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Season 8 is the eighth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from October 27, 1996, with "Treehouse of Horror VII", to May 18, 1997, with "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson". The season was mostly made up of production season 4F episodes, with two rollover episodes from production season 3F and two episodes from 3G also airing. Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein served as the showrunners for most of the season while Al Jean and Mike Reiss served as the showrunners for the 3G episodes.
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Episode
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Crew
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Result
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| 25th Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production[1]
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N/A
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N/A
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Won
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| 49th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics[2]
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"Bart After Dark"
for "We Put the Spring in Springfield"
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Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler
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| 25th Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Producing in a TV Production[1]
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"The Springfield Files"
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Al Jean and Mike Reiss
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| 25th Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production[1]
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"Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"
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Maggie Roswell (Shary Bobbins)
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Nominated
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| 25th Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production[1]
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"Homer's Phobia"
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Mike B. Anderson
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Won
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| 49th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[3]
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Colin A.B.V. Lewis, Mike B. Anderson, Richard Appel, James L. Brooks, David X. Cohen, Jonathan Collier, Matt Groening, Ron Hauge, Ken Keeler, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Dan McGrath, J. Michael Mendel, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Bill Oakley, Richard Raynis, Phil Roman, Richard Sakai, Bill Schultz, Mike Scully, David Silverman, Sam Simon, Denise Sirkot, Steve Tompkins, Josh Weinstein, Michael Wolf
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| 49th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation[4]
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"Brother from Another Series"
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Ronny Cox, Greg Orloff, and R. Russell Smith
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Nominated
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| Environmental Media Award for Best Television Episodic Comedy[5]
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"The Old Man and the Lisa"
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Won
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Episodes[edit]
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Title
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Original airdate
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Directed by
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Written by
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Prod. code
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154 - 1
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"Treehouse of Horror VII"
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October 27, 1996
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Mike B. Anderson
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Ken Keeler, Dan Greaney & David S. Cohen
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4F02
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| In the seventh annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, Bart discovers his long-lost twin, Lisa grows a colony of small beings, and Kang and Kodos impersonate Bill Clinton and Bob Dole in order to win the 1996 Presidential election.
Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Bill Clinton.
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155 - 2
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"You Only Move Twice"
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November 3, 1996
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Mike B. Anderson
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John Swartzwelder
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3F23
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| Homer moves the family to a new town after he receives a better job offer at the Globex Corporation, but he is oblivious to the fact that his new boss is a supervillain who is out to rule the world. Meanwhile, Marge, Bart, and Lisa have a horrible time in the new town.
Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio.
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156 - 3
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"The Homer They Fall"
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November 10, 1996
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Mark Kirkland
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Jonathan Collier
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4F03
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| After Bart is beaten up by the school bullies, Homer goes to confront the parents of the boys in Moe's Tavern and promptly receives a beating of his own. During the beating, however, Homer remains completely unfazed; Moe sees this and proposes to Homer that he become a professional boxer.
Guest starring: Michael Buffer as himself and Paul Winfield as Lucius Sweet.
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157 - 4
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"Burns, Baby Burns"
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November 17, 1996
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Jim Reardon
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Ian Maxtone-Graham
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4F05
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| After Mr. Burns' illegitimate son Larry comes back into his life, Burns finds him to be insulting and lazy. So, Homer and Larry come up with a plan to change Burns' mind.
Guest starring: Rodney Dangerfield as Larry Burns.
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158 - 5
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"Bart After Dark"
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November 24, 1996
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Dominic Polcino
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Richard Appel
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4F06
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| After Bart accidentally damages a burlesque house while Marge and Lisa are away, Homer demands that he works for the proprietor, Belle. However, when Marge returns home, she isn't happy with Homer's decision or the burlesque house.
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159 - 6
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"A Milhouse Divided"
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December 1, 1996
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Steven Dean Moore
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Steve Tompkins
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4F04
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| After Kirk and Luann announce that they are getting a divorce, Homer begins to question his own marriage and enlists the help of Lisa to save it.
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160 - 7
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"Lisa's Date with Density"
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December 15, 1996
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Susie Dietter
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Mike Scully
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4F01
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| After Nelson is found guilty of theft, Lisa falls for his rebellious ways and soon develops a crush. However, Lisa wants to try to change Nelson for the better. Meanwhile, Homer obtains a telemarketing machine, which ends up driving the town mad.
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161 - 8
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"Hurricane Neddy"
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December 29, 1996
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Bob Anderson
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Steve Young
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4F07
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| After a hurricane blows through Springfield and destroys only Ned Flanders' home, Ned snaps after his friends and neighbors, including Homer, crudely rebuild his house. He is checked into a psychiatric ward to discover the source of his sudden uncontrollable rage ever since his childhood.
Guest starring: Jon Lovitz as Jay Sherman.
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162 - 9
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"El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer"
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January 5, 1997
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Jim Reardon
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Ken Keeler
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3F24
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| After Homer downs several ultra-spicy "insanity peppers" at the annual Chili Cook-Off, his consciousness goes on a mystical journey, complete with a talking coyote spirit guide, to discover his soul mate.
Guest starring: Johnny Cash as the Space Coyote.
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163 - 10
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"The Springfield Files"
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January 12, 1997
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Steven Dean Moore
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Reid Harrison
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3G01
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| Homer witnesses something out of this world in the woods near Springfield, but no one believes him—not even FBI Agents Mulder and Scully, who come to investigate the incident.
Guest starring: Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, David Duchovny as Fox Mulder, and Leonard Nimoy as himself.
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164 - 11
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"The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"
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January 19, 1997
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Chuck Sheetz
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Jennifer Crittenden
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4F08
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| After being kicked out of the Springfield Investorettes, Marge is determined to best her ex-club members, so she invests in a pretzel franchise. But when pretzel sales struggle, Homer unwittingly turns to Fat Tony and the mob to help Marge corner the snack business in Springfield.
Guest starring: Jack Lemmon as Frank Ormand and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.
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165 - 12
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"Mountain of Madness"
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February 2, 1997
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Mark Kirkland
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John Swartzwelder
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4F10
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| After the power plant employees fail miserably at a routine fire drill, Mr. Burns organizes a retreat to promote teamwork. The employees are paired up and race for a cabin at the top of the mountain, with the last one to arrive getting fired. Homer gets paired with Burns, to his horror.
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166 - 13
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"Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"
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February 7, 1997
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Chuck Sheetz
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Al Jean and Mike Reiss
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3G03
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| Due to Marge losing her hair from stress, the Simpson family decide to hire a new magical nanny, Shary Bobbins, to look after the kids. But the Simpson kids may prove too tough a challenge for the minimum-wage nanny.
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167 - 14
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"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"
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February 9, 1997
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Steven Dean Moore
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David S. Cohen
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4F12
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| When Itchy & Scratchy's ratings start to fall, the producers decide to introduce a new character, Poochie. They hold auditions for the voice of the new dog and Homer wins the job. However, Poochie isn't as popular as Homer thought he'd be.
Guest starring: Phil Hartman as Troy McClure and Alex Rocco as Roger Meyers, Jr..
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168 - 15
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"Homer's Phobia"
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February 16, 1997
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Mike B. Anderson
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Ron Hauge
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4F11
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| A shop owner befriends the Simpson family, but after discovering he is a homosexual, Homer fears Bart will emulate him. However, the rest of the family think that Homer is in the wrong.
Guest starring: John Waters as John.
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169 - 16
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"Brother from Another Series"
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February 23, 1997
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Pete Michels
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Ken Keeler
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4F14
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| Bart suspects a sinister motive when Sideshow Bob reunites with his estranged brother Cecil, who promptly places Bob in charge of supervising the building of Springfield's Hydroelectric Dam.
Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob and David Hyde Pierce as Cecil Terwilliger.
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170 - 17
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"My Sister, My Sitter"
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March 2, 1997
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Jim Reardon
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Dan Greaney
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4F13
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| After reading The Baby Sitter Twins, Lisa decides to become a babysitter. However, Lisa's babysitting reputation is put to the test when she is assigned the task of babysitting Bart and Maggie, for which Bart is determined to make Lisa's life a living hell.
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171 - 18
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"Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
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March 16, 1997
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Bob Anderson
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John Swartzwelder
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4F15
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| When prohibition hits the town, enforced by U.S. Treasury officer Rex Banner, Homer teams up with Bart to keep Springfield drinking.
Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony and Dave Thomas as Rex Banner.
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172 - 19
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"Grade School Confidential"
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April 6, 1997
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Susie Dietter
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Rachel Pulido
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4F09
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| After stumbling across Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel making out, Bart strikes a deal with them to keep it a secret, but unknown to Bart, the deal he makes lands him in the middle of this love affair.
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173 - 20
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"The Canine Mutiny"
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April 13, 1997
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Dominic Polcino
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Ron Hauge
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4F16
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| After obtaining a fraudulent credit card, Bart purchases a new purebred dog, Laddie. However, when everything Bart bought, including the dog, gets taken back, Santa's Little Helper is taken away instead.
Guest starring: Frank Welker as Laddie.
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174 - 21
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"The Old Man and the Lisa"
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April 20, 1997
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Mark Kirkland
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John Swartzwelder
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4F17
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| After Mr. Burns loses his vast fortune, he turns to Lisa for help in getting it back through environmental means. However, Lisa soon learns that people like Burns can never change their ways.
Guest starring: Bret Hart as himself.
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175 - 22
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"In Marge We Trust"
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April 27, 1997
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Steven Dean Moore
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Donick Cary
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4F18
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| Marge volunteers as an over-the-phone counselor for the church, and the congregation starts turning to Marge more than Reverend Lovejoy. Meanwhile, Homer goes on a quest to find out why his likeness is the logo for a Japanese detergent company.
Guest starring: Sab Shimono as Mr. Sparkle, Gedde Watanabe as the factory foreman, and Frank Welker as the baboons.
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176 - 23
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"Homer's Enemy"
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May 4, 1997
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Jim Reardon
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John Swartzwelder
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4F19
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| Frank Grimes, the new employee at the power plant, is annoyed with Homer's incompetence and work ethic and becomes extremely irritated with this, declaring himself an enemy of Homer. Meanwhile, Bart buys a factory for a dollar and operates it along with Milhouse.
Guest starring: Frank Welker as the executive vice president dog.
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177 - 24
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"The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"
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May 11, 1997
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Neil Affleck
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Ken Keeler, David S. Cohen, Dan Greaney and Steve Tompkins
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4F20
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| Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spin-off spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I.", Clancy Wiggum becomes a detective and moves to New Orleans with Seymour Skinner as his assistant. Next, Grampa's soul is trapped inside Moe's Love Tester machine in "The Love-Matic Grampa". Finally, the Simpson family host a '70s-style variety show in "The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour".
Guest starring: Tim Conway as himself, Phil Hartman as Troy McClure, and Gailard Sartain as Big Daddy.
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178 - 25
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"The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"
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May 18, 1997
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Mike B. Anderson
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Richard Appel
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4F21
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| After Bart destroys the windows in town with several megaphones, he is sent to military school. Lisa decides she wants to go and is determined to stick it out as the only girl at boot camp.
Guest starring: Willem Dafoe as The Commandant.
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Release[edit]
The Complete Eighth Season box set was released in Region 1 on August 15, 2006, Region 2 on September 2, 2006, and Region 4 on October 2, 2006. The set was released in two different forms: a Maggie-shaped head to match the Homer and Marge shaped heads of the previous two sets and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like the seventh season box set, both versions are available for sale separately.
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