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The Simpsons

1989– · Continuing · 38 seasons

Comedy Animation
First aired
Dec 17, 1989
Next episode
Sun, Oct 18
IMDb rating
8.6 / 10 465,712 votes
Recall rating
9.0 / 10 1 rating

Overview

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.

Won 37 Primetime Emmys. 187 wins & 384 nominations total

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Episodes

Season 10 · 23 episodes

  • Aug 23, 1998 25 min

    Homer 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.

  • Sep 20, 1998 25 min

    A midlife crisis prompts Homer to quit his job and become an inventor.

  • Sep 27, 1998 25 min

    Under 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.

  • Oct 25, 1998 25 min

    In "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.

  • Nov 8, 1998 25 min

    After 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.

  • Nov 15, 1998 25 min

    In a quest to learn Homer's middle name, Homer and Grandpa travel to his mother's old commune, where Homer embraces the hippie life.

  • Nov 22, 1998 25 min

    When Lisa cheats on a test, she has a moral crisis when her perfect score qualifies the school for grant money. Homer adopts a lobster as a pet.

  • Dec 6, 1998 25 min

    When Grandpa needs a new kidney, Homer agrees to donate one, but then chickens out.

  • Dec 20, 1998 25 min

    After saving him from a riot at a Sci-Fi convention, Mayor Quimby hires Homer as his bodyguard. When Homer takes a stand, he runs afoul of the Springfield mafia.

  • Jan 10, 1999 25 min

    When 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.

  • Jan 17, 1999 25 min

    Scapegoated for the vandalism of drunken Isotopes fans, the children of Springfield wage war on the adults by broadcasting their secrets on the radio.

  • Jan 31, 1999 25 min

    Homer and his friends charter a bus to the Super Bowl, only to find that their tickets are fake. Misadventures ensue.

  • Feb 7, 1999 25 min

    Homer changes his name to "Max Power" after discovering that he shares his name with a dimwitted TV character.

  • Feb 14, 1999 25 min

    Apu 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.

  • Feb 21, 1999 25 min

    A 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.

  • Feb 28, 1999 25 min

    Indebted 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.

  • Mar 28, 1999 25 min

    After beating Homer in a steak-eating competition, a trucker dies; Homer and Bart take over his rig to complete his shipment.

  • Apr 4, 1999 25 min

    When Reverend Lovejoy subjects the congregation to an extended Bible reading, the Simpsons fall asleep and have dreams based on Bible stories.

  • Apr 11, 1999 25 min

    Homer'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.

  • Apr 25, 1999 25 min

    When 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.

  • May 2, 1999 25 min

    A 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.

  • May 9, 1999 25 min

    Mayor 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.

  • May 16, 1999 25 min

    After 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.

Cast 13

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