Kamp Krusty
After making a deal with Homer to get good grades in school, Bart
and Lisa go away to Kamp Krusty. It doesn't turn out to be as good
as they thought though, and eventually Bart decides to take over the
camp. Krusty eventually comes in and takes them to Tijuana to make
up for it.
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Streetcar Named Marge
Marge is cast in the role of Blanche DuBois in the musical version
of A Streetcar Named Desire. Homer isn't happy about the situation,
but Marge continues. Meanwhile, Maggie has been placed in day care
leads a rebellion against the strict teachers. Watching Marge
perform in the play, Homer is moved and realizes he should have been
more supportive.
Homer the Heretic
One Sunday morning, Homer decides that he'd rather sleep late than
go to church. He enjoys his free Sunday Mornings until he falls
asleep while the house is burning. When he is rescued by people of
all sorts of religions, He decides to go back to church, because
religion isn't all that bad
Lisa the Beauty Queen
To help Lisa get over her insecurities about her looks,
Homer enters her into a pageant. Lisa becomes first runner-up,
and pretty soon Lisa is crowned the official Little Miss Springfield
(because the original Miss was struck by lightning). When realising
she has to advertise for a cigarette company, she rebels is stripped
of her crown by pageant officials. But in the end, they can't strip
Lisa of her newfound confidence.
Treehouse of Horror III
the Simpsons gather for a Halloween party and exchange ghost
stories. In the first tale, told by Lisa, Homer buys Bart a talking
Krusty doll with a few glitches. In the next story, told by Grandpa,
Homer plays King Kong to Marge's Fay Wray. Finally, Bart tells a
story in which a spell from a book of witchcraft bring Springfield's
dead to life. The only thing that can send them back to their graves
is the right spell.
Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie
Every kid in the world waits with bated breath for the Itchy &
Scratchy movie, but Bart is the only one who's not allowed to see
it. Marge and Homer ground Bart for his bad behaviour, making him
miss the most important movie of his life. In a vision of the future
in which his son becomes a Supreme Court Justice, Homer imagines
seeing a revival of the movie with Bart.
Marge Gets a Job
When the Simpsons' house begins sliding off its foundation, Marge is
forced to get a job to help make ends meet. She is hired by Mr.
Burns and while on the job, Marge catches his heart. To impress her,
he even hires her favourite singer, Tom Jones, to serenade her, but
Marge rejects all of her boss' advances and stays faithful to Homer.
The New Kid on the Block
Evergreen Terrace welcomes two new neighbours, Ruth Powers and her
lovely teenage daughter, Laura. Bart falls hard for Laura, but she
thinks of him as just a little friend and prefers Jimbo Jones. Bart
devises a way to get revenge on Jimbo, effective enough to make the
bully cry. Laura breaks up with Jimbo, and even though Bart doesn't
get her, he's happy enough.
Mr. Plow
At the auto show, Homer impulsively buys a snow plough and starts a
business as Mr. Plow. All is well until Barney sets up a rival
business as the Plow King and wipes the streets with Homer. Homer
tries to get rid of Barney, but guilt causes him to start working
together rather than killing each other. Their plans are foiled by
God, though
Lisa's First Word
While trying to get Maggie to say her first words, Marge tells Bart
and Lisa about what they were like as babies. In flashback, we see
that Bart's first words were "aye carumba" and Lisa's was "Bart".
Back in the present, when Homer has put Maggie to bed and has left
the room, Maggie says "Daddy."
Homer's Triple Bypass
Homer is in need of a triple bypass operation. The operation costs
too much originally, so he goes to Dr. Nick Riviera, who agrees to
do the operation for $129.95. During the operation, Dr. Nick loses
his nerve and only Lisa, who has been studying the heart, can talk
him through the procedure. Homer recovers and is able to live a
long, doughnut-filled life.
Marge vs. the Monorail
Mr. Burns is forced to pay a $3 million fine for illegally dumping
toxic waste under trees in the park. At a town meeting where
Springfield's citizens discuss how to best use the new funds, Lyle
Lanley, a charismatic travelling salesman convinces them to build a
completely useless monorail. Marge is the only one in town who
disapproves of the project and when the monorail is complete
disaster, her reservations are proved correct.
Selma's Choice
Aunt Selma realizes that she might wind up dying all alone and
thinks that having a baby can relieve her loneliness. To test her
maternal instincts, she takes Bart and Lisa to an amusement park,
where she realizes that parenthood isn't for her. Shaken by the
experience, Selma decides to take care of Jub Jub, a pet iguana, in
stead of a baby.
Brother From the Same Planet
When Homer leaves Bart waiting in the pouring rain after soccer
practice, he must earn back his son's love. Bart expresses his anger
by getting a bigger brother." He's paired with Tom, a
motorcycle-riding fighter pilot who spoils him. To get revenge on
Bart, Homer signs up to be a Big Brother and "adopts" Pepi, a needy
child. When Homer and Tom clash over Bart, they fight viciously and
Bart realizes how much his father loves him. Bart returns to Homer
and Tom winds up adopting Pepi.
I Love Lisa
Trying to be nice to Ralph Wiggum, Lisa gives him a Valentine's Day
card. Ralph misinterprets the gesture and thinks that Lisa is in
love with him. Lisa tries to let him down gently, but finds herself
doing it live in front of the nation. Heartbroken, Ralph channels
his feelings into his performance as George Washington in his
school's Presidents Day show. Ralph's acting is superb, and after a
thunderous applause he is able to accept Lisa as just a friend.
Duffless
Lisa conducts a secret experiment for the Springfield
Elementary School science fair to see who's smarter, Bart or a
hamster. Meanwhile, Homer is forced to swear off beer after being
arrested on a D.U.I. Bart realizes what Lisa is doing and ruins her
plans for the science fair by winning first prize for his own, more
sensational, hamster experiment. Homer manages to stay off of beer
for an entire month and, instead of drinking to celebrate his
sobriety, he decides to stay on the wagon and enjoy a bike ride with
Marge.
Last Exit to Springfield
Homer finds himself filling in for the Springfield Nuclear Power
Plant's union leader when it comes time to negotiate their new
contract with Mr. Burns. Homer is a tough negotiator, despite not
knowing the first thing about union organizing, and forces Burns to
accept the union's demands on the condition that Homer be removed as
leader.
So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show
Bart's April Fools' prank backfires and lands Homer in the hospital
in a coma. At Homer's bedside, The Simpson family reminisces about
all of the good times they've had over the years. A half-hour of
precious screen time is filled with clips you've seen before and
Homer eventually emerges from his coma.
The Front
Convinced they can write better Itchy & Scratchy scripts than the
writers who currently work on the cartoon, Bart and Lisa set out to
write their own shows under the name of grampa. Grampa is hired as a
new writer, and the kids do the work for him, eventually winning an
Emmy for their work. At the awards, Grampa realises what the
cartoons are about and refuses to act as the front from then on.
Whacking Day
Everyone in Springfield is excited for Whacking Day, but as the
holiday approaches, Lisa condemns it as violent. Whacking Day is a
decade-long tradition which calls for the townspeople to beat snakes
to death with sticks. Lisa decides to save the snakes with the help
of Whacking Day's honorary MC, Barry White, who uses his sonorous
bass vocal style to lure the snakes to safety, where no one can
whack them
Marge in Chains
Marge gets busted for shoplifting at the Kwik-E-Mart and is
sentenced to thirty days in prison. She is sprung by the rioting
townspeople of Springfield, who desperately need the inmate's
patented marshmallow squares for the Springfield Park Commission's
annual bake sale.
Krusty Gets Kancelled
The Krusty the Clown show gets bumped in the ratings by Arthur
Crandall, a droll ventriloquist, and Gabbo, his excitable dummy.
Krusty's show is cancelled as a result of falling ratings, but Bart
and Lisa work hard to get him a great come back show with a ton of
famous friends.