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'''HABF''' is the eighteenth production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 17|broadcast season 17]] on [[Fox]], with seven [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 18|broadcast season 18]]. The episodes aired from December 11, [[2005]] with "[[The Italian Bob]]", to November 26, [[2006]] with "[[Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair)]]".

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Simpsons Christmas Stories promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF01}}
{{TB|'''"[[Simpsons Christmas Stories]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 18, 2005}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Don Payne]]}}
{{TB|S17 E9}}
{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] takes charge of the [[Christmas]] service at the [[First Church of Springfield]], he tells the story of the birth of [[Jesus Christ]]. Back at home, [[Grampa]] tells the story of how he lost his brother, [[Cyrus Simpson|Cyrus]], and met [[Santa Claus]] after [[Mr. Burns]] shot his sleigh down. Finally, after a performance of "The Nutcracker" at [[Springfield Elementary]], the people of [[Springfield]] sing along to the music.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Italian Bob.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF02}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Italian Bob]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 11, 2005}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|S17 E8}}
{{TCsT|When [[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] go to [[Italy]] to pick up a [[Lamborgotti Fasterossa|new Italian sports car]] for [[Mr. Burns]], they end up in a village called [[Salsiccia]] where the residents aren't aware of the criminal past of their new mayor, [[Sideshow Bob]], who is now married and has a son. When the Simpsons reveal who Bob is to his family, he declares a "vendetta" against them.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Maria Grazia Cucinotta]] as [[Francesca Terwilliger]] and [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:HABF03.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF03}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer's Paternity Coot]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 8, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S17 E10}}
{{TCsT|After a frozen mailman from the 60s is discovered, all the letters he was carrying are delivered to their destinations, including one for [[Mona Simpson]] from a man telling her about their son, which suggests [[Grampa]] might not be [[Homer]]'s father. Homer seeks out [[Mason Fairbanks]], who may be his biological father.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Joe Frazier]] as {{Ch|Joe Frazier|himself}}, [[William H. Macy]] as {{Ch|William H. Macy|himself}}, and [[Michael York]] as [[Mason Fairbanks]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:We're on the Road to D'oh-where.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF04}}
{{TB|'''"[[We're on the Road to D'ohwhere]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 29, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[Kevin Curran]]}}
{{TB|S17 E11}}
{{TCsT|After a prank goes wrong and ruins [[Springfield Elementary School|the school]], [[Bart]] is sent to [[Upward Bound]] behavioral camp, with [[Homer]] being made to take him before he can go to [[Las Vegas]] to meet up with his friends. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] sells expired prescription drugs in a yard sale.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:My Fair Laddy.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|HABF05}}
{{TB|'''"[[My Fair Laddy]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 26, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S17 E12}}
{{TCsT|When [[Bart]] enacts revenge against new gym teacher [[Coach Krupt]], [[Willie's shack]] gets destroyed in the crossfire. The [[Simpson family]] take him in and [[Lisa]] decides to turn Willie into a proper gentleman for a school project. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] rips his favorite blue pants and starts an ambitious advertising campaign to bring the brand back.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Seemingly Never-Ending Story Promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|HABF06}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 12, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Raymond Persi]]}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
{{TB|S17 E13}}
{{TCsT|When the [[Simpson family]] gets trapped in [[Carl's Dad Caverns|a cave]], [[Lisa]] tells a story of how [[Mr. Burns]] told her a story about how he came to work at [[Moe's Tavern]] and how [[Moe]] told him a story about hidden treasure. In the present, a standoff between the Simpsons, Burns, [[Snake]], and [[The Rich Texan]] over the treasure takes place.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Commander McBragg]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Bart Has Two Mommies.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF07}}
{{TB|'''"[[Bart Has Two Mommies]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 19, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Michael Marcantel]]}}
{{TB|[[Dana Gould]]}}
{{TB|S17 E14}}
{{TCsT|When [[Marge]] babysits [[Rod]] and [[Todd]], she allows them to actually have fun. But when Rod gets a minor injury, [[Ned]] is not happy with Marge going against his wishes. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] takes the kids to an animal shelter, where [[Bart]] is kidnapped by [[Toot-Toot|a monkey]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Antonio Fargas]] as [[Huggy Bear]], [[Randy Johnson]] as {{Ch|Randy Johnson|himself}}, [[Susan Sarandon]] as {{Ch|Susan Sarandon|herself}}, and [[Dave Thomas]] as {{Ch|Bob Hope}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF08}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 26, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Ricky Gervais]]}}
{{TB|S17 E15}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] signs the [[Simpson family|family]] up to take part in the TV series ''[[Mother Flippers]]'' so they can win enough money to buy a new plasma screen television. While Homer goes to live with a very strict woman called [[Verity Heathbar|Verity]], [[Marge]] ends up living with [[Charles Heathbar|Charles]], who develops a crush on her.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ricky Gervais]] as [[Charles Heathbar]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Million Dollar Abie.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF09}}
{{TB|'''"[[Million-Dollar Abie]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 2, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
{{TB|S17 E16}}
{{TCsT|After [[Grampa]] blows [[Springfield]]'s chance to get an NFL franchise, he becomes hated by the town and goes to an assisted suicide center. But when the center is shut down before he is euthanized, Grampa gets a new lease on life and becomes a toreador. While he becomes loved by the townspeople, [[Lisa]] becomes disappointed in him.

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

{{TBT|[[File:Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF10}}
{{TB|'''"[[Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 9, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>[[Deb Lacusta]]}}
{{TB|S17 E17}}
{{TCsT|When the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] is moved to [[India]], [[Homer]] becomes the only worker still employed and moves to India. When Homer gets placed in charge of the new plant, he is treated like a god by the Indian employees. Meanwhile, [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] kidnap {{Ch|Richard Dean Anderson}} of ''[[MacGyver]]''.

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

{{TBT|[[File:HABF11.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF11}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Wettest Stories Ever Told]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 23, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]}}
{{TB|S17 E18}}
{{TCsT|While waiting for dinner at [[The Frying Dutchman]], the family starts telling three stories about ships: one about the [[Mayflower]], one about the [[Bounty]], and one about the {{ap|Neptune|The Wettest Stories Ever Told}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Girls Just Want to Have Sums promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|HABF12}}
{{TB|'''"[[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 30, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]]}}
{{TB|S17 E19}}
{{TCsT|After the women of [[Springfield]] criticize [[Principal Skinner]] because he thinks girls are bad at math, the school is segregated into a boys' side and a girls' side. When [[Lisa]] finds that the math class for girls doesn't teach real math, she disguises herself as [[Jake Boyman|a boy]] to infiltrate the boys' side of the school.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Frances McDormand]] as [[Melanie Upfoot]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Regarding Margie.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF13}}
{{TB|'''"[[Regarding Margie]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 7, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Marc Wilmore]]}}
{{TB|S17 E20}}
{{TCsT|When [[Marge]] falls and hits her head while cleaning, she gets amnesia. While she slowly begins to remember everyone else, she cannot remember [[Homer]] at all. So, Homer does his best to get her to remember him.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Sal Bando]] as {{Ch|Sal Bando|himself}} and [[Gene Tenace]] as {{Ch|Gene Tenace|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Monkey Suit.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF14}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Monkey Suit]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 14, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Raymond S. Persi]]}}
{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
{{TB|S17 E21}}
{{TCsT|When the teaching of evolution is made illegal in [[Springfield]], creationism is taught in schools instead. Angered by this, [[Lisa]] holds classes on evolution in secret but gets arrested. To prove that evolution is real, the court trial calls [[Homer Simpson]] to the witness stand.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Melanie Griffith]] as {{Ch|Melanie Griffith|herself}} and [[Larry Hagman]] as [[Wallace Brady]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Mook The Chef the Wife and Her Homer.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF15}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 10, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Michael Marcantel]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
{{TB|S18 E1}}
{{TCsT|When [[Lisa]] befriends [[Fat Tony]]'s son [[Michael D'Amico|Michael]], Fat Tony and the Simpsons have dinner together. But when Fat Tony is shot by [[Calabresi family|a rival gang]], [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] help Michael fill in for his father while he recovers.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael Imperioli]] as [[Dante Calabresi, Jr.]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], [[Metallica]] as {{Chs|Metallica|themselves}}, and [[Joe Pantoliano]] as [[Dante Calabresi, Sr.]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:MAHTACP - Baseballs to be signed.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF16}}
{{TB|'''"[[Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 21, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S17 E22}}
{{TCsT|After a passionate kiss between [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] airs on the [[Isotope Stadium|Isotope Jumbotron]], struggling baseball player [[Buck Mitchell]] turns to the couple for marital advice for him and his wife, singer [[Tabitha Vixx]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Stacy Keach]] as [[Howard K. Duff]] and [[Mandy Moore]] as [[Tabitha Vixx]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XVII poster.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|HABF17}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 5, 2006}}
{{TB|[[David Silverman]] and [[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Peter Gaffney]]}}
{{TB|S18 E4}}
{{TCsT|In "Married to the Blob", [[Homer]] eats [[Space Marshmallow|green extraterrestrial goo]] and morphs into a rampaging blob with an insatiable appetite. In "You Gotta Know When to Golem", [[Bart]] uses [[Male Golem|a golem]] to enact revenge on anyone who has wronged him. In "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid," the residents of early-1930s [[Springfield]] refuse to believe news of an actual alien invasion after being duped by [[Orson Welles]]' [[The War of the Worlds]] radio broadcast.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Fran Drescher]] as the [[Female Golem]], [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Orson Welles]], [[Richard Lewis]] as the [[Male Golem]], [[Phil McGraw]] as {{Ch|Phil McGraw|himself}}, and [[Sir Mix-a-Lot]] as the "[[Baby Likes Fat]]" singer.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Jazzy and the Pussycats promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|HABF18}}
{{TB|'''"[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 17, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Daniel Chun]]}}
{{TB|S18 E2}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] starts playing the drums after a [[Dr. Brentano|psychiatrist]] suggests it as a treatment method. But [[Lisa]] gets jealous of him when he plays with jazz musicians. Meanwhile, Lisa adopts a large number of animals to get over her feelings.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jack White]] as {{Ch|Jack White|himself}} and [[Meg White]] as {{Ch|Meg White|herself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Moe'N'a Lisa promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF19}}
{{TB|'''"[[Moe'N'a Lisa]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 19, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Warburton]]}}
{{TB|S18 E6}}
{{TCsT|After [[Homer]] forgets about [[Moe]]'s birthday, Moe writes an angry letter venting to Homer. When [[Lisa]] reads it, she becomes impressed by Moe's writing and helps him become a published poet. But when Moe takes all the credit, Lisa feels betrayed.

'''Guest starring:''' [[J. K. Simmons]] as [[J. Jonah Jameson]], [[Tom Wolfe]] as {{Ch|Tom Wolfe|himself}}, [[Gore Vidal]] as {{Ch|Gore Vidal|himself}}, [[Michael Chabon]] as {{Ch|Michael Chabon|himself}} and [[Jonathan Franzen]] as {{Ch|Jonathan Franzen|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF20}}
{{TB|'''"[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 24, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]]<br>'''Co-director:''' [[Ralph Sosa]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Warburton]]}}
{{TB|S18 E3}}
{{TCsT|When [[Marge]] takes up carpentry, she decides to become a professional carpenter, but she's not taken seriously as she's a woman. So, [[Homer]] pretends to be the one doing the work, but when he starts receiving all the credit, Marge becomes annoyed and lets him do the work himself. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] and [[Principal Skinner]] feud when they find out each other's allergies.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:G.I. (Annoyed Grunt) promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|HABF21}}
{{TB|'''"[[G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 12, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[Daniel Chun]]}}
{{TB|S18 E5}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] ends up enlisting in the army when trying to get [[Bart]]'s pre-enlistment contract made void. Homer and the other recruits deemed too unfit or stupid for the front line get involved in a war game in [[Springfield]], with live ammunition being used.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kiefer Sutherland]] as [[Army colonel]] and [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Army recruiter 2]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair).png|250px]]}}
{{TB|HABF22}}
{{TB|'''"[[Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair)]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 26, 2006}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]]}}
{{TB|S18 E7}}
{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] is left an ice cream truck after the owner passes away, he becomes an ice cream man. Meanwhile, Marge puts all the leftover popsicle sticks to use by making them into sculptures. But when Homer hits her sculptures with his new truck, their relationship goes down a rocky road.|7|color=white}}
}}

== Script covers ==
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File:HABF01 Script.jpg
File:HABF03 Script.jpg
File:HABF04 Script.jpg
File:HABF05 Script.jpg
File:HABF06 Script.jpg
File:HABF07_Script.jpg
File:HABF08 Script.jpg
File:HABF09 Script.jpg
File:HABF10 Script.jpg
File:HABF12 Script.jpg
File:HABF13 Script.jpg
File:HABF14 Script.jpg
File:HABF15 Script.jpg
File:HABF16 Script.jpg
File:HABF18 Script.jpg
File:HABF19 Script.jpg
File:HABF22 Script.jpg
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 {{TB|[[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>[[Deb Lacusta]]}}
 {{TB|S17 E17}}
-{{TCsT|When the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] is moved to [[India]], [[Homer]] becomes the only worker still employed and moves to India. When Homer gets placed in charge of the new plant, he is treated like a god by the Indian employees. Meanwhile, [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] kidnap {{Ch|Richard Dean Anderson}} of ''[[MacGyver]]''.
+{{TCsT|When the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] is moved to [[India]], [[Homer]] becomes the only worker still employed and moves to India. When Homer gets placed in charge of the new plant, he is treated like a god by the Indian employees. Meanwhile, [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] kidnap {{Ch|Richard Dean Anderson}} of ''{{ap|MacGyver|TV series}}''.
 '''Guest starring:''' [[Richard Dean Anderson]] as {{Ch|Richard Dean Anderson|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

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 {{TCsT|After [[Homer]] forgets about [[Moe]]'s birthday, Moe writes an angry letter venting to Homer. When [[Lisa]] reads it, she becomes impressed by Moe's writing and helps him become a published poet. But when Moe takes all the credit, Lisa feels betrayed.
-'''Guest starring:''' [[J. K. Simmons]] as [[J. Jonah Jameson]], [[Tom Wolfe]] as {{Ch|Tom Wolfe|himself}}, [[Gore Vidal]] as {{Ch|Gore Vidal|himself}}, [[Michael Chabon]] as {{Ch|Michael Chabon|himself}} and [[Jonathan Franzen]] as {{Ch|Jonathan Franzen|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael Chabon]] as {{Ch|Michael Chabon|himself}}, [[Jonathan Franzen]] as {{Ch|Jonathan Franzen|himself}}, [[J. K. Simmons]] as [[J. Jonah Jameson]], [[Tom Wolfe]] as {{Ch|Tom Wolfe|himself}}, and [[Gore Vidal]] as {{Ch|Gore Vidal|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em.png|250px]]}}
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 {{TCsT|[[Homer]] ends up enlisting in the army when trying to get [[Bart]]'s pre-enlistment contract made void. Homer and the other recruits deemed too unfit or stupid for the front line get involved in a war game in [[Springfield]], with live ammunition being used.
-'''Guest starring:''' [[Kiefer Sutherland]] as [[Army colonel]] and [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Army recruiter 2]].|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as the [[army recruiter 2]] and [[Kiefer Sutherland]] as the [[army colonel]].|7|color=white}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair).png|250px]]}}

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 {{TB|S17 E10}}
 {{TCsT|After a frozen mailman from the 60s is discovered, all the letters he was carrying are delivered to their destinations, including one for [[Mona Simpson]] from a man telling her about their son, which suggests [[Grampa]] might not be [[Homer]]'s father. Homer seeks out [[Mason Fairbanks]], who may be his biological father.
 '''Guest starring:''' [[Joe Frazier]] as {{Ch|Joe Frazier|himself}}, [[William H. Macy]] as {{Ch|William H. Macy|himself}}, and [[Michael York]] as [[Mason Fairbanks]].|7|color=white}}