Season 3

Season 3

Season Information Original run: September 19, 1991 – August 27, 1992 No. of episodes: 24 Previous season: 2 Next season: 4 DVD boxset: The Complete Third Season

The third season of the Simpsons began on 11th October 1990 with the first episode of the series, "Bart Gets an F" and ended on 11th July 1990 with "Blood Feud". Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon were the show runners of the season, as they also were for the previous season.

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

#	Title	Original airdate	Directed by	Written by	Prod. code
Summary
36 - 1	"Stark Raving Dad"	September 19, 1991	Rich Moore	Al Jean & Mike Reiss	7F24
Homer is sentenced to a mental hospital after mistaken as insane by having to wear a pink shirt to work. He meets a man who sounds and sings like Michael Jackson as well as thinks he is him there. Meanwhile, Lisa is depressed as everyone she knows has forgotten her birthday.
37 - 2	"Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"	September 26, 1991	Wes Archer	George Meyer	8F01
Lisa wins an essay contest, which prompts her and the family to go to Washington, DC where the finals are to be scheduled.
38 - 3	"When Flanders Failed"	October 3, 1991	Jim Reardon	Jon Vitti	7F23
Homer wishes for Ned Flanders' proposed left handed store,The Leftorium, to shut down after gaining a bigger bone by pulling a wishbone along with Ned. His wish becomes true as the store is suffering financially and the Flanders family as well, much to Homer's glee. Meanwhile, Bart takes Karate lessons although soon becomes bored of it and secretly does not take part afterwards.
39- 4	"Bart the Murderer"	October 10, 1991	Rich Moore	John Swartzwelder	8F03
Bart is hired as a bartender for a mafia bar run by Fat Tony. During which, Principal Skinner has been missing for nearly a week and Bart is blamed of murdering him, which has him court martialed.
18 - 5	"Dancin' Homer"	November 8, 1990	Mark Kirkland	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	7F05
Homer becomes the mascot of the Springfield Isotopes after enthralling a crowd and has the team win easily. His popularity is to be emulated to Capitol City as he is asked to perform there whilst The Simpsons move to Capitol City as well.
19 - 6	"Dead Putting Society"	November 15, 1990	Rich Moore	Jeff Martin	7F08
Bart and Todd decide to compete in a miniature golf tournament, causing their fathers, Homer and Ned Flanders respectively, to be more competitive and having a bet that if their son loses in the tournament, his father must mow their neighbours lawn in their Sunday dresses.
20 - 7	"Bart vs. Thanksgiving"	November 22, 1990	David Silverman	George Meyer	7F07
After destroying Lisa's centerpiece for Thanksgiving, Marge forces Bart to apologize to Lisa for the incident he had done. He refuses to do so and angrily runs away from home along with Santa's Little Helper.
21 - 8	"Bart the Daredevil"	December 6, 1990	Wes Archer	Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky	7F06
Bart follows the footsteps of a daredevil, Captain Lance Murdock, to be one himself. Despite being successful in the dangerous stunts, his family is concerned about him as his first stunt was unsuccessful although he done it successfully later on and tries to convince Bart to stop doing dangerous stunts for his safety.
22 - 9	"Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"	December 20,1990	David Silverman	John Swartzwelder	7F09
Marge protests against the producers of The Itchy & Scratchy Show, citing its violent nature that could desensitize children as Maggie has copied the dangerous actions from the program to Homer. She goes to great lengths to insist them to remove the violence of The Itchy & Scratchy Show such as forming S.N.U.H (Springfieldians for Nonviolence, Understanding and Helping).
23 - 10	"Bart Gets Hit by a Car"	January 10,1991	Mark Kirkland	John Swartzwelder	7F10
Bart gets run over by Mr. Burn's car. While he recovers, a lawyer named Lionel Hutz suggests The Simpsons to sue Mr. Burns for a financial advantage whilst exaggerating Bart's injury.
24 - 11	"One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"	January 24,1991	Wes Archer	Nell Scovell	7F11
Homer is informed that he may have 22 hours to live as he may have consumed the poisonous parts of a Fugu he had in a Sushi restaurant. In his remaining time, he sets out to do tasks as listed.
25 - 12	"The Way We Was"	January 31, 1991	David Silverman	Al Jean, Mike Reiss & Sam Simon	7F12
Marge tells Bart and Lisa when she and Homer were in high school back in 1974, which was also when the two first met. A upcoming prom was then, which would decide the fate of the young Homer and Marge in the future.
26 - 13	"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"	February 7, 1991	Rich Moore	Steve Pepoon	7F13
Homer hooks up illegal cable for the family's television which has favourable capabilities with its wide range of quality channels, much to Homer's pleasure. Lisa, however, is worried as she believes that Homer will go to Hell as he is breaking the 8th commandment with the stolen cable i.e. "Thou Shall Not Steal".
27 - 14	"Principal Charming"	February 14, 1991	Mark Kirkland	David M. Stern	7F15
Selma is looking for a husband, which Homer suggests having Principal Skinner as her lover. He is invited for dinner in The Simpsons household for Selma. However, he falls in love with Patty instead and a relationship is formed between them, much to Selma's depression.
28 - 15	"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou"	February 21, 1991	Wes Archer	Jeff Martin	7F16
Grampa tells Homer that, in case if he is going to die soon, he has a half brother named Herbert Powell. Homer desperately searches for him. Upon finding him along with the family, he discovers that he is the chairman of Powell Motors in Detroit.
29 - 16	"Bart's Dog Gets an F"	March 7, 1991	Jim Reardon	Jon Vitti	7F14
The Simpsons enroll Santa's Little Helper to an obedience school after he had bothered the family by destroying some of their possessions as well as noting his destruction and lack of obedience because of this. Santa's Little Helper is warned that if he fails to pass the final exam in the school, he would not stay with the Simpsons anymore, much to Bart's unhappiness.
30 - 17	"Old Money"	March 28, 1991	David Silverman	Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky	7F17
Grampa falls for a fellow resident of the Springfield Retirement Castle called Bea Simmons. Their romance is short lived when she dies on her birthday, of which Grampa was unable to attend to. He receives her savings and then decides what is worth spending it for.
31 - 18	"Brush with Greatness"	April 11, 1991	Jim Reardon	Brian K. Roberts	7F18
Marge decides to take art lessons after a rekindled interest in art, finding paintings of Ringo Starr. Meanwhile, Homer sets out to lose weight, after being humiliated by his own weight and by an incident in a water park which had him stuck in a water ride.
32 - 19	"Lisa's Substitute"	April 25, 1991	Rich Moore	Jon Vitti	7F19
A substitute teacher takes an ill Ms. Hoover's place to teach her class, of whom Lisa develops a crush with. Meanwhile, Bart runs for class president, competing against Martin.
33 - 20	"The War of the Simpsons"	May 2, 1991	Mark Kirkland	John Swartzwelder	7F20
Marge signs up for a marriage counselling retreat for her and Homer after he was drunk in a party the night before. The retreat is to be held at a lake which Homer packs his fishing equipment. Although Marge forbids him to go fishing as they would be only resolving their marriage there. Back at home, Grampa babysits the children, of which they take advantage of him due to his lack of alertness partly by his old age.
34 - 21	"Three Men and a Comic Book"	May 9,1991	Wes Archer	Jeff Martin	7F21
Bart, Milhouse and Martin combine their money together to purchase the first Radioactive Man comic from The Android's Dungeon. They are forced to share it as both of them want it and struggle whilst doing so.
35 - 22	"Blood Feud"	July 11, 1991	David Silverman	George Meyer	7F22
After Bart transfuse his blood to Mr.Burn, which he is ill and Bart having the only blood type known, Homer had demanded him to donate so as he thinks the Simpsons will be rewarded greatly. However, Burns only rewards them with a card of gratitude. Furious by its general insignificance, Homer plans on an insulting letter for him and sending it. Although he later decides not to send it after being convinced by Marge, Bart unknowingly does so, much to Homer's fret. He and Bart try to retrieve it before Burns receives it.

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