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{{Season
 
|name = Season 22
 
|name = Season 22
 
|image = [[File:Season 22 Logo.jpg|250px]]
 
|image = [[File:Season 22 Logo.jpg|250px]]
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|original run = September 26, 2010 – Spring 2011
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|original run = September 26, [[2010]] – May 22, [[2011]]
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|episodes = 23
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|episodes = 22
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|showrunners = [[Al Jean]]
 
|previous = [[Season 21|21]]
 
|previous = [[Season 21|21]]
 
|next = [[Season 23|23]]
 
|next = [[Season 23|23]]
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'''Season 22''' is the current season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It premiered on September 26, 2010 and will end on Spring 2011. The season consists of 23 episodes and 21 episodes have aired so far.
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'''Season 22''' is the twenty-second broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from September 26, [[2010]], with "[[Elementary School Musical]]", to May 22, [[2011]], with "[[The Ned-liest Catch]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season NABF]] episodes, with seven [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season MABF]] also airing. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season.
  
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The last episode of the season, "[[The Ned-Liest Catch]]", will open a [[2011 Fox Simpsons fan initiative|contest]] that will change the lives of two characters.
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The season ended with a fan poll on thesimpsons.con to decide on the fate of the relationship between [[Ned Flanders]] and [[Edna Krabappel]], which was known as "[[Nedna]]", with the result being revealed in the [[season 23]] premiere, "[[The Falcon and the D'ohman]]". The result of the poll was to have the characters get together.
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== Awards ==
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{{TBT|{{W|39th Annie Awards|39th Annie Award}} for {{W|Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production|Best Animated Television Program}}<ref name="Annie2011">[https://web.archive.org/web/20170820184339/https://annieawards.org/legacy/39th-annie-awards The Annie Awards - "39th Annie Awards"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TRs|N/A|2}}
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{{TRs|N/A|2}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|2}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award}} for Choice TV: Animated Show<ref>[http://awardsandwinners.com/category/teen-choice-awards/2011/ "2011 Teen Choice Awards"]</ref>}}
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{{TBT|{{W|38th Annie Awards|38th Annie Award}} for {{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production}}<ref name="Annie2010">[https://web.archive.org/web/20111216232924/http://annieawards.org/legacy38th.html The Annie Awards - "38th Annual Annie Nominations"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Elementary School Musical]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Tim Long]], [[Alf Clausen]], [[Bret McKenzie]], and [[Jemaine Clement]]}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|4}}
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{{TBT|{{W|63rd Primetime Emmy Awards|63rd Primetime Emmy Award}} for {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series}}<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2011/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) - 2011"]</ref>}}
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{{TRs|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXI]]"|2}}
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{{TB|[[Alf Clausen]]}}
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{{TBT|{{W|38th Annie Awards|38th Annie Award}} for {{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production}}<ref name="Annie2010">[https://web.archive.org/web/20111216232924/http://annieawards.org/legacy38th.html The Annie Awards - "38th Annual Annie Nominations"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|64th Writers Guild of America Awards|64th Writers Guild of America Award}} for {{W|Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation|Television: Animation}}<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000710/2012/1/ IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2012 Awards"]</ref>|3}}
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{{TB|"[[Donnie Fatso]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Chris Cluess]]}}
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{{TBT|"[[Homer the Father]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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{{TBT|"[[The Blue and the Gray]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|3}}
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{{TBT|{{W|63rd Primetime Emmy Awards|63rd Primetime Emmy Award}} for {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance|Outstanding Voice-Over Performance}}<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2011/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2011"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Donnie Fatso]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Dan Castellaneta]] ([[Homer Simpson]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Barney Gumble]], and [[Louie]])}}
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{{TBT|{{W|63rd Primetime Emmy Awards|63rd Primetime Emmy Award}} for {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program}}<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2011/outstanding-animated-program Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2011"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]"}}
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{{TB|{{small|[[James L. Brooks]], [[Matt Groening]], [[Al Jean]], [[Matt Selman]], [[John Frink]], [[Kevin Curran]], [[J. Stewart Burns]], [[Michael Price]], [[Bill Odenkirk]], [[Marc Wilmore]], [[Joel H. Cohen]], [[Rob LaZebnik]], [[Matt Warburton]], [[Jeff Westbrook]], [[Brian Kelley]], [[Larina Adamson]], [[Tom Klein]], [[Matthew Nastuk]], [[Mike B. Anderson]], [[Alex Ruiz]], [[Sam Im]]}}}}
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'''"[[Elementary School Musical]]"'''
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Tim Long]]
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{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] goes to [[Expressions|a performing arts camp]] where the counselors and her fellow campers inspire her to embrace her creative side. But when the camp ends, Lisa goes to [[Sprooklyn]] to find the counselors again. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] try to help [[Krusty]] get out of trouble with the [[International Court of Justice]].
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|MABF21
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Jemaine Clement]] as [[Ethan Ballantyne]], [[Ira Glass]] as {{Ch|Ira Glass|himself}}, [[Stephen Hawking]] as {{Ch|Stephen Hawking|himself}}, [[Lea Michele]] as {{ap|Sarah|Elementary School Musical}}, [[Bret McKenzie]] as [[Kurt Hardwick]], [[Cory Monteith]] as [[Flynn]], and [[Amber Riley]] as [[Aiesha]].|7|color=white}}
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[[Marge]] sends [[Lisa]] to a performing arts camp where artsy counsellors (guest voices [[Jemaine Clement]] and [[Bret McKenzie]] of Flight of the Conchords) and fellow musically inclined campers (guest voices [[Lea Michele]], [[Cory Monteith]] and [[Amber Riley]] of Glee) inspire her to embrace her creative side. After she returns to [[Springfield]], Lisa becomes restless with her ho-hum suburban lifestyle and catches the first bus to [[Sprooklyn]] in hopes of reconnecting with her inner hipster.  
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{{TB|October 3, [[2010]]}}
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{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
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'''"[[Loan-a-Lisa]]"'''
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{{TCsT|When [[Grampa]] gives each member of the family a portion of his savings, [[Lisa]] invests in [[Nelson]]'s brand-new business venture but soon realizes that her friend's instant success might lure him away from the classroom. When Nelson's business suddenly takes a sharp turn, Lisa teaches her friend that education is invaluable. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] start buying expensive stuff with the intention of returning it after they're done with it.
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Chris Hansen]] as {{Ch|Chris Hansen|himself}}, [[Muhammad Yunus]] as {{Ch|Muhammad Yunus|himself}}, and [[Mark Zuckerberg]] as {{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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When [[Grampa]] gives each member of the family a portion of his savings, [[Lisa]] invests in [[Nelson]]'s brand-new business venture, but soon realizes that her friend's instant success might lure him away from the classroom. Worried that his judgment might be clouded, Lisa introduces Nelson to [[Facebook]] creator [[Mark Zuckerberg (character)|Mark Zuckerberg]], only to find out that he too dropped out of school. But when Nelson's business suddenly takes a sharp turn, Lisa teaches her friend that education is invaluable.
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{{TB|'''"[[MoneyBart]]"'''}}
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{{TB|[[Nancy Kruse]]}}
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{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|467 - 3
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{{TB|MABF18}}
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{{TCsT|In an effort to broaden her extracurricular horizons, [[Lisa]] decides to manage the [[Springfield Isotots]]. Using statistics and probabilities, Lisa leads the team to an incredible winning streak. However, Lisa's methodical calculating clashes with [[Bart]]'s way of playing.
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'''"[[MoneyBART]]"'''
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Bill James]] as {{Ch|Bill James|himself}} and [[Mike Scioscia]] as {{Ch|Mike Scioscia|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Nancy Kruse]]
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Tim Long]]
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{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXI poster.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XXI]]"'''}}
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In an effort to broaden her extracurricular horizons, Lisa decides to manage Bart's little league team. Using statistics and probabilities, Lisa leads the team to an incredible winning streak.
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{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
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{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
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{{TCsT|In "War and Pieces", [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] discover a [[Satan's Path|board game]] that traps them in a life-or-death board game. In "Master and Cadaver", [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] go on a second honeymoon on [[Rent-A-Dream|a sailboat]] and rescue a mysterious castaway named {{ap|Roger|Treehouse of Horror XXI}}. In "Tweenlight", [[Lisa]] falls in love with a vampire named [[Edmund]].
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Hugh Laurie]] as {{ap|Roger|Treehouse of Horror XXI}} and [[Daniel Radcliffe]] as [[Edmund]].|7|color=white}}
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'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XXI]]"'''
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{{TBT|[[File:Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life promo.png|250px]]}}
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Bob Anderson]]
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{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
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In "War and Pieces", Bart and Milhouse discover a real-life board game that they must win to return home; in "Master and Cadaver", Marge and Homer go on a honeymoon on a sailboat, and rescue a mysterious castaway named Roger; and in "Tweenlight", Lisa falls in love with a vampire named Edmund.
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{{TCsT|Discovering that [[Marge]] was once a straight A+ student whose grades plummeted after being distracted, [[Lisa]] fears that she will end up just like her mom unless she pledges to focus solely on academics. [[Marge]] gets Lisa into [[Cloisters Academy]], but she has to do all the laundry for the school for Lisa to stay there. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] puts [[Nelson]] in his place and unintentionally claims the title of "School Bully".|7|color=white}}
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'''"[[Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life]]"'''
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Matthew Nastuk]]
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Joel H. Cohen]]
 
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Discovering that Marge was once a stellar A+ student whose grades plummeted after being distracted, Lisa fears that she will end up just like her mom unless she pledges to focus solely on academics in an encore episode. When Marge makes a secret deal allowing Lisa to attend her dream school, Lisa learns a lesson in family and altruism. Meanwhile, Bart puts Nelson Muntz in his place and unintentionally claims the title of "School Bully".
 
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'''"[[The Fool Monty]]"'''
 
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After learning that he is suffering from multiple illnesses and has only a few weeks to live, Mr. Burns becomes distraught by the town's less-than-sensitive reaction to his announcement. Following an unexpected turn of events, Bart finds a weak, vulnerable and amnesiac Mr. Burns in the woods and secretly takes him into the Simpsons' home. But when Homer and Marge learn about their new house guest, they decide it's payback time, and Lisa, determined to stand up for Mr. Burns, learns that old habits die hard.
 
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'''"[[How Munched Is that Birdie in the Window?]]"'''
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Michael Polcino]]
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Kevin Curran]]
 
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When a pigeon breaks its wing in the Simpson house, Bart takes the duty to protect the bird - who he calls Ray - until he recovers. When Ray is ready to fly, Homer decides to enter it in a bird race, which makes Danica Patrick appears in his dreams. However, plans go awry when Santa's Little Helper eats Ray. Thinking that Bart will need help to overcome the loss, Marge and Homer take him to a therapy session with Dr. Thurston, who diagnoses that the only cure for Bart's sadness is getting rid of the family dog. But when the Simpsons visit Santa's Little Helper's new home, the shock makes them rethink their decision.
 
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'''"[[The Fight Before Christmas]]"'''
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|December 5, 2010
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Bob Anderson]] <br/> [[Matthew Schofield]]
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Dan Castellaneta]] <br/> [[Deb Lacusta]]
 
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Springfield, but while Marge gets in the holiday spirit, it's bah humbug for the rest of the family. Disappointed that she is alone spreading the holiday cheer, Marge sends a letter to Martha Stewart (guest voice Stewart) to help her save the family Christmas. Martha comes to the rescue and transforms the house into the North Pole chalet Marge has always dreamed of, but when the family is noticeably absent from the perfectly trimmed holiday home, she realizes that it's Homer and the kids who make the holidays special. Meanwhile, the Simpsons get ready to sneak away for a tropical holiday vacation in Hawaii, but surprise visitors Mr. Burns and Moe's new girlfriend, Katy Perry (guest-starring as herself in a special live-action sequence) delay their getaway.
 
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'''"[[Donnie Fatso]]"'''
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Ralph Sosa]]
 
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Homer spends time in the Springfield Penitentiary after getting caught bribing an official. A FBI agent (guest voice Hamm) offers to reduce his jail time if Homer agrees to go undercover as an informant to investigate Fat Tony (guest voice Mantegna). When Homer forges a special bond with Fat Tony and his family, he becomes conflicted between his obligation to the government and his loyalty to his new family. After an unexpected turn of events, Fat Tony’s cousin Fit Tony (Mantegna) seeks to settle a score with Homer, but winds up teaching him an important lesson.
 
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'''"[[Moms I'd Like to Forget]]"'''
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Chris Clements]]
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Brian Kelley]]
 
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When Bart discovers that a fifth grader has a scar identical to one Bart has, Marge tells him about a club of mothers she was in once where they set playdates for their kids; when she tries to reform the club, things turn out better for Marge than they do for Bart.
 
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'''"[[Flaming Moe]]"'''
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|January 16, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Chuck Sheetz]]
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Matt Selman]]
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF04
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="7"|
 
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Moe and Smithers turn Moe's into "Mo's", a gay bar. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner uses Bart to get closer to dating a substitute music teacher after finding out that he is dating her daughter.
 
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|-
 
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|- style="background:#BBC9D1; color: white" border-color: #BBC9D1; width="50"
 
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|-
 
−
| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:Homer_the_Father_promo.jpg|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|476 - 12
 
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| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[Homer the Father]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|January 23, 2011
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Mark Kirkland]]
 
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Joel H. Cohen]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF05
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="7"|
 
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Homer becomes obsessed with a 1980s family sitcom and starts acting like the show's father. Acting like it, he does not give Bart a mini-bike he wants. Bart then realizes that he could sell secrets about the nuclear power plant with other countries. He agrees to sell them to China in exchange for a mini-bike.
 
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|-
 
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|- style="background:#BBC9D1; color: white" border-color: #BBC9D1; width="50"
 
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|-
 
−
| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:The Blue and the Gray promo 2.jpg|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|477 - 13
 
−
| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[The Blue and the Gray]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|February 13, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Rob LaZebnik]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Bob Anderson]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF06
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="7"|
 
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After spending another Valentine’s Day alone, Moe attends a seminar led by Dr. Kissingher in the hopes of gaining more confidence with women. Moe takes the doctor’s advice and asks Homer to be his wingman, but Moe becomes distraught when women are drawn to Homer as well. Meanwhile, Marge discovers her first gray hairs and surprises both her family and the neighborhood by going completely gray and sporting a brand new mature ‘do, but Bart is not humored when the neighborhood kids tease him about Marge’s look. Later, Marge confronts Homer when she learns that he is becoming increasingly popular with the young ladies, but Homer helps Marge realize that he only has eyes for her and proves that love is still in the Springfield air.
 
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|-
 
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|- style="background:#BBC9D1; color: white" border-color: #BBC9D1; width="50"
 
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|-
 
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| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:Angry_Dad_The_Movie_promo_1.jpg‎|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|478 - 14
 
−
| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|February 20, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Matthew Nastuk]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[John Frink]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF07
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="7"|
 
−
[[Homer]] and [[Bart]] win an Oscar for their animated short film titled "''[[Angry Dad: The Movie (film)|Angry Dad: The Movie]]''".
 
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|-
 
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| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:The Scorpion's Tale promotional website ad.jpg|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|478 - 15
 
−
| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[The Scorpion's Tale]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|March 6, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Billy Kimball]] and [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Raymond Persi]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF08
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="7"|
 
−
After a field trip to the desert, Lisa discovers that a desert flower mysteriously makes typically combative creatures get along, so she brings some of the flowers home as a souvenir. When Grampa moves in with the family after getting kicked out of the retirement home, Homer secretly tests the flower on Grampa, who is instantly cured of his crankiness. A pharmaceutical representative (guest voice Herzog) gets word of Homer’s discovery and quickly tries to replicate the flower into a drug, using Grampa as the primary guinea pig. But when the pills get in the wrong hands and are sold on the black market, unexpected side effects of the new drug take an eye-popping toll on the elderly citizens of Springfield, and the Simpsons learn that their new medical cure comes with major consequences.
 
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|-
 
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| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:Simpsons A Midsummer's Nice Dream promo.jpg|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|478 - 16
 
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| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[A Midsummer's Nice Dream]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|March 13, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Deb Lacusta]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Steven Dean Moore]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF09
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="7"|
 
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The town is abuzz when Cheech and Chong announce a Springfield stop on their much-anticipated reunion tour. But when Cheech and Chong take the stage in front of their loyal fans, the jokes were just not the same for Chong, so Homer steps in and delivers all the punchlines by heart. Impressed, Cheech invites Homer to go on tour with him as new duo “Cheech and Chunk” while Chong forms a more progressive comedic team, “Teach and Chong,” with Principal Skinner. While Homer is on tour, Marge attempts to help the neighborhood cat lady and change her hoarder ways, but turns into a hoarder herself in the process, and Homer realizes that life on the road is not all high times and slapstick humor.
 
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|-
 
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| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:Love is a Many-Strangled thing promo.jpg|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|478 - 17
 
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| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[Love is a Many-Strangled Thing]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|March 27, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Bill Odenkirk]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Michael Polcino]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF10
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="7"|
 
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After Homer makes Bart wet his pants live on a stadium TV, he is forced by Marge to partake in a fathering enrichment class. The director, Dr. Zander is horrified to learn that Homer strangles his son. He uses Kareem-Abdul Jabbar to make Homer what it feels like to be strangled. Homer gets bullied by Bart, as he can now control Homer. Marge seeks the help of the doctor, now living in a tree, to help father and son bond again. They do, and end up with Zander's tree as well.
 
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|-
 
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| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:Simpsons The Great Simpsina promo.jpg|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|478 - 18
 
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| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[The Great Simpsina]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|April 10, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Matt Warburton]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Chris Clements]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF11
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="7"|
 
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Lisa becomes an apprentice when she meets the Great Raymondo, the most magical of magicians. He tells Lisa a secret about a magic trick, but when she develops a crush on a boy at school, Lisa accidentally leaks the secret out to a rival magician. However, the Raymondo has one last card tucked up his sleeve and when the rival magician sets to perform the trick, they try to stop him to do so. A quartet of magicians appear on the scene, who attempt to kill the Raymondo, but Lisa finds out they're no match for him.
 
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|-
 
−
| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:The Real Housewives of Fat Tony promo.jpg|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|478 - 19
 
−
| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[The Real Housewives of Fat Tony]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|May 1, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Dick Blasucci]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Lance Kramer]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF12
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="7"|
 
−
[[Fat Tony]] and [[Selma]] fall in love and get married after a whirlwind courtship. [[Marge]] has her reservations about the couple's marriage after Selma begins to prioritize her looks and ritzy new lifestyle over her family, so Fat Tony invites Homer and Marge to a weekend getaway at the Jersey Shore. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] discovers a special talent that allows him to detect the location of truffles by smell, and [[Lisa]] jumps at the chance to capitalize on the rare culinary treasures.
 
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|-
 
−
| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:Homer Scissorhands - All New Episode.png|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|478 - 20
 
−
| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[Homer Scissorhands]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|May 8, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Peter Gaffney]] and [[Steve Viksten]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Mark Kirkland]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF13
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="7"|
 
−
After Homer discovers a genius talent for styling hair and opens his own salon, he becomes Springfield's most in-demand hair stylist. But having to listen to women's problems and gossip all day long leads Homer to believe his gift may actually be a curse. In order to stop people from coming to him to get their hair cut, he styles [[Marge|Marge's]] hair for a party, amazing everyone, and tells them that [[Julio]] did it. Meanwhile, when Milhouse decides to live each day to the fullest, he comes out of his shell and professes his love for Lisa, only to have his heart broken. Milhouse then catches the eye of popular fifth-grader Taffy (guest star [[Kristen Schaal]]), causing Lisa to spy on them. When she reveals herself to them Taffy breaks up with Milhouse because he still loves Lisa and she kisses Milhouse to make him happy.
 
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|-
 
−
| style="text-align: center; width: 100px; height: 80px; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[File:500 Keys promo.jpg|100px]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|479 - 21
 
−
| style="text-align: left; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|
 
−
'''"[[500 Keys]]"'''
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|May 15, 2011
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[Bob Anderson]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|[[John Frink]]
 
−
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFF4A7; "|NABF14
 
−
|-
 
−
| colspan="7"|
 
−
Lisa tries to return a key to Springfield Elementary, but she stumbles upon a abandoned classroom in the basement. She attempts to tell Skinner about the room, but when she returns, a bookcase blocks the dusty walls and the cobwebs leading to the room. Lisa becomes suspicious about a writing on the blackboard which involved Bus 23, a former bus used by the school on a field trip that never returned. Lisa and Bart, who has just won the key to the city, team up with Homer, who has stolen the Duff blimp, to try and find this mysterious Bus 23, which is submerged below the icy waters of the river. Meanwhile, Marge is on a continuous search for her noisy anniversary present.
 
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|}
 
  
−
== Airing next ==
+
{{TBT|[[File:The Fool Monty promo.png|250px]]}}
−
*NABF14 - "[[500 Keys]]" - scheduled to air: May 15, 2011
+
{{TB|470 - 6}}
−
*NABF15 - "[[The Ned-Liest Catch]]" - scheduled to air: May 22, 2011
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{{TB|'''"[[The Fool Monty]]"'''}}
 +
{{TB|November 21, 2010}}
 +
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
 +
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
 +
{{TB|NABF01}}
 +
{{TCsT|After finding out he only has weeks left to live, [[Mr. Burns]] tries to go out on his own terms. Surviving the attempt, a now amnesiac Burns is found by [[Bart]], who reveals him to the townspeople to enact revenge on. But when Burns gets his memories back, he wants payback. Meanwhile, [[Smithers]] gets a job working for former vice president [[Dick Cheney]].|7|color=white}}
  
−
== Guest stars ==
+
{{TBT|[[File:How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window.png|250px]]}}
−
=== Elementary School Musical ===
+
{{TB|471 - 7}}
−
*[[Jemaine Clement]] as [[Kurt]]
+
{{TB|'''"[[How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?]]"'''}}
−
*[[Bret McKenzie]] as [[Ethan]]
+
{{TB|November 28, 2010}}
−
*[[Cory Monteith]] as [[Cory Monteith (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
−
*[[Lea Michele]] as [[Lea Michele (character)|Herself]]
+
{{TB|[[Kevin Curran]]}}
−
*[[Amber Riley]] as [[Amber Riley (character)|Herself]]
+
{{TB|NABF02}}
−
*[[Stephen Hawking]] as [[Stephen Hawking (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TCsT|After [[Raymond Bird|a pigeon]] breaks its wing flying into the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson house]], [[Bart]] looks after him until he recovers. However, [[Santa's Little Helper]] eats his new pet. Bart is taken to therapy where the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] are told they need to get rid of the family dog.
−
*[[Ira Glass]] as [[Ira Glass (character)|Himself]]
 
  
−
=== Loan-a Lisa===
+
'''Guest starring:''' [[Danica Patrick]] as {{Ch|Danica Patrick|herself}} and [[Rachel Weisz]] as [[Dr. Thurston]].|7|color=white}}
−
*[[Mark Zuckerberg]] as [[Mark Zuckerberg (character)|Himself]]
 
−
*[[Muhammad Yunus]] as [[Muhammad Yunus (character)|Himself]]
 
−
*[[Chris Hansen]] as [[Chris Hansen (character)|Himself]]
 
  
−
=== MoneyBART ===
+
{{TBT|[[File:The Fight Before Christmas promo 4.png|250px]]}}
−
*[[Mike Scioscia]] as [[Mike Scioscia (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TB|472 - 8}}
−
*[[Bill James]] as [[Bill James (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TB|'''"[[The Fight Before Christmas]]"'''}}
 +
{{TB|December 5, 2010}}
 +
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]] and [[Matthew Schofield]]}}
 +
{{TB|[[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Deb Lacusta]]}}
 +
{{TB|MABF22}}
 +
{{TCsT|The night before [[Christmas]], [[Bart]], [[Lisa]], [[Marge]], and [[Maggie]] have dreams. In Bart's dream, he boards the [[Polar Express]] to the [[North Pole]], where he meets {{ap|Santa Claus|The Fight Before Christmas}}. In Lisa's dream, it is [[World War II]] and Marge is fighting on the front line, where she goes missing in action. In Marge's dream, {{Ch|Martha Stewart}} helps her turn the house into the ultimate festive grotto. Finally, in Maggie's dream, the family are puppets and are visited by [[Moe]] and his new girlfriend, {{Ch|Katy Perry}}.
  
−
=== Treehouse of Horror XXI ===
+
'''Guest starring:''' [[Katy Perry]] as {{Ch|Katy Perry|herself}} and [[Martha Stewart]] as {{Ch|Martha Stewart|herself}}.|7|color=white}}
−
*[[Daniel Radcliffe]] as [[Edmund]]
 
−
*[[Hugh Laurie]] as [[Roger]]
 
  
−
=== How Munched Is that Birdie in the Window? ===
+
{{TBT|[[File:Donnie Fatso promo.png|250px]]}}
−
*[[Danica Patrick]] as [[Danica Patrick (character)|Herself]]
+
{{TB|473 - 9}}
−
*[[Rachel Weisz]] as [[Dr. Thurston]]
+
{{TB|'''"[[Donnie Fatso]]"'''}}
 +
{{TB|December 12, 2010}}
 +
{{TB|[[Ralph Sosa]]}}
 +
{{TB|[[Chris Cluess]]}}
 +
{{TB|MABF19}}
 +
{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] is arrested for bribing an official, an {{ap|FBI agent|Donnie Fatso}} offers to reduce his jail time if he agrees to go undercover as an informant to investigate [[Fat Tony]]. When Homer forges a special bond with Fat Tony and his family, he becomes conflicted between his obligation to the government and his loyalty to his new family.
  
−
=== The Fight Before Christmas ===
+
'''Guest starring:''' [[Jon Hamm]] as an {{ap|FBI agent|Donnie Fatso}} and [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]] and [[Fit Tony]].|7|color=white}}
−
*[[Katy Perry]] as [[Katy Perry (character)|Herself]]
 
−
*[[Martha Stewart]] as [[Martha Stewart (character)|Herself]]
 
  
−
=== Donnie Fatso ===
+
{{TBT|[[File:New Cool Moms.png|250px]]}}
−
*[[Jon Hamm]] as [[FBI agent]]
+
{{TB|474 - 10}}
−
*[[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]] and [[Fit Tony]]
+
{{TB|'''"[[Moms I'd Like to Forget]]"'''}}
 +
{{TB|January 9, [[2011]]}}
 +
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
 +
{{TB|[[Brian Kelley]]}}
 +
{{TB|NABF03}}
 +
{{TCsT|When [[Bart]] discovers that [[Erik|a fifth grader]] has a scar identical to one Bart has, [[Marge]] tells him about [[The Cool Moms|a club of mothers]] she was in once where they set playdates for their kids. When she tries to bring the club back, things turn out better for Marge than they do for Bart.|7|color=white}}
  
−
=== Flaming Moe ===
+
{{TBT|[[File:Flaming Moe.png|250px]]}}
−
*[[Alyson Hannigan]] as [[Melody Juniper]]
+
{{TB|475 - 11}}
−
*[[Kristen Wiig]] as [[Ms. Juniper]]
+
{{TB|'''"[[Flaming Moe]]"'''}}
−
*[[Scott Thompson]] as [[Grady]]
+
{{TB|January 16, [[2011]]}}
 +
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
 +
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]]}}
 +
{{TB|NABF04}}
 +
{{TCsT|[[Moe]] and [[Smithers]] turn [[Moe's]] into "Mo's", a trendy gay bar. However, Moe struggles with the new customers thinking that he is gay. Meanwhile, [[Principal Skinner]] uses [[Bart]] to get closer to dating a [[Calliope Juniper|substitute music teacher]] after finding out that he is dating her [[Melody Juniper|daughter]].
  
−
=== Homer the Father ===
+
'''Guest starring:''' [[Alyson Hannigan]] as [[Melody Juniper]], [[Scott Thompson]] as [[Grady Little]], and [[Kristen Wiig]] as [[Calliope Juniper]].|7|color=white}}
−
*[[James Lipton]] as [[James Lipton (character)|Himself]]
 
−
*[[David Mamet]] as [[David Mamet (character)|Himself]]
 
−
*[[Michael Paul Chan]] as [[Chinese spies]]
 
−
*[[Garry Marshall]] as Unknown
 
  
−
=== Angry Dad: The Movie ===
+
{{TBT|[[File:Homer the Father.png|250px]]}}
−
*[[Halle Berry]] as [[Halle Berry (character)|Herself]]
+
{{TB|476 - 12}}
−
*[[Ricky Gervais]] as [[Ricky Gervais (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TB|'''"[[Homer the Father]]"'''}}
−
*[[Russell Brand]] as [[Russell Brand (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TB|January 23, 2011}}
−
*[[Nick Park]] as [[Nick Park (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
−
*[[J. B. Smoove]]‎ as [[DJ Kwanzaa]]
+
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
−
*[[Maurice LaMarche]] as Unknown
+
{{TB|NABF05}}
 +
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] becomes obsessed with [[Thicker than Waters|a 1980s family sitcom]] and starts acting like [[Patrick Waters|the show's father]] so he does not give [[Bart]] a dirt bike he wants. Bart then realizes that he can sell secrets about the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear power plant]] to other countries, so he agrees to sell them to [[China]] in exchange for a dirt bike.
  
−
=== The Scorpion's Tale ===
+
'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael Paul Chan]] as [[Chinese spies]], [[James Lipton]] as {{Ch|James Lipton|himself}}, [[David Mamet]] as {{Ch|David Mamet|himself}}, and [[Garry Marshall]] as [[Sheldon Leavitt]].|7|color=white}}
−
*[[Werner Herzog]] as [[Walter Hotenhoffer]]
 
−
*[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Retirement Castle orderly]]
 
  
−
=== A Midsummer's Nice Dream ===
+
{{TBT|[[File:The Blue and the Gray promo.png|200px]]}}
−
*[[Cheech Marin]] as [[Cheech Marin (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TB|477 - 13}}
−
*[[Tommy Chong]] as [[Tommy Chong (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TB|'''"[[The Blue and the Gray]]"'''}}
 +
{{TB|February 13, 2011}}
 +
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
 +
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
 +
{{TB|NABF06}}
 +
{{TCsT|[[Moe]] asks [[Homer]] to become his wingman in the hopes of finding a girlfriend. However, he is distraught when women are drawn to Homer instead of him. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] discovers her first gray hairs and surprises everyone by fully embracing the new hair color.|7|color=white}}
  
−
=== Love Is a Many Strangled Thing ===
+
{{TBT|[[File:Homer accepts the award.png|250px]]}}
−
*[[Paul Rudd]] as [[Dr. Zander]]
+
{{TB|478 - 14}}
−
*[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as various voices
+
{{TB|'''"[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]"'''}}
−
*[[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] as [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (character)|Himself]]
+
{{TB|February 20, 2011}}
 +
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
 +
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
 +
{{TB|NABF07}}
 +
{{TCsT|[[Bart]]'s cartoon [[Angry Dad]] gets turned into {{ap|Angry Dad: The Movie|film|a movie}} starring [[Homer]] as the voice of {{Ch|Angry Dad}}, which becomes a huge critical success. But when it starts to win awards, Homer claims them instead of Bart, leading to Bart figuring out a way to shut Homer out.
  
−
=== The Great Simpsina ===
+
'''Guest starring:''' [[Halle Berry]] as {{Ch|Halle Berry|herself}}, [[Russell Brand]] as {{Ch|Russell Brand|himself}}, [[Ricky Gervais]] as {{Ch|Ricky Gervais|himself}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Nick Park]] as {{Ch|Nick Park|himself}}, and [[J. B. Smoove‎]] as [[DJ Kwanzaa]].|7|color=white}}
−
*[[Martin Landau]] as [[The Great Raymondo]]
 
−
*[[Jack McBrayer]] as [[Ewell Freestone]]
 
−
*[[Ricky Jay]] as [[Ricky Jay (character)|Himself]]
 
−
*[[Penn Jillette]] as [[Penn Jillette (character)|Himself]]
 
−
*[[Teller]] as [[Teller (character)|Himself]]
 
−
*[[David Copperfield]] as [[David Copperfield (character)|Himself]]
 
  
−
=== The Real Housewives of Fat Tony ===
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{{TBT|[[File:The Scorpion's Tale.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|479 - 15}}
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{{TB|'''"[[The Scorpion's Tale]]"'''}}
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{{TB|March 6, 2011}}
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{{TB|[[Matthew Schofield]]}}
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{{TB|[[Billy Kimball]] and [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
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{{TB|NABF08}}
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{{TCsT|During a field trip to the [[Springfield Desert State Park]], [[Lisa]] finds [[Springfield Silvertongue|a flower]] that can cause animals to become docile. When she synthesizes a drug out of this, the drug gets picked up by a major pharmaceuticals company and distributed to the population. However, it has a major negative side effect.
  
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=== Homer Scissorhands ===
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Werner Herzog]] as [[Walther Hotenhoffer]] and [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[Retirement Castle orderly]].|7|color=white}}
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*[[Kristen Schaal]] as [[Taffy]]
 
  
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=== 500 Keys ===
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{{TBT|[[File:A Midsummer's Nice Dreams promo.png|200px]]}}
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*[[Albert Brooks]] as [[Hank Scorpio]]
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{{TB|480 - 16}}
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{{TB|'''"[[A Midsummer's Nice Dreams]]"'''}}
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{{TB|March 13, 2011}}
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{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
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{{TB|[[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Deb Lacusta]]}}
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{{TB|NABF09}}
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{{TCsT|{{Ch|Cheech Marin|Cheech}} and {{Ch|Tommy Chong|Chong}} arrive in [[Springfield]] for their reunion tour, but when Chong refuses to perform a joke, [[Homer]] steps in and becomes the new "Chong", going on tour as "Cheech and Chunk". Meanwhile, Chong recruits [[Seymour Skinner]] to form "Teach and Chong". Meanwhile, Marge helps the [[Crazy Cat Lady]] change her hoarder ways, but in the process turns into a hoarder herself.
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Tommy Chong]] as {{Ch|Tommy Chong|himself}} and [[Cheech Marin]] as {{Ch|Cheech Marin|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing promo.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|481 - 17}}
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{{TB|'''"[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]"'''}}
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{{TB|March 27, 2011}}
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{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
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{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
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{{TB|NABF10}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] tickles [[Bart]] until he wets his pants, [[Marge]] makes Homer take part in a fathering enrichment class. Over the course of the lessons, Homer becomes scared of Bart. Marge tries to track down the now-missing [[Dr. Zander]] to get him to put things right again.
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] as {{Ch|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|himself}}, [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[retired lineman masseur]], and [[Paul Rudd]] as [[Dr. Zander]].|7|color=white}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Great Simpsina promo 2.png|200px]]}}
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{{TB|482 - 18}}
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{{TB|'''"[[The Great Simpsina]]"'''}}
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{{TB|April 10, 2011}}
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{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
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{{TB|[[Matt Warburton]]}}
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{{TB|NABF11}}
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{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] becomes an apprentice magician when she meets [[The Great Raymondo]], who teaches her all his secrets. One of these is for "The Great Milk Can Escape," which Lisa accidentally reveals to [[Cregg Demon]], a rival magician. But when other rival magicians attempt to take out Cregg, Lisa comes to his rescue.
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'''Guest starring:''' [[David Copperfield]] as {{Ch|David Copperfield|himself}}, [[Ricky Jay]] as {{Ch|Ricky Jay|himself}}, [[Penn Jillette]] as {{Ch|Penn Jillette|himself}}, [[Martin Landau]] as [[The Great Raymondo]], [[Jack McBrayer]] as [[Ewell Freestone]], and [[Teller]] as {{Ch|Teller|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Real Housewives of Fat Tony promo.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|483 - 19}}
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{{TB|'''"[[The Real Housewives of Fat Tony]]"'''}}
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{{TB|May 1, 2011}}
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{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
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{{TB|[[Dick Blasucci]]}}
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{{TB|NABF12}}
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{{TCsT|[[Fat Tony]] and [[Selma]] fall in love and get married after a whirlwind courtship. [[Marge]] has her reservations about the couple's marriage, so Fat Tony invites [[Homer]] and Marge to a weekend getaway at [[D'Amico summer home|his summer home]]. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] discovers a special talent that allows him to detect the location of truffles by smell, so he and [[Lisa]] team up to collect them.
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]].|7|color=white}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Homer Scissorhands.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|484 - 20}}
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{{TB|'''"[[Homer Scissorhands]]"'''}}
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{{TB|May 8, 2011}}
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{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
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{{TB|[[Peter Gaffney]] and [[Steve Viksten]]}}
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{{TB|NABF13}}
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{{TCsT|After [[Homer]] discovers a talent for styling hair, he becomes [[Springfield]]'s most in-demand hair stylist. But having to listen to women's problems and gossip all day long leads Homer to believe his gift may actually be a curse. Meanwhile, [[Milhouse]] professes his love for [[Lisa]], only to have his heart broken. Milhouse then catches the eye of popular fifth-grader [[Taffy]], causing Lisa to become jealous.
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kristen Schaal]] as [[Taffy]].|7|color=white}}
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{{TBT|[[File:500 Keys promo.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|485 - 21}}
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{{TB|'''"[[500 Keys]]"'''}}
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{{TB|May 15, 2011}}
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{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
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{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
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{{TB|NABF14}}
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{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] tries to return a key to [[Springfield Elementary]], but she stumbles upon an abandoned classroom in the basement. Trying to investigate this leads to more questions arising around the mystery of [[Bus 23]], a school bus that never returned from a school trip. Lisa, [[Homer]], and [[Bart]] team up to solve the mystery. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] is on a continuous search for [[The Pooter Toot Express|her noisy anniversary present]].
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Albert Brooks]] as [[Hank Scorpio]].|7|color=white}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Ned-liest Catch promo 2.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|486 - 22}}
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{{TB|'''"[[The Ned-liest Catch]]"'''}}
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{{TB|May 22, 2011}}
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{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]}}
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{{TB|NABF15}}
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{{TCsT|Feeling guilty for getting [[Mrs. Krabappel]] suspended after one of his school pranks, [[Bart]] helps her escape detention, and [[Ned Flanders]] winds up saving her life in the process. When Edna and Ned start dating, he is surprised to learn she's been with many of Springfield's men, including [[Homer]] and [[Aerosmith]] drummer {{Ch|Joey Kramer}}.
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Ken Burns]] as {{Ch|Ken Burns|himself}} and [[Joey Kramer]] as {{Ch|Joey Kramer|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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== Script covers ==
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File:MABF16 Script.jpg
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File:MABF19 Script.jpg
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File:MABF20 Script.jpg
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File:MABF21 Script.jpg
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File:MABF22 Script.jpg
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File:NABF05 Script Cover.jpg
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File:NABF09 Script.jpg
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File:NABF10 Script.jpg
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File:NABF14 Script.jpg
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</gallery>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:13, June 9, 2025

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Season 22
Season 22 Logo.jpg
Season Information
No. of episodes: 22
Original run: September 26, 2010 – May 22, 2011
Showrunner(s): Al Jean
Previous season: Next season:
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Season 22 is the twenty-second broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 26, 2010, with "Elementary School Musical", to May 22, 2011, with "The Ned-liest Catch". The season was mostly made up of production season NABF episodes, with seven rollover episodes from production season MABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season.

The season ended with a fan poll on thesimpsons.con to decide on the fate of the relationship between Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel, which was known as "Nedna", with the result being revealed in the season 23 premiere, "The Falcon and the D'ohman". The result of the poll was to have the characters get together.

Awards[edit]

Award Episode Crew Result
39th Annie Award for Best Animated Television Program[1] N/A N/A Won
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Animated Show[2]
38th Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production[3] "Elementary School Musical" Tim Long, Alf Clausen, Bret McKenzie, and Jemaine Clement Nominated
63rd Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series[4] "Treehouse of Horror XXI" Alf Clausen
38th Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production[3] Bob Anderson
64th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation[5] "Donnie Fatso" Chris Cluess
"Homer the Father" Joel H. Cohen Won
"The Blue and the Gray" Rob LaZebnik Nominated
63rd Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance[6] "Donnie Fatso" Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, and Louie)
63rd Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[7] "Angry Dad: The Movie" James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Matt Selman, John Frink, Kevin Curran, J. Stewart Burns, Michael Price, Bill Odenkirk, Marc Wilmore, Joel H. Cohen, Rob LaZebnik, Matt Warburton, Jeff Westbrook, Brian Kelley, Larina Adamson, Tom Klein, Matthew Nastuk, Mike B. Anderson, Alex Ruiz, Sam Im

Episodes[edit]

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
Elementary School Musical promo 6.png 465 - 1 "Elementary School Musical" September 26, 2010 Mark Kirkland Tim Long MABF21
Lisa goes to a performing arts camp where the counselors and her fellow campers inspire her to embrace her creative side. But when the camp ends, Lisa goes to Sprooklyn to find the counselors again. Meanwhile, Homer and Bart try to help Krusty get out of trouble with the International Court of Justice.

Guest starring: Jemaine Clement as Ethan Ballantyne, Ira Glass as himself, Stephen Hawking as himself, Lea Michele as Sarah, Bret McKenzie as Kurt Hardwick, Cory Monteith as Flynn, and Amber Riley as Aiesha.

Loan-a Lisa.png 466 - 2 "Loan-a Lisa" October 3, 2010 Matthew Faughnan Valentina L. Garza MABF17
When Grampa gives each member of the family a portion of his savings, Lisa invests in Nelson's brand-new business venture but soon realizes that her friend's instant success might lure him away from the classroom. When Nelson's business suddenly takes a sharp turn, Lisa teaches her friend that education is invaluable. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge start buying expensive stuff with the intention of returning it after they're done with it.

Guest starring: Chris Hansen as himself, Muhammad Yunus as himself, and Mark Zuckerberg as himself.

MoneyBart2.png 467 - 3 "MoneyBart" October 10, 2010 Nancy Kruse Tim Long MABF18
In an effort to broaden her extracurricular horizons, Lisa decides to manage the Springfield Isotots. Using statistics and probabilities, Lisa leads the team to an incredible winning streak. However, Lisa's methodical calculating clashes with Bart's way of playing.

Guest starring: Bill James as himself and Mike Scioscia as himself.

Treehouse of Horror XXI poster.png 468 - 4 "Treehouse of Horror XXI" November 7, 2010 Bob Anderson Joel H. Cohen MABF16
In "War and Pieces", Bart and Milhouse discover a board game that traps them in a life-or-death board game. In "Master and Cadaver", Marge and Homer go on a second honeymoon on a sailboat and rescue a mysterious castaway named Roger. In "Tweenlight", Lisa falls in love with a vampire named Edmund.

Guest starring: Hugh Laurie as Roger and Daniel Radcliffe as Edmund.

Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life promo.png 469 - 5 "Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life" November 14, 2010 Matthew Nastuk Joel H. Cohen MABF20
Discovering that Marge was once a straight A+ student whose grades plummeted after being distracted, Lisa fears that she will end up just like her mom unless she pledges to focus solely on academics. Marge gets Lisa into Cloisters Academy, but she has to do all the laundry for the school for Lisa to stay there. Meanwhile, Bart puts Nelson in his place and unintentionally claims the title of "School Bully".
The Fool Monty promo.png 470 - 6 "The Fool Monty" November 21, 2010 Steven Dean Moore Michael Price NABF01
After finding out he only has weeks left to live, Mr. Burns tries to go out on his own terms. Surviving the attempt, a now amnesiac Burns is found by Bart, who reveals him to the townspeople to enact revenge on. But when Burns gets his memories back, he wants payback. Meanwhile, Smithers gets a job working for former vice president Dick Cheney.
How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window.png 471 - 7 "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?" November 28, 2010 Michael Polcino Kevin Curran NABF02
After a pigeon breaks its wing flying into the Simpson house, Bart looks after him until he recovers. However, Santa's Little Helper eats his new pet. Bart is taken to therapy where the Simpsons are told they need to get rid of the family dog.

Guest starring: Danica Patrick as herself and Rachel Weisz as Dr. Thurston.

The Fight Before Christmas promo 4.png 472 - 8 "The Fight Before Christmas" December 5, 2010 Bob Anderson and Matthew Schofield Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta MABF22
The night before Christmas, Bart, Lisa, Marge, and Maggie have dreams. In Bart's dream, he boards the Polar Express to the North Pole, where he meets Santa Claus. In Lisa's dream, it is World War II and Marge is fighting on the front line, where she goes missing in action. In Marge's dream, Martha Stewart helps her turn the house into the ultimate festive grotto. Finally, in Maggie's dream, the family are puppets and are visited by Moe and his new girlfriend, Katy Perry.

Guest starring: Katy Perry as herself and Martha Stewart as herself.

Donnie Fatso promo.png 473 - 9 "Donnie Fatso" December 12, 2010 Ralph Sosa Chris Cluess MABF19
When Homer is arrested for bribing an official, an FBI agent offers to reduce his jail time if he agrees to go undercover as an informant to investigate Fat Tony. When Homer forges a special bond with Fat Tony and his family, he becomes conflicted between his obligation to the government and his loyalty to his new family.

Guest starring: Jon Hamm as an FBI agent and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony and Fit Tony.

New Cool Moms.png 474 - 10 "Moms I'd Like to Forget" January 9, 2011 Chris Clements Brian Kelley NABF03
When Bart discovers that a fifth grader has a scar identical to one Bart has, Marge tells him about a club of mothers she was in once where they set playdates for their kids. When she tries to bring the club back, things turn out better for Marge than they do for Bart.
Flaming Moe.png 475 - 11 "Flaming Moe" January 16, 2011 Chuck Sheetz Matt Selman NABF04
Moe and Smithers turn Moe's into "Mo's", a trendy gay bar. However, Moe struggles with the new customers thinking that he is gay. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner uses Bart to get closer to dating a substitute music teacher after finding out that he is dating her daughter.

Guest starring: Alyson Hannigan as Melody Juniper, Scott Thompson as Grady Little, and Kristen Wiig as Calliope Juniper.

Homer the Father.png 476 - 12 "Homer the Father" January 23, 2011 Mark Kirkland Joel H. Cohen NABF05
Homer becomes obsessed with a 1980s family sitcom and starts acting like the show's father so he does not give Bart a dirt bike he wants. Bart then realizes that he can sell secrets about the nuclear power plant to other countries, so he agrees to sell them to China in exchange for a dirt bike.

Guest starring: Michael Paul Chan as Chinese spies, James Lipton as himself, David Mamet as himself, and Garry Marshall as Sheldon Leavitt.

The Blue and the Gray promo.png 477 - 13 "The Blue and the Gray" February 13, 2011 Bob Anderson Rob LaZebnik NABF06
Moe asks Homer to become his wingman in the hopes of finding a girlfriend. However, he is distraught when women are drawn to Homer instead of him. Meanwhile, Marge discovers her first gray hairs and surprises everyone by fully embracing the new hair color.
Homer accepts the award.png 478 - 14 "Angry Dad: The Movie" February 20, 2011 Matthew Nastuk John Frink NABF07
Bart's cartoon Angry Dad gets turned into a movie starring Homer as the voice of Angry Dad, which becomes a huge critical success. But when it starts to win awards, Homer claims them instead of Bart, leading to Bart figuring out a way to shut Homer out.

Guest starring: Halle Berry as herself, Russell Brand as himself, Ricky Gervais as himself, Maurice LaMarche as Anthony Hopkins, Nick Park as himself, and J. B. Smoove‎ as DJ Kwanzaa.

The Scorpion's Tale.png 479 - 15 "The Scorpion's Tale" March 6, 2011 Matthew Schofield Billy Kimball and Ian Maxtone-Graham NABF08
During a field trip to the Springfield Desert State Park, Lisa finds a flower that can cause animals to become docile. When she synthesizes a drug out of this, the drug gets picked up by a major pharmaceuticals company and distributed to the population. However, it has a major negative side effect.

Guest starring: Werner Herzog as Walther Hotenhoffer and Kevin Michael Richardson as the Retirement Castle orderly.

A Midsummer's Nice Dreams promo.png 480 - 16 "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams" March 13, 2011 Steven Dean Moore Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta NABF09
Cheech and Chong arrive in Springfield for their reunion tour, but when Chong refuses to perform a joke, Homer steps in and becomes the new "Chong", going on tour as "Cheech and Chunk". Meanwhile, Chong recruits Seymour Skinner to form "Teach and Chong". Meanwhile, Marge helps the Crazy Cat Lady change her hoarder ways, but in the process turns into a hoarder herself.

Guest starring: Tommy Chong as himself and Cheech Marin as himself.

Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing promo.png 481 - 17 "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing" March 27, 2011 Michael Polcino Bill Odenkirk NABF10
When Homer tickles Bart until he wets his pants, Marge makes Homer take part in a fathering enrichment class. Over the course of the lessons, Homer becomes scared of Bart. Marge tries to track down the now-missing Dr. Zander to get him to put things right again.

Guest starring: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as himself, Kevin Michael Richardson as the retired lineman masseur, and Paul Rudd as Dr. Zander.

The Great Simpsina promo 2.png 482 - 18 "The Great Simpsina" April 10, 2011 Chris Clements Matt Warburton NABF11
Lisa becomes an apprentice magician when she meets The Great Raymondo, who teaches her all his secrets. One of these is for "The Great Milk Can Escape," which Lisa accidentally reveals to Cregg Demon, a rival magician. But when other rival magicians attempt to take out Cregg, Lisa comes to his rescue.

Guest starring: David Copperfield as himself, Ricky Jay as himself, Penn Jillette as himself, Martin Landau as The Great Raymondo, Jack McBrayer as Ewell Freestone, and Teller as himself.

The Real Housewives of Fat Tony promo.png 483 - 19 "The Real Housewives of Fat Tony" May 1, 2011 Lance Kramer Dick Blasucci NABF12
Fat Tony and Selma fall in love and get married after a whirlwind courtship. Marge has her reservations about the couple's marriage, so Fat Tony invites Homer and Marge to a weekend getaway at his summer home. Meanwhile, Bart discovers a special talent that allows him to detect the location of truffles by smell, so he and Lisa team up to collect them.

Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.

Homer Scissorhands.png 484 - 20 "Homer Scissorhands" May 8, 2011 Mark Kirkland Peter Gaffney and Steve Viksten NABF13
After Homer discovers a talent for styling hair, he becomes Springfield's most in-demand hair stylist. But having to listen to women's problems and gossip all day long leads Homer to believe his gift may actually be a curse. Meanwhile, Milhouse professes his love for Lisa, only to have his heart broken. Milhouse then catches the eye of popular fifth-grader Taffy, causing Lisa to become jealous.

Guest starring: Kristen Schaal as Taffy.

500 Keys promo.png 485 - 21 "500 Keys" May 15, 2011 Bob Anderson John Frink NABF14
Lisa tries to return a key to Springfield Elementary, but she stumbles upon an abandoned classroom in the basement. Trying to investigate this leads to more questions arising around the mystery of Bus 23, a school bus that never returned from a school trip. Lisa, Homer, and Bart team up to solve the mystery. Meanwhile, Marge is on a continuous search for her noisy anniversary present.

Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio.

The Ned-liest Catch promo 2.png 486 - 22 "The Ned-liest Catch" May 22, 2011 Chuck Sheetz Jeff Westbrook NABF15
Feeling guilty for getting Mrs. Krabappel suspended after one of his school pranks, Bart helps her escape detention, and Ned Flanders winds up saving her life in the process. When Edna and Ned start dating, he is surprised to learn she's been with many of Springfield's men, including Homer and Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer.

Guest starring: Ken Burns as himself and Joey Kramer as himself.


Script covers[edit]

  • MABF16 Script.jpg
  • MABF19 Script.jpg
  • MABF20 Script.jpg
  • MABF21 Script.jpg
  • MABF22 Script.jpg
  • NABF05 Script Cover.jpg
  • NABF09 Script.jpg
  • NABF10 Script.jpg
  • NABF14 Script.jpg

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Annie Awards - "39th Annie Awards" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  2. ↑ "2011 Teen Choice Awards"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Annie Awards - "38th Annual Annie Nominations" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  4. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) - 2011"
  5. ↑ IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2012 Awards"
  6. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2011"
  7. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Animated Program - 2011"


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