Bart lands himself in trouble when he steals a mobile phone from Denis Leary and subsequently uses it to land the actor a comical film role. The troublemaker then leads…

Bounty hunter Ned is forced to scrap his partnership with Homer when the hapless layabout skips bail, and Marge mistakenly takes a job at an erotic bakery.

Lisa receives Springfield’s Entertainer of the Year Award, and Sideshow Mel narrates her history in showbiz in a wry spoof of “All About Eve.”

Homer’s mother, Mona, returns, but Homer is reluctant to trust her because she abandoned him so many times as a child.

Lisa makes a film about her family that gets accepted by the Sundance Film Festival, and the Simpsons go to Park City, Utah, to attend.

Bart joins the 4-H club and raises a calf to be a blue-ribbon-winning bull, but panics when he learns the bull will be slaughtered.

The Simpsons take in a country singer Homer used to manage who owes back taxes to Springfield. She is now destitute, so the family tries to help her get back…

With Lisa’s encouragement, Marge pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina. But when Marge auditions at the ballet academy, Lisa is invited to enroll. Unfortunately, Lisa becomes addicted to secondhand…

Homer cheats on his diet, so Marge gets a reality show called “The Sneakers” to check up on him. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa fear that a prank they played on…

A new kid at school named Donny works with Bart on his pranks. But when the pranks start to backfire, Bart wonders if he can trust his new accomplice. Meanwhile,…

Homer and Marge celebrate Valentine’s Day by going on the Tunnel of Love ride at a carnival, but they end up stranded when Bart pulls a prank involving gelatin. To…

Flashbacks follow Marge and Homer back to their dating days, when she was a college student and he was working for his father to support her. Then Marge becomes smitten…

Homer burns down Springfield’s fast-food district. In order to float a bond issue to rebuild it, Mayor Quimby moves up election day, making Springfield’s primary election the first in the…

Homer loses his memory–and his family–when he drinks Moe’s most potent libation, the Forget-Me-Shot, in an episode that spoofs “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Sideshow Bob tries again for revenge against the Simpsons.

Marge opens a gym for real women because she’s disenchanted with Springfield’s snooty, glitzy L.A. Body Works. Her gym, Shapes: A Gym for Women, is a huge success, launching a…

Milhouse stays with the Simpsons when his parents remarry each other and honeymoon on a cruise ship. But when his parents are knocked overboard and lost at sea, Milhouse decides…

The series’ 18th Halloween show features three vignettes that parody movies: one that spoofs “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”; one that sends up “E.T.”; and one that parodies “Se7en.”

Marge is held hostage during a bank robbery and forms an uneasy bond with one of the thieves before he’s taken to prison.

Homer takes a job as a tow-truck driver, and Marge hires a service that claims to make babies less clingy. Both decisions have unexpected consequences.

A freak accident gives Homer an operatic singing voice, and he becomes a star at the Springfield Opera. But with fame and fortune comes a price: He’s continually bothered by…

Homer falls in love with the high life of flying in private planes when he saves Mr. Burns from drowning, and Burns repays him by flying him to Chicago for…

When Homer buys the 1,000,000th ice-cream cone at a local shop, he ends up on Kent Brockman’s news program. When Brockman swears on live TV after coffee is spilled in…

When finding out Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney plan on sabotaging Springfield Elementary School’s annual bake sale by releasing the “ultimate stinkbomb” (a rotten yogurt cup from Springfield’s Nuclear Power Plant),…

Homer unwittingly drags the family into a cornfield maze after attempting to leave a boring Harvest fest that Marge brought them to. When everyone except Homer escapes, Santa’s Little Helper…

Maggie goes on a path of destruction in the Simpsons home after Marge follows advice in a parenting magazine and throws away her pacifier. Marge finally gives in and sends…

Bart becomes a hometown hero when he makes the game-winning catch at his Little League game, sending the Springfield Isotots to the championship for the very first time. Meanwhile, Homer…

Marge becomes a spectacle during a PTA meeting for not having an e-mail address, and she decides to take a chance on using the Internet. Amazed and delighted by all…

When the fireproof safe (which was bought after one too many house fires) explodes, Homer and Marge try to recreate the photos, but when one of them uncovers a scandal…

When Homer accidentally declares bankruptcy, Grandpa ends up leaving the Springfield Retirement Castle and falls in love with Selma; Bart and Lisa con a delivery man out of cardboard boxes.

Principal Skinner decides to allow Lisa to tutor Cletus’s kids instead of them enrolling into Springfield Elementary, but they end up on Krusty’s show as a Musical Act; Bart sees…

Eccentric documentary filmmaker Declan Desmond returns with his new film “Growing up Springfield” in which various characters in The Simpsons are interviewed. Homer and family pretend to be rich on…

After saving Springfield from burning down in city-wide fire, Mayor Quimby awards Bart with a driver’s license. During Bart’s travels to a nearby town, he develops a serious relationship with…

In an effort to stop Homer from taking revenge on the Rich Texan for cutting him off on the highway, Marge, Lisa and Bart offer up three cautionary tales of…

Homer surprises Marge with a visit to her favorite childhood vacation spot: an island called Barnacle Bay. But when the family arrives, they are shocked to discover Barnacle Bay’s tourism…

At Christmas time, Marge opens up her home to the jobless Gil. But problems arise when Gil overstays his welcome and Marge can’t bring herself to kick Gil out of…

After being forced to attend Nelson’s birthday party, Bart becomes best friends with the schoolyard bully. Meanwhile, Homer develops a big interest with one of Lisa’s fantasy books.

After Homer is fired from the power plant, he buys an ice-cream truck and sells ice-cream. His successful business yields an abundance of discarded popsicle sticks and Marge finds another…

Lisa aides Moe in discovering his inner-poet and he gains swift popularity and recognition from a group of successful American authors, when Lisa helps to get his poetry published. However,…

Bart pre-enlists in the Army and when Homer goes to the Recruitment Center to clear up the mess, he is tricked into enlisting in the Army himself. Upon completion of…