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 - Treehouse of Horror VII
Release Date: 1996-10-27A Halloween trilogy. This time, Bart meets his "pure evil" Siamese twin; Lisa's science project attacks Bart; aliens Kang and Kodos invade as Clinton and Dole's replicas just before the 1996 Presidential election.
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Episode 2 - You Only Move Twice
Release Date: 1996-11-03In an idyllic planned community, Homer works for a new boss who has trouble with the government. Meanwhile, the rest of the family has difficulty dealing with the bucolic burg.
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Episode 3 - The Homer They Fall
Release Date: 1996-11-10When Moe sees that Homer can absorb massive blows to the head, he turns him into a prizefighter and sets up a match with heavyweight champion Drederick Tatum.
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Episode 4 - Burns, Baby Burns
Release Date: 1996-11-17Mr. Burns' boorish long-lost son Larry gets the brush-off from Burns, but Homer hatches a plan to reconcile them.
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Episode 5 - Bart After Dark
Release Date: 1996-11-24After trespassing and damaging property at a mysterious old house, Bart is required to work there as a punishment... but it turns out to be a burlesque house.
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Episode 6 - A Milhouse Divided
Release Date: 1996-12-01Kirk and Luann Van Houten are getting a divorce. Homer is confident that it will never happen to him, but Kirk tells him how quickly things can change.
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Episode 7 - Lisa's Date with Density
Release Date: 1996-12-15Lisa develops a crush on Nelson and tries to change him into a better person. Meanwhile, Homer finds an autodialer and starts a telemarketing scam.
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Episode 8 - Hurricane Neddy
Release Date: 1996-12-29A hurricane destroys the Flanders' home and they have to move into the church basement. The people of Springfield gather to rebuild their house, but when Ned sees the poor workmanship, he has a complete breakdown.
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Episode 9 - El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
Release Date: 1997-01-05After eating a dish laced with potent peppers during the chili cookoff, Homer has hallucinations where a mystical coyote urges him to find his soulmate.
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Episode 10 - The Springfield Files
Release Date: 1997-01-12Homer witnesses something out of this world in Springfield woods, but no one believes him -- not even FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who come to investigate the incident.
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Episode 11 - The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
Release Date: 1997-01-19Marge's new pretzel franchise is failing until Homer strikes a deal with Fat Tony, Springfield's local mobster.
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Episode 12 - Mountain of Madness
Release Date: 1997-02-02To promote teamwork amongst the power plant's employees, Mr. Burns makes them go on a corporate retreat up in the mountains.
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Episode 13 - Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) cious
Release Date: 1997-02-07Marge is stressed by the demands of motherhood and the Simpsons get a magical British nanny, who floats down from the sky holding an umbrella.
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Episode 14 - The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
Release Date: 1997-02-09In an attempt to boost ratings, the Itchy and Scratchy Show adds a new "in-your-face" character voiced by Homer.
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Episode 15 - Homer's Phobia
Release Date: 1997-02-16The Simpsons befriend a shop owner, but when Homer discovers the man is gay, he worries about his influence on Bart.
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Episode 16 - Brother from Another Series
Release Date: 1997-02-23When Sideshow Bob is released from prison, his brother Cecil puts him in charge of building Springfield's new hydroelectric dam.
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Episode 17 - My Sister, My Sitter
Release Date: 1997-03-02Lisa has a stellar reputation as a babysitter, but when Homer and Marge leave her in charge of Bart and Maggie, everything starts going wrong.
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Episode 18 - Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
Release Date: 1997-03-16When Prohibition is revived in Springfield, Homer and Bart supply the town with alcohol.
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Episode 19 - Grade School Confidential
Release Date: 1997-04-06Bart discovers Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel kissing, and it's not long before the whole town knows of their secret affair.
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Episode 20 - The Canine Mutiny
Release Date: 1997-04-13When Bart can't pay the credit card bill for his expensive new purebred dog, the repo men unwittingly take Santa's Little Helper.
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Episode 21 - The Old Man and the Lisa
Release Date: 1997-04-20Financially ruined, Mr. Burns turns to Lisa for help in building a recycling business. Lisa believes he's changed, but his new business venture takes a shocking new direction.
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Episode 22 - In Marge We Trust
Release Date: 1997-04-27Disturbed that Reverend Lovejoy has lost interest in counseling parishioners, Marge volunteers as the "Listen Lady." Meanwhile, Homer sees his likeness on a box of Japanese detergent.
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Episode 23 - Homer's Enemy
Release Date: 1997-05-04A hardworking new employee at the power plant is consumed with resentment at Homer's undeserved success.
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Episode 24 - The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
Release Date: 1997-05-11Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spinoff spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I.," Chief Wiggum becomes a New Orleans detective. Next, Grampa Simpson's soul is trapped inside Moe's Love tester machine in "The Love-Matic Grampa." Finally, the Simpson family hosts a '70s-style variety show.
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Episode 25 - The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
Release Date: 1997-05-18Lisa joins the all-male military school where Bart is sent for discipline. Then comes the hazing.