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The Simpsons

Season 1

13 episodes · premiered Dec 17, 1989

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  1. E1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

    Dec 17, 1989 · 24m · 6.4 TMDB (254 votes)

    Homer's Christmas bonus is canceled and the rainy-day funds are needed to pay for Bart's tattoo removal.

  2. E2 Bart the Genius

    Jan 14, 1990 · 24m · 7.4 TMDB (104 votes)

    Bart's labeled a genius and sent to a school for the gifted.

  3. E3 Homer's Odyssey

    Jan 21, 1990 · 24m · 6.8 TMDB (95 votes)

    After being fired from the nuclear power plant for negligence, Homer becomes a safety activist.

  4. E4 There's No Disgrace Like Home

    Jan 28, 1990 · 23m · 7.5 TMDB (92 votes)

    After seeing families being nice to each other at a company picnic, Homer orders the Simpsons to a family therapist.

  5. E5 Bart the General

    Feb 4, 1990 · 23m · 7.1 TMDB (92 votes)

    Terrorized by the school bully, Bart seeks counsel from Grandpa Simpson, who takes him to a warfare expert for basic training.

  6. E6 Moaning Lisa

    Feb 11, 1990 · 24m · 7.3 TMDB (85 votes)

    The meaning of life and second grade have Lisa playing the blues solo, until she jams with a kindred spirit; Homer seeks tutelage to beat Bart at video boxing.

  7. E7 The Call of the Simpsons

    Feb 18, 1990 · 24m · 7.1 TMDB (82 votes)

    The Simpsons put the wild back in the wilderness when their RV goes over a cliff and Homer and Bart go for help, get lost and lose their clothes.

  8. E8 The Telltale Head

    Feb 25, 1990 · 23m · 7.1 TMDB (80 votes)

    Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.

  9. E9 Life on the Fast Lane

    Mar 18, 1990 · 24m · 7.0 TMDB (77 votes)

    Homer's bowling-ball gift "for Marge" prompts her to take up the sport, and maybe also a handsome instructor who offers to teach her "many things."

  10. E10 Homer's Night Out

    Mar 25, 1990 · 24m · 6.6 TMDB (83 votes)

    Shutterbug Bart captures Homer with a sexy entertainer at a bachelor party.

  11. E11 The Crepes of Wrath

    Apr 15, 1990 · 24m · 7.2 TMDB (79 votes)

    A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb.

  12. E12 Krusty Gets Busted

    Apr 29, 1990 · 24m · 7.5 TMDB (79 votes)

    Bart's TV hero Krusty the Clown is arrested for a convenience-store robbery, and witness Homer must testify against the clown.

  13. E13 Some Enchanted Evening

    May 13, 1990 · 23m · 7.2 TMDB (81 votes)

    Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter, who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."