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 - Bart of Darkness
Release Date: 1994-09-04Stuck in his room with a broken leg, Bart hears a high-pitched scream. When he looks through his telescope, he sees a guilty Ned Flanders burying the evidence.
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Episode 2 - Lisa's Rival
Release Date: 1994-09-11Lisa feels threatened when a new girl moves to Springfield: Allison is smart, pretty, a great saxophone player and a crack diorama builder. Lisa tries to befriend her new rival, but she's consumed with envy and competitiveness.
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Episode 3 - Another Simpsons Clip Show
Release Date: 1994-09-25After reading the weepy best-seller The Bridges of Madison County, Marge sits down with the family and recalls romantic moments, along with temptations from her bowling instructor Jacques and Homer's coworker Mindy.
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Episode 4 - Itchy & Scratchy Land
Release Date: 1994-10-02The family's trip to Itchy & Scratchy Land takes an unexpected turn when high-tech robots malfunction and become violent.
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Episode 5 - Sideshow Bob Roberts
Release Date: 1994-10-09Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob, who then runs against Quimby for mayor.
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Episode 6 - Treehouse of Horror V
Release Date: 1994-10-30Lack of beer and cable TV make Homer a crazed killer; the present is altered by a time-traveling Homer; and Principal Skinner turns detention students into food.
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Episode 7 - Bart's Girlfriend
Release Date: 1994-11-06Bart learns that the good Reverend Lovejoy's daughter is really bad.
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Episode 8 - Lisa on Ice
Release Date: 1994-11-13Lisa's surprising ability at hockey spawns jealousy in Bart and a showdown when their teams meet.
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Episode 9 - Homer Badman
Release Date: 1994-11-27When Homer gropes for a gummy candy stuck to the babysitter's pants, she mistakes his intentions and turns the town against him.
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Episode 10 - Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy
Release Date: 1994-12-04Grandpa's homemade tonic puts life back in the Simpson bedroom, so he and Homer hit the road to sell the stuff.
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Episode 11 - Fear of Flying
Release Date: 1994-12-18When they try to go on vacation, the family discovers Marge's debilitating fear of flying. Marge consults a psychoanalyst to find the source of her baffling fear.
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Episode 12 - Homer the Great
Release Date: 1995-01-08Homer joins the secret society of the Stonecutters and is suddenly exalted when the brethren discover his birthmark. The ancient order is shaken to the core by the ineptitude of its new Chosen One.
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Episode 13 - And Maggie Makes Three
Release Date: 1995-01-22The story of Maggie's birth is told in flashbacks: after Homer quits the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to pursue his dream of working at a bowling alley, Marge reveals that she is pregnant.
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Episode 14 - Bart's Comet
Release Date: 1995-02-05When Bart is forced to assist Principal Skinner in early-morning astronomy observations, he discovers a giant comet heading towards Springfield. Facing impending doom, the entire town shows up at the Flanders family bomb shelter.
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Episode 15 - Homie the Clown
Release Date: 1995-02-12Krusty the Clown's reckless spending forces him to open a clown college to keep afloat. New graduate Homer discovers the perks and perils of being Krusty.
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Episode 16 - Bart vs. Australia
Release Date: 1995-02-19After tricking an Australian boy into accepting a collect call, Bart flies Down Under to apologize.
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Episode 17 - Homer vs. Patty and Selma
Release Date: 1995-02-26A loan from Patty and Selma makes Homer their slave; Bart is forced to take ballet.
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Episode 18 - A Star Is Burns
Release Date: 1995-03-05Film critic Jay Sherman is among the judges at the Springfield Film Festival, which Mr. Burns conspires to win by bribing some judges.
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Episode 19 - Lisa's Wedding
Release Date: 1995-03-19A fortuneteller predicts Lisa's engagement and wedding to a fellow student from an upper-crust British family.
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Episode 20 - Two Dozen and One Greyhounds
Release Date: 1995-04-09The Simpson household's overrun with puppies--the offspring of Santa's Little Helper and his new girlfriend from which Mr. Burns would love to make a greyhound-skin tuxedo.
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Episode 21 - The PTA Disbands
Release Date: 1995-04-16Bart helps precipitate a teachers strike, but he rues his handiwork when Marge takes over for Mrs. Krabappel.
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Episode 22 - Round Springfield
Release Date: 1995-04-30Bart winds up in the hospital as a result of eating Krusty cereal, and when Lisa comes to visit him, she is reunited with her sax idol.
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Episode 23 - The Springfield Connection
Release Date: 1995-05-07Marge joins the police force after thwarting a criminal, and Homer thinks he now has a free ride as a cop's spouse.
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Episode 24 - Lemon of Troy
Release Date: 1995-05-14Springfield boys try to recapture the town's beloved lemon tree after it's stolen.
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Episode 25 - Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1)
Release Date: 1995-05-21Mr. Burns makes many enemies when he steals the oil discovered beneath Springfield Elementary.