The Simpsons

Episodes

Season 8 · 25 episodes

• E1 Treehouse of Horror VII
  Oct 27, 1996 25 min

  In "The Thing and I," Bart discovers his evil Siamese twin in the attic. In "The Genesis Tub," Lisa's science experiment becomes a quickly-developing micro-universe, where she is thought of as God and Bart is the devil. In "Citizen Kang," aliens replace Clinton and Dole just in time for the election.

• E2 You Only Move Twice
  Nov 3, 1996 25 min

  When Homer accepts a job offer, the Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where everything seems too good to be true. Finally happy at his job, Homer fails to notice that his new boss is an evil megalomaniac bent on world domination.

• E3 The Homer They Fall
  Nov 10, 1996 25 min

  When 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.

• E4 Burns Baby Burns
  Nov 17, 1996 25 min

  Mr. Burns' boorish long-lost son Larry gets the brush-off from Burns, but Homer hatches a plan to reconcile them.

• E5 Bart After Dark
  Nov 24, 1996 25 min

  After 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.

• E6 A Milhouse Divided
  Dec 1, 1996 25 min

  Kirk 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.

• E7 Lisa's Date With Density
  Dec 15, 1996 25 min

  Lisa develops a crush on Nelson and tries to change him into a better person. Meanwhile, Homer finds an autodialer and starts a telemarketing scam.

• E8 Hurricane Neddy
  Dec 29, 1996 25 min

  A 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.

• E9 El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer)
  Jan 5, 1997 25 min

  After eating a dish laced with potent peppers during the chili cookoff, Homer has hallucinations where a mystical coyote urges him to find his soulmate.

• E10 The Springfield Files
  Jan 12, 1997 25 min

  Homer 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.

• E11 The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
  Jan 19, 1997 25 min

  Marge's new pretzel franchise is failing until Homer strikes a deal with Fat Tony, Springfield's local mobster.

• E12 Mountain of Madness
  Feb 2, 1997 25 min

  To promote teamwork amongst the power plant's employees, Mr. Burns makes them go on a corporate retreat up in the mountains.

• E13 Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) cious
  Feb 7, 1997 25 min

  Marge is stressed by the demands of motherhood and the Simpsons get a magical British nanny, who floats down from the sky holding an umbrella.

• E14 The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
  Feb 9, 1997 25 min

  In an attempt to boost ratings, the Itchy and Scratchy Show adds a new "in-your-face" character voiced by Homer.

• E15 Homer's Phobia
  Feb 16, 1997 25 min

  The Simpsons befriend a shop owner, but when Homer discovers the man is gay, he worries about his influence on Bart.

• E16 Brother From Another Series
  Feb 23, 1997 25 min

  When Sideshow Bob is released from prison, his brother Cecil puts him in charge of building Springfield's new hydroelectric dam.

• E17 My Sister, My Sitter
  Mar 2, 1997 25 min

  Lisa has a stellar reputation as a babysitter, but when Homer and Marge leave her in charge of Bart and Maggie, everything starts going wrong.

• E18 Homer vs. the 18th Amendment
  Mar 16, 1997 25 min

  When Prohibition is revived in Springfield, Homer and Bart supply the town with alcohol.

• E19 Grade School Confidential
  Apr 6, 1997 25 min

  Bart discovers Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel kissing, and it's not long before the whole town knows of their secret affair.

• E20 The Canine Mutiny
  Apr 13, 1997 25 min

  When Bart can't pay the credit card bill for his expensive new purebred dog, the repo men unwittingly take Santa's Little Helper.

• E21 The Old Man and the Lisa
  Apr 20, 1997 25 min

  Financially 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.

• E22 In Marge We Trust
  Apr 27, 1997 25 min

  Disturbed 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.

• E23 Homer's Enemy
  May 4, 1997 25 min

  A hardworking new employee at the power plant is consumed with resentment at Homer's undeserved success.

• E24 The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
  May 11, 1997 25 min

  Troy 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.

• E25 The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
  May 18, 1997 25 min

  When Bart is sent to military school after playing a prank on the town, Lisa decides to join him... as the school's only girl cadet.