. But when Lisa's film premieres at Sundance, Homer, Marge and Bart are embarrassed by the candid behind-the-scenes look at their lives.
- 19 Mona Leaves-a Mon 12 May 2008 When Homer's mother Mona (guest voice Glenn Close) unexpectedly passes away, Homer is filled with guilt for not telling her how much he loved her before she died. To make it up to her, Homer decides to fulfill her final wishes by throwing her ashes over Lake Wastershare at Springfield Monument Park. Blackboard: 'This punishment is not medieval.'.
- 20 All About Lisa Mon 19 May 2008 As Krusty's new assistant, Lisa steals the spotlight and gets her own television show, leaving Krusty behind. But when she's honored as Entertainer of the Year at the Springfield Media Awards, she realizes that the she may not be cut out for showbiz after all. Meanwhile, Bart and Homer spend some time bonding through their newfound love of coin-collecting.
Season 2021 episodes · 2008
- 01 Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes Mon 29 Sep 2008 Homer is sent to jail after a haphazard, booze-free brawl at the Springfield St. Patrick's Day parade. When he goes to get his bail bond, Homer meets Lucky Jim (guest voice Forster) and Wolf the Bounty Hunter and decides to try his own hand at the lucrative profession. The new-and-improved Homer the Bounty Hunter soon teams up with Ned Flanders to create quite the unlikely bounty-hunting duo, but when Homer's new no-mercy attitude gets the best of him, Flanders is less than impressed. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to her, Marge begins working at an erotic bakery.
- 02 Lost Verizon Mon 6 Oct 2008 In order to save up money to buy a cell phone, Bart takes a job at a country club retrieving golf balls. While at the course, Bart watches celebrities, including Leary (guest-starring as himself) playing a round. When Leary's cell phone rings just as he is about to take a swing, he furiously throws the phone in the air and it lands right next to Bart. Bart decides to keep the cell and makes prank calls to all over the world pretending to be Leary. He even accepts a job offer from famed producer Grazer (guest-starring as himself) to star in the film version of "Everyone Poops." When Marge discovers what Bart has been up to, she confiscates the device and calls Leary to return the phone. But Leary has a better idea, and instructs Marge to activate the GPS system on the phone so she can track Bart's every move. Bart quickly catches on and devises a plan that sends the family on a wild goose chase all the way to Machu Picchu. Blackboard: 'teacher's diet is working'.
- 03 Double, Double, Boy in Trouble Mon 20 Oct 2008 When Lenny wins the lottery and invites the Simpson family to a celebratory party at a posh hotel, Bart meets his doppelganger, Simon Woosterfield, who happens to be a member of the richest family in Springfield. Simon and Bart decide to switch places, and Bart arrives at the lavish Woosterfield mansion only to find football great Joe Montana (guest-voicing as himself) hanging around the estate. As Simon adjusts to the simple life over at the Simpson household, Bart begins to notice his wealthy new siblings acting strangely toward him. With some frightening words of wisdom from Mr. Burns, Bart realizes his new siblings are plotting his demise so they can inherit the Woosterfield family fortune all for themselves. Lisa and Simon must reach Bart before he goes from riches to ditches. Blackboard: 'There's no such month as Rocktober'.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XIX Mon 3 Nov 2008 Three chilling tales of Halloween horror unwind in THE SIMPSONS annual "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween special. First, Homer kills off celebrities so their likenesses can be exploited free-of-charge in "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising." Next, Transformer-like robots duke it out in Springfield in "Untitled Robot Parody." And in "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse," Lisa accompanies Milhouse to a pumpkin patch to await the appearance of the Grand Pumpkin, but when he finally appears, the Grand Pumpkin goes on a rampage to avenge all the pumpkins carved and tortured in the name of Halloween. Also, the highly-anticipated episode opener features Homer Simpson as he attempts to cast his ballot for the 2008 Presidential election with a deadly twist.
- 05 Dangerous Curves Mon 10 Nov 2008 When the Simpson family takes a road trip to a cabin in the woods, a series of flashbacks depict Homer and Marge's blissful courtship and their early married years. They recall their first encounter with Flanders and Maude twenty years prior at the very same cabins, where Flanders insisted the unmarried Homer and Marge stay in separates rooms. Later, they recall when they each met distracting members of the opposite sex who nearly wooed Homer and Marge away from each other. Bart and Lisa also reflect on happier times from their early childhood. Despite the obstacles and the passing of time, Homer and Marge attempt to see the forest for the trees.
- 06 Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words Mon 17 Nov 2008 Lisa discovers her amazing talent for doing crossword puzzles and becomes an expert cruciverbalist, and she soon enters a citywide crossword puzzle tournament. Homer, short on cash after abandoning his "Sweet Conclusions" professional break-up artist business, goes to cheer Lisa on at her tournament and discovers an underground crossword puzzle betting ring. In the ultimate betrayal, Homer profits from betting against Lisa in the championship match. When the heartbroken Lisa finds out, Homer must spell out his love for her with a little help from New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz (guest voice as himself) and master crossword constructor Merl Reagle (guest voice as himself).
- 07 Mypods and Boomsticks Mon 1 Dec 2008 The Simpson family takes a trip to the Mapple Store at the Springfield Mall where Lisa get her very own Mypod, and Bart interrupts an announcement from Steve Mobbs with his own voiceover, causing pandemonium to break loose in the store. On his way home from the mall, Bart narrowly escapes punishment and befriends a Muslim boy named Bashir. Homer becomes suspicious of Bart's new friend and invites Bashir, his mother (guest voice Shohreh Aghdashloo) and his father over for dinner so he can investigate their supposed anti-American sentiments. Having already offended Bashir and his family at dinner, Homer goes to their home to apologize, but he instead snoops around their house, a la Jack Bauer, and uncovers what he believes to be a terrorist plot to blow up the Springfield Mall. The race is on as Homer tries to warn the residents of Springfield about the impending disaster. Blackboard 'Prosperity is just around the corner'.
- 08 The Burns and the Bees Mon 8 Dec 2008 During the annual billionaires' retreat, Mr. Burns wins the Boston Celtics in a casual game of poker. While hosting the season opener in Springfield, Mr. Burns witnesses the antics of Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban (guest voice as himself). Fascinated with his behavior, Mr. Burns decides to emulate Cuban's over-the-top crowd pleasing stunts in order to win over the hearts of Springfield's basketball fans. In the midst of his failing endeavor, Mr. Burns decides that the best way to win over the fans is to build a brand new, state-of-the-art sports arena. Unfortunately, the last remaining bee colony in Springfield is located on the proposed stadium site, and Lisa is single-handedly spearheading a movement to protect them. As Lisa fights for a safe haven for the bees, Homer attempts to help the quickly diminishing bee population by mating the Springfield bees with Africanized bees, creating a buzzworthy fiasco.
- 09 Lisa the Drama Queen Mon 26 Jan 2009 Lisa meets an equally academic and creative new friend named Juliet (guest voice Emily Blunt), and together they construct a fantasy world that takes them both a little too far from reality.
- 10 Take My Life, Please Mon 16 Feb 2009 When Mayor Quimby inducts Vance Connor into the Springfield Walk of Fame, Homer recounts how he ran against Vance for class president in high school and lost. After a little digging, Homer learns that the election had been rigged, and he wonders what course his life would have taken if only fate had smiled on him. Homer soon meets an old Italian cook at Luigi's Italian Restaurant whose magical tomato sauce, when stirred in just the right way, reveals what Homer's life would have been like had he won the election. However, when Homer gets a chance to see what his life could have been, he wonders if fate was actually been on his side all along.
- 11 How the Test Was Won Mon 2 Mar 2009 Bart is informed that he and a select group of students have received perfect scores on a practice test for the upcoming Vice President's Assessment Test. As a result, he will be exempt from taking the real exam and will be transported by helicopter to a pizza party. Shocked at how Bart could have performed better than she did, Lisa freezes up when it comes time for her to take the exam. However, Bart and the others soon realize their trip is not what it seems, and their day turns into an adventure all its own. Meanwhile, when Homer is late on making an insurance payment, he must avoid bodily accidents at all costs until his insurance check is cashed, making for one very tense afternoon. Blackboard: '"march madness" is not an excuse for missing school'.
- 12 No Loan Again, Naturally Mon 9 Mar 2009 After too many years of financing Homer's annual Mardi Gras party on home equity loans, Homer and Marge's adjustable-rate mortgage skyrockets and they are forced to put their house up for sale. Flanders does a good deed by outbidding Mr. Burns and purchasing the property, thus becoming Homer and Marge's new landlord. But when Homer publicly accuses Flanders of neglecting the Simpsons' unsafe living conditions, Flanders threatens to throw the family out on the streets. Blackboard: 'I will not have fun with educational toys'.
- 13 Gone Maggie Gone Mon 16 Mar 2009 When Homer leaves Maggie on the doorstep of a convent to keep her safe as he rescues Santa's Little Helper from a sticky situation, the nuns at the convent take Maggie in. Lisa comes up with a plan to infiltrate the convent and rescue Maggie. After deciphering a series of cryptic messages at the convent, Lisa sets off to find Springfield's most coveted jewel and gets a little help from an ancient order of mystery buffs led by Comic Book Guy and Principal Skinner. But when Springfield's Freemasons, led by Mr. Burns, get wind of Lisa's quest, she must race to solve the mystery and find Maggie.
- 14 In the Name of the Grandfather Mon 23 Mar 2009 The Simpson family travels to Ireland to take Grandpa to have one last beer at his beloved O'Flanagan's Pub in Dunkilderry. However, when they arrive, the little town of Dunkilderry isn't the quaint little Irish village that Grandpa remembers. It has become a gentrified yuppie enclave filled with hipsters on laptops and Bluetooths, surrounded by swanky stores and coffee shops. When they track down O'Flanagan's Pub, the bar is run down and nearly empty. After a few spirits, Homer and Grandpa buy the pub from Tom O'Flanagan, and they are left with trying to bring the bar back to life amidst an ultra-hip, hardworking and sober Irish town. With a little help from Moe, they find the perfect scheme to bring the pub back to life and put "Simpson & Son" on the map.
- 15 Wedding for Disaster Mon 30 Mar 2009 When Homer and Marge's marriage turns out to be invalid because Reverend Lovejoy was not licensed at the time, Homer asks Marge to marry him again. But when Homer mysteriously disappears on their wedding day, Bart and Lisa search for answers and are led on a cryptic trail of clues, leading them to Sideshow Bob. Meanwhile, Homer finds himself chained to a pipe in a dark room. When a mysterious voice tells him that the key to unlock his chains is inside a lollipop, he frantically eats it only to discover the lollipop is made of fiery hot sauce and he is tormented as Bart and Lisa race to save him. Blackboard: 'My piggy bank is not entitled to tarp funds'.
- 16 Eeny Teeny Maya Moe Mon 6 Apr 2009 In an effort to spend more time with Maggie, Homer takes her to happy hour at Moe's. While at the bar, Moe tells Homer about his new love, Maya, a woman he met on the internet. When Moe finally meets Maya in person, she is just as beautiful as her photos but he can't help but notice one small detail: she is three feet tall. In order to make the relationship work, Moe must learn to love their differences.
- 17 The Good, the Sad and the Drugly Mon 20 Apr 2009 When Bart and Milhouse pull off a prank at Springfield Elementary, Milhouse takes the fall and gets suspended from school. Homer forces Bart to sign in under Homer's name and visit Grampa at his retirement home, and Bart soon becomes smitten with a delightful 11-year-old volunteer named Jenny. Hoping to impress Jenny, Bart offers to volunteer at the home. But as Bart and Jenny's relationship progresses, Milhouse emerges from his suspension and is less than thrilled about Bart turning his back on him for a girl. Meanwhile, Lisa does a report on what Springfield will look like in 50 years and becomes very depressed at the dreary outlook. A concerned Marge takes Lisa to a psychiatrist who diagnoses Lisa with Environment-Related Despair and puts on her on an antidepressant to cure her eco-blues. Blackboard: 'I will not mock teacher's outdated cell phone'.
- 18 Father Knows Worst Mon 27 Apr 2009 When Homer observes Bart and Lisa struggling in certain aspects of their academic and social lives at school, he becomes a proponent of "helicopter parenting," the process of closely monitoring a child and forcing them to succeed. Homer takes hovering to a new level when he chooses a nearly impossible subject for Bart's balsa wood model-building competition and gives Lisa some not-so-friendly advice on how to make friends. Meanwhile, Marge discovers a sauna in the Simpson family's basement that she finds hard to resist. Blackboard: 'I will not put hot sauce in the CPR dummy'.
- 19 Waverly Hills, 9021-D'Oh Mon 4 May 2009 When Marge learns Springfield Elementary is the worst school in the state, she and Homer rent an apartment in the upscale Waverly Hills neighborhood so Bart and Lisa can attend a better school. When Lisa is ostracized by the popular girls at Waverly Hills, Bart uses his newly established bad boy image to impress the other students and increase Lisa's popularity by telling everyone she is best friends with the pop star Alaska Nebraska. However, when Alaska Nebraska comes to town, Lisa is left wishing Bart had never opened his big mouth. Meanwhile, Homer moves into the new Waverly Hills apartment to make it look like someone is living there, and he quickly gets used to the bachelor lifestyle.
- 20 Four Great Women and a Manicure Mon 11 May 2009 Marge and Lisa visit the nail salon where they engage in a spirited debate as to whether a woman can be smart, powerful and beautiful all at the same time. To prove their point, they spin four tales of famous women featuring famous Springfield faces: Selma as Queen Elizabeth I, Lisa as Snow White, Marge as Lady Macbeth and Maggie as the idealistic architect protagonist from Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" .
- 21 Coming to Homerica Mon 18 May 2009 When nearby Ogdenville's economy crumbles due to tainted barley discovered in Krusty's veggie burgers, the unemployed workers of Ogdenville flock to Springfield. After Mayor Quimby closes Springfield's borders and enlists private citizens to help patrol them, Homer organizes a border patrol group.
Season 2123 episodes · 2009
- 01 Homer the Whopper Mon 28 Sep 2009 Comic Book Guy casts Homer as the lead in "Everyman," a feature film based on a new comic book superhero who possesses the ability to take on the powers of every superhero in every comic he touches. To whip Homer into superhero shape, the movie studio hires celebrity fitness trainer Lyle McCarthy, but Homer has trouble sticking to his new healthy regimen. Blackboard: 'The class hamster isn't just sleeping'.
- 02 Bart Gets a 'Z' Mon 5 Oct 2009 When Mrs. Krabappel confiscates student's cell phones, the class, organized by Bart, decides to teach her a lesson by spiking her coffee and watching her make a drunken fool of herself. Principal Skinner fires Mrs. Krabappel and replaces her with a cool new teacher, Zachary Vaughn, who impresses Bart and his friends with a hip attitude and love of texting, blogging and using Twitter and Facebook. Torn by his affection for Mr. Vaughn, yet plagued by guilt, Bart makes his way to Skinner's office to tell him the truth and get Mrs. Krabappel's job back. Blackboard: 'Chalkboarding is not torture'.
- 03 The Great Wife Hope Mon 12 Oct 2009 The men and boys of Springfield become obsessed with Mixed Martial Arts, a violent sport where fighters inflict severe pain on one another. When Marge and her friends stage a protest, the show's promoter embraces the controversy and challenges Marge to a match, promising to shut down the competition if she wins.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XX Mon 19 Oct 2009 In the 20th anniversary of THE SIMPSONS annual "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween special, three chilling tales of Halloween horror unwind. First, Lisa becomes livid with Miss Hoover, and in a series of homages to classic Hitchcock sets out for deadly revenge. Next, Krusty's latest fast-food sandwich transforms news anchor Kent Brockman into an enraged zombie and twenty-eight days later, cannibal zombies have overrun Springfield. In the final frightening fable, Homer accidentally falls through a trapdoor in Moe's tavern and impales himself on the pipes of Moe's microbrewery. Moe serves the barflies a glass of delicious beer flavored with Homer's blood and Homer, now half-man, half-brewing apparatus, returns for vengeance.
- 05 The Devil Wears Nada Mon 16 Nov 2009 In an effort to raise money for charity, Marge and "Philanthro-Chicks" decide to pose for a calendar. At the photo studio, Marge is a bit reluctant to reveal any skin, but the photographer loosens her up with wine and before long, Marge and her pin-up poses are the talk of Springfield. Blackboard: 'I do not have the hots for my mom'.
- 06 Pranks and Greens Mon 23 Nov 2009 Fed up with Bart's constant pranks, Principal Skinner tells Bart that there is a former Springfield Elementary student hailed as the best prankster ever - even better than Bart - but he won't divulge the legendary student's name. Bart finally gets Groundskeeper Willie to reveal the prankster's identity: Andy Hamilton. Bart tracks down Andy, who is now 19 years old and hasn't grown out of his pranking days. Bart and Andy become fast friends until Bart gets Andy a job working for the ultimate clown.
- 07 Rednecks and Broomsticks Mon 30 Nov 2009 After getting lost in a game of hide-and-seek, Lisa wanders into the field and discovers three teenage girls, including Cassandra, who are practicing Wiccans. Though she is skeptical of their spells, the girls assure Lisa that they never hurt anyone and ask her to join their coven. Just before Lisa is inducted into their pact, Chief Wiggum arrives and arrests the three girls for witchcraft and Lisa becomes the star witness in the trial. Meanwhile, Homer starts hanging out with Cleatus and his hillbilly friends when he discovers that they make moonshine.
- 08 O Brother, Where Bart Thou? Mon 14 Dec 2009 One snowy day in Springfield, Lisa informs Bart that she and Maggie share a bond that Bart will never understand because he doesn't have a brother, so Bart asks Homer for a baby brother. When Homer denies Bart's request, Bart makes his way to the Springfield Orphanage to find what he thinks he's missing.
- 09 Thursdays with Abie Mon 4 Jan 2010 Grampa is sitting on a bench waiting for his family when a thoughtful-looking man named Marshall Goldman approaches him and asks to hear about his life. Grampa tells Goldman about the time he was on a World War II battleship, which was hit by an enemy torpedo, and Goldman, a human-interest columnist, publishes it in The Springfield Shopper. Later, Grampa meets Mitch Albom and shares another story with Goldman for a follow-up article. Homer becomes jealous of Grampa's newfound fame and seeks a surrogate father. But when Homer discovers a draft of Goldman's third story, he must race to find Grampa before it is published and his life is changed forever.
- 10 Once Upon a Time in Springfield Mon 11 Jan 2010 In the landmark 450th episode of THE SIMPSONS, Krusty is approached by two network executives who want to bring on female co-star Princess Penelope to increase the show's female demographic. The onstage and behind-the-scenes rapport between Krusty and Princess Penelope grows, and before long, Krusty asks for his co-star's hand in marriage. Meanwhile, when Mr. Burns puts a stop to the free donuts at the plant to cut costs, Homer, Lenny and Carl decide to meet with a headhunter who specializes in nuclear workers and opens their eyes to opportunities free of draconian donut-cutting measures.
- 11 Million Dollar Maybe Mon 1 Feb 2010 Homer blows off Marge to buy a lottery ticket and winds up winning the million-dollar jackpot. Fearing how Marge will react if she finds out the reason Homer missed their date, Homer keeps his newly inherited fortune a secret and spoils his family with "anonymous" gifts. When Bart finds out, he and Homer spend the money like it's going out of style, including buying front-row to tickets to see Coldplay in concert,.
- 12 Boy Meets Curl Mon 15 Feb 2010 Homer takes Marge out for a romantic evening of ice skating and hand-holding, but upon entering the rink, they encounter a curling team practicing. Marge and Homer take to the ice and discover their love for the sport, and soon after, join the curling team and compete with them in the Olympic trials. Team Springfield claims the win and moves on to the 2010 Vancouver Games where Bob Costas covers the action. Meanwhile, sleazy vendors introduce Lisa to the world of collecting Olympic pins, and before long, Lisa is hopelessly addicted.
- 13 The Color Yellow Mon 22 Feb 2010 When Miss Hoover asks her students to research their family history, Lisa is horrified to discover that most of her ancestors were bad people - a motley crew of horse thieves and deadbeats. But while rummaging through the attic, Lisa happens upon a diary kept by her ancestor, Eliza Simpson. As Eliza's story unfolds, Lisa learns that her family was part of the Underground Railroad, a group that helped slaves escape to freedom. Eliza recounts liberating a slave named Virgil, but when Lisa presents her findings at school, some of her classmates refute it, leaving Lisa determined to exonerate her family's name.
- 14 Postcards from the Wedge Mon 15 Mar 2010 When Bart fails to turn in his homework, Mrs. Krabappel sends a letter home about Bart's behavior. Despite Bart's best efforts to intercept it, Homer reads the letter, and he and Marge visit Principal Skinner for a parent-teacher conference. Furious, Homer punishes him, but Marge takes a more sympathetic approach. When Bart realizes he can pit Homer and Marge against each other to his benefit, his scheming reaches new heights.
- 15 Stealing First Base Mon 22 Mar 2010 Principal Skinner announces that Mrs. Krabappel was called out of town and budget cuts dictate that, until she returns, the school's two fourth grade classes will merge. Bart reluctantly shares a desk with Nikki and develops a flirtatious rapport. Bart talks to Grampa about his new crush, and at Grampa's suggestion, gives Nikki a kiss. But when Nikki starts sending Bart mixed signals, he swears off women forever. Meanwhile, Lisa's classmates ostracize her for being an overachiever, and First Lady Michelle Obama, a self-professed nerd, comes to Lisa's defense.
- 16 The Greatest Story Ever Doh'd Mon 29 Mar 2010 When Homer is playing noisily in the yard, it disrupts Flanders' bible-study group. Coaxed by the reverend, a frustrated Flanders takes it upon himself to redeem Homer by inviting the Simpson family on his church retreat to Jerusalem. Unappreciative of the history and culture, Homer would rather hang out at the hotel's breakfast buffet rather than tour the city. But when an eccentric tour guide takes the group to famous monuments, including the Dome of the Rock and the Wailing Wall, Homer finally proves he is not beyond salvation.
- 17 American History X-cellent Mon 12 Apr 2010 When the police are called to diffuse a rowdy crowd at Mr. Burns' estate, one of the officers recognizes priceless stolen paintings on the walls, and the maniacal billionaire is taken downtown for questioning. With Mr. Burns gone, Smithers takes charge of the power plant. But when employees take advantage of his good nature, he exacts revenge by forcing the employees to work night and day. These unfair working conditions prompt Homer and his crew to devise a plan to bust out Mr. Burns. Blackboard 'Hot dogs are not bookmarks'.
- 18 Chief of Hearts Mon 19 Apr 2010 Homer is completing his court-ordered community service when he befriends his supervisor, Chief Wiggum, by offering him one of his sandwiches. Touched by the act of kindness, Wiggum assigns the other convicts unpleasant tasks, but allows Homer to join him at the picnic table. They continue to grow close, but when the Chief gets injured during a botched bank robbery, Homer doesn't come through when Wiggum needs him the most. Meanwhile, Bart becomes addicted to Battle Ball, a Japanese game made up of plastic balls and magnetic cards, and his family and teachers try to help him kick the habit.
- 19 The Squirt and the Whale Mon 26 Apr 2010 The Simpsons decide to embrace a cheaper, alternate source of energy by erecting a wind turbine in their backyard. But when Homer realizes some of the power is being directed to the local electric company, he decides to remove his home from the grid and becomes completely dependent upon an unreliable source of power. Meanwhile, a storm erupts, trapping a magnificent 150-foot-long blue whale ashore, and Lisa and Homer attempt to help the poor creature. Blackboard: 'Je Ne Suis Pas Francais'. English translation: 'I'm Not French'.
- 20 To Surveil with Love Mon 3 May 2010 Bomb squad mistakenly blows up Homer's unattended gym bag, releasing radiation into the city and authorities react by suspending civil liberties. Wiggum and his men install surveillance cameras around Springfield and round up suspected terrorists, including groundskeeper Willie, but when monitoring the nonstop flow of video imagery proves to be too much, Wiggum enlists concerned citizens to help keep the city safe. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes fed up with being blonde, so she dyes her hair a dark color.
- 21 Moe Letter Blues Mon 10 May 2010 As Mother's Day approaches, Moe narrates an episode in which he writes a letter to Homer, Apu and Reverend Lovejoy, who are vacationing with their children, and threatens to run away with one of their wives. While the trio tries to determine whose wife Moe is referring to, Homer, Lovejoy and Apu flashback to the intimate moments they initially ignored between Moe and Marge, Manjula and Helen Lovejoy. But when the boys return from their trip, they're in for the surprise of their lives.
- 22 The Bob Next Door Mon 17 May 2010 Bart becomes convinced that his new neighbor, Walt, is his archenemy, Sideshow Bob, disguised and back for revenge. But when Marge tries to convince Bart otherwise by taking him to visit the state penitentiary, a disturbing truth is revealed.
- 23 Judge Me Tender Mon 24 May 2010 When Moe discovers a hidden talent for judging contests, he is approached by a television agent to join the AMERICAN IDOL judges' panel. Moe flies to Los Angeles where he tours the Fox lot and receives some sage career advice. Meanwhile, Homer drives Marge crazy when he begins hanging around the house.
Season 2222 episodes · 2010
- 01 Elementary School Musical Mon 27 Sep 2010 When Krusty the Clown is announced as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Homer invites Bart to accompany him on a trip to Oslo for the ceremony. Sensing that Lisa would feel left out, Marge surprises her with a week-long retreat at performing arts camp, where she is greeted by her artsy counselors and fellow musically inclined campers, who inspire her to embrace her creative side. After she returns to Springfield, Lisa becomes restless with her ho-hum suburban lifestyle and sneaks off to Srooklyn in hopes of connecting with her inner hipster, but she soon realizes that the city is not the same as camp . Blackboard 'When I slept in class, it was not to help Leo Dicaprio'.
- 02 Loan-a-Lisa Mon 4 Oct 2010 When Grampa gives each member of the family a portion of his savings, Lisa and Marge spend their money in drastically different ways. Lisa invests in Nelson's brand-new business venture, but soon realizes that her friend's instant success might lure him away from the classroom. Worried that his judgment might be clouded, Lisa introduces Nelson to the well-educated and successful creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, only to find out that he too dropped out of school. But when the soaring business suddenly takes a sharp turn, Lisa teaches her friend that education is invaluable.
- 03 Money Bart Mon 11 Oct 2010 Visit by a Springfield Elementary alum-turned-Ivy-League student pushes Lisa to question her own go-getter attitude and reevaluate the scope of her extracurricular activities. Convinced that there is no such thing as having too many clubs or activities listed on her resume, Lisa jumps at the opportunity to coach Bart's little league team. Despite having little understanding of baseball, Lisa coaches the team to a record winning streak by putting her book smarts in statistics and probability into play. But when Bart questions Lisa's coaching tactics and confronts her for taking the fun out of baseball, Lisa benches him from the championship game. Hoping to lift his spirits, Marge spends the day with Bart at an amusement park where MLB manager and former catcher Mike Scioscia gives Bart sound advice and reminds him of his genuine love of the sport. Meanwhile, with one last chance to win the game, Lisa makes an unexpected call and learns that there is more to sports than winning. Blackboard: 'I must not write all over the walls'.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XXI Mon 8 Nov 2010 Beware of ouija boards, vampires and unexpected guests in the 21st annual installment of the "Treehouse of Horror." In "War and Pieces," the first of three spine-tingling tales, Marge, worried about the effects of excessively violent video games, encourages Bart and Milhouse to give wholesome, classic board games a shot. The best friends discover that board games aren't boring after all when they find themselves playing a real-life game in which they must beat all the challenges before they are allowed to return to home. The supernatural spells continue in "Tweenlight," when Lisa becomes smitten with a mysterious new student, Edmund, who also happens to be a vampire. When a romance blossoms, the young lovers run away to Dracula-la Land, leaving Homer to come to Lisa's rescue. In the final frightening fable, "Master and Cadaver," Homer and Marge set sail on a romantic second honeymoon, but are interrupted when they rescue Roger, a castaway who escaped an attempted poisoning on his ship. Convinced that Roger is sabotaging their getaway and plotting a murder of his own, Homer and Marge take matters into their own hands.
- 05 Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life Mon 15 Nov 2010 When the Simpsons visit Marge's childhood home and discover a box of her old belongings, Lisa is surprised to learn that Marge was once a stellar A+ student. After discovering that a distraction caused Marge's grades to slip in high school, Lisa fears that she will end up just like her mom unless she pledges to focus solely on academics. When Lisa learns that prep school Cloisters Academy is accepting new students, Marge puts her feelings aside and makes a secret deal allowing Lisa to attend her dream school. Meanwhile, Bart puts Nelson and his bully ways in place and unintentionally claims the title of School Bully, and Lisa learns a lesson in family and altruism.
- 06 The Fool Monty Mon 22 Nov 2010 After learning that he is suffering from multiple illnesses and has only a few weeks to live, Mr. Burns becomes distraught by the town's less-than-sensitive reaction to his announcement. Following an unexpected turn of events, Bart finds Mr. Burns weak and vulnerable in the wilderness and secretly takes him into the Simpsons' home. But when Homer and Marge learn about their new houseguest, they decide it's payback time, and Lisa, determined to stand up for Mr. Burns, learns that old habits die hard.
- 07 How Munched is That Birdie in the Window Mon 29 Nov 2010 When a pigeon flies through the Simpsons' home and suffers a broken wing, Bart makes it his duty to care for the bird - whom he names Ray - and nurse it back to health. When Ray is ready to fly, Homer decides to enter him in a bird race when Danica Patrick appears to him in a dream. Things don't go according to plan, however, when Santa's Little Helper swallows Ray. Worried that Bart needs some help getting over the loss, Marge and Homer take him to a therapy session with Dr. Thurston, who advises that the only cure for Bart's blues is to give away the family dog. But when the Simpsons visit the pup's new home, a shock causes them to rethink their decision. Blackboard: ' "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" is as good as "A Charlie Brown Christmas" '.
- 08 The Fight Before Christmas Mon 6 Dec 2010 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Springfield, but while Marge gets in the holiday spirit, it's bah humbug for the rest of the family. Disappointed that she is alone spreading the holiday cheer, Marge sends a letter to Martha Clause to help her save the family Christmas. Martha comes to the rescue and transforms the house into the North Pole chalet Marge has always dreamed of, but when the family is noticeably absent from the perfectly trimmed holiday home, she realizes that it's Homer and the kids who make the holidays special. Meanwhile, the Simpsons get ready to sneak away for a tropical holiday vacation in Hawaii, but surprise visitors Mr. Burns and Moe's new friend, Katy Perry delay their getaway. Four special holiday tales will be spun.
- 09 Donnie Fatso Mon 13 Dec 2010 Homer spends New Year's Eve in the Springfield Penitentiary after getting caught bribing an official. An FBI investigator offers to reduce his jail time if Homer agrees to go undercover as an informant to investigate Fat Tony. When Homer forges a special bond with Fat Tony and his family, he becomes conflicted between his obligation to the government and his loyalty to his new family. After an unexpected turn of events, Fat Tony's cousin Fit Tony seeks to settle a score with Homer, but winds up teaching him an important lesson. Blackboard: 'Candy Canes are not Elf bones'.
- 10 Moms I'd Like to Forget Mon 10 Jan 2011 After the fourth graders and fifth graders engage in a heated dodgeball battle, Bart discovers that one of the fifth graders has the same mysterious scar on his hand. Puzzled by the matching blemishes, Bart tries to understand why and how he got it, leading Marge to explain that seven years ago, she and her girlfriends formed the "The Cool Moms," a tight-knit group of moms who set playdates for their young boys. Inspired to reconnect with the women, Marge's social life soon becomes recharged, but when Bart's playdates stop being fun, he attempts to break up the club, and Marge finally remembers why she left the group in the first place. Blackboard: 'January is not Bart history month'.
- 11 Flaming Moe Mon 17 Jan 2011 When Smithers offers to help transform Moe's dingy pub into a more refined and trendy lounge, the revamped "Mo's" quickly becomes Springfield's local gay hangout. With Smithers' friends and colleagues infusing new life into "Mo's," business starts to boom, but Moe inadvertently leads his new bar patrons to believe that he, too, is gay. Afraid that telling the truth would hurt his newly flourishing business, Moe's new friends teach him a lesson in acceptance. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner becomes smitten with the new free-spirited music teacher, Ms. Juniper, who inspires the by-the-book principal to take chances. When Skinner finds out that Ms. Juniper's daughter, Melody, has a crush on Bart, he uses Bart to get close to Ms. Juniper.
- 12 Homer the Father Mon 24 Jan 2011 Homer becomes obsessed with "Thicker than Waters," a 1980s family sitcom written by David Mamet, and models his parenting skills after the show's sensible father much to the chagrin on Bart, who desperately sets his sights on a brand new dirt bike. But when Homer insists that Bart must earn the dirt bike, Bart takes matters into his own hands and schemes with Russian and Chinese spies to provide top-secret information in exchange for the new bike, which winds up putting Bart in a precarious situation. Later, James Lipton conducts an interview with a television cast on "Inside the Actor's Studio". Blackboard: 'Prince is not the son of Martin Luther King'.
- 13 The Blue and the Gray Mon 14 Feb 2011 After spending another Valentine's Day alone, Moe attends a seminar led by Dr. Kissingher in the hopes of gaining more confidence with women. Moe takes the doctor's advice and asks Homer to be his wingman, but Moe becomes distraught when women are drawn to Homer as well. Meanwhile, Marge discovers her first gray hairs and surprises both her family and the neighborhood by going completely gray and sporting a brand new mature do, but Bart is not humored when the neighborhood kids tease him about Marge's look. Later, Marge confronts Homer when she learns that he is becoming increasingly popular with the young ladies, but Homer helps Marge realize that he only has eyes for her and proves that love is still in the Springfield air. Blackboard: 'I will not make fun of Cupid's dink'.
- 14 Angry Dad: The Movie Mon 21 Feb 2011 Bart's cartoon about an angry dad is turned into "Angry Dad: The Movie" and quickly becomes a critics' favorite. When Russell Brand presents the Golden Globe to Bart's film, Homer usurps the podium and gives his own acceptance speech. The film's winning streak continues with Homer taking credit at each ceremony, so when "Angry Dad" receives an Oscar nomination, Bart keeps it a secret. With the help of DJ Kwanzaa, Homer and Marge arrive at the ceremony just as Halle Berry presents the award. Bart's fellow nominee, Nick Park, helps him realize that creating a film is a team effort, and Bart gives credit where credit is due.
- 15 The Scorpion's Tale Mon 7 Mar 2011 After a field trip to the desert, Lisa discovers that the desert water mysteriously makes typically combative creatures get along, so she brings some of the water home as a souvenir. When Grampa moves in with the family after getting kicked out of the retirement home, Homer secretly tests the desert water on Grampa, who is instantly cured of his crankiness. A pharmaceutical representative gets word of Homer's discovery and quickly tries to replicate the water into a drug, using Grampa as the primary guinea pig. But when the pills get in the wrong hands and are sold on the black market, unexpected side effects of the new drug take an eye-popping toll on the elderly citizens of Springfield, and the Simpsons learn that their new medical cure comes with major consequences. Blackboard: 'I'm not here on a spitball scholarship'.
- 16 A Midsummer's Nice Dream Mon 14 Mar 2011 The town is abuzz when Cheech and Chong announce a Springfield stop on their much-anticipated reunion tour. But when Cheech and Chong take the stage in front of their loyal fans, the jokes were just not the same for Chong, so Homer steps in and delivers all the punchlines by heart. Impressed, Cheech invites Homer to go on tour with him as new duo "Cheech and Chunk" while Chong forms a more progressive comedic team, "Teach and Chong," with Principal Skinner. While Homer is on tour, Marge attempts to help the neighborhood cat lady and change her hoarder ways, but turns into a hoarder herself in the process, and Homer realizes that life on the road is not all high times and slapstick humor. Blackboard: 'Daylight Savings is not a failed Bank'.
- 17 Love is a Many Strangled Thing Mon 28 Mar 2011 When Homer inadvertently humiliates Bart in front of a stadium crowd, Marge encourages Homer to enroll in a fathering enrichment class taught by therapist Dr. Zander. Shocked to learn that Homer often strangles Bart for mischievous behavior, Dr. Zander conducts a series of treatments with the help of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to teach Homer what it feels like to be young and small. But when Bart learns that the therapy sessions have transformed Homer into a pushover, he takes advantage of Homer and becomes a school bully. Hoping therapy could also cure Bart of his bullying habits, Marge enlists Dr. Zander's help to patch their relationship. Blackboard: 'I will not ridicule teacher's final four bracket'.
- 18 The Great Simpsina Mon 11 Apr 2011 The family is greeted by folk singer Ewell Freestone when they visit a peach farm, but when Marge goes overboard with peach-inspired dishes, Lisa and Bart try to get rid of the unwanted fruit. Later, Lisa becomes a magician's apprentice to the legendary Great Raymondo who helps her develop her craft, but a schoolgirl crush clouds her judgment when she is coaxed into revealing the Great Raymondo's most famous magic trick to his phony archnemesis. But when the rival magician's act takes a risky turn, the Great Raymondo has one last trick up his sleeve and stages showdown with Ricky Jay, Penn & Teller and David Copperfield, showing them why he is the master of the craft.
- 19 The Real Housewives of Fat Tony Mon 2 May 2011 Fat Tony and Selma, Marge's painfully blunt sister, fall in love and get married after a whirlwind courtship. Marge has her reservations about the couple's marriage after Selma begins to prioritize her looks and ritzy new lifestyle over her family, so Fat Tony invites Homer and Marge to a weekend getaway at the Jersey Shore. Meanwhile, Bart discovers a special talent that allows him to detect the location of truffles by smell, and Lisa jumps at the chance to capitalize on the rare culinary treasures.
- 20 Homer Scissorhands Mon 9 May 2011 After Homer discovers a genius talent for styling hair and opens his own salon, he becomes Springfield's most in-demand hair stylist. But having to listen to women's problems and gossip all day long leads Homer to believe his gift may actually be a curse. Meanwhile, when Milhouse decides to live each day to the fullest, he comes out of his shell and professes his love for Lisa, only to have his heart broken. Milhouse then catches the eye of popular fifth-grader Taffy, causing Lisa to make a bold move. Blackboard: 'I do not deserve a Mothers day gift for being "One Badass Mother".
- 21 500 Keys Mon 16 May 2011 When the Simpsons discover a collection of keys to every door in Springfield, Lisa stumbles upon an eerie hidden classroom beneath Springfield Elementary School. When she shares her discovery with Principal Skinner, the secret room mysteriously disappears and he takes the only key away. A determined Lisa uses her detective skills to lead her back to the room to solve an old school mystery.
- 22 The Ned-Liest Catch Mon 23 May 2011 Feeling guilty for getting Mrs. Krabappel suspended after one of his school pranks, Bart helps her escape detention, and Ned Flanders winds up saving her life in the process. When Edna and Ned start dating, he is surprised to learn she's been with many of Springfield's men, including Homer and Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer .
Season 2322 episodes · 2011
- 01 The Falcon and the D'ohman Mon 26 Sep 2011 Homer befriends Wayne, a reserved security guard recently hired by the nuclear power plant. Plagued by violent flashbacks from his past as a CIA agent, he must overcome his tortured nightmares to save Homer from a Ukranian terrorist. Meanwhile, Marge fantasizes about being a contestant on "Top Chef" hosted by Tom Colicchio, and the future of Springfield's hottest "it" couple Nedna, Edna Krabappel and Ned Flanders, will be revealed after months of online fan voting and speculation.
- 02 Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts Mon 3 Oct 2011 Principal Skinner challenges superintendent Gary Chalmers to take over Bart's education after one of Bart's pranks leads to a school fundraiser debacle. Chalmers takes an unconventional approach to teaching American history which sparks a fascination in President Teddy Roosevelt. Encouraged by Bart's educational renaissance, Chalmers takes Bart and his band of "Rough Riders" on an overnight excursion to Springfield Forest, but after a minor accident, the school administration fires Chalmers for taking the boys on an unauthorized field trip. Determined to get Chalmers' job back, Bart and the boys hold the school hostage until the administration reinstates Chalmers, and they stand up for the teacher who made a meaningful impact. Blackboard "It's not to early to speculate about the 2016 election".
- 03 Treehouse of Horror XXII Mon 31 Oct 2011 In the spooky opener of the 22nd annual installment of "Treehouse of Horror," Homer takes a dangerous dive into an isolated canyon on Candy Peak, but when a crashing boulder traps his arm, he channels Aron Ralston to save himself. In "The Diving Bell and Butterball," the first of three hair-raising Halloween tales, a venomous spider bite leaves Homer paralyzed, but when Lisa discovers Homer's ability to communicate through natural gases, he is able to express his love for Marge. The killer spells continue in "Dial D for Diddly," when Ned Flanders, devout preacher by day, transforms into a cold-blooded vigilante by night. In the final terrifying tale, "In the Na'Vi," Bart and Milhouse are assigned on a mission to access a sacred extract on a distant planet. They morph into the land's indigenous one-eyed avatars, but when Bart finds love and an eternal mate abroad, he is caught in planet warfare.
- 04 Replaceable You Mon 7 Nov 2011 BART's science fair project, a mechanical baby seal, outshines Lisa's brainy asteroid model and becomes a popular pet among the retirement home patrons. Meanwhile, Homer gets a new and eager assistant Roz, but when Homer quickly loses his job to her and discovers her evil past, he and Flanders team up to reveal her true dark colors. Blackboard : 'It's November 6th, how come we're not airing a Halloween Show?'.
- 05 The Food Wife Mon 14 Nov 2011 Marge takes Bart and Lisa on a weekend excursion, but when an unexpected restaurant detour awakens their taste buds, fellow foodies Amuse Bruce and Fois Garth inspire them to start their own food blog, "The Three Mouthketeers." They score an exclusive reservation at Springfield's premiere modern restaurant, but Marge has an unsettling dream during which Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, and Mario Batali lead her to reconsider extending the invite to Homer. Later, Marge directs Homer to a different type of cooking lab where he gets into a bind with law enforcement authorities.
- 06 The Book Job Mon 21 Nov 2011 Lisa becomes disheartened when she learns the shocking truth behind the "tween lit" industry and her beloved fantasy novel characters. But Homer decides to cash in on the craze and forms a team to group-write the next "tween lit" hit, with the king of fantasy, Neil Gaiman, lending his expertise to the effort. After catching the eye of a slick industry publisher at the Springfield Book Fair, the team gets an advanced copy of their work and discovers that the corporate lit business is a bigger operation than they imagined.
- 07 The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants Mon 28 Nov 2011 Host a tastemaker party at their home to promote Absolut Krusty, Krusty the Clown's own brand of liquor. Mr. Burns takes notice of the party's success and decides to promote Homer to "Account Man" for the Springfield Nuclear Plant. Robert Marlow, a seasoned account veteran, takes Homer under his wing and shows Homer what the high life is like in the corner office. Meanwhile, Lisa introduces Bart to a new literary world which sparks his interest in reading classic novels, and when Homer's long hours at the office become the norm, a family vacation with Marge and the kids help him realize that family always comes before work.
- 08 The Ten-Per-Cent Solution Mon 5 Dec 2011 Krusty the Clown is stuck in a rut when the television network pulls his show from the air and his talent agency drops him as a client. But when THE SIMPSONS introduce him to seasoned agent Annie, they are surprised to learn that Annie was Krusty's very first agent. Despite their rocky relationship, Annie is convinced to re-sign Krusty and craft his career comeback. But when Krusty's retro comedy show reboot is deemed a critical success, Krusty must decide to stay with his agent or side with the network executives.
- 09 Holidays of Future Passed Mon 12 Dec 2011 It's the most wonderful time of the year, and THE SIMPSONS flash forward thirty years and find themselves in a tech-savvy, futuristic Springfield. Bart and Lisa have children of their own and decide to spend the holidays as one big family at Homer and Marge's house. Lisa and Bart turn to Homer and Marge for parenting advice and begin to realize that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Blackboard: 'Cafeteria trays are not toboggans'.
- 10 Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson Mon 9 Jan 2012 Homer lands his own political talk show after a video featuring his impassioned rant on poor treatment at the airport goes viral. As his talk show quickly gains popularity nationwide, Homer becomes the spokesperson for the Gravy Movement and the voice of America's newest political party. But when ill-informed Homer is asked to select the next Republican nominee for President and officially endorses right-wing rock star Ted Nugent, Marge and Lisa worry that Homer's opinion and influence might be more powerful than he realizes.
- 11 The D'oh-cial Network Mon 16 Jan 2012 As the mastermind and creator of the online social networking phenomenon SpringFace, Lisa is called to trial when Springfield's obsession with the site becomes chaotic and dysfunctional. Lisa recounts her story and explains that she created the site after realizing she had no real friends. But as SpringFace expands and Springfield's fixation with the site causes mass hysteria, Lisa begins to realize that adding thousands of friends online did not compare to having real friendships. Later, Patty and Selma compete against the Winklevoss Twins in the rowing event at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- 12 Moe Goes from Rags to Riches Mon 30 Jan 2012 After Moe is heckled for not having any real companions, Moe's best friend and beloved bar rag narrates his incredible thousand-year journey to Springfield. Beginning in the Middle Ages, the bar rag was loomed into a beautiful and ornate medieval tapestry and traveled around the globe through the hands of royalty before finding himself found himself at Moe's Tavern. Meanwhile, Bart begs Milhouse for forgiveness after the two friends get into a tiff, and when the bar rag goes missing, Moe realizes that he has more friends than he thought.
- 13 The Daughter Also Rises Mon 13 Feb 2012 Marge and Lisa's mother-daughter Valentine's Day plans take a turn when Lisa meets Nick, an intellectual romantic who shares the same passion for culture, history and literature. Lisa and Nick fall head over heels for each other in a fairytale romance and make a secret getaway to Mulberry Island to profess their eternal love. Meanwhile, Bart and Milhouse are inspired by the hosts of "MythCrackers" to "crack" Springfield Elementary's own legends.
- 14 At Long Last Leave Mon 20 Feb 2012 The Simpsons are evicted from Springfield and join an off-the-grid community outside of town. But when Homer and Marge try to sneak back into Springfield, they are welcomed with hostility from their former friends and neighbors and begin to appreciate their new and more accepting home.
- 15 Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart Mon 5 Mar 2012 In order to get back at his dad, Bart goes undercover as a graffiti street artist and plasters Homer's unflattering image all over Springfield. But one night, Bart and Milhouse get caught in the act by established street artists Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal, and to Bart's surprise, they invite him to exhibit his satirical artwork in his very own gallery show. Meanwhile, a hip, new health food superstore opens in Springfield that threatens to put Apu and the Kwik-E-Mart out of business.
- 16 How I Wet Your Mother Mon 12 Mar 2012 Karma gets the best of Homer after he gets his friends in trouble, and as a result, his bedwetting problem worsens. The family goes on a mission to infiltrate his dreams to search for clues in his subconscious to determine the source of his problem. But just as things take a dangerous turn in the dream, a figure from Homer's past appears, and he is finally reassured that the fond memories of his mother Mona remain alive, giving him just the right amount of reassurance to cure him of his problem.
- 17 Them, Robot Mon 19 Mar 2012 Mr. Burns replaces all of Springfield Power Plant's employees with robots but decides to keep Homer as the sole human worker. With unemployment at an all-time high and mechanical arms operating the workplace, Springfield becomes a dismal and humorless place. But when Homer's machine-programmed peers start to turn on the community and his former real-life employees come to the rescue, they all realize that robots can't replace human friends.
- 18 Beware My Cheating Bart Mon 16 Apr 2012 When Bart is forced to chaperone Jimbo's girlfriend to a movie, she ends up developing feelings for him, resulting in a whole bunch of trouble with the bullies at school. Meanwhile, Homer is persuaded to buy a state-of-the-art treadmill, fully equipped with a television. When Lisa shows Homer that he can access television shows wirelessly, he develops an obsession with watching an old television show from the treadmill, but not actually working out, until Marge decides to intervene. Blackboard 'Teacher does not have to pay a "Ugly Tax".
- 19 A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again Mon 30 Apr 2012 When Bart sees a commercial for the ultimate cruise, he begs his parents for a family vacation. Low on cash, the only way they can go is if each family member sells one valuable. Once they're away, Bart is determined to make the vacation last forever. So he comes up with a plan to make sure they never have to return home.
- 20 The Spy Who Learned Me Mon 7 May 2012 After going on "date night" to a spy movie starring crime fighter Stradivarius Cain, Marge becomes upset with Homer for blurting out embarrassing remarks throughout the film, but Homer's attempts to reconcile with Marge do not seem to fix anything. Later, Homer is knocked off a ladder and suffers a concussion on the job, leaving him out of work for six weeks. Instead of telling Marge, Homer decides to use the time to learn how to become a better husband with the help of someone whom he believes is Stradivarius Cain.
- 21 Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Mon 14 May 2012 When the town of Springfield discovers that Ned and Edna have secretly gotten hitched, Marge offers to throw them a congratulatory reception. However, bringing everyone together makes them all realize that no marriage is perfect. Meanwhile, Edna tries to help Ned's children become more socially acceptable by changing some of the rules.
- 22 Lisa Goes Gaga Mon 21 May 2012 Lisa tries to reverse her status as one of the least popular girls in school by ghostwriting positive things about herself on the school blog. When her plan backfires, her social ranking plummets to a new low - until a psychic force tells Lady Gaga that Lisa needs her help. With Gaga's assistance, Lisa and the entire town of Springfield realize that being yourself is better than being like anyone else.
Season 2422 episodes · 2012
- 01 Moonshine River Mon 1 Oct 2012 America's favorite Midwestern family travels to New York City in search of Bart's long-lost love Mary Spuckler who he wants to reconnect with since she has left Springfield and her hillbilly family there to reinvent herself in the big apple. Lisa and Marge look forward to experiencing all the city has to offer but when they realize their budget won't allow a Broadway play they settle for the free "Shakespeare In the Park" which doesn't go as planned.
- 02 Treehouse of Horror XXIII Mon 8 Oct 2012 Destined to be yet another classic Halloween-themed episode of THE SIMPSONS, in the opener of the 23rd annual "Treehouse of Horror," we go back to ancient times when a Mayan Homer and Marge are witnesses to the prediction by ancient calendar makers that 2012 will be the end of the world. In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed," the first of three spine-chilling stories, the Springfield Subatomic Supercollider creates a black hole that terrorizes the city, sucking up everything in its path. Then, in "UNnormal Activity" the Simpsons install cameras all over the house when things start to go bump in the night and Marge discovers it may have to do with an unholy pact she made some years prior. In the final thrilling tale, "Bart & Homer's Excellent Adventure," Bart travels to 1974 to buy a comic book at cover price but inadvertently disrupts Homer and Marge's courtship, leading Marge to end up with Artie Ziff .
- 03 Adventures in Baby-Getting Mon 5 Nov 2012 When Marge's car falls into a sink hole, she buys the perfect replacement to fit her family of five. But she quickly grows to hate it because, as she tells a shocked Homer, the car would be too small if she wanted to have another baby. Meanwhile Bart and his friends are determined to find out what secret Lisa is keeping when Bart finds her cryptic messages and follows her sneaking off downtown for covert meetings after school.
- 04 Gone Abie Gone Mon 12 Nov 2012 Grampa escapes from his retirement home, and when Homer and Marge frantically try to track him down, they follow clues that reveal secrets in Grampa's past. They find that he worked at a local restaurant with Marvin Hamlish and met and fell in love with the restaurant's singer Rita LaFleur. Meanwhile Lisa tries her hand at online poker, getting tips from the experts, including Jennifer Tilly but is soon gambling with her college fund. Blackboard: 'I will not concede the election until Karl Rove gives me permission'.
- 05 Penny-Wiseguys Mon 19 Nov 2012 Homer is shocked to discover that his bowling teammate Dan Gillick, is an accountant for Fat Tony and his mob. When the government finally catches up with Fat Tony and he is forced to serve time on a jury, he names Dan as his temporary replacement. Meanwhile, Lisa adds insects to her vegetarian diet after passing out during a saxophone solo, but starts questioning her decision when bugs start pleading for mercy in her dreams. Blackboard ' I want to secede but don't know which state I'm in'.
- 06 A Tree Grows in Springfield Mon 26 Nov 2012 Lisa tries to cheer up a down-in-the-dumps Homer by winning him a "MyPad" at the school auction. But he falls back into a funk when he breaks the magical tablet device - until Ned Flanders discovers a miracle tree in the Simpsons' backyard with bark that spells the word "HOPE".
- 07 The Day the Earth Stood Cool Mon 10 Dec 2012 Homer wants a younger, hipper image. So he starts hanging out with Terrence and Emily, his cool new neighbors from Portland, OR. But Marge finds their trendy parenting methods extreme and Bart quickly realizes their son, T-Rex, is super-pretentious.
- 08 To Cur with Love Mon 17 Dec 2012 When a fire at the retirement home forces Grampa to move back in with the Simpsons, Homer throws out his back on moving day. While "resting" at home, he gets hooked on the super-addictive tablet game, "Villageville." And, in his distraction, he loses the family dog, Santa's Little Helper. Everyone is angry with Homer for not seeming to care about the missing dog, but Grampa tells them the story of Homer's long-lost childhood pup, Bongo,.
- 09 Homer Goes to Prep School Mon 7 Jan 2013 Homer joins the "Springfield Preppers," an off-the-grid survivalist group whose leader has set up a top-secret retreat outside of town to prepare for the end of the world. But Marge grows skeptical of the group's alarmist shenanigans.
- 10 A Test Before Trying Mon 14 Jan 2013 When Springfield Elementary is threatened with closure because of low standardized test scores, the fate of the school rests on one student who missed the test, and who must raise the average above the minimum threshold: Bart Simpson. Meanwhile, Homer finds a parking meter at a local dump, and starts deploying it around Springfield to fleece unwitting parkers of their quarters. Blackboard: 'I will obey oscar campaign rules from now on'.
- 11 The Changing of the Guardian Mon 28 Jan 2013 After surviving a tornado, Marge and Homer seek out guardians for the kids, in case the worst should happen. They first turn to friends and family, including Homer's half-brother, Herb Powell with whom to entrust their kids, but when Bart and Lisa fall in love with a super-cool couple, Mav and Portia, Marge starts to question their potential guardians' true motivations.
- 12 Love is a Many-Splintered Thing Mon 11 Feb 2013 Bart's heart strings are pulled once again when Mary Spuckler returns to Springfield. But his failure to pay her enough attention strains their relationship. Marge, too, puts Homer in the dog house.
- 13 Hardly Kirk-Ing Mon 18 Feb 2013 Bart and Milhouse explore the perks of being an adult when a shaving experiment leaves Milhouse looking exactly like his father, Kirk. Also, Marge desperately tries to save Maggie from the dangers of children's television. Blackboard: 'I will not tweet as the principal's toilet'.
- 14 Gorgeous Grampa Mon 4 Mar 2013 Homer's obsession with the TV show "Storage Battles" leads the family to discover Grampa's past identity as "Gorgeous Godfrey," the most feared, villainous man in pro-wrestling history. What's more, he was once revered by a young Montgomery Burns who now convinces Grampa to get back in the ring. But when Bart starts to adopt some of his grandfather's former cheating ways, Grampa must reconcile with his past before it's too late.
- 15 Black-eyed, Please Mon 11 Mar 2013 Flanders becomes jealous when his laid-back parents start to prefer Homer's company over his and he faces unbearable guilt after punching Homer in the eye, as he desperately tries to reconcile with him. Meanwhile, Lisa is distressed by her new substitute teacher, who bullies her for no apparent reason. Blackboard: 'Sorry I broke the blackboard'.
- 16 Dark Knight Court Mon 18 Mar 2013 Bart is falsely accused of pulling a prank on Easter involving the school marching band and stuffing rotten eggs in the brass section's horns, and Lisa must step in as his attorney to defend her brother. Meanwhile, Mr. Burns attempts to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a superhero, Fruit Bat Man,.
- 17 What Animated Women Want Mon 15 Apr 2013 Once again, Homer must save his marriage when Marge gets fed up with his behavior. Meanwhile, after watching "A Streetcar Named Desire," Milhouse takes on a Marlon Brando-inspired bad-boy persona to attract Lisa.
- 18 Pulpit Friction Mon 29 Apr 2013 Homer is recruited to be a church deacon by the trendy new reverend in town. But Bart asks Flanders to help him track down their former pastor, Reverend Lovejoy, when Homer starts to embrace the faith a little too seriously. Meanwhile, Marge finds out her dry cleaners mistakenly swapped her wedding dress with one of Krusty's costumes.
- 19 Whiskey Business Mon 6 May 2013 Moe finds a new lease on life when rich venture capitalists take an interest in his homemade whiskey. Then, Grampa injures himself while babysitting Bart, and quickly discovers he prefers being cared for by his grandson than the staff at the nursing home. Also, Lisa takes exception to a "Tupac-at-Coachella"-style hologram of jazz legend Bleeding Gums Murphy and Sonny Rollins appears to ask her not to boycott the record label.
- 20 The Fabulous Faker Boy Mon 13 May 2013 Marge encourages Bart to explore his creative side, and his initial reticence quickly subsides when Marge hires Slava's beautiful daughter, Zhenya, as his new piano instructor. Meanwhile, Homer is shocked when he loses the last two remaining hairs on his head, and employs a wide variety of headgear to try and keep his newfound baldness a secret from Marge.
- 21 The Saga of Carl Mon 20 May 2013 Homer, Moe, Lenny and Carl win $200,000 in the Springfield Lottery. But when Carl takes off to Iceland - his homeland - with all the winnings, the guys embark on a Nordic adventure to get the cash back. Then, Marge mistakes a swinging Ashley Madison-type website for a Dolly Madison-type cupcake site, not realizing it's a destination for married people seeking liaisons. On the site, she meets the charming "Ben", who pursues her after they learn they share a love for a "Downton Abbey"-type TV series.
- 22 Dangers on a Train Mon 20 May 2013 Marge unwittingly gets involved with a Web site for married people seeking affairs, and meets a charming man (voice of Seth MacFarlane) who takes quite an interest in her.
Season 2522 episodes · 2013
- 01 Homerland Mon 30 Sep 2013 In a nod to the hit cable series "Homeland," Lisa suspects Homer may have been "turned" when he returns a changed man from a nuclear power plant operating convention. So she enlists the services of Annie, an intense, jumpy FBI agent to help her unravel the truth.
- 02 Treehouse of Horror XXIV Mon 7 Oct 2013 The opener of the 24th annual "Treehouse of Horror" is from Guillermo del Toro and features monsters and classic characters from horror films throughout history. In "Oh The Places You'll D'oh," the first of three spine-tingling stories, Homer rides around Springfield wreaking havoc as "The Fat in The Hat" in a rhyming Dr. Seuss-ian tale. In "Dead and Shoulders," Bart is beheaded during a kite accident, his head is attached to Lisa's body and they must live together as one. The final terrifying tale, "Freaks no Geeks," features Mr. Burns' traveling circus, The Burnsum and Bailey Circus, which has stopped in Springfieldland in the 1930s. Trapeze artist Marge and Strong Man Homer are performers and things go awry when circus freak Moe starts to make advances towards Marge.
- 03 Four Regrettings and a Funeral Mon 4 Nov 2013 Four Springfielders are prompted to try to right past regrets following the funeral of a beloved neighbor. Homer regrets selling his Apple stock to buy a bowling ball, Marge worries she caused Bart's rebellious streak, Mr. Burns reminisces about a romance he gave up with a beautiful Parisian woman and Kent Brockman admits he was too afraid to leave local news and follow his former partner Rachel Maddow to cable news. Blackboard: 'We'll really miss you mrs. K.'
- 04 YOLO Mon 11 Nov 2013 Marge encourages Homer to embrace his "You-Only-Live-Once" spirit by inviting an old pen pal to stay with him and cross items off of his "to-do" list from when he was a 10-year old. Meanwhile, Lisa institutes a new honor code at Springfield Elementary. Blackboard: 'My school schedule does not include a bye week'.
- 05 Labor Pains Mon 18 Nov 2013 Homer remembers his Lamaze skills when he's forced to deliver a baby in an elevator. When the mother names the child Homer Jr., he quickly develops a deep emotional bond with the kid. Meanwhile, Lisa is recruited by the cheerleaders of the local pro football team, the Springfield Atoms. Blackboard: 'Rocktober is not followed by blowvember'.
- 06 The Kid is All Right Mon 25 Nov 2013 Lisa finally makes a new best friend, Isabel Gutierrez, only to discover that she's a Republican and her opponent in the campaign for second grade class representative. Also guest-voicing is Anderson Cooper as himself.
- 07 Yellow Subterfuge Mon 9 Dec 2013 Principal Skinner promises the students that the best-behaved among them can take a ride in a submarine. When Skinner gives all the kids a clean slate, Bart believes even his own past indiscretions will be forgotten if he doesn't get into any more trouble. Meanwhile Lisa tries to help a cash-poor Krusty to turn things around by suggesting he sell the foreign rights to his shows. Blackboard: 'I will stop asking when Santa goes to the bathroom'.
- 08 White Christmas Blues Mon 16 Dec 2013 Springfield is inundated with holiday revelers after the nuclear power plant springs a radiation leak, causing snow to fall all over town. When the tourists drive up Christmas shopping prices, Marge opens up the Simpsons' house to boarders. Blackboard: 'I will not call my teacher "prancer" and "vixen".'.
- 09 Steal This Episode Mon 6 Jan 2014 Homer becomes annoyed with movie theaters, so Bart teaches him how to download movies illegally. Homer is delighted with his discovery of free movies until he's caught for piracy.
- 10 Married to the Blob Mon 13 Jan 2014 Comic Book Guy realizes his comics are nothing if he can't share them with anyone. Then he meets Kumiko, a Japanese woman writing an autobiographical manga, and he seeks out Homer's advice on how to date her, ending happily for everyone. Blackboard: 'If you haven't broken your Christmas presents yet, you're not trying'.
- 11 Specs and the City Mon 27 Jan 2014 Mr. Burns gives high-tech eyeglasses to all of his employees in order to spy on them. Homer loves the enhanced reality of his new gadget - that is, until Marge tries them on and he finds out she's seeing a marriage counselor. Meanwhile, Bart takes a stand against buying Nelson a Valentine's Day card, despite buying one for every other kid in class, and Nelson delivers him an ultimatum: find him the best Valentine's Day gift ever or be fed to the classroom electric pencil sharpener.
- 12 Diggs Sun 9 Mar 2014 Bart is rescued from a confrontation with Springfield Elementary's bullies by Diggs, a recent transfer student and aspiring champion in the niche sport of falconry. But, Bart soon discovers that Diggs wants to do more than just wrangle falcons: he wants to take to the sky himself.
- 13 The Man Who Grew Too Much Mon 10 Mar 2014 On a research trip, Lisa is shocked to discover that Sideshow Bob is now the chief scientist at a massive chemical engineering company, but her fears are allayed as she becomes enamored with his likeminded appreciation of high-culture. Meanwhile, Marge's attempt to preach healthy sexual practices to a teen church group goes awry.
- 14 The Winter of His Content Mon 17 Mar 2014 Marge invites Grampa and two other octogenarians to live at the Simpsons' house after the Retirement Castle is closed for health violations, but she quickly becomes frustrated with Homer when he starts embracing the "old person lifestyle." Meanwhile, at Springfield Elementary, Bart defends Nelson's affinity for hand-me-down underwear, leading Nelson to befriend Bart. Blackboard 'My Dad's already drunk for St. Patrick's'.
- 15 The War of Art Mon 24 Mar 2014 After Lisa's new pet guinea pig destroys the Simpsons' living room art, Marge falls in love with a beautiful painting at the Van Houten's yard sale, which Homer snaps up for 20 bucks. But, when Lisa reveals it's by a famous early 20th century painter and could be worth $100,000, Marge and Homer face a dilemma: split the money with the Van Houtens, or keep the cash as a "cushion" for their kids.
- 16 You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee Mon 31 Mar 2014 Homer is recruited as a World Cup referee after Lisa extolls his integrity on the youth soccer field in a Springfield Elementary speech contest. But when the Simpsons travel to Brazil, Homer finds his honesty tested by one of South America's slickest gangsters in the soccer match-bribing business.
- 17 Luca$ Mon 7 Apr 2014 Marge is concerned that Lisa is dating below her station when she brings home competitive eater-in-training Lucas Bortner, and she enlists Homer to help Lisa explore other options. Meanwhile, Bart is thrilled to receive free gifts from Snake Jailbird after he helps the convict escape from a jam, but when a betrayal from Milhouse puts Snake back in jail, Bart must forge a plan to set him free.
- 18 Days of Future Future Mon 14 Apr 2014 Set in the future, Homer has a new clone for every time he dies. Lisa is married to a zombie version of Milhouse, while Bart deals with custody issues with his ex-wife, Jenda. Each defines what love means to them.
- 19 What to Expect When Bart's Expecting Mon 28 Apr 2014 Bart can't stand art class. So he makes a voodoo doll of his art teacher. But when his spell makes her pregnant instead, he becomes a savior to Springfield couples trying to conceive. Then, he's kidnapped to help conceive a thoroughbred race horse. Blackboard 'You can't play April Fool's jokes on April 27th'.
- 20 Brick Like Me Mon 5 May 2014 Homer wakes up in a world where his family and everyone in Springfield are made of Legos. Can he "put together" how he got there, and figure out how to get home before he's stuck in a world of bricks forever? Find out.
- 21 Pay Pal Mon 12 May 2014 Marge swears off befriending any more couples when Homer offends their charming new British neighbors. But when Lisa declares that she, too, doesn't need friends, Marge reconsiders.
- 22 The Yellow Badge of Cowardge Mon 19 May 2014 Bart is plagued with guilt when he wins the annual "Race Around the School," with an assist from Nelson, who beats up frontrunner Milhouse. Meanwhile, Homer tries to bring back the annual 4th of July fireworks display after it's canceled for budget reasons. Guest voice Glenn Close returns as Mona Simpson and Olympian Edwin Moses guest-voices as himself.
Season 2622 episodes · 2014
- 01 Clown in the Dumps Mon 29 Sep 2014 In the milestone 26th season opener of THE SIMPSONS, the unthinkable happens: a Springfield resident dies. Also, Krusty retires after he's offended by a comedy cable channel roast of him, and Lisa tries to protect Homer from getting hurt. Blackboard: 'Spoiler Alert: Unfortunately my dad doesn't die'.
- 02 The Wreck of the Relationship Mon 6 Oct 2014 When Bart disrespects Homer's authority, Homer makes a point to try his hand at parenting. This proves fruitless, so Marge signs them up for the Relation Ship, where they'll resolve their conflicts at sea. Meanwhile, Marge is in charge of Homer's fantasy football league, but manages to win despite being the underdog.
- 03 Super Franchise Me Mon 13 Oct 2014 Marge opens a sandwich franchise store after her sandwiches become a huge hit at Springfield Elementary. But running day-to-day at the store proves challenging, especially when the same franchise opens another location across the street.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XXV Mon 20 Oct 2014 "Treehouse of Horror XXV" is the 25th installment in the Treehouse of Horror series.-In this Halloween special, Bart and Lisa go to hell and become demons. (This short is titled school in hell.)-Moe's "Clockwork Orange"-style gang is disrupted when Dum (Homer) falls in love with a girl (Marge). -And, in a parody of The Others, the Simpsons are haunted by a family of ghosts, which turn out the be the family from the shorts, who were murdered and buried in the house.
- 05 Opposites A-frack Mon 3 Nov 2014 Lisa brings in Assemblywoman Maxine Lombard to put a stop to Mr. Burns' fracking operation, but is taken aback when the two political opponents find themselves attracted to one another.
- 06 Simpsorama Mon 10 Nov 2014 In a special crossover episode, "Futurama's" Planet Express crew comes to present-day Springfield to prevent the Simpsons from destroying the future.
- 07 Blazed and Confused Mon 17 Nov 2014 Bart faces a tough test at school when he gets a new teacher, Mr. Lassen, who vows to crush his spirit.
- 08 Covercraft Mon 24 Nov 2014 Homer has a mid-life crisis, takes up bass guitar and forms a cover band with some of the other dads in town. But the band's modest early success is soon overwhelmed by the breakout potential of their most unlikely star, Apu.
- 09 I Won't Be Home for Christmas Mon 8 Dec 2014 It looks like Homer won't be home for Christmas after he stays too long at Moe's Tavern on Christmas Eve and an irate Marge tells him not to return to their house, so he's left to wander alone around Springfield and lament the effects of Christmas spirits. Blackboard 'Reindeer meat does not taste like chicken'.
- 10 The Man Who Came to Be Dinner Mon 5 Jan 2015 During a trip to "Dizzneeland" the Simpsons board the wrong ride, Rocket To Your Doom, and are transported through the galaxy to Kang and Kodos' home planet, where they are held captive at the local zoo and the inhabitants decide to eat Homer.
- 11 Bart's New Friend Mon 12 Jan 2015 Bart has a new accomplice and best friend when Homer is hypnotized at the circus and believes he is a young boy again. Blackboard: 'Snowmen don't have carrot penises'.
- 12 The Musk Who Fell to Earth Mon 26 Jan 2015 When inventor Elon Musk lands in Springfield, he and Homer become fast friends and revolutionize the town's nuclear plant. But when Musk goes overboard and Mr. Burns wants him removed, Homer must figure out a way to break up with him.
- 13 Walking Big & Tall Mon 9 Feb 2015 When Lisa learns Springfield's anthem was stolen from another town she writes a replacement. Meanwhile, Homer learns the meaning of "Wide Pride".
- 14 My Fare Lady Mon 16 Feb 2015 When Marge gets fed up with the thankless duty of chauffeuring her kids around, she begins working as a driver for a transportation app service. Meanwhile, Homer bankrupts Moe when he watches over the bar for one night, which forces Moe to take a temporary job as a janitor at the nuclear plant. Blackboard: 'Pixel art is not real art'.
- 15 The Princess Guide Mon 2 Mar 2015 Homer is put in charge of keeping Princess Kemi out of trouble while her father, a Nigerian king, works out a uranium deal with Mr. Burns. When Kemi ends up at Moe's, Moe jumps to the conclusion that she must be related to the Nigerian prince who scammed him over email and schemes to get his money back. But much to his surprise, he finds himself falling for the princess.
- 16 Sky Police Mon 9 Mar 2015 Chief Wiggum is mistakenly delivered a military jet pack, which he gleefully accepts and uses in order to fight crime. But when the jet pack crashes into the church, the congregation, led by Marge, must resort to gambling and counting cards in order to collect money to repair the church.
- 17 Waiting for Duffman Mon 16 Mar 2015 When Duffman undergoes hip replacement surgery and retires, the company sets up a reality show competition to find his replacement. Homer wins the competition, and because the job requires him to stay sober, he learns that beer isn't as necessary as he thought to have a good time.
- 18 Peeping Mom Mon 20 Apr 2015 Bart lies about being involved in a bulldozer crash, so Marge decides to follow him everywhere until he confesses. Meanwhile, Homer ignores Santa's Little Helper when Flanders gets a new dog.
- 19 The Kids Are All Fight Mon 27 Apr 2015 When Homer gets an old film roll developed, the family takes a trip down memory lane to see the origins of how Bart and Lisa first started fighting with each other. Blackboard: 'I will not pay my sister to do my punishment'.
- 20 Let's Go Fly a Coot Mon 4 May 2015 The Simpsons learn about Grampa's days in the Air Force, and Bart takes up smoking to impress Milhouse's Dutch cousin, Annika,.
- 21 Bull-E Mon 11 May 2015 After Bart gets bullied at the school dance, Marge convinces the town to pass anti-bullying legislation. Homer then gets arrested and sent to rehab for bullying Ned Flanders, only to subsequently leave rehab as a hero.
- 22 Mathlete's Feat Mon 18 May 2015 When a modernized Springfield Elementary has a technical meltdown, Lisa transforms it into a Waldorf school. Meanwhile, Groundskeeper Willie becomes the coach of the mathletes.
Season 2722 episodes · 2015
- 01 Every Man's Dream Mon 28 Sep 2015 In the season 27 premiere, Marge and Homer split up--and this time it looks like it's for good. Homer takes up with a young pharmacist named Candace, but he misses Marge.
- 02 Cue Detective Mon 5 Oct 2015 Scotty Boom, a Chew Network super-chef, challenges Homer to a smoke-off. But when someone steals Homer's secret weapon - a smoker he bought off a mysterious man at a BBQ shack - Lisa and Bart are on the case.
- 03 Puffless Mon 12 Oct 2015 Upon learning that their father really died of lung cancer, Selma and Patty agree to quit smoking. When Selma relapses, an angry Patty moves in with Marge and Homer.
- 04 Halloween of Horror Mon 19 Oct 2015 When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.
- 05 Treehouse of Horror XXVI Mon 26 Oct 2015 In the annual fright fest Halloween episode, Sideshow Bob finally kills Bart, only to reanimate him; Homerzilla terrorizes the Springfield Prefecture; and Lisa and Milhouse get super powers from radiation.
- 06 Friend with Benefit Mon 9 Nov 2015 Lisa befriends Harper, a new kid at school who happens to be super-rich. Then, Homer befriends Harper's dad and is able to enjoy the perks of Lisa having a rich friend, as well. But Lisa decides that Harper is a bully and moves to end the friendship, which prompts Homer to try and smooth things over so he can continue to enjoy the good life.
- 07 Lisa with an 'S' Mon 23 Nov 2015 When Homer loses $5,000 at a poker game with Broadway legend Laney Fontaine, the only way he is able to settle the bet is if he loans Lisa to Laney for a month. Then, Laney turns Lisa into a show biz kid and Marge and Homer fear they made a mistake letting her go. So they head to New York to get her back.
- 08 Paths of Glory Mon 7 Dec 2015 Lisa sets out to restore the tarnished reputation of Springfield's first female inventor. To find her invention, she scours an abandoned asylum and a restaurant that caters to men. Bart joins Lisa at the asylum, stealing one of the homicidal patient's notebooks, and bragging to the boys at school that he wrote the entries himself. This revelation causes Homer and Marge to believe he is a sociopath, which Bart decides to use to his advantage until things go too far.
- 09 Barthood Mon 14 Dec 2015 Bart's coming of age story, a la "Boyhood," chronicles his life from six years old to his time as an accomplished young man. Along the way, his tense relationship with Homer, an overly uncaring version of himself, and Lisa, who overshadows him in every way possible, shape Bart more than he realizes.
- 10 The Girl Code Mon 4 Jan 2016 After a photo Marge posts on social media gets Homer fired, he returns to the best job he ever had, a dishwasher at a Greek restaurant. This same post inspires Lisa to code an app that predicts the real-life consequences of anything you post online, only to create sentient artificial intelligence.
- 11 Teenage Mutant Milk-caused Hurdles Mon 11 Jan 2016 A new teacher at Springfield Elementary, and a captivated Bart tries everything to win her over. Meanwhile, Homer decides to buy a new brand of "milk," which causes early puberty, both for Bart (augmenting his wooing powers) and Lisa (whose small bout with acne opens her up to the world of makeup and popularity).
- 12 Much Apu About Something Mon 18 Jan 2016 Sanjay passes his stake in the Kwik-E-Mart to his millennial son, Jay, who turns it into a hip, health food market against Apu's insistence on tradition. Bart, whom Homer had convinced to give up pranking, is called upon to return to his trickster life and take down the new store.
- 13 Love is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 Mon 15 Feb 2016 Lonely Professor Fink uses science to turn himself into a man whom women find attractive. Then, overwhelmed by the attention, he invents an algorithm to perfectly pair the lonely men and women of Springfield, realizing that scientific exploration is his true love. Meanwhile, Marge, Bart, and Lisa visit Grampa for Valentine's Day and try to rescue the old folks from a drug-induced hallucination that allows them to relive their happiest memories.
- 14 Gal of Constant Sorrow Mon 22 Feb 2016 After Bart accidentally sends a sweet homeless woman's cart into the river, he allows her to live in his closet for a small fee. When Lisa discovers that the woman is an incredible folk singer, she offers her own closet and plans a concert, only to be disappointed by Hettie's surprising substance abuse and violent nature. Meanwhile Homer tries to prove he's handy, but accidentally traps the cat in the walls of the house.
- 15 Lisa the Veterinarian Mon 7 Mar 2016 After performing CPR on a tased raccoon, Lisa discovers her calling to be veterinarian and becomes an intern at the local office, but learns a tough lesson when her neglected class hamster dies. Meanwhile, Marge moonlights as a crime scene cleaner for a little extra money, and the trauma of the gory scenes make her increasingly dead inside.
- 16 The Marge-ian Chronicles Mon 14 Mar 2016 Not feeling unique, Lisa signs up for the Mars One Space Colony – to Marge's dismay. Then, Marge hires Bart to go through the tryout process with Lisa to make her want to quit.
- 17 The Burns Cage Mon 4 Apr 2016 When Smithers is devastated by Burns' lack of affection towards him, Homer makes it his mission to find him a boyfriend. Meanwhile, after Bart orchestrates the removal of the lead in the school's stage production of "Casablanca," Milhouse serves as a terrible understudy, which frustrates his co-star, Lisa.
- 18 How Lisa Got Her Marge Back Mon 11 Apr 2016 After getting into an argument, Marge takes Lisa on a touristy trip to Capital City, where, after attending a musical, they meet the show's star, Andrew Rannells (guest-voicing as himself), who reminds Lisa how lucky she is to have such a great mom. Meanwhile, Bart is frustrated that everyone expects his pranks, so he teams up with Maggie to trick people. Blackboard: Features Principal Skinner writing 'Never loose a bet to Bart Simpson' while Bart watches.
- 19 Fland Canyon Mon 25 Apr 2016 Homer recalls a tense family vacation to the Grand Canyon with the Flanders family. At first, the Flanders' perfection puts the families at odds, but when they get stranded and Ned and Bart go for help, the families finally bond. Blackboard: 'Dad swears he'll get his taxes in soon'.
- 20 To Courier with Love Mon 9 May 2016 After promising Marge the trip of a lifetime, frugality gets the better of Homer when he makes a deal with a travel agent to be a courier of a top-secret briefcase in exchange for a discounted family vacation to Paris. Blackboard: 'Dirty clothes are not a Mother's Day gift'.
- 21 Simprovised Mon 16 May 2016 After butchering a speech in front of all of his friends at work, Homer turns to improv comedy to gain back his confidence in his public speaking skills. Meanwhile, Marge decides to rebuild Bart's lackluster treehouse, but tensions rise when Bart questions her building skills. Also, in the episode's last three minutes, Homer appears live for the first time on television (both for East and West Coast broadcasts) to answer fan questions.
- 22 Orange is the New Yellow Mon 23 May 2016 When Marge gets arrested for letting Bart go to the park unsupervised, she serves time only to realize that prison is a welcome break from the demands of her life as a mom and wife. In her absence, Homer struggles to manage all of the parenting responsibilities that Marge usually handles. Blackboard: 'Milhouse does not live below the puberty line'.
Season 2822 episodes · 2016
- 01 Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus Mon 26 Sep 2016 When Springfield is burned to the ground, the Simpsons beg Mr. Burns to fund its rebuilding. Burns agrees – with one condition: he gets to put on a variety show at the Springfield Bowl. Blackboard: 'This arm needs Tommy John surgery'.
- 02 Friends and Family Mon 3 Oct 2016 Mr. Burns hires the Simpsons to play his live-in virtual reality family, but excludes Homer so that he may play dad. Now alone, Homer finds a new best friend in girl-next-door Julia, who eats, drinks and thinks like him. Blackboard: 'I will stop losing 50% of my NFL lead-in'.
- 03 The Town Mon 10 Oct 2016 After Homer catches Bart rooting for Springfield's football rival, the Boston Americans, he plans a family "hate-cation" trip to Boston in an attempt to show Bart that Boston is a terrible city.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XXVII Mon 17 Oct 2016 In the midst of a major drought, Mr. Burns introduces a Hunger Games-style contest in which Springfield's children fight each other for a day in Burns' personal reservoir. Meanwhile, Lisa's imaginary best friend, Rachel, is jealous of Lisa's real best friends and starts killing them. Moe tells Bart that the barflies are actually covert agents and that he wants Bart join their team in Homer's place.
- 05 Trust But Clarify Mon 24 Oct 2016 Lisa and Bart investigate Krusty's suspicious new "Krustaceans" candy. Meanwhile, Homer wants a promotion at the nuclear plant and asks Marge to help him dress the part, and news anchor Kent Brockman struggles to find his feet in the changing media world. Blackboard: 'The first episode of the second 600'.
- 06 There Will Be Buds Mon 7 Nov 2016 Homer gets roped into coaching the kids' lacrosse team with Milhouse's dad, Kirk, who is in desperate need of a friend. When Kirk gets too clingy, Homer vents about how much of a loser he is. Kirk overhears his rant and disappears, right when the team needs him most: the championship game.
- 07 Havana Wild Weekend Mon 14 Nov 2016 When the Retirement Castle and the V.A. Hospital can't solve Grampa's health issues, the Simpsons decide to take a family trip to Cuba to get him cheap medical care. Blackboard: 'Being right sucks'.
- 08 Dad Behavior Mon 21 Nov 2016 Homer finds a new app that makes his life much easier and outsources his father-son bonding. Meanwhile, Grampa finds that he is about to be a father again. Blackboard: 'I will watch all 600 episodes without sleeping'.
- 09 The Last Traction Hero Mon 5 Dec 2016 A workplace accident leaves Homer in a cast, and in a position to sue Mr. Burns. This leaves Marge unfulfilled, so she turns to an unexpected source for romance. Meanwhile, Lisa is made "Bus Monitor" and tries to keep the peace.
- 10 The Nightmare After Krustmas Mon 12 Dec 2016 Krusty tries to impress his daughter as they spend Christmas with the Simpsons. Meanwhile, Reverend Lovejoy seeks converts after church attendance plummets, and Maggie is haunted by a spooky Christmas toy.
- 11 Pork & Burns Mon 9 Jan 2017 When Marge becomes obsessed with a Japanese style of living, the Simpsons must part with any item that no longer brings them joy. For Homer, this means finding a new home for the family pig. For Lisa, it means saying goodbye to her beloved sax.
- 12 The Great Phatsby, Part One Mon 16 Jan 2017 Mr. Burns tries to relive his glory days, and crosses paths with a mysterious music mogul. After being conned by him and reduced to bankruptcy, Mr. Burns seeks revenge on the music producer with the help of Homer, Bart, rapper Jazzy James and the mogul's ex-wife, Praline. Also, Lisa is courted by the richest kid in town, Smithers begins a perilous journey and Marge opens an obscure boutique store.
- 13 The Great Phatsby, Part Two Mon 16 Jan 2017 Mr. Burns tries to relive his glory days, and crosses paths with a mysterious music mogul. After being conned by him and reduced to bankruptcy, Mr. Burns seeks revenge on the music producer with the help of Homer, Bart, rapper Jazzy James and the mogul's ex-wife, Praline. Also, Lisa is courted by the richest kid in town, Smithers begins a perilous journey and Marge opens an obscure boutique
- 14 Fatzcarraldo Mon 13 Feb 2017 When all the fast food restaurants in Springfield become healthy, Homer turns to the last bastion of greasy food for comfort; Lisa must find a good news story when her school radio station is in jeopardy. Blackboard: 'If we're so good at predicting how come my dad bet on Atlanta'.
- 15 The Cad and the Hat Mon 20 Feb 2017 When Bart betrays Lisa, he has to deal with his guilt – literally. Meanwhile, Springfield is in awe when Homer is revealed to be a chess savant.
- 16 Kamp Krustier Mon 6 Mar 2017 When Bart and Lisa return home abruptly after a traumatic incident at Kamp Krustier, they put an end to Homer and Marge's romantic encounters. Without sex to distract him, Homer becomes a more productive worker and caring husband, but Marge misses the old Homer. Then, Bart and Lisa return to camp to confront the source of their trauma. Blackboard: 'We're the only house where the Christmas tree is still up'.
- 17 22 for 30 Mon 13 Mar 2017 In this parody of a cable sports show, Bart goes from delinquent with detention to the star basketball player at Springfield Elementary. Lisa covers Bart's success for the school paper, and Homer becomes the team's coach. Things go awry when Bart gets involved with the mafia.
- 18 A Father's Watch Mon 20 Mar 2017 Worried that Bart is destined for failure, Marge turns to a series of parenting "experts" for advice. Homer decides to cash in on one expert's advice by opening up a trophy store in Springfield. Meanwhile, Bart finds some needed encouragement from Grampa, who gives him a precious watch coveted by Homer.
- 19 Caper Chase Mon 3 Apr 2017 Disappointed in Yale, Mr. Burns decides to start his own for-profit university and Homer is hired as a professor.
- 20 Looking for Mr. Goodbart Mon 1 May 2017 Bart gets in trouble on Grandparents Day at school and is forced to hang out with Skinner's mother as punishment. After spending time with various grandmas in the neighborhood, he learns the benefits of hanging out with the elderly, but eventually recognizes the dangers of taking advantage of them. Meanwhile, Peekimon Get has taken over the town of Springfield.
- 21 Moho House Mon 8 May 2017 Homer and Marge attempt to work on their marriage, not knowing that Mr. Burns and Nigel have a bet on whether Nigel can break them apart. With the successful, albeit unconventional, help of Moe, the couple gets back their mojo.
- 22 Dogtown Mon 22 May 2017 When Homer's court case determines that a dog's life is more valuable than a human's is, the status of man's best friend rises in Springfield. When the dogs recognize their new position of power, they assert their dominance over the humans.
Season 2921 episodes · 2017
- 01 The Serfsons Mon 2 Oct 2017 In a magical medieval world, Marge's mother is turned into an Ice Walker and the only way for Homer to afford the cure is to force Lisa to use illegal magic. When the King discovers this, he kidnaps Lisa, and Homer must lead a feudal uprising to save her.
- 02 Springfield Splendor Mon 9 Oct 2017 Marge and Lisa turn Lisa's sad experience into a successful graphic novel-turned-Broadway show, but they struggle with creative differences and ego.
- 03 Whistler's Father Mon 16 Oct 2017 Homer discovers that Maggie is a whistling savant and launches her baby-celebrity career. Meanwhile, Marge impresses Fat Tony with her interior design taste, and he hires her to style his brothel.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XXVIII Mon 23 Oct 2017 Maggie becomes possessed by an ancient demon, Lisa discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternate universe and Homer cannibalizes himself.
- 05 Grampy Can Ya Hear Me Mon 6 Nov 2017 Grampa gets a hearing aid and finally hears what everyone has been saying about him. Meanwhile, Mr. Skinner discovers that his mother has kept the ultimate secret from him. Blackboard: 'Hooligan is not a profession'.
- 06 The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be Mon 13 Nov 2017 Frustrated with the local government, Marge decides to run for Mayor. To win public support, she begins making Homer the butt of her jokes. Blackboard: 'I will not ask my guidance counselor why he couldn't get a better job'.
- 07 Singin' in the Lane Mon 20 Nov 2017 Homer and the guys reunite their old bowling team to cheer up Moe, only to end up in fierce competition with a team of arrogant millionaires. Meanwhile, Lisa and Marge try to teach Bart that money isn't everything. Blackboard: 'We do not live in our own pee'. (underwater title sequence)
- 08 Mr. Lisa's Opus Mon 4 Dec 2017 As future Lisa writes her college application essay for Harvard, she recalls past disappointing birthdays that helped shape her.
- 09 Gone Boy Mon 11 Dec 2017 When Bart goes missing, the town puts together a search party to find him. After most give up hope, Sideshow Bob manipulates Millhouse into revealing where Bart is hiding. Blackboard 'Snow Angels are not frozen Hobos'.
- 10 Haw-Haw Land Mon 8 Jan 2018 When the Simpsons go to a STEM conference, Lisa falls for a crooning jazz pianist named Brendan. Meanwhile, Bart discovers that he has an affinity for chemistry.
- 11 Frink Gets Testy Mon 15 Jan 2018 Fearing that the end of the world is near, Mr. Burns tasks Dr. Frink with testing all of Springfield to determine who is worth saving. The results shake the Simpson family to their core. Blackboard: features Bart watching Homer assigned to write 'Strangling is not an effective parenting tool'.
- 12 Homer is Where the Art Isn't Mon 19 Mar 2018 When Homer is accused of stealing a million-dollar painting, only a detective from the 1970s can clear his name, or send him to jail. It's a classic impossible mystery.
- 13 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage Mon 26 Mar 2018 Homer and Marge recount the story of their transition from loving their life without kids to being miserable parents.
- 14 Fears of a Clown Mon 2 Apr 2018 Bart goes to prankster rehab after a clown-mask prank terrifies the town and destroys Krusty's career. A tortured Krusty then tries his hand at serious drama with a regional theater company.
- 15 No Good Read Goes Unpunished Mon 9 Apr 2018 In an attempt to bring the family together, Marge forces everyone to hand in their electronics and take a trip to a book store. Blackboard: 'April Showers did not date the president'.
- 16 King Leer Mon 16 Apr 2018 Homer and Marge follow Moe after the bar closes early and discover him and his father fighting. The Simpsons, after finding out that Moe has been excommunicated from his family for years, attempt to bring them back together.
- 17 Lisa Gets the Blues Mon 23 Apr 2018 When the Simpsons' flight to Gainesville gets re-routed to New Orleans, Lisa is forced to face her failures, and regain her confidence as a jazz musician. Meanwhile, Bart is intrigued by the voodoo in Louisiana, and Homer is intrigued by the drinking.
- 18 Forgive and Regret Mon 30 Apr 2018 Grampa makes a confession to Homer while on his deathbed. After his recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile.
- 19 Left Behind Mon 7 May 2018 Homer gets Flanders a job at the plant, and he soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished when Flanders starts to insist on carpools and demands more from Homer's work performance. Meanwhile, Marge feels as though their marriage has lost its spark.
- 20 Throw Grampa from the Dane Mon 14 May 2018 After receiving an insurance payout, the Simpsons go to Denmark, so Grampa can benefit from the country's free healthcare.
- 21 Flanders' Ladder Mon 21 May 2018 After getting struck by lightning, Bart receives visits from ghosts, who want closure only he can provide.
Season 3023 episodes · 2018
- 01 Bart's Not Dead Mon 1 Oct 2018 Bart takes a dare, and ends up in the hospital. To cover for himself and Homer, he says he went to Heaven and met Jesus. Christian producers offer the Simpsons a movie deal, which Homer takes. But Bart can't deal with the guilt and comes clean to Marge after the movie is finished.
- 02 Heartbreak Hotel Mon 8 Oct 2018 Marge and Homer's marriage is tested when they travel to a tropical island to compete for a million dollars on Marge's favorite reality competition show.
- 03 My Way or the Highway to Heaven Mon 15 Oct 2018 God and St. Peter contemplate what merits a soul getting into heaven, while citizens of Springfield remember their divine encounters.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XXIX Mon 22 Oct 2018 Homer wins an oyster-eating contest against the mythical Cthulhu, Springfield is overrun by plant body-snatchers, Lisa finally snaps and Mr. Burns opens a retirement home with some Jurassic upgrades.
- 05 Baby You Can't Drive My Car Mon 5 Nov 2018 A self-driving car company comes to Springfield, poaching all of the power plant employees with its fun work environment.
- 06 From Russia Without Love Mon 12 Nov 2018 On a mission to play hardcore pranks, Bart, Nelson and Milhouse get Moe a mail-order bride on the Dark Web.
- 07 Werking Mom Mon 19 Nov 2018 Marge wants a job, and stumbles into becoming a plastic food storage container-selling drag queen. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to make the world better in the style of "Amelie"
- 08 Krusty the Clown Mon 26 Nov 2018 Homer finds his calling as a TV recapper, but his harsh grading causes a brawl with Krusty. After almost killing Homer, Krusty hides out at a real circus, and finds happiness there.
- 09 Daddicus Finch Mon 3 Dec 2018 Lisa and Homer's bond gets stronger when they start spending real quality time together, and Bart feels neglected. So Marge tries to help Homer balance his attention between the kids.
- 10 'Tis the 30th Season Mon 10 Dec 2018 After a failed Black Friday shopping spree, Marge is determined to fix Christmas. However, Homer and the kids surprise Marge with a vacation to a Florida resort.
- 11 Mad About the Toy Mon 7 Jan 2019 When Marge and Homer leave Grampa to babysit the kids, some little green army men trigger a PTSD episode, sending the family on a journey to Grampa's past to when he was a post-war toy model.
- 12 The Girl on the Bus Mon 14 Jan 2019 When Lisa spots a new best friend from the window of the bus, she gets a taste of what life could be like with a different, more cultured family, and proceeds to try and live a double life.
- 13 I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can Mon 11 Feb 2019 Homer angers Marge by binging their favorite show without her, and has to pick up a new skill in order to make amends. Meanwhile, Bart prepares to compete in "Krusty's Holiday Trample".
- 14 The Clown Stays in the Picture Mon 18 Feb 2019 Krusty reveals the untold story of his past in his movie "The Sands of Space." While working as personal assistants on the movie, Bart and Lisa learn about the early years of their parents' relationship.
- 15 101 Mitigations Mon 4 Mar 2019 After Homer steals Comic Book Guy's car, he must either prove his innocence in court or reconcile with the jilted nerd.
- 16 I Want You (She's So Heavy) Mon 11 Mar 2019 When a romantic night ends in injury, Marge recovers by taking up kiteboarding while Homer bonds with his hallucinated hernia. Lisa attempts to fix her parents' strained relationship by seeking advice from an unlikely source.
- 17 E My Sports Mon 18 Mar 2019 As Bart begins to excel in video game competitions, Homer discovers a passion for coaching him. Lisa attempts to bring Homer back to reality, but the plan causes chaos.
- 18 Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy Mon 25 Mar 2019 Krusty releases an all-female reboot of "Itchy and Scratchy," so Bart and his crew of all-male friends decide to boycott the show. After Bart's friends turn on him for laughing at the reboot, Bart joins a woke group of sixth-grade girls who commit crimes against patriarchy.
- 19 Girl's in the Band Mon 1 Apr 2019 Lisa is scouted by the director of the Capitol City Philharmonic, to her band teacher's dismay. Homer works extra shifts at the plant so Lisa can play, putting strain on the family.
- 20 I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh Mon 8 Apr 2019 Marge becomes Director of Springfield's local theater, armed with Lisa's script resembling "Hamilton." Meanwhile, Homer joins a baby class with Maggie, where he takes a liking to supervisor Chloe
- 21 D'oh Canada Mon 29 Apr 2019 On a family vacation to Niagara Falls, Lisa is mistakenly granted political asylum in Canada. When Marge goes to rescue Lisa, they are forced to re-evaluate their love for America as they navigate the polite Canadian landscape. Meanwhile, Homer takes Maggie to a "Daddy and Me" class.
- 22 Woo-Hoo Dunnit Mon 6 May 2019 When the secret stack of cash – aka Lisa's college fund – Marge keeps under the sink goes missing, the documentary crime series "Deadline Springfield" goes in-depth to solve the case, leaving no stone unturned.
- 23 Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion Mon 13 May 2019 After Homer's work cuts children's healthcare benefits, Marge turns to buying healing crystals as a cheaper solution for Bart's ADD. Bart begins to succeed in school, prompting Marge to open her very own crystals empire and sell to the naive mothers at school.
Season 3122 episodes · 2019
- 01 The Winter of Our Monetized Content Mon 30 Sep 2019 When a video of Bart and Homer fighting goes viral, they begin a journey as social media celebrities. Meanwhile, Lisa battles the school's new industrialized detention system.
- 02 Go Big or Go Homer Mon 7 Oct 2019 Homer is demoted to supervising interns, among whom is go-getter millennial Mike, a 35-year-old who asks Homer to be his mentor. However, when Homer inspires Mike to start a business of his own, the two find themselves being chased by the mob.
- 03 The Fat Blue Line Mon 14 Oct 2019 During the San Castellanta street festival, much of the town realizes their wallets have been pickpocketed. After the state investigator puts the wrong man in jail, Chief Wiggum sets out to clear his name, catch the real criminal and show he's still up for police work.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XXX Mon 21 Oct 2019 The 30th Treehouse of Horror features a demon Maggie, a mission to rescue Milhouse from another dimension, dead-Homer's spirit trying on some new bodies for size and Selma finally finding love in an unlikely place – the alien in the basement.
- 05 Gorillas on the Mast Mon 4 Nov 2019 After a trip to Aquatraz Water Park, Lisa becomes determined to set free Springfield's most vicious animals in captivity. Meanwhile, Homer fulfills a lifelong dream of buying a boat, and quickly realizes boat ownership sucks.
- 06 Marge the Lumberjill Mon 11 Nov 2019 When Marge realizes that everyone views her as boring, she takes up competitive lumber-jacking as a hobby (and has a real gift for it). The circuit of competitive timbersports takes her on a month-long retreat to Portland with her trainer, Paula, whom Homer worries is going to steal her away forever.
- 07 Livin La Pura Vida Mon 18 Nov 2019 The Simpsons join other Springfield families on the Van Houten's annual trip to Costa Rica, which they obviously can't afford. While there, Homer befriends Patty's new girlfriend, Evelyn, and Lisa tracks down the real reason the Van Houtens can go on this trip every year.
- 08 Thanksgiving of Horror Mon 25 Nov 2019 In a special Thanksgiving edition of "Treehouse of Horror," the Simpsons are forced to face various Thanksgiving nightmares, including the first Thanksgiving, an A.I. mishap and a dangerous space mission complicated by a sentient cranberry sauce.
- 09 Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Mon 2 Dec 2019 In this Flanders family-focused episode, Todd blames God for the death of his mother and rejects his faith – causing great distress for Ned, who sends him to live with the Simpsons in an attempt to scare him back into God's arms.
- 10 Bobby, It's Cold Outside Mon 16 Dec 2019 Sideshow Bob gets contracted as this year's mall Santa. Meanwhile, someone is stealing all the Christmas packages off people's front porches.
- 11 Hail to the Teeth Mon 6 Jan 2020 Homer and Marge attend Artie Ziff's wedding and become quite uncomfortable when they realize that his bride-to-be is a clone of Marge. Meanwhile, Lisa grapples with the misogynistic implications of the immediate popularity she receives after getting her new Invisalign braces.
- 12 The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson Mon 17 Feb 2020 The sea captain finds a treasure he's been searching for all his life, but it's taken from him by the townspeople. Marge convinces the people of Springfield to build a S.T.E.M. school with the money.
- 13 Frinkcoin Mon 24 Feb 2020 Homer and Marge compete to be the topic of Lisa's "Most Interesting Person I Know" essay. Lisa instead chooses Professor Frink. While Lisa works on the essay, Frink develops a cryptocurrency, overtaking Mr. Burn's title of richest man in Springfield. With new fame, Frink struggles to know who his real friends are, while Mr. Burns schemes to take his title back.
- 14 Bart the Bad Guy Mon 2 Mar 2020 Bart accidentally sees a brand-new superhero movie a month before it comes out.. and the world cowers before his newfound plot-spoiling powers. Thus, a new super-villain is born: Spoiler Boy! Can heroic movie executives stop Bart before he succumbs to the temptations of ultimate evil? Find out.
- 15 Screenless Mon 9 Mar 2020 Marge implements a screen time limit for the whole family, all of whom all easily adjust to the new lifestyle. However, Marge realizes that she is the one addicted - not her husband and children.
- 16 Better Off Ned Mon 16 Mar 2020 Bart bonds with Ned Flanders, which leaves Homer jealous, so he retaliates by mentoring Nelson Muntz. Then, a heroic act by Homer makes Bart look up to him again.
- 17 Highway to Well Mon 23 Mar 2020 When Maggie goes to pre-school, Marge decides to get a job to pass the time and ends up working at an upscale weed dispensary. Then, Homer decides to open his own dispensary that mimics a sketchy drug deal, putting their two businesses at odds.
- 18 The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby Mon 20 Apr 2020 Cletus becomes a helium tycoon. Meanwhile, Marge reunites with baby Hudson from Playdate with Destiny.
- 19 Warrin' Priests Mon 27 Apr 2020 When Bode, a young charismatic new preacher, comes to town and shakes things up at church, Reverend Lovejoy investigates his mysterious past.
- 20 Warrin' Priests Part Two Mon 4 May 2020 In Michigan, Reverend Lovejoy uncovers the reason why Bode left and came to Springfield. When the congregation learns of his crime, they must decide whether to banish their new priest.
- 21 The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds Mon 11 May 2020 Lisa makes a new friend who loves horses, but then becomes part of a circle of snooty young rich girls. Meanwhile, Homer takes Marge on a romantic cruise.
- 22 The Way of the Dog Mon 18 May 2020 After the Simpsons' dog bites Marge, the family explores the tragic past of Santa's Little Helper.
Season 3222 episodes · 2020
- 01 Undercover Burns Mon 28 Sep 2020 Mr. Burns goes undercover as "Fred" at the nuclear power plant and becomes friends with Homer and the gang. Burns implements all sorts of amenities to improve his employees' lives, but a jealous Smithers plots to bring the old, bitter Burns back and destroy Fred.
- 02 I, Carumbus Mon 5 Oct 2020 At a museum exhibit of Ancient Rome, Marge and Homer get into an argument about Homer's lack of ambition. They then imagine a Roman version of what would happen if Homer was more career-driven.
- 03 Now Museum, Now You Don't Mon 12 Oct 2020 Lisa stays home from school to explore the wonders of Western art. She appears as Lisanardo, while Bart takes the shape of a French impressionist, Homer and Marge as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and Maggie as a warrior Cupid.
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XXXI Mon 2 Nov 2020 Don't miss the annual terror-themed trilogy, including a frightening look at the 2020 election, parodies of Pixar and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and a ninth birthday Lisa just can't get over.
- 05 The 7 Beer Itch Mon 9 Nov 2020 When Marge and the kids take a seaside vacation, Homer is unwittingly tempted by a British femme fatale.
- 06 Podcast News Mon 16 Nov 2020 Grampa is accused of a crime. Meanwhile, Kent Brockman questions his career.
- 07 Three Dreams Denied Mon 23 Nov 2020 Bart becomes a voiceover actor and Comic Book Guy is humiliated at Comic-Con. Meanwhile, Lisa is set up for a fall.
- 08 The Road To Cincinnati Mon 30 Nov 2020 Odd couple Skinner and Chalmers embark on an 800-mile car ride to Cincinnati to attend an administrator's convention - but can they reach their destination without killing each other first.
- 09 Sorry Not Sorry Mon 7 Dec 2020 Lisa calls her teacher, Ms. Hoover, a hack and refuses to apologize. Then, she learns Ms. Hoover's private pain.
- 10 A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas Mon 14 Dec 2020 A cable channel films a Christmas movie in Springfield and Skinner falls in love.
- 11 The Dad-Feelings Limited Mon 4 Jan 2021 Comic Book Guy and his wife Kumiko debate having a baby and we learn his awesome origin story.
- 12 Diary Queen Mon 22 Feb 2021 Bart finds his old teacher's diary and learns a surprising secret. Then, Lisa discovers an even bigger surprise.
- 13 Wad Goals Mon 1 Mar 2021 Bart becomes a successful caddy, but Marge worries it is ruining his character.
- 14 Yokel Hero Mon 8 Mar 2021 Cletus becomes a singing sensation, while Homer becomes a new man. Then, Cletus turns on his fans, ruining everything.
- 15 Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars? Mon 15 Mar 2021 Homer tries to reunite a mechanical band from his youth, but film and TV creator J.J. Abrams gets ahold of them first.
- 16 Manger Things Mon 22 Mar 2021 A secret from Flanders' past is revealed; a never-before-seen room in the Simpson home.
- 17 Uncut Femmes Mon 29 Mar 2021 We learn that Chief Wiggum's wife is more than she seems. Meanwhile, Marge takes part in a jewel heist.
- 18 Burger Kings Mon 12 Apr 2021 Mr. Burns gets into the plant-based burger business. Lisa refuses to believe he's up to no good.
- 19 Panic On The Streets Of Springfield Mon 19 Apr 2021 Lisa gets an imaginary friend who makes her feel much better about her friends. Meanwhile, Homer gets a vehicle with awesome torque.
- 20 Mother and Child Reunion Mon 10 May 2021 Lisa makes a shocking college decision, wounding Marge. It leads to a very surprising place.
- 21 The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A. Mon 17 May 2021 A British secret agent comes to Springfield in search of a Russian spy.
- 22 The Last Barfighter Mon 24 May 2021 After Moe breaks their most sacred rule, a secret society of bartenders seeks ultimate vengeance on Homer and his friends.
Season 3322 episodes · 2021
- 01 The Star of the Backstage Mon 27 Sep 2021 A musical comes to life in Springfield as Marge stages a revival of her beloved high school show - but her wonderful memories are threatened by the return of a rival from the past.
- 02 Bart's in Jail Mon 4 Oct 2021 When Grampa falls victim to a phone scammer, the Simpsons set out on a mission of vengeance to get his money back.
- 03 Treehouse of Horror XXXII Mon 11 Oct 2021 Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite," Bambi's revenge and much, much more are featured.
- 04 The Wayz We Were Mon 18 Oct 2021 Evergreen Terrace is overrun with traffic and Moe has a fateful choice to make.
- 05 Lisa's Belly Mon 25 Oct 2021 Marge puts a hurtful word in Lisa's brain and Bart gets swole.
- 06 A Serious Flanders Part One Mon 8 Nov 2021 When a ruthless debt collector comes to Springfield, Homer and Ned's lives are sucked into the artfully violent world of prestige TV.
- 07 A Serious Flanders Part Two Mon 15 Nov 2021 Things for Ned and Homer go from bad to gosh-darn worse as their prestige crime thriller nightmare continues.
- 08 Portrait of a Lackey on Fire Mon 22 Nov 2021 Smithers finds true love with a famous fashion designer, but will his new relationship destroy Springfield? Find out.
- 09 Mothers and Other Strangers Mon 29 Nov 2021 Teenage Homer and Grampa go on a road trip to ease their sorrow.
- 10 A Made Maggie Mon 20 Dec 2021 Fat Tony becomes Godfather to Maggie Simpson.
- 11 The Longest Marge Mon 3 Jan 2022 Marge and Mr. Burns fight for soul of a brash young football prodigy.
- 12 Pixelated and Afraid Mon 28 Feb 2022 When Homer and Marge are lost in an icy wilderness, they must push themselves to their limits to survive.
- 13 Boyz N The Highlands Mon 7 Mar 2022 Bart, Martin and the bullies are on the run for their lives when a wilderness weekend takes a chilling turn.
- 14 You Won't Believe What This Episode is About - Act Three Will Shock You! Mon 14 Mar 2022 When Homer is erroneously blamed for leaving Santa's Little Helper locked in a hot car, footage of the incident goes viral, outraging all of Springfield and making Homer a pariah.
- 15 Bart the Cool Kid Mon 21 Mar 2022 When Bart befriends a famous kid influencer who owns an ultra-cool skate wear brand, Homer leads a rebellion of loser dads against them.
- 16 Pretty Whittle Liar Mon 28 Mar 2022 Cletus discovers that his wife Brandine has been hiding a secret love.. of learning.
- 17 The Sound of Bleeding Gums Mon 11 Apr 2022 Lisa meets the son of the late musician Bleeding Gums Murphy - and attempts to improve his life.
- 18 My Octopus and a Teacher Mon 25 Apr 2022 Bart can't control his feelings when he gets a new teacher. Meanwhile, Lisa befriends an octopus.
- 19 Girls Just Shauna Have Fun Mon 2 May 2022 When Lisa joins the high school marching band, she finds an unlikely mentor in Shauna Chalmers. Meanwhile, Homer becomes a craft beer brewer.
- 20 Marge the Meanie Mon 9 May 2022 A surprise from Marge's past has her bonding with Bart and terrifying Homer.
- 21 Meat Is Murder Mon 16 May 2022 Grampa finds himself in a pickle when his hidden hamburger past comes back to "ketchup" with him.
- 22 Poorhouse Rock Mon 23 May 2022 After Bart humiliates him at church, Homer finally teaches his son to admire his dad - until a visit from a magical, singing janitor changes everything they thought they knew.
Season 3422 episodes · 2022
- 01 Habeas Tortoise Mon 26 Sep 2022 After Homer humiliates himself in a town meeting, he looks for acceptance in an internet group hunting for a missing tortoise but finds something much more sinister.
- 02 One Angry Lisa Mon 3 Oct 2022 Lisa gets called for jury duty while Marge becomes obsessed with her exercise bike.
- 03 Lisa the Boy Scout Mon 10 Oct 2022 When the Boy Explorers become co-ed, Bart and Lisa vow to "out scout" each other at the annual jamboree.
- 04 The King of Nice Mon 17 Oct 2022 Marge is hired as a segment producer on Krusty's new daytime talk show. But her initial excitement about the job fades when she discovers what an endless nightmare it is.
- 05 Treehouse of Horror Presents Not It Mon 24 Oct 2022 In this "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween episode.. Homer and his teenaged friends are pursued by a killer clown in a spoof of Stephen King's novel "It".
- 06 Treehouse of Horror XXXIII Mon 31 Oct 2022 In a book-themed trilogy, Marge's resentment takes monstrous form, Lisa tries to save the planet through murder and Homer learns he's not the man he thought he was.
- 07 From Beer to Paternity Mon 14 Nov 2022 Homer teaches Duffman on how to be a better father.
- 08 Step Brother from the Same Planet Mon 21 Nov 2022 Homer has a rival in Grampa's love in a "Step Brothers" scenario.
- 09 When Nelson Met Lisa Mon 28 Nov 2022 A future tale of the will-they-won't-they-I-guess-they-won't-maybe-they-will of Springfield's most unlikely couple.
- 10 Game Done Changed Mon 5 Dec 2022 When Bart discovers a profitable glitch in an online game, he ropes Principal Skinner into his lucrative criminal enterprise. Meanwhile Marge and Maggie discover paradise.
- 11 Top Goon Mon 12 Dec 2022 When Coach Moe recruits the world's greatest brawlers to teach Nelson the art of hockey goonery, Simpsons fans are enraged by a second hockey episode in 35 years.
- 12 My Life as a Vlog Mon 2 Jan 2023 Through a series of YouTube recommended videos, the story of the rise and fall of The Simpson Family Vlog is revealed.
- 13 The Many Saints of Springfield Mon 20 Feb 2023 Flanders goes to work for Fat Tony.
- 14 Carl Carlson Rides Again Mon 27 Feb 2023 When Carl is smitten by a beautiful black woman, he looks into the roots of his own identity by discovering the origins of a mysterious rodeo buckle.
- 15 Bartless Mon 6 Mar 2023 When Bart's latest prank leads to chaos at Springfield Elementary, Marge and Homer dream of a world in which their rambunctious son was never a Simpson.
- 16 Hostile Kirk Place Mon 13 Mar 2023 By fanning the flames of hate and division instead of embracing historical fact, nobody Kirk Van Houten rises from obscurity to become arbiter of Springfield Elementary's curriculum--leading to a fascist, dystopian future where Kirk is Springfield's dictator.
- 17 Pin Gal Mon 20 Mar 2023 A mysterious figure from Marge's past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament.
- 18 Fan-ily Feud Mon 24 Apr 2023 Homer publicly disparages a pop singer and faces the ire of her vindictive and highly organized fan army.
- 19 Write Off This Episode Mon 1 May 2023 When Marge and Lisa start a charity together, Marge is seduced by the money and prestige of Big Charity fundraising
- 20 The Very Hungry Caterpillars Mon 8 May 2023 When a plague of insects shuts down Springfield, the Simpsons face their greatest challenge yet.. spending time in lockdown with each other.
- 21 Clown V. Board of Education Mon 15 May 2023 Krusty opens a school for clowning, and it becomes the most successful thing he's ever done.
- 22 Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass Mon 22 May 2023 Time stands still after Homer crashes his car and flies through the windshield. As his life flashes before his eyes, a magical friend helps Homer learn the secret truth about his marriage.
Season 3518 episodes · 2023
- 01 Homer's Crossing Mon 2 Oct 2023 Feeling worthless at work, Homer volunteers to be a school crossing guard. But when his safety squad receives too much funding, the crossing guards become a force to be feared.
- 02 A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream Mon 9 Oct 2023 Marge feels an overwhelming dread of the empty nest.
- 03 McMansion & Wife Mon 23 Oct 2023 When a new neighbor showers him with kindness, Homer thinks he's being tricked into buying a sports car at the dealership where the neighbor works, but the truth turns out to be even more sinister; Lisa neutralizes Nelson after he goes on a bullying spree.
- 04 Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story Mon 30 Oct 2023 In a parody documentary, a young college-dropout CEO embraces the Silicon Valley "fake it until you make it" philosophy and bewitches Mr. Burns into funding her highly dubious dream project.
- 05 Treehouse of Horror XXXIV Mon 6 Nov 2023 Bart is turned into an NFT and Marge must fight through the Blockchain to rescue him; Lisa turns to a murderer from her past; an outbreak transforms Springfielders into a plague of lazy, beer-loving oafs.
- 06 Iron Marge Mon 13 Nov 2023 When Marge's heart is broken by a bad birthday present, Bart and Lisa must dig into their mom's past to show that they really know her. Homer becomes a neighborhood fear-monger.
- 07 It's a Blunderful Life Mon 20 Nov 2023 Lisa recounts the story of how Homer was scapegoated for a power outage that plunged Springfield into darkness days before Thanksgiving.
- 08 Ae Bonny Romance Mon 4 Dec 2023 When Groundskeeper Willie is kidnapped to Scotland, Bart and the Simpsons follow - only to discover that what awaits is Homer's worst nightmare.
- 09 Murder, She Boat Mon 18 Dec 2023 Lisa must solve a closed-boat mystery when Comic Book Guy's million-dollar action figure is "murdered" on a pop culture cruise.
- 10 Do The Wrong Thing Mon 25 Dec 2023 Homer and Bart become kings of the blue-collar sports circuit, but Marge suspects something dishonest at the core of their father-son bond.
- 11 Frinkenstein's Monster Mon 19 Feb 2024 Professor Frink believes he's created a monster when he helps Homer land a high-level position at a state-of-the-art nuclear plant in Shelbyville.
- 12 Lisa Gets an F1 Mon 26 Feb 2024 Lisa feels a need for speed as well a need for control of her anxiety when she becomes a pro kid go-cart racer.
- 13 Clan of the Cave Mom Mon 25 Mar 2024 A parenting disagreement between Marge and Luann Van Houten escalates into a life-or-death struggle for survival.
- 14 Night of the Living Wage Mon 8 Apr 2024 Marge gets a job in a high-pressure ghost kitchen, but when she tries to start a union, she gets more than she collectively bargained for.
- 15 Cremains of the Day Mon 22 Apr 2024 When someone in Homer's life passes away, he and guys from Moe's go on a road trip to scatter the ashes... but will their friendship die as well?
- 16 The Tell-Tale Pants Mon 6 May 2024 Marge comes upon a surprising windfall and, angry with Homer, spends it secretly on herself.
- 17 The Tipping Point Mon 13 May 2024 Homer loses his mind over tipping culture run amok.
- 18 Bart's Brain Mon 20 May 2024 Bart makes a new friend.
Season 3618 episodes · 2024
- 01 Bart's Birthday Mon 30 Sep 2024 Bart celebrates a birthday that will change his life forever.
- 02 The Yellow Lotus Mon 7 Oct 2024 The Simpsons will encounter a death while on vacation at a high-end resort.
- 03 Desperately Seeking Lisa Mon 21 Oct 2024 Lisa has a blazing misadventure in the dark world of Capital City's downtown art scene.
- 04 Shoddy Heat Mon 28 Oct 2024 An unearthed corpse opens up a cold case from Springfield in the 1980s.. as well as a steamy relationship between young Grampa and Agnes Skinner.
- 05 Treehouse of Horror XXXV Mon 4 Nov 2024 Giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart, a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans in an unforgettable stop-motion adventure that can only be called.. Denim.
- 06 Women in Shorts Mon 11 Nov 2024 Girls just want to have funny.
- 07 Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes Mon 25 Nov 2024 A tattooed man at a mysterious night circus transports Lisa into three strange stories from the innocent 1950s, the chilling retro-present, and a brutalist future where prestige TV rules the world.
- 08 Convenience Airways Mon 9 Dec 2024 The Simpsons are trapped on a flight with the most unruly passengers in America.
- 09 Homer and Her Sisters Mon 16 Dec 2024 After a fight in an escape room, Krusty's truth-telling Aunt fixes Homer's relationship with Patty and Selma.
- 10 The Man Who Flew Too Much Mon 23 Dec 2024 The new and improved Pin Pals travel to Capital City for their first ever state bowling championship.
- 11 Bottle Episode Mon 30 Dec 2024 Marge and Smithers team up to become wine-forging Robin Hoods.
- 12 The Flandshees of Innersimpson Mon 31 Mar 2025 Bart dips his toe into the world of celebrity DJ-ing, and Homer finally pushes Flanders too far .
- 13 The Last Man Expanding Mon 7 Apr 2025 Springfield becomes hooked on a miracle weight loss drug.. all except Homer.
- 14 P.S. I Hate You Mon 14 Apr 2025 Marge's "nice-lady" reputation is on the line when an unknown blackmailer threatens to expose the angry woman she is inside.
- 15 Abe League of Their Moe Mon 28 Apr 2025 After Grampa And Moe recruit a Macedonian slugger to play in Springfield, it strains their friendship and the very integrity of baseball.
- 16 Stew Lies Mon 5 May 2025 Homer reinvigorates a celebrity chef's lost passion for food -- with some help from the mob.
- 17 Full Heart, Empty Pool Mon 12 May 2025 Homer and Grampa team up to create a new sport that rivals pickleball, until Homer kicks Grampa off.
- 18 Estranger Things Mon 19 May 2025 When Bart & Lisa stop watching Itchy & Scratchy together, Marge fears that they'll start to drift apart.. but she has no idea how bad things are about to get!.
Season 3715 episodes · 2025
- 01 Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother Mon 29 Sep 2025 When Lisa starts wearing Marge's "vintage" clothes from the 90's, she's welcomed into the school's super-elite fashion club. But as they run out of retro looks, the funky fashionistas become obsessed with getting more.. by hook or by crook.
- 02 Keep Chalm and Gary On Mon 6 Oct 2025 Homer gets Superintendent Chalmers a job at the power plant. There, Chalmers discovers huge mutated snails that produce valuable slime launching his new career as a man-o-sphere guru.
- 03 Treehouse of Horror XXXVI Mon 20 Oct 2025 In this year's installment of the annual fright-fest, the town is menaced by a mysterious murdering monster from out of the sewers, Krusty has a demonic special guest on his live Halloween special, and we go a thousand years into Springfield's poseable plastic post-apocalyptic future.
- 04 Men Behaving Manly Mon 27 Oct 2025 Springfield's men are in crisis.
- 05 Bad Boys... For Life? Mon 3 Nov 2025 Is Bart Simpson truly a bad seed? Homer and Marge must find out once and for good.
- 06 Bart 'N' Frink Mon 10 Nov 2025 When Bart becomes Professor Frink's lab assistant, the Simpsons are thrown into a world of tech billionaires determined to live forever, with the future of the internet at stake.
- 07 Sashes to Sashes Mon 17 Nov 2025 Bart runs against Mayor Quimby's son for student council president, while Lisa learns troubling secrets about the Quimby clan.. and about the Simpsons.
- 08 The Day of the Jack-up Mon 24 Nov 2025 After a mysterious buyer purchases every ticket for the KPOP concert Lisa wants to go to, the Simpsons have to figure out the identity of this evil ticket reseller. Or do they? (Yes, they do).
- 09 Aunt Misbehavin' Mon 1 Dec 2025 Patty and Bart team up for the ultimate prank: getting Homer declared legally dead. To their chagrin, Homer loves being officially dead - which leads to Patty and Selma having a huge fight and Patty moving away to "Palm Springfield".
- 10 Guess Who's Coming to Skinner Mon 8 Dec 2025 When Principal Skinner discovers that one of his students is a runaway who has been living in the school library, he has to take the snarky, difficult kid into his home and is forced into a role he never expected or wanted - being a parent.
- 11 Parahormonal Activity Mon 15 Dec 2025 Set in the near future, Marge is competently coping with the hormonal onslaught hitting her now teenage kids when she's suddenly struck by a big life change of her own, leaving Homer as the last sane person in the house.. or is he?
- 12 ¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi! Mon 29 Dec 2025 Homer revitalizes Bumblebee Man's career when he becomes his secret stuntman. But how much punishment can a Stunt-Bee take before it starts to sting.
- 13 Seperance Mon 5 Jan 2026 Homer's enthusiasm skills land him a job at a secretive company with a mind-altering agenda.
- 14 Irrational Treasure Mon 16 Feb 2026 Marge's crusade to get the family dog in better shape leads to her entering Santa's Little Helper in canine agility competitions and a trip to the National Dog Show in Philadelphia. There, Marge and Homer suddenly find themselves - and the dog - mixed up in a historical conspiracy adventure worthy of a "National Treasure" movie.
- 15 Homer? A Cracker Bro? Mon 16 Feb 2026 Homer strikes up an unlikely friendship with Kirk Van Houten, which leads to them launching a hugely successful business venture together - a "crumbless" cracker that sweeps the nation. But when Kirk's darkest secrets are revealed, Homer has to choose between his family and his fortune... and may just end up going in jail.
Season 387 episodes · 2026
- 01 The Children's Book Job Mon 28 Sep 2026 A British children's book author comes to Springfield to give a talk at Springfield Elementary School. Homer is tasked with picking her up from the airport, but things go bad from there.
- 02 Diary of a Chimpy Kid Mon 5 Oct 2026 Bart and Lisa adopt an abandoned baby chimp and clash over their surprisingly different parenting styles. When the chimp is abducted by a private wild animal zoo, the family goes on a mission to rescue him. Homer is conflicted about saving the ape, because he's convinced the chimp will tear off his face and groin.
- 03 Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening Mon 19 Oct 2026 All hell breaks loose on Halloween when a killer comes to Springfield and hacks their way through town. No Simpson is safe from... THE REVENGENING!
- 04 Treehouse of Horror XXXVII Mon 26 Oct 2026 Bart and Lisa are trapped in an abandoned immersive theme park experience.
- 05 Testing 1-2-3 Airs Mon 2 Nov 2026 In what she argues is not an attempt to get extra time on tests, Lisa has herself evaluated for three types of neurodiversity.. which remind her of behaviors she's witnessed in Principal Skinner, Comic Boy and Homer. Perhaps these atypical behaviors aren't as atypical as we think.
- 06 The Kosmic Kruiser Airs Mon 9 Nov 2026
- 07 Dream Scenari-Moe Airs Mon 16 Nov 2026





