Season 12

244: Treehouse of Horror XI

In “G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad,” Homer chokes to death on a piece of broccoli and his spirit must perform a good deed in order to enter heaven. Next, the dark side of fairy tale characters is exposed in “Scary Tales Can Come True.” Finally, in “Night of the Dolphin,” the world is overtaken by dolphins after Lisa frees their leader from captivity.

245: A Tale of Two Springfields

After Springfield's telephone area code splits in two, Homer spearheads a movement to divide the town itself in half along the new area code line. Guest starring The Who.

246: Insane Clown Poppy

Krusty takes parenting lessons from Homer when he discovers that he has a daughter about Bart's age from a one-night stand. Guest starring Drew Barrymore as Sophie and Stephen King

247: Lisa the Tree Hugger

Eager to join "Dirt First" after witnessing their pro-vegetarianism demonstration atop the local Krusty Burger franchise, Lisa attempts to prove her worth by camping out in a giant redwood destined for logging. Meanwhile, Bart joins the workforce in order to buy a new game console advertised on television.

248: Homer vs. Dignity

Short on funds, Homer approaches the ever-wealthy C. Montgomery Burns for a token raise. But when Burns grants his request on the condition that Homer act as his personal jester, the Simpson family finds itself the subject of degrading and embarassing activities.

249: The Computer Wore Menace Shoes

After realizing that he's missing the cyberspace boat, Homer plugs into the internet and builds a web site. But when low traffic hits him where it hurts, he resorts to spicing up his cyberslab with damaging gossip concerning fellow townspeople.

250: The Great Money Caper

Strapped for cash, Homer and Bart thumb their way through "A Child's Garden of Cons" in search of the road to easy money.

251: Skinner's Sense of Snow

When a large storm snows in Springfield Elementary, the children are trapped inside for the holidays and soon rebel against Principal Skinner.

252: HOMER

When doctors find and remove a crayon lodged in Homer's brain, his true IQ emerges, leading to a strong relationship with Lisa. But his relationship with others falls out once his new-found competence in safety inspecting leads to the closure of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.

253: Pokey Mom

Following a prison rodeo, Marge befriends an inmate whom she considers undeserving of incarceration, and eventually sees to his release. Guest starring Michael Keaton as Jack, Patrick McGoohan as Prisoner #6, and Charles Napier as the prison warden.

254: Worst Episode Ever

The Comic Book Guy has a heart attack after witnessing the work of special make-up effects master Tom Savini, giving Bart and Milhouse their cue to babysit the Android's Dungeon.

255: Tennis the Menace

The Simpsons build a tennis court. Meanwhile, Grandpa Simpson receives an award from the Springfield Retirement Castle.

256: Day of the Jackanapes

Upon learning that Krusty has erased all the archival tapes of his show from the Sideshow Bob era, Bob schemes to use Bart as a manchurian candidate to blow up Krusty live on the air. Guest starring Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob.

257: New Kids on the Blecch

When a talent agency discovers the musical abilities of Bart, Nelson, Milhouse and Ralph, it scurries to set them up as the next big boy band sensation: complete with a sinister subliminal propaganda campaign in mind. Join the Navy!

258: Hungry, Hungry, Homer

After Homer discovers that the Springfield Isotopes are being moved to New Mexico, he stages a hunger strike outside the stadium.

259: Bye Bye Nerdie

Lisa seeks protection from schoolyard roughnecks after becoming the target of a new student's own flavor of harassment

260: Simpson Safari

A belated prize awaits Homer in his next box of animal crackers, one which starts the family out on an exotic trip to Ngorongoro, Africa.

261: Trilogy of Error

In a “Run, Lola, Run” parody, a breakfast accident involving Marge's kitchen knife and Homer's thumb is seen through the eyes of individual family members. While Homer & Marge make a mad dash for the hospital, Lisa takes her linguistic robot to the Springfield science fair, and Bart runs afoul of Fat Tony's illegal fireworks ring. Guest starring Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.

262: I'm Goin' to Praiseland

When Ned discovers that one of Maude's goals was to build a bible-themed amusement park, he reunites with Rachel in order to fulfill her dream. But when an accident dupes the public into believing that the park was the site of a miracle, Ned is forced to decide between revealing the truth versus enjoying his increased profits. Guest starring Shawn Colvin as Rachel Jordan.

263: The Kids Stay in the Picture

Homer opens a new day care center at home after breaking his ACL at the local YMCA, and soon gets the good guy award not noticing he is neglecting his own children.

264: Simpsons Tall Tales

A rail-riding hobo tells the tales of American legends, leading to Homer imagine himself as Paul Bunyan, Lisa as Connie Appleseed versus the wagon train pioneers, and Bart and Nelson as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in a rafting adventure on the Mississipi.