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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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.
Season 12 episodes
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This year's Halloween story sees The Simpsons as "The Munsters" (with everyone except Lisa getting killed), Homer as a wandering spirit on the hunt for a good deed in "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad," Bart and Lisa as peasants in a fairy tale forest in "Scary Tales Can Come True," and Lisa inadvertently dooming mankind by rescuing a dolphin in "Night of the Dolphin."
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Directed by Matthew NastukWritten by Carolyn Omine, Don Payne, John Frink, Rob LaZebnikGuest stars Marcia Wallace
While calling Animal Control over a badger taking residence in Santa's Little Helper's doghouse, Homer discovers that Springfield has two different area codes–and ends up leading a revolt that splits the town in two.
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Directed by Shaun CashmanWritten by John SwartzwelderGuest stars Gary Coleman, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Marcia Wallace
Krusty takes parenting lessons from Homer when, during an outdoor book fair, a girl tells Krusty that she is his long-lost daughter from a one-night stand with a female soldier who fought during the first Gulf War.
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Directed by Bob AndersonWritten by Don Payne, John FrinkGuest stars John Updike, Stephen King, Amy Tan, Jay Mohr, Joe Mantegna, Drew Barrymore
Lisa falls for the teenaged leader of a militant environmentalist group and tries to impress him by living in Springfield's oldest tree in order to keep it from being cut down.
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Directed by Steven Dean MooreWritten by Matt SelmanGuest stars Joshua Jackson, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Karl Wiedergott
When the Simpsons once again have financial problems, Mr. Burns pays Homer to play pranks on others and humiliate himself in public. Meanwhile, Smithers creates a Malibu Stacy-themed musical.
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Directed by Neil AffleckWritten by Rob LaZebnikGuest stars Leeza Gibbons, Marcia Wallace
Homer decides to buy a computer after turning up to the Plant to find it closed by e-mail. He then creates his own website and it eventually gains attention when he posts gossip. Homer dubs himself as "Mr. X" to conceal his identity. When he reveals that he is Mr. X, he becomes drugged into a mysterious island where people who know too much are imprisoned after Homer starts writing conspiracy theories such as flu shots.
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Directed by Mark KirklandWritten by John SwartzwelderGuest stars Patrick McGoohan, Marcia Wallace
Homer and Bart become father–son con artists (after Bart is given money out of pity when Homer decided to not take him home), but soon find that they are the ones being had.
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Directed by Michael PolcinoWritten by Carolyn OmineGuest stars Edward Norton
A snowstorm traps the students of Springfield Elementary inside, with them overthrowing Principal Skinner when he uses his Army skills to control them. Meanwhile, Homer tries to rescue the children–using Flanders' car.
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Directed by Lance KramerWritten by Tim LongGuest stars Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor, Karl Wiedergott, Tress MacNeille
While working as a human guinea pig (to pay off the family's lost savings after making a bad investment), Homer discovers the root cause of his subnormal intelligence: a crayon that was lodged in his brain ever since he was a boy. He decides to have it removed to increase his IQ, but discovers that being smart does not necessarily equal being happy.
Bart and Milhouse are banned from The Android Dungeon after stopping Comic Book Guy from buying a box of priceless Star Wars memorabilia for $5, but are hired as his replacements when Comic Book Guy has a heart attack and is advised to leave his job in order to make friends.
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Directed by Matthew NastukWritten by Larry DoyleGuest stars Tom Savini
While making funeral arrangements for Grampa's future, the funeral planner pitches the idea of a mausoleum that uses the same amount of cement as a full-sized tennis court. This prompts Homer to instead build a tennis court in his backyard, initially mistaking the sport for "Foxy Boxing". The tennis court makes Marge and Homer popular in town, but it turns out that this is only because Homer's inferior tennis ability makes them an easy target. Bart on the other hand, shines as a natural.
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Directed by Jen KamermanWritten by Ian Maxtone-GrahamGuest stars Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, Venus Williams, Pete Sampras, Marcia Wallace, Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Krusty announces his retirement due to interference from network executives and the growing popularity of the big-money game show "Me Wantee", but when Krusty reveals to Sideshow Bob that all of the episodes featuring him have been erased, Sideshow Bob uses Krusty's biggest fan (Bart) to murder him during Krusty's farewell show.
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Directed by Michael MarcantelWritten by Al JeanGuest stars Gary Coleman, Kelsey Grammer
Homer becomes a Good Samaritan after discovering the simple joys of helping people in need–which is put to the test when he goes on a hunger strike after the owner of the Springfield Isotopes attempts to discredit him when Homer stumbles on his plot to discreetly move the team to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Directed by Nancy KruseWritten by John SwartzwelderGuest stars Marcia Wallace, Stacy Keach, Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille
When Lisa becomes the target of a female bully, Lisa discovers a scientific reason as to why bullies pick on nerds. Meanwhile, Homer goes into the baby-proofing business, which is threatening the businesses of pediatricians and greeting card salesmen.
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Directed by Lauren MacMullanWritten by Don Payne, John FrinkGuest stars Jan Hooks, Kathy Griffin, Marcia Wallace, Tress MacNeille, Russi Taylor, Karl Wiedergott, Pamela Hayden
When the Simpsons run out of food thanks to a bag boy strike (caused by Homer), the family finds an old box of animal crackers with a sweepstakes that sends The Simpsons to Africa.
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Directed by Mark KirklandWritten by John Swartzwelder
Homer's rush to the hospital to reattach his thumb, Lisa's rush to school to win the science fair, and Bart's run-in with an illegal fireworks scheme are interconnected in a parody of Go and Run Lola Run.
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Directed by Mike B. AndersonWritten by Matt SelmanGuest stars Frankie Muniz, Russi Taylor, Joe Mantegna, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Mitzman Gaven, Karl Wiedergott, Pamela Hayden
After spraining his knee during a basketball game, Homer begins taking care of the neighborhood kids to cure his boredom, prompting jealousy from Bart and Lisa, who feel that Homer is giving the kids the attention they never had.
When Homer refuses to pay a five dollar airport tax to fly to Delaware, the family is forced to ride in a livestock car of a train instead. There they meet a singing hobo who tells three tall tales: Homer as Paul Bunyan. Lisa as Connie Appleseed, a parody of Johnny Appleseed. Bart as Tom Sawyer with Nelson as Huckleberry Finn.
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Directed by Bob AndersonWritten by Don Payne, John Frink, Bob Bendetson, Matt SelmanGuest stars Marcia Wallace
