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.
Guest Stars:
Tito Puente
Bart auditions for the part of Fallout Boy in the movie "Radioactive Man," being filmed in Springfield.
Guest Stars:
Mickey Rooney, Phil Hartman
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.
Guest Stars:
Joan Kenley, Marcia Wallace
Bart sells his soul to Milhouse for five dollars, but soon regrets his decision. Meanwhile, Moe turns the Tavern into a family-friendly restaurant.
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.
Guest Stars:
Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Phil Hartman
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.
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.
Guest Stars:
Joan Kenley
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.
Guest Stars:
Harry Morgan, Glenn Close
After Sideshow Bob escapes from prison, the Springfield Air Show is the setting for his ill-fated vendetta against television and Krusty the Clown.
Guest Stars:
R. Lee Ermey, Kelsey Grammer
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.
Guest Stars:
Buzz Aldrin, Glenn Close, Phil Hartman
Nabbed for shoplifting, Bart manages to keep it a secret from the family... until it's time to have the family Christmas photo taken at the Try-N-Save.
Guest Stars:
Lawrence Tierney, Phil Hartman, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell
Homer catches Mr. Burns in an ether-induced haze and asks for $500 for his bowling team. When Burns' head clears, he demands to join the team. Meanwhile, Bart's inflammatory T-shirt provokes Principal Skinner to require school uniforms.
Guest Stars:
Marcia Wallace
Homer resents being upstaged when former president George Bush moves into the neighborhood. After Bush spanks Bart, an all-out prank war ensues.
A chance encounter with a former classmate yields an invitation to the Springfield Country Club, where Marge tries to parlay a bargain basement Chanel suit into elevated social status for her family.
Guest Stars:
Tom Kite
In a scheme to get Krusty's autograph, Bart sends him a check. When Krusty's offshore holding corporation endorses the check, his illegal tax shelter is exposed. In despair after the government auctions off his possessions, Krusty fakes his own death.
Guest Stars:
Bob Newhart, Phil Hartman, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille
While researching into Jebediah Springfield's past for an essay, Lisa discovers that the town founder wasn't the hero that everyone thinks he was.
Guest Stars:
Donald Sutherland, Phil Hartman, Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille
Forced to take a vacation, Smithers needs to find a temporary replacement who won't outshine him. Homer seems the perfect choice until a sudden outburst forces Mr. Burns to assert his independence.
Bart meets the original animator who created Itchy, penniless some 70 years after the studio stole his idea. When Bart helps him sue for restitution, he unwittingly bankrupts Itchy & Scratchy.
Guest Stars:
Alex Rocco, Jack Sheldon, Suzanne Somers, Kirk Douglas, Phil Hartman
Washed up and plagued by scandal, Troy McClure sees a marriage to Selma as his ticket back to success.
Guest Stars:
Jeff Goldblum, Phil Hartman, Pamela Hayden
Bart creates a fake driver's license for himself and uses it to go on a spring break road trip with Milhouse, Nelson, and Martin. Meanwhile, Homer and Lisa bond after spending some quality time together at work.
Guest Stars:
Jim Lau, Russi Taylor
Bart and Milhouse wonder if anything interesting happens to the citizens of Springfield, which leads to a series of interconnected vignettes.
Guest Stars:
Russi Taylor, Pamela Hayden, Phil Hartman, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell
When a fellow veteran dies, Grandpa Simpson and Mr. Burns fight for buried WWII treasure as the only surviving members of their battalion.
Guest Stars:
Russi Taylor, Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace
When Mayor Quimby uses immigrants as a political scapegoat, the Simpsons discover that Apu is an illegal immigrant.
Guest Stars:
Maggie Roswell, Joe Mantegna, Russi Taylor
To show his kids how hip he is, Homer takes Bart and Lisa to a music festival, where he earns himself a place in the sideshow by catching a cannonball with his belly.
Guest Stars:
Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, D'arcy Wretzky, James Iha, Peter Frampton
Guest Stars:
Paul Anka, Marcia Wallace
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