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 - Homer's Barbershop Quartet
Release Date: 1993-09-30Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons.
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Episode 2 - Cape Feare
Release Date: 1993-10-07The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.
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Episode 3 - Homer Goes to College
Release Date: 1993-10-14Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities.
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Episode 4 - Rosebud
Release Date: 1993-10-21Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie.
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Episode 5 - Treehouse of Horror IV
Release Date: 1993-10-28Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
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Episode 6 - Marge on the Lam
Release Date: 1993-11-04Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.
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Episode 7 - Bart's Inner Child
Release Date: 1993-11-11Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a self-help guru.
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Episode 8 - Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood
Release Date: 1993-11-18After a reckless Squishee bender with Milhouse, Bart wakes to the shocking realization that he joined the Junior Campers. Lured by pocketknives and knot-tying lessons, Bart assimilates into the group but then must face the father-son rafting trip.
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Episode 9 - The Last Temptation of Homer
Release Date: 1993-12-09Homer struggles with his attraction to new coworker Mindy, a beautiful engineer whose love for doughnuts is equal to his own.
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Episode 10 - $pringfield
Release Date: 1993-12-16Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.
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Episode 11 - Homer the Vigilante
Release Date: 1994-01-06Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar, who then robs the museum.
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Episode 12 - Bart Gets Famous
Release Date: 1994-02-03When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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Episode 13 - Homer and Apu
Release Date: 1994-02-10Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office--in India--after Apu is fired.
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Episode 14 - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
Release Date: 1994-02-17Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker.
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Episode 15 - Deep Space Homer
Release Date: 1994-02-24Homer and Barney compete to be the first "average" American in space.
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Episode 16 - Homer Loves Flanders
Release Date: 1994-03-17Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience.
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Episode 17 - Bart Gets an Elephant
Release Date: 1994-03-31Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it.
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Episode 18 - Burns' Heir
Release Date: 1994-04-14Bart is picked to be Burns' heir and moves into the Burns mansion, prompting Homer and Marge to hire a deprogrammer to get him back.
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Episode 19 - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
Release Date: 1994-04-28Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis.
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Episode 20 - The Boy Who Knew Too Much
Release Date: 1994-05-05Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player.
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Episode 21 - Lady Bouvier's Lover
Release Date: 1994-05-12Grandpa Simpson falls for Marge's mother, but loses out to a competitor; Bart gets ripped off shopping at home with Homer's credit card.
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Episode 22 - Secrets of a Successful Marriage
Release Date: 1994-05-19Homer teaches a class on marriage, but sharing secrets about his own union gets him kicked out of the house.