The Simpsons (animation)/Recap: Difference between revisions

''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', being such a [[Long Runner]]<ref>The first season of the show started airing on December 17, 1989, and before that the show had consisted of several ''Tracey Ullman Show'' shorts.</ref>, has naturally amassed many episodes (more than 700750, in fact).

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 2(animation)/Recap/S03/E02 Mr. Lisa Goes Toto Washington|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]": Lisa becomes a finalist in a patriotic essay contest, only to have her faith in the American way threatened when she witnesses a senator taking a bribe.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 3(animation)/Recap/S03/E03 When Flanders Failed|When Flanders Failed]]": Ned Flanders goes into business for himself. Homer secretly wishes for him to fail -- and has a crisis of conscience when it looks like that's going to happen. Bart ostensibly takes up karate, but his "touch of death" move is actually from an arcade game.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 4(animation)/Recap/S03/E04 Bart Thethe Murderer|Bart the Murderer]]": In the debut episode of recurring guest character Fat Tony, Bart becomes an employee of the mob boss -- and his connections might be behind the sudden disappearance of Principal Skinner.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 5(animation)/Recap/S03/E05 Homer Defined|Homer Defined]]": When Homer averts a nuclear meltdown, he's hailed as a hero...how will everyone react if they learn his "heroism" was just luck?

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 6(animation)/Recap/S03/E06 Like Father, Like Clown|Like Father, Like Clown]]": Bart tries to reconcile Krusty the Klown with his estranged rabbi father.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 7(animation)/Recap/S03/E07 Treehouse Ofof Horror II|Treehouse of Horror II]]": A monkey's paw grants wishes (one of which is taken advantage of by Kang and Kodos), [[The Twilight Zone|"It's a Good Life"]] is retold with Bart as an evil kid who controls Springfield, and Homer's brain gets transplanted into a robot body.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 8(animation)/Recap/S03/E08 LisasLisa's Pony|Lisa's Pony]]": Homer finally buys Lisa the one thing she's longed for...but to pay for it, he has to take on a second job.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 9(animation)/Recap/S03/E09 Saturdays Ofof Thunder|Saturdays of Thunder]]": Homer tries to get to know Bart better by helping him build a soapbox derby racer.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 10(animation)/Recap/S03/E10 Flaming MoesMoe's|Flaming Moe's]]": Moe steals Homer's recipe for a drink that becomes the toast of Springfield.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 11(animation)/Recap/S03/E11 Burns Verkaufen Derder Kraftwerk|Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]": Burns sells the power plant to German investors, and the employees chafe under the new management.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 12(animation)/Recap/S03/E12 I Married Marge|I Married Marge]]": Homer recounts the story of Marge's pregnancy with Bart and the Homer-Marge nuptuals (in that order) in this 1980-set story.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 13(animation)/Recap/S03/E13 Radio Bart|Radio Bart]]": Bart tricks Springfield into believing that one Timmy O'Toole has fallen down a well and needs to be rescued.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 14(animation)/Recap/S03/E14 Lisa Thethe Greek|Lisa the Greek]]": Homer discovers Lisa has a talent for predicting the results of American football matches, and turns it to his profit.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 15(animation)/Recap/S03/E15 Homer Alone|Homer Alone]]": Marge ''desperately'' needs a break from the daily grind and goes to a spa resort, leaving the rest of the Simpsons adrift -- and eventually missing in Maggie's case.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 16(animation)/Recap/S03/E16 Bart Thethe Lover|Bart the Lover]]": Bart creates a fictitious penpal lover for Mrs. Krabappel.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 17(animation)/Recap/S03/E17 Homer Atat Thethe Bat|Homer at the Bat]]": The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's softball team is surprisingly successful thanks to Homer, but Mr. Burns decides to call in Major League Baseball ringers for the championship game anyway.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 18(animation)/Recap/S03/E18 Separate Vocations|Separate Vocations]]": When the results of Bart's vocational survey suggest he'd make a great cop and Lisa learns her dreams of becoming a professional sax player are doomed by genetics, their roles at Springfield Elementary are reversed.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 19(animation)/Recap/S03/E19 Dog Ofof Death|Dog of Death]]": Santa's Little Helper is at death's door, and the family tightens their belts to get him the surgery he needs. Afterward, their resentment with the dog leads him to running away.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 20(animation)/Recap/S03/E20 Colonel Homer|Colonel Homer]]": Homer discovers Lurleen Lumpkin, a country singer, in the aftermath of a botched outing with Marge -- and becomes her manager.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 21(animation)/Recap/S03/E21 Black Widower|Black Widower]]": Bart can only think the worst of Selma's fiance: Sideshow Bob.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 22(animation)/Recap/S03/E22 The Otto Show|The Otto Show]]": A [[This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap concert]] leads into [[A Day in the Limelight]] as school bus driver Otto gets fired and crashes (not literally) at the Simpsons' house.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 23(animation)/Recap/S03/E23 BartsBart's Friend Falls Inin Love|Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]": That friend is Milhouse, who's taken with the new girl in class, much to Bart's resentment.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 3 E 24(animation)/Recap/S03/E24 Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]": In a sequel to "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" Homer receives compensation from the power plant for his job-induced sterility just as his ruined half-brother Herb arrives in town seeking capital for an invention that might remake his fortune.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 1(animation)/Recap/S04/E01 Kamp Krusty|Kamp Krusty]]": Summer vacation goes awry when Bart and Lisa discover that the titular camp is a twisted shadow of its advertised self.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 2(animation)/Recap/S04/E02 A Streetcar Named Marge|A Streetcar Named Marge]]": Marge gets the role of Blanche in a musical version of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 3(animation)/Recap/S04/E03 Homer Thethe Heretic|Homer the Heretic]]": Homer skips church for a Sunday and loves the experience so much he decides to forgo it altogether.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 6(animation)/Recap/S04/E06 Itchy And& Scratchy: The Movie|Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]": Homer forbids Bart from seeing the highly anticipated [[The Movie|Itchy and Scratchy movie]].

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 7(animation)/Recap/S04/E07 Marge Gets Aa Job|Marge Gets a Job]]": At the power plant, as it happens -- and Mr. Burns gets a crush on her.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 8(animation)/Recap/S04/E08 New Kid Onon Thethe Block|New Kid on the Block]]": Bart falls for an older girl who's just moved into town while Homer sues an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet when he doesn't get his fill.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 9(animation)/Recap/S04/E09 Mr. Plow|Mr. Plow]]": Homer buys a snowplow and starts a business eventually rivaled by none other than Barney.

# [[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 10(animation)/Recap/S04/E10 LisasLisa's First Word|"Lisa's First Word"]]: As the family anticipates Maggie's first word, Marge recounts the family's exploits over 1983-84: the birth of Lisa and Bart's jealous responses to it, the move to Evergreen Terrace (including their first encounters with the Flanders family), and a Summer Olympics that proves downright delicious for Homer.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 13(animation)/Recap/S04/E13 SelmasSelma's Choice|Selma's Choice]]": Scared of dying alone after the death of her aunt, Selma considers having a baby. Her potential parenting skills are put to the test when she must chaperone the Simpsons kids to Duff Gardens.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 14(animation)/Recap/S04/E14 Brother Fromfrom Thethe Same Planet|Brother from the Same Planet]]": Bart poses as a fatherless kid to get a "Bigger Brother" to shower him with the affection and attention that Homer won't.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 15(animation)/Recap/S04/E15 I Love Lisa|I Love Lisa]]": It's Valentine's Day, and after Lisa gives Ralph Wiggum a valentine out of pity, Ralph decides he "choo-choo-chooses" her.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 16(animation)/Recap/S04/E16 Duffless|Duffless]]": In the wake of a (not quite) drunk driving mishap, Marge convinces Homer to go without his beloved beer for 30 days. Meanwhile, Lisa's science fair project pits Bart's intelligence against a hamster's.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 17(animation)/Recap/S04/E17 Last Exit Toto Springfield|Last Exit to Springfield]]": When the company dental plan is dropped, Homer becomes the new head of the workers' union to get it reinstated for the sake of Lisa, who needs braces.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 18(animation)/Recap/S04/E18 So ItsIt's Come Toto This: A Simpsons Clip Show|So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show]]": An [[April Fools' Day]] prank leaves Homer in a coma. As the family waits to see if he'll recover, they recount moments from previous episodes... of their lives.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 19(animation)/Recap/S04/E19 The Front|The Front]]": In response to the declining quality of ''The Itchy & Scratchy Show'', Bart and Lisa write a script using Grandpa's name in place of their own, and it's not only accepted, but results in requests for more! In the B-plot, Homer learns he never properly graduated high school and must retake the chemistry class he failed, which proves a struggle.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 20(animation)/Recap/S04/E20 Whacking Day|Whacking Day]]": Bart gets expelled from school, and Lisa protests a cruel annual tradition that leaves no innocent snake spared.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 21(animation)/Recap/S04/E21 Marge Inin Chains|Marge in Chains]]": Marge gets arrested for shoplifting, and her resultant prison time has an adverse effect on the family and eventually the whole town.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 4 E 22(animation)/Recap/S04/E22 Krusty Gets Kancelled|Krusty Gets Kancelled]]": It happens when ventriloquism showcase ''The Gabbo Show'' crushes ''The Krusty the Clown Show'' in the ratings. Krusty hits the skids, but Bart and Lisa encourage him to make a comeback with a celebrity-packed special.

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 1(animation)/Recap/S21/E01 Homer Thethe Whopper|Homer the Whopper]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 2(animation)/Recap/S21/E02 Bart Gets AZa 'Z'|Bart Gets a 'Z']]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 3(animation)/Recap/S21/E03 The Great Wife Hope|The Great Wife Hope]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 4(animation)/Recap/S21/E04 Treehouse Ofof Horror XX|Treehouse of Horror XX]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 5(animation)/Recap/S21/E05 The Devil Wears Nada|The Devil Wears Nada]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 6(animation)/Recap/S21/E06 Pranks Andand Greens|Pranks and Greens]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 7(animation)/Recap/S21/E07 Rednecks Anand Broomsticks|Rednecks and Broomsticks]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 8(animation)/Recap/S21/E08 O Brother, Where Bart Thou?|O Brother, Where Bart Thou?]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 9(animation)/Recap/S21/E09 Thursdays Withwith Abie|Thursdays with Abie]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 10(animation)/Recap/S21/E10 Once Upon Aa Time Inin Springfield|Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 11(animation)/Recap/S21/E11 Million Dollar Maybe|Million Dollar Maybe]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 12(animation)/Recap/S21/E12 Boy Meets Curl|Boy Meets Curl]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 13(animation)/Recap/S21/E13 The Color Yellow|The Color Yellow]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 14(animation)/Recap/S21/E14 Postcards Fromfrom Thethe Wedge|Postcards from the Wedge]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 15(animation)/Recap/S21/E15 Stealing First Base|Stealing First Base]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 16(animation)/Recap/S21/E16 The Greatest Story Ever DohedD'ohed|The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 17(animation)/Recap/S21/E17 American History X Cellent-cellent|American History X-cellent]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 18(animation)/Recap/S21/E18 Chief Ofof Hearts|Chief of Hearts]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 19(animation)/Recap/S21/E19 The Squirt Andand Thethe Whale|The Squirt and the Whale]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 21(animation)/Recap/S21/E21 Moe Letter Blues|Moe Letter Blues]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 22(animation)/Recap/S21/E22 The Bob Next Door|The Bob Next Door]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 21 E 23(animation)/Recap/S21/E23 Judge Me Tender|Judge Me Tender]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 1(animation)/Recap/S22/E01 Elementary School Musical|Elementary School Musical]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 2(animation)/Recap/S22/E02 Loan A Lisa|Loan-a Lisa]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 3(animation)/Recap/S22/E03 Money BART|MoneyBART]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 4(animation)/Recap/S22/E04 Treehouse Of Horror XXI|Treehouse of Horror XXI]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 5(animation)/Recap/S22/E05 Lisa Simpson This Isnt Your Life|Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 6(animation)/Recap/S22/E06 The Fool Monty|The Fool Monty]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 7(animation)/Recap/S22/E07 How Munched Is That Birdie In The Window|How Munched is That Birdie in the Window?]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 8(animation)/Recap/S22/E08 The Fight Before Christmas|The Fight Before Christmas]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 9(animation)/Recap/S22/E09 Donnie Fatso|Donnie Fatso]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 10(animation)/Recap/S22/E10 Moms Id Like To Forget|Moms I'd Like to Forget]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 11(animation)/Recap/S22/E11 Flaming Moe|Flaming Moe]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 12(animation)/Recap/S22/E12 Homer The Father|Homer the Father]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 13(animation)/Recap/S22/E13 The Blue And The Gray|The Blue and the Gray]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 14(animation)/Recap/S22/E14 Angry Dad The Movie|Angry Dad: The Movie]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 15(animation)/Recap/S22/E15 The Scorpions Tale|The Scorpion's Tale]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 16(animation)/Recap/S22/E16 A Midsummers Nice Dream|A Midsummer's Nice Dream]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 17(animation)/Recap/S22/E17 Love Is A Many Strangled Thing|Love Is a Many Strangled Thing]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 18(animation)/Recap/S22/E18 The Great Simpsina|The Great Simpsina]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 19(animation)/Recap/S22/E19 The Real Housewives Of Fat Tony|The Real Housewives of Fat Tony]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 20(animation)/Recap/S22/E20 Homer Scissorhands|Homer Scissorhands]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E(animation)/Recap/S22/E21 21500500 Keys|500 Keys]]"

# "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 22 E 22(animation)/Recap/S22/E22 The Ned Liest Catch|The Ned-Liest Catch]]"