FOX schedule[edit]
| Day
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Time
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Episode
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Summary from FOX
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Synopsis from FOX
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First airing?
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January
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| 11
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7:00 - 7:30pm
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"Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes
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Homer the bounty hunter tracks down criminals
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Homer is sent to jail after a haphazard, booze-free brawl at the Springfield St. Patrick’s Day parade. When he goes to get his bail bond, Homer meets Lucky Jim (guest voice Forster) and Wolf the Bounty Hunter and decides to try his own hand at the lucrative profession. The new and improved Homer the Bounty Hunter soon teams up with Ned Flanders to create quite the unlikely bounty-hunting duo, but when Homer’s new no-mercy attitude gets the best of him, Flanders is less than impressed. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to her, Marge begins working at an erotic bakery.
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No
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| 7:30 - 8:00pm
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"Lost Verizon"
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Bart makes the ultimate prank call
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In order to save up money to buy a cell phone, Bart takes a job at a country club retrieving golf balls. While at the course, Bart watches celebrities, including Leary (guest-starring as himself) playing a round. When Leary’s cell phone rings just as he is about to take a swing, he furiously throws the phone in the air and it lands right next to Bart. Bart decides to keep the cell and makes prank calls to all over the world pretending to be Leary. He even accepts a job offer from famed producer Grazer (guest-starring as himself) to star in the film version of “Everyone Poops.” When Marge discovers what Bart has been up to, she confiscates the device and calls Leary to return the phone. But Leary has a better idea, and instructs Marge to activate the GPS system on the phone so she can track Bart’s every move. Bart quickly catches on and devises a plan that sends the family on a wild goose chase all the way to Machu Picchu.
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| 18
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8:00 - 8:30pm
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"Mypods and Boomsticks"
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Homer suspects Bart's new friend of orchestrating a terrorist plot
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The Simpson family takes a trip to the Mapple Store at the Springfield Mall where Lisa gets her very own Mypod, and Bart interrupts an announcement from Steve Mobbs with his own voiceover, causing pandemonium to break loose in the store. On his way home from the mall, Bart narrowly escapes punishment and befriends a Muslim boy named Bashir. Homer becomes suspicious of Bart’s new friend and invites Bashir, his mother (guest voice Shohreh Aghdashloo) and his father over for dinner so he can investigate their supposed anti-American sentiments. Having already offended Bashir and his family at dinner, Homer goes to their home to apologize, but he instead snoops around their house, a la Jack Bauer, and uncovers what he believes to be a terrorist plot to blow up the Springfield Mall. The race is on as Homer tries to warn the residents of Springfield about the impending disaster.
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| 8:30 - 9:00pm
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"Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"
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Lisa becomes a crossword puzzle phenom
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Lisa discovers her amazing talent for doing crossword puzzles and becomes an expert cruciverbalist, and she soon enters a citywide crossword puzzle tournament. Homer, short on cash after abandoning his “Sweet Conclusions” professional break-up artist business, goes to cheer Lisa on at her tournament and discovers an underground crossword puzzle betting ring. In the ultimate betrayal, Homer profits from betting against Lisa in the championship match. When the heartbroken Lisa finds out, Homer must spell out his love for her with a little help from New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz (guest voice as himself) and master crossword constructor Merl Reagle (guest voice as himself).
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February
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| 15
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8:00 - 8:30pm
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"Take My Life, Please"
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Homer gets a glimpse of what his life would have been like if he had been elected class president in high school
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When Mayor Quimby inducts Vance Connor into the Springfield Walk of Fame, Homer recounts how he ran against Vance for class president in high school and lost. After a little digging, Homer learns that the election was rigged, and he wonders what course his life would have taken if only fate had smiled upon him. Homer soon meets an old Italian cook at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant whose magical tomato sauce, when stirred in just the right way, reveals what Homer’s life would have been like had he won the election. However, when Homer gets a chance to see what could have been, he wonders if fate was actually on his side all along.
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Yes
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Sources[edit]
FoxFlash schedule
Episode credits errors[edit]
| Picture
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Episode
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Error
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"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
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The copyright date for the episode is 1990, not 1989, which is when the episode aired. This could be a typo, or because the episode was originally intended to air half way through season 1, so it would have aired in 1990.
Correction: When this was aired in 1989, the copyright date was 1989.
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Life in Hell references[edit]
In The Simpsons, Life in Hell characters are usually shown as toys.
Characters who have appeared in the series[edit]
| Picture
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Shorts season
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Short number
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Short name
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Reference
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1
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5
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"The Pacifier"
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A Binky toy is seen in Maggie's room when she gets another pacifier.
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Also is Maggie's room, on her dresser, legs of a toy that looks like Binky or Bongo are shown.
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On the wall of the TV room, there is a picture of Binky.
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2
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9
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"The Funeral"
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Lisa plays with a Binky toy when Homer tells the children about Uncle Hubert.
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List of dates[edit]
A list of dates shown throughout The Simpsons.
