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|next = [[Production season LABF|LABF]]
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'''KABF''' is the twentieth production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 19|broadcast season 19]] on [[Fox]], with nine [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 20|broadcast season 20]]. The episodes aired from November 25, [[2007]] with "[[Funeral for a Fiend]]", to January 25, [[2009]] with "[[Lisa the Drama Queen]]".

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Funeral for a Fiend promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF01}}
{{TB|'''"[[Funeral for a Fiend]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 25, 2007}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S19 E8}}
{{TCsT|When the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] go to [[Wes Doobner's World Famous Family Style Rib Huts|Wes Doobner's]], they find it's a trap for them by [[Sideshow Bob]]. After Bob gets arrested, he's put on trial where [[Bart]] grabs vital medication for Bob and throws it away, causing Bob to pass away. With the townspeople supportive of Bob now he's gone, Bart and the Simpsons are made out to be the bad guys.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]], [[John Mahoney]] as Dr. [[Robert Terwilliger Sr.]], [[Keith Olbermann]] as {{Ch|Keith Olbermann|himself}}, and [[David Hyde Pierce]] as [[Cecil Terwilliger]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF02}}
{{TB|'''"[[Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 16, 2007}}
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
{{TB|S19 E9}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] wakes up to find himself outdoors and covered in snow, without memory of the night before. When he arrives home, he finds everyone missing. Seeking help from [[Moe]] and [[Professor Frink]], Homer tries to piece together his memory to figure out what happened to him.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:E Pluribus Wiggum promo 1.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF03}}
{{TB|'''"[[E Pluribus Wiggum]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 6, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S19 E10}}
{{TCsT|Springfield becomes the site of the first presidential primary. The townspeople soon get sick of all of the presidential candidates sucking up to them, and decide to support their own write-in candidate: [[Ralph Wiggum]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Dan Rather]] as {{Ch|Dan Rather|himself}} and [[Jon Stewart]] as {{Ch|Jon Stewart|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:That '90s Show promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF04}}
{{TB|'''"[[That '90s Show]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 27, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]]}}
{{TB|S19 E11}}
{{TCsT|After [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] discover [[Marge]]'s diploma from [[Springfield University]], [[Homer]] and Marge recount one of the darkest points in their relationship, when Marge fell in love with [[Steffan August|a university professor]] and Homer started his own grunge band, [[Sadgasm]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kurt Loder]] as {{Ch|Kurt Loder|himself}} and [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] as {{Ch|"Weird Al" Yankovic|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Love, Springfieldian Style poster.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF05}}
{{TB|'''"[[Love, Springfieldian Style]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 17, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Raymond S. Persi]]}}
{{TB|[[Don Payne]]}}
{{TB|S19 E12}}
{{TCsT|[[Marge]] and [[Homer]] get stuck in a [[Tunnel of Love]], so Homer tells a series of three romantic tales. The first is the story of [[Bonnie]] and [[Clyde]], the second is [[Shady]] and [[the Vamp]], and the final one is about [[Sid Vicious]] and [[Nancy Spungen]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Debarted Promo Card.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF06}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Debarted]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 2, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S19 E13}}
{{TCsT|When a new kid at school named {{ap|Donny|The Debarted}} teams up with [[Bart]] to help him carry out his pranks, Bart thinks he has found his new best friend. However, when Bart's seemingly foolproof pranks begin to backfire, [[Willie]] warns Bart that he smells a rat. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] receives a fancy loaner car after [[Marge]] damages their [[Pink Sedan|old car]] in an accident.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Topher Grace]] as [[Donny]] and [[Terry Gross]] as {{Ch|Terry Gross|herself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Dial 'N' for Nerder.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF07}}
{{TB|'''"[[Dial "N" for Nerder]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 9, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]] and [[William Wright]]}}
{{TB|S19 E14}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] plays a prank on [[Martin]], but in a freak accident, Martin falls down a cliff and seemingly dies. Bart and [[Lisa]] start to feel guilty and act very suspicious, prompting [[Nelson]] to investigate. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] thinks [[Homer]] is cheating on his diet.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:SmokeontheDaughter.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF08}}
{{TB|'''"[[Smoke on the Daughter]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 30, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|[[Billy Kimball]]}}
{{TB|S19 E15}}
{{TCsT|When [[Lisa]] follows [[Marge]]'s dream of being a ballerina due to her natural talent, she joins the [[Chazz Busby Ballet Academy]]. However, when the other students smoke to de-stress, Lisa finds herself getting addicted to the secondhand smoke. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] try to deal with a family of raccoons living in their house.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Papa Don't Leech promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF09}}
{{TB|'''"[[Papa Don't Leech]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 13, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Reid Harrison]]}}
{{TB|S19 E16}}
{{TCsT|Country music star [[Lurleen Lumpkin]] reappears in [[Springfield]], destitute and a fugitive from justice due to owing a fortune in back taxes. [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] take Lurleen in, reunite her with her deadbeat father [[Royce Lumpkin|Royce]], and help her relaunch her musical career. However, Royce shows that a deadbeat never changes.

'''Guest starring:''' [[The Chicks]] as {{Chs|Dixie Chicks|themselves}} and [[Beverly D'Angelo]] as [[Lurleen Lumpkin]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Apocalypse Cow promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF10}}
{{TB|'''"[[Apocalypse Cow]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 27, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]}}
{{TB|S19 E17}}
{{TCsT|When [[Bart]] joins the [[4-H]] Club, he unexpectedly comes to care for a cow named {{ap|Lou|Apocalypse Cow}}. But when Bart finds out that Lou has been sold to a slaughterhouse, he saves him and delivers him to [[Mary Spuckler|Mary]], a fellow 4-H Club member. However, [[Cletus Spuckler|Mary's father]] mistakenly believes Bart is giving them the cow as a dowry for Mary's hand in marriage.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Any Given Sundance promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF11}}
{{TB|'''"[[Any Given Sundance]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 4, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
{{TB|[[Daniel Chun]]}}
{{TB|S19 E18}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] makes [[Capturing the Simpsons|a documentary]] about her family for a school project. After the success of her project, [[Principal Skinner]] and [[Superintendent Chalmers]] encourage her to enter the film into the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. But when Lisa's film premieres at Sundance, [[Homer]], [[Marge]], and [[Bart]] are embarrassed by the candid behind-the-scenes look at their lives.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jim Jarmusch]] as {{Ch|Jim Jarmusch|himself}} and [[John C. Reilly]] as {{Ch|John C. Reilly|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Mona Leaves-a.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF12}}
{{TB|'''"[[Mona Leaves-a]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 11, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]] and [[Ralph Sosa]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S19 E19}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] is reunited with his mother, [[Mona Simpson|Mona]], but isn't willing to forgive her for all the times she left him as a child. When she passes away, a guilt-ridden Homer attempts to make it up to her by fulfilling her final wishes.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Lance Armstrong]] as {{Ch|Lance Armstrong|himself}} and [[Glenn Close]] as [[Mona Simpson]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:All About Lisa promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF13}}
{{TB|'''"[[All About Lisa]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 18, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|S19 E20}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] becomes [[Krusty the Clown]]'s newest assistant and steals his spotlight. When she wins the [[Springfield Entertainer of the Year Awards|Entertainer of the Year award]], she is warned that with her sudden fame comes a new attitude towards others and herself. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] bond over their newfound love of coin collecting.

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

{{TBT|[[File:Double, Double, Boy in Trouble promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF14}}
{{TB|'''"[[Double, Double, Boy in Trouble]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 19, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
{{TB|S20 E3}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] meets his doppelganger, [[Simon Woosterfield]], a member of the richest family in [[Springfield]], and the two decide to switch places. Simon adjusts nicely to his new digs at the Simpson home, while Bart discovers that his new siblings are plotting his death so they can have his inheritance.

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

{{TBT|[[File:Lost Verizon promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF15}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lost Verizon]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 5, [[2008]]}}
{{TB|[[Raymond S. Persi]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|S20 E2}}
{{TCsT|While trying to earn money at the [[Springfield Glen Country Club|country club]], [[Bart]] acquires {{Ch|Denis Leary}}'s cell phone after Leary angrily throws it away. Bart keeps the phone and makes prank calls pretending to be Leary. When Bart is allowed to keep the phone, Marge activates the GPS tracking in the phone so she can follow Bart's every move.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Brian Grazer]] as {{Ch|Brian Grazer|himself}} and [[Denis Leary]] as {{Ch|Denis Leary|himself}}|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XIX poster 2.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF16}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 2, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Warburton]]}}
{{TB|S20 E4}}
{{TCsT|In "Untitled Robot Parody", transforming robots turn [[Springfield]] into a battleground, fighting each other before turning on humanity. In "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising", when [[Homer]] accidentally kills [[Krusty]], the clown's [[Blue-haired lawyer|crooked lawyer]] enlists Homer to kill other celebrities so their likenesses can be exploited free of charge. In "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse", the [[Grand Pumpkin]] awakes and goes on a revenge rampage for all the pumpkins carved and tortured for [[Halloween]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF17}}
{{TB|'''"[[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 28, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|[[Kevin Curran]]}}
{{TB|S20 E1}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Ned]] team up to become an unlikely bounty hunting duo. When the two start to butt heads and split up, Ned gets a new bounty: Homer Simpson. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] unwittingly starts working at an erotic bakery.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Robert Forster]] as [[Lucky Jim]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], and [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] as {{ap|Gloria|Snake's wife}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Kabf18.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF18}}
{{TB|'''"[[Dangerous Curves]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 9, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]] and [[Billy Kimball]]}}
{{TB|S20 E5}}
{{TCsT|[[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] take a road trip to [[Kozy Kabins]], where [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] once vacationed 20 years ago. In a series of flashbacks, Homer and Marge reflect on some history from the early days of their relationship, and [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] recall some pleasant memories from their younger years.

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

{{TBT|[[File:Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF19}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 16, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
{{TB|S20 E6}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] discovers she has an impressive knack for solving crossword puzzles, and she enters a city-wide crossword tournament. Feelings are hurt, though, when [[Homer]] bets against Lisa in the championship match. Meanwhile, Homer becomes an expert at breaking up couples.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Merl Reagle]] as {{Ch|Merl Reagle|himself}}, [[Will Shortz]] as {{Ch|Will Shortz|himself}}, and [[Scott Thompson]] as [[Grady Little]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Mina and Bart.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF20}}
{{TB|'''"[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 30, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Marc Wilmore]]}}
{{TB|S20 E7}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] befriends [[Bashir bin Laden|Bashir]], a Muslim boy who's new at school. But when [[Homer]]'s racist paranoia gets the better of him, he believes [[Amid bin Laden|Bashir's father]] to be a terrorist. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] gets a [[myPod]] and drives up a huge [[myBill|bill]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Shohreh Aghdashloo]] as [[Mina bin Laden]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Burns and the Bees promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|KABF21}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Burns and the Bees]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 7, 2008}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Stephanie Gillis]]}}
{{TB|S20 E8}}
{{TCsT|When [[Mr. Burns]] wins [[Springfield Excitement|a professional basketball team]] in a poker game, he decides to build a new sports arena in [[Springfield]] for them on the site where [[Lisa]] is trying to keep Springfield's bee population from dying out. [[Homer]] tries to solve the problem by mating the bees with "killer" African bees.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Marv Albert]] as {{Ch|Marv Albert|himself}}, [[Jeff Bezos]] as {{Ch|Jeff Bezos|himself}}, and [[Mark Cuban]] as {{Ch|Mark Cuban|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lisa the Drama Queen promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|KABF22}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa the Drama Queen]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 25, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Brian Kelley]]}}
{{TB|S20 E9}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] and her new friend [[Juliet Hobbes|Juliet]] create the fantasy world of [[Equalia]] together, but Lisa becomes worried when her friend treats Equalia as a real place to escape the problems of the real world.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Emily Blunt]] as [[Juliet Hobbes]] and [[Fall Out Boy]].|7|color=white}}
}}

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-'''Guest starring:''' [[Emily Blunt]] as [[Juliet Hobbes]] and [[Fall Out Boy]].|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Emily Blunt]] as [[Juliet Hobbes]] and [[Fall Out Boy]] as the [[Theme Song|end credits]] performers.|7|color=white}}
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 {{TCsT|When a new kid at school named {{ap|Donny|The Debarted}} teams up with [[Bart]] to help him carry out his pranks, Bart thinks he has found his new best friend. However, when Bart's seemingly foolproof pranks begin to backfire, [[Willie]] warns Bart that he smells a rat. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] receives a fancy loaner car after [[Marge]] damages their [[Pink Sedan|old car]] in an accident.
-'''Guest starring:''' [[Topher Grace]] as [[Donny]] and [[Terry Gross]] as {{Ch|Terry Gross|herself}}.|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Topher Grace]] as {{ap|Donny|The Debarted}} and [[Terry Gross]] as {{Ch|Terry Gross|herself}}.|7|color=white}}
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