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{{Season
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|episodes = 22
|previous = [[Production season BABF|BABF]]
|next = [[Production season DABF|DABF]]
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'''CABF''' is the thirteenth production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Mike Scully]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 12|broadcast season 12]] on [[Fox]], with five [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 13|broadcast season 13]]. The episodes aired from November 19, [[2000]] with "[[Lisa the Tree Hugger]]", to December 9, [[2001]] with "[[The Blunder Years]]".

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Lisa the Tree Hugger promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF01}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa the Tree Hugger]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 19, 2000}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]]}}
{{TB|S12 E4}}
{{TCsT|Eager to join [[Dirt First]] after witnessing their pro-vegetarianism demonstration atop a local [[Krusty Burger]], [[Lisa]] attempts to prove her worth by camping out in [[Springfield's oldest redwood tree|a giant redwood]] destined for logging. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] joins the workforce in order to buy a new game console advertised on television.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Joshua Jackson]] as [[Jesse Grass]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Number 15.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF02}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 3, 2000}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S12 E6}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] buys a computer and builds [[Mr. X|a website]] where he anonymously spreads local rumors, and makes things up when his sources run dry. When one of these fake stories turns out to be true, Homer is kidnapped and transported to "[[The Island]]", a place where those who know too much are taken out of society.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Patrick McGoohan]] as [[Number Six]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:CABF03.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF03}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Great Money Caper]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 10, 2000}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]]}}
{{TB|S12 E7}}
{{TCsT|Strapped for cash, [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] search for a way to make easy money. However, things spiral quickly out of control for them when it seems the [[FBI]] have gotten involved.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Edward Norton]] as [[Devon Bradley]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer vs. Dignity homer.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF04}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer vs. Dignity]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 26, 2000}}
{{TB|[[Neil Affleck]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
{{TB|S12 E5}}
{{TCsT|Short on funds, [[Homer]] approaches [[Mr. Burns]] for a raise. But when Burns grants his request on the condition that Homer act as his personal jester, Homer finds himself in a series of degrading and embarrassing situations.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Leeza Gibbons]] as {{Ch|Leeza Gibbons|herself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Pokey Mom.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF05}}
{{TB|'''"[[Pokey Mom]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 14, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Tom Martin]]}}
{{TB|S12 E10}}
{{TCsT|[[Marge]] feels sympathy for [[Jack Crowley|an inmate]] she meets at a prison rodeo and vouches for him at his parole hearing to try to assist his reentry into the real world. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] starts his own chiropractic business.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael Keaton]] as [[Jack Crowley]], [[Charles Napier]] as [[The Warden]], [[Robert Schimmel]] as the [[prisoner]], and [[Bruce Vilanch]] as {{Ch|Bruce Vilanch|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Skinner's Sense of Snow promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF06}}
{{TB|'''"[[Skinner's Sense of Snow]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 17, 2000}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
{{TB|S12 E8}}
{{TCsT|When a large snowstorm buries [[Springfield Elementary]] in snow, the children are trapped inside for the holidays and soon rebel against [[Principal Skinner]]. [[Homer]] and [[Ned Flanders]] try to rescue them, using Flanders' car.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Tennis the Menace promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|CABF07}}
{{TB|'''"[[Tennis the Menace]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 11, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Jen Kamerman]]}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
{{TB|S12 E12}}
{{TCsT|Instead of buying a casket for [[Abraham Simpson|his father]], [[Homer]] uses the money to build a tennis court instead. [[Springfield]] wants to use the court for a tennis tournament, which all of the family members enter. But when teams are divided, the family gets competitive with each other and recruits professional tennis players to play in their places.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Andre Agassi]] as {{Ch|Andre Agassi|himself}}, [[Pete Sampras]] as {{Ch|Pete Sampras|himself}}, [[Serena Williams]] as {{Ch|Serena Williams|herself}}, and [[Venus Williams]] as {{Ch|Venus Williams|herself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Worst Episode Ever.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF08}}
{{TB|'''"[[Worst Episode Ever]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 4, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Larry Doyle]]}}
{{TB|S12 E11}}
{{TCsT|Despite being banned forever from [[The Android's Dungeon]], [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] take over its management when [[Comic Book Guy]] suffers from a heart attack. Meanwhile, Comic Book Guy, on the road to recovery, receives tips from [[Homer]] on making friends.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Tom Savini]] as {{Ch|Tom Savini|himself}}.<br>[[Neil Armstrong]] as {{Ch|Neil Armstrong|himself}}, [[Johnnie Cochran]] as {{Ch|Johnnie Cochran|himself}} and [[Richard Nixon]] as {{Ch|Richard Nixon|himself}}, all in uncredited archive audio roles.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Hungry, Hungry Homer.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF09}}
{{TB|'''"[[Hungry, Hungry Homer]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 4, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S12 E15}}
{{TCsT|After [[Homer]] discovers that the [[Springfield Isotopes]] are being moved to [[Albuquerque]], the evidence of the move is covered up. Homer stages a hunger strike outside the stadium to force [[Howard K. Duff]] to admit the truth. However, his strike turns him into an attraction for the stadium.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Stacy Keach]] as [[Howard K. Duff VIII]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Day of the Jackanapes promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF10}}
{{TB|'''"[[Day of the Jackanapes]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 18, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Michael Marcantel]]}}
{{TB|[[Al Jean]]}}
{{TB|S12 E13}}
{{TCsT|Upon learning that [[Krusty]] has erased all the archival tapes of his show from the [[Sideshow Bob]] era, Bob schemes to use [[Bart]] as an unwitting assassin to blow up Krusty live on the air.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Gary Coleman]] as {{Ch|Gary Coleman|himself}} and [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Bye Bye Nerdie.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF11}}
{{TB|'''"[[Bye, Bye, Nerdie]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 11, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Lauren MacMullan]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]] and [[Don Payne]]}}
{{TB|S12 E16}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]]'s attempts to befriend a new student at [[Springfield Elementary]] result in constant bullying by the student, leading her to try to find out why some kids bully others. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] sets up a baby-proofing business.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kathy Griffin]] as [[Francine Rhenquist]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:New Kids on the Blecch promo 1.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|CABF12}}
{{TB|'''"[[New Kids on the Blecch]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 25, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
{{TB|S12 E14}}
{{TCsT|When a [[Classified Records|talent agency]] creates the musical abilities of [[Bart]], [[Nelson]], [[Milhouse]], and [[Ralph]], it sets them up as the next big boy band sensation, the [[Party Posse]]. However, they later find out that their songs contain subliminal messaging to get people to join the navy.

'''Guest starring:''' [['N Sync]] as {{Chs|'N Sync|themselves}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Sunset at Tanzania.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF13}}
{{TB|'''"[[Simpson Safari]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 1, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S12 E17}}
{{TCsT|In a desperate search for food, [[Homer]] finds a box of thirty-year-old animal crackers, which contains a gold giraffe—meaning he has just won an African safari for him and his family.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Trilogy of Error promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|CABF14}}
{{TB|'''"[[Trilogy of Error]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 29, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]]}}
{{TB|S12 E18}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]]'s thumb is cut off following breakfast, and the story follows three different paths. Homer's day: as he and [[Marge]] race to get his thumb reattached. [[Lisa]]'s day: as she misses the bus and tries to get to school so that she can win the science fair. [[Bart]]'s day: as he and [[Milhouse]] make use of a stash of fireworks that [[Fat Tony]] has illegally smuggled into the country. In the end, their respective paths come together.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]] and [[Frankie Muniz]] as [[Thelonius]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:I'm Goin' to Praiseland promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|CABF15}}
{{TB|'''"[[I'm Goin' to Praiseland]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 6, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
{{TB|[[Julie Thacker]]}}
{{TB|S12 E19}}
{{TCsT|When [[Ned Flanders]] can't stop thinking about [[Maude Flanders|his late wife]], the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] offer to help remove all traces of her from his house. Ned then discovers [[Maude]]'s old sketchbook and decides to build her last wish, a Christian amusement park called [[Praiseland]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Shawn Colvin]] as [[Rachel Jordan]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Children of a Lesser Clod.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF16}}
{{TB|'''"[[Children of a Lesser Clod]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 13, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Al Jean]]}}
{{TB|S12 E20}}
{{TCsT|While recovering at home from an injury, [[Homer]] finds he is good at caring for pets and babysitting the [[Flanders family|Flanders]] children, so much so that he starts a daycare center, which gets him nominated for an award for service to the community. But [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] feel neglected through all of this and are determined to thwart his award campaign.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Simpsons Tall Tales promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|CABF17}}
{{TB|'''"[[Simpsons Tall Tales]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 20, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]], [[Don Payne]], [[Bob Bendetson]], and [[Matt Selman]]}}
{{TB|S12 E21}}
{{TCsT|The family wins a trip to [[Delaware]], but [[Homer]] refuses to pay the tax on the tickets, so they ride the rails and meet a [[Singing railroad hobo|hobo]] who sings and tells them some tall tales. The first story is the tale of [[Paul Bunyan]], with [[Homer]] as the lumberjack. The second story is [[Connie Appleseed]], with [[Lisa]] playing the role of Connie. The final story is of [[Tom Sawyer]] ([[Bart]]) and [[Huckleberry Finn]] ([[Nelson]]).|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Burns and Gloria.PNG|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF18}}
{{TB|'''"[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 2, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S13 E4}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]]'s new job as the author of fortune cookies assures [[Mr. Burns]] that love is on the horizon. He finds it in a woman named {{ap|Gloria|Snake's wife}}, whom he loves so much that he wants to marry her. But as he proposes to Gloria, her ex, who turns out to be [[Snake]], shows up after just breaking out of prison.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] as {{ap|Gloria|Snake's wife}} and [[George Takei]] as the {{ap|waiter|A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XII promo 1.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|CABF19}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 6, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Jim Reardon]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]] (Part 1), [[John Frink]] and [[Don Payne]] (Part 2), [[Carolyn Omine]] (Part 3)}}
{{TB|S13 E1}}
{{TCsT|In "Hex and the City", after insulting a [[gypsy]], [[Homer]] and the family must deal with her curse. In "House of Whacks," the Simpsons buy a [[Ultrahouse 3000|computerized upgrade]] for their house, and the house develops an obsessive attraction to [[Marge]]. In "Wiz Kids", wizards [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] are caught in an evil plot by the Dark [[Lord Montymort]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Pierce Brosnan]] as the [[Ultrahouse]] and {{Ch|Pierce Brosnan|himself}} and [[Matthew Perry]] as an Ultrahouse voice option.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer the Moe promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|CABF20}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer the Moe]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 18, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Jen Kamerman]]}}
{{TB|[[Dana Gould]]}}
{{TB|S13 E3}}
{{TCsT|When [[Moe]] visits his [[Swigmore University|old bartending school]] to rediscover his passion for the business, [[Homer]] is charged with keeping tabs on [[Moe's Tavern]]. But when Moe returns and decides to make his tavern more hip and modern, a disgruntled Homer opens his own bar in his own garage.

'''Guest starring:''' [[R.E.M.]] as {{Chs|R.E.M.|themselves}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Blunder Years promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|CABF21}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Blunder Years]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 9, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
{{TB|S13 E5}}
{{TCsT|A [[Mesmerino|restaurant hypnotist]] causes [[Homer]] to relive a traumatic childhood experience where, upon swimming in a quarry, he found a dead body. That dead body turned out to be [[Smithers]]' father, [[Waylon Smithers, Sr.]], who had disappeared twenty-five years earlier under suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] finds herself attracted to [[Burly]], the mascot for [[Burly Paper Towels]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Paul Newman]] as {{Ch|Paul Newman|himself}}, and [[Judith Owen]] as {{Ch|Judith Owen|herself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Parent Rap promo 2.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|CABF22}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Parent Rap]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 11, 2001}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[George Meyer]] and [[Mike Scully]]}}
{{TB|S13 E2}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] appears in court to stand trial for joyriding in [[Chief Wiggum]]'s [[police car]]. But just before he is set free, a second, vindictive judge named [[Constance Harm]] assumes the case and sentences him to be tethered to [[Homer]] around the clock.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jane Kaczmarek]] as [[Judge Constance Harm]] and [[Jess Harnell]] as [[Charlton Heston]].|7|color=white}}
}}

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