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- "The Simpsons" Episode Guide
- written by Mark Holtz
- (updated February 14, 1992)
-
- [I've been behind. Does anyone have the airdates for those having ??????, and
- does anyone have a list of the quest stars for 8F13 and what their jobs were
- while they were employed at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant for that single
- game? - mholtz]
-
- This guide just contains titles, production codes, and descriptions. For a
- complete listing with air dates, see "The Simpsons" Air Dates.
-
- First Season
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Some Enchanted Evening (7G01): 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." [Aired May 13, 1990]
-
- Bart the Genius (7G02): Bart swaps IQ tests with the class brain, and ends up
- at a school for gifted kids, where Bart ends up the butt of everyone's jokes.
- [Aired January 14, 1990]
-
- Homer's Odyssey (7G03): 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. [Aired
- January 21, 1990] NOTES: Montgomery Burns and Smithers is introduced.
-
- There's No Disgrace Like Home (7G04): After seeing family bliss at the recent
- family picnic, Homer sells the TV and goes to a psychiatrist advertised on TV.
- [Aired January 28, 1990] NOTES: First scenes of Itchy and Scratchy.
-
- Bart the General (7G05): When Bart gets beat up by the school bully for
- defending Lisa, he organizes his friends to go after the bully. [Aired
- February 4, 1990] NOTES: Grandpa Simpson is introduced.
-
- Moaning Lisa (7G06): Lisa is feeling down and blue about the problems around
- her, and meets a fellow blues musician, Bleedin' Gums Murphy. [Aired February
- 11, 1990]
-
- "The Tell-Tale Head" (7G07): 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. [Aired
- February 25, 1990] 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.
-
- "The Simpson's Christmas Special" (AKA: Simpson's Roasting on a Open Fire)
- (7G08): It's a not-so-merry Christmas for 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. [Aired December 17, 1989] 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
- videocassette.
-
- Call of the Simpsons (7G09): It's a camping mis-adventure 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. [Aired February 18, 1990]
-
- Homer's Night Out (7G10): Using his new mail-order spy camera, Bart catches
- Homer dancing with a strip dancer at a "stag" party. [Aired March 25, 1990]
-
- Jacques to be Wild (AKA: Life In The Fast Lane) (7G11): When Homer gives Marge
- a bowling ball for her birthday, intending it for himself. However, Marge vows
- to learn how to bowl, and ends up getting close with Jacque, her bowling
- teacher. [Aired March 18, 1990] NOTES: Helen Lovejoy is introduced.
-
- Krusty Gets Busted (7G12): When Krusty the Clown 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. [Aired April 29, 1990]
-
- The Crepes of Wrath (7G13): 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 Hoaxha, an Albanian exchange student who is actually a spy.
- [Aired April 15, 1990]
-
- Second Season
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Two Cars in Every Garage, Three Eyes on Every Fish (7F01): In order to keep
- his nuclear plant from being closed down due to numerous violations,
- Montgomery Burns decides to run for governor. [Aired November 1, 1990]
-
- Simpson and Delilah (7F02): 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. [Aired October 18,
- 1990]
-
- Bart Gets An F (7F03): 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.
- [Aired October 11, 1990]
-
- "The Simpson's Halloween Special" (AKA: Treehouse of Horror) (7F04): Bart and
- Lisa swap three horror stories in their tree house:
- * "Bad Dream House" - The Simpson's move into a haunted house, complete with a
- dimensional vortex, bleeding walls, and a Indian burial ground.
- * "Hungry Are The Damned" - Aliens kidnap The Simpsons, and invite them to a
- "great feast" on Rigel 4.
- * "The Raven" - James Earl Jones narrates Edger Allen Poe's classic tale
- starring the Simpsons. This version stays very close to the original poem.
- [Aired October 25, 1990]
-
- Dancin' Homer (7F05): After helping the Springfield Isotopes win a game,
- "Dancin' Homer" becomes the team mascot, and the family gets invited to
- Capital City. [Aired November 8, 1990] NOTES: Tony Bennet voices as himself
- singing the "Capital City" song, a variation of "New York, New York"
-
- Bart the Daredevil (7F06): Bart embarks on a life of death-defying feats when
- he sees a daredevil perform at a Monster Truck Rally. [Aired December 6, 1990]
- NOTES: Doctor Hibbert is introduced.
-
- Bart Vs. Thanksgiving (7F07): Bart runs away from home when he "accidentally"
- burns Lisa's masterpiece and refuses to apologize about it. [Aired November
- 22, 1990]
-
- Dead Putting Society (7F08): 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". [Aired November 15, 1990]
-
- Itchy & Scratchy & Marge (7F09): 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. [Aired December 20, 1990]
-
- "Episode 23: Bart Gets Hit By A Car" (7F10): 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 is introduced. [Aired January 10, 1991]
-
- One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (7F11): Homer believes that he has 24
- hours to live after thinking he ate the deadly blowfish at a local sushi
- restaurant. [Aired January 24, 1991] NOTES: George Takei guest voices as the
- Japanese waiter. Larry King narrates the bible.
-
- The Way We Was (7F12): When the TV goes out, Homer and Marge tell how they
- first met in 1974 Springfield. [Aired January 31, 1991] NOTES: McBain is
- introduced.
-
- Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment (7F13): 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. [Aired February 7, 1991]
-
- Bart's Dog Gets An F (7F14): After chewing up Homer's new $125 sneakers and
- the Bouvier family quilt, Santa's Little Helper is enrolled in a obedience
- school. [Aired March 7, 1991] NOTES: Tracy Ullman guest voices.
-
- Principal Charming (7F15): Homer sets up a date between Principal Skinner and
- Marge's sister, Selma. However, it ends up being Skinner and Patty. [Aired
- February 14, 1991]
-
- Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (7F16): 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. [Aired February 21, 1991] NOTES: Danny DeVito guest voices as
- Herbert Powell.
-
- Old Money (7F17): When Abraham "Grandpa" Simpson inherits one hundred thousand
- dollars from his deceased sweetie, he decides to give it to people who need it
- most. [Aired March 28, 1991]
-
- Brush with Greatness (7F18): 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.
- [Aired April 11, 1991] NOTES: Ringo Starr voices as himself.
-
- Lisa's Substitute (7F19): 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. [Aired April 25, 1991] NOTES: Dustin Hoffman voices as himself
- uncredited.
-
- War Of The Simpsons (7F20): 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. [Aired May 2, 1991]
-
- Three Men and a Comic Book (7F21): 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 Millhous. [Aired May 9,
- 1991]
-
- Blood Feud (7F22): Mr. Burns needs double-O negative blood, and only Bart can
- supply it. Now, Homer wants some gratitude for Bart's donation. [Aired July
- 11, 1991]
-
- Third Season
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- When Flanders Failed (7F23): Ned Flanders quits his regular job and announces
- at a barbque that he is opening a mall store catering to lefties. Homer,
- however, wishes that Flanders would fail. [Aired October 3, 1991]
-
- Stark Raving Dad (7F24): 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 who walks and talks like Michael Jackson. [Aired September 19, 1991]
- NOTE: Michael Jackson did the voice uncredited.
-
- NOTE: The following episodes are broadcast in Dolby Surround Stereo.
-
- Mr Lisa Goes To Washington (8F01): 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. [Aired September 26, 1991]
-
- "The Simpsons Halloween Special II" (aka Treehouse of Horror II) (8F02): 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 . . .
- * The Monkey's Paw - The Simpsons, on a foreign trip, pick up a monkey's paw
- that gives the holder four wishes . . . with bad side effects.
- * Bart The Monster - 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.
- * Homer's Brain - 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.
- [Aired October 31, 1991]
-
- Bart The Murderer (8F03): 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. [Aired October 10, 1991]
-
- Homer Defined (8F04): When Homer accidentally saved two nuclear plants, he
- becomes a hero, and is admired by his daughter Lisa. [Aired October 17, 1991]
- NOTE: Magic Johnson voices as himself.
-
- Like Father, Like Clown (8F05): 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 Krustowsky, 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. [Aired
- October 24, 1991] NOTE: Jackie Mason is the voice of Rabbi Krustowsky.
-
- Lisa's Pony (8F06) - 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 as Apu's Kwik-E-Mart. [Aired November 7,
- 1991]
-
- Saturdays of Thunder (8F07) - 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. [Aired November 14, 1991]
-
- Flaming Moe's (8F08) - 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. [Aired November 21, 1991] NOTE: Rock
- band AeroSmith guest star, animated as themselves.
-
- Burns Verkauft das Kraftwerk (8F09) (translated: Burns Sells The Power Plant)
- - 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. [Aired December 5, 1991]
-
- I Married Marge (8F10) - 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. [Aired December 26, 1991]
-
- Radio Bart (8F11) 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 Timothy O'Toole has fallen down the local
- well. [Aired January 9, 1992] NOTE: Sting guest voices as himself with a song
- titled "We're Sending Our Love Down The Well".
-
- Lisa the Greek (8F12) - 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
- XXVI. [Aired January 23, 1992]
-
- Homer at the Bat (8F13) - [TO BE REWRITTEN] Mr. Burns bets $1,000,000 that his
- company team can beat the competition. In order to do so, he replaced the
- regular company team with Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens, Ozzie Smith, Don
- Mattingly, Darryl Strawberry, and Steve Sax. [Aired February 20, 1992]
-
- Homer Alone (8F14) - 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. [Aired February 6, 1992]
-
- Separate Vocations (8F15) (not "Act II: Death Drives A Stick") - 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 in a bad kid.
- [Aired February 27, 1992] NOTE: Steve Allen guest voices.
-
- Bart the Lover (8F16) - 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. [Aired February 16, 1992]
-
- Dog of Death (8F17) - When Santa's Little Helper suffers from a twisted
- stomach, the Simpson's 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. Burn's hounds. [Aired March 12, 1992]
-
- Colonel Homer (8F19) - After a particularly bad movie experience, Homer drives
- to a bar where he discovers a singer named ______ ______. Now, Colonel Homer
- is her manager, much to Marge's disgust. [Aired March 26, 1992]
-
- The Otto Show (8F20) - 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. [Aired April 23, 1992]
-
- Black Widower (8F21) (aka The Return of Sideshow) - Sideshow Bob gets paroled,
- and marries Patty. However, Bart suspects that Sideshow Bob has something else
- up his sleeve..... [Aired April 9, 1992]
-
- Bart's Friend Falls In Love (8F22) - Bart and Milhous enter the age of
- cooties, when Milhous and a new girl start dating . . . without her father
- knowing it. [Aired May 7, 1992]
-
- Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? (8F23) - Herbert Powell returns, and asks
- the Simpson's help for an invention idea of his, using the money Homer
- received from the nuclear planet for some bogus award. [Aired August 27, 1992]
-
- Fourth Season
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- A Streetcar Named Marge (8F18) - 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. [Aired October 1, 1992]
-
- Camp Krusty (8F24) - Bart and Lisa spend the six weeks at Camp Krusty.
- However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out.
- [Aired September 24, 1992]
-
- The production company that animates "The Simpsons" has been replaced from
- Klasky-Csupo to Film Roman.
-
- Homer the Heretic (9F01) - Homer, in a dream, gets permission from God to skip
- church, much to Marge's objections. [Aired October 8, 1992]
-
- Lisa the Beauty Queen (9F02) - Homer enters Lisa in a beauty contest, and Lisa
- comes up as runner up. However, when the original winner is injured, Lisa
- becomes "Little Miss Springfield". [Aired October 15, 1992]
-
- Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie (9F03) - When Bart fails to keeps to eye on Maggie
- and puts her life in danger, Homer finally puts his foot down on Bart mischief
- by passing the ultimate punishment: Bart can never see the Itchy and Scratchy
- Movie. [Aired November 3, 1992]
-
- Treehouse of Horror III (9F04) - The Simpsons hold a Halloween Party, in which
- three stories are exchanged.....
- * "Clown Without Pity" - Bart receives, as a birthday present, a talking
- Krusty doll....from the "House of Evil 'Your One Stop Evil Shop'"
- * "King Homer" - King Kong Klone.
- * "Dial 'Z' For Zombies" - 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.
- [Aired October 29, 1992]
-
- Marge Gets a Job (9F05) - The Simpson's 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. [Aired November 5, 1992]
-
- New Kid on the Block (9F06) - Bart develops a crush on the new girl next door,
- but his heart is broken when she dates Jimbo. [Aired November 12, 1992]
-
- Mr. Plow (9F07) - After Homer wrecks the two family cars during a snowstorm,
- he buys a snowplow, and starts up "Mr. Plow". However, the competition becomes
- cutthroat when Homers best buddy, Barney, starts up a competing plowing
- business, "King Plow". [Aired November 19, 1992]
-
- Lisa's First Words (9F08) - 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 was her first words.
- [Aired December 3, 1992]
-
- Homer's Triple Bypass (9F09) - All those years of eating those fatty foods has
- caused Homer to have a heart attack. Now, Homer has a choice - spend $20,000
- for Dr. Hibbert's bypass operation, or $??? for Dr. ?????'s bypass. [Aired
- ?????]
-
- Marge vs. the Monorail (9F10) - After getting $3 million from a fine due to
- Mr. Burn's illegal disposal of nuclear waste, the town decided to spend money
- on a needless monorail....built from shoddy materials. Leonard Nimoy guest
- voices as himself. [Aired ???????]
-
- Selma's Choice (9F11) - After a ?????? dies, Selma decided to try and get
- married and have a child. [Aired ??????]
-
- I Love Lisa (9F13) - Lisa's valentine to the most disliked boy in her class
- causes her to be chased by him. [Aired ?????]
-
- Yet To Be Aired
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Brother from the Same Planet (9F12) -
-
- Duffless (9F14) -
-
- Last Exit to Springfield (9F15) -
-
- The Front (9F16) -
-
- *> Possible episodes? <*
-
- So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (9F17) -
-
- Krusty Gets Cancelled (9F18) -
-
- Whacking Day (9F19) -
-
- Marge Goes to Jail (9F20) -
-
- [Beatles] (9F21) -
-
- [Sideshow Bob] (9F22)
-
- NOTE: Only "The Tell-Tale Head" and "Episode 23: Bart Gets Hit By A Car"
- have actual on-screen titles.
-
- Music Videos
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Do the Bart, Man!: During a dance recital, Bart swaps the music, does a new
- dance, and sings about how cool he is. [Aired December 6, 1990]
-
- Deep, Deep Trouble: Bart tells his tale of being in deep, deep trouble
- after mowing the sprinkler head and having a wild house party. [Aired March
- 7, 1991]
-