After skipping church one Sunday morning, Homer decides to quit church altogether and spend Sundays worshiping in his own way — with cigars and beer.

Marge is cast in a version of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” playing Blanche to Ned Flanders’ Stanley.

Bart leads an uprising at Krusty’s summer camp after he and Lisa are subjected to a Dickensian sweatshop.

Mash overcomes Abel. Other than Lemon, Mash and the others are overjoyed after the other students are released from being transformed into puppets. Meanwhile, Rayne confronts a member of Innocent…

Homer’s half-brother asks for a loan after Homer is awarded some cash.

Bart resents Milhouse’s new girlfriend; Homer gets the wrong subliminal tape, which has him gaining vocabulary, not losing weight.

Spinal Tap hits Springfield, and Otto the bus driver hits the skids after being fired, taking refuge in the Simpsons’ garage.

Bart suspects something rotten when Selma gets engaged to Sideshow Bob.

Marge fears a cheatin’ heart when a waitress-country singer asks Homer to be her manager.

Santa’s Little Helper notices resentment after the Simpsons make sacrifices to fund his life-saving operation.

The results from their aptitude tests cause Bart and Lisa to make 180-degree turns in their behavior.

Burns hires Major League ringers for the plant softball championship.

Bart’s answer to detention from Mrs. Krabappel is to answer her personal ad with letters from a Mr. Wonderful, but his last laugh is more of a guilty whimper.

A stressed Marge vacations alone, leaving Bart and Lisa with Patty and Selma, and Maggie with Homer–until she leaves in search of Marge.

Lisa’s ability to pick winning football teams kicks off a strong bond with Homer.

Bart fools the town into thinking there’s a little boy trapped in a well.

A trip down memory lane to the early days of Simpson wedded bliss, when Marge was with child and Homer was without a job.

Burns sells the power plant to a German corporation that doesn’t care for Homer’s approach to his work.

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.

When Homer helps Bart build a soapbox racer, it does little for the car but a lot for their relationship.

After disappointing Lisa, Homer buys her a pony, solving one problem, but creating others, requiring a second job–at Apu’s Kwik-E-Mart.

Maggie uses one of three wishes; a mind-reading Bart rules Springfield; Homer donates his brain to Mr. Burns’ science project.

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.

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.

While working for Fat Tony, Bart gains enough influence with his boss to solve his problems with Principal Skinner–perhaps permanently.

Flanders suffers a failure after Homer wishes him ill.

Lisa’s essay wins the Simpsons a trip to Washington, D.C., where her faith in democracy is shaken by her unethical Congressman.

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.

When Mr. Burns is saved by a transfusion of Bart’s blood, Homer expects a handsome reward but is outraged to receive only a simple thank-you note.

Bart, Milhouse, and Martin pool their money to buy the new first issue of Radioactive Man, but their investment and their friendship are threatened when they can’t agree on who…

At a lakeside retreat for married couples, Marge is determined to fix her marriage with Homer, but Homer is more determined to catch General Sherman, the freakishly large catfish that…

With Miss Hoover out sick, a substitute teacher takes the class and becomes an inspiring role model for Lisa.

Marge rediscovers her interest in art and takes up painting. When Mr. Burns hires her to paint his official portrait, Marge tries but fails to find his “inner beauty.”

When Grandpa’s new girlfriend at the Springfield Retirement Castle dies, he inherits her savings and must decide the best way to spend his windfall.

After a series of destructive acts, Homer decides that Santa’s Little Helper must go unless he passes obedience school. As the dog’s last hours with the family approach, Bart must…

Homer’s long-lost half-brother is the CEO of a car company that’s wildly successful… until he hires Homer to help design a car for the average man.

When Marge begs Homer to find Selma a husband, he sets her up with Principal Skinner… who falls in love with Patty instead.

Homer becomes the most popular guy in town when he gets an illegal cable hook-up, but Lisa fears he will go to hell for violating the Eighth Commandment.

When the TV breaks, Marge and Homer entertain the kids with the story of how they first met.

After eating poisonous blowfish at a sushi restaurant, Homer decides to live life to the fullest in the 24 hours he has left to live.