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

Who Shot Mr. Burns? (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.

24 min Track

Episode 2

Radioactive Man

Bart auditions for the part of Fallout Boy in the movie "Radioactive Man," being filmed in Springfield.

23 min Track

Episode 3

Home Sweet Homediddly-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.

23 min Track

Episode 4

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.

23 min Track

Episode 5

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.

23 min Track

Episode 6

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.

23 min Track

Episode 7

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.

23 min Track

Episode 8

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.

23 min Track

Episode 9

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.

23 min Track

Episode 10

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.

23 min Track

Episode 11

Marge Be Not Proud

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.

23 min Track

Episode 12

Team Homer

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.

24 min Track

Episode 13

Two Bad Neighbors

Homer resents being upstaged when former president George Bush moves into the neighborhood. After Bush spanks Bart, an all-out prank war ensues.

23 min Track

Episode 14

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield

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.

23 min Track

Episode 15

Bart the Fink

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.

23 min Track

Episode 16

Lisa the Iconoclast

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.

23 min Track

Episode 17

Homer the Smithers

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.

23 min Track

Episode 18

The Day the Violence Died

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.

23 min Track

Episode 19

A Fish Called Selma

Washed up and plagued by scandal, Troy McClure sees a marriage to Selma as his ticket back to success.

23 min Track

Episode 20

Bart on the Road

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.

23 min Track

Episode 21

22 Short Films About Springfield

Bart and Milhouse wonder if anything interesting happens to the citizens of Springfield, which leads to a series of interconnected vignettes.

23 min Track

Episode 22

Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'

When a fellow veteran dies, Grandpa Simpson and Mr. Burns fight for buried WWII treasure as the only surviving members of their battalion.

23 min Track

Episode 23

Much Apu About Nothing

When Mayor Quimby uses immigrants as a political scapegoat, the Simpsons discover that Apu is an illegal immigrant.

23 min Track

Episode 24

Homerpalooza

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.

23 min Track

Episode 25

Summer of 4 Ft. 2

On a family vacation, Lisa tries on a new identity to fit in with the other kids at the beach. Jealous, Bart reveals her true nerdiness to the group.

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