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|name = Season 20
 
|name = Season 20
 
|image = [[File:Season 20 iTunes logo.png|250px]]
 
|image = [[File:Season 20 iTunes logo.png|250px]]
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|original run = September 28, 2008 – May 17, 2009
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|original run = September 28, [[2008]] – May 17, [[2009]]
 
|episodes = 21
 
|episodes = 21
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|showrunners = [[Al Jean]]
 
|previous = [[Season 19|19]]
 
|previous = [[Season 19|19]]
 
|next = [[Season 21|21]]
 
|next = [[Season 21|21]]
 
|boxset = [[The Complete Twentieth Season]]
 
|boxset = [[The Complete Twentieth Season]]
 
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The '''twentieth season''' began airing on September 28, 2008 with "[[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]]" and ended airing on May 17, 2009 with "[[Coming to Homerica]]". [[Al Jean]] is the showrunner of this season and previous seasons since Season 13. The season had officially been confirmed to air by the network in May, 2008.
 
  
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Production on the season was delayed because of contract negotiations with the six main voice actors, but was resolved and the actors' salary was raised to $400,000 per episode. The delay in production has caused the planned 22 episodes to be shortened to 21. Voice actor [[Dan Castellaneta]] is credited as a consulting producer for the first time. The Simpsons Season 20 was released on DVD on January 12, 2010 to celebate its twenty years.
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'''Season 20''' is the twentieth broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from September 28, [[2008]], with "[[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]]", to May 17, [[2009]], with "[[Coming to Homerica]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season LABF]] episodes, with seven [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season KABF]] also airing. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for the season.
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
== Episodes ==
 
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{{TB|'''"[[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]]"'''}}
 
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{{TB|[[Kevin Curran]]}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|After [[Homer]] is punished for brawling on St. Patrick's Day, he meets a bounty hunter when he gets his bail bond. Intrigued, he decides to try his hand at the profession - but is saved by [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] when it doesn't go quite to plan. Together, they form an unlikely bounty-hunting duo, but when Homer's attitude gets the better of him, Flanders is less than impressed. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] unwittingly starts working at an erotic bakery.
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Ned]] team up to become an unlikely bounty hunting duo. When the two start to butt heads and split up, Ned gets a new bounty: Homer Simpson. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] unwittingly starts working at an erotic bakery.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] as {{ap|Gloria|Snake's wife}}, [[Robert Forster]] as [[Lucky Jim]] and [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Robert Forster]] as [[Lucky Jim]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], and [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] as {{ap|Gloria|Snake's wife}}.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TB|'''"[[Lost Verizon]]"'''}}
 
{{TB|'''"[[Lost Verizon]]"'''}}
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{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
 
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|While trying to earn money at the country club, [[Bart]] acquires {{Ch|Denis Leary}}'s cell phone after Leary angrily chucks it away. Bart keeps the phone and makes prank calls pretending to be Leary and when [[Marge]] finds out what Bart is doing she contacts Leary. Denis says Bart might as well keep the phone, but he advises her to activate the GPS system in the phone so she can track Bart's every move.
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{{TCsT|While trying to earn money at the [[Springfield Glen Country Club|country club]], [[Bart]] acquires {{Ch|Denis Leary}}'s cell phone after Leary angrily throws it away. Bart keeps the phone and makes prank calls pretending to be Leary. When Bart is allowed to keep the phone, Marge activates the GPS tracking in the phone so she can follow Bart's every move.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Denis Leary]] as {{Ch|Denis Leary|himself}} and [[Brian Grazer]] as {{Ch|Brian Grazer|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Brian Grazer]] as {{Ch|Brian Grazer|himself}} and [[Denis Leary]] as {{Ch|Denis Leary|himself}}|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TB|'''"[[Double, Double, Boy in Trouble]]"'''}}
 
{{TB|'''"[[Double, Double, Boy in Trouble]]"'''}}
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{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Bart]] meets his doppelganger, [[Simon Woosterfield]], a member of the richest family in [[Springfield]] and the two decide to switch places. Simon adjusts nicely to his new digs at the Simpson home, while Bart discovers that his new siblings are plotting his death so they can have his inheritance.
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{{TCsT|[[Bart]] meets his doppelganger, [[Simon Woosterfield]], a member of the richest family in [[Springfield]], and the two decide to switch places. Simon adjusts nicely to his new digs at the Simpson home, while Bart discovers that his new siblings are plotting his death so they can have his inheritance.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Joe Montana]] as {{Ch|Joe Montana|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Joe Montana]] as {{Ch|Joe Montana|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]"'''}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|The frightfest begins with "Untitled Robot Parody" when [[Bart]] buys [[Lisa]] a knock-off of a [[Malibu Stacy]] convertible for [[Christmas]]. Later that night, the car morphs into a robot and instructs the other toys in Lisa's room to also transform. Soon, other giant robots appear and make Springfield the ultimate battleground. The scare-ific tricks continue in "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" when [[Homer]] accidentally kills [[Krusty]]. The clown's crooked lawyer enlists Homer to kill other celebrities so their likenesses can be exploited free-of-charge. For a fee, Homer goes on a killing spree and whacks [[Prince]], [[George Clooney]] and [[William Shatner]]. Meanwhile in heaven, Krusty convinces other dead celebrities to stage a revolt and descend upon Homer. In the final Halloween scare, "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse," Lisa accompanies [[Milhouse]] to a pumpkin patch to await the appearance of the [[Grand Pumpkin]]. When he finally appears, the Grand Pumpkin goes on a rampage to avenge all pumpkins carved and tortured in the name of [[Halloween]].|7}}
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{{TCsT|In "Untitled Robot Parody", transforming robots turn [[Springfield]] into a battleground, fighting each other before turning on humanity. In "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising", when [[Homer]] accidentally kills [[Krusty]], the clown's [[Blue-haired lawyer|crooked lawyer]] enlists Homer to kill other celebrities so their likenesses can be exploited free of charge. In "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse", the [[Grand Pumpkin]] awakes and goes on a revenge rampage for all the pumpkins carved and tortured for [[Halloween]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|The Simpson clan takes a road trip to a cabin in the woods that [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] once vacationed at 20 years ago. In a series of flashbacks Homer and Marge reflect on some history from their courtship and [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] recall some pleasant memories from their very early days.
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{{TCsT|[[Simpson family|The Simpsons]] take a road trip to [[Kozy Kabins]], where [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] once vacationed 20 years ago. In a series of flashbacks, Homer and Marge reflect on some history from the early days of their relationship, and [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] recall some pleasant memories from their younger years.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Toucan Sam]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Toucan Sam]].|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TB|'''"[[Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words]]"'''}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Lisa]] discovers she has an impressive knack for solving crossword puzzles and she enters in a city-wide crossword tournament. Feelings are hurt though when [[Homer]] bets against Lisa in the championship match.
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{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] discovers she has an impressive knack for solving crossword puzzles, and she enters a city-wide crossword tournament. Feelings are hurt, though, when [[Homer]] bets against Lisa in the championship match. Meanwhile, Homer becomes an expert at breaking up couples.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Merl Reagle]] as {{Ch|Merl Reagle|himself}}, [[Will Shortz]] as {{Ch|Will Shortz|himself}}, and [[Scott Thompson]] as [[Grady Little]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Merl Reagle]] as {{Ch|Merl Reagle|himself}}, [[Will Shortz]] as {{Ch|Will Shortz|himself}}, and [[Scott Thompson]] as [[Grady Little]].|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TB|'''"[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]"'''}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Bart]] befriends [[Bashir bin Laden]], a Muslim boy who's new at school, and invites him and his parents over for dinner. Unfortunately [[Homer Simpson|Homer's]] paranoia gets the better of him and he ends up offending Bashir and his parents. Homer goes over to the bin Laden home to apologize, but his paranoia strikes again when he sees Bashir's father with sticks of TNT and thinks he's going to blow up [[Springfield Mall]]. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] gets a [[Mapple]] [[MyPod]] - and a bill for over 1200 downloaded songs at 99 cents each.
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{{TCsT|[[Bart]] befriends [[Bashir bin Laden|Bashir]], a Muslim boy who's new at school. But when [[Homer]]'s racist paranoia gets the better of him, he believes [[Amid bin Laden|Bashir's father]] to be a terrorist. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] gets a [[myPod]] and drives up a huge [[myBill|bill]].
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Shohreh Aghdashloo]] as [[Mina]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Shohreh Aghdashloo]] as [[Mina bin Laden]].|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|When [[Mr. Burns]] wins a professional basketball team in a poker game, he decides to build a new sports arena in [[Springfield]] for them - on the site where Lisa is trying to keep Springfield's bee population from dying out; [[Homer]] tries to solve the problem by mating the bees - with "killer" Africanized bees.
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{{TCsT|When [[Mr. Burns]] wins [[Springfield Excitement|a professional basketball team]] in a poker game, he decides to build a new sports arena in [[Springfield]] for them on the site where [[Lisa]] is trying to keep Springfield's bee population from dying out. [[Homer]] tries to solve the problem by mating the bees with "killer" African bees.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Marv Albert]] as {{Ch|Marv Albert|himself}}, [[Jeff Bezos]] as {{Ch|Jeff Bezos|himself}} and [[Mark Cuban]] as {{Ch|Mark Cuban|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Marv Albert]] as {{Ch|Marv Albert|himself}}, [[Jeff Bezos]] as {{Ch|Jeff Bezos|himself}}, and [[Mark Cuban]] as {{Ch|Mark Cuban|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Lisa]] and a new [[Juliet Hobbes|friend]] create the fantasy world of [[Equalia]] together, but Lisa is a little worried when her friend treats Equalia as a real place to escape the problems of the real world.
 
{{TCsT|color=white|[[Lisa]] and a new [[Juliet Hobbes|friend]] create the fantasy world of [[Equalia]] together, but Lisa is a little worried when her friend treats Equalia as a real place to escape the problems of the real world.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Emily Blunt]] as [[Juliet Hobbes]] and [[Fall Out Boy]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Emily Blunt]] as [[Juliet Hobbes]] and [[Fall Out Boy]] as the [[Theme Song|end credits]] performers.|7}}
  
 
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{{TB|[[Don Payne]]}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Vance Connor]] is inducted into the [[Springfield]] wall of fame, and [[Homer]] recalls how he ran against Vance for school president. After discovering that the real ballot box was hidden, Homer searches for it and finds it - only to discover that he should have won. The family go to Luigi's restaurant, and meet a man who can tell people's fates by stirring tomato sauce, and Homer sees what his life would've been like had he been class president.|7}}
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] recalls the time he lost the race to be class president at [[Springfield High School]], only to find that he actually won the election. He then gets shown how different his life would have been if he was class president.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|A national achievement test has [[Springfield Elementary School]] in an uproar. [[Bart]] and the school's other underachievers are sent on a trip to [[Capital City]] so they don't bring down the school's score, while [[Lisa]], rattled by her score of "only" 96 percent on a practice test, has trouble with the real thing. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] forgets to send in an insurance payment on time and has to prevent anybody from getting hurt in his house.|7}}
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{{TCsT|[[Bart]] and other underachievers of [[Springfield Elementary School]] are sent on a surprise trip to [[Capital City]] to keep them from taking a national assessment test, while [[Lisa]] struggles with it after only getting 96% in the practice test. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] forgets to send in an insurance payment on time and has to prevent anybody from getting hurt in his house.|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TB|'''"[[No Loan Again, Naturally]]"'''}}
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|When the adjustable rate on [[Homer]] and [[Marge]]'s mortgage resets at more than they can afford, they must put their home up for sale. Good Samaritan [[Ned Flanders]] buys the house and rents it out to them at an affordable rate. But Homer pushes his luck too far when he takes advantage of Ned's generous land lording duties.
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{{TCsT|When the adjustable rate on [[Homer]] and [[Marge]]'s mortgage resets at more than they can afford, they must put their home up for sale. Good Samaritan [[Ned Flanders]] buys the house and rents it out to them at an affordable rate. But Homer pushes his luck too far when he takes advantage of Ned's generosity.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Lisa]] infiltrates a convent in order to steal back [[Maggie]] who was accidentally taken in by nuns. While in the convent, Lisa uncovers a series of cryptic clues leading to a hidden jewel in [[Springfield]]. With help from resident history buffs [[Principal Skinner]] and [[Comic Book Guy]], Lisa sets off to find the coveted prize. But Springfield's Freemasons are also hot on the trail of the jewel, and Lisa must race against them to find the jewel and rescue Maggie.
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{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] infiltrates a convent in order to steal back [[Maggie]], who is accidentally taken in by nuns. While there, Lisa uncovers a series of cryptic clues leading to a hidden jewel in [[Springfield]]. But Springfield's Freemasons are also hot on the trail of the jewel. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] does his best to convince a temporarily blind [[Marge]] that Maggie is still with them.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Ed Begley, Jr.]] as {{Ch|Ed Begley, Jr.|himself}}.|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Ed Begley, Jr.]] as {{Ch|Ed Begley, Jr.|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|The Simpsons travel to [[Ireland]] so that [[Grampa]] can have a final drink at [[O'Flanagan's Pub]], an old watering hole of his. But when the small town of Dunkilderry isn't quite what Grampa remembers it as and O'Flanagans has become a rundown, empty pub, he and [[Homer]] decide to buy it and fix it up.
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{{TCsT|The [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] travel to [[Ireland]] to allow [[Grampa]] to have one last beer at his beloved [[O'Flanagan's Pub]]. However, [[Homer]] and Grampa drunkenly purchase the pub from [[Tom O'Flanagan]]. While they try to bring the pub back to its glory days, [[Marge]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] explore Ireland.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Colm Meaney]] as [[Tom O'Flanagan]], [[Glen Hansard]] as [[street musician]] and [[Markéta Irglová]] as an [[Eastern European woman]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Glen Hansard]] as the [[street musician]], [[Markéta Irglová]] as an [[Eastern European woman]], and [[Colm Meaney]] as [[Tom O'Flanagan]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|It turns out that [[Reverend Lovejoy]] didn't have a valid license to perform weddings when he presided over [[Homer]] and [[Marge Simpson|Marge's]] wedding (remember that he married them after their divorce in "[[A Milhouse Divided]]"), so they have to get married again, but just when the wedding is about to start, Homer disappers, and the only clue is a key attached to a keychain marked "SB"...but is it Sideshow Bob? No! [[Selma Bouvier|Guess who...]]
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{{TCsT|It turns out that [[Reverend Lovejoy]] didn't have a valid license to perform weddings when he presided over [[Homer]] and [[Marge]]'s remarriage, so they have to get married again. But just when the wedding is about to start, Homer disappears, and the only clue is a key attached to a keychain marked "SB".
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Moe]] develops an internet relationship with a beautiful woman named [[Maya]]. When the two agree to meet face to face, Moe is shocked to discover that Maya is three feet tall. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] wants [[Homer]] to spend more time with [[Maggie]]. Homer obliges and finds himself in luck when he discovers a daycare right next to [[Moe's Tavern]].|7}}
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{{TCsT|[[Moe]] develops an Internet relationship with a beautiful woman named [[Maya]]. When the two agree to meet face to face, Moe is shocked to discover that Maya is three feet tall. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] wants [[Homer]] to spend more time with [[Maggie]]. Homer obliges and finds himself in luck when he discovers a children's play area right next to [[Moe's Tavern]].|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TCsT|color=white|[[Bart]] volunteers at the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] in order to impress {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}, a girl who likes helping the world, but this leaves [[Milhouse]] (who took the rap for a school prank he and Bart pulled) less than impressed; [[Lisa]] becomes depressed when she writes a report on what [[Springfield]] will be like 50 years from now, but her medication makes her see everything happy - bright yellow happy faces, that is.
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{{TCsT|[[Bart]] volunteers at the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] in order to impress {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}, a girl who likes helping the world, but this leaves [[Milhouse]] less than impressed. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] becomes depressed when she writes a report on what Springfield will be like 50 years from now, but her new medication makes her start hallucinating.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Anne Hathaway]] as {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TCsT|color=white|When [[Homer]] realizes that [[Bart Simpson|Bart's]] underachievements aren't going to be helped any by [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa's]] unpopularity, he tries "helicopter parenting" - that is, he hovers over them constantly; meanwhile, [[Marge]] is too busy relaxing in the mysterious new basement sauna she just happened to find in the basement to care.|7}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] sees [[Bart]]'s antics and [[Lisa]]'s unpopularity at school, he becomes a helicopter parent, refusing to let them do anything alone. But a dream he has shows that might not be the best course of action for their development. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] finds a secret sauna in the basement and keeps it to herself.|7|color=white}}
  
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Season Information
No. of episodes: 21
Original run: September 28, 2008 – May 17, 2009
Showrunner(s): Al Jean
DVD boxset: The Complete Twentieth Season
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Season 20 is the twentieth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 28, 2008, with "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes", to May 17, 2009, with "Coming to Homerica". The season was mostly made up of production season LABF episodes, with seven rollover episodes from production season KABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season.

Episodes

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes promo.png 421 - 1 "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" September 28, 2008 Lance Kramer Kevin Curran KABF17
Homer and Ned team up to become an unlikely bounty hunting duo. When the two start to butt heads and split up, Ned gets a new bounty: Homer Simpson. Meanwhile, Marge unwittingly starts working at an erotic bakery.

Guest starring: Robert Forster as Lucky Jim, Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Gloria.

Lost Verizon promo.png 422 - 2 "Lost Verizon" October 5, 2008 Raymond S. Persi John Frink KABF15
While trying to earn money at the country club, Bart acquires Denis Leary's cell phone after Leary angrily throws it away. Bart keeps the phone and makes prank calls pretending to be Leary. When Bart is allowed to keep the phone, Marge activates the GPS tracking in the phone so she can follow Bart's every move.

Guest starring: Brian Grazer as himself and Denis Leary as himself

Double, Double, Boy in Trouble promo.png 423- 3 "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" October 19, 2008 Michael Polcino Bill Odenkirk KABF14
Bart meets his doppelganger, Simon Woosterfield, a member of the richest family in Springfield, and the two decide to switch places. Simon adjusts nicely to his new digs at the Simpson home, while Bart discovers that his new siblings are plotting his death so they can have his inheritance.

Guest starring: Joe Montana as himself.

Treehouse of Horror XIX poster 2.png 424 - 4 "Treehouse of Horror XIX" November 2, 2008 Bob Anderson Matt Warburton KABF16
In "Untitled Robot Parody", transforming robots turn Springfield into a battleground, fighting each other before turning on humanity. In "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising", when Homer accidentally kills Krusty, the clown's crooked lawyer enlists Homer to kill other celebrities so their likenesses can be exploited free of charge. In "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse", the Grand Pumpkin awakes and goes on a revenge rampage for all the pumpkins carved and tortured for Halloween.
Kabf18.png 425 - 5 "Dangerous Curves" November 9, 2008 Matthew Faughnan Ian Maxtone-Graham
Billy Kimball 		KABF18
The Simpsons take a road trip to Kozy Kabins, where Homer and Marge once vacationed 20 years ago. In a series of flashbacks, Homer and Marge reflect on some history from the early days of their relationship, and Bart and Lisa recall some pleasant memories from their younger years.

Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as Toucan Sam.

Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words promo.png 426 - 6 "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words" November 16, 2008 Nancy Kruse Tim Long KABF19
Lisa discovers she has an impressive knack for solving crossword puzzles, and she enters a city-wide crossword tournament. Feelings are hurt, though, when Homer bets against Lisa in the championship match. Meanwhile, Homer becomes an expert at breaking up couples.

Guest starring: Merl Reagle as himself, Will Shortz as himself, and Scott Thompson as Grady Little.

Mina and Bart.png 427 - 7 "MyPods and Boomsticks" November 30, 2008 Steven Dean Moore Marc Wilmore KABF20
Bart befriends Bashir, a Muslim boy who's new at school. But when Homer's racist paranoia gets the better of him, he believes Bashir's father to be a terrorist. Meanwhile, Lisa gets a myPod and drives up a huge bill.

Guest starring: Shohreh Aghdashloo as Mina bin Laden.

The Burns and the Bees promo.png 428 - 8 "The Burns and the Bees" December 7, 2008 Mark Kirkland Stephanie Gillis KABF21
When Mr. Burns wins a professional basketball team in a poker game, he decides to build a new sports arena in Springfield for them on the site where Lisa is trying to keep Springfield's bee population from dying out. Homer tries to solve the problem by mating the bees with "killer" African bees.

Guest starring: Marv Albert as himself, Jeff Bezos as himself, and Mark Cuban as himself.

Lisa the Drama Queen promo.png 429 - 9 "Lisa the Drama Queen" January 25, 2009 Matthew Nastuk Brian Kelley KABF22
Lisa and a new friend create the fantasy world of Equalia together, but Lisa is a little worried when her friend treats Equalia as a real place to escape the problems of the real world.

Guest starring: Emily Blunt as Juliet Hobbes and Fall Out Boy as the end credits performers.

Take My Life, Please.png 430 - 10 "Take My Life, Please" February 15, 2009 Steven Dean Moore Don Payne LABF01
Homer recalls the time he lost the race to be class president at Springfield High School, only to find that he actually won the election. He then gets shown how different his life would have been if he was class president.
How the Test Was Won promo.png 431 - 11 "How the Test Was Won" March 1, 2009 Lance Kramer Michael Price LABF02
Bart and other underachievers of Springfield Elementary School are sent on a surprise trip to Capital City to keep them from taking a national assessment test, while Lisa struggles with it after only getting 96% in the practice test. Meanwhile, Homer forgets to send in an insurance payment on time and has to prevent anybody from getting hurt in his house.
No Loan Again, Naturally promo.png 432 - 12 "No Loan Again, Naturally" March 8, 2009 Mark Kirkland Jeff Westbrook LABF03
When the adjustable rate on Homer and Marge's mortgage resets at more than they can afford, they must put their home up for sale. Good Samaritan Ned Flanders buys the house and rents it out to them at an affordable rate. But Homer pushes his luck too far when he takes advantage of Ned's generosity.

Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Gone Maggie Gone promo.png 433 - 13 "Gone Maggie Gone" March 15, 2009 Chris Clements Ian Maxtone-Graham
Billy Kimball 		LABF04
Lisa infiltrates a convent in order to steal back Maggie, who is accidentally taken in by nuns. While there, Lisa uncovers a series of cryptic clues leading to a hidden jewel in Springfield. But Springfield's Freemasons are also hot on the trail of the jewel. Meanwhile, Homer does his best to convince a temporarily blind Marge that Maggie is still with them.

Guest starring: Ed Begley, Jr. as himself.

In the Name of the Grandfather.png 434 - 14 "In the Name of the Grandfather" Flag of the Republic of Ireland.gif 800px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png March 17, 2009
United States of America March 22, 2009 		Ralph Sosa Matt Marshall LABF11
The Simpsons travel to Ireland to allow Grampa to have one last beer at his beloved O'Flanagan's Pub. However, Homer and Grampa drunkenly purchase the pub from Tom O'Flanagan. While they try to bring the pub back to its glory days, Marge, Bart, and Lisa explore Ireland.

Guest starring: Glen Hansard as the street musician, Markéta Irglová as an Eastern European woman, and Colm Meaney as Tom O'Flanagan.

Wedding for Disaster.png 435 - 15 "Wedding for Disaster" March 29, 2009 Chuck Sheetz Joel H. Cohen LABF05
It turns out that Reverend Lovejoy didn't have a valid license to perform weddings when he presided over Homer and Marge's remarriage, so they have to get married again. But just when the wedding is about to start, Homer disappears, and the only clue is a key attached to a keychain marked "SB".

Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob.

EenyTeenyMayaMoe1.png 436 - 16 "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe" April 5, 2009 Nancy Kruse John Frink LABF06
Moe develops an Internet relationship with a beautiful woman named Maya. When the two agree to meet face to face, Moe is shocked to discover that Maya is three feet tall. Meanwhile, Marge wants Homer to spend more time with Maggie. Homer obliges and finds himself in luck when he discovers a children's play area right next to Moe's Tavern.
The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly promo.png 437 - 17 "The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly" April 19, 2009 Rob Oliver Marc Wilmore LABF07
Bart volunteers at the Springfield Retirement Castle in order to impress Jenny, a girl who likes helping the world, but this leaves Milhouse less than impressed. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes depressed when she writes a report on what Springfield will be like 50 years from now, but her new medication makes her start hallucinating.

Guest starring: Anne Hathaway as Jenny.

Father Knows Worst.png 438 - 18 "Father Knows Worst" April 26, 2009 Matthew Nastuk Rob LaZebnik LABF08
When Homer sees Bart's antics and Lisa's unpopularity at school, he becomes a helicopter parent, refusing to let them do anything alone. But a dream he has shows that might not be the best course of action for their development. Meanwhile, Marge finds a secret sauna in the basement and keeps it to herself.
Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh promo.png 439 - 19 "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh" May 3, 2009 Michael Polcino J. Stewart Burns LABF10
Homer pretends to live in Waverly Hills so that Bart and Lisa can move to a better school. Homer has to stay in a shabby apartment until the city inspector visits to make sure they are actually living there. Meanwhile, Lisa's lack of knowledge about Alaska Nebraska makes her unpopular, until Bart spreads a rumor about her being friends with the singer.

Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as the city inspector and Elliot Page as Alaska Nebraska.

Four Great Women and a Manicure promo.png 440 - 20 "Four Great Women and a Manicure" May 10, 2009 Raymond S. Persi Valentina Garza LABF09
Lisa and Marge tell stories about great women while having a mani-pedi. The first is about Queen Elizabeth I, who was great despite not having a husband. The second story is of Snow White and the Seven Legally-Distinct Dwarfs. The third is about Homer taking part in a play about Macbeth, with Marge helping him get a bigger role by murdering the other actors. The final story is about Maggie Roark in a parody of The Fountainhead.

Guest starring: Jodie Foster as Maggie Roark.

Coming to Homerica promo.png 441 - 21 "Coming to Homerica" May 17, 2009 Steven Dean Moore Brendan Hay LABF12
Ogdenville's economy takes a tumble after tainted barley is discovered in Krusty's veggie burgers, and the unemployed of Ogdenville flock to Springfield. When Mayor Quimby closes off the town's borders and enlists private citizens to help patrol them, Homer puts together a border patrol group. Meanwhile, the number of Ogdenvillians in town causes issues for the locals.

Script covers

  • KABF17 Script.jpg
  • KABF18 Script.jpg
  • KABF20 Script.jpg
  • LABF08 Script.jpg
  • LABF09 Script.jpg
  • LABF10 Script.jpg
  • LABF12 Script.jpg


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