The Simpsons (1989)
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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Episode 1 - Lard of the Dance
Release Date: 1998-08-23Homer and Bart try to make money by selling used grease. Meanwhile, Lisa organizes a school dance but feels alienated when a new classmate and her friends try to act like adults.
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Episode 2 - The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
Release Date: 1998-09-20A midlife crisis prompts Homer to quit his job and become an inventor.
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Episode 3 - Bart the Mother
Release Date: 1998-09-27Under Nelson's bad influence, Bart shoots a bird with a BB gun. Stricken with remorse, he tries to nurture the eggs from the bird's nest, which hatch into a species of lizard outlawed in Springfield.
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Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror IX
Release Date: 1998-10-25In "Hell Toupée," Snake is sent to the electric chair, and his hair is transplanted onto Homer. In "The Terror of Tiny Toon," Bart and Lisa become cartoon characters in an episode of Itchy & Scratchy. In "Starship Poopers," a growth spurt casts doubt on Maggie's paternity, and the family goes on the Jerry Springer show.
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Episode 5 - When You Dish Upon a Star
Release Date: 1998-11-08After a chance encounter with Hollywood celebrities secretly living in Springfield, Homer becomes their friend and gofer... until he spills the beans to the gang at Moe's.
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Episode 6 - D'oh-in' in the Wind
Release Date: 1998-11-15In a quest to learn Homer's middle name, Homer and Grandpa travel to his mother's old commune, where Homer embraces the hippie life.
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Episode 7 - Lisa Gets an 'A'
Release Date: 1998-11-22Stuck at home with a cold, Lisa gets addicted to a video game and neglects her homework. Her A+++ on a test wins the school a grant, but when she confesses that she cheated, Skinner covers it up. Meanwhile, Homer raises a lobster.
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Episode 8 - Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'
Release Date: 1998-12-06When Grandpa needs a new kidney, Homer agrees to donate one, but then chickens out.
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Episode 9 - Mayored to the Mob
Release Date: 1998-12-20After a riot at a sci-fi convention, Mayor Quimby hires Homer as his bodyguard, and Homer witnesses the rampant corruption in town politics. When Homer takes a stand, he runs afoul of the Springfield mafia.
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Episode 10 - Viva Ned Flanders
Release Date: 1999-01-10When clean-living Ned Flanders wants to experience a new side of life, Homer takes him to Las Vegas. After a drunken binge, they marry a pair of cocktail waitresses.
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Episode 11 - Wild Barts Can't Be Broken
Release Date: 1999-01-17Scapegoated for the vandalism of drunken Isotopes fans, the children of Springfield wage war on the adults by broadcasting their secrets on the radio.
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Episode 12 - Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
Release Date: 1999-01-31Homer and his friends charter a bus to the Super Bowl, only to find that their tickets are fake. Misadventures ensue.
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Episode 13 - Homer to the Max
Release Date: 1999-02-07A new TV series features a suave and debonair character named Homer Simpson. Homer capitalizes on his new namesake, until the character is rewritten to be a bumbling fool. Trying to recapture the positive attention he enjoyed, Homer changes his name to "Max Power."
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Episode 14 - I'm with Cupid
Release Date: 1999-02-14Apu is making the husbands of Springfield look bad with his extravagent Valentine's Day efforts for Manjula. When the men try to sabotage Apu's grand gesture, they accidentally wind up benefiting from it.
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Episode 15 - Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'
Release Date: 1999-02-21A new Canyonero SUV turns timid Marge into an aggressive driver, and her road rage lands her in traffic school. But when a stampede occurs at the zoo, the town looks to Marge to save the day.
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Episode 16 - Make Room for Lisa
Release Date: 1999-02-28Indebted from a mishap at the Smithsonian, Homer lets a cell phone company put a transmitter in the house. Forced to share a room with Bart, Lisa resents Homer until a New Age experience gives her empathy.
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Episode 17 - Maximum Homerdrive
Release Date: 1999-03-28After beating Homer in a steak-eating competition, a trucker dies; Homer and Bart take over his rig to complete his shipment.
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Episode 18 - Simpsons Bible Stories
Release Date: 1999-04-04When Reverend Lovejoy subjects the congregation to an extended Bible reading, the Simpsons fall asleep and have dreams based on Bible stories.
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Episode 19 - Mom and Pop Art
Release Date: 1999-04-11Homer's failed do-it-yourself project gets mistaken for "outsider art." Suddenly in the limelight, Homer must come up with new "works" to impress the art world.
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Episode 20 - The Old Man and the 'C' Student
Release Date: 1999-04-25When Bart ruins Springfield's chance to host the Olympics, the kids are sentenced to community service work at the retirement home. To help the residents recapture their youth, Bart takes them on an ill-fated boat ride.
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Episode 21 - Monty Can't Buy Me Love
Release Date: 1999-05-02A new mogul wins the hearts of the townspeople with a shower of cash. Jealous, Mr. Burns asks Homer to help make him a beloved billionaire too, and they hatch a plan to bring the Loch Ness Monster to Springfield.
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Episode 22 - They Saved Lisa's Brain
Release Date: 1999-05-09Mayor Quimby flees Springfield, leaving the town chapter of Mensa in charge. As the group's new power goes to their heads, they take their utopian plans too far and the townspeople revolt.
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Episode 23 - Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
Release Date: 1999-05-16After their bank account is drained at a cyber-cafe, the Simpsons go on a disastrous low-budget trip to Japan, where they wind up as contestants on a humiliating game show.