The Simpsons

Episodes

Season 9 · 25 episodes

• E1 The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
  Sep 21, 1997 25 min

  Homer must travel to New York to get his car back, which is illegally parked at World Trade Center Plaza.

• E2 The Principal and the Pauper
  Sep 28, 1997 25 min

  Unmasked as an impostor, Principal Skinner flees to Capital City to reclaim his former life as a shiftless good-for-nothing. The people of Springfield gain a newfound appreciation for him and form a plan to bring him back.

• E3 Lisa's Sax
  Oct 19, 1997 25 min

  After Lisa’s saxophone is destroyed, the Simpsons reminisce about how she originally got the instrument. On the hottest day of the year, Homer must decide whether to buy an air conditioner or replace Lisa’s sax.

• E4 Treehouse of Horror VIII
  Oct 26, 1997 25 min

  In “The Homega Man,” Homer faces a post-apocalyptic Springfield. Next, Bart attempts to become Superfly in "Fly vs. Fly." In “Easy-Bake Coven,” amidst a witch hunt in 1649, Marge and her sisters invent trick-or-treating.

• E5 The Cartridge Family
  Nov 2, 1997 25 min

  Alarmed by a soccer riot, Homer buys a handgun. His reckless behavior drives Marge and the kids out of the house, and even his new gun club buddies desert him.

• E6 Bart Star
  Nov 9, 1997 25 min

  When Homer becomes the coach of a peewee football team, he replaces star quarterback Nelson with the less talented Bart. Facing his teammates’ scorn, Bart looks for a way out but finds a better way to show his team spirit.

• E7 The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons
  Nov 16, 1997 25 min

  Trying to escape his arranged marriage, Apu asks Marge to pose as his wife during his mother’s visit. When the ruse fails, Homer makes a last-ditch attempt to intervene, but Apu is smitten with his new bride Manjula.

• E8 Lisa the Skeptic
  Nov 23, 1997 25 min

  When a skeleton is unearthed at the site of a future shopping mall, all Springfield is convinced it is the skeleton of an angel – except Lisa.

• E9 Realty Bites
  Dec 7, 1997 25 min

  When Marge gets her real estate license, she learns to put a positive spin on the flaws of the houses she’s selling. But when the Flanders buy the Murder House, she realizes she has to tell the truth.

• E10 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
  Dec 21, 1997 23 min

  When Bart accidentally burns down the family's Christmas tree and gifts, he claims that a robber stole everything. When Kent Brockman does a human interest story on the family’s tragic loss, the townspeople shower the family with generosity… until the truth comes out.

• E11 All Singing, All Dancing
  Jan 4, 1998 25 min

  Homer rents a Clint Eastwood movie and is dismayed to find it's a musical. Using clips from past episodes, the rest of the family reminds him about the many times he and other members of the family and town have broken into song and dance.

• E12 Bart Carny
  Jan 11, 1998 25 min

  When the carnival comes to town, Homer and Bart wind up working the ring toss. A father-son team of grifters shows them the downside of the “carny code,” but the Simpsons beat them at their own game.

• E13 The Joy of Sect
  Feb 8, 1998 25 min

  A cult lures in most of Springfield to toil for “The Leader.” After Marge escapes and has the family deprogrammed, Homer exposes the man behind the spaceship.

• E14 Das Bus
  Feb 15, 1998 25 min

  When Otto drives the school bus off a bridge, the kids wind up on a deserted island, fending for themselves in a “Lord of the Flies” parody. Back in Springfield, Homer takes on Bill Gates.

• E15 The Last Temptation of Krust
  Feb 22, 1998 25 min

  Krusty bombs at a charity comedy event and feels like a tired old hack. With the Simpsons’ support, Krusty takes his act in a fresh new direction… but in the end, his true nature asserts itself.

• E16 Dumbbell Indemnity
  Mar 1, 1998 25 min

  Moe goes broke trying to wine and dine a new girlfriend. Desperate for money, he cooks up an insurance scam with Homer.

• E17 Lisa the Simpson
  Mar 8, 1998 25 min

  Lisa struggles with solving a simple puzzle and fears that the "Simpson gene” is suddenly wiping out her intelligence. Homer stages a family reunion in hopes of introducing Lisa to some Simpsons she can respect.

• E18 This Little Wiggy
  Mar 22, 1998 25 min

  At Marge’s insistence, Bart has a “play date” with Ralph. Bart suddenly sees the upside of this friendship when he discovers Chief Wiggum’s “master key” and goes to explore Springfield’s abandoned prison.

• E19 Simpson Tide
  Mar 29, 1998 25 min

  When Homer joins the Naval Reserve, a captain takes a liking to him and leaves him in charge of a nuclear submarine.

• E20 The Trouble With Trillions
  Apr 5, 1998 25 min

  Facing an IRS audit, Homer agrees to help the feds bust Mr. Burns for a missing trillion-dollar bill. When Burns makes an anti-government stand, Homer flees with him to Cuba.

• E21 Girly Edition
  Apr 19, 1998 25 min

  Lisa becomes the anchor of a kids’ news program but is upstaged by Bart’s treacly human interest stories. At home, Homer corrupts a helper monkey.

• E22 Trash of the Titans
  Apr 26, 1998 25 min

  Homer feuds with the Springfield garbage men and decides to run for Sanitation Commissioner. After winning the election with a sleazy campaign, Homer can’t keep the extravagant promises he made to the town.

• E23 King of the Hill
  May 3, 1998 25 min

  After Rainier Wolfcastle helps Homer get in shape, Homer accepts a challenge to climb the Murderhorn, the tallest mountain in Springfield.

• E24 Lost Our Lisa
  May 10, 1998 25 min

  Bart’s latest stunt thwarts Lisa’s plan to attend a museum exhibit. When she tries to go alone and takes the wrong bus, Homer sets out to find her.

• E25 Natural Born Kissers
  May 17, 1998 25 min

  Homer and Marge try to spice up their love life and are caught baring it all in public. Bart and Lisa discover an alternate ending to Casablanca.