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|name = Season 1
 
|name = Season 1
|image = [[File:Simpsons_s1.png|200px]]
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|image = [[File:Season 1 iTunes logo.jpg|250px]]
|original run = December 17, 1989 – May 13, 1990
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|original run = December 17, [[1989]] – May 13, [[1990]]
 
|episodes = 13
 
|episodes = 13
|previous = Ullman shorts
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|previous = [[Shorts season 3|Ullman shorts]]
 
|next = [[Season 2|2]]
 
|next = [[Season 2|2]]
|boxset = [[The Complete First Season]]
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|boxset = [[The Complete First Season]]
 
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The''''' ''first season''' began on December 17, 1989 with the first episode of the series, "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]," and ended on May 13,1990 with "[[Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons)|Some Enchanted Evening]]." Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon were the show runners of the season.
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The '''first season''' originally aired from December 17, 1989 with "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", to May 13, 1990 with "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]". Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon were the show runners of the season.<ref name="Roasting">Richmond, pp. 16–17</ref></onlyinclude>
  
"[[Some Enchanted Evening]]" was originally intended to broadcast in Fall of 1989, which would have made it the first episode of this season and ''The Simpsons''' first ever episode (hence its [[List of episodes by production code|production code]] in the earliest order). But, after the episode's poorly received workprint, the original airing for ''The Simpson'' to be broadcast in Autumn was delayed and it would be until [[Christmas]] of the same year when [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]] would be aired as it was a Christmas special and had to be broadcast in this time, making it the first episode of the season and the show.
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''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the season was intended to debut in fall of 1989 with "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]", which also includes much of the main characters' debut.<ref name="Groening"/> But, after the workprint of the episode was met unfavourably and being deemed as unusable, 70% of its animation had to be redone, thus delaying "Some Enchanted Evening" until having finally being aired as the season finale on May 13, 1990.<ref name="Silverman">{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> It was originally thought that subsequent episodes such as "[[Bart the Genius]]" would turn out just as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening" but there were only minor problems in production that were fortunately easy to fix and were suitable for airing.<ref name="The Simpsons season 1- Wikipedia">{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_(season_1) |title=The Simpsons (season 1)- Wikipedia |publisher=wikipedia.org |date= |accessdate=December 29, 2010}}</ref> As "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]" was being overhauled, the producers decided to replace it with the season's Christmas special, "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", on December 17, 1989 as the season premiere.<ref name="Groening">{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt|date=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The timing was very fortunate, as the episode would have had to be aired in the Christmas holidays of 1989 regardless of any other issues. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" would also become ''The Simpsons''<nowiki>'</nowiki> first ever episode broadcast.
  
The season won one Emmy award and had four other nominations. "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]" won "Outstanding Animated Program," for which "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" was also a nominee. "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" was nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special"; "[[The Call of the Simpsons]]" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special"; and "The Simpsons Theme," composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music."
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The season won an Emmy award and had four other nominations. "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]" won "Outstanding Animated Program," for which "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" was also a nominee. "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" was nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special"; "[[The Call of the Simpsons]]" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special"; and "The Simpsons Theme," composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".<ref name="Emmy">[http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php Emmy Awards official site] "The Simpsons" "1989–1990" ''emmys.org''. Retrieved on July 3, 2007</ref>
  
All 13 episodes of Season 1, including extras such as the "[[Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons)|Some Enchanted Evening]]" workprint, were released on DVD on September 25, 2001 in Region 1 and September 24, 2001 in Regions 2 and 4. This is the First of the Complete Seasons of ''The Simpsons'' released in boxsets for home media.
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All 13 episodes of Season 1, including extras such as the "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]" workprint, were released on DVD on September 25, 2001 in Region 1 and September 24, 2001 in Regions 2 and 4. It is the first of the Complete Seasons of ''The Simpsons'' released in boxsets for home media.
  
== Production ==
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== History ==
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"[[Some Enchanted Evening]]" was originally intended to be broadcast in the fall of 1989, which would have made it the first episode of the season and of the series.<ref name="Groening"/> However, the workprint was of such poor quality that the series premiere was delayed, as the episode had to be redone. 70 percent of "Some Enchanted Evening" had to be redone, so the episode remained in production until being broadcast at last on May 13, 1990, which made it the season's final episode. The [[FOX]] producers persuaded the ''Simpsons'' creative team to open the series "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" airing it just before Christmas the same year on December 17, 1989 as it had to be for it was a making it the season premiere and ''The Simpsons'' first episode. As the episode was a Christmas special, the producers were already locked into airing it on or near that date. The producers considered aborting ''The Simpsons'' completely if the second episode in production, "[[Bart the Genius]]", turned out as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening". Fortunately, only minor errors were present, which were easily fixed.<ref name="The Simpsons season 1- Wikipedia"/>
  
The original plan was to begin the season and the series in the Autumn of 1989 with "[[Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons)|Some Enchanted Evening]]." However, the workprint of the episode was of poor quality and was deemed unusable. 70% of its animation had to be redone, delaying it for months throughout the season until it finally ended up being aired as the season finale on May 13, 1990. Subsequent episodes such as "[[Bart the Genius]]" had minor problems in production that were easy to fix and were suitable for airing. As "[[Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons)|Some Enchanted Evening]]" was being overhauled, the producers decided to air the Christmas special, "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]," on December 17, 1989. The timing was very fortunate, as the episode would have had to be aired in the Christmas holidays of 1989 regardless of any other issues.
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During this season, [[Judd Apatow]] submitted a script which saw Homer being hypnotized into thinking he was 10. The script has been produced into an episode entitled "[[Bart's New Friend]]" that aired in [[season 26]] on January 11, [[2015]].
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
== Episodes ==
  
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{{TH|#}}
! style="background-color: #FADA00; "|Original title (top)<br />'''Alternate title (bottom)'''
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{{TH|Original title (top)<br>Alternate title (bottom)}}
! style="background-color: #FADA00; "|Directed by
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{{TH|Original airdate}}
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{{TH|Directed by}}
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{{TH|Written by}}
! style="background-color: #FADA00; "|Prod. code
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{{TH|Prod. code}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire promo.png|200px]]}}
| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 70px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.jpg|100px]]
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{{TB|1 - 1}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|1 - 1
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{{TB|'''"[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"'''
| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
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"The Simpsons Christmas Special"}}
'''"[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"'''
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{{TB|December 17, 1989}}
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{{TB|[[David Silverman]]}}
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{{TB|[[Mimi Pond]]}}
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{{TB|7G08}}
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{{TCsT|color=white|Christmas is coming, and it's going to be a difficult one due to the family's financial woes: Homer's expected Christmas bonus at work doesn't come through, and the family is forced to spend money previously set aside for shopping on an expensive tattoo removal procedure for Bart. Homer tries to earn money by other means such as being a department store Santa Claus, and the family does their best to have a good holiday in spite of the circumstances.|7}}
  
"The Simpsons Christmas Special"
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{{TBT|[[File:Bart the Genius.jpg|200px]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[David Silverman]]
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{{TB|2 - 2}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Mimi Pond]]
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{{TB|'''"[[Bart the Genius]]"'''}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|December 17, 1989
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{{TB|January 14, 1990}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G08
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{{TB|[[David Silverman]]}}
|-
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{{TB|[[Jon Vitti]]}}
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{{TB|7G02}}
Christmas is coming, and it's going to be a difficult one due to the family's financial woes: Homer's expected Christmas bonus at work doesn't come through, and the family is forced to spend money previously set aside for shopping on an expensive tattoo removal procedure for Bart. Homer tries to earn money by other means such as being a department store Santa Claus, and the family does their best to have a good holiday in spite of the circumstances. ''This episode introduces Santa's Little Helper as the family dog.''
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{{TCsT|color=white|Springfield Elementary School has an intelligence test, and Bart cheats by switching his name with that of class brain Martin Prince on their test papers. With his name associated with Martin's test score, Bart is considered to be a genius. Bart is then enrolled at the Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children, but struggles both academically and socially at his new school. With no one aware that Bart cheated, Homer and Bart develop a close father/son relationship. Everything goes back to normal, however, when Bart confesses to the switch.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:Bart the Genius.jpg|100px]]
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]] and [[Ms. Melon]].|7}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|2 - 2
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| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[Bart the Genius]]"'''
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{{TBT|[[File:Homer's Odyssey (Mr. Burns Looking Out the Window).png|200px]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|David Silverman
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{{TB|3 - 3}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Jon Vitti]]
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{{TB|'''"[[Homer's Odyssey]]"'''}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|January 14,1990
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{{TB|January 21, 1990}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G02
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{{TB|[[Wes Archer]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jay Kogen]] & [[Wallace Wolodarsky]]}}
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{{TB|7G03}}
After cheating in an intelligence test by switching names with [[Martin Prince]]'s paper and vice versa, Bart is considered to be a genius with the high grade his (though technically Martin's) paper gets. Bart is then enrolled in the Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children, a school which he struggles both academically and socially. Unaware that he cheated, Homer becomes closer to Bart until his son confesses to the switch.
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer is fired after he causes an accident due to being distracted by greeting Bart and his class on their field trip to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Depressed and unemployed, Homer considers suicide until he notices the dangers around town and becomes a safety crusader. When Homer targets the nuclear power plant, Mr. Burns re-hires him and promotes him to safety inspector.|7}}
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{{TBT|[[File:There's No Disgrace Like Home (Promotional image).png|200px]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:SimpsonsMPG 7G03.jpg|100px]]
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|3 - 3
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{{TB|4 - 4}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[Homer's Odyssey]]"'''
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{{TB|'''"[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]"'''}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Wes Archer]]
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{{TB|January 28, 1990}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Jay Kogen]] & [[Wallace Wolodarsky]]
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{{TB|[[Gregg Vanzo]] &<br>[[Kent Butterworth]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|January 21,1990
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{{TB|[[Al Jean]] & [[Mike Reiss]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G03
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{{TB|7G04}}
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{{TCsT|color=white|The Simpson family attends the company picnic at the Burns manor. After seeing the other families at the picnic, Homer notices his own family's shortcomings and dysfunctions and decides to improve everyone's behavior, pawning the family's television set to pay for a family therapy session at Dr. Marvin Monroe's clinic. The session is a flop, but when Homer forces Monroe to honor his "double your money back" guarantee, the family ends up with enough money to buy a much better TV.|7}}
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Homer is fired after he causes an accident due to being distracted by greeting Bart and his class on their field trip to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Depressed and unemployed, Homer considers suicide until he notes the dangers around town and becomes a safety crusader. When Homer targets the nuclear power plant, Mr. Burns re-hires him and promotes him to safety inspector. ''Waylon Smithers, Chief Wiggum, and Otto Mann the school bus driver make their first appearances.''
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{{TBT|[[File:General Bart (Bart the General).png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|5 - 5}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:Theres No Disgrace Like Home.jpg|100px]]
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{{TB|'''"[[Bart the General]]"'''}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|4 - 4
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{{TB|February 4, 1990}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]"'''
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{{TB|David Silverman}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Gregg Vanzo]] &<br />[[Kent Butterworth]]
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{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Al Jean]] & [[Mike Reiss]]
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{{TB|7G05}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|January 28,1990
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{{TCsT|color=white|Bart runs afoul of Nelson Muntz, the school bully, who begins attacking Bart every day after school. Homer suggests fighting back, which does not work. Desperate for a solution, Bart visits Grampa for advice. Grampa takes Bart to meet Herman, who suggests that Bart rally all of the school children and declare war on Nelson. Bart and his army attack Nelson and successfully manage to convince him to give up his bullying ways.|7}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G04
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{{TBT|[[File:Moaning Lisa.jpg|200px]]}}
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{{TB|6 - 6}}
The Simpson family attends the company picnic at the Burns manor. After seeing the other families at the picnic, Homer notices his own family's shortcomings and dysfunctions and decides to improve everyone's behavior. ''The episode introduces Springfield police officers Eddie and Lou, as well as Dr. Marvin Monroe, and marks the first series appearance of Itchy and Scratchy.''
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{{TB|'''"[[Moaning Lisa]]"'''}}
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{{TB|February 11, 1990}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:Bart the General.jpg|100px]]
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{{TB|Wes Archer}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|5 - 5
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{{TB|Al Jean & Mike Reiss}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[Bart the General]]"'''
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{{TB|7G06}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|David Silverman
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{{TCsT|color=white|Lisa is continually unhappy, and it begins to affect her performance at school. Nothing that Marge and Homer try seems to help. Lisa then meets jazz musician and fellow saxophone player Bleeding Gums Murphy, who helps Lisa to express her depression by playing the blues on her sax. They write a blues number together, and the family visits a jazz club to hear Bleeding Gums sing and play it.
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[John Swartzwelder]]
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|February 4, 1990
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Ron Taylor]] as [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] and [[Miriam Flynn]] as [[Ms. Barr]].|7}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G05
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{{TBT|[[File:Bigfoot Homer.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|7 - 7}}
Lisa is bullied at school by Nelson Muntz and Bart stands up for her, only to find himself the target of constant bullying by Nelson and his two Weasels. With Grampa's help, Bart then organizes many other students at school into an army to fight back against Nelson. They succeed, and with their victory they force Nelson to sign a treaty which curtails his bullying. ''Nelson Muntz and Herman the military antiques dealer make their first appearances.''
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{{TB|'''"[[The Call of the Simpsons]]"'''}}
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{{TB|February 18, 1990}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:Moaning Lisa.jpg|100px]]
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{{TB|Wes Archer}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|6 - 6
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{{TB|John Swartzwelder}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[Moaning Lisa]]"'''
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{{TB|7G09}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|Wes Archer
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{{TCsT|color=white|The Simpsons go camping in their dilapidated RV, and problems arise when the RV is destroyed by falling off a cliff. The family are separated in the woods, where Maggie is cared for by bears and Homer (who has lost his clothes and is wearing a heavy coating of mud instead) is mistaken for a hideous Bigfoot-like monster. Homer is captured and taken to a lab, and not allowed to return home until the scientists are convinced that he really is a human being.
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|Al Jean & Mike Reiss
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|February 11, 1990
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Albert Brooks]] as [[Cowboy Bob]].|7}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G06
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{{TBT|[[File:Bart Worried About the Statue (The Telltale Head).png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|8 - 8}}
Lisa is continually unhappy, and it begins to affect her performance at school. Nothing that Marge and Homer try seems to help. Lisa then meets jazz musician and fellow saxophone player Bleeding Gums Murphy, who helps Lisa to express her depression by playing the blues on her sax. They write a blues number together, and the family visits a jazz club to hear Bleeding Gums sing and play it.
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{{TB|'''"[[The Telltale Head]]"'''}}
|-
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{{TB|February 25, 1990}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:SimpsonsMPG 7G09.jpg|100px]]
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{{TB|[[Rich Moore]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7 - 7
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{{TB|Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Sam Simon & Matt Groening}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[The Call of the Simpsons]]"'''
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{{TB|7G07}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|Wes Archer
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{{TCsT|color=white|The episode opens with Bart and Homer being chased and cornered by an angry mob, and Bart has the severed head of Jebediah Springfield's statue. Bart explains his actions: He cut off the head to impress a trio of troublemakers he was trying to make friends with, but the stunt backfired as the act of vandalism outraged the whole town, including Bart's three would-be friends. Bart then confessed to his family what he had done, and Homer, feeling responsible, agreed to help him put the head back. Finishing his story, Bart says the incident made him realize he was taking the town's heritage for granted, of which they were all guilty. Touched by the story, the crowd forgives Bart, and he puts the head back.|7}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|John Swartzwelder
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|February 18, 1990
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{{TBT|[[File:Life on the Fast Lane.jpg|200px]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G09
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{{TB|9 - 9}}
|-
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{{TB|'''"[[Life on the Fast Lane]]"'''}}
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{{TB|March 18, 1990}}
The Simpsons go camping in their dilapidated RV, and problems arise when the RV is destroyed by falling off a cliff. The family are separated in the woods, where Maggie is cared for by bears and Homer (who has lost his clothes and is wearing a heavy coating of mud instead) is mistaken for a hideous Bigfoot-like monster. Homer is captured and taken to a lab, and not allowed to return home until the scientists are convinced that he really is a human being.
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{{TB|David Silverman}}
|-
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{{TB|John Swartzwelder}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:SimpsonsMPG 7G07.jpg|100px]]
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{{TB|7G11}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|8 - 8
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{{TCsT|color=white|Marge becomes unhappy when her birthday present from Homer is a bowling ball (which he clearly intended for himself) as she does not even bowl. To spite Homer, Marge sets out to learn to bowl, and ends up taking lessons from an instructor named Jacques, who pursues an affair with her. Marge nearly gives in, but at the last minute chooses to stay with Homer, surprising him by showing up at the nuclear power plant.
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[The Telltale Head]]"'''
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| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; text-align: center; "|[[Rich Moore]]
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Albert Brooks]] as [[Jacques]].|7}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; text-align: center; "|Al Jean, Mike Reiss,
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Sam Simon & Matt Groening
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{{TBT|[[File:Princess Kashmir & Homer.png|200px]]}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; text-align: center; "|February 25, 1990
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{{TB|10 - 10}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G07
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{{TB|'''"[[Homer's Night Out]]"'''}}
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{{TB|March 25, 1990}}
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{{TB|Rich Moore}}
Bart severs the head of Jebediah Springfield's statue in order to impress some troublemakers that he is trying to make friends with, but the vandalism outrages the townspeople and Bart finds himself targeted by an angry mob. ''The episode marks the first appearances of Sideshow Bob, Jimbo, Dolph, Kearney, Rev. Lovejoy, and Apu; as well as the first series appearance of Krusty the Clown.''
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{{TB|Jon Vitti}}
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{{TB|7G10}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:Life on the Fast Lane.jpg|100px]]
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{{TCsT|color=white|Bart takes a picture of Homer dancing with Princess Kashmir, a belly dancer. The photo is then copied all over Springfield, and when Marge sees it she at first thinks that Homer is having an affair. Homer explains the photo, but a still-angry Marge kicks him out of the house and demands that Homer introduce Bart to Princess Kashmir in person to show him that women are not sex objects.
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|9 - 9
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| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[Life on the Fast Lane]]"'''
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'''Guest Starring:''' [[Sam McMurray]] as [[Gulliver Dark]].|7}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|David Silverman
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|John Swartzwelder
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{{TBT|[[File:The Crepes of Wrath.png|200px]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|March 18,1990
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{{TB|11 - 11}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G11
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{{TB|'''"[[The Crepes of Wrath]]"'''}}
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{{TB|April 15, 1990}}
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{{TB|[[Wes Archer]] & [[Milton Gray]]}}
Marge becomes unhappy when her birthday present from Homer is a bowling ball (which he clearly intended for himself) as she does not even bowl. To spite Homer, Marge sets out to learn to bowl, and ends up taking lessons from an instructor named Jacques, who pursues an affair with her. Marge nearly gives in, but at the last minute chooses to stay with Homer, surprising him by showing up at the nuclear power plant.
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{{TB|[[George Meyer]], [[Sam Simon]], [[John Swartzwelder]] & [[Jon Vitti]]}}
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{{TB|7G13}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; text-align: center; "|[[Image:SimpsonsMPG 7G10.jpg|100px]]
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{{TCsT|color=white|After Bart blows up [[Springfield Elementary]]'s toilets by flushing a cherry bomb, Principal Skinner decides to put Bart into a student exchange program. Bart ends up in France, where he is hosted by a pair of criminals and becomes a national hero when he exposes their plan to spike wine with antifreeze. Back in Springfield, the Simpsons host an Albanian student named Adil. Unbeknownst to the family, he is actually a spy in search of nuclear secrets. Touched by Adil's interest in his work, Homer ends up giving Adil the secrets he's after by showing him all over the nuclear plant.|7}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; text-align: center; "|10 - 10
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| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[Homer's Night Out]]"'''
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{{TBT|[[File:Krusty the Robber.png|200px]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|Rich Moore
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{{TB|12 - 12}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|Jon Vitti
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{{TB|'''"[[Krusty Gets Busted]]"'''}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|March 25,1990
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{{TB|April 29, 1990}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G10
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{{TB|[[Brad Bird]]}}
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{{TB|Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky}}
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{{TB|7G12}}
Bart takes a picture of Homer dancing with Princess Kashmir, a belly dancer. The photo is then copied all over Springfield, and when Marge sees it she at first thinks that Homer is having an affair. Homer explains the photo, but a still-angry Marge kicks him out of the house and demands that Homer introduce Bart to Princess Kashmir in person to show him that women are not sex objects.
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{{TCsT|color=white|Krusty the Clown is accused, tried, and convicted of robbing the Kwik-E-Mart, and Sideshow Bob takes his place as TV show host. Bart, however, believes that Krusty was framed. He enlists Lisa's help, and together they uncover evidence showing that the robber was actually Sideshow Bob in disguise. Krusty is freed and Sideshow Bob goes to jail, thus beginning the long-standing enmity between Sideshow Bob and Bart.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:SimpsonsMPG 7G13.jpg|100px]]
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].|7}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|11 - 11
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| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[The Crepes of Wrath]]"'''
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{{TBT|[[File:Some Enchanted Evening.png|200px]]}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Wesley Archer]] &<br />[[Milton Gray]]
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{{TB|13 - 13}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[George Meyer]], [[Sam Simon]],<br />John Swartzwelder & Jon Vitti
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{{TB|'''"[[Some Enchanted Evening]]"'''}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|April 15,1990
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{{TB|May 13, 1990}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G13
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{{TB|David Silverman &<br>Kent Butterworth}}
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{{TB|Matt Groening & Sam Simon}}
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{{TB|7G01}}
After Bart blows up a cherry bomb in the school toilets, Principal Skinner decides to put Bart into a student exchange program. Bart ends up in France, where he is hosted by a pair of criminals and becomes a national hero when he exposes their plan to spike wine with antifreeze. Back in Springfield, the Simpsons host an Albanian student named Adil, who (unknown to the family) is actually a spy in search of nuclear secrets. Touched by Adil's interest in his work, Homer ends up giving Adil the secrets he's after by showing him all over the nuclear plant.
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer and Marge spend an evening out on the town, leaving the children with a babysitter named Ms. Botz. Bart and Lisa, however, learn from watching TV that Ms. Botz is actually a wanted fugitive named Lucille Botzkowski, better known as the "Babysitter Bandit". They succeed in capturing the sitter, but Homer, ignorant of her real identity, turns her loose.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:Krustysbrobs.jpg|100px]]
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Penny Marshall]] as [[Lucille Botz]], [[June Foray]] as [[Babysitting receptionist]] and [[Paul Willson]] as [[Howard, Sr.]]|7}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color:#FFF4A7; "|12 - 12
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}}
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "| '''"[[Krusty Gets Busted]]"'''
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Brad Bird]]
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== Season 1 episodes script covers ==
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky
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{{Scroll|
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|April 29, 1990
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G12
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File:7G02 Script.jpg
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File:7G03 Script.jpg
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File:7G07 Script.jpg
Krusty the Clown is accused, tried, and convicted of robbing the Kwik-E-Mart, and Sideshow Bob takes his place as TV show host. Bart, however, believes that Krusty was framed. He enlists Lisa's help, and together they uncover evidence showing that the robber was actually Sideshow Bob in disguise. Krusty is freed and Sideshow Bob goes to jail, thus beginning the long-standing enmity between Sideshow Bob and Bart.
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File:7G08 Script.jpg
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File:7G11 Script - Original Title.jpg
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Image:SimpsonsMPG 7G01.jpg|100px]]
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File:7G12 Script.jpg
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|13 - 13
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File:7G13 Script.jpg
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|'''"[[Some Enchanted Evening]]"'''
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</gallery>
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|David Silverman &<br />Kent Butterworth
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}}
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Matt Groening]] & Sam Simon
 
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|May 13, 1990
 
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|7G01
 
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Homer and Marge spend an evening out on the town, leaving the kids with a babysitter named Ms. Botz. Bart and Lisa, however, learn from watching TV that Ms. Botz is actually a wanted fugitive named Lucille Botzkowski, better known as the "Babysitter Bandit." They succeed in capturing the sitter, but Homer, ignorant of her real identity, turns her loose.
 
|}
 
  
 
== DVD Release ==
 
== DVD Release ==
Season 1 was released on DVD by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox 20th Century Fox] in Regions 2 and 4 on 24th September 2001, and on 25th September in Region 1. While primarily consisting of the original 13 episodes, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The set sold 1.9 million units, becoming the highest-selling television program on DVD -- a record which it held until October 2004 when it was passed by the first season of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappelle's_Show| ''Chappelle's Show''].
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Season 1 was released on DVD by [[20th Century Fox]] in Region 2 and 4 on September 24, 2001, and on September 25, 2001 in Region 1. While primarily consisting of the original 13 episodes, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The set sold 1.9 million units, becoming the highest-selling television program on DVD—a record which it held until October 2004 when it was passed by the first season of ''{{W|Chappelle's Show}}''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2338|title=Chapelle's Show&nbsp;— S1 DVD Passes ''The Simpsons'' As #1 All-Time TV-DVD; Celebrates by Announcing Season 2!.|accessdate=2006-07-03|author=Lambert, David|date=2004-09-19|publisher=TVshowsonDVD.com}}</ref>
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{{THT|'''Set Details'''|colspan=3}}
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{{TH|'''Special Features'''}}
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*13 episodes
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*3-disc set
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*1.33:1 aspect ratio
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*Languages:
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**English ({{W|Dolby Digital}} 5.1, with subtitles)
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**French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
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**Spanish (subtitles only)
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*Optional commentaries for all 13 episodes
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*Original scripts for
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**"[[Bart the Genius]]"
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**"[[Bart the General]]"
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**"[[Moaning Lisa]]"
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**"[[Some Enchanted Evening]]"
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*"Workprint of Some Enchanted Evening" with Optional Commentary
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*[[Albert Brooks]] outtakes
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*BBC Special: ''America's First Family''
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*{{W|ABC News}}: Bart T-shirt Controversy
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*[[The Simpsons shorts]]
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**"[[Good Night]]"
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*Foreign Language Clips
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*Early Sketches
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*Stills and magazine covers|4}}
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{{TBT|September 25, 2001}}
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== Awards ==
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The season won an Emmy award and had four other nominations. "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]" won "Outstanding Animated Program," for which "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" was also a nominee. "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]" was nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special"; "[[The Call of the Simpsons]]" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special"; and "The Simpsons Theme," composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music."<ref name="Emmy"/>
  
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== References ==
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*Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers. pp.&nbsp;14–15. ISBN 0-00-638898-1.
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(231, 235, 239); "|'''Set Details'''
 
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(231, 235, 239); "|'''Special Features'''
 
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**13 episodes
 
**3-disc set
 
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)#4:3_standard 1.33:1 aspect ratio]
 
**Languages:
 
***English ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Digital Dolby Digital] 5.1, with subtitles)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DVDs12_18-2" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_(season_1)#cite_note-DVDs12-18 [19]]</sup>
 
***French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DVDs12_18-3" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_(season_1)#cite_note-DVDs12-18 [19]]</sup>
 
***Spanish (subtitles only)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DVDs12_18-4" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_(season_1)#cite_note-DVDs12-18 [19]]</sup>
 
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***Optional commentaries for all 13 episodes
 
***Original scripts for "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_the_Genius Bart the Genius]", "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_the_General Bart the General]", "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moaning_Lisa Moaning Lisa]" and "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Enchanted_Evening_(The_Simpsons) Some Enchanted Evening]"
 
***Unaired version of "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Enchanted_Evening_(The_Simpsons) Some Enchanted Evening]" with Optional Commentary
 
***[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks] outtakes
 
***BBC Special: ''America's First Family''
 
***[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News ABC News]: Bart T-shirt Controversy
 
***[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_shorts Tracy Ullman Show short]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Night_(The_Simpsons_short) Good Night]"
 
***Foreign Language Clips
 
***Early Sketches
 
***Stills and magazine covers
 
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| style="text-align: center; "|September 25, 2001
 
| style="text-align: center; height: 20px; "|September 24, 2001
 
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September 24th 2001
 
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== Awards ==
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The season won one Emmy award and had four other nominations. "[http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Life_on_the_Fast_Lane Life on the Fast Lane]" won "Outstanding Animated Program," for which "[http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Simpsons_Roasting_on_an_Open_Fire Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]" was also a nominee. "[http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Simpsons_Roasting_on_an_Open_Fire Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]" was nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special"; "[http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Call_of_the_Simpsons The Call of the Simpsons]" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special"; and "The Simpsons Theme," composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music."
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The Simpsons shorts
Season 1
Season 2
Season 1
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Season Information
Original run: December 17, 1989 – May 13, 1990
No. of episodes: 13
Previous season: Ullman shorts
Next season: 2
DVD boxset: The Complete First Season

The first season originally aired from December 17, 1989 with "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", to May 13, 1990 with "Some Enchanted Evening". Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon were the show runners of the season.[1]

The Simpsons and the season was intended to debut in fall of 1989 with "Some Enchanted Evening", which also includes much of the main characters' debut.[2] But, after the workprint of the episode was met unfavourably and being deemed as unusable, 70% of its animation had to be redone, thus delaying "Some Enchanted Evening" until having finally being aired as the season finale on May 13, 1990.[3] It was originally thought that subsequent episodes such as "Bart the Genius" would turn out just as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening" but there were only minor problems in production that were fortunately easy to fix and were suitable for airing.[4] As "Some Enchanted Evening" was being overhauled, the producers decided to replace it with the season's Christmas special, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", on December 17, 1989 as the season premiere.[2] The timing was very fortunate, as the episode would have had to be aired in the Christmas holidays of 1989 regardless of any other issues. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" would also become The Simpsons' first ever episode broadcast.

The season won an Emmy award and had four other nominations. "Life on the Fast Lane" won "Outstanding Animated Program," for which "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also a nominee. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special"; "The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special"; and "The Simpsons Theme," composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".[5]

All 13 episodes of Season 1, including extras such as the "Some Enchanted Evening" workprint, were released on DVD on September 25, 2001 in Region 1 and September 24, 2001 in Regions 2 and 4. It is the first of the Complete Seasons of The Simpsons released in boxsets for home media.

History[edit]

"Some Enchanted Evening" was originally intended to be broadcast in the fall of 1989, which would have made it the first episode of the season and of the series.[2] However, the workprint was of such poor quality that the series premiere was delayed, as the episode had to be redone. 70 percent of "Some Enchanted Evening" had to be redone, so the episode remained in production until being broadcast at last on May 13, 1990, which made it the season's final episode. The FOX producers persuaded the Simpsons creative team to open the series "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" airing it just before Christmas the same year on December 17, 1989 as it had to be for it was a making it the season premiere and The Simpsons first episode. As the episode was a Christmas special, the producers were already locked into airing it on or near that date. The producers considered aborting The Simpsons completely if the second episode in production, "Bart the Genius", turned out as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening". Fortunately, only minor errors were present, which were easily fixed.[4]

During this season, Judd Apatow submitted a script which saw Homer being hypnotized into thinking he was 10. The script has been produced into an episode entitled "Bart's New Friend" that aired in season 26 on January 11, 2015.

Episodes[edit]

Picture # Original title (top)
Alternate title (bottom)
Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire promo.png 1 - 1 "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

"The Simpsons Christmas Special"

December 17, 1989 David Silverman Mimi Pond 7G08
Christmas is coming, and it's going to be a difficult one due to the family's financial woes: Homer's expected Christmas bonus at work doesn't come through, and the family is forced to spend money previously set aside for shopping on an expensive tattoo removal procedure for Bart. Homer tries to earn money by other means such as being a department store Santa Claus, and the family does their best to have a good holiday in spite of the circumstances.
Bart the Genius.jpg 2 - 2 "Bart the Genius" January 14, 1990 David Silverman Jon Vitti 7G02
Springfield Elementary School has an intelligence test, and Bart cheats by switching his name with that of class brain Martin Prince on their test papers. With his name associated with Martin's test score, Bart is considered to be a genius. Bart is then enrolled at the Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children, but struggles both academically and socially at his new school. With no one aware that Bart cheated, Homer and Bart develop a close father/son relationship. Everything goes back to normal, however, when Bart confesses to the switch.

Guest starring: Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel and Ms. Melon.

Homer's Odyssey (Mr. Burns Looking Out the Window).png 3 - 3 "Homer's Odyssey" January 21, 1990 Wes Archer Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky 7G03
Homer is fired after he causes an accident due to being distracted by greeting Bart and his class on their field trip to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Depressed and unemployed, Homer considers suicide until he notices the dangers around town and becomes a safety crusader. When Homer targets the nuclear power plant, Mr. Burns re-hires him and promotes him to safety inspector.
There's No Disgrace Like Home (Promotional image).png 4 - 4 "There's No Disgrace Like Home" January 28, 1990 Gregg Vanzo &
Kent Butterworth
Al Jean & Mike Reiss 7G04
The Simpson family attends the company picnic at the Burns manor. After seeing the other families at the picnic, Homer notices his own family's shortcomings and dysfunctions and decides to improve everyone's behavior, pawning the family's television set to pay for a family therapy session at Dr. Marvin Monroe's clinic. The session is a flop, but when Homer forces Monroe to honor his "double your money back" guarantee, the family ends up with enough money to buy a much better TV.
General Bart (Bart the General).png 5 - 5 "Bart the General" February 4, 1990 David Silverman John Swartzwelder 7G05
Bart runs afoul of Nelson Muntz, the school bully, who begins attacking Bart every day after school. Homer suggests fighting back, which does not work. Desperate for a solution, Bart visits Grampa for advice. Grampa takes Bart to meet Herman, who suggests that Bart rally all of the school children and declare war on Nelson. Bart and his army attack Nelson and successfully manage to convince him to give up his bullying ways.
Moaning Lisa.jpg 6 - 6 "Moaning Lisa" February 11, 1990 Wes Archer Al Jean & Mike Reiss 7G06
Lisa is continually unhappy, and it begins to affect her performance at school. Nothing that Marge and Homer try seems to help. Lisa then meets jazz musician and fellow saxophone player Bleeding Gums Murphy, who helps Lisa to express her depression by playing the blues on her sax. They write a blues number together, and the family visits a jazz club to hear Bleeding Gums sing and play it.

Guest starring: Ron Taylor as Bleeding Gums Murphy and Miriam Flynn as Ms. Barr.

Bigfoot Homer.png 7 - 7 "The Call of the Simpsons" February 18, 1990 Wes Archer John Swartzwelder 7G09
The Simpsons go camping in their dilapidated RV, and problems arise when the RV is destroyed by falling off a cliff. The family are separated in the woods, where Maggie is cared for by bears and Homer (who has lost his clothes and is wearing a heavy coating of mud instead) is mistaken for a hideous Bigfoot-like monster. Homer is captured and taken to a lab, and not allowed to return home until the scientists are convinced that he really is a human being.

Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Cowboy Bob.

Bart Worried About the Statue (The Telltale Head).png 8 - 8 "The Telltale Head" February 25, 1990 Rich Moore Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Sam Simon & Matt Groening 7G07
The episode opens with Bart and Homer being chased and cornered by an angry mob, and Bart has the severed head of Jebediah Springfield's statue. Bart explains his actions: He cut off the head to impress a trio of troublemakers he was trying to make friends with, but the stunt backfired as the act of vandalism outraged the whole town, including Bart's three would-be friends. Bart then confessed to his family what he had done, and Homer, feeling responsible, agreed to help him put the head back. Finishing his story, Bart says the incident made him realize he was taking the town's heritage for granted, of which they were all guilty. Touched by the story, the crowd forgives Bart, and he puts the head back.
Life on the Fast Lane.jpg 9 - 9 "Life on the Fast Lane" March 18, 1990 David Silverman John Swartzwelder 7G11
Marge becomes unhappy when her birthday present from Homer is a bowling ball (which he clearly intended for himself) as she does not even bowl. To spite Homer, Marge sets out to learn to bowl, and ends up taking lessons from an instructor named Jacques, who pursues an affair with her. Marge nearly gives in, but at the last minute chooses to stay with Homer, surprising him by showing up at the nuclear power plant.

Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Jacques.

Princess Kashmir & Homer.png 10 - 10 "Homer's Night Out" March 25, 1990 Rich Moore Jon Vitti 7G10
Bart takes a picture of Homer dancing with Princess Kashmir, a belly dancer. The photo is then copied all over Springfield, and when Marge sees it she at first thinks that Homer is having an affair. Homer explains the photo, but a still-angry Marge kicks him out of the house and demands that Homer introduce Bart to Princess Kashmir in person to show him that women are not sex objects.

Guest Starring: Sam McMurray as Gulliver Dark.

The Crepes of Wrath.png 11 - 11 "The Crepes of Wrath" April 15, 1990 Wes Archer & Milton Gray George Meyer, Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder & Jon Vitti 7G13
After Bart blows up Springfield Elementary's toilets by flushing a cherry bomb, Principal Skinner decides to put Bart into a student exchange program. Bart ends up in France, where he is hosted by a pair of criminals and becomes a national hero when he exposes their plan to spike wine with antifreeze. Back in Springfield, the Simpsons host an Albanian student named Adil. Unbeknownst to the family, he is actually a spy in search of nuclear secrets. Touched by Adil's interest in his work, Homer ends up giving Adil the secrets he's after by showing him all over the nuclear plant.
Krusty the Robber.png 12 - 12 "Krusty Gets Busted" April 29, 1990 Brad Bird Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky 7G12
Krusty the Clown is accused, tried, and convicted of robbing the Kwik-E-Mart, and Sideshow Bob takes his place as TV show host. Bart, however, believes that Krusty was framed. He enlists Lisa's help, and together they uncover evidence showing that the robber was actually Sideshow Bob in disguise. Krusty is freed and Sideshow Bob goes to jail, thus beginning the long-standing enmity between Sideshow Bob and Bart.

Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob.

Some Enchanted Evening.png 13 - 13 "Some Enchanted Evening" May 13, 1990 David Silverman &
Kent Butterworth
Matt Groening & Sam Simon 7G01
Homer and Marge spend an evening out on the town, leaving the children with a babysitter named Ms. Botz. Bart and Lisa, however, learn from watching TV that Ms. Botz is actually a wanted fugitive named Lucille Botzkowski, better known as the "Babysitter Bandit". They succeed in capturing the sitter, but Homer, ignorant of her real identity, turns her loose.

Guest starring: Penny Marshall as Lucille Botz, June Foray as Babysitting receptionist and Paul Willson as Howard, Sr.


Season 1 episodes script covers[edit]

DVD Release[edit]

Season 1 was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox in Region 2 and 4 on September 24, 2001, and on September 25, 2001 in Region 1. While primarily consisting of the original 13 episodes, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The set sold 1.9 million units, becoming the highest-selling television program on DVD—a record which it held until October 2004 when it was passed by the first season of Chappelle's Show.[6]

The Complete First Season
Set Details Special Features
  • 13 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitles)
    • French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
    • Spanish (subtitles only)
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 25, 2001 September 24, 2001 September 24, 2001

Awards[edit]

The season won an Emmy award and had four other nominations. "Life on the Fast Lane" won "Outstanding Animated Program," for which "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also a nominee. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special"; "The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special"; and "The Simpsons Theme," composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music."[5]

References[edit]

  • Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers. pp. 14–15. ISBN 0-00-638898-1.
  1. Richmond, pp. 16–17
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Groening, Matt. The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  3. Silverman, David. The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Simpsons (season 1)- Wikipedia. wikipedia.org. Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Emmy Awards official site "The Simpsons" "1989–1990" emmys.org. Retrieved on July 3, 2007
  6. Lambert, David (2004-09-19). Chapelle's Show — S1 DVD Passes The Simpsons As #1 All-Time TV-DVD; Celebrates by Announcing Season 2!.. TVshowsonDVD.com. Retrieved on 2006-07-03.


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