Just a product of society that's lost its good manners.
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.
Beyond Blunderdome (Tập 1) 6.8
Biên kịch: Mike Scully
Ngày phát sóng: 1999-09-26
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Homer befriends Mel Gibson just as Mel is completing a remake of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Homer convinces Mel to make the film more violent, with disastrous results.
Brother's Little Helper (Tập 2) 7.1
Biên kịch: George Meyer
Ngày phát sóng: 1999-10-03
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: When Bart commits an extremely destructive prank, he is given Focusyn, a pill to help him concentrate in school. At first the results are impressive, and then Bart starts believing in a conspiracy involving spy satellites and major league baseball.
Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? (Tập 3) 7.0
Biên kịch: Al Jean
Ngày phát sóng: 1999-10-24
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: With Lisa's help, Homer uses his vast knowledge of food to become the town's leading restaurant critic. But when he gets petty and vindictive in his criticisms, all the other chefs in town try to kill him.
Treehouse of Horror X (Tập 4) 7.3
Biên kịch: Donick Cary
Ngày phát sóng: 1999-10-31
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: In "I Know What You Diddily-Iddly-Did" the Simpsons fear they have killed Ned Flanders. "Desperately Xeeking Xena" satirizes superheroes of yore with "Stretch Dude" Bart and "Clobber Girl" Lisa. And "Life's A Glitch, Then You Die" depicts the upcoming horror of Y2K.
E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) (Tập 5) 7.1
Biên kịch: Ian Maxtone-Graham
Ngày phát sóng: 1999-11-07
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Fleeing from a duel, Homer takes his family to live on a farm. There he discovers that by mixing tomatoes, tobacco and radioactivity from the nuclear plant, he can create a dangerously delicious new substance.
Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder (Tập 6) 6.6
Biên kịch: Al Jean
Ngày phát sóng: 1999-11-14
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Homer bowls a perfect 300 game, then concludes that the greatest accomplishment of his life is behind him. He reconnects with the world by bonding with baby Maggie.
Eight Misbehavin' (Tập 7) 6.0
Biên kịch: Matt Selman
Ngày phát sóng: 1999-11-21
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Due to overuse of fertility medication, Apu and wife Manjula give birth to octuplets. Desperate for money, Apu loans the babies to an unscrupulous carny promoter, then needs Homer's help to get them back.
Take My Wife, Sleaze (Tập 8) 6.3
Biên kịch: John Swartzwelder
Ngày phát sóng: 1999-11-28
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: After winning a motorcycle at a dance contest, Homer becomes part of a motorcycle gang. But when he puts Marge's photo in a biker magazine, a much tougher gang takes her, and he must win her back.
Grift of the Magi (Tập 9) 7.1
Biên kịch: Tom Martin
Ngày phát sóng: 1999-12-19
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: In this Christmas-themed episode, the students of Springfield Elementary are unwittingly used as a focus group to test new toys. The product of their labors, a cuddly doll named Funzo, is a lot more sinister than he appears.
Little Big Mom (Tập 10) 6.3
Biên kịch: Carolyn Omine
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-01-09
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: When Marge leaves the house to recuperate from a skating injury, everything goes to hell - until Lisa convinces Homer and Bart they have leprosy.
Faith Off (Tập 11) 7.1
Biên kịch: Frank Mula
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-01-16
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Homer gets a bucket stuck on his head, and when it is removed the town is convinced that Bart has the powers of a faith healer. Then mobster Fat Tony tries to turn the boy's spiritual abilities into more sinister directions.
The Mansion Family (Tập 12) 7.1
Biên kịch: John Swartzwelder
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-01-23
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Worried about his health, Mr. Burns visits the Mayo Clinic. He lets Homer housesit his mansion, which leads of course to an offshore knife fight and an attack by Chinese pirates.
Saddlesore Galactica (Tập 13) 6.5
Biên kịch: Tim Long
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-02-06
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Homer and Bart befriend a diving horse at a county fair. They turn it into a racehorse with an attitude, whose success runs them afoul of mysterious, tree-dwelling jockeys.
Alone Again, Natura-Diddily (Tập 14) 7.1
Biên kịch: Ian Maxtone-Graham
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-02-13
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Ned's wife Maude is inadvertently killed by a T-shirt accident at an auto race. Homer and his family try to help Ned cope.
Missionary: Impossible (Tập 15) 7.2
Biên kịch: Ron Hauge
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-02-20
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: When Homer fails to give money he promised over the phone, he is forced by PBS stars to flee the country. He becomes a missionary on a small tropical island, where he introduces the natives to casino gambling.
Pygmoelian (Tập 16) 7.0
Biên kịch: Larry Doyle
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-02-27
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Plastic surgery gives Moe the bartender a handsome new face and a whole new life as a soap opera star.
Bart to the Future (Tập 17) 7.0
Biên kịch: Dan Greaney
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-03-19
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: We see a possible future in which Bart is a grown-up slacker, living with Ralph Wiggum, while Lisa is no less than President of the United States.
Days of Wine and D'oh'ses (Tập 18) 7.2
Biên kịch: Deb Lacusta
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-04-09
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: After being embarrassed by a drunken video of himself, Barney vows to sober up. Newly clean, he gets work as a helicopter pilot.
Kill the Alligator and Run (Tập 19) 6.6
Biên kịch: John Swartzwelder
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-04-30
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: After a terrible bout with insomnia, Homer takes the family to Florida during spring break. There, they kill a beloved alligator and are sentenced to a chain gang.
Last Tap Dance in Springfield (Tập 20) 6.4
Biên kịch: Julie Thacker
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-05-07
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Lisa enters a tap dancing academy, where the teacher is a child star who never quite grew up. Meanwhile, Homer gets laser eye surgery.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge (Tập 21) 7.4
Biên kịch: Larry Doyle
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-05-14
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: Otto's girlfriend seems to be usurping Marge's role when she moves in with the family after a dispute over heavy metal.
Behind the Laughter (Tập 22) 7.0
Biên kịch: Mike Scully
Ngày phát sóng: 2000-05-21
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: A "Behind the Music"-style look at the Simpsons, narrated by VH1's Jim Forbes, shows their rise to stardom--and the "private hell" that followed.