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DABF is the fourteenth production season of The Simpsons. Al Jean served as the showrunner for most of the season, while Mike Scully served as showrunner for DABF22. The episodes mostly aired in broadcast season 13 on Fox, with five rollover episodes from the production season airing in broadcast season 14. The episodes aired from December 16, 2001 with "She of Little Faith", to December 1, 2002 with "Helter Shelter".
Episodes[edit]
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DABF01
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"Brawl in the Family"
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January 6, 2002
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Matthew Nastuk
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Joel H. Cohen
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S13 E7
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| When the Simpsons need police intervention to settle a quarrel that breaks out during a game of Monopoly, they are ordered to undergo family counseling sessions with a social worker to re-establish themselves as a functional family. Their newfound harmony is put to the test, however, when Homer's and Ned's "Vegas wives" turn up in Springfield.
Guest starring: Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm and Delroy Lindo as Gabriel.
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DABF02
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"She of Little Faith"
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December 16, 2001
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Steven Dean Moore
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Bill Freiberger
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S13 E6
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| Desperate for money, the First Church of Springfield rents out its space in the church to local advertisers. Horrified at the living commercial the church becomes, Lisa has a crisis of faith and looks for a new religion that suits her.
Guest starring: Richard Gere as himself.
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DABF03
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"Sweets and Sour Marge"
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January 20, 2002
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Mark Kirkland
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Carolyn Omine
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S13 E8
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| When Springfield is named the "World's Fattest Town" thanks to a diabolical scheme by the Motherloving Sugar Corp., Marge takes it upon herself to rid the entire town of the sweet stuff.
Guest starring: Ben Stiller as Garth Motherloving.
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DABF04
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"Half-Decent Proposal"
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February 10, 2002
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Lauren MacMullan
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Tim Long
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S13 E10
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| Marge, with a little help from Patty and Selma, e-mails Artie Ziff, who offers $1,000,000 for a weekend alone with her—money they could use for an operation to make Homer stop snoring and ruining Marge's sleep.
Guest starring: Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff.
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DABF05
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"Jaws Wired Shut"
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January 27, 2002
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Nancy Kruse
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Matt Selman
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S13 E9
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| Homer breaks his jaw in an accident, requiring it to be wired shut for a month. His resulting inability to talk makes him a better listener, and he becomes closer to family and friends because of it. They all like the new Homer much better, but when the wires come off and Homer retains his new attitude, everyone begins to miss the old Homer's antics.
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DABF06
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"The Bart Wants What It Wants"
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February 17, 2002
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Michael Polcino
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John Frink and Don Payne
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S13 E11
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| Bart develops a crush on Rainier Wolfcastle's daughter Greta. After hastily deciding he's not ready for love, he dumps her, only to change his mind later. But by then, Greta is dating Milhouse, and a trip to the set of Rainier's latest movie in Canada isn't enough to win her back.
Guest starring: Wolfgang Puck as himself and Reese Witherspoon as Greta Wolfcastle.
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DABF07
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"The Lastest Gun in the West"
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February 24, 2002
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Bob Anderson
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John Swartzwelder
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S13 E12
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| Bart and Lisa meet a washed-up movie star of westerns from the 1950s and attempt to revive his career by getting him to appear on The Krusty the Clown Show. But years of alcohol addiction get in the way of his comeback.
Guest starring: Dennis Weaver as Buck McCoy.
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DABF08
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"Tales from the Public Domain"
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March 17, 2002
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Mike B. Anderson
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Andrew Kreisberg, Josh Lieb and Matt Warburton
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S13 E14
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| Homer gets a letter from the library telling him he has an overdue book, which he checked out when Bart was born to have something to read to him. Lisa finds the book, and Homer reads three stories from it: one about Odysseus, one about Joan of Arc, and one about Prince Hamlet.
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DABF09
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"The Old Man and the Key"
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March 10, 2002
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Lance Kramer
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Jon Vitti
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S13 E13
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| In order to impress Zelda, a new female resident at the retirement castle, Grampa starts driving again. But Grampa runs into trouble with Homer, whose car he continually abuses. When Zelda goes off with another man, Grampa goes to Branson, Missouri to find her.
Guest starring: Olympia Dukakis as Zelda and Bill Saluga as Ray Jay Johnson.
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DABF10
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"Blame It on Lisa"
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March 31, 2002
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Steven Dean Moore
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Bob Bendetson
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S13 E15
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| After the Simpson family receive a large phone bill, they discover Lisa has been sponsoring a Brazilian orphan, Ronaldo. When the child is reported missing, the Simpsons head to Brazil to find him.
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DABF11
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"Weekend at Burnsie's"
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April 7, 2002
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Michael Marcantel
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Jon Vitti
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S13 E16
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| After being attacked in the garden by an unruly group of crows, Homer goes to see Dr. Hibbert about the ongoing pain in his eyes. Dr. Hibbert suggests that Homer begin smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes. However, Homer's new laid-back lifestyle comes under risk when a vote to recriminalize marijuana comes around.
Guest starring: Phish as themselves.
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DABF12
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"Gump Roast"
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April 21, 2002
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Mark Kirkland
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Deb Lacusta and Dan Castellaneta
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S13 E17
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| The Springfield Friars Club holds a roast of Homer, with many of the town's residents showing up to join in or watch.
Guest starring: Ed Asner as himself, Alec Baldwin as himself, Kim Basinger as herself, Stephen Hawking as himself, Ron Howard as himself, Elton John as himself, Lucy Lawless as herself, Joe Namath as himself, 'N Sync as themselves, Elizabeth Taylor as herself, and U2 as themselves (all via archive footage).
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DABF13
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"I Am Furious (Yellow)"
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April 28, 2002
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Chuck Sheetz
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John Swartzwelder
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S13 E18
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| Bart is inspired by Geoff Jenkins to become a cartoonist, in which he creates a popular comic and later internet series titled "Angry Dad", which is based on Homer's anger problems. Homer becomes the town's laughing stock and decides to give up anger completely.
Guest starring: Stan Lee as himself.
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DABF14
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"The Sweetest Apu"
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May 5, 2002
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Matthew Nastuk
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John Swartzwelder
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S13 E19
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| Apu's unbearable life of work and eight kids drives him to have an affair with another woman, and when Manjula finds out, Apu has to do everything it takes to win her back.
Guest starring: James Lipton as himself.
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DABF15
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"Little Girl in the Big Ten"
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May 12, 2002
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Lauren MacMullan
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Jon Vitti
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S13 E20
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| In order to avoid a failing grade in gym, Lisa takes up gymnastics, which she uses to pose as a college student. Meanwhile, Bart is diagnosed with "Panda" virus and is forced to spend a week living in a plastic bubble.
Guest starring: Robert Pinsky as himself.
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DABF16
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"The Frying Game"
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May 19, 2002
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Michael Polcino
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John Swartzwelder
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S13 E21
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| Homer gets in trouble with the Environmental Protection Agency and is sentenced to community service. He and Marge end up working for Mrs. Bellamy, an elderly socialite, and find themselves accused of another crime: Mrs. Bellamy's murder.
Guest starring: Carmen Electra as herself and Frances Sternhagen as Mrs. Bellamy.
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DABF17
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"Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge"
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May 22, 2002
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Pete Michels
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Dana Gould
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S13 E22
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| Homer accidentally causes an electrical blackout in Springfield, and all of the citizens begin looting the town's businesses. Chief Wiggum is useless at restoring order, so Homer takes the law into his own hands and starts his own police force.
Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.
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DABF18
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"Large Marge"
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November 24, 2002
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Jim Reardon
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Ian Maxtone-Graham
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S14 E4
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| Marge mistakenly receives breast implants, to her dismay, and embarks on a new career as a trade show model. Meanwhile, a stunt by Bart results in a public-image problem for Krusty, and Bart hatches a plan to help him.
Guest starring: Baha Men as the "Who Left the Milk Out?" and "Who Let Marge's Jugs Out?" performers, Burt Ward as Robin, and Adam West as Batman.
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DABF19
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"Treehouse of Horror XIII"
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November 3, 2002
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David Silverman
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Marc Wilmore, Brian Kelley and Kevin Curran
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S14 E1
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| In "Send in the Clones", Homer uses a magic hammock to clone himself. Then, in "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms", gun-wielding zombies attack Springfield after a ban on firearms. Finally, in "The Island of Dr. Hibbert", the Simpsons are trapped on an island where people are transformed into animals.
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DABF20
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"Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade"
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November 17, 2002
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Steven Dean Moore
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Tim Long
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S14 E3
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| After taking an aptitude test, Bart is held back a grade, and Lisa is skipped ahead, landing them both in third grade at the same time and in the same class. Tension develops between them, but they are forced to work together when they become lost on a school field trip.
Guest starring: Tony Bennett as himself (via archive audio).
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DABF21
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"Helter Shelter"
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December 1, 2002
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Mark Kirkland
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Brian Pollack and Mert Rich
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S14 E5
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| After Lisa brings home a souvenir hockey stick infested with termites, they swarm the house. When they learn that the house needs to be fumigated and will be uninhabitable for six months, the family look for another place to live and join a reality TV show where they must live like a family from 1895.
Guest starring: David Lander as Squiggy and Larry Holmes as himself.
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DABF22
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"How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
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November 10, 2002
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Mike B. Anderson
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Mike Scully
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S14 E2
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| When Marge, Lisa, and Bart find out how hard Homer struggles to keep a roof over their heads, they enroll him in a Rock & Roll fantasy camp to relax at for a week. But when it comes to an end, Homer wants to keep his rock star lifestyle.
Guest starring: Elvis Costello as himself, Mick Jagger as himself, Lenny Kravitz as himself, Tom Petty as himself, Keith Richards as Keith Richards, and Brian Setzer as himself.
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