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|name = Season 8
 
|name = Season 8
 
|image = [[File:Simpsons s8.png|250px]]  
 
|image = [[File:Simpsons s8.png|250px]]  
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|original run = October 27, 1996 – May 18, 1997
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|original run = October 27, [[1996]] – May 18, [[1997]]
 
|episodes = 25
 
|episodes = 25
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|showrunners = [[Bill Oakley]]<br>[[Josh Weinstein]]<br>[[Al Jean]]<br>[[Mike Reiss]]
 
|previous = [[Season 7]]
 
|previous = [[Season 7]]
 
|next = [[Season 9]]
 
|next = [[Season 9]]
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|boxset = [[The Complete Eighth Season]]
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|boxset = ''[[The Complete Eighth Season]]''
 
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'''Season 8''' originally aired between October 27, 1996 and May 18, 1997.
 
  
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== Highlights ==
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'''Season 8''' is the eighth broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from October 27, [[1996]], with "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]", to May 18, [[1997]], with "[[The Secret War of Lisa Simpson]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season 4F]] episodes, with two [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season 3F]] and two episodes from [[production season 3G|3G]] also airing. [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunners]] for most of the season while [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]] served as the showrunners for the 3G episodes.
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The Simpsons' eighth season originally aired between October 27, 1996 and May 18, 1997, beginning with "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]". The show runners for the eighth production season were [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]]. The aired season contained two episodes which were hold-over episodes from season seven, which Oakley and Weinstein also ran. It also contained two episodes for which [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]] were the show runners.  
 
  
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Season eight won multiple awards, including two Emmy Awards: "[[Homer's Phobia]]" won for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) in 1997, and [[Alf Clausen]] and [[Ken Keeler]] won for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics" with the song "We Put The Spring In Springfield" from the episode "[[Bart After Dark]]". Clausen also received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Music Direction" for "[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]". "[[Brother from Another Series]]" was nominated for the Emmy for "Sound Mixing For a Comedy Series or a Special". For "Homer's Phobia", Mike Anderson won the Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production, and the WAC Winner Best Director for Primetime Series at the 1998 World Animation Celebration. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation awarded the episode the GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding TV – Individual Episode".
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The DVD box set was released in Region 1 on August 15, 2006, Region 2 on September 2, 2006, and Region 4 on October 2, 2006. The set was released in two different forms: a [[Maggie]]-shaped head to match the [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] shaped heads of the previous two sets and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like the seventh season box set, both versions are available for sale separately.
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{{TBT|{{W|25th Annie Awards|25th Annie Award}} for {{W|Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production|Best Animated Television Production}}<ref name="Annie1997">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110808193725/http://annieawards.org/25thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1997)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TBT|{{W|49th Primetime Emmy Awards|49th Primetime Emmy Award}} for {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics|Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics}}<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Bart After Dark]]"<br>{{small|for "[[We Put the Spring in Springfield]]"}}}}
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{{TB|[[Alf Clausen]] and [[Ken Keeler]]}}
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{{TB|"[[The Springfield Files]]"}}
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{{TB|"[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Maggie Roswell]] ([[Shary Bobbins]])}}
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{{TB|{{small|[[Colin A.B.V. Lewis]], [[Mike B. Anderson]], [[Richard Appel]], [[James L. Brooks]], [[David X. Cohen]], [[Jonathan Collier]], [[Matt Groening]], [[Ron Hauge]], [[Ken Keeler]], [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]], [[Dan McGrath]], [[J. Michael Mendel]], [[George Meyer]], [[David Mirkin]], [[Bill Oakley]], [[Richard Raynis]], [[Phil Roman]], [[Richard Sakai]], [[Bill Schultz]], [[Mike Scully]], [[David Silverman]], [[Sam Simon]], [[Denise Sirkot]], [[Steve Tompkins]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[Michael Wolf]]}}}}
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{{TB|[[Ken Keeler]], [[Dan Greaney]] & [[David S. Cohen]]}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|'''Opening Sequence''': [[Homer]] tries to light a jack-o'-lantern, but catches his hand on fire, then his whole body, so he starts running around screaming. Then, the title "The Simpsons Halloween Special VII" comes up in blood. In the couch gag, the family runs to the couch, but they keel over and die in front of the [[Grim Reaper]], their corpses landing one on top of another. The Reaper decides to put his feet up and uses Homer's corpse as a footstool.
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{{TCsT|In the seventh annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, [[Bart]] discovers [[Hugo Simpson|his long-lost twin]], [[Lisa]] grows [[The Little Universe|a colony]] of small beings, and [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] impersonate [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Bob Dole]] in order to win the 1996 Presidential election.
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'''The Thing and I''': [[Bart]] discovers he has an evil twin, who is living in the Simpsons' attic.
 
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'''The Genesis Tub''': After intending to prove that sugary drinks will rot teeth, Lisa creates her own miniature universe.
 
  
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'''Citizen Kang''': Kang and Kodos impersonate presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole in order to invade Earth.
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Bill Clinton]].|7|color=white}}
  
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Guest starring [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Bill Clinton]].
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{{TCsT|color=white|When Homer accepts a new job at the [[Globex Corporation]] the Simpson family moves to [[Cypress Creek]]. Homer enjoys his new work and his easy-going boss, but is completely unaware that his boss is an evil genius and that the company is a vehicle for international extortion. The rest of the family have trouble settling in Cypress Creek and Homer must make a choice between Cypress Creek and [[Springfield]].
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] moves the family to [[Cypress Creek|a new town]] after he receives a better job offer at the [[Globex Corporation]], but he is oblivious to the fact that [[Hank Scorpio|his new boss]] is a supervillain who is out to rule the world. Meanwhile, [[Marge]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] have a horrible time in the new town.
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Albert Brooks]] as [[Hank Scorpio]].|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TB|'''"[[The Homer They Fall]]"'''}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|When Bart is beaten up by school bullies, Homer takes matters into his own hands. Although Homer is unable to make his point, [[Moe]] is impressed by his ability to withstand a beating. Moe talks Homer into becoming a boxer with Moe as his manager. His sole strategy is to let opponents knock themselves out while pounding on Homer. Promoter [[Lucius Sweet]] becomes aware of Homer's rise as a boxer and wants him to fight [[Drederick Tatum]], the heavyweight champion.
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{{TCsT|After [[Bart]] is beaten up by the school bullies, [[Homer]] goes to confront the parents of the boys in [[Moe's Tavern]] and promptly receives a beating of his own. During the beating, however, Homer remains completely unfazed; [[Moe]] sees this and proposes to Homer that he become a professional boxer.
  
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Guest starring [[Michael Buffer]] as {{ch|Michael Buffer|himself}} and [[Paul Winfield]] as [[Lucius Sweet]].
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael Buffer]] as {{Ch|Michael Buffer|himself}} and [[Paul Winfield]] as [[Lucius Sweet]].|7|color=white}}
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{{TCsT|color=white|A man named Larry's jaw drops when he sees his father [[Mr. Burns]] on a train from Yale to Springfield and [[Larry]] immediately follows the train. When he arrives at Mr Burns's mansion he identifies himself as Mr. Burns's long lost son. Burns admits that Larry is the result of a one-night stand and accepts him as his own. Soon, however, Larry proves to be an incurable oaf and Burns gets tired of him. Homer befriends Larry because they share similar interests. Together they fake Larry's kidnapping to win back Burns's love. But when Burns is told that Homer has kidnapped his son Homer and Larry are chased by reporters and the police. When told of the fake kidnapping Burns cannot continue as Larry's father and Larry leaves Springfield to return to his family.
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{{TCsT|After [[Mr. Burns]]' illegitimate son [[Larry Burns|Larry]] comes back into his life, Burns finds him to be insulting and lazy. So, [[Homer]] and Larry come up with a plan to change Burns' mind.
  
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Guest starring [[Rodney Dangerfield]] as [[Larry Burns]]
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Rodney Dangerfield]] as [[Larry Burns]].|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Bart does property damage to a house and Homer makes him do chores to pay for his misdeed. The house turns out to be a burlesque saloon and a group of concerned citizens confront Homer on Bart's work. [[Marge]] agrees with the group and joins them in their attempt to oust the saloon from Springfield. In a town hall meeting, Marge convinces the townspeople to demolish the old house, but when the destruction team begins, Homer sings a song that changes everybody's mind. The demolition stops, but Marge's bulldozer accidentally slips out of gear and damages the house.
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{{TCsT|After [[Bart]] accidentally damages [[La Maison Derrière|a burlesque house]] while [[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] are away, [[Homer]] demands that he works for the proprietor, {{Belle}}. However, when Marge returns home, she isn't happy with Homer's decision or the burlesque house.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Kirk]] and [[Luann Van Houten]]'s marriage is in trouble and at a dinner party at the Simpson house Luann announces that she wants a divorce. Homer is confident that it will never happen to him, but Kirk tells him how quickly things can change. He realizes that he has taken his marriage for granted and overcompensates by smothering Marge. Deciding that their marriage is finished, Homer secretly files for a divorce from Marge. Homer then surprises her by asking her for her hand in marriage again and Marge accepts. Kirk tries the same strategy with Luann, but she refuses.
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{{TCsT|After [[Kirk]] and [[Luann]] announce that they are getting a divorce, [[Homer]] begins to question his own marriage and enlists the help of [[Lisa]] to save it.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer finds an autodialer and starts a telemarketing scam. Meanwhile, [[Nelson]] is punished for vandalizing [[Superintendent Chalmers]]' car and has to help Willie around the schoolyard. When Lisa watches Nelson torment [[Willie]], she finds herself attracted to him and decides to try to change Nelson into a better person. Lisa goes on a date with him and they kiss, but when he is later revealed to be lying about vandalizing [[Seymour Skinner|Skinner]]'s house, she loses the attraction.
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{{TCsT|After [[Nelson]] is found guilty of theft, [[Lisa]] falls for his rebellious ways and soon develops a crush. However, Lisa wants to try to change Nelson for the better. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] obtains a telemarketing machine, which ends up driving the town mad.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|A hurricane destroys the [[Flanders]]' home and they have to move into the church basement. The people of Springfield gather to rebuild their house, but when [[Ned]] sees the poor workmanship, he has a complete breakdown. Ned commits himself to a mental institution and his psychiatrist discovers that Ned's past has taught him to suppress his anger. The psychiatrist then teaches Ned to express his anger with Homer as a role model and Ned gets cured.
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{{TCsT|After [[Hurricane Barbara|a hurricane]] blows through [[Springfield]] and destroys only [[Ned Flanders]]' home, Ned snaps after his friends and neighbors, including [[Homer]], crudely rebuild his house. He is checked into a psychiatric ward to discover the source of his sudden uncontrollable rage ever since his childhood.
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer begins to hallucinate after eating a dish laced with potent [[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper|Guatemalan pepper]]s at the chili cook-off. In this hallucination he meets a mystical [[coyote]], which tells him to find his soul mate. After a fight with Marge, he is concerned that she is not really his soul mate. Homer leaves the house and seeks solitude in a lighthouse. Marge arrives at the lighthouse and apologizes and then Homer realizes that Marge is his soul mate after all.
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{{TCsT|After [[Homer]] downs several ultra-spicy "[[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper|insanity peppers]]" at the annual [[Springfield Chili Cook-Off|Chili Cook-Off]], his consciousness goes on a mystical journey, complete with a talking [[Space Coyote|coyote]] spirit guide, to discover his soul mate.
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer walks home one night from Moe's Tavern. On his way he sees an eerie glowing creature. The next day Homer's story is printed in the local newspaper. FBI agents [[Mulder]] and [[Dana Scully|Scully]] read the story and go to Springfield to investigate this X-file. After talking with Homer they find his credibility shaky and quickly leave again. Bart and Homer then set up a camp to videotape the creature. When the creature appears, Lisa reveals that the creature is actually Mr. Burns after a medical treatment by [[Dr. Nick]].
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] witnesses [[Burns' alien|something out of this world]] in the woods near [[Springfield]], but no one believes him—not even FBI Agents [[Fox Mulder|Mulder]] and [[Dana Scully|Scully]], who come to investigate the incident.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Gillian Anderson]] as [[Dana Scully]], [[David Duchovny]] as [[Fox Mulder]], and [[Leonard Nimoy]] as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Marge starts a new pretzel franchise after being voted out of the Springfield Investorettes for being too conservative. The Investorettes see this and strike back by getting a falafel van. Homer helps Marge with her business by asking Fat Tony for assistance. Soon the orders pour while the falafel business mysteriously fails. Fat Tony attempts to collect all of Marge's profit, but she refuses. He then sends his goons to the Simpson house where he meets the Japanese mafia, who was sent by the Investorettes, and it ends in a showdown between the two mafias.
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{{TCsT|After being kicked out of the [[Springfield Investorettes]], [[Marge]] is determined to best her ex-club members, so she invests in a [[Pretzel Wagon|pretzel franchise]]. But when pretzel sales struggle, [[Homer]] unwittingly turns to [[Fat Tony]] and the mob to help Marge corner the snack business in Springfield.
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|To encourage teamwork, Mr. Burns takes all of his employees to a corporate retreat in the mountains. The employees pair up and Homer becomes Burns's partner. The challenge is to find a cabin on the snowy mountainside. The pair to finish last will be fired. Burns and Homer cheat by using a snowmobile and make it the cabin before everybody else, but an avalanche buries the cabin. Homer and Burns go insane in the cold and get into a fight. In the fight they ignite a propane tank, which rockets the cabin to safety.
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{{TCsT|After the power plant employees fail miserably at a routine fire drill, [[Mr. Burns]] organizes a retreat to promote teamwork. The employees are paired up and race for a cabin at the top of the mountain, with the last one to arrive getting fired. [[Homer]] gets paired with Burns, to his horror.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Marge is stressed by the demands of motherhood and the Simpsons get a magical British nanny, who floats down from the sky holding an umbrella. The nanny is a miracle worker, who teaches Bart and Lisa how to clean and charms everybody. However, the Simpsons cannot stop living their messy ways and the nanny's spirit gets crushed. She leaves the family realizing that she has taught them nothing.
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{{TCsT|Due to [[Marge]] losing her hair from stress, the [[Simpson family]] decide to hire a new magical nanny, [[Shary Bobbins]], to look after the kids. But the Simpson kids may prove too tough a challenge for the minimum-wage nanny.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|A new character, Poochie, is added to The Itchy & Scratchy Show as an attempt to boost failing ratings. Bart and Lisa convince Homer to audition for the voice of Poochie. He gets the part and makes public appearances with the voice actor behind Itchy and Scratchy. Poochie's debut is not well received and the producers decide to kill him off. Homer refuses to cooperate and records a different version of the death scene. Homer is convinced that he managed to keep Poochie, but when the episode airs, the character is edited out.
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{{TCsT|color=white|The family tries to sell an old heirloom at a collectibles store and strike up a relationship with John, the store owner. The Simpsons invite John over to their house to assess their other belongings and Homer takes a liking to him. Marge then informs Homer that John is gay and he refuses to see him again. Afterwards Homer notices changes in Bart's behavior and fears that John has turned him into a homosexual. Trying to make Bart manlier, they go on a hunting trip, but get attacked by a herd of aggressive reindeer. Suddenly, John arrives and saves the day. Homer then thanks John for saving his life and accepts him as a friend.
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{{TCsT|A {{ap|John|Cockamamie's|shop owner}} befriends the [[Simpson family]], but after discovering he is a homosexual, [[Homer]] fears [[Bart]] will emulate him. However, the rest of the family think that Homer is in the wrong.
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Sideshow Bob is released from prison and his brother, Cecil, hires him to supervise the construction of a dam. Bart suspects that Bob is up to something and sneaks into his office along with Lisa. There he discovers a suitcase filled with money. Bob enters and explains his innocence, but Bart and Lisa do not believe him. Cecil now enters and holds them all at gunpoint. His plan is to blow up the dam and walk away with the $15 million he embezzled from the project. Bob would naturally be blamed allowing Cecil to get revenge for Bob stealing his part as Krusty's sidekick. Cecil now locks up Bob, Bart and Lisa, but they manage to escape and stop Cecil.
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{{TCsT|[[Bart]] suspects a sinister motive when [[Sideshow Bob]] reunites with his estranged brother [[Cecil Terwilliger|Cecil]], who promptly places Bob in charge of supervising the building of [[Springfield]]'s [[Springfield Hydroelectric Dam|Hydroelectric Dam]].
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Lisa wants to start babysitting, but Marge thinks she is too young. Flanders urgently needs a babysitter and Lisa gets her first job. When Flanders gives her a glowing review, she starts to get steady work. Then one evening, Lisa is put in charge of babysitting Bart and Maggie. Bart is outraged and embarks on a series of pranks. When Bart refuses to go to bed, Lisa accidentally knocks him down the stairs which dislocates his arm. Lisa tries to help him by transporting him in a wheelbarrow to Dr. Nick. Bart falls out of the wheelbarrow and rolls down a hill. The townspeople are mortified, but Lisa continues to get jobs the following day.
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{{TCsT|After reading [[The Baby Sitter Twins]], [[Lisa]] decides to become a babysitter. However, Lisa's babysitting reputation is put to the test when she is assigned the task of babysitting [[Bart]] and [[Maggie]], for which Bart is determined to make Lisa's life a living hell.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Alcohol is banned from Springfield after Bart accidentally gets drunk at a town parade. Rex Banner is appointed to replace Chief Wiggum as police chief to enforce the new laws and stop Fat Tony from smuggling. Rex is successful, but then Homer starts to smuggle alcohol. Eventually, Homer ends his bootlegging ends and approaches Wiggum with a plan to expose himself and restore Wiggum's good name. Homer is about to receive punishment by being catapulted, but he is saved by an impassioned speech by Marge. The liquor ban is then lifted and the town celebrates by getting drunk.
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{{TCsT|When prohibition hits the town, enforced by U.S. Treasury officer [[Rex Banner]], [[Homer]] teams up with [[Bart]] to keep [[Springfield]] drinking.
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Seymour Skinner and Edna Krabappel strike up a conversation at a party and take a romantic interest in each other. They try to keep their affair a secret, but Bart sees them kiss. The following day the couple hears Bart telling his classmates about it and silences him by deleting his permanent records. Bart becomes their go-between for exchanging love notes, but he gets tired of that and exposes Skinner and Krabappel in the janitor's closet locked in a passionate embrace. The word spreads all over town and Superintendent Chalmers gives Skinner an ultimatum – either end the relationship or face dismissal. Skinner pretends that he is in fact a virgin and the matter is cleared up.
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{{TCsT|color=white|Bart gets a credit card and buys a well trained new dog called Laddie. When Bart cannot pay the balance on the credit card the bank repossesses Laddie. Instead of giving them Laddie, Bart gives the repo men Santa's Little Helper. Feeling guilty Bart gives Laddie to the police and sets out to find Santa's Little Helper and finds him at a blind man's house. Bart tries to kidnap his dog, but instead the blind man alerts the police. When they arrive, Laddie, who is now a police dog, sniffs out a bag of marijuana and the blind man gets arrested. Bart can then leave with Santa's Little Helper.
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{{TCsT|color=white|Mr. Burns loses his fortune in a bad investment. He is not doing well alone and is committed to the Springfield Retirement Castle. Disgusted by his surroundings, he vows to get his fortune back. He then sees Lisa collecting recyclables and remembers her opposition towards him. He believes that the reason for losing his fortune was that he was surrounded by "yes men" and therefore asks Lisa to help him. Lisa introduces Burns to recycling and by collecting these he soon gets enough money to buy a recycling plant. In reality this recycling plant captures all aquatic life and grinds it into to all-purpose goo. Lisa is horrified, but Burns regains his fortune and buys back his power plant.
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{{TCsT|After [[Mr. Burns]] loses his vast fortune, he turns to [[Lisa]] for help in getting it back through environmental means. However, Lisa soon learns that people like Burns can never change their ways.
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Marge is concerned that Reverend Lovejoy does not meet the needs of his parishioners and becomes the new advice giver at the Church. When Marge gains a loyal following, Lovejoy gets concerned that he has become "shepherd without a flock". Meanwhile, Homer finds an old Japanese product, "Mr. Sparkle", a dish-washing detergent, with a logo that oddly resembles him. When he calls up the company behind the product, he finds Mr. Sparkle is a composite of two company logos. Marge is unable to help Ned Flanders in a crisis and calls up Lovejoy for help. Lovejoy solves the crisis and gets his congregants' interest in his next sermon telling the story.
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{{TCsT|[[Marge]] volunteers as an over-the-phone counselor for the church, and the congregation starts turning to Marge more than [[Reverend Lovejoy]]. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] goes on a quest to find out why his likeness is the logo for a Japanese detergent company.
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Frank Grimes, a new employee at the Nuclear Power Plant, is a hard-working man who has never been given a break in his life. At work he meets Homer and takes an instant dislike to his poor job performance and attitude. Meanwhile, Bart steps into a tax auction and buys an abandoned factory for a dollar, which he uses to play factory with Milhouse. Homer tries to win Grimes approval by inviting him over for a family dinner, but when Grimes sees Homer's accomplishments and home, he becomes even more bitter. Imitating Homer's behavior at work, he runs amok and electrocutes himself.
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== Release ==
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''[[The Complete Eighth Season]]'' box set was released in Region 1 on August 15, 2006, Region 2 on September 2, 2006, and Region 4 on October 2, 2006. The set was released in two different forms: a [[Maggie]]-shaped head to match the [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] shaped heads of the previous two sets and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like the seventh season box set, both versions are available for sale separately.
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Season 8
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Season Information
No. of episodes: 25
Original run: October 27, 1996 – May 18, 1997
Showrunner(s): Bill Oakley
Josh Weinstein
Al Jean
Mike Reiss
DVD boxset: The Complete Eighth Season
Previous season: Next season:
Season 7 Season 9

Season 8 is the eighth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from October 27, 1996, with "Treehouse of Horror VII", to May 18, 1997, with "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson". The season was mostly made up of production season 4F episodes, with two rollover episodes from production season 3F and two episodes from 3G also airing. Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein served as the showrunners for most of the season while Al Jean and Mike Reiss served as the showrunners for the 3G episodes.

Awards[edit]

Award Episode Crew Result
25th Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production[1] N/A N/A Won
49th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics[2] "Bart After Dark"
for "We Put the Spring in Springfield" 		Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler
25th Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Producing in a TV Production[1] "The Springfield Files" Al Jean and Mike Reiss
25th Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production[1] "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious" Maggie Roswell (Shary Bobbins) Nominated
25th Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production[1] "Homer's Phobia" Mike B. Anderson Won
49th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[3] Colin A.B.V. Lewis, Mike B. Anderson, Richard Appel, James L. Brooks, David X. Cohen, Jonathan Collier, Matt Groening, Ron Hauge, Ken Keeler, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Dan McGrath, J. Michael Mendel, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Bill Oakley, Richard Raynis, Phil Roman, Richard Sakai, Bill Schultz, Mike Scully, David Silverman, Sam Simon, Denise Sirkot, Steve Tompkins, Josh Weinstein, Michael Wolf
49th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation[4] "Brother from Another Series" Ronny Cox, Greg Orloff, and R. Russell Smith Nominated
Environmental Media Award for Best Television Episodic Comedy[5] "The Old Man and the Lisa" Won

Episodes[edit]

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
Treehouse of Horror VII - Title Card.png 154 - 1 "Treehouse of Horror VII" October 27, 1996 Mike B. Anderson Ken Keeler, Dan Greaney & David S. Cohen 4F02
In the seventh annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, Bart discovers his long-lost twin, Lisa grows a colony of small beings, and Kang and Kodos impersonate Bill Clinton and Bob Dole in order to win the 1996 Presidential election.

Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Bill Clinton.

You Only Move Twice promo.png 155 - 2 "You Only Move Twice" November 3, 1996 Mike B. Anderson John Swartzwelder 3F23
Homer moves the family to a new town after he receives a better job offer at the Globex Corporation, but he is oblivious to the fact that his new boss is a supervillain who is out to rule the world. Meanwhile, Marge, Bart, and Lisa have a horrible time in the new town.

Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio.

The Homer They Fall.png 156 - 3 "The Homer They Fall" November 10, 1996 Mark Kirkland Jonathan Collier 4F03
After Bart is beaten up by the school bullies, Homer goes to confront the parents of the boys in Moe's Tavern and promptly receives a beating of his own. During the beating, however, Homer remains completely unfazed; Moe sees this and proposes to Homer that he become a professional boxer.

Guest starring: Michael Buffer as himself and Paul Winfield as Lucius Sweet.

Burns, Baby Burns.png 157 - 4 "Burns, Baby Burns" November 17, 1996 Jim Reardon Ian Maxtone-Graham 4F05
After Mr. Burns' illegitimate son Larry comes back into his life, Burns finds him to be insulting and lazy. So, Homer and Larry come up with a plan to change Burns' mind.

Guest starring: Rodney Dangerfield as Larry Burns.

Bart After Dark promo.png 158 - 5 "Bart After Dark" November 24, 1996 Dominic Polcino Richard Appel 4F06
After Bart accidentally damages a burlesque house while Marge and Lisa are away, Homer demands that he works for the proprietor, Belle. However, when Marge returns home, she isn't happy with Homer's decision or the burlesque house.
A Milhouse Divided.png 159 - 6 "A Milhouse Divided" December 1, 1996 Steven Dean Moore Steve Tompkins 4F04
After Kirk and Luann announce that they are getting a divorce, Homer begins to question his own marriage and enlists the help of Lisa to save it.
Lisa's Date with Density.png 160 - 7 "Lisa's Date with Density" December 15, 1996 Susie Dietter Mike Scully 4F01
After Nelson is found guilty of theft, Lisa falls for his rebellious ways and soon develops a crush. However, Lisa wants to try to change Nelson for the better. Meanwhile, Homer obtains a telemarketing machine, which ends up driving the town mad.
Hurricane neddy.png 161 - 8 "Hurricane Neddy" December 29, 1996 Bob Anderson Steve Young 4F07
After a hurricane blows through Springfield and destroys only Ned Flanders' home, Ned snaps after his friends and neighbors, including Homer, crudely rebuild his house. He is checked into a psychiatric ward to discover the source of his sudden uncontrollable rage ever since his childhood.

Guest starring: Jon Lovitz as Jay Sherman.

Mysterious voyage.png 162 - 9 "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer" January 5, 1997 Jim Reardon Ken Keeler 3F24
After Homer downs several ultra-spicy "insanity peppers" at the annual Chili Cook-Off, his consciousness goes on a mystical journey, complete with a talking coyote spirit guide, to discover his soul mate.

Guest starring: Johnny Cash as the Space Coyote.

The Springfield Files.png 163 - 10 "The Springfield Files" January 12, 1997 Steven Dean Moore Reid Harrison 3G01
Homer witnesses something out of this world in the woods near Springfield, but no one believes him—not even FBI Agents Mulder and Scully, who come to investigate the incident.

Guest starring: Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, David Duchovny as Fox Mulder, and Leonard Nimoy as himself.

The Twisted World of Marge Simpson.png 164 - 11 "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" January 19, 1997 Chuck Sheetz Jennifer Crittenden 4F08
After being kicked out of the Springfield Investorettes, Marge is determined to best her ex-club members, so she invests in a pretzel franchise. But when pretzel sales struggle, Homer unwittingly turns to Fat Tony and the mob to help Marge corner the snack business in Springfield.

Guest starring: Jack Lemmon as Frank Ormand and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.

Mountain of Madness.png 165 - 12 "Mountain of Madness" February 2, 1997 Mark Kirkland John Swartzwelder 4F10
After the power plant employees fail miserably at a routine fire drill, Mr. Burns organizes a retreat to promote teamwork. The employees are paired up and race for a cabin at the top of the mountain, with the last one to arrive getting fired. Homer gets paired with Burns, to his horror.
Simpsoncalifragilistic.png 166 - 13 "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious" February 7, 1997 Chuck Sheetz Al Jean and Mike Reiss 3G03
Due to Marge losing her hair from stress, the Simpson family decide to hire a new magical nanny, Shary Bobbins, to look after the kids. But the Simpson kids may prove too tough a challenge for the minimum-wage nanny.
The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show promo.png 167 - 14 "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" February 9, 1997 Steven Dean Moore David S. Cohen 4F12
When Itchy & Scratchy's ratings start to fall, the producers decide to introduce a new character, Poochie. They hold auditions for the voice of the new dog and Homer wins the job. However, Poochie isn't as popular as Homer thought he'd be.

Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Troy McClure and Alex Rocco as Roger Meyers, Jr..

Homer's Phobia promo.png 168 - 15 "Homer's Phobia" February 16, 1997 Mike B. Anderson Ron Hauge 4F11
A shop owner befriends the Simpson family, but after discovering he is a homosexual, Homer fears Bart will emulate him. However, the rest of the family think that Homer is in the wrong.

Guest starring: John Waters as John.

Brother from Another Series.png 169 - 16 "Brother from Another Series" February 23, 1997 Pete Michels Ken Keeler 4F14
Bart suspects a sinister motive when Sideshow Bob reunites with his estranged brother Cecil, who promptly places Bob in charge of supervising the building of Springfield's Hydroelectric Dam.

Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob and David Hyde Pierce as Cecil Terwilliger.

My Sister, My Sitter.png 170 - 17 "My Sister, My Sitter" March 2, 1997 Jim Reardon Dan Greaney 4F13
After reading The Baby Sitter Twins, Lisa decides to become a babysitter. However, Lisa's babysitting reputation is put to the test when she is assigned the task of babysitting Bart and Maggie, for which Bart is determined to make Lisa's life a living hell.
Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment.png 171 - 18 "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" March 16, 1997 Bob Anderson John Swartzwelder 4F15
When prohibition hits the town, enforced by U.S. Treasury officer Rex Banner, Homer teams up with Bart to keep Springfield drinking.

Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony and Dave Thomas as Rex Banner.

Grade School Confidential.png 172 - 19 "Grade School Confidential" April 6, 1997 Susie Dietter Rachel Pulido 4F09
After stumbling across Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel making out, Bart strikes a deal with them to keep it a secret, but unknown to Bart, the deal he makes lands him in the middle of this love affair.
The Canine Mutiny.png 173 - 20 "The Canine Mutiny" April 13, 1997 Dominic Polcino Ron Hauge 4F16
After obtaining a fraudulent credit card, Bart purchases a new purebred dog, Laddie. However, when everything Bart bought, including the dog, gets taken back, Santa's Little Helper is taken away instead.

Guest starring: Frank Welker as Laddie.

4F17.png 174 - 21 "The Old Man and the Lisa" April 20, 1997 Mark Kirkland John Swartzwelder 4F17
After Mr. Burns loses his vast fortune, he turns to Lisa for help in getting it back through environmental means. However, Lisa soon learns that people like Burns can never change their ways.

Guest starring: Bret Hart as himself.

Inmargewetrust.png 175 - 22 "In Marge We Trust" April 27, 1997 Steven Dean Moore Donick Cary 4F18
Marge volunteers as an over-the-phone counselor for the church, and the congregation starts turning to Marge more than Reverend Lovejoy. Meanwhile, Homer goes on a quest to find out why his likeness is the logo for a Japanese detergent company.

Guest starring: Sab Shimono as Mr. Sparkle, Gedde Watanabe as the factory foreman, and Frank Welker as the baboons.

Homer's Enemy.png 176 - 23 "Homer's Enemy" May 4, 1997 Jim Reardon John Swartzwelder 4F19
Frank Grimes, the new employee at the power plant, is annoyed with Homer's incompetence and work ethic and becomes extremely irritated with this, declaring himself an enemy of Homer. Meanwhile, Bart buys a factory for a dollar and operates it along with Milhouse.

Guest starring: Frank Welker as the executive vice president dog.

Spin off showcase.png 177 - 24 "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" May 11, 1997 Neil Affleck Ken Keeler, David S. Cohen, Dan Greaney and Steve Tompkins 4F20
Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spin-off spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I.", Clancy Wiggum becomes a detective and moves to New Orleans with Seymour Skinner as his assistant. Next, Grampa's soul is trapped inside Moe's Love Tester machine in "The Love-Matic Grampa". Finally, the Simpson family host a '70s-style variety show in "The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour".

Guest starring: Tim Conway as himself, Phil Hartman as Troy McClure, and Gailard Sartain as Big Daddy.

The Secret War of Lisa Simpson promo.png 178 - 25 "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" May 18, 1997 Mike B. Anderson Richard Appel 4F21
After Bart destroys the windows in town with several megaphones, he is sent to military school. Lisa decides she wants to go and is determined to stick it out as the only girl at boot camp.

Guest starring: Willem Dafoe as The Commandant.


Release[edit]

The Complete Eighth Season box set was released in Region 1 on August 15, 2006, Region 2 on September 2, 2006, and Region 4 on October 2, 2006. The set was released in two different forms: a Maggie-shaped head to match the Homer and Marge shaped heads of the previous two sets and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like the seventh season box set, both versions are available for sale separately.


  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1997)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  2. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"
  3. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"
  4. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special – 1997"
  5. ↑ Environmental Media Awards - "EMA Awards Past Recipients & Honorees"
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