Simpsons Episode Guide
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Season One
1989-1990
13 Episodes
| Christmas Special (Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire) (#7G08) | 14 Jan 1990 | |
| It's a not-so-merry Christmas for the Simpsons, when
Mr. Burns decides to cut the Christmas bonuses and Marge had to spend the
Christmas savings to erase a tattoo Bart thought would make a great
Christmas present. In order to hide the fact that he did not get the bonus,
Homer takes a second job as a store Santa. NOTES: Patty, and Selma are introduced, and Santa's Little Helper joins the family. Ned and Todd Flanders, the Simpson's next door neighbors, are introduced. This episode is available on video cassette. | ||
| Bart the Genius (#7G02) | 14 Jan 1990 | |
| Bart swaps IQ tests with the class brain, and ends up the butt of everyone's jokes at a school for gifted kids. | ||
| Homer's Odyssey (#7G03) | 21 Jan 1990 | |
| Homer gets fired for causing another accident at
the nuclear plant, and almost commits suicide. He see the light, and
becomes a safety activist, and soon goes after the plant he was fired
from. NOTES: Montgomery Burns and Smithers are introduced. | ||
| There's No Disgrace Like Home (#7G04) | 28 Jan 1990 | |
| After seeing family bliss at the recent family
picnic, Homer sells the TV and goes to a psychiatrist advertised on TV.
NOTES: First scenes of Itchy and Scratchy. | ||
| Bart the General (#7G05) | 04 Feb 1990 | |
| When Bart gets beat up by the school bully for
defending Lisa, he organizes his friends to go after the bully.
NOTES: Grandpa Simpson is introduced. | ||
| Moaning Lisa (#7G06) | 11 Feb 1990 | |
| Lisa is feeling down and blue about the problems around her, and meets a fellow blues musician, Bleedin' Gums Murphy. | ||
| Call of the Simpsons (#7G09) | 18 Feb 1990 | |
| It's a camping misadventure for the Simpsons. First, the Simpson's get lost in the woods and lose all their camping equipment. Then, Bart and Homer go get help, but get washed down a waterfall, and lose all their clothes. Meanwhile, Maggie meets up with some bears. Then, Homer is mistaken for Big Foot. | ||
| The Telltale Head (#7G07) | 25 Feb 1990 | |
| In order to impress some bad kids at school, Bart
cuts off the head of a statue of the town's founder, Jebediah Obediah
Zacariah Jenadiah Springfield. Unfortunately, this stunt shocks the whole
town. NOTES: Krusty The Clown has cameo, however, picture only can be seen in Homer's Odyssey and title sequence. Sideshow Bob can also be seen. Reverend Lovejoy is introduced. | ||
| Life on the Fast Lane (#7G11) | 18 Mar 1990 | |
| Homer gives Marge a bowling ball for her birthday,
intending to use it for himself. However, Marge vows to learn how to bowl,
and ends up getting intimate with Jacques, her bowling teacher.
NOTES: Helen Lovejoy is introduced. | ||
| Homer's Night Out (#7G10) | 25 Mar 1990 | |
| Using his new mail-order spy camera, Bart catches Homer dancing with a strip dancer at a stag party. | ||
| The Crepes of Wrath (#7G13) | 15 Apr 1990 | |
| After flushing a cherry bomb down the school toilet, Bart is sent to France via a student exchange, and ends up working for some crooks who want to put anti-freeze in the wine. Meanwhile, the Simpsons receive Adil Hoxha, an Albanian exchange student who is actually a spy. | ||
| Krusty Gets Busted (#7G12) | 29 Apr 1990 | |
| When Krusty the Klown is caught robbing the Kwik-E-Mart, Bart vows to clear his hero's name, even though the robbery was witnessed by his father, Homer. | ||
| Some Enchanted Evening (#7G01) | 13 May 1990 | |
| When Marge calls a radio shrink and tells that their marriage is failing, Homer takes Marge out to a nice dinner and a night at the Offramp Inn. However, the sitter they hired was featured that night on America's Most Armed and Dangerous. Guest starring Penny Marshall. | ||
Season Two
1990-1991
22 Episodes
| Bart Gets an F (#7F03) | 11 Oct 1990 | |
| If Bart fails another test, he may have to repeat the fourth grade. So he enlists the aid of the class brain to help him pass. | ||
| Simpson and Delilah (#7F02) | 18 Oct 1990 | |
| After trying a hair-growing formula (charged to the company's health insurance), Homer gets promoted to an executive position, and gets a male secretary who helps him along in his job. Harvey Fierstein guest stars. | ||
| Treehouse of Horror (AKA: The Simpsons Halloween Special) (#7F04) | 25 Oct 1990 | |
| Bart and Lisa swap three horror stories in their tree house: In “Bad Dream House,” the Simpsons move into a haunted house, complete with a dimensional vortex, bleeding walls, and an Indian burial ground. Next, aliens kidnap the Simpsons, and invite them to a 'great feast' on Rigel 4 in “Hungry Are the Damned”. Finally, James Earl Jones narrates Edgar Allen Poe's classic tale starring the Simpsons. This version stays very close to the original poem in “The Raven.” | ||
| Two Cars in Every Garage, Three Eyes on Every Fish (#7F01) | 01 Nov 1990 | |
| In order to keep his nuclear plant from being closed down due to numerous violations, Montgomery Burns decides to run for governor. | ||
| Dancin' Homer (#7F05) | 8 Nov 1990 | |
| After helping the Springfield Isotopes win a game,
Dancin' Homer becomes the team mascot, and the family gets invited to
Capital City. Tom Poston
guest stars. NOTES: Tony Bennett sings the Capital City song, a variation of New York, New York. | ||
| Dead Putting Society (#7F08) | 15 Nov 1990 | |
| Bart and Todd Flanders enter a miniature golf tournament at Sir Putt-A-Lots. However, Homer and Ned Flanders bet that the father of the boy who does not win mows the neighbor's lawn in their wife's Sunday dress. | ||
| Bart vs. Thanksgiving (#7F07) | 22 Nov 1990 | |
| Bart runs away from home when he accidentally burns Lisa's masterpiece and refuses to apologize about it. | ||
| Bart the Daredevil (#7F06) | 06 Dec 1990 | |
| Bart embarks on a life of death-defying feats when
he sees a daredevil perform at a Monster Truck Rally. NOTES: Doctor Hibbert is introduced. | ||
| Itchy & Scratchy & Marge (#7F09) | 20 Dec 1990 | |
| After watching an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, Maggie bonks Homer in the head with a hammer. When this happens, Marge vows to eliminate violence in cartoons. | ||
| Bart Gets Hit by a Car (#7F10) | 10 Jan 1991 | |
| When Mr. Burns hits Bart in a auto accident, and
is willing to pay only one-hundred dollars, Homer sues Mr. Burns for a
million. NOTES: The Devil and Lionel Hutz are introduced. | ||
| One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (#7F11) | 24 Jan 1991 | |
| Homer believes that he has 24 hours to live after
thinking he ate the deadly blowfish at a local sushi restaurant.
NOTES: George Takei guest voices as the Japanese waiter. Larry King narrates the bible. | ||
| The Way We Was (#7F12) | 31 Jan 1991 | |
| When the TV goes out, Homer and Marge tell how
they first met in 1974 Springfield. NOTES: McBain is introduced. | ||
| Homer Vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment (#7F13) | 07 Feb 1991 | |
| In 2300 B.C., Moses received the ten commandments from God, among which was Thou Shalt Not Steal. In present day Springfield, Homer gets an illegal cable hook-up, which Lisa refuses to watch, for fear of losing her soul. | ||
| Principal Charming (#7F15) | 14 Feb 1991 | |
| Homer sets up a date between Principal Skinner and Marge's sister, Selma. However, it ends up being Skinner and Patty. | ||
| Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (#7F16) | 21 Feb 1991 | |
| Fearing death, Grandpa Simpson tells Homer that he
has a half-brother. This half-brother, Herbert Powell, is a carmaker in
Detroit, and wants Homer to design a car for the average man to save his
car company. NOTES: Danny DeVito guest voices as Herbert Powell. | ||
| Bart's Dog Gets an F (#7F14) | 07 March 1991 | |
| After chewing up Homer's new $125 sneakers and the
Bouvier family quilt, Santa's Little Helper is enrolled in an obedience
school. NOTES: Tracey Ullman guest voices. | ||
| Old Money (#7F17) | 28 March 1991 | |
| When Abraham 'Grandpa' Simpson inherits one hundred six thousand dollars from his deceased sweetie, he decides to give it to people who need it most. Audrey Meadows. | ||
| Brush with Greatness (#7F18) | 11 Apr 1991 | |
| While Homer tackles his weight problem, Marge
takes up painting, a skill which she gave up due to an obnoxious art
teacher in high school, and ends up being commissioned to do a portrait of
Mr. Burns. NOTES: Ringo Starr guest stars. | ||
| Lisa's Substitute (#7F19) | 25 Apr 1991 | |
| Lisa's regular teacher falls sick, and gets
replaced with a substitute teacher who changes the face of learning for
Lisa. Meanwhile, Bart runs against Martin, the class brain, for president
of his class. NOTES: Dustin Hoffman voices Mr. Bergstrom (uncredited). | ||
| The War of the Simpsons (#7F20) | 02 May 1991 | |
| After being embarrassed by Homer during a house party, Marge signs up for Reverend Lovejoy's marriage retreat at Catfish Lake. However, Homer has fishing on his mind, and the only sitter they could get at the last minute is Grandpa Simpson. | ||
| Three Men and a Comic Book (#7F21) | 09 May 1991 | |
| In order to earn enough money to purchase the very first Radioactive Man comic book (valued at $100), Bart takes a part time job with a neighbor. However, after discovering that working is for chumps, Bart enters into a partnership with Martin and Milhouse. Cloris Leachman guest stars. | ||
| Blood Feud (#7F22) | 11 Jul 1991 | |
| Mr. Burns needs double-O negative blood, and only Bart can supply it. Now, Homer wants some gratitude for Bart's donation. | ||
Season
Three
1991-1992
24 Episodes
| Stark Raving Dad (#7F24) | 19 Sep 1991 | |
| Thanks to Bart leaving his lucky red hat in the
load of washed white shirts, Homer wears a pink shirt to the nuclear power
plant. He is promptly committed to a mental institution, where he meets up
with a white man (Leon Kompowski) who walks and talks like Michael
Jackson. NOTES: Michael Jackson voices Leon Kompowski when he sounds like Michael Jackson (uncredited). | ||
| Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (#8F01) | 26 Sep 1991 | |
| Thanks to Lisa's patriotic and winning essay in a
Reading Digest contest, the Simpsons win a trip to Washington DC. However,
Lisa's faith in democracy is shaken when she sees her local representative
taking a bribe for a permit to cut down Springfield National Forest.
NOTE: The first episode broadcast in Dolby Surround Stereo. | ||
| When Flanders Failed (#7F23) | 03 Oct 1991 | |
| Ned Flanders quits his regular job and announces at a barbecue that he is opening a mall store catering to lefties. Homer, however, wishes that Flanders would fail. | ||
| Bart the Murderer (#8F03) | 10 Oct 1991 | |
| After having a very lousy day of school, Bart accidentally stumbles into `The Legitimate Businessman Social Club', a mobster front. He becomes a bartender, but when he shows up late at work and blames Principal Skinner, Skinner disappears. Joe Mantegna and Neil Patrick Harris guest star. | ||
| Homer Defined (#8F04) | 17 Oct 1991 | |
| When Homer accidentally saved two nuclear plants, he becomes a hero, and is admired by his daughter, Lisa. Magic Johnson and Chick Hearn guest star. | ||
| Like Father, Like Clown (#8F05) | 24 Oct 1991 | |
| Krusty finally drops by to have dinner with the
Simpsons to thank Bart for believing him (see Krusty Gets Busted), and
drops a bombshell: He real name is Krustofsky, and he is estranged from
his rabbi father, who disowned him when Krusty decided to be a clown
instead of a rabbi. Now, Bart vows to reunite Klown and rabbi.
NOTES: Jackie Mason is the voice of Rabbi Krustofsky. | ||
| Treehouse of Horror II (AKA: The Simpsons Halloween Special II) (#8F02) | 31 Oct 1991 | |
| In the sequel to the original Treehouse of Horror, three more tales of horror. Lisa, Bart, and Homer eat too much candy, and end up having nightmares...: In “The Monkey's Paw,” the Simpsons, on a foreign trip, pick up a monkey's paw that gives the holder four wishes each with bad side effects. Next, In a parody of a classic Twilight Zone episode, everyone in Springfield must be happy or else something will happen to them by a monster. The monster is known as Bart Simpson, the kid with the mental powers. in “Bart the Monster”. Finally, Homer gets randomly fired from the nuclear power plant, and gets hired as a gravedigger. He falls asleep in the grave, and gets picked up by Mr. Burns for a cyborg experiment in “Homer's Brain.” | ||
| Lisa's Pony (#8F06) | 07 Nov 1991 | |
| After disappointing Lisa, again, Homer finally gives Lisa a pony. Now, in desperation to pay off the bills associated with owning a pony, Homer works the graveyard shift at Apu's Kwik-E-Mart. | ||
| Saturdays of Thunder (#8F07) | 14 Nov 1991 | |
| In order to build a father/son relationship, Homer helps Bart build a soapbox racer. However, when Martin crashes his racer during the time trials, Bart must make an important decision: Turn his back on his father and be Martin's replacement driver, or race in his soapbox and let Nelson win. | ||
| Flaming Moe's (#8F08) | 15 Nov 1990 | |
| Homer helps invent the hottest drink in Springfield. However, when Moe steals the recipe and turns Moe's Tavern into the hottest spot in Springfield, Homer vows revenge. Guest stars Catherine O'Hara and the Rock band Aerosmith. | ||
| Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk (#8F09) | 05 Dec 1991 | |
| Homer finds that his job as `safety inspector' is in danger when Mr. Burns sells the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to German businessmen for $100,000,000. | ||
| I Married Marge (#8F10) | 29 Dec 1991 | |
| Picking up where The Way We Was left off....The year is 1980, and Homer is working at the local miniature golfing course, living with Marge's parents, and dating Marge. Then Marge becomes pregnant with Bart. | ||
| Radio Bart (#8F11) | 09 Jan 1992 | |
| It's Bart's tenth birthday. Bart receives a radio
microphone, which he promptly uses to play practical jokes on everyone,
including that a little boy named Timmy O'Toole has fallen down the local
well. NOTES: Sting guest voices as himself with the song titled “We're Sending Our Love Down the Well”. | ||
| Lisa the Greek (#8F12) | 23 Jan 1992 | |
| Lisa's football predicting skills brings about a
closer relationship between Homer and Lisa, not to mention making Moe
broke, until Lisa realizes that the relationship may end with the Super
Bowl. NOTES: Repeats of this episode had portions redubbed for later Super Bowls. | ||
| Homer Alone (#8F14) | 06 Feb 1992 | |
| When the family causes Marge to flip out, she takes a vacation from it all at Rancho Relaxo, leaving Lisa and Bart with Patty and Selma (shudder), and Homer alone with Maggie. Then, Maggie goes searching for Marge. | ||
| Bart the Lover (#8F16) | 13 Feb 1992 | |
| He has the name of the 23rd president, the face of Gordie Howe, and the lines of a Frenchman. Is Mrs. Krabapple's new pen pal/lover Bart's latest practical joke? Meanwhile, Homer starts building a doghouse, and learns to give up swearing. | ||
| Homer at the Bat (#8F13) | 20 Feb 1992 | |
| Mr. Burns bets $1,000,000 that his company team can beat a competing plant's team. In order to do so, he replaced the regular company team with new security guard Roger Clemens, new janitor Wade Boggs, lunchroom cashier Ken Griffey Jr., and other new employees like Steve Sax, Don Mattingly, Ozzie Smith, Darryl Strawberry, Jose Canseco, and Mike Scoscia (who runs the solid contaminate encapsulator). Terry Cashman also guest stars. | ||
| Separate Vocations (#8F15) | 27 Feb 1992 | |
| After taking the Career Aptitude Normalization
Test, or CANT test, Lisa finds out she's more suited to be a homemaker,
while Bart is more suited to be a police officer. While Bart enjoys his
taste of authority, Lisa turns into a bad kid. NOTES: Steve Allen guest stars voices. | ||
| Dog of Death (#8F17) | 12 Mar 1992 | |
| When Santa's Little Helper suffers from a twisted stomach, the Simpsons sacrifice in order to pay for a life saving operation. However, when the family's morale suffers from the cuts, the dog runs away, and quickly becomes one of Mr. Burns' hounds. | ||
| Colonel Homer (#8F19) | 26 Mar 1992 | |
| After a particularly bad movie experience, Homer drives to a bar where he discovers a singer named Lurleen Lumpkin. Now, Colonel Homer is her manager, much to Marge's disgust. Beverly D'Angelo guest stars as Lurleen Lumpkin. | ||
| Black Widower (#8F20) | 09 Apr 1992 | |
| Sideshow Bob gets paroled, and marries Selma. However, Bart suspects that Sideshow Bob has something else up his sleeve. | ||
| The Otto Show (#8F21) | 09 Apr 1992 | |
| Otto loses his job driving the school bus, partially because he doesn't have a driver's license, and, after being kicked out of his apartment, goes to live with the Simpsons. Spinal Tap guest star. | ||
| Bart's Friend Falls In Love (#8F22) | 07 May 1992 | |
| Bart and Milhouse enter the age of cooties, when Milhouse dates a new girl... without her father knowing it. Meanwhile, Homer tries to lose weight by listening to a subliminal tape. Kimmy Robertson guest stars. | ||
| Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? (#8F23) | 27 Aug 1992 | |
| Herbert Powell returns, and asks the Simpsons help for an invention idea of his, using the money Homer received from the nuclear plant for some bogus award. Guest stars Joe Frazier and Danny DeVito. | ||
Season
Four
1992-1993
22 Episodes
| Kamp Krusty (#8F24) | 24 Sep 1992 | |
| Bart and Lisa spend six weeks at Camp Krusty. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out. | ||
| A Streetcar Named Marge (#8F18) | 01 Oct 1992 | |
| Marge takes a part in the musical version of “A
Streetcar Named Desire”, a musical which has a strange resemblance to the
Simpsons' own home life.
NOTE: The production company that animates "The Simpsons" has been changed from Klasky-Csupo to Film Roman. | ||
| Homer the Heretic (#9F01) | 08 Oct 1992 | |
| Homer, in a dream, gets permission from God to skip church, much to Marge's objections. | ||
| Lisa the Beauty Queen (#9F02) | 15 Oct 1992 | |
| Homer enters Lisa in a beauty contest, and Lisa comes in as runner up. However, when the original winner is injured, Lisa becomes Little Miss Springfield. Bob Hope guest stars. | ||
| Treehouse of Horror III (#9F04) | 29 Oct 1992 | |
| The Simpsons hold a Halloween Party, in which three stories are exchanged: In “Clown Without Pity,” Bart receives, as a birthday present, a talking Krusty doll....from the House of Evil 'Your One Stop Evil Shop'. Next, in “King Homer,” three words King Kong Klone. Finally, After being assigned to read a another book, Bart picks out an item from the occult section, and tries to raise the dead Snowball I, but instead cause the dead people to rise up in “Dial 'Z' For Zombies”. | ||
| Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie (#9F03) | 03 Nov 1992 | |
| When Bart fails to keeps an eye on Maggie and puts her life in danger, Homer finally puts his foot down on Bart's mischief by passing the ultimate punishment: Bart can never see The Itchy and Scratchy Movie. | ||
| Marge Gets a Job (#9F05) | 05 Nov 1992 | |
| The Simpsons home needs about $8,000 worth of foundation work, so Marge gets a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. However, things start getting a bit sticky when Mr. Burns develops a crush on Marge. Tom Jones guest stars. | ||
| New Kid on the Block (#9F06) | 12 Nov 1992 | |
| Bart develops a crush on the new girl next door, but his heart is broken when she dates Jimbo. Sara Gilbert guest stars. | ||
| Mr. Plow (#9F07) | 19 Nov 1992 | |
| After Homer wrecks the two family cars during a snowstorm, he buys a snowplow, and starts up Mr. Plow. However, the competition becomes cut-throat when Homer's best buddy, Barney, starts up a competing plowing business, Plow King. Guest stars Linda Ronstadt and Adam West. | ||
| Lisa's First Word (#9F08) | 03 Dec 1992 | |
| While trying to get Maggie to say her first words, Homer recalls what happened a few years back when Lisa was born, when they first moved into their present home, and what Lisa said her first words. | ||
| Homer's Triple Bypass (#9F09) | 17 Dec 1992 | |
| All those years of eating those fatty foods has caused Homer to have a heart attack. Now, Homer has a choice - spend $40,000 for Dr. Hibbert's bypass operation, or $129.95 for Dr. Nick Riviera's operation--any operation. | ||
| Marge vs. the Monorail (#9F10) | 14 Jan 1993 | |
| After getting $3 million from a fine due to Mr. Burn's illegal disposal of nuclear waste, the town decides to spend money on a needless monorail ....built from shoddy materials. Leonard Nimoy guest voices as himself. | ||
| Selma's Choice (#9F11) | 21 Jan 1993 | |
| After aunt Gladys Bouvier dies, Selma decided to try and get married and have a child. | ||
| Brother From the Same Planet (#9F12) | 04 Feb 1993 | |
| Bart decides to get a bigger brother when Homer neglects him for the last time. Turnabout is fair play, Homer replaces Bart with a little brother. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes addicted to the Corey hot-line, a 900 number. | ||
| I Love Lisa (#9F13) | 11 Feb 1993 | |
| Lisa's valentine to the most disliked boy in her class causes her to be chased by him. | ||
| Duffless (#9F14) | 18 Feb 1993 | |
| After Homer gets caught drunk driving, he promises Marge to stay off the Duff for one month. Meanwhile, when Bart ruins Lisa's science project, Lisa vows to take revenge by determining which is smarter: a hamster or Bart. | ||
| Last Exit to Springfield (#9F15) | 11 Mar 1993 | |
| Homer becomes a Union boss and negotiates a new contract with the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, mindful that Lisa needs braces. Dr. Joyce Brothers guest stars. | ||
| So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (#9F17) | 01 Apr 1993 | |
| When Homer get seriously injured from Bart's practical joke, the Simpsons recall at the hospital various moments from past episodes. | ||
| The Front (#9F16) | 15 Apr 1993 | |
| After watching a particularly bad Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, Lisa and Bart ghost write their own using their grandfather's name. Meanwhile, Homer takes night school to make up a missing science credit. Brooke Shields and David Crosby guest star. | ||
| Whacking Day (#9F18) | 29 Apr 1993 | |
| While the town of Springfield prepares for the annual snake whacking day (which Lisa dreads), Bart gets expelled from school for embarrassing Mr. Skinner during a school inspection. Barry White guest stars. | ||
| Marge in Chains (#9F20) | 06 May 1993 | |
| When the Osaka Flu hits Springfield, everyone suffers. And when Marge accidentally shoplifts at the Kwik-E-Mart, she spends 30 days at the local prison. | ||
| Krusty Gets Kancelled (#9F19) | 13 May 1993 | |
| When the Gabbo show causes Krusty to get cancelled, Krusty quickly hits the skids. However, Lisa and Bart vow to help Krusty out by organizing a comeback special. Guest stars Bette Midler, Elizabeth Taylor, Hugh Hefner, Johnny Carson, Luke Perry and Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
Season
Five
(1993-1994)
22 Episodes
| Homer's Barbershop Quartet (#9F21) | 0 Sep 1993 | |
| We flashback to 1985, where Homer, Apu, Principal Skinner, and Chief Wiggum (replaced with Barney) were the hit barbershop quartet known as the 'B Sharp'. George Harrison guest stars. | ||
| Cape Feare (#9F22) | 07 Oct 1993 | |
| Sideshow Bob is paroled from prison, and he has only one thing in mind for Bart: revenge. | ||
| Homer Goes to College (#1F02) | 04 Nov 1993 | |
| In order to continue in his job at the Nuclear power plant, Homer must attend college. | ||
| Rosebud (#1F01) | 21 Oct 1993 | |
| When Mr. Burns was very young, he gave up his
teddy bear, Bobo, for a life of riches. Now growing old, he desires for
his teddy bear, which Maggie loves dearly. NOTES: The Ramones guest star. | ||
| Treehouse of Horror IV (#1F04) | 14 Oct 1993 | |
| In a Night Gallery parody, Bart presents three tales of terror... In “The Devil and Homer Simpson,” Homer gives up his soul for a single doughnut. Now, the Devil wants Homer. Next, Bart has a nightmare about a bus crash. And his nightmare is about to come true when a playful gremlin starts taking the bus apart piece by piece “Terror at 5 1/2 Feet”. Finally, Mr. Burns is a vampire, and he wants blood, and he turns Bart into a vampire in “Bart Simpson's Dracula.” | ||
| Marge on the Lam (#1F03) | 28 Oct 1993 | |
| When Homer fails to show up, Marge decides to go to the ballet with Ruth Powers, the next door neighbor. Ruth returns the favour and takes Marge out the next night. Unbeknown to Marge, Ruth is driving a stolen car. | ||
| Bart's Inner Child (#1F05) | 11 Nov 1993 | |
| Bart accidentally has the entire town emulating his actions, thanks to a feel-good therapist. James Brown guest stars. | ||
| Boy-Scoutz N the Hood (#1F06) | 11 Nov 1993 | |
| When Bart finds a $20, he spends it on a squishy,
made of pure syrup. After a wild night, he wakes up to find that he joined
a boy scout troop, with den father Ned Flanders. NOTES: Earnest Borgnine guest stars. | ||
| The Last Temptation of Homer (#1F07) | 09 Dec 1993 | |
| Homer falls in love with a new female employee at the nuclear plant who is just like Homer. Homer, however, feels guilty. Michelle Pfiffer and Werner Klemperer guest star. | ||
| $pringfield (or, How I learned to stop worrying and love legalized gambling) (#1F08) | 16 Dec 1993 | |
| When the local economy stalls, everyone, including Marge, votes to legalize gambling on Springfield. Mr. Burns even opens up his own casino, Homer gets to be a blackjack dealer, and Marge is addicted to the slot machines. Robert Goulet and Gerry Cooney guest star. | ||
| Homer the Vigilante (#1F09) | 06 Jan 1994 | |
| When a cat burglar hits Springfield, Homer vows to fight back. Sam Neil guest stars. | ||
| Bart Gets Famous (#1F11) | 03 Feb 1994 | |
| After escaping from a field trip to a cardboard
factory, Bart sneaks into the Krusty the Klown show, and becomes his
assistant. However, Bart is launched into instant stardom after
accidentally wrecking a set on live TV and uttering, 'I didn't do it.'
NOTES: Former Simpsons writer/producer, Conan O'Brien guest stars. | ||
| Homer and Apu (#1F10) | 10 Feb 1994 | |
| After getting food poisoning from eating the Kwik-E-Mart food, Homer gets Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart employee, fired. Regretting his actions, Homer vows to get Apu his job back. James Woods guest stars. | ||
| Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy (#1F12) | 17 Feb 1994 | |
| After objecting to the voice disk used on her new talking Malibu Stacy doll that demeans women, Lisa find the creator and they produce a new doll that reflects the 90s. Kathleen Turner guest stars. | ||
| Deep Space Homer (#1F13) | 24 Feb 1994 | |
| After seeing their ratings decline, NASA decides to send Joe Average to space. In this case, Joe Average is Homer Simpson. James Taylor, and Buzz Aldrin guest star. | ||
| Homer Loves Flanders (#1F14) | 17 Mar 1994 | |
| After Ned Flanders give a ticket to Homer for a much-hyped football game, Homer becomes Ned's best friend. | ||
| Bart Gets an Elephant (#1F15) | 31 Mar 1994 | |
| When 'KBBL is going to give me something stupid', Bart forgoes the $10,000 cash price for an elephant. Problem is, the elephant is causing some major problems. | ||
| Burns' Heir (#1F16) | 14 Apr 1994 | |
| Nearly drowning in the bathtub, Mr. Burns decides to find an heir. He sees it in the form of Bart Simpson and coerces the young Simpson into staying with him. | ||
| Sweet Seymour Skinner's Badasssss Song (#1F18) | 27 Apr 1994 | |
| Bart brings the family dog to school for Show and
Tell, unfortunately the dog escapes and indirectly gets Principal Skinner
fired. School life under Principal Flanders just isn't the same and Bart
schemes to get Skinner back. NOTES: This episode marks the 100th episode for the series. | ||
| The Boy Who Knew Too Much (#1F19) | 05 May 1994 | |
| Bart skips class and witnesses a waiter brutally beaten. The Mayor's nephew is blamed, but Bart can clear him -- however it would mean coming clean about skipping class. | ||
| Lady Bouvier's Lover (#1F21) | 12 May 1994 | |
| Grampa Simpson falls in love with Marge's mother, Jackie, but Mr. Burns woos her away from him. Grampa is broken hearted when learning Jackie is going to marry Burns. | ||
| Secrets of a Successful Marriage (#1F20) | 19 Apr 1992 | |
| Worrying about being slow, Homer decides to teach a marriage course. Unfortunately, he doesn't succeed as a teacher until he starts spilling some of Marge's personal secrets. | ||
Season
Six
1994-1995
25 Episodes
| Bart of Darkness (#1F22) | 04 Sep 1994 | |
| After breaking his leg, Bart spends the Summer at his bedroom window, spying on the neighbors with a telescope. Bart finds the view boring until he sees Ned Flanders murdering his wife. | ||
| Lisa's Rival (#1F17) | 11 Sep 1994 | |
| It looks as if Lisa's days as the class brain are numbered when the new student proves to be smarter, younger, and plays the sax better than her. Meanwhile, Homer strikes white gold in the form of an over-turned Sugar truck. Winona Ryder guest stars. | ||
| Another Simpsons Clip Show (#2F33) | 25 Sep 1995 | |
| A romance novel prompts Marge to have a family meeting to discuss the values of love and past romances. | ||
| Itchy & Scratchy Land (#2F01) | 02 Oct 1994 | |
| The family's trip to Itchy & Scratchy Land, the violentest place on earth, proves heavenly until the Itchy & Scratchy robots want to put the family there for real. | ||
| Sideshow Bob Roberts (#2F02) | 09 Oct 1994 | |
| With the help of a radio talk show host, Mayor Quimby is pressured into releasing Sideshow Bob from prison. Once out, Bob promptly runs against the mayor and wins. Bart and Lisa set out to prove Mayor Bob didn't win legally. | ||
| Treehouse of Horror V (#2F03) | 30 Oct 1994 | |
| In a Outer Limits parody, The Simpsons presents three tales of horror... In “The Shinning,”, no TV and no beer makes Homer go insane at an isolated mountain lodge and only Bart's shinning can save the family. Next, Ned Flanders becomes the ruler of a George Orwellian world after Homer adversely uses a toaster to change the past in “Time and Punishment”. Finally, overcrowding at the school's detention room and budget cuts in the cafeteria leads Principal Skinner to come up with a unique single solution in “Nightmare Cafeteria”. | ||
| Bart's Girlfriend (#2F04) | 06 Nov 1994 | |
| Bart's infatuation with the Reverend's daughter is short-lived when she steals the church collection plate and he is blamed for the theft. Meryl Streep guest stars. | ||
| Lisa on Ice (#2F05) | 13 Nov 1994 | |
| Sibling rivalry breaks out on and off the ice when Lisa proves to be a better hockey player than Bart. | ||
| Homer: Bad Man (#2F06) | 27 Nov 1994 | |
| Homer's life comes crashing down on him when a simple grab for a candy treat is misinterpreted is sexual harassment by the family's new baby-sitter. Dennis Franz guest stars. | ||
| Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (#2F07) | 04 Dec 1994 | |
| Grampa Simpson's love tonic saves Homer and Marge's sex life, but breaks the bond between Father and Son. Meanwhile, Bart thinks Springfield is invaded by UFOs. | ||
| Fear of Flying (#2F08) | 18 Dec 1994 | |
| Marge's fear of flying is revealed after the family earns a free trip to almost any state of their choice. To help overcome her fear, Marge visits a psychiatrist played by Anne Bancroft. Guest appearances by Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger and George Wendt | ||
| Homer the Great (#2F09) | 08 Jan 1995 | |
| Homer joins a secret sociality, where his greatness is revealed, but only after he destroys the secret parchment and stripped of his membership. Patrick Stewart guest stars. | ||
| And Maggie Makes Three (#2F10) | 22 Jan 1995 | |
| When Lisa wonders what happen to Maggie's photos in the family album, prompts Homer to tell the story on how he had to give up his dream job when Maggie was born. | ||
| Bart's Comet (#2F11) | 05 Feb 1995 | |
| Springfield's days are numbered when Bart discovers a comet is heading straight for them. Now they must decide who will brave the comet's arrival and who can stay in the Flanders' bomb shelter. | ||
| Homie the Clown (#2F12) | 12 Feb 1995 | |
| Homer's new job as a Krusty The Klown knock-off lands him in deep waters when mobsters want to give him a pair of cement clown shoes, thinking he's the real thing. Joe Mantegna and Johnny Unitas guest star. | ||
| Bart vs. Australia (#2F13) | 19 Feb 1995 | |
| The government of Australia isn't impressed with Bart's prank phone call and demand that he apologies in person. | ||
| Homer vs. Patty & Selma (#2F14) | 26 Feb 1995 | |
| Homer's latest money making scheme backfires and he goes to Patty and Selma as the last resort to borrow money. Meanwhile, Bart takes up ballet. Mel Brooks and Susan Sarandon guest star. | ||
| A Star is Burns (#2F31) | 05 Mar 1995 | |
| In order to boost the towns' sagging popularly, the people of Springfield holds a Film Festival to attract more tourists. Marge invites Jay The Critic Sherman to guest judge. Jon Lovitz guest stars. | ||
| Lisa's Wedding (#2F15) | 19 Mar 1995 | |
| Lisa attends the Springfield Renaissance Faire, where a deck of fortune-teller cards spells out future wedding plans. Mandy Patinkin guest stars. | ||
| Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (#2F18) | 09 Apr 1995 | |
| Santa's Little Helper's frisky nature nets the Simpsons a new dog and 25 spanking new puppies. When Burns steals the young greyhounds, Bart and Lisa set out to discover why he wants them. | ||
| The PTA Disbands (#2F19) | 16 Apr 1995 | |
| A few weeks away from school is what Dr. Bart has ordered when he successfully schemes to have the teachers go on strike. But much to Bart's surprise the school reopens and Marge is his new teacher. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to cope with the situation. | ||
| 'Round Springfield (#2F32) | 30 Apr 1995 | |
| While visiting Bart in the hospital, Lisa learns a real-life lesson when a fellow patient is Bleeding Gums Murphy and he tells his life story for the last time. Guest starring Steve Allen and Ron Taylor (as Bleeding Gums Murphy). | ||
| The Springfield Connection (#2F21) | 07 May 1995 | |
| There's a new cop in town and her name is Marge Simpson. Her job is to clean up the town of its criminals. Unfortunately, not all the criminals are on the street as Marge soon discovers. | ||
| Lemon of Troy (#2F22) | 14 May 1995 | |
| Bart leads a group of boys in taking back the town's beloved Lemon tree when it is stolen by a group of kids from a rivalling town. | ||
| Who Shot Mr. Burns? - Part One (#2F16) | 21 May 1995 | |
| It's bad enough that Mr. Burns steals the newly discovered oil under Springfield Elementary, but it's going too far when he steals the town's sunshine. He is shot and everyone wonders who did the dirty deed. Tito Puente guest stars. | ||
Season
Seven
1995-1996
25 Episodes
| Who Shot Mr. Burns? - Part Two (#2F20) | 17 Sep 1995 | |
| With Burns shot, Chief Wiggum follows a trail of DNA that leads to the Simpsons front door step. Homer is charged for the shooting and before Homer can be jailed, he escapes. It's a race to see who reaches Burns' hospital room first. Tito Puente guest stars. | ||
| Radioactive Man (#2F17) | 24 Sep 1995 | |
| Friendships could be torn when Bart and Milhouse are both up for the role of `Fallout Boy' in the new `Radioactive Man' movie. Meanwhile, the town of Springfield sees $$$ and milk the `Radioactive Man' film crew for all their cash. Mickey Rooney guest stars. | ||
| Home Sweet Homediddily-Dum-Doodily (#3F01) | 01 Oct 1995 | |
| Bart, Lisa and Maggie are placed in the care of the Flanders family when Homer and Marge are found to be unfit parents. Now, Homer and Marge must prove to the authorities that they are fit parents before the kids become too Flanders like. Joan Kenley guest stars. | ||
| Bart Sells His Soul (#3F02) | 08 Oct 1995 | |
| Bart's faith is tested when he sells his soul for five dollars. Meanwhile, Moe turns the Tavern into Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag. | ||
| Lisa the Vegetarian (#3F03) | 15 Oct 1995 | |
| A trip to a local petting zoo leads to confrontations at the dinner table when Lisa decides to become a vegetarian. Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney guest star. | ||
| Treehouse of Horror VI (#3F04) | 29 Oct 1995 | |
| This years Halloween Special features two science
fiction stories and one horror: In “Attack of the 50 ft Eyesores”, Giant
billboard characters come to life during a freakish weather storm. Next,
After a freakish boiler room accident, Groundskeeper Willy's dying curse
is to vow revenge through the dreams of Springfields' children in
“Nightmare On Evergreen Terrace”. Finally, Homer discovers a 3D dimension
in his attempt to hide during Patty and Selma's latest house visit in
“Homer^3”. NOTES: Paul Anka guest stars in “Attack of the 50 ft Eyesores”. | ||
| King-Size Homer (#3F05) | 05 Nov 1995 | |
| A strong desire to work at home prompts Homer to gain a lot of weight so he can claim work disability. Joan Kenley guest stars. | ||
| Mother Simpson (#3F06) | 19 Nov 1995 | |
| Through a misunderstanding, Homer discovers his mother is very much alive, but with a very shady past and the FBI are eager to find her. Glen Close and Harry Morgan guest star. | ||
| Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming (#3F08) | 26 Nov 1995 | |
| Sideshow Bob slips away from prison detail, steals an atomic bomb and threatens to detonate it unless the town of Springfield gives up television. R. Lee Ermey and Kelsey Grammer guest star. | ||
| The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular (#3F31) | 03 Dec 1995 | |
| Troy McClure hosts an half- hour show looking back at The Simpsons' past eight year history. | ||
| Marge Be Not Proud (#3F07) | 17 Dec 1995 | |
| Bart manages to keep a failed 'four-fingered discount' trip a secret from Homer and Marge. But unfortunately, Marge finds out when the family returns to the store to have the family Christmas photo taken. Lawrence Tierney guest stars. | ||
| Team Homer (#3F10) | 07 Jan 1996 | |
| Thanks to Burns' ether induced state, Homer gets the money he needs to start a bowling team. However, Burns' head clears and he wants in. Meanwhile, Bart's inflammatory T-shirt causes a riot at school, resulting in Principal Skinner issuing mandatory school uniforms. | ||
| Two Bad Neighbors (#3F09) | 14 Jan 1996 | |
| Homer's jealousy at all the attention his new neighbors, George and Barbara Bush, receives, turns to rage when the former President gives Bart a spanking. | ||
| Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield (#3F11) | 04 Feb 1996 | |
| The Simpson family mingle with social highbrows when a chance encounter between Marge and an old classmate yields an invitation to the Springfield Country Club. Tom Kite guest stars. | ||
| Bart the Fink (#3F12) | 11 Feb 1996 | |
| When Bart accidentally finks on him to the IRS, Krusty the Klown decides to go for that last plane ride. Bob Newhart guest stars. | ||
| Lisa the Iconoclast (#3F13) | 18 Feb 1996 | |
| While digging into Jebediah Springfield's past, Lisa discovers that the town founder isn't the hero as everyone thinks he was. Donald Sutherland guest stars. | ||
| Homer the Smithers (#3F14) | 25 Feb 1996 | |
| Smithers takes a much needed vacation and to insure his position at the nuclear plant, he hires Homer as his temporally replacement. | ||
| The Day the Violence Died (#3F16) | 17 Mar 1996 | |
| With the help of Lionel Hutz, Bart unwittingly bankrupts the studio that produces Itchy & Scratchy when he and Hutz successfully prove the idea for Itchy was stolen some 70-80 years ago. Guest starring Alex Rocco, Jack Sheldon, Suzanne Somers and Kirk Douglas (as Chester J. Lampwick, the original Itchy creator). | ||
| A Fish Called Selma (#3F15) | 24 Mar 1996 | |
| Troy McClure's sagging film career is given a boost when he is seen in public with a woman. And to stay in the public eye, Troy must do more than merely date this woman, who happens to be Selma. Jeff Goldblum guest stars. | ||
| Bart on the Road (#3F17) | 31 Mar 1996 | |
| With fake drivers ID in hand, have Bart will travel. In this case, Nelson, Martin and Milhouse come along for the ride when Bart hits the wide open road. Meanwhile, Lisa spends some quality time with Homer at the power plant. | ||
| 22 Short Films About Springfield (#3F18) | 14 Apr 1996 | |
| A dull, lazy afternoon, prompts Bart and Milhouse to wonder if anything interest ever happens in Springfield -- a cue for a series of clips about Springfield. | ||
| Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' (#3F19) | 28 Apr 1996 | |
| Buried World War II treasure is the prize in a tontine, in which Grampa and Mr. Burns are the last two surviving members. But Burns is determined that he'll be the one who collects the prize. | ||
| Much Apu About Nothing (#3F20) | 05 May 1996 | |
| Anti-immigration fever hits Springfield and Homer catches the fever until he discovers Apu is an illegal immigrant. Joe Mantegna guest stars. | ||
| Homerpalooza (#3F21) | 19 May 1996 | |
| Homer earns himself a place in Lollapalooza, as part of the travelling freak show: catching cannon balls with his belly. Cypress Hill, Peter Frampton, The Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth guest star. | ||
| Summer of 4 Ft. 2 (#3F22) | 19 May 1996 | |
| In the hopes of making friends on the latest family vacation trip, Lisa packs an empty suitcase, determined to leave her 'nerdy' self behind. Christina Ricci guest stars. | ||
Season
Eight
1996-1997
25 Episodes
| Treehouse of Horror VII (#4F02) | 27 Oct 1996 | |
| Sorry, no fanfare this year, just three more stories: In “The Thing and I”, Bart discovers the 'evil twin' brother he never knew he had, locked away in the Simpsons' attic. Next, Lisa's tooth-dissolved-in-soda science experiment develops into a higher form of life, who eventually see Lisa as God and Bart as the Devil in “The Genesis Tub”. Finally, as the election draws near, the aliens Kang and Kodos kidnap and assume the roles of Bob Dole and Bill Clinton. It's up to Homer to e | ||