Animation Comedy

The Simpsons

1989 ★ 8.0

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.

Episode 1

He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs

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 a night on the town.

22 min Track

Episode 2

The Homer of Seville

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 fans, an obsessed woman in particular.

23 min Track

Episode 3

Midnight Towboy

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.

23 min Track

Episode 4

I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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

23 min Track

Episode 5

Treehouse of Horror XVIII

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."

23 min Track

Episode 6

Little Orphan Millie

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 to grow up and be a man.

23 min Track

Episode 7

Husbands and Knives

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 chain that makes Marge rich and famous. But Homer fears Marge will leave him for someone more attractive and goes to extreme lengths to try to save his marriage.

23 min Track

Episode 8

Funeral for a Fiend

Sideshow Bob tries again for revenge against the Simpsons.

23 min Track

Episode 9

Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind

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."

23 min Track

Episode 10

E Pluribus Wiggum

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 nation. This causes the town to be overrun with reporters, candidates and pundits.

23 min Track

Episode 11

That 90's Show

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 with a professor, so a sorrowful Homer turns to music--and invents grunge.

23 min Track

Episode 12

Love, Springfieldian Style

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 pass the time, Homer tells the love story of Bonnie and Clyde, Marge tells her version of "Lady and the Tramp," and Bart tells the love story of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen.

23 min Track

Episode 13

The Debarted

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, the Simpsons get a fancy loaner car after Marge gets in an accident, and Homer falls in love with it.

23 min Track

Episode 14

Dial 'N' for Nerder

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 Martin Prince had deadly consequences.

23 min Track

Episode 15

Smoke on the Daughter

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 smoke from the other dancers. Meanwhile, Homer's beef-jerky operation runs into a snag.

23 min Track

Episode 16

Papa Don't Leech

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 on her feet.

23 min Track

Episode 17

Apocalypse Cow

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.

23 min Track

Episode 18

Any Given Sundance

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.

23 min Track

Episode 19

Mona Leaves-a

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

23 min Track

Episode 20

All About Lisa

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."

23 min Track

Cast

Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty the Clown / Groundskeeper Willie / Mayor Quimby (voice)

Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier / Jacqueline Bouvier (voice)

Nancy Cartwright

Nancy Cartwright

Bart Simpson / Maggie Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)

Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson / Maggie Simpson (voice)

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl Carlson / Superintendent Chalmers (voice)

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Principal Skinner / Lenny Leonard (voice)

Crew

Kara Talve

Original Music Composer

Scott Muller

Casting

Dan Greaney

Consulting Producer

John Frink

Executive Producer

David Silverman

Consulting Producer

Matt Selman

Executive Producer

Bonita Pietila

Original Casting

Rob LaZebnik

Co-Executive Producer

Denise Sirkot

Producer

Richard Raynis

Producer

James L. Brooks

Executive Producer

Matt Groening

Executive Producer

Richard Sakai

Producer

Sam Simon

Executive Producer

Danny Elfman

Main Title Theme Composer