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'''LABF''' is the twenty-first 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 eight [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 20|broadcast season 20]]. The episodes aired from February 15, [[2009]] with "[[Take My Life, Please]]", to January 10, [[2010]] with "[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]".

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Take My Life, Please.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF01}}
{{TB|'''"[[Take My Life, Please]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 15, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Don Payne]]}}
{{TB|S20 E10}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] recalls the time he lost the race to be class president at [[Springfield High School]], only to find that he actually won the election. He then gets shown how different his life would have been if he was class president.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:How the Test Was Won promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|LABF02}}
{{TB|'''"[[How the Test Was Won]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 1, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S20 E11}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] and other underachievers of [[Springfield Elementary School]] are sent on a surprise trip to [[Capital City]] to keep them from taking a national assessment test, while [[Lisa]] struggles with it after only getting 96% in the practice test. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] forgets to send in an insurance payment on time and has to prevent anybody from getting hurt in his house.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:No Loan Again, Naturally promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|LABF03}}
{{TB|'''"[[No Loan Again, Naturally]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 8, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]}}
{{TB|S20 E12}}
{{TCsT|When the adjustable rate on [[Homer]] and [[Marge]]'s mortgage resets at more than they can afford, they must put their home up for sale. Good Samaritan [[Ned Flanders]] buys the house and rents it out to them at an affordable rate. But Homer pushes his luck too far when he takes advantage of Ned's generosity.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Gone Maggie Gone promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|LABF04}}
{{TB|'''"[[Gone Maggie Gone]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 15, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]<br>[[Billy Kimball]]}}
{{TB|S20 E13}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] infiltrates a convent in order to steal back [[Maggie]], who is accidentally taken in by nuns. While there, Lisa uncovers a series of cryptic clues leading to a hidden jewel in [[Springfield]]. But Springfield's Freemasons are also hot on the trail of the jewel. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] does his best to convince a temporarily blind [[Marge]] that Maggie is still with them.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ed Begley, Jr.]] as {{Ch|Ed Begley, Jr.|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Wedding for Disaster.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF05}}
{{TB|'''"[[Wedding for Disaster]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 29, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S20 E15}}
{{TCsT|It turns out that [[Reverend Lovejoy]] didn't have a valid license to perform weddings when he presided over [[Homer]] and [[Marge]]'s remarriage, so they have to get married again. But just when the wedding is about to start, Homer disappears, and the only clue is a key attached to a keychain marked "SB".

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

{{TBT|[[File:EenyTeenyMayaMoe1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF06}}
{{TB|'''"[[Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 5, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|S20 E16}}
{{TCsT|[[Moe]] develops an Internet relationship with a beautiful woman named [[Maya]]. When the two agree to meet face to face, Moe is shocked to discover that Maya is three feet tall. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] wants [[Homer]] to spend more time with [[Maggie]]. Homer obliges and finds himself in luck when he discovers a children's play area right next to [[Moe's Tavern]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|LABF07}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 19, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Marc Wilmore]]}}
{{TB|S20 E17}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] volunteers at the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] in order to impress {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}, a girl who likes helping the world, but this leaves [[Milhouse]] less than impressed. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] becomes depressed when she writes a report on what Springfield will be like 50 years from now, but her new medication makes her start hallucinating.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Anne Hathaway]] as {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Father Knows Worst.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF08}}
{{TB|'''"[[Father Knows Worst]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 26, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
{{TB|S20 E18}}
{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] sees [[Bart]]'s antics and [[Lisa]]'s unpopularity at school, he becomes a helicopter parent, refusing to let them do anything alone. But a dream he has shows that might not be the best course of action for their development. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] finds a secret sauna in the basement and keeps it to herself.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Four Great Women and a Manicure promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|LABF09}}
{{TB|'''"[[Four Great Women and a Manicure]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 10, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Raymond S. Persi]]}}
{{TB|[[Valentina Garza]]}}
{{TB|S20 E20}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] tell stories about great women while having a mani-pedi. The first is about [[Queen Elizabeth I]], who was great despite not having a husband. The second story is of [[Snow White]] and the Seven Legally-Distinct Dwarfs. The third is about [[Homer]] taking part in a play about [[Macbeth]], with Marge helping him get a bigger role by murdering the other actors. The final story is about [[Maggie Roark]] in a parody of ''[[The Fountainhead]]''.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jodie Foster]] as [[Maggie Roark]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|LABF10}}
{{TB|'''"[[Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 3, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
{{TB|S20 E19}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] pretends to live in [[Waverly Hills]] so that [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] can move to [[Waverly Hills Elementary School|a better school]]. Homer has to stay in a shabby apartment until the [[city inspector]] visits to make sure they are actually living there. Meanwhile, Lisa's lack of knowledge about [[Alaska Nebraska]] makes her unpopular, until Bart spreads a rumor about her being friends with the singer.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as the [[city inspector]] and [[Elliot Page]] as [[Alaska Nebraska]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:In the Name of the Grandfather.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF11}}
{{TB|'''"[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]"'''}}
{{TB|{{Ireland|}}{{UK|March 17, [[2009]]}}<br>{{USA|March 22, 2009}}}}
{{TB|[[Ralph Sosa]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Marshall]]}}
{{TB|S20 E14}}
{{TCsT|The [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] travel to [[Ireland]] to allow [[Grampa]] to have one last beer at his beloved [[O'Flanagan's Pub]]. However, [[Homer]] and Grampa drunkenly purchase the pub from [[Tom O'Flanagan]]. While they try to bring the pub back to its glory days, [[Marge]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] explore Ireland.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Glen Hansard]] as the [[street musician]], [[Markéta Irglová]] as an [[Eastern European woman]], and [[Colm Meaney]] as [[Tom O'Flanagan]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Coming to Homerica promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|LABF12}}
{{TB|'''"[[Coming to Homerica]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 17, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Brendan Hay]]}}
{{TB|S20 E21}}
{{TCsT|[[Ogdenville]]'s economy takes a tumble after tainted barley is discovered in [[Krusty]]'s veggie burgers, and the unemployed of Ogdenville flock to [[Springfield]]. When [[Mayor Quimby]] closes off the town's borders and enlists private citizens to help patrol them, [[Homer]] puts together a border patrol group. Meanwhile, the number of Ogdenvillians in town causes issues for the locals.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer the Whopper promo.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|LABF13}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer the Whopper]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 27, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|[[Seth Rogen]] and [[Evan Goldberg]]}}
{{TB|S21 E1}}
{{TCsT|[[Comic Book Guy]] creates his own comic book, {{ap|Everyman|comic}}, which becomes a huge hit. {{ap|Everyman|film|A film}} based on the comic is produced, starring [[Homer]], but development has many problems, including Comic Book Guy getting shut out of his own creation.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Matt Groening]] as {{Ch|Matt Groening|himself}}, [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[Ginormous Pictures security guard]], and [[Seth Rogen]] as [[Lyle McCarthy]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XX poster.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|LABF14}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XX]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 18, [[2009]]}}
{{TB|[[Mike B. Anderson]] and [[Matthew Schofield]]}}
{{TB|[[Daniel Chun]]}}
{{TB|S21 E4}}
{{TCsT|In "Dial 'M' for Murder or Press # to Return to Main Menu," [[Lisa]] is forced into a murder scheme by [[Bart]]. In "Don't Have a Cow, Mankind," [[Springfield]] is once again overrun by [[zombies]] thanks to [[Krusty Burger]]'s latest burger. Finally, in "There's No Business Like Moe Business," a musical has [[Moe]] bleeding Homer dry to create the perfect microbrewed beer.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Bart Gets a "Z".png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF15}}
{{TB|'''"[[Bart Gets a "Z"]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 4, [[2009]]}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]]}}
{{TB|S21 E2}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] gets [[Mrs. Krabappel]] drunk in an attempt to get her to loosen up, which leads to her getting fired by [[Principal Skinner]]. A cool new teacher, [[Zachary Vaughn]], takes over the class in her stead. While Edna opens [[Edna's Edibles|a muffin store]] and seems to enjoy her life, she still longs to remain a teacher.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Greatwifehopebanner.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF16}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Great Wife Hope]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 11, [[2009]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]]}}
{{TB|S21 E3}}
{{TCsT|When [[Marge]] protests a violent full contact sport, the promoter, [[Chett Englebrick]], offers her a compromise: If Marge wins in a fight against him, the competition will get shut down. Fearing for her safety, [[Homer]] brings in professionals to train Marge.

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

{{TBT|[[File:Charity Chicks.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF17}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Devil Wears Nada]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 15, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
{{TB|S21 E5}}
{{TCsT|[[Marge]] poses for [[Charity Chicks|a calendar]] for charity, but she is soon the talk of the town after she reveals a little too much during her photo shoot. Meanwhile, [[Carl]] receives a promotion at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Power Plant]]. He then promotes [[Homer]] to be his executive assistant and drives him up the wall with requests.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Pranks and Greens promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF18}}
{{TB|'''"[[Pranks and Greens]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 22, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]}}
{{TB|S21 E6}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] finds out about legendary prankster [[Andy Hamilton]] and tracks him down to learn his ways. The two of them become friends until Bart gets Andy a job working on ''{{Krusty show}}''. After a rough start, all seems to be going well until Bart thinks Andy is going to pull one of his pranks on [[Krusty]] himself.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jonah Hill]] as [[Andy Hamilton]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Rednecks and Broomsticks.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF19}}
{{TB|'''"[[Rednecks and Broomsticks]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 29, 2009}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]<br>[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Kevin Curran]]}}
{{TB|S21 E7}}
{{TCsT|After stumbling upon some [[The Wiccans|teenage Wiccans]], [[Lisa]] accepts an invitation to join their coven. Just before Lisa is inducted, they are arrested on charges of witchcraft, and Lisa becomes the chief witness in the trial. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] starts to hang out with his new pal [[Cletus]] after discovering the slack-jawed yokel makes moonshine and becomes the local moonshine taste-tester.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Neve Campbell]] as [[Cassandra]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Once Upon a Time in Springfield promo.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|LABF20}}
{{TB|'''"[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 10, [[2010]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Stephanie Gillis]]}}
{{TB|S21 E10}}
{{TCsT|[[Krusty]] is forced to add a female co-star named [[Princess Penelope]] to his show in order to attract more female viewers. She immediately overshadows Krusty as the ratings improve. However, the two of them end up falling in love. Meanwhile, [[Homer]], [[Lenny]], and [[Carl]] consider working at [[Capital City Nuclear|a competing nuclear plant]] when [[Mr. Burns]] cuts off their daily donut service.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Anne Hathaway]] as [[Princess Penelope]], [[Eartha Kitt]] as {{Ch|Eartha Kitt|herself}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as the [[power plant guard supervisor]], [[Gary Larson]] as {{Ch|Gary Larson|himself}}, and [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]].|7|color=white}}
}}

== Script covers ==
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File:LABF08 Script.jpg
File:LABF09 Script.jpg
File:LABF10 Script.jpg
File:LABF12 Script.jpg
File:LABF14 Script.jpg
File:LABF19 Script.jpg
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 '''LABF''' is the twenty-first production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 20|broadcast season 20]] on [[Fox]], with eight [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 21|broadcast season 21]]. The episodes aired from February 15, [[2009]] with "[[Take My Life, Please]]", to January 10, [[2010]] with "[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]".
 == Episodes ==

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 '''Guest starring:''' [[Anne Hathaway]] as [[Princess Penelope]], [[Eartha Kitt]] as {{Ch|Eartha Kitt|herself}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as the [[power plant guard supervisor]], [[Gary Larson]] as {{Ch|Gary Larson|himself}}, and [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]].|7|color=white}}
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