EPISODE GUIDE

The Simpsons
Season 1.

13 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.

1. Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

Air date: 1989-12-17 · 30 min

Homer's Christmas bonus is canceled and the rainy-day funds are needed to pay for Bart's tattoo removal in the first full-length episode of the subversive animated satire about Springfield's hapless first family.

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2. Bart the Genius

Air date: 1990-01-14 · 30 min

Bart is moved to a school for the gifted after he switches aptitude tests with another boy.

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3. Homer's Odyssey

Air date: 1990-01-21 · 30 min

After being fired from the nuclear power plant for negligence, Homer becomes a safety activist.

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4. There's No Disgrace Like Home

Air date: 1990-01-28 · 30 min

After seeing families being nice to each other at a company picnic, Homer orders the Simpsons to a family therapist.

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5. Bart the General

Air date: 1990-02-04 · 30 min

Terrorized by the school bully, Bart seeks counsel from Grandpa Simpson, who takes him to a warfare expert for basic training.

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6. Moaning Lisa

Air date: 1990-02-11 · 30 min

The meaning of life and second grade have Lisa playing the blues solo---until she jams with a kindred spirit; Homer seeks tutelage to beat Bart at video boxing.

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7. The Call of the Simpsons

Air date: 1990-02-18 · 30 min

The Simpsons put the wild back in the wilderness when their RV goes over a cliff and Homer and Bart go for help, get lost and lose their clothes.

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8. The Telltale Head

Air date: 1990-02-25 · 30 min

Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.

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9. Life on the Fast Lane

Air date: 1990-03-18 · 30 min

Homer's bowling-ball gift "for Marge" prompts her to take up the sport---and maybe also a handsome instructor who offers to teach her "many things."

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10. Homer's Night Out

Air date: 1990-03-25 · 30 min

Shutterbug Bart captures Homer with a sexy entertainer at a bachelor party.

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11. The Crepes of Wrath

Air date: 1990-04-15 · 30 min

A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb. A Albanian child comes to stay with the Simpsons in his place and becomes Homers tag along buddy.

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12. Krusty Gets Busted

Air date: 1990-04-29 · 30 min

Bart's TV hero Krusty the Clown is arrested for a convenience-store robbery, and witness Homer must testify against the clown.

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13. Some Enchanted Evening

Air date: 1990-05-13 · 30 min

Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter---who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."

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