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{{TB|51 - 16
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|"Bart the Lover"
{{TB|Carlos Baeza
{{TB|Jon Vitti
{{TB|February 13, 1992
{{TB|8F16
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While serving detention, Bart discovers that Mrs. Krabappel has placed a personal ad in the newspaper. For a prank, he answers her ad, creating an alter-ego for himself by using the first name of former President Woodrow Wilson, a photo of hockey player Gordie Howe, and his parents' old love letters. He carries on a long chain of romantic correspondence with Mrs. Krabappel, but later needs the family's help to end it without beaking her heart. Meanwhile, Ned Flanders is concerned that his son Todd has learned profanity by overhearing Homer, and convinces Homer to control his swearing.
Guest star: Marcia Wallace
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{{TB|52 - 17
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|"Homer at the Bat"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7"|Jim Reardon
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7"|John Swartzwelder
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7"|February 20, 1992
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7"|8F13
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Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's softball team has an undefeated season, thanks in part to Homer's homemade yet efficient "Wonderbat" which has helped him become the team's leading hitter. Mr. Burns makes a million-dollar bet on the championship game, and then replaces the team members with Major League Baseball players to ensure a win. The employees are dismayed about being replaced, but various incidents keep all the major leaguers from playing (except for Darryl Strawberry, who takes Homer's spot). Homer ends up winning the game by pinch-hitting for Strawberry and being hit by a pitch.
Guest stars: Marcia Wallace, Wade Boggs, Jose Canseco, Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey, Jr, Don Mattingly, Steve Sax, Mike Scioscia, Ozzie Smith, Darryl Strawberry, Terry Cashman
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7"|53 - 18
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|"Separate Vocations"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7"|Jeffrey Lynch
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7"|George Meyer
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7"|February 27, 1992
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7"|8F15
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The students of Springfield Elementary School take an aptitude exam to see what careers would best suit them. Bart's results indicate that he would be a good police officer, and Lisa's indicate "homemaker." Bart improves his discipline and performance and becomes a hall monitor, while Lisa loses her motivation and becomes a troublemaker. When Lisa steals the teachers' answer keys and is about to be caught, Bart takes the blame and returns to his bad boy role, and Lisa returns to being an overachiever.
Guest stars: Marcia Wallace, Steve Allen
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{{TB|54 - 19
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|"Dog of Death"
{{TB|Jim Reardon
{{TB|John Swartzwelder
{{TB|March 12, 1992
{{TB|8F17
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Santa's Little Helper becomes severely ill and needs an expensive operation to survive, and the Simpsons are forced to make budget cuts to afford it. The operation is a success, but the family comes to resent the sacrfices they had to make. When they take it out on Santa's Little Helper, he runs away and ends up becoming one of Mr. Burns' hounds. Bart then goes to the Burns Manor to get Santa's Little Helper back, and is attacked by Santa's Little Helper and the other hounds. In the end, however, Santa's Little Helper remembers the good times he had with the Simpsons and returns home with Bart.
Guest star: Frank Welker
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{{TB|55 - 20
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|"Colonel Homer"
{{TB|Mark Kirkland
{{TB|Matt Groening
{{TB|March 26, 1992
{{TB|8F19
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Homer meets a barmaid named Lurleen Lumpkin, who turns out to be a talented singer and songwriter. Homer becomes her manager to help her launch her career in country music, but is unaware that she has fallen in love with him. Marge, however, is aware of Lurleen's attraction to Homer and suspects that the two of them are having an affair. When Lurleen makes a blatant pass at Homer, he finally realizes how Lurleen feels and must choose between Lurleen and Marge. Homer chooses Marge, and Lurleen writes a song where she says that Homer's quite a man, and she hopes that Marge knows how lucky she is.
Guest star: Beverly D' Angelo
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{{TB|56 - 21
{{TB|David Silverman
{{TB|Jon Vitti, Thomas Chastain and Sam Simon
{{TB|April 9, 1992
{{TB|8F20
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Aunt Selma has a new boyfriend—Sideshow Bob, who has just been released from prison. The two of them get married, but Bart remains suspicious of Bob, due to Bob's criminal past of robbing the Kwik-E-Mart and attempting to frame Krusty for it. Bart's suspicions are proven correct when he discovers that Bob is planning to kill Selma by means of a gas explosion during their honeymoon. Bart is able to stop the plan, saving Selma's life and resulting in Sideshow Bob being arrested and sent back to prison. Guest star: Kelsey Grammer
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{{TB|57 - 22
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|"The Otto Show"
{{TB|Wes Archer
{{TB|Jeff Martin
{{TB|April 23, 1992
{{TB|8F21
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Otto wrecks the school bus and is fired when it's discovered that he never had a driver's license. Otto is unable to get his license or find another job, and the Simpsons (at Bart's urging) take Otto in until he can get back on his feet. The family and Otto get on each other's nerves. When Otto retakes the license test, he draws Aunt Patty as an examiner, and she eagerly passes Otto (to the point of helping him cheat) when he says he wants to get his license to staple it onto Homer's bald head. Otto gets his license (albeit under probationary status), and then gets his job back. Guest stars: Micheal McKean, Christopher Guest
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{{TB|58 - 23
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|"Bart's Friend Falls in Love"
{{TB|Jim Reardon
{{TB|Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky
{{TB|May 7, 1992
{{TB|8F22
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Milhouse falls in love with Samantha Stankey, a new student at Springfield Elementary, and the two of them begin dating, which puts a strain on Milhouse's and Bart's friendship. Bart tries to break the couple up and succeeds when he tells Samantha's father about their relationship. Mr. Stankey then has Samantha transferred to an all-girls convent school. When Milhouse learns what happened, he and Bart have a fight, but make up when they visit Samantha's new school and Milhouse has a chance to kiss her good-bye. Meanwhile, Homer gets subliminal weight-loss tapes which turn out to be vocabulary-builder tapes. When Homer listens to them and gains weight, he uses his enhanced vocabulary to fluently dismiss the tapes as useless and throws them away. Guest stars: Kimmy Robertson, Phil Hartman, Marcia Wallace
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59 - 24
| style="background-color: #FFF4A7; "|"Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?"
{{TB|Rich Moore
{{TB|John Swartzwelder
{{TB|August 27, 1992
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A company physical exam reveals that radiation from the nuclear plant has made Homer sterile, and Mr. Burns awards Homer $2,000 in an attempt to keep him from suing. Meanwhile, Homer's half-brother Herb Powell has been living as a bum since the loss of his car company, Powell Motors, after Homer's designing an unsaleable car proved to be the company's undoing. Herb gets an idea for a baby translator, which could make him rich again. Herb is still bitter at Homer, but when he learns of Homer's award he goes to the Simpsons and asks for help. Homer reluctantly lets Herb have the money, Herb develops the translator, and it proves to be a runaway success. Now rich again, Herb pays Homer back the $2,000, gives gifts to the family, and reconciles with Homer, forgiving him and saying that Homer can call him "brother" again.
Guest Star: Danny DeVito.
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