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|name = Season 17
 
|name = Season 17
 
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|original run = September 11, 2005 - May 21, 2006
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|original run = September 11, [[2005]] - May 21, [[2006]]
 
|episodes = 22
 
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|showrunners = [[Al Jean]]
 
|previous = [[Season 16]]
 
|previous = [[Season 16]]
 
|next = [[Season 18]]
 
|next = [[Season 18]]
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|boxset = [[The Complete Seventeenth Season]]
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|boxset = ''[[The Complete Seventeenth Season]]''
 
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The '''seventeenth season''' of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' ran for 22 episodes; the first being "[[The Bonfire of the Manatees]]" which aired on September 11, 2005, and the last being "[[Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play]]", on May 21, 2006.
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'''Season 17''' is the seventeenth broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from September 11, [[2005]], with "[[The Bonfire of the Manatees]]", to May 21, [[2006]], with "[[Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season HABF]] episodes, with seven [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season GABF]] also airing. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season.
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One episode in this season, "[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]]" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour). At the 34th Annie Awards, episode writer [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]] won the award for "Best Writing in an Animated Television Production."<ref>[http://annieawards.org/34thwinners.html Annie Awards - 34th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners]</ref>[[Kelsey Grammer]] won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his voice portrayal of Sideshow Bob in "[[The Italian Bob]]".<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/23/emmy.advancer/index.html CNN - Welcome to the Emmy 'mess']</ref> The DVD and Blu-ray boxset was released in December 2014.<ref>[http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?103137-The-Official-Season-17-DVD-Blu-Ray-Thread/page3 NoHomers.net - The Official Season 17 DVD/Blu-ray Thread - Page 3]</ref> and also features Sideshow Bob on the cover.<ref>[http://www.bol.com/nl/p/the-simpsons-seizoen-17/9200000032163978/ - Bol.com - The Simpsons - Seizoen 17 (Digipack)]</ref>
 
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Homer]]'s latest gamble with the Mafia goes awry, and when [[Marge]] walks in on the filming of a porn movie in their own house, she takes off and ends up caring for manatees with a doctor, leaving a forlorn Homer to shack up with [[Santa's Little Helper]]'s cousins in order to find her.
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{{TCsT|After falling into debt with the [[Springfield Mafia]], [[Fat Tony]] takes payment in the form of using [[742 Evergreen Terrace|his house]] as a set for a porn film. When [[Marge]] finds out, she leaves Homer and meets up with scientist [[Caleb Thorn]]. Homer and the kids then track Marge down so he can win her back.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Alec Baldwin]] as [[Caleb Thorn]] and [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Alec Baldwin]] as [[Caleb Thorn]] and [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Some seemingly-innocent protesting ends horribly when the residents of [[Evergreen Terrace]] end up with a cemetery behind their back gardens. But Lisa is profoundly moved by the re-installation, since she has a front-row seat from her bedroom window, and it all culminates to her having nightmares and moving in with Homer and Marge.|7}}
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{{TCsT|After a protest against construction happening on [[Evergreen Terrace]], the construction gets swapped with the [[Springfield Cemetery]], which [[Lisa]] can now see from her bedroom window. Nightmares cause Lisa sleepless nights, and she starts to sleep with her parents. Lisa is then admitted to therapy to help her get over her fears.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Kirk]] and [[Luann]] reconcile after some heavy talking at a pox party (don't ask), but there's a difference - they are unknowingly being selfish and ignoring [[Milhouse]], which leaves him down in the dumps. Mischievous as always, he and [[Bart]] conjure up a plan that inadvertently leads the parents of both children to split up - again!|7}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Kirk]] and [[Luann]] get back together again, [[Milhouse]] starts to feel neglected by his parents. So, [[Bart]] and Milhouse leave one of [[Marge]]'s bras on Kirk and Luann's bed in an attempt to break them up again, which leads to [[Homer]] questioning Marge's loyalty to him.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|In "B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence", the family replaces [[Bart]], who is in coma, with a robot son, but when Bart wakes up he wants revenge on the robot. In "Survival of the Fattest", [[Mr. Burns]] invites many of the townspeople to go hunting, but Mr Burns plans hunting the townspeople. In the end [[Homer]] is the last one alive, but for how long? In "I've Grown a Costume on Your Face", a witch turns everyone in [[Springfield]] into their costumed characters, and [[Maggie]], being dressed as a witch and therefore becoming a witch herself, is the only one who can break the spell.
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{{TCsT|In "B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence", after [[Bart]] falls into a coma, the family gets a new robot son, {{ap|David|Treehouse of Horror XVI}}. But when Bart wakes up, he's not happy about being replaced. In "Survival of the Fattest", [[Mr. Burns]] invites many of the townspeople to go hunting, but unbeknownst to them, they're the prey being hunted. In "I've Grown a Costume on Your Face", a {{ap|witch|Treehouse of Horror XVI}} turns everyone in [[Springfield]] into their costumed characters, and [[Maggie]], being dressed as a witch, is the only one who can break the spell.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Terry Bradshaw]] as {{Ch|Terry Bradshaw|himself}} and [[Dennis Rodman]] as {{Ch|Dennis Rodman|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|When visiting a closing amusement pier, Marge purchases a tandem which she believes Homer will ride with her, but instead he goes off to an arm-wrestling competition, and Bart kindly volunteers to ride with her, seeing how forlorn she is. But it all goes badly wrong when Bart is branded a "momma's-boy" and kicks off...|7}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Marge]] buys [[Bicycle Built for Two|a tandem bicycle]], she finds that nobody wants to ride with her, until [[Bart]] notices that she's feeling lonely and offers to join her. However, when Bart actually enjoys spending time with his mom, he becomes labeled a "momma's boy" and breaks Marge's heart when he stops spending time with her.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer's attempts at fathering fail completely when he mistreats a birthday gift from [[Lisa]], which leads Homer to become safety salamander at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]] to try and impress her. But when Homer saves many residents from a pile-up, and runs for mayor, it seems Homer's fame is going to his head...|7}}
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] becomes the [[Springfield Elementary School]]'s "[[Safety Salamander]]" to make amends and stop [[Lisa]]'s frustrations against men. After he saves many drivers from a multiple car crash, the Safety Salamander runs for mayor. But Homer soon finds out that people only care about the costume, not the man inside it.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer embarrasses Marge once again with his puerile behaviour and she feels as if she'll never gain friends with him around, until that is she is invited to join a women's group called the Cheery Red Tomatoes, which is innocent enough at first - until Marge has proven herself to be a virtuous member and is introduced to a heist plan... Meanwhile, Milhouse teaches Lisa Italian, and Lisa begins developing unrequited feelings...
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{{TCsT|While wanting to make new friends, [[Marge]] meets {{ap|Tammy|The Last of the Red Hat Mamas}}, who is a member of the [[Cheery Red Tomatoes]]. However, Marge's new friend group surprises her when they plan to rob [[Mr. Burns]]. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] learns Italian from [[Milhouse]] so she can go to [[Italy]] on an educational trip.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Lily Tomlin]] as {{ap|Tammy|The Last of the Red Hat Mamas}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|After Mr. Burns is teased about his car, he sends Homer and the family off to Italy to pick up his new fancy sports car. While on their Italian adventure, the Simpsons end up stranded in a small Italian village where a rehabilitated Sideshow Bob reigns as mayor with a wife and son.
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{{TCsT|When [[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] go to [[Italy]] to pick up a [[Lamborgotti Fasterossa|new Italian sports car]] for [[Mr. Burns]], they end up in a village called [[Salsiccia]] where the residents aren't aware of the criminal past of their new mayor, [[Sideshow Bob]], who is now married and has a son. When the Simpsons reveal who Bob is to his family, he declares a "vendetta" against them.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Maria Grazia Cucinotta]] as [[Francesca Terwilliger]] and [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer tells the whole church about the creation of Jesus, Bart and Lisa are told the story of [[Grampa]]'s decade-old attempt to get revenge on Santa Claus, and the performance of "The Nutcracker" at Springfield Elementary makes everyone go singing-crazy, especially [[Moe]].|7}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] takes charge of the [[Christmas]] service at the [[First Church of Springfield]], he tells the story of the birth of [[Jesus Christ]]. Back at home, [[Grampa]] tells the story of how he lost his brother, [[Cyrus Simpson|Cyrus]], and met [[Santa Claus]] after [[Mr. Burns]] shot his sleigh down. Finally, after a performance of "The Nutcracker" at [[Springfield Elementary]], the people of [[Springfield]] sing along to the music.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|The discovery of a frozen mailman from the 60s sends shockwaves through the Simpson family after it transpires Homer's mother [[Mona Simpson|Mona]] may have actually been impregnated by a nobody called [[Mason Fairbanks]].
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{{TCsT|After a frozen mailman from the 60s is discovered, all the letters he was carrying are delivered to their destinations, including one for [[Mona Simpson]] from a man telling her about their son, which suggests [[Grampa]] might not be [[Homer]]'s father. Homer seeks out [[Mason Fairbanks]], who may be his biological father.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael York]] as [[Mason Fairbanks]], [[William H. Macy]] as {{Ch|William H. Macy|himself}} and [[Joe Frazier]] as {{Ch|Joe Frazier|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Joe Frazier]] as {{Ch|Joe Frazier|himself}}, [[William H. Macy]] as {{Ch|William H. Macy|himself}}, and [[Michael York]] as [[Mason Fairbanks]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Bart's recklessness in the steam tunnel turns Springfield Elementary into, practically, a damp mess, and Homer is advised to take him to an education camp - which means giving up a trip to Vegas and spending the time instead with his idiotic son. But the two begin to bond more on the journey, and will Homer make that crucial decision. Meanwhile, Marge decides to have a clear out, and some prescription drugs appear out of nowhere, which [[Otto]] and some others take an interest in... |7}}
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{{TCsT|After a prank goes wrong and ruins [[Springfield Elementary School|the school]], [[Bart]] is sent to [[Upward Bound]] behavioral camp, with [[Homer]] being made to take him before he can go to [[Las Vegas]] to meet up with his friends. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] sells expired prescription drugs in a yard sale.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Retribution is on the cards when a new gym teacher is determined to pummel students with dodgeballs incessantly as his main choice of sport, and Bart takes it into his own hands - filling up a dodgeball with ice-cold water. But it goes errant and accidentally breaks a window and falls on top of [[Willie]]'s shack, flattening it, and, feeling sorry, Bart takes him in, and Lisa surprisingly turns his life around by transforming him into a pompous gentleman.|7}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Bart]] enacts revenge against new gym teacher [[Coach Krupt]], [[Willie's shack]] gets destroyed in the crossfire. The [[Simpson family]] take him in and [[Lisa]] decides to turn Willie into a proper gentleman for a school project. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] rips his favorite blue pants and starts an ambitious advertising campaign to bring the brand back.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|When The Simpsons get stuck in a cave after a failed nature trip, [[Lisa]] is told a story by [[Homer]], while the rest of the family try to get help. More stories evolve, and will the whole cave story actually be a story?
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{{TCsT|When the [[Simpson family]] gets trapped in [[Carl's Dad Caverns|a cave]], [[Lisa]] tells a story of how [[Mr. Burns]] told her a story about how he came to work at [[Moe's Tavern]] and how [[Moe]] told him a story about hidden treasure. In the present, a standoff between the Simpsons, Burns, [[Snake]], and [[The Rich Texan]] over the treasure takes place.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Commander McBragg]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Marge offers to babysit [[Rod]] and [[Todd]], and it turns out quite well, until she starts throwing Band-Aid required activities into the mix; Homer and the kids visit the zoo where Bart is kidnapped by a depressed monkey, who thinks Bart is her son.
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{{TCsT|When [[Marge]] babysits [[Rod]] and [[Todd]], she allows them to actually have fun. But when Rod gets a minor injury, [[Ned]] is not happy with Marge going against his wishes. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] takes the kids to an animal shelter, where [[Bart]] is kidnapped by [[Toot-Toot|a monkey]].
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Antonio Fargas]] as [[Huggy Bear]], [[Randy Johnson]] as {{Ch|Randy Johnson|himself}}, [[Susan Sarandon]] as {{Ch|Susan Sarandon|herself}}, and [[Dave Thomas]] as {{Ch|Bob Hope}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|"[[Mother Flippers]]", a brand-new show, appeals to both Homer and Marge when they need money for a plasma TV after getting enthralled by [[Lenny]]'s. But not everything goes entirely to plan when Homer ends up with an extremely strict and pretentious wife, and Marge ends up with a love-sick husband.
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] signs the [[Simpson family|family]] up to take part in the TV series ''[[Mother Flippers]]'' so they can win enough money to buy a new plasma screen television. While Homer goes to live with a very strict woman called [[Verity Heathbar|Verity]], [[Marge]] ends up living with [[Charles Heathbar|Charles]], who develops a crush on her.
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Abe]] accidentally ruins Springfield's chances for an NFL franchise when he mistakes an endorser who popped by the Simpsons' house for directions, for a burglar. The reaction is so profound that Abe ends up at an assisted-suicide center, and then as a bullfighter when the town turns the especially-built for football ring into a bullfighting one.
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{{TCsT|After [[Grampa]] blows [[Springfield]]'s chance to get an NFL franchise, he becomes hated by the town and goes to an assisted suicide center. But when the center is shut down before he is euthanized, Grampa gets a new lease on life and becomes a toreador. While he becomes loved by the townspeople, [[Lisa]] becomes disappointed in him.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Rob Reiner]] as {{Ch|Rob Reiner|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|It's 'all hail Homer' when the nuclear power plant gets transferred to India, Homer is chosen to work there, and upon his arrival, he gets showered with gifts.
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{{TCsT|When the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] is moved to [[India]], [[Homer]] becomes the only worker still employed and moves to India. When Homer gets placed in charge of the new plant, he is treated like a god by the Indian employees. Meanwhile, [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] kidnap {{Ch|Richard Dean Anderson}} of ''[[MacGyver]]''.
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[The Frying Dutchman]] is the scene set for a story-telling session with the nautical theme as the Simpsons impatiently wait for an inevitably not-arriving meal - Lisa tells the story of the Mayflower voyage, Bart about mutiny in Tahiti, and Homer about capsizing cruises.|7}}
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{{TCsT|While waiting for dinner at [[The Frying Dutchman]], the family starts telling three stories about ships: one about the [[Mayflower]], one about the [[Bounty]], and one about the {{ap|Neptune|The Wettest Stories Ever Told}}.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Principal Skinner]]'s chauvinistic remark about how men are better at maths than women leads to Springfield Elementary being split in two - boys and girls on different sides of the school. Lisa finds the girls' maths not as challenging, and she masquerades as a boy, using the alias "Jake Boyman" and attends the boys' lessons. But some bullying leads to Lisa breaking, however some incongruous support from her brother lifts her spirits again.
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{{TCsT|After the women of [[Springfield]] criticize [[Principal Skinner]] because he thinks girls are bad at math, the school is segregated into a boys' side and a girls' side. When [[Lisa]] finds that the math class for girls doesn't teach real math, she disguises herself as [[Jake Boyman|a boy]] to infiltrate the boys' side of the school.
  
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Season Information
No. of episodes: 22
Original run: September 11, 2005 - May 21, 2006
Showrunner(s): Al Jean
DVD boxset: The Complete Seventeenth Season
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Season 17 is the seventeenth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 11, 2005, with "The Bonfire of the Manatees", to May 21, 2006, with "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play". The season was mostly made up of production season HABF episodes, with seven rollover episodes from production season GABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season.

Episodes

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
The Bonfire of the Manatees promo.png 357 - 1 "The Bonfire of the Manatees" September 11, 2005 Mark Kirkland Dan Greaney GABF18
After falling into debt with the Springfield Mafia, Fat Tony takes payment in the form of using his house as a set for a porn film. When Marge finds out, she leaves Homer and meets up with scientist Caleb Thorn. Homer and the kids then track Marge down so he can win her back.

Guest starring: Alec Baldwin as Caleb Thorn and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.

TGWSTL - Lisa's graveyard view.png 358 - 2 "The Girl Who Slept Too Little" September 18, 2005 Raymond S. Persi John Frink GABF16
After a protest against construction happening on Evergreen Terrace, the construction gets swapped with the Springfield Cemetery, which Lisa can now see from her bedroom window. Nightmares cause Lisa sleepless nights, and she starts to sleep with her parents. Lisa is then admitted to therapy to help her get over her fears.
GABF19.png 359 - 3 "Milhouse of Sand and Fog" September 25, 2005 Steven Dean Moore Patric M. Verrone GABF19
When Kirk and Luann get back together again, Milhouse starts to feel neglected by his parents. So, Bart and Milhouse leave one of Marge's bras on Kirk and Luann's bed in an attempt to break them up again, which leads to Homer questioning Marge's loyalty to him.
Treehouse of Horror XVI poster.png 360 - 4 "Treehouse of Horror XVI" November 6, 2005 David Silverman Marc Wilmore GABF17
In "B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence", after Bart falls into a coma, the family gets a new robot son, David. But when Bart wakes up, he's not happy about being replaced. In "Survival of the Fattest", Mr. Burns invites many of the townspeople to go hunting, but unbeknownst to them, they're the prey being hunted. In "I've Grown a Costume on Your Face", a witch turns everyone in Springfield into their costumed characters, and Maggie, being dressed as a witch, is the only one who can break the spell.

Guest starring: Terry Bradshaw as himself and Dennis Rodman as himself.

Marge's Son Poisoning promo.png 361 - 5 "Marge's Son Poisoning" November 13, 2005 Mike B. Anderson Daniel Chun GABF20
When Marge buys a tandem bicycle, she finds that nobody wants to ride with her, until Bart notices that she's feeling lonely and offers to join her. However, when Bart actually enjoys spending time with his mom, he becomes labeled a "momma's boy" and breaks Marge's heart when he stops spending time with her.
GABF21 Salamander.png 362 - 6 "See Homer Run" November 20, 2005 Nancy Kruse Stephanie Gillis GABF21
Homer becomes the Springfield Elementary School's "Safety Salamander" to make amends and stop Lisa's frustrations against men. After he saves many drivers from a multiple car crash, the Safety Salamander runs for mayor. But Homer soon finds out that people only care about the costume, not the man inside it.
The Last of the Red Hat Mamas promo.png 363 - 7 "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas" November 27, 2005 Matthew Nastuk Joel H. Cohen GABF22
While wanting to make new friends, Marge meets Tammy, who is a member of the Cheery Red Tomatoes. However, Marge's new friend group surprises her when they plan to rob Mr. Burns. Meanwhile, Lisa learns Italian from Milhouse so she can go to Italy on an educational trip.

Guest starring: Lily Tomlin as Tammy.

The Italian Bob.png 364 - 8 "The Italian Bob" December 11, 2005 Mark Kirkland John Frink HABF02
When The Simpsons go to Italy to pick up a new Italian sports car for Mr. Burns, they end up in a village called Salsiccia where the residents aren't aware of the criminal past of their new mayor, Sideshow Bob, who is now married and has a son. When the Simpsons reveal who Bob is to his family, he declares a "vendetta" against them.

Guest starring: Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Francesca Terwilliger and Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob.

Simpsons Christmas Stories promo 1.png 365 - 9 "Simpsons Christmas Stories" December 18, 2005 Steven Dean Moore Don Payne HABF01
When Homer takes charge of the Christmas service at the First Church of Springfield, he tells the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. Back at home, Grampa tells the story of how he lost his brother, Cyrus, and met Santa Claus after Mr. Burns shot his sleigh down. Finally, after a performance of "The Nutcracker" at Springfield Elementary, the people of Springfield sing along to the music.
HABF03.png 366 - 10 "Homer's Paternity Coot" January 8, 2006 Mike B. Anderson Joel H. Cohen HABF03
After a frozen mailman from the 60s is discovered, all the letters he was carrying are delivered to their destinations, including one for Mona Simpson from a man telling her about their son, which suggests Grampa might not be Homer's father. Homer seeks out Mason Fairbanks, who may be his biological father.

Guest starring: Joe Frazier as himself, William H. Macy as himself, and Michael York as Mason Fairbanks.

We're on the Road to D'oh-where.png 367 - 11 "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere" January 29, 2006 Nancy Kruse Kevin Curran HABF04
After a prank goes wrong and ruins the school, Bart is sent to Upward Bound behavioral camp, with Homer being made to take him before he can go to Las Vegas to meet up with his friends. Meanwhile, Marge sells expired prescription drugs in a yard sale.
My Fair Laddy.png 368 - 12 "My Fair Laddy" February 26, 2006 Bob Anderson Michael Price HABF05
When Bart enacts revenge against new gym teacher Coach Krupt, Willie's shack gets destroyed in the crossfire. The Simpson family take him in and Lisa decides to turn Willie into a proper gentleman for a school project. Meanwhile, Homer rips his favorite blue pants and starts an ambitious advertising campaign to bring the brand back.
The Seemingly Never-Ending Story Promo.png 369 - 13 "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" March 12, 2006 Raymond Persi Ian Maxtone-Graham HABF06
When the Simpson family gets trapped in a cave, Lisa tells a story of how Mr. Burns told her a story about how he came to work at Moe's Tavern and how Moe told him a story about hidden treasure. In the present, a standoff between the Simpsons, Burns, Snake, and The Rich Texan over the treasure takes place.

Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as Commander McBragg.

Bart Has Two Mommies.png 370 - 14 "Bart Has Two Mommies" March 19, 2006 Michael Marcantel Dana Gould HABF07
When Marge babysits Rod and Todd, she allows them to actually have fun. But when Rod gets a minor injury, Ned is not happy with Marge going against his wishes. Meanwhile, Homer takes the kids to an animal shelter, where Bart is kidnapped by a monkey.

Guest starring: Antonio Fargas as Huggy Bear, Randy Johnson as himself, Susan Sarandon as herself, and Dave Thomas as Bob Hope.

Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife promo 1.png 371 - 15 "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" March 26, 2006 Matthew Nastuk Ricky Gervais HABF08
Homer signs the family up to take part in the TV series Mother Flippers so they can win enough money to buy a new plasma screen television. While Homer goes to live with a very strict woman called Verity, Marge ends up living with Charles, who develops a crush on her.

Guest starring: Ricky Gervais as Charles Heathbar.

Million Dollar Abie.png 372 - 16 "Million-Dollar Abie" April 2, 2006 Steven Dean Moore Tim Long HABF09
After Grampa blows Springfield's chance to get an NFL franchise, he becomes hated by the town and goes to an assisted suicide center. But when the center is shut down before he is euthanized, Grampa gets a new lease on life and becomes a toreador. While he becomes loved by the townspeople, Lisa becomes disappointed in him.

Guest starring: Rob Reiner as himself.

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore.png 373 - 17 "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore" April 9, 2006 Mark Kirkland Dan Castellaneta
Deb Lacusta 		HABF10
When the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is moved to India, Homer becomes the only worker still employed and moves to India. When Homer gets placed in charge of the new plant, he is treated like a god by the Indian employees. Meanwhile, Patty and Selma kidnap Richard Dean Anderson of MacGyver.

Guest starring: Richard Dean Anderson as himself.

HABF11.png 374 - 18 "The Wettest Stories Ever Told" April 23, 2006 Mike B. Anderson Jeff Westbrook HABF11
While waiting for dinner at The Frying Dutchman, the family starts telling three stories about ships: one about the Mayflower, one about the Bounty, and one about the Neptune.
Girls Just Want to Have Sums promo.png 375 - 19 "Girls Just Want to Have Sums" April 30, 2006 Nancy Kruse Matt Selman HABF12
After the women of Springfield criticize Principal Skinner because he thinks girls are bad at math, the school is segregated into a boys' side and a girls' side. When Lisa finds that the math class for girls doesn't teach real math, she disguises herself as a boy to infiltrate the boys' side of the school.

Guest starring: Frances McDormand as Melanie Upfoot.

Regarding Margie.png 376 - 20 "Regarding Margie" May 7, 2006 Michael Polcino Marc Wilmore HABF13
When Marge falls and hits her head while cleaning, she gets amnesia. While she slowly begins to remember everyone else, she cannot remember Homer at all. So, Homer does his best to get her to remember him.

Guest starring: Sal Bando as himself and Gene Tenace as himself.

The Monkey Suit.png 377 - 21 "The Monkey Suit" May 14, 2006 Raymond S. Persi J. Stewart Burns HABF14
When the teaching of evolution is made illegal in Springfield, creationism is taught in schools instead. Angered by this, Lisa holds classes on evolution in secret but gets arrested. To prove that evolution is real, the court trial calls Homer Simpson to the witness stand.

Guest starring: Melanie Griffith as herself and Larry Hagman as Wallace Brady.

MAHTACP - Baseballs to be signed.png 378 - 22 "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play" May 21, 2006 Bob Anderson Joel H. Cohen HABF16
After a passionate kiss between Marge and Homer airs on the Isotope Jumbotron, struggling baseball player Buck Mitchell turns to the couple for marital advice for him and his wife, singer Tabitha Vixx.

Guest starring: Stacy Keach as Howard K. Duff and Mandy Moore as Tabitha Vixx.


Script covers

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References


Season 17 Episodes
The Bonfire of the Manatees • The Girl Who Slept Too Little • Milhouse of Sand and Fog • Treehouse of Horror XVI • Marge's Son Poisoning • See Homer Run • The Last of the Red Hat Mamas • The Italian Bob • Simpsons Christmas Stories • Homer's Paternity Coot • We're on the Road to D'ohwhere • My Fair Laddy • The Seemingly Never-Ending Story • Bart Has Two Mommies • Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife • Million-Dollar Abie • Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore • The Wettest Stories Ever Told • Girls Just Want to Have Sums • Regarding Margie • The Monkey Suit • Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play
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