Editing Production season 4F

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|episodes = 24
|previous = [[Production season 3G|3G]]
|next = [[Production season 5F|5F]]
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'''4F''' is the ninth production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 8|broadcast season 8]] on [[Fox]], with three [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 9|broadcast season 9]]. The episodes aired from October 27, [[1996]] with "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]", to March 8, [[1998]] with "[[Lisa the Simpson]]".

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Lisa's Date with Density.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F01}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa's Date with Density]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 15, 1996}}
{{TB|[[Susie Dietter]]}}
{{TB|[[Mike Scully]]}}
{{TB|S8 E7}}
{{TCsT|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.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror VII - Title Card.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F02}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 27, 1996}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Ken Keeler]], [[Dan Greaney]] & [[David S. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S8 E1}}
{{TCsT|In the seventh annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, [[Bart]] discovers [[Hugo Simpson|his long-lost twin]], [[Lisa]] grows [[The Little Universe|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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Homer They Fall.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F03}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Homer They Fall]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 10, 1996}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Jonathan Collier]]}}
{{TB|S8 E3}}
{{TCsT|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 {{Ch|Michael Buffer|himself}} and [[Paul Winfield]] as [[Lucius Sweet]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:A Milhouse Divided.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|159 - 6}}
{{TB|'''"[[A Milhouse Divided]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 1, 1996}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Steve Tompkins]]}}
{{TB|4F04}}
{{TCsT|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.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Burns, Baby Burns.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F05}}
{{TB|'''"[[Burns, Baby Burns]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 17, 1996}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
{{TB|S8 E4}}
{{TCsT|After [[Mr. Burns]]' illegitimate son [[Larry Burns|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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Bart After Dark promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|4F06}}
{{TB|'''"[[Bart After Dark]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 24, 1996}}
{{TB|[[Dominic Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Richard Appel]]}}
{{TB|S8 E5}}
{{TCsT|After [[Bart]] accidentally damages [[La Maison Derrière|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.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Hurricane neddy.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F07}}
{{TB|'''"[[Hurricane Neddy]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 29, 1996}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Steve Young]]}}
{{TB|S8 E8}}
{{TCsT|After [[Hurricane Barbara|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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Twisted World of Marge Simpson.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F08}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 19, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
{{TB|[[Jennifer Crittenden]]}}
{{TB|S8 E11}}
{{TCsT|After being kicked out of the [[Springfield Investorettes]], [[Marge]] is determined to best her ex-club members, so she invests in a [[Pretzel Wagon|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:''' [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]] and [[Jack Lemmon]] as [[Frank Ormand]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Grade School Confidential.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F09}}
{{TB|'''"[[Grade School Confidential]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 6, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Susie Dietter]]}}
{{TB|[[Rachel Pulido]]}}
{{TB|S8 E19}}
{{TCsT|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.
|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Mountain of Madness.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F10}}
{{TB|'''"[[Mountain of Madness]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 2, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S8 E12}}
{{TCsT|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.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer's Phobia promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|4F11}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer's Phobia]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 16, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Ron Hauge]]}}
{{TB|S8 E15}}
{{TCsT|A {{ap|John|Cockamamie's|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 {{ap|John|Cockamamie's}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|4F12}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 9, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[David S. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S8 E14}}
{{TCsT|When [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|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.]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:My Sister, My Sitter.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F13}}
{{TB|'''"[[My Sister, My Sitter]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 2, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Greaney]]}}
{{TB|S8 E17}}
{{TCsT|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.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Brother from Another Series.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F14}}
{{TB|'''"[[Brother from Another Series]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 23, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Pete Michels]]}}
{{TB|[[Ken Keeler]]}}
{{TB|S8 E16}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] suspects a sinister motive when [[Sideshow Bob]] reunites with his estranged brother [[Cecil Terwilliger|Cecil]], who promptly places Bob in charge of supervising the building of [[Springfield]]'s [[Springfield Hydroelectric Dam|Hydroelectric Dam]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]] and [[David Hyde Pierce]] as [[Cecil Terwilliger]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F15}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 16, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S8 E18}}
{{TCsT|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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Canine Mutiny.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F16}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Canine Mutiny]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 13, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Dominic Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Ron Hauge]]}}
{{TB|S8 E20}}
{{TCsT|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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:4F17.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F17}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 20, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S8 E21}}
{{TCsT|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 {{Ch|Bret Hart|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Inmargewetrust.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F18}}
{{TB|'''"[[In Marge We Trust]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 27, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Donick Cary]]}}
{{TB|S8 E22}}
{{TCsT|[[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.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer's Enemy.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F19}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer's Enemy]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 4, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S8 E23}}
{{TCsT|[[Frank Grimes]], the new employee at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|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]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Spin off showcase.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F20}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 11, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Neil Affleck]]}}
{{TB|[[Ken Keeler]], [[David S. Cohen]], [[Dan Greaney]] and [[Steve Tompkins]]}}
{{TB|S8 E24}}
{{TCsT|[[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 {{Ch|Tim Conway|himself}}, [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]], and [[Gailard Sartain]] as [[Big Daddy]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Secret War of Lisa Simpson promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|4F21}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Secret War of Lisa Simpson]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 18, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Richard Appel]]}}
{{TB|S8 E25}}
{{TCsT|After [[Bart]] destroys the windows in town with several megaphones, he is sent to [[Rommelwood Academy|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 {{ap|The Commandant|The Secret War of Lisa Simpson}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson promo 1.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|4F22}}
{{TB|'''"[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 21, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
{{TB|S9 E1}}
{{TCsT|Driven to the brink of insanity by his appointed status as designated driver, [[Barney Gumble]] drives to [[New York City]] in [[Homer]]'s car, leaving it there. But when the family journeys to the Big Apple to retrieve the car, Homer finds it has a {{W|wheel clamp}} on.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Joan Kenley]] as the [[telephone operator]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Principal and the Pauper.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F23}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Principal and the Pauper]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 28, 1997}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Ken Keeler]]}}
{{TB|S9 E2}}
{{TCsT|During a celebration to honor his twentieth anniversary as principal, [[Seymour Skinner]]'s true identity is revealed to be Armin Tamzarian when {{ap|Seymour Skinner|The Principal and the Pauper|the real Seymour Skinner}} shows up. Now established as an impostor, Tamzarian retires and relocates to his old neighborhood in [[Capital City]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Martin Sheen]] as {{ap|Seymour Skinner|The Principal and the Pauper|the real Seymour Skinner}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Simpson relatives.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|4F24}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa the Simpson]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 8, 1998}}
{{TB|[[Susie Dietter]]}}
{{TB|[[Ned Goldreyer]]}}
{{TB|S9 E17}}
{{TCsT|Thanks to the unfounded predictions of [[Grampa]], [[Lisa]] is convinced that she's genetically predisposed to lose her intelligence. Meanwhile, [[Apu]] discovers [[Jasper Beardley]] frozen in his freezer and turns the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] into a tourist trap.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]].|7|color=white}}
}}

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