The Simpsons

1989
4.6
11.3K reviews
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Simpsons Roasting On an Open Fire
12/17/89
Season-only
After Bart’s tattoo removal, Homer’s failure as a department store Santa, and a bad day at the dog track, Christmas prospects look dim for the Simpsons. But Homer seizes the day and, with the help of Santa’s Little Helper, blunders home with the best gift of all — something to share the family’s love. And frighten prowlers. A holiday classic!!
2 Bart the Genius
1/14/90
Season-only
After switching I.Q. exams with Martin Prince, Bart is placed in a school for geniuses, and everyone is put to the test. Can Principal Skinner contain his joy? Will Homer survive a night at the opera? Does Bart’s brain blow up? This exceptionally gifted story holds all the answers!!
3 Homer's Odyssey
1/21/90
Season-only
Fired from his job, Citizen Homer becomes caught in a web of nuclear hazards and public safety. An action-adventure tale aflame with danger and municipal code violations.
4 There's No Disgrace Like Home
1/28/90
Season-only
Trapped in a living hell, Homer faces the awful truth: the Simpsons are the Worst Family in Town!!! An electro-shocking glimpse into the weird world of family therapy.
5 Bart the General
2/4/90
Season-only
Stand back as Bart’s attempt to protect Lisa from the school bully explodes into a thrilling vortex of warfare and survival. WARNING: Contains candid expressions of deranged political viewpoints!
6 Moaning Lisa
2/11/90
Season-only
The fervid spectacle of childhood angst is exposed in this story of Lisa Simpson...A smart, sassy, good girl gone sad. Get bummed to the bluesy be-bop of “Bleeding Gums” Murphy’s special musical appearance.
7 The Call of the Simpsons
2/18/90
Season-only
Envious of Ned Flanders’ new mobile home, Homer visits Bob’s RV Roundup and shrewdly buys the worst RV on earth, which he swiftly destroys, stranding the entire family deep in the woods. SUCCUMB to the tantalizing allure of the ultimate RV! TASTE the tang of live bees in honey!! BEHOLD the awful beauty of Bigfoot — and his wife!!!
8 The Telltale Head
2/25/90
Season-only
HEAR – the stark confessions of Bart Simpson, juvenile delinquent! SEE – the thoughtless act of vandalism that turns the whole town against him! LEARN – a lesson or two about empty values and stolen thrills!
9 Life On the Fast Lane
3/18/90
Season-only
To bowl or not to bowl...In response to his thoughtless birthday gift, Marge teaches Homer a lesson by taking up bowling under the hands-on tutelage of Jacques, a suave bowling instructor, who tries to pick up more than just a spare. A giddily heartrending romance about splitting up, striking out, getting together, and the true meaning of brunch!
10 Homer's Night Out
3/25/90
Season-only
One picture is worth a thousand apologies! When Bart sneaks a naughty snapshot of Homer at a stag party, Homer becomes famous — until Marge finds out. A bawdily instructive tale of bellydancing enjoyed, a household destroyed, and groveling employed, in which Homer discovers being in love means you have to say more than “you’re sorry.”
11 Crepes of Wrath
4/15/90
Season-only
Spy me to the moon! Homer and Principal Skinner send Bart to France in exchange for an Albanian student. While Bart slaves at the Chateau Maison’s unsavory vineyard, Adil Hoxha steals classified secrets from Springfield’s Nuclear Plant! A hilariously perilous saga of hopes dashed, grapes crushed, explosive devices flushed, and the miracle of anti-freeze.
12 Krusty Gets Busted
4/29/90
Season-only
Accused of a heinous crime, Krusty the Clown finds himself caught in a web of hate and suspicion. A clown alone in a teeming tempest of distrust, with no one to believe him...no one, that is, but Bart Simpson!
13 Some Enchanted Evening
5/13/90
Season-only
A real-life drama of Armed & Dangerous is played out when the notorious Babysitter Bandit is hired to sit the Simpson kids! A roller coaster ride of naked terror, stirring courage, and Homeric stupidity.

About this show

This beloved animated comedy tells the story of the Simpson family and the residents of the typical American town of Springfield. Homer Simpson works at the local nuclear plant, and does his best to lead his family, but often finds that they are leading him. Living with Homer at 742 Evergreen Terrace is loving, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking son Bart, overachieving daughter Lisa and pacifier-sucking baby Maggie.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
11.3K reviews
Ariel Arenas
July 29, 2014
The Simpsons is my favorite television series ever and I'm glad it still going strong after 25 long years. The stories are not as heartwarming and hilarious as seasons 1-10, but I still tune in every week to see my favorite yellow family and laugh myself silly. Hopefully the simpsons will go on until one of the main characters' voice actor dies, because it'd be disrespectful to continue the show without, let's say Dan Castallaneta.
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M
October 10, 2019
I watched alot of the simpsons growing up. It seems to have gotten stale. And their show has indeed become manipulative in its values and seems to sway away from core comedic roots. Now like many others like south park, the simpsons has become too involved in territory I dont believe any comedy should get involved in. Just because theres so much ill water.
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A Google user
August 29, 2014
Show never disappoints. Movie was golden and the 2 week marathon on FXX is legendary. The new seasons keep the show good. I'll admit the Simpsons hasn't been as good recently last couple seasons as I stopped watching cuz of school but I got back to watching season 25 and I'm enjoying it immensely. Glad they cancelled American Dad. The Family Guy crossover looks absolutely hilarious and I don't even say that about Family Guy anymore haha
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