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 {{TCsT|[[Marge]] volunteers as an over-the-phone counselor for the church, and the congregation starts turning to Marge more than [[Reverend Lovejoy]]. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] goes on a quest to find out why his likeness is the logo for a Japanese detergent company.
-'''Guest starring:''' [[Sab Shimono]] as [[Mr. Sparkle]], [[Gedde Watanabe]] as the [[factory foreman]], and [[Frank Welker]] as the baboons.|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Sab Shimono]] as [[Mr. Sparkle]], the [[Japanese businessman]], and the announcer, [[Gedde Watanabe]] as the [[factory foreman]], [[factory worker]], [[Japanese tourist]], and {{ap|reporter|In Marge We Trust}}, and [[Frank Welker]] as the baboons.|7|color=white}}
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 == Release ==
 ''[[The Complete Eighth Season]]'' box set was released in Region 1 on August 15, 2006, Region 2 on September 2, 2006, and Region 4 on October 2, 2006. The set was released in two different forms: a [[Maggie]]-shaped head to match the [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] shaped heads of the previous two sets and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like the seventh season box set, both versions are available for sale separately.
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	'''Season 8''' is the eighth broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] from October 27, [[1996]], with "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]", to May 18, [[1997]], with "[[The Secret War of Lisa Simpson]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season 4F]] episodes, with two [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season 3F]] and two episodes from [[production season 3G\|3G]] also airing. [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] served as the [[List of showrunners\|showrunners]] for most of the season while [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]] served as the showrunners for the 3G episodes.		'''Season 8''' is the eighth broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] from October 27, [[1996]], with "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]", to May 18, [[1997]], with "[[The Secret War of Lisa Simpson]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season 4F]] episodes, with two [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season 3F]] and two episodes from [[production season 3G\|3G]] also airing. [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] served as the [[List of showrunners\|showrunners]] for most of the season while [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]] served as the showrunners for the 3G episodes.
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		+	== Awards ==
		+	{{Table\|width=80%\|
		+	{{THT\|Award}}
		+	{{TH\|Episode}}
		+	{{TH\|Crew\|width=50%}}
		+	{{TH\|Result}}
		+	{{TBT\|{{W\|25th Annie Awards\|25th Annie Award}} for {{W\|Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production\|Best Animated Television Production}}<ref name="Annie1997">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110808193725/http://annieawards.org/25thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1997)"] (archived on {{W\|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
		+	{{TB\|N/A}}
		+	{{TB\|N/A}}
		+	{{TRs\|'''Won'''\|3}}
		+	{{TBT\|{{W\|49th Primetime Emmy Awards\|49th Primetime Emmy Award}} for {{W\|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics\|Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics}}<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"]</ref>}}
		+	{{TB\|"[[Bart After Dark]]"<br>{{small\|for "[[We Put the Spring in Springfield]]"}}}}
		+	{{TB\|[[Alf Clausen]] and [[Ken Keeler]]}}
		+	{{TBT\|{{W\|25th Annie Awards\|25th Annie Award}} for Best Individual Achievement: Producing in a TV Production<ref name="Annie1997"/>}}
		+	{{TB\|"[[The Springfield Files]]"}}
		+	{{TB\|[[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]]}}
		+	{{TBT\|{{W\|25th Annie Awards\|25th Annie Award}} for Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production<ref name="Annie1997"/>}}
		+	{{TB\|"[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]"}}
		+	{{TB\|[[Maggie Roswell]] ([[Shary Bobbins]])}}
		+	{{TB\|Nominated}}
		+	{{TBT\|{{W\|25th Annie Awards\|25th Annie Award}} for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production<ref name="Annie1997"/>}}
		+	{{TRs\|"[[Homer's Phobia]]"\|2}}
		+	{{TB\|[[Mike B. Anderson]]}}
		+	{{TRs\|'''Won'''\|2}}
		+	{{TBT\|{{W\|49th Primetime Emmy Awards\|49th Primetime Emmy Award}} for {{W\|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program\|Outstanding Animated Program}}<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-short-format-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less.) – 1997"]</ref>}}
		+	{{TB\|{{small\|[[Colin A.B.V. Lewis]], [[Mike B. Anderson]], [[Richard Appel]], [[James L. Brooks]], [[David X. Cohen]], [[Jonathan Collier]], [[Matt Groening]], [[Ron Hauge]], [[Ken Keeler]], [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]], [[Dan McGrath]], [[J. Michael Mendel]], [[George Meyer]], [[David Mirkin]], [[Bill Oakley]], [[Richard Raynis]], [[Phil Roman]], [[Richard Sakai]], [[Bill Schultz]], [[Mike Scully]], [[David Silverman]], [[Sam Simon]], [[Denise Sirkot]], [[Steve Tompkins]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[Michael Wolf]]}}}}
		+	{{TBT\|{{W\|49th Primetime Emmy Awards\|49th Primetime Emmy Award}} for {{W\|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation\|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation}}<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-sound-mixing-for-a-comedy-series-or-a-special Television Academy - "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special – 1997"]</ref>}}
		+	{{TB\|"[[Brother from Another Series]]"}}
		+	{{TB\|[[Ronny Cox]], [[Greg Orloff]], and [[R. Russell Smith]]}}
		+	{{TB\|Nominated}}
		+	{{TBT\|{{W\|Environmental Media Award}} for Best Television Episodic Comedy<ref name="EMAWinners">[https://www.green4ema.org/ema-awards/ema-awards-past-recipients-and-honorees Environmental Media Awards - "EMA Awards Past Recipients & Honorees"]</ref>}}
		+	{{TB\|"[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]"}}
		+	{{TB\|}}
		+	{{TB\|'''Won'''}}
		+	}}

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-'''Season 8''' is the eighth broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from October 27, [[1996]], with "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]", to May 18, [[1997]], with "[[The Secret War of Lisa Simpson]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season 4F]] episodes, with two [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season 3F]] and two episodes from [[production season 3G|3G]] episodes also airing. [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunners]] for most of the season while [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]] served as the showrunners for the 3G episodes.
+'''Season 8''' is the eighth broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from October 27, [[1996]], with "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]", to May 18, [[1997]], with "[[The Secret War of Lisa Simpson]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season 4F]] episodes, with two [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season 3F]] and two episodes from [[production season 3G|3G]] also airing. [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunners]] for most of the season while [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]] served as the showrunners for the 3G episodes.
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 '''Guest starring:''' [[Johnny Cash]] as [[Space Coyote]].|7}}
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 == Highlights ==
-The Simpsons' eighth season originally aired between October 27, 1996 and May 18, 1997, beginning with "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]". The show runners for the eighth production season were [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]]. The aired season contained two episodes which were hold-over episodes from season seven, which Oakley and Weinstein also ran. It also contained two episodes for which [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]] were the show runners.
+The Simpsons' eighth season originally aired between October 27, 1996 and May 18, 1997, beginning with "[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]" and concluding with "[[The Secret War of Lisa Simpson]]". The show runners for the eighth production season were [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]]. The aired season contained two episodes which were hold-over episodes from season seven, which Oakley and Weinstein also ran. It also contained two episodes for which [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]] were the show runners.
 Season eight won multiple awards, including two Emmy Awards: "[[Homer's Phobia]]" won for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) in 1997, and [[Alf Clausen]] and [[Ken Keeler]] won for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics" with the song "We Put The Spring In Springfield" from the episode "[[Bart After Dark]]". Clausen also received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Music Direction" for "[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]". "[[Brother from Another Series]]" was nominated for the Emmy for "Sound Mixing For a Comedy Series or a Special". For "Homer's Phobia", Mike Anderson won the Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production, and the WAC Winner Best Director for Primetime Series at the 1998 World Animation Celebration. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation awarded the episode the GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding TV – Individual Episode".