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 {{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] go out for dinner one night while [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] are watched by a babysitter named [[Ms. Botz]]. Unbeknownst to the family, Botz is known as the Babysitting Bandit, a criminal who robs the homes of families she babysits for.
 '''Guest starring:''' [[Penny Marshall]] as [[Lucille Botz]], [[June Foray]] as [[Babysitting receptionist]] and [[Paul Willson]] as [[Howard, Sr.]]|7|color=white}}

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 {{TCsT|[[Bart]] swaps papers with [[Martin Prince]] during an intelligence test at school. When the school psychologist compiles the test results, he refers Bart to the [[Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children]]. The new school's laid-back liberal ethos suits Bart just fine—until he's asked to show evidence of his neglected genius.
 '''Guest starring:''' [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]] and [[Ms. Melon]].|7|color=white}}

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-'''7G''' is the first production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Matt Groening]], [[James L. Brooks]], and [[Sam Simon]] were the [[List of showrunners|showrunners]] for the season. The entire run of episodes aired as part of [[Season 1|broadcast season 1]] on [[Fox]] from December 17, [[1989]] with "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", to May 13, [[1990]] with "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".
+'''7G''' is the first production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Matt Groening]], [[James L. Brooks]], and [[Sam Simon]] were the [[List of showrunners|showrunners]] for the season. The entire run of episodes aired as [[Season 1|broadcast season 1]] on [[Fox]] from December 17, [[1989]] with "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", to May 13, [[1990]] with "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".
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 == Production ==
-''The Simpsons'' and the season was intended to debut in fall of 1989 with "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]", which also includes much of the main characters' debut.<ref name="Groening"/> But, after the workprint of the episode was met unfavorably and deemed unusable, 70% of its animation had to be redone, thus delaying "Some Enchanted Evening" until it finally aired as the season finale on May 13, 1990.<ref name="Silverman">{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> It was originally thought that subsequent episodes such as "[[Bart the Genius]]" would turn out just as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening", but there were only minor problems in production that were fortunately easy to fix and were suitable for airing. As "Some Enchanted Evening" was being overhauled, the producers decided to replace it with the season's Christmas special, "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", on December 17, 1989 as the season premiere.<ref name="Groening">{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt|date=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The timing was very fortunate, as the episode would have had to air during the Christmas holidays of 1989 regardless of any other issues. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" would also become ''The Simpsons''<nowiki>'</nowiki> first ever episode broadcast.
+''The Simpsons'' and the season were intended to debut in fall of 1989 with "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]", which also includes much of the main characters' debut.<ref name="Groening"/> But, after the workprint of the episode was met unfavorably and deemed unusable, 70% of its animation had to be redone, thus delaying "Some Enchanted Evening" until it finally aired as the season finale on May 13, 1990.<ref name="Silverman">{{Com|Silverman, David|Some Enchanted Evening|First|(2001).|link=David Silverman}}</ref> It was originally thought that subsequent episodes such as "[[Bart the Genius]]" would turn out just as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening", but there were only minor problems in production that were fortunately easy to fix and were suitable for airing. As "Some Enchanted Evening" was being overhauled, the producers decided to replace it with the season's Christmas special, "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", on December 17, 1989 as the season premiere.<ref name="Groening">{{Com|Groening, Matt|Some Enchanted Evening|First|(2001).|link=Matt Groening}}</ref> The timing was very fortunate, as the episode would have had to air during the Christmas holidays of 1989 regardless of any other issues. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" would also become the first ever episode broadcast.
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 ''The Simpsons'' and the season was intended to debut in fall of 1989 with "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]", which also includes much of the main characters' debut.<ref name="Groening"/> But, after the workprint of the episode was met unfavorably and deemed unusable, 70% of its animation had to be redone, thus delaying "Some Enchanted Evening" until it finally aired as the season finale on May 13, 1990.<ref name="Silverman">{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> It was originally thought that subsequent episodes such as "[[Bart the Genius]]" would turn out just as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening", but there were only minor problems in production that were fortunately easy to fix and were suitable for airing. As "Some Enchanted Evening" was being overhauled, the producers decided to replace it with the season's Christmas special, "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", on December 17, 1989 as the season premiere.<ref name="Groening">{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt|date=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The timing was very fortunate, as the episode would have had to air during the Christmas holidays of 1989 regardless of any other issues. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" would also become ''The Simpsons''<nowiki>'</nowiki> first ever episode broadcast.
-"[[Some Enchanted Evening]]" was originally intended to be broadcast in the fall of 1989, which would have made it the first episode of the season and of the series.<ref name="Groening"/> However, the workprint was of such poor quality that the series premiere was delayed, as the episode had to be redone. Seventy percent of "Some Enchanted Evening" had to be redone, so the episode remained in production until being broadcast at last on May 13, 1990, which made it the season's final episode. The [[FOX]] producers persuaded the ''Simpsons'' creative team to open the series with "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", airing it just before Christmas the same year on December 17, 1989, as it had to be, making it the season premiere and ''The Simpsons'' first episode. As the episode was a Christmas special, the producers were already locked into airing it on or near that date. The producers considered aborting ''The Simpsons'' completely if the second episode in production, "[[Bart the Genius]]", turned out as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening". Fortunately, only minor errors were present, which were easily fixed.<ref name="The Simpsons season 1- Wikipedia"/>
+"[[Some Enchanted Evening]]" was originally intended to be broadcast in the fall of 1989, which would have made it the first episode of the season and of the series.<ref name="Groening"/> However, the workprint was of such poor quality that the series premiere was delayed, as the episode had to be redone. Seventy percent of "Some Enchanted Evening" had to be redone, so the episode remained in production until being broadcast at last on May 13, 1990, which made it the season's final episode. The [[FOX]] producers persuaded the ''Simpsons'' creative team to open the series with "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", airing it just before Christmas the same year on December 17, 1989, as it had to be, making it the season premiere and ''The Simpsons'' first episode. As the episode was a Christmas special, the producers were already locked into airing it on or near that date. The producers considered aborting ''The Simpsons'' completely if the second episode in production, "[[Bart the Genius]]", turned out as bad as "Some Enchanted Evening". Fortunately, only minor errors were present, which were easily fixed.
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 '''7G''' is the first production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Matt Groening]], [[James L. Brooks]], and [[Sam Simon]] were the [[List of showrunners|showrunners]] for the season. The entire run of episodes aired as part of [[Season 1|broadcast season 1]] on [[Fox]] from December 17, [[1989]] with "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", to May 13, [[1990]] with "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".
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 == Trivia ==
 *[[Homer]] works at Sector 7G in the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], which is likely a reference to the 7G Production Season.
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 '''Guest Starring:''' [[Sam McMurray]] as [[Gulliver Dark]].|7|color=white}}
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 {{TCsT|It's a not-so-merry [[Christmas]] for [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] when [[Mr. Burns]] decides to cut the Christmas bonuses and [[Marge]] has to spend the family's Christmas savings to erase a tattoo [[Bart]] thinks will make a great Christmas present. To hide the fact he didn't get the bonus, Homer takes a second job as a mall Santa.|7|color=white}}
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 {{TCsT|After defending [[Lisa]] from school bully [[Nelson Muntz]], [[Bart]] becomes Nelson's latest school bullying target. Sick of the harassment and torment, Bart, [[Grampa]], and [[Herman]] rally the town's children to fight back against Nelson and his cronies.|7|color=white}}
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