Difference between revisions of "1997"

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All events that happened in 1997.

January[edit]

• 5th: "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer" aired for the first time.
• 11th: Ed DeMattia, an animator, died.
• 12th: "The Springfield Files" aired for the first time.
• 14th: The Simpsons: Live and Uncut! aired for the first time.
• 19th: "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" aired for the first time.

February[edit]

• 2nd: "Mountain of Madness" aired for the first time.
• 7th: "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious" aired for the first time.
• 9th: "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" aired for the first time.
  The Simpsons surpasses The Flintstones in the number of episodes produced for a prime-time animated series.
• 11th: Jenny Yokobori, voice actress, was born.
• 16th: "Homer's Phobia" aired for the first time.
• 23rd: "Brother from Another Series" aired for the first time.
• 26th: Andy Houts, an production assistant, died.

March[edit]

• 2nd: "My Sister, My Sitter" aired for the first time.
• 16th: "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" aired for the first time.

April[edit]

• 6th: "Grade School Confidential" aired for the first time.
• 13th: "The Canine Mutiny" aired for the first time.
• 20th: "The Old Man and the Lisa" aired for the first time.
• 27th: "In Marge We Trust" aired for the first time.
• 28th: The Dark Secrets of the Simpsons was released on VHS for the United Kingdom.

May[edit]

• 4th: "Homer's Enemy" aired for the first time.
• 11th: "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" aired for the first time.
• 18th: "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" aired for the first time.
  Season 8 ended.
  Phyllis Craig, an ink and paint supervisor, died.
• 29th: George Fenneman, an announcer and guest star, died.

June[edit]

July[edit]

• 30th: Finneas O'Connell, singer and guest star, was born.

August[edit]

• 10th: Kylie Jenner, media personality and guest star, was born.

September[edit]

• 2nd: The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield was released.
• 16th: The Best of The Simpsons: Wave 1 boxset was released on VHS for the United States.
  The Best of The Simpsons: Volume 1 was released on VHS for the United States.
  The Best of The Simpsons: Volume 2 was released on VHS for the United States.
  The Best of The Simpsons: Volume 3 was released on VHS for the United States.
• 21st: Season 9 started.
  "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" aired for the first time.
• 28th: "The Principal and the Pauper" aired for the first time.
• 29th: The Simpsons: Springfield Murder Mysteries was released on VHS for the United Kingdom.

October[edit]

• 8th: Matteo Bocelli, singer and guest star, was born.
• 19th: "Lisa's Sax" aired for the first time.
• 26th: "Treehouse of Horror VIII" aired for the first time.

November[edit]

• 2nd: "The Cartridge Family" aired for the first time.
• 3rd: The Simpsons: Crime and Punishment was released on VHS for the United Kingdom.
• 9th: "Bart Star" aired for the first time.
• 16th: "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" aired for the first time.
• 23rd: "Lisa the Skeptic" aired for the first time.

December[edit]

• 7th: "Realty Bites" aired for the first time.
• 21st: "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" aired for the first time.
• 29th: Sunni Walton, someone with no real link to The Simpsons, died. ("This Little Wiggy" was dedicated to him)