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THE SIMPSONS

1989 - Present
388+ Episodes

Easily the most successful prime-time animated series in history, The Simpsons is brilliantly funny, providing some of the best satire ever on television.

Here is the complete episode list for The Simpsons. It includes original air dates, episode numbers, episode titles, and brief episode descriptions. (Please e-mail us if you find any errors!: gdtvd@mailcity.com)

The first column of this table indicates the episodes of The Simpsons we currently have in our archive. (All episodes were recorded in standard play on VHS tapes.) The entries for this column are defined as follows:
[blank] Episode not currently in archive
CLEAN Episode was recorded off a commercial-free satellite feed
ORIG Episode was recorded from its original broadcast
RERUN Episode was recorded from a rerun (no known cuts)
SYND Episode was recorded from a syndicated rerun (several minutes are typically trimmed from these by the syndicators to make room for more commercials)

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SYND
17-Dec-1989
Episode 1 Season 1
Number 1
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Homer seeks extra cash for his family's Christmas gifts.
SYND
14-Jan-1990
Episode 2 Season 1
Number 2
Bart the Genius Bart cheats on a test and lands in a gifted class.
SYND
21-Jan-1990
Episode 3 Season 1
Number 3
Homer's Odyssey After losing his job, Homer becomes an anti-nuclear activist.
SYND
28-Jan-1990
Episode 4 Season 1
Number 4
There's No Disgrace Like Home Homer seeks therapy for his battling family.
SYND
4-Feb-1990
Episode 5 Season 1
Number 5
Bart the General Bart's grandfather helps him get revenge on a bully.
SYND
11-Feb-1990
Episode 6 Season 1
Number 6
Moaning Lisa The family tries to cheer Lisa.
SYND
18-Feb-1990
Episode 7 Season 1
Number 7
The Call of the Simpsons Homer and Bart seek help for the family, stranded in the woods.
SYND
25-Feb-1990
Episode 8 Season 1
Number 8
The Telltale Head Bart decapitates a statue of Springfield's founder.
SYND
18-Mar-1990
Episode 9 Season 1
Number 9
Life on the Fast Lane Marge is drawn to a tall, blond bowling instructor.
SYND
25-Mar-1990
Episode 10 Season 1
Number 10
Homer's Night Out Bart displays an embarrassing photo of Homer.
SYND
15-Apr-1990
Episode 11 Season 1
Number 11
The Crepes of Wrath An exchange program sends Bart to France and an Albanian to Springfield.
SYND
29-Apr-1990
Episode 12 Season 1
Number 12
Krusty Gets Busted Bart defends a clown accused of robbery.
SYND
13-May-1990
Episode 13 Season 1
Number 13
Some Enchanted Evening Bart and Lisa learn their sitter's secret.
SYND
11-Oct-1990
Episode 14 Season 2
Number 1
Bart Gets an F Failing fourth grade, Bart gets the class brain to tutor him.
SYND
18-Oct-1990
Episode 15 Season 2
Number 2
Simpson and Delilah A co-worker threatens to reveal Homer's secret of success.
SYND
25-Oct-1990
Episode 16 Season 2
Number 3
Treehouse of Horror Bart and Lisa try to top each other's Halloween tales.
SYND
1-Nov-1990
Episode 17 Season 2
Number 4
Two Cars in Every Garage, Three Eyes on Every Fish Homer's boss runs for governor; the Simpsons try to help.
SYND
8-Nov-1990
Episode 18 Season 2
Number 5
Dancin' Homer Team mascot Homer makes it to the big leagues.
SYND
15-Nov-1990
Episode 19 Season 2
Number 6
Dead Putting Society Homer bets that Bart will beat Flanders' son in a miniature golf tournament.
SYND
22-Nov-1990
Episode 20 Season 2
Number 7
Bart vs. Thanksgiving Bart runs away from home after a fight with Lisa.
SYND
6-Dec-1990
Episode 21 Season 2
Number 8
Bart the Daredevil Bart plans to duplicate a daredevil's stunts.
SYND
20-Dec-1990
Episode 22 Season 2
Number 9
Itchy & Scratchy & Marge Marge crusades against violence on TV cartoons.
SYND
10-Jan-1991
Episode 23 Season 2
Number 10
Episode 23: Bart Gets Hit by a Car Homer mulls litigation after his boss hits Bart with his car.
SYND
24-Jan-1991
Episode 24 Season 2
Number 11
One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish Thinking he's dying, Homer assesses his life; guest voice Larry King.
SYND
31-Jan-1991
Episode 25 Season 2
Number 12
The Way We Was Homer and Marge recall their courtship.
SYND
7-Feb-1991
Episode 26 Season 2
Number 13
Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment Lisa teaches Homer the evils of pirating cable.
SYND
14-Feb-1991
Episode 27 Season 2
Number 14
Principal Charming The Simpsons play Cupid for Principal Skinner and Marge's sister.
SYND
21-Feb-1991
Episode 28 Season 2
Number 15
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Homer's design ruins his half-brother's (voice of Danny DeVito) car empire.
SYND
7-Mar-1991
Episode 29 Season 2
Number 16
Bart's Dog Gets an F Homer wants to get rid of the dog unless he passes obedience school.
SYND
28-Mar-1991
Episode 30 Season 2
Number 17
Old Money A love interest leaves Grampa Simpson $106,000.
SYND
11-Apr-1991
Episode 31 Season 2
Number 18
Brush with Greatness Marge enrolls in an art class; Homer joins a weight-loss clinic.
SYND
25-Apr-1991
Episode 32 Season 2
Number 19
Lisa's Substitute Bart runs for class president; Lisa falls for a teacher.
SYND
2-May-1991
Episode 33 Season 2
Number 20
War of the Simpsons Marge and Homer head for a mountain retreat to help their marriage.
SYND
9-May-1991
Episode 34 Season 2
Number 21
Three Men and a Comic Book PICTURE QUALITY IS POOR. Bart gets a job to pay for a rare comic book.
SYND
11-Jul-1991
Episode 35 Season 2
Number 22
Blood Feud Bart is the only potential blood donor for Homer's boss.
SYND
19-Sep-1991
Episode 36 Season 3
Number 1
Stark Raving Dad Homer's rest-home roommate thinks he is Michael Jackson.
SYND
26-Sep-1991
Episode 37 Season 3
Number 2
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington Lisa's essay wins the family a trip to Washington, D.C.
SYND
3-Oct-1991
Episode 38 Season 3
Number 3
When Flanders Failed Homer feels guilty about Flanders' failing business.
SYND
10-Oct-1991
Episode 39 Season 3
Number 4
Bart the Murderer Bart befriends a mobster, then Principal Skinner disappears.
SYND
17-Oct-1991
Episode 40 Season 3
Number 5
Homer Defined Homer saves Springfield from a nuclear meltdown.
SYND
24-Oct-1991
Episode 41 Season 3
Number 6
Like Father, Like Clown Lisa and Bart try to reunite Krusty with his estranged father (Jackie Mason).
SYND
31-Oct-1991
Episode 42 Season 3
Number 7
Treehouse of Horror II An excess of Halloween candy gives Bart, Lisa and Homer nightmares.
SYND
7-Nov-1991
Episode 43 Season 3
Number 8
Lisa's Pony Lisa's hurt feelings prompt guilty Homer to buy her a pony.
SYND
14-Nov-1991
Episode 44 Season 3
Number 9
Saturdays of Thunder Homer and Bart bond while building a shaky soap-box racer.
SYND
21-Nov-1991
Episode 45 Season 3
Number 10
Flaming Moe's A drink Homer invented makes bartender Moe rich; guest voices of Aerosmith.
SYND
5-Dec-1991
Episode 46 Season 3
Number 11
Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk Mr. Burns sells the plant; Homer is laid off.
SYND
26-Dec-1991
Episode 47 Season 3
Number 12
I Married Marge Marge thinks she's pregnant, prompting Homer to relive their early years.
SYND
9-Jan-1992
Episode 48 Season 3
Number 13
Radio Bart Bart fools the town into thinking a child has fallen down a well.
SYND
23-Jan-1992
Episode 49 Season 3
Number 14
Lisa the Greek Lisa's ability to pick football winners thrills Homer.
SYND
6-Feb-1992
Episode 50 Season 3
Number 15
Homer Alone With Marge away, Homer must care for Maggie.
SYND
13-Feb-1992
Episode 51 Season 3
Number 16
Bart the Lover Bart answers a personals ad placed by a hated teacher.
SYND
20-Feb-1992
Episode 52 Season 3
Number 17
Homer at the Bat Mr. Burns recruits major leaguers for a company softball game.
SYND
27-Feb-1992
Episode 53 Season 3
Number 18
Separate Vocations Aptitude tests peg Lisa as a housewife and Bart as a cop.
SYND
12-Mar-1992
Episode 54 Season 3
Number 19
Dog of Death Lottery fever distracts the Simpsons from their dog's illness.
SYND
26-Mar-1992
Episode 55 Season 3
Number 20
Colonel Homer Homer decides to manage a country singer (voice of Beverly D'Angelo).
SYND
9-Apr-1992
Episode 56 Season 3
Number 21
Black Widower A "Krusty the Clown" performer gets out of prison and proposes to Selma.
SYND
23-Apr-1992
Episode 57 Season 3
Number 22
The Otto Show Spinal tap plays Springfield.
SYND
7-May-1992
Episode 58 Season 3
Number 23
Bart's Friend Falls in Love Milhouse's new romance comes between him and Bart.
SYND
27-Aug-1992
Episode 59 Season 3
Number 24
Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? Homer and destitute brother Herb (voice of Danny DeVito) reunite.
SYND
24-Sep-1992
Episode 60 Season 4
Number 1
Kamp Krusty Bart and Lisa find horror at Krusty the Clown's camp.
SYND
1-Oct-1992
Episode 61 Season 4
Number 2
A Streetcar Named Marge Marge lands the lead in "Oh, Streetcar!"
SYND
8-Oct-1992
Episode 62 Season 4
Number 3
Homer the Heretic Homer starts his own religion after skipping church.
SYND
15-Oct-1992
Episode 63 Season 4
Number 4
Lisa the Beauty Queen Lisa wins a beauty contest by default; guest voice Bob Hope.
SYND
29-Oct-1992
Episode 64 Season 4
Number 5
Treehouse of Horror III Halloween tales: A doll comes alive; Homer is a giant on an island; Bart entrances the town.
SYND
3-Nov-1992
Episode 65 Season 4
Number 6
Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie Homer won't let Bart see the new "Itchy & Scratchy" movie.
SYND
5-Nov-1992
Episode 66 Season 4
Number 7
Marge Gets a Job Marge gets a job at the plant and must fend off Burns; guest voice Tom Jones.
SYND
12-Nov-1992
Episode 67 Season 4
Number 8
New Kid on the Block Bart falls for a teen tomboy (Sara Gilbert).
SYND
19-Nov-1992
Episode 68 Season 4
Number 9
Mr. Plow Homer buys a snow plow and goes into business. Guest voices: Adam West, Linda Ronstadt.
SYND
3-Dec-1992
Episode 69 Season 4
Number 10
Lisa's First Word While teaching Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor) to talk, the Simpsons reminisce about Lisa's first word.
SYND
17-Dec-1992
Episode 70 Season 4
Number 11
Homer's Triple Bypass Heart patient Homer shops for a cheap surgeon.
SYND
14-Jan-1993
Episode 71 Season 4
Number 12
Marge vs. the Monorail Homer is conductor of the new monorail. Guest voice: Leonard Nimoy.
SYND
21-Jan-1993
Episode 72 Season 4
Number 13
Selma's Choice Selma considers in-vitro fertilization.
SYND
4-Feb-1993
Episode 73 Season 4
Number 14
Brother from the Same Planet Bart and Homer join a big brother program to spite each other.
SYND
11-Feb-1993
Episode 74 Season 4
Number 15
I Love Lisa A boy mistakes Lisa's pity for love.
SYND
18-Feb-1993
Episode 75 Season 4
Number 16
Duffless Homer finds life dull after quitting drinking.
SYND
11-Mar-1993
Episode 76 Season 4
Number 17
Last Exit to Springfield His striking union elects Homer president.
SYND
1-Apr-1993
Episode 77 Season 4
Number 18
So It Has Come to This: The Simpsons Clip Show A practical joke puts Homer in the hospital where the family flashes back.
SYND
15-Apr-1993
Episode 78 Season 4
Number 19
The Front Bart and Lisa ghostwrite "Itchy & Scratchy" episodes; Homer did not graduate. Guest Brooke Shields.
SYND
29-Apr-1993
Episode 79 Season 4
Number 20
Whacking Day Bart is expelled; Lisa protests Springfield's annual snake-bashing day.
SYND
6-May-1993
Episode 80 Season 4
Number 21
Marge in Chains Marge is jailed for shoplifting.
SYND
13-May-1993
Episode 81 Season 4
Number 22
Krusty Gets Kancelled Cancellation sends Krusty into a tailspin.
SYND
30-Sep-1993
Episode 82 Season 5
Number 1
Homer's Barbershop Quartet Homer recalls his days in a barbershop quartet. Guests George Harrison, David Crosby.
SYND
7-Oct-1993
Episode 83 Season 5
Number 2
Cape Feare Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer) seeks revenge on Bart.
SYND
14-Oct-1993
Episode 84 Season 5
Number 3
Homer Goes to College To keep his job, Homer must go back to college.
SYND
21-Oct-1993
Episode 85 Season 5
Number 4
Rosebud On his birthday, Mr. Burns longs for his favorite childhood toy.
SYND
28-Oct-1993
Episode 86 Season 5
Number 5
Treehouse of Horror IV Three vignettes have Halloween themes.
SYND
4-Nov-1993
Episode 87 Season 5
Number 6
Marge on the Lam Marge and a divorced neighbor (Pamela Reed) take a wild car ride.
SYND
11-Nov-1993
Episode 88 Season 5
Number 7
Bart's Inner Child Homer and Marge take recalcitrant Bart to a therapist.
SYND
18-Nov-1993
Episode 89 Season 5
Number 8
Boy-Scoutz N the Hood Homer and Bart are stranded in a raft with Flanders and son.
SYND
9-Dec-1993
Episode 90 Season 5
Number 9
The Last Temptation of Homer A pretty new co-worker (Michelle Pfeiffer) comes on to Homer.
SYND
16-Dec-1993
Episode 91 Season 5
Number 10
$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) Springfield legalizes gambling; Burns opens a casino; Marge becomes a gambling addict.
SYND
6-Jan-1994
Episode 92 Season 5
Number 11
Homer the Vigilante Homer leads a vigilante group pursuing a cat burglar.
SYND
3-Feb-1994
Episode 93 Season 5
Number 12
Bart Gets Famous An appearance on Krusty's show gains Bart fame. Guest voice Conan O'Brien.
SYND
10-Feb-1994
Episode 94 Season 5
Number 13
Homer and Apu Homer and Apu head to India to get Apu's job back. Guest James Woods.
SYND
17-Feb-1994
Episode 95 Season 5
Number 14
Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy Lisa files a sexual discrimination suit against a doll manufacturer. Guest Kathleen Turner.
SYND
24-Feb-1994
Episode 96 Season 5
Number 15
Deep Space Homer VERY BEGINNING OF OPENING CREDITS IS MISSING. Homer and Barney vie to become the first citizens in space. Guests Buzz Aldrin; James Taylor.
SYND
17-Mar-1994
Episode 97 Season 5
Number 16
Homer Loves Flanders Homer and Flanders become pals.
SYND
31-Mar-1994
Episode 98 Season 5
Number 17
Bart Gets an Elephant Bart wins an elephant in a radio contest.
SYND
14-Apr-1994
Episode 99 Season 5
Number 18
Burns' Heir Burns chooses Bart as an heir after a brush with death.
SYND
27-Apr-1994
Episode 100 Season 5
Number 19
Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song Bart's pranks get Principal Skinner fired; Flanders is the replacement.
SYND
5-May-1994
Episode 101 Season 5
Number 20
The Boy Who Knew Too Much Bart faces a moral dilemma after witnessing an altercation.
SYND
12-May-1994
Episode 102 Season 5
Number 21
Lady Bouvier's Lover Marge's mother falls for Homer's father, then is swept off her feet by Burns.
SYND
19-May-1994
Episode 103 Season 5
Number 22
Secrets of a Successful Marriage Homer teaches an adult class on marriage using secrets about Marge.
SYND
4-Sep-1994
Episode 104 Season 6
Number 1
Bart of Darkness The Simpsons' new pool makes Lisa popular; Bart thinks he sees a murder.
SYND
11-Sep-1994
Episode 105 Season 6
Number 2
Lisa's Rival Lisa's rival (Winona Ryder) turns her world upside down.
SYND
25-Sep-1994
Episode 106 Season 6
Number 3
Another Simpsons Clip Show The Simpsons reminisce about lost loves in flashbacks.
SYND
2-Oct-1994
Episode 107 Season 6
Number 4
Itchy & Scratchy Land Homer, Marge and the kids visit Itchy & Scratchy Land, a violent theme park.
SYND
9-Oct-1994
Episode 108 Season 6
Number 5
Sideshow Bob Roberts Sideshow Bob, Springfield's new mayor, condemns the Simpson home.
SYND
30-Oct-1994
Episode 109 Season 6
Number 6
Treehouse of Horror V Halloween vignettes spoof "The Shining," "Crime and Punishment" and "Soylent Green."
SYND
6-Nov-1994
Episode 110 Season 6
Number 7
Bart's Girlfriend Bart meets the minister's daughter (Meryl Streep).
SYND
13-Nov-1994
Episode 111 Season 6
Number 8
Lisa on Ice MISSED A TINY BIT AFTER A COMMERCIAL BREAK. The rivals of Bart's hockey team recruit "natural" Lisa.
SYND
27-Nov-1994
Episode 112 Season 6
Number 9
Homer Badman A baby sitter accuses Homer of sexual harassment; guest Dennis Franz
SYND
4-Dec-1994
Episode 113 Season 6
Number 10
Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy Grampa concocts a love potion, which he and Homer sell.
SYND
18-Dec-1994
Episode 114 Season 6
Number 11
Fear of Flying Marge sees a psychiatrist (Anne Bancroft) to conquer her fear of flying.
SYND
8-Jan-1995
Episode 115 Season 6
Number 12
Homer the Great Homer becomes master of a secret society; guest Patrick Stewart.
SYND
22-Jan-1995
Episode 116 Season 6
Number 13
And Maggie Makes Three Homer recalls the events leading up to Maggies birth.
SYND
5-Feb-1995
Episode 117 Season 6
Number 14
Bart's Comet Bart discovers a comet headed straight for Springfield.
SYND
12-Feb-1995
Episode 118 Season 6
Number 15
Homie the Clown Clown college graduate Homer's gigs are so successful, the mob believes he is Krusty.
SYND
19-Feb-1995
Episode 119 Season 6
Number 16
Bart vs. Australia To save diplomatic relations, the Simpsons go to Australia; guest Phil Hartman.
SYND
26-Feb-1995
Episode 120 Season 6
Number 17
Homer vs. Patty & Selma A loan from Patty and Selma makes Homer their slave; guests Susan Sarandon; Mel Brooks.
SYND
5-Mar-1995
Episode 121 Season 6
Number 18
A Star Is Burns To boost its image, Springfield holds a film festival.
SYND
19-Mar-1995
Episode 122 Season 6
Number 19
Lisa's Wedding A fortune teller shows Lisa her future; guest Mandy Patinkin.
SYND
9-Apr-1995
Episode 123 Season 6
Number 20
Two Dozen and One Greyhounds Mr. Burns steals a litter of puppies, with plans to make a Greyhound-skin tuxedo.
SYND
16-Apr-1995
Episode 124 Season 6
Number 21
The PTA Disbands When faculty strikes at Bart's school, PTA member Marge becomes his teacher.
SYND
30-Apr-1995
Episode 125 Season 6
Number 22
'Round Springfield When Lisa's friend dies, she seeks a way to honor the jazz-man.
RERUN
7-May-1995
Episode 126 Season 6
Number 23
The Springfield Connection After apprehending a criminal, Marge enrolls in the police academy.
SYND
14-May-1995
Episode 127 Season 6
Number 24
Lemon of Troy Marge's lecture inspires vandal Bart to take pride in his community.
SYND
21-May-1995
Episode 128 Season 6
Number 25
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 1) Someone shoots Mr. Burns after he makes the town dependent on him.
SYND
17-Sep-1995
Episode 129 Season 7
Number 1
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 2) Chief Wiggums conducts a manhunt to find Mr. Burns' assailant.
RERUN
24-Sep-1995
Episode 130 Season 7
Number 2
Radioactive Man OPENING CREDITS ARE MISSING. Millhouse and Bart vie for a role in a Hollywood film being made in Springfield.
RERUN
1-Oct-1995
Episode 131 Season 7
Number 3
Home Sweet Home-Dum-Diddly Doodily Due to unusual circumstances, the Simpson children are placed in a foster home.
RERUN
8-Oct-1995
Episode 132 Season 7
Number 4
Bart Sells His Soul The Rev. Lovejoy catches Bart and Millhouse playing a prank in church.
SYND
15-Oct-1995
Episode 133 Season 7
Number 5
Lisa the Vegetarian Lisa gives up meat on the eve of Homer's big barbecue; guests Paul and Linda McCartney.
SYND
29-Oct-1995
Episode 134 Season 7
Number 6
Treehouse of Horror VI Parodies of '50s monster movies, "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "The Twilight Zone."
RERUN
5-Nov-1995
Episode 135 Season 7
Number 7
King-Size Homer Homer binges to reach 300 pounds so he can claim disability.
RERUN
19-Nov-1995
Episode 136 Season 7
Number 8
Mother Simpson Homer's mother (Glenn Close) returns to Springfield; guest Harry Morgan.
ORIG
26-Nov-1995
Episode 137 Season 7
Number 9
Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer) wreaks havoc at Springfield's air show.
ORIG
3-Dec-1995
Episode 138 Season 7
Number 10
The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular! Host Troy McClure (Phil Hartman) presents a retrospective of the show.
ORIG
17-Dec-1995
Episode 139 Season 7
Number 11
Marge Be Not Proud For a family portrait, Bart must return to the scene of his shoplifting.
SYND
7-Jan-1996
Episode 140 Season 7
Number 12
Team Homer Homer forms his own bowling league; Bart starts a riot at school.
SYND
14-Jan-1996
Episode 141 Season 7
Number 13
Two Bad Neighbors President Bush buys a house across the street from the Simpsons.
SYND
4-Feb-1996
Episode 142 Season 7
Number 14
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield Marge and Homer enjoy their new status at the country club; guest Tom Kite.
RERUN
11-Feb-1996
Episode 143 Season 7
Number 15
Bart the Fink Krusty the Clown dies in a plane crash; guest Bob Newhart.
SYND
18-Feb-1996
Episode 144 Season 7
Number 16
Lisa the Iconoclast Lisa researches Springfield's founding father; guest Donald Sutherland.
RERUN
25-Feb-1996
Episode 145 Season 7
Number 17
Homer the Smithers Homer fills in for vacationing Smithers, forcing Mr. Burns to become independent.
SYND
17-Mar-1996
Episode 146 Season 7
Number 18
The Day the Violence Died Bart meets a bum (Kirk Douglas) who says he created Itchy and Scratchy.
SYND
24-Mar-1996
Episode 147 Season 7
Number 19
A Fish Called Selma Troy McClure (Phil Hartman) proposes to Selma.
RERUN
31-Mar-1996
Episode 148 Season 7
Number 20
Bart on the Road Bart rents a car with a fake driver's license and takes a road trip with his pals.
RERUN
14-Apr-1996
Episode 149 Season 7
Number 21
22 Short Films about Springfield Vignettes highlight the lives of many Springfield residents.
SYND
28-Apr-1996
Episode 150 Season 7
Number 22
Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" Bart doubts his grandfather's old war stories until Mr. Burns tries to kill him.
ORIG
5-May-1996
Episode 151 Season 7
Number 23
Much Apu about Nothing Apu turns to Fat Tony (Joe Mantegna) for help when he faces deportation.
ORIG
19-May-1996
Episode 152 Season 7
Number 24
Homerpalooza Homer takes Bart and Lisa to a rock concert.
ORIG
19-May-1996
Episode 153 Season 7
Number 25
Summer of 4'2" The family rents a beach house for its first vacation; guest Christina Ricci.
RERUN
27-Oct-1996
Episode 154 Season 8
Number 1
Treehouse of Horror VII Bart has a demented twin; Lisa creates her own universe; aliens kidnap politicos.
SYND
3-Nov-1996
Episode 155 Season 8
Number 2
You Only Move Twice Homer's new job forces the family to leave Springfield.
RERUN
10-Nov-1996
Episode 156 Season 8
Number 3
The Homer They Fall Homer becomes a professional boxer; guest Paul Winfield; Michael Buffer.
RERUN
17-Nov-1996
Episode 157 Season 8
Number 4
Burns Baby Burns Mr. Burns' illegitimate son (Rodney Dangerfield) plans a kidnapping with Homer.
SYND
24-Nov-1996
Episode 158 Season 8
Number 5
Bart after Dark Bart discovers the house next door is a burlesque parlor.
SYND
1-Dec-1996
Episode 159 Season 8
Number 6
A Milhouse Divided Homer contemplates a divorce when Milhouse's parents split up.
RERUN
15-Dec-1996
Episode 160 Season 8
Number 7
Lisa's Date with Density Lisa has a crush on bully Nelson Muntz; Homer panhandles electronically.
ORIG
29-Dec-1996
Episode 161 Season 8
Number 8
Hurricane Neddy A hurricane hitting Springfield spares the Simpsons but destroys Ned's home.
RERUN
5-Jan-1997
Episode 162 Season 8
Number 9
The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer LOW VOLUME. Homer dreams about a talking coyote (Johnny Cash) after consuming exotic peppers.
ORIG
12-Jan-1997
Episode 163 Season 8
Number 10
The Springfield Files The FBI eyes Homer's alien encounter; guests David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Leonard Nimoy.
SYND
19-Jan-1997
Episode 164 Season 8
Number 11
The Twisted World of Marge Marge needs help promoting her pretzel franchise, so Homer turns to the mob.
ORIG
2-Feb-1997
Episode 165 Season 8
Number 12
Mountain of Madness Avalanches trap Homer and Mr. Burns in a cabin at a teamwork retreat.
ORIG
7-Feb-1997
Episode 166 Season 8
Number 13
Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious Stressed out Marge hires a nanny in an episode spoofing ``Mary Poppins.''
ORIG
9-Feb-1997
Episode 167 Season 8
Number 14
The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show Low ratings force Itchy and Scratchy to take on a new character voiced by Homer.
RERUN
16-Feb-1997
Episode 168 Season 8
Number 15
Homer's Phobia An antique dealer (John Waters) befriends the Simpsons.
ORIG
23-Feb-1997
Episode 169 Season 8
Number 16
Brother from Another Series Newly free Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer) reunites with his brother (David Hyde Pierce).
ORIG
2-Mar-1997
Episode 170 Season 8
Number 17
My Sister, My Sitter Bart tests Lisa when she is left in charge as his baby sitter.
SYND
16-Mar-1997
Episode 171 Season 8
Number 18
Homer vs. the 18th Amendment A prohibition law puts Moe back in business with a speakeasy.
SYND
6-Apr-1997
Episode 172 Season 8
Number 19
Grade-School Confidential Bart witnesses a tender moment between Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel.
ORIG
13-Apr-1997
Episode 173 Season 8
Number 20
The Canine Mutiny Bart obtains a credit card and purchases an expensive dog.
CLEAN
20-Apr-1997
Episode 174 Season 8
Number 21
The Old Man and the Lisa Lisa helps Mr. Burns rebuild his finances; guest Bret "Hit Man" Hart.
CLEAN
27-Apr-1997
Episode 175 Season 8
Number 22
In Marge We Trust Lovejoy has trouble when Marge volunteers at church.
ORIG
4-May-1997
Episode 176 Season 8
Number 23
Homer's Enemy Homer clashes with an industrious new co-worker; Bart buys an empty factory.
ORIG
11-May-1997
Episode 177 Season 8
Number 24
The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Troy McClure (Phil Hartman) reviews three possible Simpson spin-offs.
ORIG
18-May-1997
Episode 178 Season 8
Number 25
The Secret War of Lisa Simpson Lisa enrolls in an all-boys military academy; guest Willem Dafoe.
ORIG
21-Sep-1997
Episode 179 Season 9
Number 1
The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson The family visits New York City after Barney disappears with the family car.
ORIG
28-Sep-1997
Episode 180 Season 9
Number 2
The Principal and the Pauper When the principal celebrates 20 years, a stranger claims to be the real Seymour Skinner.
CLEAN
19-Oct-1997
Episode 181 Season 9
Number 3
Lisa's Sax The destruction of Lisa's saxophone prompts the family to reminisce.
ORIG
26-Oct-1997
Episode 182 Season 9
Number 4
Treehouse of Horror VIII Homer battles mutants; Bart morphs with a fly; history of Halloween.
CLEAN
2-Nov-1997
Episode 183 Season 9
Number 5
The Cartridge Family Homer buys a gun to protect the family.
CLEAN
9-Nov-1997
Episode 184 Season 9
Number 6
Bart Star Homer coaches pee-wee football, making Bart quarterback; Joe Namath helps.
CLEAN
16-Nov-1997
Episode 185 Season 9
Number 7
The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons Marge and the kids pose as Apu's family to appease his matchmaking mother.
CLEAN
23-Nov-1997
Episode 186 Season 9
Number 8
Lisa the Skeptic People think the bones Lisa finds at a construction site belong to an angel.
CLEAN
7-Dec-1997
Episode 187 Season 9
Number 9
Realty Bites Bored Marge takes up selling real estate and makes her first sale to the Flanders.
CLEAN
21-Dec-1997
Episode 188 Season 9
Number 10
Miracle on Evergreen Terrace Springfield has Christmas spirit until Bart ruins everything.
CLEAN
4-Jan-1998
Episode 189 Season 9
Number 11
All Singing, All Dancing Marge and Lisa chase away Homer's video blues when he learns the movie he rented is a musical.
CLEAN
11-Jan-1998
Episode 190 Season 9
Number 12
Bart Carny Homer invites some carnival barkers to be house guests while the show is in town.
CLEAN
8-Feb-1998
Episode 191 Season 9
Number 13
The Joy of Sect Homer joins a cult led by a man who promises to take members to another planet.
CLEAN
15-Feb-1998
Episode 192 Season 9
Number 14
Das Bus Homer's Internet company is targeted by Bill Gates; Springfield youths are stranded on an island.
CLEAN
22-Feb-1998
Episode 193 Season 9
Number 15
The Last Temptation of Krust Krusty the Clown is banned from the Springfield Comedy Festival.
CLEAN
1-Mar-1998
Episode 194 Season 9
Number 16
Dumbbell Indemnity Homer lands in jail after stealing a car to impress Moe's girlfriend.
CLEAN
8-Mar-1998
Episode 195 Season 9
Number 17
Lisa the Simpson Lisa fears she has a genetic predisposition to stupidity.
CLEAN
22-Mar-1998
Episode 196 Season 9
Number 18
This Little Wiggy Marge makes Bart befriend Ralph, which leads the boys on an electrifying adventure through Springfield.
CLEAN
29-Mar-1998
Episode 197 Season 9
Number 19
Simpson Tide Homer, fired for trying to enlarge a doughnut in the reactor core, joins the naval reserve.
ORIG
5-Apr-1998
Episode 198 Season 9
Number 20
The Trouble with Trillions When the IRS audits Homer, he agrees to help them recover a trillion dollars from Mr. Burns.
SYND
19-Apr-1998
Episode 199 Season 9
Number 21
Girly Edition Bart and Lisa anchor a children's news program.
CLEAN
26-Apr-1998
Episode 200 Season 9
Number 22
Trash of the Titans Homer runs for sanitation commissioner and disrupts a U2 concert.
CLEAN
3-May-1998
Episode 201 Season 9
Number 23
King of the Hill Homer accepts a mountain-climbing challenge.
CLEAN
10-May-1998
Episode 202 Season 9
Number 24
Lost Our Lisa Lisa gets lost on a bus trip to the museum.
CLEAN
17-May-1998
Episode 203 Season 9
Number 25
Margie, May I Sleep with Danger? Homer and Marge add spice to their love life. (Episode aka "Natural Born Kisser")
CLEAN
23-Aug-1998
Episode 204 Season 9
Number 26
Lard of the Dance Homer involves Bart in a new get-rich-quick scheme; Lisa plans a school dance.
CLEAN
20-Sep-1998
Episode 205 Season 10
Number 1
The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace Homer tries to invent a gadget to rival those of Thomas Edison.
CLEAN
27-Sep-1998
Episode 206 Season 10
Number 2
Bart the Mother Bart takes care of a species that could endanger life in Springfield.
CLEAN
25-Oct-1998
Episode 207 Season 10
Number 3
Treehouse of Horror IX A dead convict controls Homer; Homer and Marge are on "Jerry Springer"; the kids meet Itchy and Scratchy.
CLEAN
8-Nov-1998
Episode 208 Season 10
Number 4
When You Dish upon a Star Homer bumbles into a celebrity couple's life and becomes their personal assistant.
ORIG
15-Nov-1998
Episode 209 Season 10
Number 5
D'oh-in' in the Wind Homer digs up his mother's past, discovers his true middle name and meets her old friends.
CLEAN
22-Nov-1998
Episode 210 Season 10
Number 6
Lisa Gets an A Lisa cheats on a test, gets an A and is celebrated for her achievement.
CLEAN
6-Dec-1998
Episode 211 Season 10
Number 7
Homer Simpson in "Kidney Trouble" Grampa busts a kidney when Homer refuses to make a rest stop on a road trip.
CLEAN
20-Dec-1998
Episode 212 Season 10
Number 8
Mayored to the Mob Homer saves Mayor Quimby's life, and mobster Fat Tony targets him.
ORIG
10-Jan-1999
Episode 213 Season 10
Number 9
Viva Ned Flanders Disspirited Ned Flanders takes Homer's advice and goes to Las Vegas.
CLEAN
17-Jan-1999
Episode 214 Season 10
Number 10
Wild Barts Can't Be Broken Chief Wiggum imposes a curfew on kids after a vandalism spree.
ORIG
31-Jan-1999
Episode 215 Season 10
Number 11
Sunday, Cruddy Sunday When Homer buys bogus Super Bowl tickets, he must find a way to get a busload of angry fans into the game. Guest voices include Rupert Murdoch, Dolly Parton, Fred Willard, John Madden, Pat Summerall, Rosey Grier, Dan Marino and Troy Aikman.
ORIG
7-Feb-1999
Episode 216 Season 10
Number 12
Homer to the Max A TV character's moniker prompts Homer to change his name.
CLEAN
14-Feb-1999
Episode 217 Season 10
Number 13
I'm with Cupid Apu gives his wife, Manjula, an extravagant St. Valentine's Day gift.
RERUN
21-Feb-1999
Episode 218 Season 10
Number 14
Marge Simpson in "Screaming Yellow Honkers" Marge develops road rage driving her new sport utility vehicle.
CLEAN
28-Feb-1999
Episode 219 Season 10
Number 15
Make Room for Lisa Sharing a room with Bart stresses Lisa; Marge eavesdrops on cellular phone conversations.
CLEAN
28-Mar-1999
Episode 220 Season 10
Number 16
Maximum Homerdrive Homer challenges a truck driver to a beef-eating contest.
ORIG
4-Apr-1999
Episode 221 Season 10
Number 17
Simpsons Bible Stories The Rev. Lovejoy's sermon puts the Simpsons to sleep, and they dream of being Bible characters.
CLEAN
11-Apr-1999
Episode 222 Season 10
Number 18
Mom and Pop Art Homer sublimates his anger into art and wins praise from an art dealer.
CLEAN
25-Apr-1999
Episode 223 Season 10
Number 19
The Old Man and the C Student A forced volunteer at a retirement center, Bart finds the elderly young at heart.
CLEAN
2-May-1999
Episode 224 Season 10
Number 20
Monty Can't Buy Me Love Mr. Burns goes to extremes to win popularity in Springfield.
CLEAN
9-May-1999
Episode 225 Season 10
Number 21
They Saved Lisa's Brain Lisa becomes the youngest member of Springfield's MENSA chapter.
ORIG
16-May-1999
Episode 226 Season 10
Number 22
Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo The Simpsons visit Tokyo, where they become contestants on a game show.
RERUN
26-Sep-1999
Episode 227 Season 11
Number 1
Beyond Blunderdome Homer advises Mel Gibson about his new film, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.'"
ORIG
3-Oct-1999
Episode 228 Season 11
Number 2
Brother's Little Helper Bart's personality changes when he's given drugs to fight attention deficit disorder.
ORIG
24-Oct-1999
Episode 229 Season 11
Number 3
Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner Homer becomes food critic for The Springfield Shopper, and all the restaurants get good reviews.
CLEAN
31-Oct-1999
Episode 230 Season 11
Number 4
Treehouse of Horror X Homer causes catastrophe at the nuclear plant; Bart and Lisa X-ray the Halloween candy; the family murders Ned Flanders.
CLEAN
7-Nov-1999
Episode 231 Season 11
Number 5
E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) Homer and Bart cross tomato plants with tobacco plants and get a new addictive substance.
CLEAN
14-Nov-1999
Episode 232 Season 11
Number 6
Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder Homer's perfect bowling game makes him a celebrity.
CLEAN
21-Nov-1999
Episode 233 Season 11
Number 7
Eight Misbehavin' Apu's wife has octuplets.
CLEAN
28-Nov-1999
Episode 234 Season 11
Number 8
Take My Wife, Sleaze Homer wins a motorcycle; Marge is kidnapped by bikers.
CLEAN
19-Dec-1999
Episode 235 Season 11
Number 9
Grift of the Magi A huge company takes over Springfield Elementary to use the children to develop the ultimate toy.
ORIG
9-Jan-2000
Episode 236 Season 11
Number 10
Little Big Mom Lisa takes over the household after Marge is injured in a ski accident.
ORIG
16-Jan-2000
Episode 237 Season 11
Number 11
Faith Off Bart teams with Brother Faith to help Homer when he gets his head stuck in a bucket of glue.
ORIG
23-Jan-2000
Episode 238 Season 11
Number 12
The Mansion Family Homer throws a huge party aboard Mr. Burns' yacht.
ORIG
6-Feb-2000
Episode 239 Season 11
Number 13
Saddlesore Galactica Bart and Homer discover that horse racing is a treacherous business after they rescue a horse from the state fair.
ORIG
13-Feb-2000
Episode 240 Season 11
Number 14
Alone Again, Natura-Diddly The Simpsons console a grieving friend when he loses a loved one to an untimely death.
ORIG
20-Feb-2000
Episode 241 Season 11
Number 15
Missionary: Impossible Homer is forced to join the Peace Corps after he reneges on an anonymous $10,000 pledge to PBS. Guest voice: Betty White.
CLEAN
27-Feb-2000
Episode 242 Season 11
Number 16
Pygmoelian Plastic surgery turns Moe into a big-time lady-killer.
ORIG
19-Mar-2000
Episode 243 Season 11
Number 17
Bart to the Future A glimpse into the future shows that Lisa is president of the United States, and Bart's a White House freeloader.
ORIG
9-Apr-2000
Episode 244 Season 11
Number 18
Days of Wine and D'Oh'ses Forswearing alcohol, a newly sober Barney spearheads a rescue mission to save Bart and Lisa.
CLEAN
30-Apr-2000
Episode 245 Season 11
Number 19
Kill the Alligator and Run In Florida, Homer gets swept up in spring break revelry and accidentally runs over a legendary swamp alligator. Guest voices: Kid Rock, Joe C., Robert Evans and Charlie Rose.
CLEAN
7-May-2000
Episode 246 Season 11
Number 20
The Last Tap Dance in Springfield Lisa enrolls in a dance school run by a former child star; Bart and Milhouse camp out at a shopping mall for a week.
CLEAN
14-May-2000
Episode 247 Season 11
Number 21
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge A jilted bride moves in with the Simpsons and smothers Homer and the children with motherly love, driving Marge mad. Guest voice: Parker Posey.
CLEAN
21-May-2000
Episode 248 Season 11
Number 22
Behind the Laughter A profile of the Simpsons a la "Behind the Music," including how Quincy Jones reunited them after their breakup. Guest voices: Willie Nelson and Jim Forbes.
RERUN
1-Nov-2000
Episode 249 Season 12
Number 1
Treehouse of Horror XI Satan kicks Homer out of hell; dolphins take over Springfield; the Simpsons discover the dark side of fairy tales.
ORIG
5-Nov-2000
Episode 250 Season 12
Number 2
A Tale of Two Springfields After Homer divides the town, waging war against East Springfield, it is up to the Who to reunite Springfield. The Who guest stars.
ORIG
12-Nov-2000
Episode 251 Season 12
Number 3
Insane Clown Poppy Bart meets a girl named Sophie who claims to be Krusty's illegitimate daughter. Guest voices: Drew Barrymore, Stephen King, Joe Mantegna, Amy Tan and John Updike.
ORIG
19-Nov-2000
Episode 252 Season 12
Number 4
Lisa the Tree Hugger Lisa is smitten with an eco-terrorist and spends four days in a tree to prevent it from being cut down. Guest voice: Joshua Jackson.
ORIG
26-Nov-2000
Episode 253 Season 12
Number 5
Homer vs. Dignity When Homer asks for a raise, Mr. Burns pays him to play unpleasant jokes on others. Guest voice: Leeza Gibbons.
CLEAN
3-Dec-2000
Episode 254 Season 12
Number 6
The Computer Wore Menace Shoes After Homer creates a tell-all Web page, he is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his truthful revelations.
ORIG
10-Dec-2000
Episode 255 Season 12
Number 7
The Great Money Caper Homer and Bart turn into a couple of con artists to pay for a car repair bill. Guest voices: Edward Norton and Robby Krieger.
CLEAN
17-Dec-2000
Episode 256 Season 12
Number 8
Skinner's Sense of Snow Bart and the others lay siege to their elementary school when it doesn't shut down during a snow storm.
ORIG
7-Jan-2001
Episode 257 Season 12
Number 9
HOMR Homer's intellectual curiosity blossoms after doctors remove a crayon wedged in his brain.
ORIG
14-Jan-2001
Episode 258 Season 12
Number 10
Pokey Mom A softhearted Marge invites a recent parolee to move into the Simpson household. Guest voices: Michael Keaton, Robert Schimmel, Charles Napier and Bruce Vilanch.
ORIG
4-Feb-2001
Episode 259 Season 12
Number 11
The Worst Episode Ever Bart and Milhouse screen Comic Book Guy's illegal video stash while filling in at his store.
ORIG
11-Feb-2001
Episode 260 Season 12
Number 12
Tennis the Menace When Homer builds a backyard tennis court, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and the Williams sisters come to play. Guest voices: Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, and Serena and Venus Williams.
RERUN
18-Feb-2001
Episode 261 Season 12
Number 13
Day of the Jackanapes Sideshow Bob programs Bart to kill Krusty the Clown. Guest voice: Kelsey Grammer.
ORIG
25-Feb-2001
Episode 262 Season 12
Number 14
New Kids on the Bleech Bart, Milhouse, Ralph and Nelson are recruited by boy-band creator L.T. Smash; NSYNC pays a visit to Springfield. Guest voices: NSYNC.
CLEAN
4-Mar-2001
Episode 263 Season 12
Number 15
Hungry Hungry Homer Homer goes on a hunger strike to protest the relocation of Springfield's baseball team.
CLEAN
11-Mar-2001
Episode 264 Season 12
Number 16
Bye Bye Nerdy Lisa tries to figure out why the new girl picks on smart children; Homer baby-proofs the house for Maggie. Guest voices: Tress MacNeille and Rosie O'Donnell.
ORIG
1-Apr-2001
Episode 265 Season 12
Number 17
Simpson Safari Homer's quest for food leads him to a box of 30-year-old animal crackers that contain a winning ticket to Africa.
ORIG
29-Apr-2001
Episode 266 Season 12
Number 18
Trilogy of Error Marge severs Homer's thumb, Lisa creates a grammar robot, and Bart and Milhouse try to bust fireworks smugglers. Guest voices: Frankie Muniz and Joe Mantegna.
CLEAN
6-May-2001
Episode 267 Season 12
Number 19
I'm Goin' to Praiseland Homer and Flanders build a Bible theme park as a tribute to Ned's wife, Maude. Guest voice: Shawn Colvin.
CLEAN
13-May-2001
Episode 268 Season 12
Number 20
Children of a Lesser Clod Homer starts a daycare center in his home while recuperating from a knee injury.
ORIG
20-May-2001
Episode 269 Season 12
Number 21
Tall Tales The Simpsons inhabit the roles of folk heroes in tall tales told by a hobo on a train.
 
6-Nov-2001
Episode 270 Season 13
Number 1
Treehouse of Horror XII The computer in Marge's futuristic house executes a plan to kill Homer; a gypsy puts a hex on Homer; Bart and Lisa attend Springwarts School of Magicry, where Bart conspires with Lord Montymort and his sidekick Slithers to sabotage Lisa's magic.
 
11-Nov-2001
Episode 271 Season 13
Number 2
The Parent Rap A judge sentences Bart to be tethered to Homer as punishment for stealing a police cruiser.Guest voice: Jane Kaczmarek.
 
18-Nov-2001
Episode 272 Season 13
Number 3
Homer the Moe Feeling alienated at Moe's hip new club, Homer opens a makeshift bar in his garage and invites the rock group R.E.M. to play there.
 
2-Dec-2001
Episode 273 Season 13
Number 4
Hunka Hunka Burns in Love Homer is hired to write the blurbs found inside Chinese fortune cookies, and one of his cookies leads to love for Mr. Burns.
 
9-Dec-2001
Episode 274 Season 13
Number 5
The Blunder Years Homer regresses to his childhood and relives long-buried memories.
 
16-Dec-2001
Episode 275 Season 13
Number 6
She of Little Faith After Homer accidentally demolishes the church, Mr. Burns raises money to repair it through corporate sponsorships; a disenchanted Lisa becomes a Buddhist and meditates with actor Richard Gere, but she can't resist celebrating Christmas.
 
6-Jan-2002
Episode 276 Season 13
Number 7
Brawl in the Family A feud ignites in the family following a sour board-game.
 
20-Jan-2002
Episode 277 Season 13
Number 8
Sweets and Sour Marge Ben Stiller plays a sugar company's CEO who draws Marge's ire after Springfield is declared the "World's Fattest Town."
 
27-Jan-2002
Episode 278 Season 13
Number 9
Jaws Wired Shut An(other) accident forces Homer's jaws to be wired shut, and improved listening skills result in a kinder, gentler — and more boring — Homer.
 
10-Feb-2002
Episode 279 Season 13
Number 10
Half Decent Proposal Jon Lovitz plays Marge's one-time prom date Artie Ziff, a nerd who turned Marge off when he turned all-hands that night. Now, a techno-invention has made him rich. Encouraged by her sisters, and some girls-night imbibing, Marge e-mails Artie, who responds by helicoptering onto the Simpsons' lawn and inviting the family to his yacht. There, he makes his proposition: one million bucks to spend a weekend alone with Marge. And Artie promises "no funny stuff." The Simpsons agree when they realize the money will help their marriage — by paying for an operation to cure Homer's snoring.
 
17-Feb-2002
Episode 280 Season 13
Number 11
The Bart Wants What It Wants Reese Witherspoon and Wolfgang Puck are guest voices as Bart and Milhouse fight over a girl. The object of their affection — and altercation — is Greta Wolfcastle (Witherspoon), the daughter of action-film star Rainier Wolfcastle (Puck). After Bart and his slingshot rescue her backpack from bullies, Greta is immediately smitten. But her crush is unrequited, and the oblivious Bart blows off a date with her in order to harass Principal Skinner at his stand-up comedy debut. Clued to Greta's feelings, Bart breaks off the relationship — until Milhouse steps in. It's only then, in the name of love, that Bart asks his parents' help to win Greta back by following her to her dad's film set...in Toronto.
 
24-Feb-2002
Episode 281 Season 13
Number 12
The Lastest Gun in the West Dennis Weaver provides the voice of Buck McCoy, an old cowboy star who becomes Bart's new hero. They first meet after a stray dog chases Bart onto the grounds of Buck's mansion. Bart becomes pals with the horse-opera great, who later visits the Simpsons and brings along video highlights of his career. With Bart's help, it's not long before a Western craze sweeps Springfield Elementary, and he and Lisa land Buck a guest spot on Krusty the Clown's TV show. This could be Buck's big shot at a comeback, but there's a problem: His film career isn't the only thing that could use rehab.
 
10-Mar-2002
Episode 282 Season 13
Number 13
The Old Man and the Key Grampa Simpson regains his driver's license to woo a new woman (Olympia Dukakis), but is goaded into a race by senior punks.
 
17-Mar-2002
Episode 283 Season 13
Number 14
Tales from the Public Domain In a trilogy of classics parodies, Homer seeks to destroy Troy as Odysseus; Lisa's Joan of Arc leads the French; and Bart plays Hamlet, with Moe as Claudius.
 
31-Mar-2002
Episode 284 Season 13
Number 15
Blame It on Lisa The Simpsons go to Brazil when the orphan whom Lisa's been sponsoring there is reported missing.
 
7-Apr-2002
Episode 285 Season 13
Number 16
Weekend at Burnsie's The band Phish has a cameo in an episode in which Dr. Hibbert prescribes medicinal marijuana for Homer's eye injury, and the resulting joviality nets Homer a promotion from Mr. Burns.
 
21-Apr-2002
Episode 286 Season 13
Number 17
Gump Roast The Springfield Friars Club roasts Homer, with emcee Krusty the Clown introducing friends, family and their memories from past episodes.
 
28-Apr-2002
Episode 287 Season 13
Number 18
I Am Furious Yellow Encouraged by comic-book guru Stan Lee (in a cameo), Bart creates a strip about Homer that gets onto the Internet.
 
5-May-2002
Episode 288 Season 13
Number 19
The Sweetest Apu Apu's fling with the Squishee Lady is caught live by Homer, but on tape by his wife Manjula (Jan Hooks). James Lipton has a cameo.
 
12-May-2002
Episode 289 Season 13
Number 20
Little Girl in the Big Ten Two college girls mistake Lisa for a peer; Bart lives inside a bubble to contain the infection he got from a Chinese mosquito. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky has a cameo.
 
19-May-2002
Episode 290 Season 13
Number 21
The Frying Game Homer's community service for threatening an endangered species involves helping a kindly senior, who meets an untimely death. Carmen Electra and Frances Sternhagen are guest voices.
 
22-May-2002
Episode 291 Season 13
Number 22
Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge Homer becomes Springfield's top cop in an episode that draws inspiration from both The Sopranos and High Noon. The latest addition to Homer's résumé (recited by Mr. Simpson in a litany of past labors) comes on the heels of a heat wave that sparked a riot. The incident (in which Homer played an inadvertent role) exposes the inadequacies of Chief Wiggum and his men. Losing all confidence in the local constabulary, Homer forms his own security company — SpringShield — which subsequently replaces the police when the mayor catches Wiggum in yet another embarrassing situation. But the new chief is quickly tested when he runs afoul of mobster Fat Tony (Joe Mantegna).
 
3-Nov-2002
Episode 292 Season 14
Number 1
Treehouse of Horror XIII In the first story, a magical new hammock enables Homer to "Send In the Clones," a small army of duplicates that he happily dispatches to do chores — until one kills Flanders. Next is "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms," in which Springfield is invaded by a posse of cowboy zombies led by Billy the Kid, prompting Homer to go back in time to save the day. In the finale, the family ships out for "The Island of Dr. Hibbert," where they become guinea pigs in experiments to cross humans with animals.
 
10-Nov-2002
Episode 293 Season 14
Number 2
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Lenny Kravitz and Brian Setzer teach Homer a thing or two about music when he attends a rock-and-roll fantasy camp. As a gift from his family, Homer joins Apu, Barney, Otto and Chief Wiggum for a week of training in the complete rock-star lifestyle, "without the lawsuits and the STDs," says Mr. Jagger, who leads a session on "Inducing Crowd Frenzy." There are also workshops on slinging guitars; plowing through groupies and paparazzi; and songwriting, where Homer gets on Tom Petty's nerves. But one rockin' week is not enough for Homer, who wangles an invitation to join his instructors for a benefit concert.
 
17-Nov-2002
Episode 294 Season 14
Number 3
Bart vs. Lisa vs. 3rd Grade Lisa's high score on an achievement test gets her promoted to the third grade, the same class as Bart when he's demoted for his low score.
 
24-Nov-2002
Episode 295 Season 14
Number 4
Large Marge Marge goes to a clinic for liposuction and comes out with breast implants.
 
1-Dec-2002
Episode 296 Season 14
Number 5
Helter Shelter The Simpsons participate in a reality show called "1895 Challenge," in which they live without modern conveniences. When ratings start to sink, the producers add a celebrity — David L. Lander from Laverne & Shirley.
 
15-Dec-2002
Episode 297 Season 14
Number 6
The Great Louse Detective Kelsey Grammer returns as venerable criminal Sideshow Bob, whose deep-rooted hatred for Bart is set aside as he tries to find out who's trying to kill...Homer? Apparently someone is out to get Homer J., who barely escapes after a shadowy figure locks him in a spa steam room. Seeing the need for someone who understands a murderous mind, Chief Wiggum calls on the incarcerated Bob, who moves in with the Simpsons to keep close tabs on the intended target. When Bob asks why someone might want to do Homer harm, he's taken aback by Homer's response: "I'm a people person...who drinks."
 
5-Jan-2003
Episode 298 Season 14
Number 7
Special Edna Bart nominates Mrs. Krabappel for Teacher of the Year, netting the family a trip to the awards show in Orlando, where Little Richard is to present the prize. (Episode aka "Love and Marking")
 
12-Jan-2003
Episode 299 Season 14
Number 8
The Dad Who Knew Too Little After his insensitive birthday gift to Lisa, Homer hires a PI to dig up information on her so he can know her better. But there's a problem with the bill.
 
2-Feb-2003
Episode 300 Season 14
Number 9
Strong Arms of the Ma After a mugging, Marge becomes agoraphobic, until she starts weight training, which turns her into a buff bully who enters a bodybuilding contest.
 
9-Feb-2003
Episode 301 Season 14
Number 10
Pray Anything Coincidences lead Homer to believe he's got a direct prayer line to God, which doesn't stop him from suing when he falls at church.
 
16-Feb-2003
Episode 302 Season 14
Number 11
Barting Over Bart sues for divorce from his parents.
 
16-Feb-2003
Episode 303 Season 14
Number 12
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can 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.
 
2-Mar-2003
Episode 304 Season 14
Number 13
A Star is Born-Again Tomei plays a movie star who falls for Flanders enough to move to Springfield when he disdains going Hollywood.
 
9-Mar-2003
Episode 305 Season 14
Number 14
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington 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.
 
16-Mar-2003
Episode 306 Season 14
Number 15
C.E. D'oh! 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.
 
30-Mar-2003
Episode 307 Season 14
Number 16
Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky Lisa embraces astronomy as a career path, but when Springfield's night lights prevent her from gazing at the sky, she lobbies to have them dimmed.
 
13-Apr-2003
Episode 308 Season 14
Number 17
Three Gays of the Condo A rift with Marge over his drinking sends Homer packing and into a condo which he shares with two gay men.
 
27-Apr-2003
Episode 309 Season 14
Number 18
Dude, Where's My Ranch? After David Byrne turns Homer's anti-Flanders song into a monster hit, the family vacations at a dude ranch, where Lisa falls in love with a wrangler (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and Homer and Bart rescue Native Americans from beavers.
 
4-May-2003
Episode 310 Season 14
Number 19
Old Yeller Belly After the family cat saves his life, Homer disdains the dog, until the canine is picked to be the mascot for Duff beer.
 
11-May-2003
Episode 311 Season 14
Number 20
Brake My Wife, Please Marge is the family chauffeur after Homer's latest driving mishap costs him his license.
 
18-May-2003
Episode 312 Season 14
Number 21
The Bart of War Bart joins the "Pre-Teen Braves" and battles with Milhouse and the "Calvary Kids".
 
18-May-2003
Episode 313 Season 14
Number 22
Moe Baby Blues Moe becomes Maggie's fulltime babysitter.
 
2-Nov-2003
Episode 314 Season 15
Number 1
Treehouse of Horror XIV Homer assumes the duties of the Grim Reaper after knocking off Death with a bowling ball. Professor Frink's father goes on a rampage. Bart and Milhouse stop time with a 49-cent "miracle watch."
 
9-Nov-2003
Episode 315 Season 15
Number 2
My Mother the Carjacker Surfacing to see her son, Homer's fugitive mom (Glenn Close) is caught and tried for sabotaging a lab owned by Mr. Burns, who's loath to let a grudge die.
 
16-Nov-2003
Episode 316 Season 15
Number 3
The President Wore Pearls Lisa is made to look like Eva Peron in this loose parody as faculty members undermine her student-body presidency. Michael Moore has a cameo, addressing striking students at Springfield Elementary.
 
23-Nov-2003
Episode 317 Season 15
Number 4
The Regina Monologues Prime Minister Tony Blair, Sir Ian McKellen and J.K. Rowling have cameos as the Simpsons visit London and Homer collides with the queen. Jane Leeves plays Grandpa's wartime romance.
 
30-Nov-2003
Episode 318 Season 15
Number 5
The Fat And The Furriest Homer's videotaped encounter with a grizzly bear earns him a reputation for cowardice, so he decides to have a rematch.
 
7-Dec-2003
Episode 319 Season 15
Number 6
Today, I Am A Klown Krusty's rabbi father (Jackie Mason) helps him prepare for his bar mitzvah, which includes Mr. T; Homer guest hosts for Krusty and is a hit.
 
14-Dec-2003
Episode 320 Season 15
Number 7
'Tis The Fifteenth Season 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.
 
4-Jan-2004
Episode 321 Season 15
Number 8
Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays Maggie is among the babies who riot at a kiddie concert, prompting a backlash by single childless citizens, who organize against kids and famililes.
 
11-Jan-2004
Episode 322 Season 15
Number 9
I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot Unable to build Bart a working robot for TV's “Robot Rumble,” Homer becomes the robot by hiding inside, taking beatings, but giving better.
 
25-Jan-2004
Episode 323 Season 15
Number 10
Diatribe Of A Mad Housewife 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.
 
8-Feb-2004
Episode 324 Season 15
Number 11
Margical History Tour Marge talks history, with Homer as Henry VIII, Lenny and Carl as Lewis and Clark, Lisa as an opinionated Sacagawea and Bart as Mozart.
 
15-Feb-2004
Episode 325 Season 15
Number 12
Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore Bart bonds with Lisa after Milhouse and his mom move to Capital City; Homer panhandles to buy Marge's anniversary gift.
 
22-Feb-2004
Episode 326 Season 15
Number 13
Smart And Smarter Jon Lovitz returns as Marge's one-time date Artie Ziff, a former tycoon on the lam for a financial scam who's hiding in the Simpsons' attic.
 
14-Mar-2004
Episode 327 Season 15
Number 14
The Ziff Who Came To Dinner Jon Lovitz returns as Marge's one-time date Artie Ziff, a former tycoon on the lam for a financial scam who's hiding in the Simpsons' attic.
 
21-Mar-2004
Episode 328 Season 15
Number 15
Co-Dependent's Day After a winery tour, Marge and Homer become drinking pals, until a driving mishap prompts one to pull a fast one on the other. Music group Brave Combo has a cameo.
 
28-Mar-2004
Episode 329 Season 15
Number 16
The Wandering Juvie Sarah Michelle Gellar plays a delinquent whom Bart meets in a juvenile-correction facility that's not strong enough to hold them.
 
18-Apr-2004
Episode 330 Season 15
Number 17
My Big Fat Geek Wedding Skinner's cold feet near the altar also give Edna second thoughts, leading her into a rebound romance. Matt Groening has a cameo.
 
25-Apr-2004
Episode 331 Season 15
Number 18
Catch 'Em If You Can Marge and Homer blow off a family gathering in Dayton for some alone time in Miami Beach, but the kids are determined to follow.
 
2-May-2004
Episode 332 Season 15
Number 19
Simple Simpson 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. Nichelle Nichols has a cameo.
 
9-May-2004
Episode 333 Season 15
Number 20
The Way We Weren't Homer's confession that his first kiss wasn't with Marge prompts his story of a summer-camp romance that further offends her.
 
16-May-2004
Episode 334 Season 15
Number 21
Bart-Mangled Banner Bart really is a victim of circumstance when he appears to moon the flag, but Marge's defense of him paints the whole family as un-American.
 
23-May-2004
Episode 335 Season 15
Number 22
Fraudcast News Burns buys every media outlet in Springfield, leaving Lisa to battle him with her self-published newspaper.
 
7-Nov-2004
Episode 336 Season 16
Number 1
Treehouse Of Horror XV Flanders has premonitions; Eliza Simpson and Dr. Bartley try to find the "Mutton Chop Murderer"; The Simpsons are shrunk down and injected into the body of Mr. Burns.
 
14-Nov-2004
Episode 337 Season 16
Number 2
All's Fair In Oven War James Caan comes to party after Bart turns his tree house into a bachelor pad; Marge counters cheaters when she enters a bake-off. Writer Thomas Pynchon also has a cameo.
 
21-Nov-2004
Episode 338 Season 16
Number 3
Sleeping With The Enemy Bully Nelson Muntz is the lucky beneficiary when Marge feels her mothering skills are lost on her own kids; teasing puts Lisa on a diet.
 
5-Dec-2004
Episode 339 Season 16
Number 4
She Used To Be My Girl Kim Cattrall plays Marge's former classmate, a famous TV newswoman who sparks inspiration in Lisa, and jealousy in Marge.
 
12-Dec-2004
Episode 340 Season 16
Number 5
Fat Man And Little Boy Bart's success at selling novelty T-shirts enables Homer to quit his job and help Lisa with her science project---by supplying some plutonium.
 
16-Jan-2005
Episode 341 Season 16
Number 6
Midnight Rx Cutbacks in prescription-drug benefits send Homer and Grandpa to Canada, and make them heroes upon their return.
 
30-Jan-2005
Episode 342 Season 16
Number 7
Mommie Beerest Marge insists on becoming an active partner in Moe's after Homer takes out another mortgage to finance the tavern's required repairs.
 
6-Feb-2005
Episode 343 Season 16
Number 8
Homer And Ned's Hail Mary Pass Homer's victory dance at a carnival game leads to fame as a personal choreographer, and a gig producing the Super Bowl halftime show, with help from Flanders. Athlete cameos include Tom Brady, Michelle Kwan, Warren Sapp, LeBron James and Yao Ming.
 
13-Feb-2005
Episode 344 Season 16
Number 9
Pranksta Rap 50 Cent has a cameo as Bart fakes his own kidnapping after defying his parents to attend a rap concert.
 
20-Feb-2005
Episode 345 Season 16
Number 10
There's Something About Marrying Springfield legalizes gay marriage to attract tourists, and Homer becomes an ordained minister (via the Internet) to cash in.
 
6-Mar-2005
Episode 346 Season 16
Number 11
On A Clear Day I Can't See My Sister Tired of his teasing, Lisa gets a restraining order against Bart, with Gary Busey explaining how it works in an accompanying video.
 
13-Mar-2005
Episode 347 Season 16
Number 12
Goo Goo Gai Pan Homer poses as Selma's husband in China so she can adopt a baby, but a bureaucrat (Lucy Liu) checks up. Robert Wagner has a cameo.
 
20-Mar-2005
Episode 348 Season 16
Number 13
Mobile Homer Financial concerns split Marge and Homer, who responds to her penny pinching by buying an RV.
 
3-Apr-2005
Episode 349 Season 16
Number 14
The Seven-Beer Snitch When Springfield's new Frank Gehry-designed concert hall fails to draw, Mr. Burns takes it over and gives a special job to Homer.
 
17-Apr-2005
Episode 350 Season 16
Number 15
Future-Drama Amy Poehler plays Bart's girlfriend during his teenage years as Prof. Frink reveals the future to Bart and a Yale-bound Lisa.
 
1-May-2005
Episode 351 Season 16
Number 16
Don't Fear The Roofer Ray Romano plays a roofer who becomes Homer's new best pal, but his failure to show up for work leads Marge to suspect that he's imaginary---so she has Homer committed. Stephen Hawking has a cameo.
 
1-May-2005
Episode 352 Season 16
Number 17
The Heartbroke Kid Albert Brooks plays the director of the fat farm where Bart is sent after suffering a heart attack brought on by eating too much junk food.
 
8-May-2005
Episode 353 Season 16
Number 18
A Star Is Torn “American Idol” winner Fantasia plays a fellow contestant as Lisa enters Krusty's singing competition, where she performs a song written by Homer, who becomes an aggressive stage mother.
 
8-May-2005
Episode 354 Season 16
Number 19
Thank God, It's Doomsday A religious movie and subsequent coincidences convince Homer that “the Rapture is nigh,” and the folks of Springfield, God love 'em, take him at his word.
 
15-May-2005
Episode 355 Season 16
Number 20
Home Away From Homer Flanders moves after Homer humiliates him, but neither man is pleased with his new neighbors. Jason Bateman has a cameo.
 
15-May-2005
Episode 356 Season 16
Number 21
The Father, The Son, & The Holy Guest Star Liam Neeson voices a priest who counsels Bart, and later Homer, who embrace the faith when an expelled Bart attends Catholic school.
 
11-Sep-2005
Episode 357 Season 17
Number 1
The Bonfire Of The Manatees In the 17th-season opener, Alec Baldwin voices a marine biologist who counsels Marge after she leaves Homer for permitting illicit activity---what she describes as “snuggle films”---in the house to pay off a gambling debt.
 
18-Sep-2005
Episode 358 Season 17
Number 2
The Girl Who Slept Too Little Lisa has the best---i.e., worst---view when the cemetery is relocated behind the Simpson home.
 
25-Sep-2005
Episode 359 Season 17
Number 3
Milhouse Of Sand And Fog Maggie's chicken pox lead to a reunion of Kirk and Luann Van Houten, but the result is not the family dynamic Milhouse had hoped for.
 
6-Nov-2005
Episode 360 Season 17
Number 4
Treehouse Of Horror XVI In the 16th Halloween trilogy, a comatose Bart is replaced by a robot; Mr. Burns hunts citizens on his estate; and Springfield falls under a witch's spell that only Maggie can break. Terry Bradshaw and Dennis Rodman have cameos.
 
13-Nov-2005
Episode 361 Season 17
Number 5
Marge's Son Poisoning Tandem bicycling and afternoon tea make pals of Bart and Marge until bullies call Bart a mama's boy. Meanwhile, Homer gains strength, in one arm only.
 
20-Nov-2005
Episode 362 Season 17
Number 6
See Homer Run Homer's heroics during an emergency (caused by Bart) lead him to join the throng running for mayor when Quimby faces a recall.
 
27-Nov-2005
Episode 363 Season 17
Number 7
The Last Of The Red Hat Mamas In Italy, the Simpsons run into Sideshow Bob, who swears a vendetta against them after they let slip his criminal past to his new family.
 
11-Dec-2005
Episode 364 Season 17
Number 8
The Italian Bob In Italy, the Simpsons run into Sideshow Bob, who swears a vendetta against them after they let slip his criminal past to his new family.
 
18-Dec-2005
Episode 365 Season 17
Number 9
Simpsons Christmas Stories A trio of Christmas-themed stories includes Marge and Homer as Mary and Joseph; Burns and Grandpa shooting down Santa in World War II; and a Springfieldian take on “The Nutcracker.”
 
8-Jan-2006
Episode 366 Season 17
Number 10
Homer's Paternity Coot A long-lost letter suggests a treasure hunter (Michael York) may be Homer's father. William H. Macy and Joe Frazier have cameos.
 
29-Jan-2006
Episode 367 Season 17
Number 11
We're On the Road to D'ohwhere Bart's latest prank lands him a trip to behavioral-modification camp, but he runs away en route; Marge boosts her garage sale with expired pills.
 
26-Feb-2006
Episode 368 Season 17
Number 12
My Fair Laddy Lisa tries to turn Groundskeeper Willie into a proper gentleman for a science-fair project. Elsewhere, Coach Krupt takes over as gym teacher and begins a reign of terror.
 
12-Mar-2006
Episode 369 Season 17
Number 13
The Seemingly Never-Ending Story When the Simpsons become trapped in a cave, Lisa relates a story that happened to her. It then becomes Mr. Burns' story, then Moe's, and so on.
 
19-Mar-2006
Episode 370 Season 17
Number 14
Bart Has Two Mommies While Marge babysits Flanders' sons, Rod and Todd, Homer takes Bart and Lisa to a retirement home for animal actors, and a chimp with a strong maternal instinct snatches Bart. Susan Sarandon and baseball's Randy Johnson have voice cameos as themselves.
 
26-Mar-2006
Episode 371 Season 17
Number 15
Homer Simpson, This is Your Wife Homer signs the family up for a spouse-trading reality show. He has to take in a controlling wife while Marge moves in with a beaten-down husband (voice of Ricky Gervais), who quickly develops a crush on her.
 
2-Apr-2006
Episode 372 Season 17
Number 16
Million Dollar Abie Grandpa derails Homer's plan to bring a pro football team to Springfield when he mistakes the football commissioner for a burglar.
 
9-Apr-2006
Episode 373 Season 17
Number 17
Kiss, Kiss Bang Bangalore The nuclear-power plant is being shut down and outsourced to India, and Homer is sent to train the new employees. Meanwhile, Selma and Patty kidnap Richard Dean Anderson, who voices himself. When Anderson discovers how exciting real-life drama is, he refuses to leave.
 
23-Apr-2006
Episode 374 Season 17
Number 18
The Wettest Stories Ever Told When dinner at the Frying Dutchman turns ugly, the Simpsons try to salvage the evening by taking turns telling tales of tragedies at sea.
 
30-Apr-2006
Episode 375 Season 17
Number 19
Girls Just Want to Have Sums After making a sexist comment, Principal Skinner is replaced by Melanie Upfoot (Frances McDormand), who divides the school into two schools: one for boys, one for girls. Lisa gets frustrated when she's not allowed to take math at the boys school, so she dresses like a boy to get around the rule.
 
7-May-2006
Episode 376 Season 17
Number 20
Regarding Margie Marge has retrograde amnesia after inhaling too many fumes in a spring-cleaning frenzy. So Homer takes her around town to reacquaint her with the surroundings, but Marge doesn't know who Homer is and puts herself back on the singles market.
 
14-May-2006
Episode 377 Season 17
Number 21
The Monkey Suit Springfield is embroiled in a public debate about the theories of evolution and creationism. Melanie Griffith has a cameo as herself, and Larry Hagman is the voice of lawyer Wallace Brady.
 
21-May-2006
Episode 378 Season 17
Number 22
Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play A passionate kiss between Marge and Homer airs on the big screen at a baseball game, prompting second baseman Buck Mitchell to turn to the pair for advice about his marriage to singer Fiona (Mandy Moore). Stacy Keach is the voice of H.K. Duff.
 
10-Sep-2006
Episode 379 Season 18
Number 1
The Mook, the Chef, the Wife, and Her Homer Lisa's friendship with Fat Tony's son Michael prompts mob boss Tony to invite the Simpsons over for dinner. Michael says he'd rather be a chef than take over the family business, but that's before Tony is shot by a rival mobster. “Sopranos” stars Michael Imperioli and Joe Pantoliano voice Tony's top thugs, and Metallica band members provide their own voices.
 
17-Sep-2006
Episode 380 Season 18
Number 2
Jazzy and the Pussycats A child psychiatrist suggests drumming to channel Bart's energy, and the boy proves he's got the beat when he shows some talent on the skins. The White Stripes have voice cameos as themselves.
 
24-Sep-2006
Episode 381 Season 18
Number 3
Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em Marge reads Homer's carpentry books and becomes very handy at fixing things. Gender bias keeps the townspeople from accepting a female carpenter, so Marge pretends that Homer does the work. Meanwhile, Bart torments Skinner when he learns the principal has an extreme allergy to peanuts.
 
5-Nov-2006
Episode 382 Season 18
Number 4
Treehouse of Horror XVII The 17th annual Halloween trilogy. Included: “Married to the Blob,” in which a meteor turns Homer into a monster; “You Gotta Know When to Golem,” about a monster from Jewish folklore; and “The Day the Earth Looked Stupid,” about an alien invasion. Guest voices: Dr. Phil McGraw; Richard Lewis; Fran Drescher.
 
12-Nov-2006
Episode 383 Season 18
Number 5
G.I. (Annoyed Grunt) Homer is bamboozled by Army recruiters and winds up in basic training, where he runs afoul of a tough-minded colonel (voice of Kiefer Sutherland) and is assigned to play the enemy in war games.
 
19-Nov-2006
Episode 384 Season 18
Number 6
Moe 'N' a Lisa Lisa sees poetry in the notes Moe sticks to the walls of his hotel room, so she sends his work to a poetry journal, which publishes it, making Moe the toast of the literary circuit. Guest voices include Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen.
 
26-Nov-2006
Episode 385 Season 18
Number 7
Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair) Homer is fired and decides to buy an ice-cream truck. Marge makes use of the mountains of Popsicle sticks from Homer's ice-cream consumption by creating sculptures of Springfield citizens with them, leading to a feature about her on the news.
 
10-Dec-2006
Episode 386 Season 18
Number 8
The Haw-Hawed Couple When Bart ends up the only guest at Nelson's birthday party, the bully decides he's his best friend and goes about protecting Bart in a parody of “Goodfellas.” Meanwhile, Homer reads Lisa to sleep and debates on whether to reveal the book's sad ending to her.
 
17-Dec-2006
Episode 387 Season 18
Number 9
Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2 Homer jumps into a brawl during a holiday ice-skating show. To escape the melee, Marge takes the family Christmas shopping, where a chance encounter with Gil leads to bad luck for Gil and the Simpson clan. Elvis Stojko voices himself.
 
7-Jan-2007
Episode 388 Season 18
Number 10
The Wife Aquatic Selma and Patti's home movies make Marge nostalgic for the Barnacle Bay vacations of her youth, so Homer takes the family there, but the area has changed since the Bouviers were little girls.


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