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|name = Season 19
 
|name = Season 19
 
|image = [[File:The Complete Nineteenth Season.png|250px]]
 
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|original run = September 23, 2007 - May 18, 2008
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|original run = September 23, [[2007]] - May 18, [[2008]]
 
|episodes = 20
 
|episodes = 20
 
|previous = [[Season 18]]
 
|previous = [[Season 18]]
 
|next = [[Season 20]]
 
|next = [[Season 20]]
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|boxset = [[The Complete Nineteenth Season]]
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|boxset = ''[[The Complete Nineteenth Season]]''
 
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The '''nineteenth season''' of ''The Simpsons'' started in September 23, 2007 and ended in May 18, 2008. This was the first season to air after ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.
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'''Season 19''' is the nineteenth broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from September 23, [[2007]], with "[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]", to May 18, [[2008]], with "[[All About Lisa]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season KABF]] episodes, with seven [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season JABF]] also airing. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season.
  
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''[[The Complete Nineteenth Season]]'' was released on DVD on December 3, [[2019]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/simpsons-dvd-season-19-disney-1203274456/ Variety - "'The Simpsons' Will Finally Release Season 19 on DVD, Helping Out Purist Collectors"]</ref>
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== Production ==
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The season coincided with the {{W|2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike}}. This resulted in episodes not going through rewrites they would have gone through normally. For example, "[[Love, Springfieldian Style]]"'s coloring came back during the strike, so the writers couldn't edit the script anymore.<ref name="Jean">{{com2|Jean, Al|Love, Springfieldian Style}}</ref>
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer gets to fly in Mr. Burns's private jet and likes it so much that he decides to never fly commercial again. He tries to find a job that involves flying in a corporate jet, and hires a life coach named Colby Krause to assist him with his goal.
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{{TCsT|After [[Homer]] saves [[Mr. Burns]] from drowning in a mall fountain, Burns thanks him by taking him on a whirlwind trip to [[Chicago]] on his private plane. Homer is smitten with the luxury jet and all the perks that come with it. After returning home, Homer makes it his mission to find a job that offers him the chance to fly on a corporate jet and enlists [[Colby Krause|a life coach]] to help fulfill this dream.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Stephen Colbert]] as [[Colby Krause]] and [[Lionel Richie]] as {{Ch|Lionel Richie|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Stephen Colbert]] as [[Colby Krause]] and [[Lionel Richie]] as {{Ch|Lionel Richie|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|While receiving treatment for an injured back at the hospital, Homer discovers that he has beautiful opera voice. Even though Homer must sing while lying on his back for his voice to sound operatic, Mr. Burns hires him to sing at the Springfield Opera House, where he quickly becomes a star. Through his newfound stardom, Homer develops a large throng of fans including the lovely Julia, an obsessive and dangerous stalker.
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{{TCsT|While receiving treatment for an injured back at the hospital, [[Homer]] discovers that he has a beautiful opera voice while lying on his back. [[Mr. Burns]] hires him to sing at the [[Springfield Opera House]], where he quickly becomes a star. Through his newfound stardom, Homer develops a large throng of fans, including {{ap|Julia|The Homer of Seville}}, an obsessive and dangerous stalker.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Plácido Domingo]] as {{Ch|Plácido Domingo|himself}} and [[Maya Rudolph]] as {{ap|Julia|The Homer of Seville}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Plácido Domingo]] as {{Ch|Plácido Domingo|himself}} and [[Maya Rudolph]] as {{ap|Julia|The Homer of Seville}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer gets a job as a tow truck driver, but when he starts towing almost every car in Springfield, his friends try to make Louie, his boss, trap Homer towing a car in Louie's territory.
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{{TCsT|After his car gets towed in [[Guidopolis]], [[Homer]] realizes he loves the idea of towing cars, so he gets a job as a tow truck driver. But when he starts towing almost every car in [[Springfield]], the townspeople trick him into towing a car in a rival tow truck driver's turf. {{ap|Louie|Midnight Towboy}} kidnaps Homer as revenge.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' {{ap|Matt Dillon|guest star}} as {{ap|Louie|Midnight Towboy}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' {{ap|Matt Dillon|guest star}} as {{ap|Louie|Midnight Towboy}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Marge promises Dwight, a robber, she will visit him in prison. However, she does not go to see Dwight, so he escapes and chases Marge.
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{{TCsT|While at [[First Bank of Springfield|the bank]], a man named [[Dwight]] robs it. To get him to turn himself in, Marge promises to visit him in prison. However, when Marge doesn't follow through on this promise, Dwight breaks out to find her.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Steve Buscemi]] as [[Dwight]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] as {{ap|Gloria|Snake's wife}} and [[Ted Nugent]] as {{Ch|Ted Nugent|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Steve Buscemi]] as [[Dwight Diddlehopper]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] as {{ap|Gloria|Snake's wife}}, and [[Ted Nugent]] as {{Ch|Ted Nugent|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|The frightfest begins in "Mr. and Mrs. Simpson" as Homer and Marge leave for what appears to be an ordinary day. But Homer is living a double life as a secret agent, and he is assigned to eliminate Kent Brockman. When a mysterious woman blocks Homer's shot and tries to kill Brockman herself, Homer finds that his competition "hits" a little too close to home. In "E.T. Go Home," Bart and Lisa come to the aid of Kodo the space alien, who's hiding from the government. Kodo asks them to help him obtain a long list of devices so he can reconnect with his home planet, but his intentions prove to be anything but friendly. In the final Halloween scare, "Heck House," Bart, Lisa and their friends spend Halloween night pulling pranks on unsuspecting people in Springfield. But when they go too far, Flanders decides he's going to spook them straight. Transforming the church into the "Heck House," Flanders is filled with supernatural power and subjects the children to his wrath of seven deadly sins.
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{{TCsT|In "E.T., Go Home", [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] come to the aid of [[Kodos]], who is hiding from the government and wants to contact [[Rigel 7|his homeworld]]. In "Mr. and Mrs. Simpson", [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] find out they are agents for rival organizations when Homer is sent to kill [[Kent Brockman|the target]] Marge is ordered to protect. In "Heck House", when Bart, Lisa, [[Milhouse]], and [[Nelson]] pull pranks on the town, [[Ned Flanders]] decides to scare them straight by transforming [[First Church of Springfield|the church]] into the "Heck House."
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Government agent]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as a [[government agent]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|When Kirk and Luann remarry and go on a honeymoon cruise, they topple off the boat into the sea and are presumed dead. Milhouse turns into a real man following the death of his parents - making him more popular than ever.|7}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Kirk]] and [[Luann]] remarry and go on a honeymoon cruise, they topple off the boat into the sea and are presumed dead. This causes [[Milhouse]] to become darker and more gloomy, making him more popular than ever. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] finds himself in trouble when he can't remember [[Marge]]'s eye color.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Coolsville, a new comic book shop, opens up in Springfield and puts Comic Book Guy out of business. Marge takes advantage of the vacant business space to open Shapes, a women-only gym, and becomes a famous and successful businesswoman. Marge's success, however, causes Homer to worry about losing her and leads him to consider undergoing radical cosmetic surgery.
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{{TCsT|[[Coolsville]], a new comic book shop, opens up in [[Springfield]], with a cool owner named [[Milo]]. The shop's success puts [[Comic Book Guy]] out of business. [[Marge]] takes advantage of the vacant business space to open [[Shapes]], a women-only gym, and becomes a famous and successful businesswoman. However, Marge's success causes [[Homer]] to worry about losing her and leads him to consider undergoing radical cosmetic surgery.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Jack Black]] as [[Milo]], [[Daniel Clowes]] as {{Ch|Daniel Clowes|himself}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[husband 3]], [[Alan Moore]] as {{Ch|Alan Moore|himself}} and [[Art Spiegelman]] as {{Ch|Art Spiegelman|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Jack Black]] as [[Milo]], [[Daniel Clowes]] as {{Ch|Daniel Clowes|himself}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[husband 3]], [[Alan Moore]] as {{Ch|Alan Moore|himself}}, and [[Art Spiegelman]] as {{Ch|Art Spiegelman|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|A night at a rib restaurant turns into yet another plot for Sideshow Bob to kill The Simpson family, but the whole scheme turns into a family affair when Bart kills his mortal enemy by throwing away his nitroglycerine (which Sideshow Bob needs for his heart) and the rest of the Terwiligers go after Bart for killing Bob.
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{{TCsT|When the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] go to [[Wes Doobner's World Famous Family Style Rib Huts|Wes Doobner's]], they find it's a trap for them by [[Sideshow Bob]]. After Bob gets arrested, he's put on trial where [[Bart]] grabs vital medication for Bob and throws it away, causing Bob to pass away. With the townspeople supportive of Bob now he's gone, Bart and the Simpsons are made out to be the bad guys.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]], [[David Hyde Pierce]] as [[Cecil Terwilliger]], [[John Mahoney]] as [[Dr. Robert Terwilliger Sr.]] and [[Keith Olbermann]] as {{Ch|Keith Olbermann|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]], [[John Mahoney]] as Dr. [[Robert Terwilliger Sr.]], [[Keith Olbermann]] as {{Ch|Keith Olbermann|himself}}, and [[David Hyde Pierce]] as [[Cecil Terwilliger]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer Simpson wakes up to find himself outdoors and covered in snow, without memory of the night before. When he arrives home, he finds everyone missing. Seeking help from Moe and Professor Frink, Homer tries to piece together his memory to find out what happened to him.|7}}
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] wakes up to find himself outdoors and covered in snow, without memory of the night before. When he arrives home, he finds everyone missing. Seeking help from [[Moe]] and [[Professor Frink]], Homer tries to piece together his memory to figure out what happened to him.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Springfield becomes the site of the first presidential primary. The townspeople soon get sick of all of the presidential candidates sucking up to them, and decide to support their own write-in candidate: Ralph Wiggum.
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{{TCsT|Springfield becomes the site of the first presidential primary. The townspeople soon get sick of all of the presidential candidates sucking up to them, and decide to support their own write-in candidate: [[Ralph Wiggum]].
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Jon Stewart]] as {{Ch|Jon Stewart|himself}} and [[Dan Rather]] as {{Ch|Dan Rather|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Dan Rather]] as {{Ch|Dan Rather|himself}} and [[Jon Stewart]] as {{Ch|Jon Stewart|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|After Bart and Lisa discover Marge's diploma from Springfield University, Homer and Marge recount one of the darkest points in their relationship, when Marge fell in love with a university professor, Steffan August.
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{{TCsT|After [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] discover [[Marge]]'s diploma from [[Springfield University]], [[Homer]] and Marge recount one of the darkest points in their relationship, when Marge fell in love with [[Steffan August|a university professor]] and Homer started his own grunge band, [[Sadgasm]].
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] as {{Ch|"Weird Al" Yankovic|himself}} and [[Kurt Loder]] as {{Ch|Kurt Loder|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kurt Loder]] as {{Ch|Kurt Loder|himself}} and [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] as {{Ch|"Weird Al" Yankovic|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Marge and Homer get stuck on a Valentine's Day-themed ride, so Homer begins the first of a series of three romantic tales - all parodies of Lady and the Tramp, Sid and Nancy and Bonnie and Clyde.|7}}
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{{TCsT|[[Marge]] and [[Homer]] get stuck in a [[Tunnel of Love]], so Homer tells a series of three romantic tales. The first is the story of [[Bonnie]] and [[Clyde]], the second is [[Shady]] and [[the Vamp]], and the final one is about [[Sid Vicious]] and [[Nancy Spungen]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Bart begins to suspect a rat when all of his pranks backfire—and might have something to do with his new friend, Donny. Meanwhile, Homer grows attached to his rental car, which he gets to drive for a week while his old car gets repaired.
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{{TCsT|When a new kid at school named {{ap|Donny|The Debarted}} teams up with [[Bart]] to help him carry out his pranks, Bart thinks he has found his new best friend. However, when Bart's seemingly foolproof pranks begin to backfire, [[Willie]] warns Bart that he smells a rat. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] receives a fancy loaner car after [[Marge]] damages their [[Pink Sedan|old car]] in an accident.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Topher Grace]] as [[Donny]] and [[Terry Gross]] as {{Ch|Terry Gross|herself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Topher Grace]] as {{ap|Donny|The Debarted}} and [[Terry Gross]] as {{Ch|Terry Gross|herself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Bart plays a prank on Martin, but by accident, Martin falls down a cliff. Bart and Lisa start to feel guilty and act very suspicious, prompting Nelson to investigate. Meanwhile, Marge thinks Homer is cheating on his diet.|7}}
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{{TCsT|[[Bart]] plays a prank on [[Martin]], but in a freak accident, Martin falls down a cliff and seemingly dies. Bart and [[Lisa]] start to feel guilty and act very suspicious, prompting [[Nelson]] to investigate. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] thinks [[Homer]] is cheating on his diet.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|When starting to attend some ballet classes desired by Marge, Lisa begins to feel the pressure that brings the sport and starts smoking passively inhaling the smoke of her fellows. Meanwhile, Bart and Homer deal with a family of raccoons living in the house.|7}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Lisa]] follows [[Marge]]'s dream of being a ballerina due to her natural talent, she joins the [[Chazz Busby Ballet Academy]]. However, when the other students smoke to de-stress, Lisa finds herself getting addicted to the secondhand smoke. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] try to deal with a family of raccoons living in their house.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Country music star Lurleen Lumpkin reappears in Springfield, destitute and a fugitive from justice due to owing a fortune in back taxes. Homer and Marge take Lurleen in, reunite her with her long-lost father Royce, and help her re-launch her musical career.
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{{TCsT|Country music star [[Lurleen Lumpkin]] reappears in [[Springfield]], destitute and a fugitive from justice due to owing a fortune in back taxes. [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] take Lurleen in, reunite her with her deadbeat father [[Royce Lumpkin|Royce]], and help her relaunch her musical career. However, Royce shows that a deadbeat never changes.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[The Chicks]] as {{Chs|Dixie Chicks|themselves}} and [[Beverly D'Angelo]] as [[Lurleen Lumpkin]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|When Bart joins the 4-H Club, he unexpectedly falls in love with a cow named Lou. But when Bart finds out that Lou has been sold to a slaughterhouse, he becomes determined to save him. Bart and Lisa free Lou from the slaughterhouse, and Bart gives the cow to Mary, a fellow 4-H Club member. However, Mary's father mistakenly believes Bart is giving them the cow as a dowry for Mary's hand in marriage. When Homer and Marge hear of Bart's engagement, they devise a plan to save Lou and free Bart from his marriage.
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{{TCsT|When [[Bart]] joins the [[4-H]] Club, he unexpectedly comes to care for a cow named {{ap|Lou|Apocalypse Cow}}. But when Bart finds out that Lou has been sold to a slaughterhouse, he saves him and delivers him to [[Mary Spuckler|Mary]], a fellow 4-H Club member. However, [[Cletus Spuckler|Mary's father]] mistakenly believes Bart is giving them the cow as a dowry for Mary's hand in marriage.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]].|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|Lisa makes a documentary about her family for a school project. After the success of her project, Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers encourage her to enter the film into the Sundance Film Festival. But when Lisa's film premieres at Sundance, Homer, Marge and Bart are embarrassed by the candid behind-the-scenes look at their lives.
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{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] makes [[Capturing the Simpsons|a documentary]] about her family for a school project. After the success of her project, [[Principal Skinner]] and [[Superintendent Chalmers]] encourage her to enter the film into the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. But when Lisa's film premieres at Sundance, [[Homer]], [[Marge]], and [[Bart]] are embarrassed by the candid behind-the-scenes look at their lives.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Jim Jarmusch]] as {{Ch|Jim Jarmusch|himself}} and [[John C. Reilly]] as {{Ch|John C. Reilly|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer is reunited with his mother, Mona, but isn't willing to forgive her for all the times she left him as a child. When she dies, a guilt-ridden Homer attempts to make it up to her by fulfilling her final wishes.
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] is reunited with his mother, [[Mona Simpson|Mona]], but isn't willing to forgive her for all the times she left him as a child. When she passes away, a guilt-ridden Homer attempts to make it up to her by fulfilling her final wishes.
  
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Season Information
No. of episodes: 20
Original run: September 23, 2007 - May 18, 2008
DVD boxset: The Complete Nineteenth Season
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Season 18 Season 20

Season 19 is the nineteenth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 23, 2007, with "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs", to May 18, 2008, with "All About Lisa". The season was mostly made up of production season KABF episodes, with seven rollover episodes from production season JABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season.

Production

The season coincided with the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. This resulted in episodes not going through rewrites they would have gone through normally. For example, "Love, Springfieldian Style"'s coloring came back during the strike, so the writers couldn't edit the script anymore.[1]

Episodes

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs promo.png 401 - 1 "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" September 23, 2007 Mark Kirkland Joel H. Cohen JABF20
After Homer saves Mr. Burns from drowning in a mall fountain, Burns thanks him by taking him on a whirlwind trip to Chicago on his private plane. Homer is smitten with the luxury jet and all the perks that come with it. After returning home, Homer makes it his mission to find a job that offers him the chance to fly on a corporate jet and enlists a life coach to help fulfill this dream.

Guest starring: Stephen Colbert as Colby Krause and Lionel Richie as himself.

The Homer of Seville.png 402 - 2 "The Homer of Seville" September 30, 2007 Michael Polcino Carolyn Omine JABF18
While receiving treatment for an injured back at the hospital, Homer discovers that he has a beautiful opera voice while lying on his back. Mr. Burns hires him to sing at the Springfield Opera House, where he quickly becomes a star. Through his newfound stardom, Homer develops a large throng of fans, including Julia, an obsessive and dangerous stalker.

Guest starring: Plácido Domingo as himself and Maya Rudolph as Julia.

Midnight Towboy.png 403 - 3 "Midnight Towboy" October 7, 2007 Matthew Nastuk Stephanie Gillis JABF21
After his car gets towed in Guidopolis, Homer realizes he loves the idea of towing cars, so he gets a job as a tow truck driver. But when he starts towing almost every car in Springfield, the townspeople trick him into towing a car in a rival tow truck driver's turf. Louie kidnaps Homer as revenge.

Guest starring: Matt Dillon as Louie.

I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.png 404 - 4 "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" October 14, 2007 Bob Anderson Dana Gould JABF19
While at the bank, a man named Dwight robs it. To get him to turn himself in, Marge promises to visit him in prison. However, when Marge doesn't follow through on this promise, Dwight breaks out to find her.

Guest starring: Steve Buscemi as Dwight Diddlehopper, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Gloria, and Ted Nugent as himself.

Treehouse of Horror XVIII.png 405 - 5 "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" November 4, 2007 Chuck Sheetz Marc Wilmore JABF16
In "E.T., Go Home", Bart and Lisa come to the aid of Kodos, who is hiding from the government and wants to contact his homeworld. In "Mr. and Mrs. Simpson", Homer and Marge find out they are agents for rival organizations when Homer is sent to kill the target Marge is ordered to protect. In "Heck House", when Bart, Lisa, Milhouse, and Nelson pull pranks on the town, Ned Flanders decides to scare them straight by transforming the church into the "Heck House."

Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as a government agent.

Little Orphan Millie.png 406 - 6 "Little Orphan Millie" November 11, 2007 Lance Kramer Mick Kelly JABF22
When Kirk and Luann remarry and go on a honeymoon cruise, they topple off the boat into the sea and are presumed dead. This causes Milhouse to become darker and more gloomy, making him more popular than ever. Meanwhile, Homer finds himself in trouble when he can't remember Marge's eye color.
Husbands and Knives promo 1.png 407 - 7 "Husbands and Knives" November 18, 2007 Nancy Kruse Matt Selman JABF17
Coolsville, a new comic book shop, opens up in Springfield, with a cool owner named Milo. The shop's success puts Comic Book Guy out of business. Marge takes advantage of the vacant business space to open Shapes, a women-only gym, and becomes a famous and successful businesswoman. However, Marge's success causes Homer to worry about losing her and leads him to consider undergoing radical cosmetic surgery.

Guest starring: Jack Black as Milo, Daniel Clowes as himself, Maurice LaMarche as husband 3, Alan Moore as himself, and Art Spiegelman as himself.

Funeral for a Fiend promo.png 408 - 8 "Funeral for a Fiend" November 25, 2007 Rob Oliver Michael Price KABF01
When the Simpsons go to Wes Doobner's, they find it's a trap for them by Sideshow Bob. After Bob gets arrested, he's put on trial where Bart grabs vital medication for Bob and throws it away, causing Bob to pass away. With the townspeople supportive of Bob now he's gone, Bart and the Simpsons are made out to be the bad guys.

Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, John Mahoney as Dr. Robert Terwilliger Sr., Keith Olbermann as himself, and David Hyde Pierce as Cecil Terwilliger.

Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind promo.png 409 - 9 "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" December 16, 2007 Chuck Sheetz J. Stewart Burns KABF02
Homer wakes up to find himself outdoors and covered in snow, without memory of the night before. When he arrives home, he finds everyone missing. Seeking help from Moe and Professor Frink, Homer tries to piece together his memory to figure out what happened to him.
E Pluribus Wiggum promo 1.png 410 - 10 "E Pluribus Wiggum" January 6, 2008 Michael Polcino Michael Price KABF03
Springfield becomes the site of the first presidential primary. The townspeople soon get sick of all of the presidential candidates sucking up to them, and decide to support their own write-in candidate: Ralph Wiggum.

Guest starring: Dan Rather as himself and Jon Stewart as himself.

That '90s Show promo 1.png 411 - 11 "That '90s Show" January 27, 2008 Mark Kirkland Matt Selman KABF04
After Bart and Lisa discover Marge's diploma from Springfield University, Homer and Marge recount one of the darkest points in their relationship, when Marge fell in love with a university professor and Homer started his own grunge band, Sadgasm.

Guest starring: Kurt Loder as himself and "Weird Al" Yankovic as himself.

Love, Springfieldian Style poster.png 412 - 12 "Love, Springfieldian Style" February 17, 2008 Raymond S. Persi Don Payne KABF05
Marge and Homer get stuck in a Tunnel of Love, so Homer tells a series of three romantic tales. The first is the story of Bonnie and Clyde, the second is Shady and the Vamp, and the final one is about Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen.
The Debarted Promo Card.png 413 - 13 "The Debarted" March 2, 2008 Matthew Nastuk Joel H. Cohen KABF06
When a new kid at school named Donny teams up with Bart to help him carry out his pranks, Bart thinks he has found his new best friend. However, when Bart's seemingly foolproof pranks begin to backfire, Willie warns Bart that he smells a rat. Meanwhile, Homer receives a fancy loaner car after Marge damages their old car in an accident.

Guest starring: Topher Grace as Donny and Terry Gross as herself.

Dial 'N' for Nerder.png 414 - 14 "Dial "N" for Nerder" March 9, 2008 Bob Anderson Carolyn Omine and William Wright KABF07
Bart plays a prank on Martin, but in a freak accident, Martin falls down a cliff and seemingly dies. Bart and Lisa start to feel guilty and act very suspicious, prompting Nelson to investigate. Meanwhile, Marge thinks Homer is cheating on his diet.
SmokeontheDaughter.png 415 - 15 "Smoke on the Daughter" March 30, 2008 Lance Kramer Billy Kimball KABF08
When Lisa follows Marge's dream of being a ballerina due to her natural talent, she joins the Chazz Busby Ballet Academy. However, when the other students smoke to de-stress, Lisa finds herself getting addicted to the secondhand smoke. Meanwhile, Homer and Bart try to deal with a family of raccoons living in their house.
Papa Don't Leech promo.png 416 - 16 "Papa Don't Leech" April 13, 2008 Chris Clements Reid Harrison KABF09
Country music star Lurleen Lumpkin reappears in Springfield, destitute and a fugitive from justice due to owing a fortune in back taxes. Homer and Marge take Lurleen in, reunite her with her deadbeat father Royce, and help her relaunch her musical career. However, Royce shows that a deadbeat never changes.

Guest starring: The Chicks as themselves and Beverly D'Angelo as Lurleen Lumpkin.

Apocalypse Cow promo 1.png 417 - 17 "Apocalypse Cow" April 27, 2008 Nancy Kruse Jeff Westbrook KABF10
When Bart joins the 4-H Club, he unexpectedly comes to care for a cow named Lou. But when Bart finds out that Lou has been sold to a slaughterhouse, he saves him and delivers him to Mary, a fellow 4-H Club member. However, Mary's father mistakenly believes Bart is giving them the cow as a dowry for Mary's hand in marriage.

Guest starring: Zooey Deschanel as Mary Spuckler.

Any Given Sundance promo.png 418 - 18 "Any Given Sundance" May 4, 2008 Chuck Sheetz Daniel Chun KABF11
Lisa makes a documentary about her family for a school project. After the success of her project, Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers encourage her to enter the film into the Sundance Film Festival. But when Lisa's film premieres at Sundance, Homer, Marge, and Bart are embarrassed by the candid behind-the-scenes look at their lives.

Guest starring: Jim Jarmusch as himself and John C. Reilly as himself.

Mona Leaves-a.png 419 - 19 "Mona Leaves-a" May 11, 2008 Mike B. Anderson and Ralph Sosa Joel H. Cohen KABF12
Homer is reunited with his mother, Mona, but isn't willing to forgive her for all the times she left him as a child. When she passes away, a guilt-ridden Homer attempts to make it up to her by fulfilling her final wishes.

Guest starring: Lance Armstrong as himself and Glenn Close as Mona Simpson.

All About Lisa promo.png 420 - 20 "All About Lisa" May 18, 2008 Steven Dean Moore John Frink KABF13
Lisa becomes Krusty the Clown's newest assistant and steals his spotlight. When she wins the Entertainer of the Year award, she is warned that with her sudden fame comes a new attitude towards others and herself. Meanwhile, Homer and Bart bond over their newfound love of coin collecting.

Guest starring: Drew Carey as himself.


Script covers

  • JABF18 script.jpg
  • JABF19 Script.jpg
  • JABF20 Script.jpg
  • JABF21 Script.jpg
  • KABF01 Script.jpg
  • KABF02 Script.jpg
  • KABF03 Script.jpg
  • KABF05 Script.jpg
  • KABF07 Script.jpg
  • KABF08 Script Cover.jpg
  • KABF09 Script.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Jean, Al Commentary for "Love, Springfieldian Style", on Simpsonsworld.com.


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