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.
Writer: Dan McGrath
Air date: 1994-09-04
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Stuck in his room with a broken leg, Bart hears a high-pitched scream. When he looks through his telescope, he sees a guilty Ned Flanders burying the evidence.
Writer: Mike Scully
Air date: 1994-09-11
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Lisa feels threatened when a new girl moves to Springfield: Allison is smart, pretty, a great saxophone player and a crack diorama builder. Lisa tries to befriend her new rival, but she's consumed with envy and competitiveness.
Writer: Jon Vitti
Air date: 1994-09-25
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: After reading the weepy best-seller The Bridges of Madison County, Marge sits down with the family and recalls romantic moments, along with temptations from her bowling instructor Jacques and Homer's coworker Mindy.
Writer: John Swartzwelder
Air date: 1994-10-02
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The family's trip to Itchy & Scratchy Land takes an unexpected turn when high-tech robots malfunction and become violent.
Writer: Bill Oakley
Air date: 1994-10-09
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob, who then runs against Quimby for mayor.
Writer: Dan McGrath
Air date: 1994-10-30
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Lack of beer and cable TV make Homer a crazed killer; the present is altered by a time-traveling Homer; and Principal Skinner turns detention students into food.
Writer: Jonathan Collier
Air date: 1994-11-06
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Bart learns that the good Reverend Lovejoy's daughter is really bad.
Writer: Mike Scully
Air date: 1994-11-13
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Lisa's surprising ability at hockey spawns jealousy in Bart and a showdown when their teams meet.
Writer: Greg Daniels
Air date: 1994-11-27
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: When Homer gropes for a gummy candy stuck to the babysitter's pants, she mistakes his intentions and turns the town against him.
Writer: Bill Oakley
Air date: 1994-12-04
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Grandpa's homemade tonic puts life back in the Simpson bedroom, so he and Homer hit the road to sell the stuff.
Writer: David Sacks
Air date: 1994-12-18
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: When they try to go on vacation, the family discovers Marge's debilitating fear of flying. Marge consults a psychoanalyst to find the source of her baffling fear.
Writer: John Swartzwelder
Air date: 1995-01-08
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Homer joins the secret society of the Stonecutters and is suddenly exalted when the brethren discover his birthmark. The ancient order is shaken to the core by the ineptitude of its new Chosen One.
Writer: Jennifer Crittenden
Air date: 1995-01-22
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The story of Maggie's birth is told in flashbacks: after Homer quits the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to pursue his dream of working at a bowling alley, Marge reveals that she is pregnant.
Writer: John Swartzwelder
Air date: 1995-02-05
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: When Bart is forced to assist Principal Skinner in early-morning astronomy observations, he discovers a giant comet heading towards Springfield. Facing impending doom, the entire town shows up at the Flanders family bomb shelter.
Writer: John Swartzwelder
Air date: 1995-02-12
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Krusty the Clown's reckless spending forces him to open a clown college to keep afloat. New graduate Homer discovers the perks and perils of being Krusty.
Writer: Bill Oakley
Air date: 1995-02-19
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: After tricking an Australian boy into accepting a collect call, Bart flies Down Under to apologize.
Writer: Brent Forrester
Air date: 1995-02-26
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: A loan from Patty and Selma makes Homer their slave; Bart is forced to take ballet.
Writer: Ken Keeler
Air date: 1995-03-05
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Film critic Jay Sherman is among the judges at the Springfield Film Festival, which Mr. Burns conspires to win by bribing some judges.
Writer: Greg Daniels
Air date: 1995-03-19
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: A fortuneteller predicts Lisa's engagement and wedding to a fellow student from an upper-crust British family.
Writer: Mike Scully
Air date: 1995-04-09
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: The Simpson household's overrun with puppies--the offspring of Santa's Little Helper and his new girlfriend from which Mr. Burns would love to make a greyhound-skin tuxedo.
Writer: Jennifer Crittenden
Air date: 1995-04-16
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Bart helps precipitate a teachers strike, but he rues his handiwork when Marge takes over for Mrs. Krabappel.
Writer: Joshua Sternin
Air date: 1995-04-30
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Bart winds up in the hospital as a result of eating Krusty cereal, and when Lisa comes to visit him, she is reunited with her sax idol.
Writer: Jonathan Collier
Air date: 1995-05-07
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Marge joins the police force after thwarting a criminal, and Homer thinks he now has a free ride as a cop's spouse.
Writer: Brent Forrester
Air date: 1995-05-14
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Springfield boys try to recapture the town's beloved lemon tree after it's stolen.
Writer: Bill Oakley
Air date: 1995-05-21
Runtime: 23 min
Overview: Mr. Burns makes many enemies when he steals the oil discovered beneath Springfield Elementary.
