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'''EABF''' is the fifteenth production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 14|broadcast season 14]] on [[Fox]], with five [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 15|broadcast season 15]]. The episodes aired from December 15, [[2002]] with "[[The Great Louse Detective]]", to November 30, [[2003]] with "[[The Fat and the Furriest]]".

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Great Louse Detective.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF01}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Great Louse Detective]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 15, 2002}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]] and [[Don Payne]]}}
{{TB|S14 E6}}
{{TCsT|When someone tries to murder [[Homer]], [[Chief Wiggum]] suggests that it takes a psychopath to find the would-be murderer. So, he enlists [[Sideshow Bob]] to help track down the assassin

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Special edna.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF02}}
{{TB|'''"[[Special Edna]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 5, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Dennis Snee]]}}
{{TB|S14 E7}}
{{TCsT|After [[Principal Skinner]] once again lets [[Mrs. Krabappel]] down, Bart nominates Krabappel for the "teacher of the year" award. The nomination is accepted, and soon the [[Simpson family]] and Mrs. Krabappel go to the award ceremony in [[Orlando]], [[Florida]], where Skinner tries to get Edna back.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Little Richard]] as {{Ch|Little Richard|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homerdextercolt.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF03}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Dad Who Knew Too Little]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 12, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]]}}
{{TB|S14 E8}}
{{TCsT|color=white|[[Lisa]] becomes angry after watching a horribly inaccurate video that [[Homer]] gives to her as a birthday gift. The video shows Homer's complete lack of knowledge regarding his daughter, so he decides to hire [[Dexter Colt|a private detective]] to learn more about Lisa.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Elliott Gould]] as {{Ch|Elliott Gould|himself}}.|7}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Strong Arms of the Ma.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF04}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Strong Arms of the Ma]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 2, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Pete Michels]]}}
{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]]}}
{{TB|S14 E9}}
{{TCsT|[[Marge]] takes up bodybuilding to boost her self-esteem after a mugging, but the family finds they just can't cope with a Marge who can bench-press 500 pounds. And things only get worse after Marge starts taking steroids.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Pamela Reed]] as [[Ruth Powers]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Barting Over promo 2.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF05}}
{{TB|'''"[[Barting Over]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 16, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Andrew Kreisberg]]}}
{{TB|S14 E11}}
{{TCsT|After finding an embarrassing advert that [[Bart]] starred in when he was a baby, for which Homer had spent the money received, Bart moves out with half of Homer's money going to him. However, Bart finds that living alone isn't as great as he expected.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Blink-182]] as {{Chs|Blink-182|themselves}}, [[Tony Hawk]] as {{Ch|Tony Hawk|himself}}, and [[Jane Kaczmarek]] as [[Judge Constance Harm]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:EABF06.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF06}}
{{TB|'''"[[Pray Anything]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 9, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Sam O'Neal]] and [[Neal Boushell]]}}
{{TB|S14 E10}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] turns to religion to help him get what he wants, and is soon awarded the [[First Church of Springfield]] in an injury settlement. Homer then turns the church into his personal party pad, and [[Reverend Lovejoy]] leaves [[Springfield]] to wallow in its hedonism.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ken Burns]] as {{Ch|Ken Burns|himself}} and [[Lisa Leslie]] as {{Ch|Lisa Leslie|herself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lisa spelling.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF07}}
{{TB|'''"[[I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 16, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[Kevin Curran]]}}
{{TB|S14 E12}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] participates in the [[Spellympics]], but [[Homer]] is busy traveling cross-country as [[Krusty Burger]] test-markets [[Ribwich|a new sandwich]]. Lisa is confident that she will win, until she learns that the contest is rigged against her.

'''Guest starring:''' [[George Plimpton]] as {{Ch|George Plimpton|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Ned sara sloane.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF08}}
{{TB|'''"[[A Star Is Born Again]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 2, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Michael Marcantel]]}}
{{TB|[[Brian Kelley]]}}
{{TB|S14 E13}}
{{TCsT|[[Ned Flanders]] starts dating famous movie star [[Sara Sloane]], but he has difficulties with Sara's lifestyle and the tabloids following them everywhere.

'''Guest starring:''' [[James L. Brooks]] as {{Ch|James L. Brooks|himself}}, [[Helen Fielding]] as {{Ch|Helen Fielding|herself}}, and [[Marisa Tomei]] as [[Sara Sloane]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer boss.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF10}}
{{TB|'''"[[C.E. D'oh]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 16, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Dana Gould]]}}
{{TB|S14 E15}}
{{TCsT|color=white|On [[Valentine's Day]], [[Homer]] attends a college course on how to succeed in the corporate world. After the course, he tricks [[Mr. Burns]] and becomes the owner of the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], and promptly fires Burns. However, he soon realizes that running the plant means being away from his family.|7}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lisa stars.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF11}}
{{TB|'''"[['Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 30, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Greaney]] and [[Allen Glazier]]}}
{{TB|S14 E16}}
{{TCsT|When [[Lisa]] is told that she has no future, she decides to focus on astronomy, and her first aim is to get the city to turn off the lights to watch the comets rain at night. Meanwhile, the school bullies try to convince [[Bart]] to steal a car hood ornament.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Eric Idle]] as [[Declan Desmond]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Three Gays of the Condo promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF12}}
{{TB|'''"[[Three Gays of the Condo]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 13, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Warburton]]}}
{{TB|S14 E17}}
{{TCsT|While searching in his closet, [[Homer]] discovers an old letter written by [[Marge]] that claims that she no longer loves him, which leads to Homer moving out. He finds a new apartment in Springfield's gay district and moves in with a homosexual couple, [[Julio]] and [[Grady]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ben Schatz]] as [[streetcar man 2]], [[Scott Thompson]] as [[Grady Little]], and [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] as {{Ch|"Weird Al" Yankovic|himself}}.|7}}

{{TBT|[[File:Dude, Where's My Ranch? promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|EABF13}}
{{TB|'''"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 27, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
{{TB|S14 E18}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]]'s song, "[[Everybody Hates Ned Flanders]]", becomes a hit in [[Springfield]]. But when the song repeatedly plays everywhere they go and gets too much for them, the family leaves [[Springfield]] to live a couple of weeks in [[Lazy I Ranch|a ranch]] to escape it.

'''Guest starring:''' [[David Byrne]] as {{Ch|David Byrne|himself}}, [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] as [[Luke Stetson]] and [[Andy Serkis]] as [[Cleanie]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Old Yeller-Belly promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|EABF14}}
{{TB|'''"[[Old Yeller-Belly]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 4, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]] and [[Don Payne]]}}
{{TB|S14 E19}}
{{TCsT|When [[Santa's Little Helper]] doesn't save [[Homer]] from a fire in [[Bart's treehouse|Bart's newly refurbished treehouse]], he disowns the family dog. But when Santa's Little Helper is made into the new mascot for [[Duff Beer]], Homer quickly changes his tune, until [[Les Moore|the dog's previous owner]] shows up.

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

{{TBT|[[File:Brake My Wife, Please promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF15}}
{{TB|'''"[[Brake My Wife, Please]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 11, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Pete Michels]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
{{TB|S14 E20}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] has a car accident and loses his driver's license, which means that [[Marge]] now has to do all of the family's driving. Homer comes to enjoy walking instead of driving, but the extra responsibility stresses out Marge. This leads up to Marge accidentally hitting Homer with the car, putting a strain on their marriage.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Steve Buscemi]] as {{Ch|Steve Buscemi|himself}}, [[Jackson Browne]] as {{Ch|Jackson Browne|himself}} and [[Jane Kaczmarek]] as [[Judge Constance Harm]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Bart of War promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF16}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Bart of War]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 18, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Marc Wilmore]]}}
{{TB|S14 E21}}
{{TCsT|[[Marge]] makes [[Bart]] quit hanging out with [[Milhouse]] after the two are caught invading the [[Ned Flanders|Flanders']] home. She then starts [[The Pre-Teen Braves|a peer group]] based around Native American life for Bart and other kids to participate in. When Bart finds out Milhouse has joined [[The Cavalry Kids|a different peer group]], they are soon at odds as they see whose group can do more community service around [[Springfield]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Moe and maggie.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF17}}
{{TB|'''"[[Moe Baby Blues]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 18, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Lauren MacMullan]]}}
{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
{{TB|S14 E22}}
{{TCsT|When [[Maggie]] is flung out of the [[Simpson family|Simpsons']] car during a car crash, she lands safely in the arms of [[Moe]], who is about to jump off a bridge. Moe's newfound status as a hero, and Maggie's adoration for him, give him a new lease on life. However, Moe's new overprotectiveness for Maggie causes issues with [[Homer]] and [[Marge]].

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

{{TBT|[[File:My Mother the Carjacker promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF18}}
{{TB|'''"[[My Mother the Carjacker]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 9, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S15 E2}}
{{TCsT|On the lam for years, [[Homer]]'s [[Mona Simpson|mother]] returns to [[Springfield]] only to have the police catch up to her once and for all. Desperate not to lose her again, Homer busts her out of jail by taking control of the prison bus she's being transported in.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Glenn Close]] as [[Mona Simpson]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homerbeartogether.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF19}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Fat and the Furriest]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 30, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S15 E5}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] becomes the laughing stock of the town when a wild bear humiliates him. But when he seeks a rematch, Homer bonds with the animal and tries to save its life.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Charles Napier]] as [[Grant Connor]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The President Wore Pearls.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF20}}
{{TB|'''"[[The President Wore Pearls]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 16, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Dana Gould]]}}
{{TB|S15 E3}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] is elected student-body president at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]] and immediately falls foul of [[Principal Skinner]], who fools her into taking popular classes off the curriculum. Angry at his deception, she retaliates by calling her classmates out on strike.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael Moore]] as {{Ch|Michael Moore|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XIV promo 2.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|EABF21}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XIV]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 2, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S15 E1}}
{{TCsT|In "Reaper Madness", [[Homer]] becomes the new [[Grim Reaper]] after killing the old Reaper. In "Frinkenstein", [[Professor Frink]] brings [[Jonathan Frink, Sr.|his father]] back from the dead, who then strives to make himself the ultimate body out of the parts of living people. And finally, in "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off", [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] get a stopwatch that can stop time and use it to play pranks on the townspeople.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Oscar De La Hoya]] as {{Ch|Oscar De La Hoya|himself}}, [[Jennifer Garner]] as {{Ch|Jennifer Garner|herself}}, [[Dudley Herschbach]] as {{Ch|Dudley Herschbach|himself}}, and [[Jerry Lewis]] as [[Jonathan Frink Sr.]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Regina Monologues promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|EABF22}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Regina Monologues]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 23, 2003}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[John Swartzwelder]]}}
{{TB|S15 E4}}
{{TCsT|[[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] journey to [[London]], where [[Grampa]] attempts to reconnect with [[Edwina|a long-lost flame]] while [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] go nuts after sampling British chocolate. After Homer has a fender-bender with a golden coach belonging to [[Queen Elizabeth II|the Queen]], the family must again plead their way out of a foreign land.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Tony Blair]] as {{Ch|Tony Blair|himself}}, [[Jane Leeves]] as [[Edwina]], [[Ian McKellen]] as {{Ch|Ian McKellen|himself}}, [[Evan Marriott]] as {{Ch|Evan Marriott|himself}}, and [[J. K. Rowling]] as {{Ch|J. K. Rowling|herself}}.|7|color=white}}
}}

== Script covers ==
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File:EABF01 Script.jpg
File:EABF04 Script.jpg
File:EABF05 Script.jpg
File:EABF07 Script.jpg
File:EABF08 Script.jpg
File:EABF09 Script.jpg
File:EABF10 Script.jpg
File:EABF11 Script.jpg
File:EABF12 Script.jpg
File:EABF13 Script.jpg
File:EABF14 Script.jpg
File:EABF15 Script Cover.jpg
File:EABF18 Script.jpg
File:EABF21 Script.jpg
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 '''Guest starring:''' [[James L. Brooks]] as {{Ch|James L. Brooks|himself}}, [[Helen Fielding]] as {{Ch|Helen Fielding|herself}}, and [[Marisa Tomei]] as [[Sara Sloane]].|7|color=white}}
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	'''Guest starring:''' [[James L. Brooks]] as {{Ch\|James L. Brooks\|himself}}, [[Helen Fielding]] as {{Ch\|Helen Fielding\|herself}}, and [[Marisa Tomei]] as [[Sara Sloane]].\|7\|color=white}}		'''Guest starring:''' [[James L. Brooks]] as {{Ch\|James L. Brooks\|himself}}, [[Helen Fielding]] as {{Ch\|Helen Fielding\|herself}}, and [[Marisa Tomei]] as [[Sara Sloane]].\|7\|color=white}}
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		+	{{TCsT\|Due to air traffic being redirected over [[Evergreen Terrace]], [[Simpson family\|the Simpsons]] get [[Krusty]] to run for Congress, and he wins. However, when he tries to get anything done, he finds that Congress doesn't actually get anything done.\|7\|color=white}}

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+{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] becomes angry after watching a horribly inaccurate video that [[Homer]] gives to her as a birthday gift. The video shows Homer's complete lack of knowledge regarding his daughter, so he decides to hire [[Dexter Colt|a private detective]] to learn more about Lisa.
-'''Guest starring:''' [[Elliott Gould]] as {{Ch|Elliott Gould|himself}}.|7}}
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 {{TCsT|[[Homer]]'s song, "[[Everybody Hates Ned Flanders]]", becomes a hit in [[Springfield]]. But when the song repeatedly plays everywhere they go and gets too much for them, the family leaves [[Springfield]] to live a couple of weeks in [[Lazy I Ranch|a ranch]] to escape it.
-'''Guest starring:''' [[David Byrne]] as {{Ch|David Byrne|himself}}, [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] as [[Luke Stetson]] and [[Andy Serkis]] as [[Cleanie]].|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[David Byrne]] as {{Ch|David Byrne|himself}}, [[Andy Serkis]] as [[Cleanie]], and [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] as [[Luke Stetson]].|7|color=white}}
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 {{TCsT|[[Homer]] has a car accident and loses his driver's license, which means that [[Marge]] now has to do all of the family's driving. Homer comes to enjoy walking instead of driving, but the extra responsibility stresses out Marge. This leads up to Marge accidentally hitting Homer with the car, putting a strain on their marriage.
-'''Guest starring:''' [[Steve Buscemi]] as {{Ch|Steve Buscemi|himself}}, [[Jackson Browne]] as {{Ch|Jackson Browne|himself}} and [[Jane Kaczmarek]] as [[Judge Constance Harm]].|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Jackson Browne]] as {{Ch|Jackson Browne|himself}}, [[Steve Buscemi]] as {{Ch|Steve Buscemi|himself}}, and [[Jane Kaczmarek]] as [[Judge Constance Harm]].|7|color=white}}
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 {{TCsT|While searching in his closet, [[Homer]] discovers an old letter written by [[Marge]] that claims that she no longer loves him, which leads to Homer moving out. He finds a new apartment in Springfield's gay district and moves in with a homosexual couple, [[Julio]] and [[Grady]].
-'''Guest starring:''' [[Ben Schatz]] as [[streetcar man 2]], [[Scott Thompson]] as [[Grady Little]], and [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] as {{Ch|"Weird Al" Yankovic|himself}}.|7}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Ben Schatz]] as [[streetcar man 2]], [[Scott Thompson]] as [[Grady Little]], and [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] as {{Ch|"Weird Al" Yankovic|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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