TV series
Just a product of society that's lost its good manners.
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Simpsons is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Disney+, Hulu, YouTube TV, Fubo, and Spectrum On Demand in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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
Homer befriends Mel Gibson just as Mel is completing a remake of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Homer convinces Mel to make the film more violent, with disastrous results.
Directed by Steven Dean MooreWritten by Mike ScullyGuest stars Jack Burns, Mel Gibson, Marcia Wallace
Episode 2
When Bart commits an extremely destructive prank, he is given Focusyn, a pill to help him concentrate in school. At first the results are impressive, and then Bart starts believing in a conspiracy involving spy satellites and major league baseball.
Directed by Mark KirklandWritten by George MeyerGuest stars Mark McGwire, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Marcia Mitzman Gaven, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Karl Wiedergott
Episode 3
With Lisa's help, Homer uses his vast knowledge of food to become the town's leading restaurant critic. But when he gets petty and vindictive in his criticisms, all the other chefs in town try to kill him.
Directed by Nancy KruseWritten by Al JeanGuest stars Ed Asner, Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace
Episode 4
In "I Know What You Diddily-Iddly-Did" the Simpsons fear they have killed Ned Flanders. "Desperately Xeeking Xena" satirizes superheroes of yore with "Stretch Dude" Bart and "Clobber Girl" Lisa. And "Life's A Glitch, Then You Die" depicts the upcoming horror of Y2K.
Directed by Pete MichelsWritten by Donick Cary, Ron Hauge, Tim LongGuest stars Tom Arnold, Dick Clark, Lucy Lawless, Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Episode 5
Fleeing from a duel, Homer takes his family to live on a farm. There he discovers that by mixing tomatoes, tobacco and radioactivity from the nuclear plant, he can create a dangerously delicious new substance.
Directed by Bob AndersonWritten by Ian Maxtone-GrahamGuest stars Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace
Episode 6
Homer bowls a perfect 300 game, then concludes that the greatest accomplishment of his life is behind him. He reconnects with the world by bonding with baby Maggie.
Directed by Mike B. AndersonWritten by Al JeanGuest stars Pat O'Brien, Nancy O'Dell, Ron Howard, Teller, Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille
Episode 7
Due to overuse of fertility medication, Apu and wife Manjula give birth to octuplets. Desperate for money, Apu loans the babies to an unscrupulous carny promoter, then needs Homer's help to get them back.
Directed by Steven Dean MooreWritten by Matt SelmanGuest stars Jan Hooks, Butch Patrick, Marcia Wallace, Garry Marshall
Episode 8
After winning a motorcycle at a dance contest, Homer becomes part of a motorcycle gang. But when he puts Marge's photo in a biker magazine, a much tougher gang takes her, and he must win her back.
Directed by Neil AffleckWritten by John SwartzwelderGuest stars Jan Hooks, John Goodman, Henry Winkler, Jay North, Russi Taylor, Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille
Episode 9
In this Christmas-themed episode, the students of Springfield Elementary are unwittingly used as a focus group to test new toys. The product of their labors, a cuddly doll named Funzo, is a lot more sinister than he appears.
Directed by Matthew NastukWritten by Tom MartinGuest stars Gary Coleman, Tim Robbins, Clarence Clemons, Joe Mantegna, Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace
Episode 10
When Marge leaves the house to recuperate from a skating injury, everything goes to hell - until Lisa convinces Homer and Bart they have leprosy.
Directed by Mark KirklandWritten by Carolyn OmineGuest stars Elwood Edwards, Marcia Wallace, Marcia Mitzman Gaven, Karl Wiedergott
Episode 11
Homer gets a bucket stuck on his head, and when it is removed the town is convinced that Bart has the powers of a faith healer. Then mobster Fat Tony tries to turn the boy's spiritual abilities into more sinister directions.
Directed by Nancy KruseWritten by Frank MulaGuest stars Don Cheadle, Marcia Wallace, Joe Mantegna, Russi Taylor
Episode 12
Worried about his health, Mr. Burns visits the Mayo Clinic. He lets Homer housesit his mansion, which leads of course to an offshore knife fight and an attack by Chinese pirates.
Directed by Michael PolcinoWritten by John Swartzwelder, Tim LongGuest stars Britney Spears, Tress MacNeille
Episode 13
Homer and Bart befriend a diving horse at a county fair. They turn it into a racehorse with an attitude, whose success runs them afoul of mysterious, tree-dwelling jockeys.
Directed by Lance KramerWritten by Tim LongGuest stars Jim Cummings, Charles Frederick Turner, Randy Bachman, Trevor Denman, Tress MacNeille
Episode 14
Ned's wife Maude is inadvertently killed by a T-shirt accident at an auto race. Homer and his family try to help Ned cope.
Directed by Jim ReardonWritten by Ian Maxtone-GrahamGuest stars Marcia Wallace, Shawn Colvin, Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Episode 15
When Homer fails to give money he promised over the phone, he is forced by PBS stars to flee the country. He becomes a missionary on a small tropical island, where he introduces the natives to casino gambling.
Directed by Steven Dean MooreWritten by Ron HaugeGuest stars Betty White
Episode 16
Plastic surgery gives Moe the bartender a handsome new face and a whole new life as a soap opera star.
Directed by Mark KirklandWritten by Larry DoyleGuest stars Marcia Wallace
Episode 17
We see a possible future in which Bart is a grown-up slacker, living with Ralph Wiggum, while Lisa is no less than President of the United States.
Directed by Michael MarcantelWritten by Dan Greaney
Episode 18
After being embarrassed by a drunken video of himself, Barney vows to sober up. Newly clean, he gets work as a helicopter pilot.
Directed by Neil AffleckWritten by Deb Lacusta, Dan CastellanetaGuest stars Marcia Wallace
Episode 19
After a terrible bout with insomnia, Homer takes the family to Florida during spring break. There, they kill a beloved alligator and are sentenced to a chain gang.
Directed by Jen KamermanWritten by John SwartzwelderGuest stars Kid Rock, Joe C., Charlie Rose, Robert Evans, Diedrich Bader
Episode 20
Lisa enters a tap dancing academy, where the teacher is a child star who never quite grew up. Meanwhile, Homer gets laser eye surgery.
Directed by Nancy KruseWritten by Julie Thacker
Episode 21
Otto's girlfriend seems to be usurping Marge's role when she moves in with the family after a dispute over heavy metal.
Directed by Steven Dean MooreWritten by Larry DoyleGuest stars Parker Posey, Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Marc Wilmore, Tress MacNeille, Karl Wiedergott
Episode 22
A "Behind the Music"-style look at the Simpsons, narrated by VH1's Jim Forbes, shows their rise to stardom--and the "private hell" that followed.
Directed by Mark KirklandWritten by Mike Scully, George Meyer, Tim Long, Matt SelmanGuest stars Buzz Aldrin, Tom Kite, Willie Nelson, Stephen Hawking, Gary Coleman, Butch Patrick, Marcia Wallace
Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026
Dan CastellanetaHomer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice)
Julie KavnerMarge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)
Nancy CartwrightBart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)
Yeardley SmithLisa Simpson (voice)
Hank AzariaMoe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)
Harry ShearerNed Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)
Jane KaczmarekConstance Harm (voice)
Jackie MasonHyman Krustofsky (voice)
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