1. The Simpsons S00E01 Good Night
Good Night was the first ever Simpsons short to air on The Tracey Ullman Show. The five main family members - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie - were first introduced in this short. Homer and Marge attempt to calm their children to sleep, with the opposite results. Maggie can be heard saying "good night". She rarely talks throughout the run of the series.
1. The Simpsons S01E01 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
Homer's Christmas bonus is canceled and the rainy-day funds are needed to pay for Bart's tattoo removal.
1. The Simpsons S02E01 Bart Gets an F
Bart fails four consecutive history exams and the school psychiatrist recommends that Bart repeat the fourth grade.
1. The Simpsons S03E01 Stark Raving Dad
A deviation from his norm lands Homer in a mental institution, where he shares a room with a man who thinks he's Michael Jackson.
1. The Simpsons S04E01 Kamp Krusty
Bart leads an uprising at Krusty's summer camp after he and Lisa are subjected to a Dickensian sweatshop.
1. The Simpsons S05E01 Homer's Barbershop Quartet
Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons.
1. The Simpsons S06E01 Bart of Darkness
Stuck in his room with a broken leg, Bart hears a high-pitched scream. When he looks through his telescope, he sees a guilty Ned Flanders burying the evidence.
1. The Simpsons S06X01 Homer and Bart Visit the NFL on FOX
Stuck in his room with a broken leg, Bart hears a high-pitched scream. When he looks through his telescope, he sees a guilty Ned Flanders burying the evidence.
1. The Simpsons S07E01 Who Shot Mr Burns Pt 2
With Mr. Burns shot, Chief Wiggum investigates the crime, and nearly everyone in town has a motive. At the end, it all comes down to the Simpson DNA.
1. The Simpsons S08E01 Treehouse of Horror VII
A Halloween trilogy. This time, Bart meets his "pure evil" Siamese twin; Lisa's science project attacks Bart; aliens Kang and Kodos invade as Clinton and Dole's replicas just before the 1996 Presidential election.
1. The Simpsons S09E01 The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
Designated driver Barney absconds to Manhattan in Homer's car and leaves it there. But when the family journeys to the Big Apple to retrieve their property, Homer discovers his car has been booted.
Released: 9/21/1997
Directors:
Jim Reardon2. The Simpsons S00E02 Watching TV
Bart and Lisa quarrel during commercial breaks over what channel they'll watch. Repeatedly Maggie comes up to the television and changes the channel. Later Homer is saying some speech about family matters then stops when the show comes back on. A piece of music from the Tracey Ullman show plays at one part or another during the short.
Released: 5/3/1987
Writers:
Matt Groening2. The Simpsons S01E02 Bart the Genius
Bart's labeled a genius and sent to a school for the gifted.
2. The Simpsons S02E02 Simpson and Delilah
Homer uses his medical insurance to buy Dimoxinil, a miracle hair-growth formula. After growing luxurious locks, he's given a promotion which allows him to hire a secretary named Karl and makes grand promises to his family at home.
2. The Simpsons S03E02 Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
Lisa's essay wins the Simpsons a trip to Washington, D.C., where her faith in democracy is shaken by her unethical Congressman.
Released: 9/26/1991
Directors:
Wes Archer2. The Simpsons S04E02 A Streetcar Named Marge
Marge is cast in a version of "A Streetcar Named Desire," playing Blanche to Ned Flanders' Stanley.
2. The Simpsons S05E02 Cape Feare
The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.
2. The Simpsons S06E02 Lisa's Rival
Lisa feels threatened when a new girl moves to Springfield: Allison is smart, pretty, a great saxophone player and a crack diorama builder. Lisa tries to befriend her new rival, but she's consumed with envy and competitiveness.
2. The Simpsons S06X02 Springfield's Most Wanted
Lisa feels threatened when a new girl moves to Springfield: Allison is smart, pretty, a great saxophone player and a crack diorama builder. Lisa tries to befriend her new rival, but she's consumed with envy and competitiveness.
2. The Simpsons S07E02 Radioactive Man
Bart auditions for the part of Fallout Boy in the movie "Radioactive Man," being filmed in Springfield.
2. The Simpsons S08E02 You Only Move Twice
In an idyllic planned community, Homer works for a new boss who has trouble with the government. Meanwhile, the rest of the family has difficulty dealing with the bucolic burg.
2. The Simpsons S09E02 The Principal and the Pauper
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.
3. The Simpsons S00E03 Jumping Bart
Homer makes several attempts to have Bart jump into his arms. Each time Bart jumps Homer is distracted and fails to catch him. Towards the end of the episode boxing gloves are delivered, presumably the ones used in the episode Punching Bag.
Released: 5/10/1987
3. The Simpsons S01E03 Homer's Odyssey
After being fired from the nuclear power plant for negligence, Homer becomes a safety activist.
3. The Simpsons S02E03 Treehouse of Horror
The Simpson kids hide in the family treehouse and tell each other spooky stories. The first regards haunted houses, the second introduces Kang and Kodos for the first time in an alien abduction, and the third is a Simpson-adapted retelling of The Raven.
Released: 10/25/1990
3. The Simpsons S03E03 When Flanders Failed
Flanders suffers a failure after Homer wishes him ill.
3. The Simpsons S04E03 Homer the Heretic
After skipping church one Sunday morning, Homer decides to quit church altogether and spend Sundays worshiping in his own way -- with cigars and beer.
3. The Simpsons S05E03 Homer Goes to College
Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities.
3. The Simpsons S06E03 Another Simpsons Clip Show
After reading the weepy best-seller The Bridges of Madison County, Marge sits down with the family and recalls romantic moments, along with temptations from her bowling instructor Jacques and Homer's coworker Mindy.
3. The Simpsons S07E03 Home Sweet Homediddily-Dum-Doodily
When Homer and Marge are found to be unfit parents, the kids are placed with the Flanders family. Reluctant participants in the Flanderses' wholesome family activities, Bart and Lisa become the targets of an emergency baptism.
3. The Simpsons S08E03 The Homer They Fall
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.
3. The Simpsons S09E03 Lisa's Sax
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.
4. The Simpsons S00E04 Babysitting Maggie
Marge puts Bart and Lisa in charge of babysitting Maggie. They watch TV while Maggie gets electrocuted, falls down the stairs, and falls off the roof. Maggie sticks a fork in an electrical socket thereby electocuting herself, she crawls up the stairs and falls down them in insane Slinky fashion then she climbs onto the roof in hot pursuit of a butterfly, and falls off it.
Released: 5/31/1987
4. The Simpsons S01E04 There's No Disgrace Like Home
After seeing families being nice to each other at a company picnic, Homer orders the Simpsons to a family therapist.
4. The Simpsons S02E04 Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish
Bart catches a three-eyed fish in a river downstream of the Nuclear Power Plant. This causes the plant to become inspected, and in order to prevent it from being shut down, Mr. Burns decides to run for governor. After a hard campaign which sees Burns rise from being universally despised to running neck and neck with popular incumbent Mary Bailey, it is decided that Burns will have dinner with a random employee the night before the election. Homer is chosen, much to Marge's chagrin.
4. The Simpsons S03E04 Bart the Murderer
While working for Fat Tony, Bart gains enough influence with his boss to solve his problems with Principal Skinner--perhaps permanently.
4. The Simpsons S04E04 Lisa the Beauty Queen
Homer enters Lisa into the Little Miss Springfield Pageant to help her feel better about her looks. But when she must choose between the title and her integrity, she realizes that confidence comes from within.
4. The Simpsons S05E04 Rosebud
Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie.
4. The Simpsons S06E04 Itchy & Scratchy Land
The family's trip to Itchy & Scratchy Land takes an unexpected turn when high-tech robots malfunction and become violent.
4. The Simpsons S07E04 Bart Sells His Soul
Bart sells his soul to Milhouse for five dollars, but soon regrets his decision. Meanwhile, Moe turns the Tavern into a family-friendly restaurant.
4. The Simpsons S08E04 Burns Baby Burns
Mr. Burns' boorish long-lost son Larry gets the brush-off from Burns, but Homer hatches a plan to reconcile them.
4. The Simpsons S09E04 Treehouse of Horror VIII
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.
5. The Simpsons S00E05 The Pacifier
Lisa and Bart try to get Maggie to stop sucking on her pacifier, but Maggie, who has an entire drawer full of them, refuses to kick the habit.
Released: 6/21/1987
5. The Simpsons S01E05 Bart the General
Terrorized by the school bully, Bart seeks counsel from Grandpa Simpson, who takes him to a warfare expert for basic training.
5. The Simpsons S02E05 Dancin' Homer
Homer fires up the crowd at a Springfield Isotopes baseball game and is chosen to be the team's new mascot. He immediately becomes a popular attraction and the Isotopes start a winning streak. As a result, Homer is promoted to a team in Capital City, the Capital City Capitals.
5. The Simpsons S03E05 Homer Defined
Homer's averting of a nuclear meltdown earns him employee-of-the-month honors--and a call from Magic Johnson; Milhouse's parents prohibit him from playing with Bart.
5. The Simpsons S04E05 Treehouse of Horror III
A Halloween trilogy includes a murderous Krusty doll; a "King Kong" parody; an invasion of zombies unleashed by Bart's incantation.
Released: 10/29/1992
Directors:
Carlos Baeza5. The Simpsons S05E05 Treehouse of Horror IV
Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
Released: 10/28/1993
Directors:
David Silverman5. The Simpsons S06E05 Sideshow Bob Roberts
Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob, who then runs against Quimby for mayor.
5. The Simpsons S07E05 Lisa the Vegetarian
After visiting a local petting zoo, Lisa becomes a vegetarian and faces ridicule from family and friends. When she lashes out and ruins Homer's barbecue, she learns a lesson in tolerance.
5. The Simpsons S08E05 Bart After Dark
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.
5. The Simpsons S09E05 The Cartridge Family
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.
6. The Simpsons S00E06 Burping Contest
Despite Marge's objections, Bart, Lisa and even Maggie compete in a contest to see who can make the most disgusting burp.
Released: 6/28/1987
6. The Simpsons S01E06 Moaning Lisa
The meaning of life and second grade have Lisa playing the blues solo--until she jams with a kindred spirit; Homer seeks tutelage to beat Bart at video boxing.
6. The Simpsons S02E06 Dead Putting Society
Bart and Todd Flanders decide to enter a miniature golf tournament. Homer becomes confident that Bart will win and makes a bet with Ned that the father of the boy that does not win will have to mow their neighbors lawn in their wife's Sunday dress.
6. The Simpsons S03E06 Like Father Like Clown
Bart and Lisa use theological arguments to try to reunite Krusty the Clown and his rabbi father, who disowned Krusty when he turned from rabbi to clown.
6. The Simpsons S04E06 Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie
Bart is punished by being barred from the Itchy and Scratchy movie.
6. The Simpsons S05E06 Marge on the Lam
Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.
6. The Simpsons S06E06 Treehouse of Horror V
Lack of beer and cable TV make Homer a crazed killer; the present is altered by a time-traveling Homer; and Principal Skinner turns detention students into food.
Released: 10/30/1994
Directors:
Jim Reardon6. The Simpsons S07E06 Treehouse of Horror VI
In "Attack of the 50 Foot Eyesores," strange atmospheric conditions bring giant advertising statues to life. In "Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace," Groundskeeper Willie is killed in a freak accident and seeks revenge in the childrens' dreams. In the final segment, Homer steps through a secret portal and becomes three-dimensional.
Released: 10/29/1995
Directors:
Bob Anderson6. The Simpsons S08E06 A Milhouse Divided
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.
6. The Simpsons S09E06 Bart Star
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.
7. The Simpsons S00E07 Dinnertime
Marge serves the family purple goop for dinner, insisting that they say grace first.
Released: 7/12/1987
7. The Simpsons S01E07 The Call of the Simpsons
The Simpsons put the wild back in the wilderness when their RV goes over a cliff and Homer and Bart go for help, get lost and lose their clothes.
7. The Simpsons S02E07 Bart vs. Thanksgiving
Lisa makes a table centerpiece for the Thanksgiving dinner, which Bart accidentally destroys. After he is sent to his room by his parents, Bart angrily runs away from home and experiences a very different kind of Thanksgiving holiday.
7. The Simpsons S03E07 Treehouse of Horror II
Maggie uses one of three wishes; a mind-reading Bart rules Springfield; Homer donates his brain to Mr. Burns' science project.
Released: 10/31/1991
Directors:
Jim Reardon7. The Simpsons S04E07 Marge Gets a Job
Mr. Burns is instantly smitten when Marge takes a job at the nuclear power plant.
7. The Simpsons S05E07 Bart's Inner Child
Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a self-help guru.
7. The Simpsons S06E07 Bart's Girlfriend
Bart learns that the good Reverend Lovejoy's daughter is really bad.
7. The Simpsons S07E07 King-Size Homer
Homer tries to gain sixty pounds so he can stay home on disability. When he nearly causes a catastrophe at the plant, Homer reconsiders his plan.
7. The Simpsons S08E07 Lisa's Date With Density
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.
7. The Simpsons S09E07 The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons
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.
8. The Simpsons S00E08 Making Faces
Despite Marge's warnings, the kids make faces. Maggie unclearly speaks in this episode.
Released: 9/22/1987
8. The Simpsons S01E08 The Telltale Head
Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.
8. The Simpsons S02E08 Bart the Daredevil
The Simpsons go to a Monster truck rally that features famous daredevil Lance Murdock. Bart immediately becomes enamored and decides that he wants to become a daredevil as well. His first stunt ends in injury, but to gain the respect of his friends, he promises a far more impressive feat to them: to jump the Springfield Gorge.
8. The Simpsons S03E08 Lisa's Pony
After disappointing Lisa, Homer buys her a pony, solving one problem, but creating others, requiring a second job--at Apu's Kwik-E-Mart.
8. The Simpsons S04E08 The New Kid on the Block
Bart has a crush on his new neighbor, a teenage girl who only has eyes for Jimbo Jones. Bart sets out to prove that Jimbo is not as tough as he seems.
8. The Simpsons S05E08 Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood
After a reckless Squishee bender with Milhouse, Bart wakes to the shocking realization that he joined the Junior Campers. Lured by pocketknives and knot-tying lessons, Bart assimilates into the group but then must face the father-son rafting trip.
8. The Simpsons S06E08 Lisa on Ice
Lisa's surprising ability at hockey spawns jealousy in Bart and a showdown when their teams meet.
8. The Simpsons S07E08 Mother Simpson
Homer discovers that his mother is still alive, a former radical who is a fugitive from the law. When her old nemesis Burns spots her and tips off the FBI, she is forced to return to the underground.
8. The Simpsons S08E08 Hurricane Neddy
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.
8. The Simpsons S09E08 Lisa the Skeptic
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.
9. The Simpsons S00E09 The Funeral
Bart is determined to see his uncle's corpse...but not for long. This is the only appearance of Uncle Hubert.
Released: 10/4/1987
9. The Simpsons S01E09 Life on the Fast Lane
Homer's bowling-ball gift "for Marge" prompts her to take up the sport--and maybe also a handsome instructor who offers to teach her "many things."
9. The Simpsons S02E09 Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet after seeing it on Itchy & Scratchy. Marge begins a protest outside the production offices, demanding the show be retooled to prevent further violence.
9. The Simpsons S03E09 Saturdays of Thunder
When Homer helps Bart build a soapbox racer, it does little for the car but a lot for their relationship.
9. The Simpsons S04E09 Mr. Plow
Homer and Barney become competitors in the snow-plowing business.
9. The Simpsons S05E09 The Last Temptation of Homer
Homer struggles with his attraction to new coworker Mindy, a beautiful engineer whose love for doughnuts is equal to his own.
9. The Simpsons S06E09 Homer Badman
When Homer gropes for a gummy candy stuck to the babysitter's pants, she mistakes his intentions and turns the town against him.
9. The Simpsons S07E09 Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming
After Sideshow Bob escapes from prison, the Springfield Air Show is the setting for his ill-fated vendetta against television and Krusty the Clown.
9. The Simpsons S08E09 El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer)
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.
9. The Simpsons S09E09 Realty Bites
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.
10. The Simpsons S00E10 Maggie's Brain
Bart and Lisa wonder what's inside Maggie's mind.
Released: 10/11/1987
10. The Simpsons S01E10 Homer's Night Out
Shutterbug Bart captures Homer with a sexy entertainer at a bachelor party.
10. The Simpsons S02E10 Bart Gets Hit by a Car
After Mr. Burns hits Bart with his car, ambulance-chasing attorney Lionel Hutz persuades Homer and Marge to sue for a million dollars.
10. The Simpsons S03E10 Flaming Moe's
Moe steals the drink recipe Homer invented, and the rechristened “Flaming Moe” turns his tavern into a hotspot. When a national franchise wants to buy the recipe, Homer wants revenge.
10. The Simpsons S04E10 Lisa's First Word
While trying to get Maggie to say her first word, Marge and Homer reminisce about Bart's and Lisa's first words.
10. The Simpsons S05E10 $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.
10. The Simpsons S06E10 Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy
Grandpa's homemade tonic puts life back in the Simpson bedroom, so he and Homer hit the road to sell the stuff.
10. The Simpsons S07E10 The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
Troy McClure hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the show, including clips of the series' beginnings as shorts on "The Tracy Ullman Show," Simpsons trivia questions, and unaired scenes from popular episodes.