1996

All events that happened in 1996.

January

 * 7th: "Team Homer" aired for the first time.
 * 14th: "Two Bad Neighbors" aired for the first time.

February

 * 3rd: Audrey Meadows, an actress and guest star, died.
 * 4th: "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield" aired for the first time.
 * 11th: "Bart the Fink" aired for the first time.
 * 18th: "Lisa the Iconoclast" aired for the first time.
 * 25th: "Homer the Smithers" aired for the first time.

March

 * 15th: Homer Groening, the father of Matt Groening, died.
 * 17th: "The Day the Violence Died" aired for the first time.
 * 24th: "A Fish Called Selma" aired for the first time.
 * 31st: "Bart on the Road" aired for the first time.

April

 * 14th: "22 Short Films About Springfield" aired for the first time.
 * 17th: Constantin Mustatea, an animator, died.
 * 28th: "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"" aired for the first time.

May

 * 5th: "Much Apu About Nothing" aired for the first time.
 * 19th: "Homerpalooza" aired for the first time. "Summer of 4 Ft. 2" aired for the first time. Season 7 ended.

June

 * 1st: The Simpsons Cartoon Studio was released.

July

 * 13th: Tom Coppola, a layout artist, died.

October

 * 27th: Season 8 started. "Treehouse of Horror VII" aired for the first time.

November

 * 3rd: "You Only Move Twice" aired for the first time.
 * 10th: "The Homer They Fall" aired for the first time.
 * 17th: "Burns, Baby Burns" aired for the first time.
 * 24th: "Bart After Dark" aired for the first time.
 * 24th: The Simpsons Have Landed aired in the UK.

December

 * 1st: "A Milhouse Divided" aired for the first time.
 * 15th: "Lisa's Date with Density" aired for the first time.
 * 29th: "Hurricane Neddy" aired for the first time.