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Season 2

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Season 2
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Season Information
Original run: October 11, 1990 – July 11, 1991
No. of episodes: 22
Previous season: 1
Next season: 3
DVD boxset: The Complete Third Season
The Simpsons' second season' 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

# Original title (top)
Alternate title (bottom) 		Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
Summary
14 - 1

"Bart Gets an F"

 October 11, 1990 David Silverman David M. Stern 7F03

Bart is continually failing at tests, which this is to be transited when he is warned that if he would fail in an upcoming history exam, he would have to be held back a year. Not wanting to repeat the year, Bart tries to revise although gets easily distracted in the process.

15 - 2 "Simpson and Delilah" October 18, 1990 Rich Moore Jon Vitti 7F02
Homer discovers a hair growth formula called Dimoximil and is desperate for it for him resenting his baldness although he cannot afford it. He goes to great lengths as he cheats on some insurance forms to obtain it. It sucessfully grows Homer hair, much to his delight , and is promoted as he is not recognized with his hair and has a secretary named Karl. Smithers becomes jealous and suspicious with Homer's new status, noting Mr. Burns continually forgetting about Homer as he promoted him in the process.
16 - 3

"Treehouse of Horror"

"The Simpsons Halloween Special"

 October 25, 1990 Wes Archer, Rich Moore and David Silverman Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky 7F04

Opening Sequence - Marge warns viewers that the following episode is unsuitable for children and suggesting not to let them watch it.


Prologue - Bart and Lisa are in the treehouse telling stories, which Homer eavesdrops on them after trick-or-treating.

Bad Dream House - The Simpsons move to a new house, which is revealed that it is alive and cursed.

Hungry are the Damned - The Simpsons are abducted, which the aliens are planning to send them to their home planet. Whilst the family are happily treated such as served meals, Lisa becomes suspicious with the alien's motive.

The Raven - A retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's poem,"The Raven"

17 - 4

"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"

 November 1, 1990 Wes Archer Sam Simon & John Swartzwelder 7F01
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is held with violations when Bart catches a three eyed fish. Mr. Burns runs for Governer in order to prevent the Plant being shut down against Mary Bailey.
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 Rich Moore Al Jean, Mike Reiss,

Sam Simon & Matt Groening

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 7G11
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)
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, which Marge is furious at Homer as soon as she sees it, thinking of the photo being an affair. She kicks him out of the house, which he attempts to apologize to her as well as convince that women are not just sex objects like the photo.
11 - 11 "The Crepes of Wrath" April 15,1990 Wesley Archer &
Milton Gray 		George Meyer, Sam Simon,
John Swartzwelder & Jon Vitti 		7G13
After a series of pranks succeded with a recent incident with a cherry bomb, Principal Skinner decides that Bart would be sent to France at a student exchange program. The family including Bart agree and
12 - 12 "Krusty Gets Busted" April 29, 1990 Brad Bird Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky 7G12
Krusty the Clown is arrested as a suspect who robbed the Kwik-E-Mart looked like him. Aware that he is innocent, Bart attempts to find evidence to prove Krusty's innocence and the impersonator responsible for the crime.
13 - 13 "Some Enchanted Evening" May 13, 1990 David Silverman &
Kent Butterworth 		Matt Groening & Sam Simon 7G01
Homer and Marge go out for dinner one night while having Bart, Lisa and Maggie responsible by a babysitter called Ms. Botz. Unbeknownst to the family, Botz is known as a wanted bandit for babysitting and which she is covering her identity while Homer and Marge spends their time fairly.

This is a list of articles concerning Simpsons episodes from Season 2.

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