Season 3
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Season 3
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Season Information
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While "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" was the first episode produced for the season, "Bart Gets an F" became the season premiere as Bart was the series' breakout character at the time and the producers wanted to debut with an episode centring on him.
The season had two nominations which were only for "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" . It won an Emmy award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour) and was nominated for "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special", which it did not win.
All of the 22 episodes of Season 2 including extras such as optional commentaries of all the episodes were released on DVD on 6th August 2002 in Region 1, 8th July 2001 in Region 2 and September 2002 in Region 4.
Episodes
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Original airdate | Directed by | Written by | Prod. code |
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| 36 - 1 | September 19, 1991 | Rich Moore | Al Jean & Mike Reiss | 7F24 | |
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Through a series of misunderstandings, Homer is put into a mental hospital and his roommate is a man who talks and sings like Michael Jackson. Everything is cleared up and Homer is released, but in all the chaos everyone has forgotten about Lisa's birthday. Bart, for his part, hasn't even remembered to buy her a present. To make it up to her, Bart and "Michael" write and perform a song for Lisa, which she says is the best present she ever got. | |||||
| 37 - 2 | "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" | September 26, 1991 | Wes Archer | George Meyer | 8F01 |
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Lisa wins the local competition of an essay contest, earning the family a trip to Washington, D.C. for the finals. Lisa sees Bob Arnold (her own representative) taking a bribe. Disgusted, she changes her previous uplifting essay into a cynical one denouncing corruption in government in general and Bob Arnold in particular. Her faith in the system is restored when Arnold is arrested and expelled from Congress. | |||||
| 38 - 3 | October 3, 1991 | Jim Reardon | Jon Vitti | 7F23 | |
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Ned Flanders opens the Leftorium, a store specializing in merchandise for left-handed people. Homer thinks it's a stupid idea and secretly wishes for the store to fail and Ned to be humiliated. Homer's wish comes true when business is very slow, and Ned is facing financial ruin and the loss of his house. Homer goes through a change of heart, tells Ned to open the store one more time, and calls every left-handed person he knows to tell them about the Leftorium. They all come to the store the next morning and buy alll kinds of left-handed items, and Ned's store is saved. | |||||
| 39- 4 | October 10, 1991 | Rich Moore | John Swartzwelder | 8F03 | |
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Bart is hired to work in a Mafia bar run by Fat Tony (making his first appearance). Bart is late for work due to having been put in detention by Principal Skinner. Fat Tony announces that he and his men will "meet and greet" Skinner, and shortly after that, Skinner disappears. Both Bart and Fat Tony are accused of Skinner's murder, and at trial Fat Tony tries to pin the murder (and all of his other illegal activities) on Bart. Skinner then re-appears, telling the court that he had an accident at home and was trapped under a pile of newspapers for a week. The case is dismissed and Bart quits his job at Fat Tony's bar. | |||||
| 40 - 5 | "Homer Defined" | October 17, 1991 | Mark Kirkland | Howard Gewirtz | 8F04 |
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At the nuclear power plant, Homer prevents a meltdown through sheer luck. He is hailed as a hero, but fears being found out as being only lucky rather than brave or clever. When the truth comes out, the phrase "to pull a Homer" becomes a widely used term meaning "to succeed despite idiocy," and Homer's picture ends up in the dictionary, illustrating the definition. Meanwhile, Bart's and Milhouse's friendship is strained when Mihouse's mother considers Bart to be a bad influence and orders Milhouse to stay away from him. | |||||
| 41 - 6 | "Like Father, Like Clown" | October 24, 1991 | Jeffrey Lynch with Brad Bird | Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky | 8F05 |
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Krusty the Clown has dinner with the Simpsons, and reveals that he is Jewish, his real name is Herschel Krustofski, and he is estranged from his rabbi father. They parted ways over Krusty's becoming a clown instead of following his father and becoming a rabbi. Bart and Lisa see Krusty becoming depressed, and they take it upon themselves to reunite him with his father. They find Rabbi Krustofski, and after several attempts convince him to meet Krusty on the set of his show, where they reconcile their differences. Krusty introduces his father to the audience, and together they sing a song. | |||||
| 42 - 7 | "Treehouse of Horror II" | October 31, 1991 | Jim Rondo Reardon | Atrocious Al Jean & Morbid Mike Reiss, Jittery Jeff Martin, Gasping George Meyer, Silthering Sam Simon, Spooky John Swartzelder | 8F02 |
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Opening: Marge warns viewers that this year's Halloween episode is even scarier than last year's, but resigns herself to being ignored again. Prologue: Lisa, Bart, and Homer eat a lot of candy from trick-or-treating, and Marge warns them that they'll have nightmares. Lisa's Nightmare: The Simpsons buy a monkey's paw that grants wishes which have unpredictable results. Bart's Nightmare: Bart has the ability to make things happen just by thinking about them, which makes the whole town live in fear of him. Homer's Nightmare: In an effort to create the ultimate worker, Mr. Burns transplants Homer's brain into a robot. | |||||
| 43 - 8 | "Lisa's Pony" | November 7, 1991 | Carlos Baeza | Al Jean & Mike Reiss | 8F06 |
| Homer buys Lisa a pony named Princess to gain her appreciation for him. While she is happy with Princess and now loves Homer, it also prompts him to take a second job at the Kwik-E-Mart to cover the expensive costs for Princess's food, shelter etc and becomes increasingly tired with lack of sleep having to work in the graveyard shift. | |||||
| 44 - 9 | "Saturdays of Thunder" | November 14,1991 | Jim Reardon | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | 8F07 |
| Homer decides to help Bart produce a racer for an upcoming soapbox derby he is to compete in order to be a better father. The soapbox racer does not go well in the race by its poor structure and below average speed. Martin Prince offers Bart his soapbox racer which was the fastest in the derby, which Bart accepts in order to win the derby. However, the decision would have him lose support of Homer as it was not assosciated with his father. | |||||
| 45 - 10 | "Flaming Moe's" | November 21,1991 | Rich Moore & Alan Smart | Robert Cohen | 8F08 |
| Moe steals the recipe for a beverage created by Homer, which is made from several liquids including cough syrup and that fire improves its taste, for the fledging Moe's Tavern to gain more profits. Initially called "Flaming Homer" by Homer, Moe renames it "Flaming Moe" under his control of it. stating that he created it without Homer and subsequently sells it. Although the drink is a success and has elevated Moe's Tavern by business and patronage, Homer is angered by Moe for not mentioning his association to the drink and vows revenge. | |||||
| 46 - 11 |
"Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" "Burns Sells the Power Plant"* |
December 5,1991 | Mark Kirkland | Jon Vitti | 8F09 |
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Rumours of a takeover of a successor to take over the power plant as Mr.Burns wishes to resign to pursue other interests. All but Homer each have received $5,200 for the rise of stocks. Homer, however, sold his stocking for 25¢ and earns $25 dollars, spending it on a beer which he was unaware of the skyrocketed stock. The takeover then unfolds as German Businessmen had paid Burns $100,000,000 for the plant, which worries employees to possibly being fired by Germany's stricter and hard working ethic.
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| 47 - 12 | "I Married Marge" | December 26, 1991 | Jeffrey Lynch |
Jeff Martin |
8F10 |
| Marge worries that she may be again pregnant. While she is going to contact Dr.Hibbert, Homer tells Bart, Lisa and Maggie how he and Marge got married and the conception and birth of Bart as well as Homer applying for a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. | |||||
| 48 - 13 | "Radio Bart" | January 9, 1992 | Carlos Baeza | Jon Vitti | 8F11 |
| Bart has a disapointing birthday and presents although later, he then appreciates Homer's present to him, a microphone able to have a user's voice from the microphone to a nearby radio. He uses it for mainly pranks, which he sets up a particular one where he impersonates a fictitious boy named Timmy O'Toole trapped in a local well, gaining public attention, as he put a radio in the well. | |||||
| 49 - 14 | "Lisa the Greek" | January 23, 1992 | Rich Moore | Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky | 8F12 |
| Homer and Lisa begin to bond as they watch American football which Lisa can accurately predict which team will win. An ability that Homer wagers on people for matches which Lisa thinks Homer is using her as a tool for this and loses much appeciation for him. | |||||
| 50 - 15 | "Homer Alone" | February 6, 1992 | Mark Kirkland | David M. Stern | 8F14 |
| Marge decides to take a vacation to calm down. Homer take cares of Maggie while Lisa and Bart are under Patty and Selma's responsibility. While Marge is enjoying the spa in her vacation, the family are struggling without her and misfortune ensures. | |||||
| 51 - 16 | "Bart the Lover" | February 13, 1992 | Carlos Baeza | Jon Vitti | 8F16 |
| Bart writes love letters to Mrs.Krabappel under a pseudonym of a fictionous man named Woodrow Wilson, named after the 28th US president. Meanwhile, Ned Flanders convinces Homer to control his swearing as his son, Todd, learns profanity by Homer. | |||||
| 52 - 17 | "Homer at the Bat" | February 20, 1992 | Jim Reardon | John Swartzwelder | 8F13 |
| Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employees, including Homer, sign up for softball and are a runaway success with Homer's homemade yet efficent Wonderbat. Mr. Burns, however, seeks for professional baseball players to replace the team members. | |||||
| 53 - 18 | "Separate Vocations" | February 27, 1992 | Jeffrey Lynch | George Meyer | 8F15 |
| Students of Springfield Elementary are assigned to take an aptitude exam to see what career would suit them. Bart is noted as a policeman and Lisa a homemaker. After they had experience the jobs, Bart's performance and discipline in school has him a hall monitor while Lisa then develops a poorer attitude. | |||||
| 54 - 19 | "Dog of Death" | March 12, 1992 | Jim Reardon | John Swartzwelder | 8F17 |
| Santa's Little Helper becomes severely ill, which as the Simpsons subsequently notice, they are forced to make budget cuts to afford his expensive operation to cure him. While the operation was a success, the family then resent the sacrifices they had to make to save Santa's Little Helper's life which they required, prompting him to run away before being owned and changed by Mr. Burns. | |||||
| 55 - 20 | "Colonel Homer" | March 26, 1992 | Mark Kirkland | Matt Groening | 8F19 |
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56 - 21 |
"Black Widower" |
April 9, 1992 | David Silverman | Jon Vitti,Thomas Chastain and Sam Simon | 8F20 |
| 57 - 22 | "The Otto Show" | April 23, 1992 | Wes Archer | Jeff Martin | 8F21 |
| 58 - 23 | "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" | May 7, 1992 | Jim Reardon | Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky | 8F22 |
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59 - 24 |
"Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" | August 27, 1992 | Rich Moore | John Swartzwelder | 8F23 |
DVD Release
| The Complete Third Season Boxset | ||||||||
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| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||||||
| 26th August 2003 | 6th October 2003 | 22nd October 2002 | ||||||
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