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Season 13 is the thirteenth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from November 6, 2001, with "Treehouse of Horror XII", to May 22, 2002, with "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge". The season was mostly made up of production season DABF episodes, with five rollover episodes from production season CABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for most of the season, with Mike Scully serving as the showrunner for the CABF episodes.
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Episode
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Crew
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Result
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| 30th Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production[1]
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N/A
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N/A
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Won
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| Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Comedy[2]
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N/A
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N/A
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Nominated
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| 54th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[3]
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"She of Little Faith"
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Larina Adamson, Laurie Biernacki, James L. Brooks, John Bush, Joel H. Cohen, Kevin Curran, Bill Freiberger, John Frink, Tom Gammill, Dana Gould, Dan Greaney, Matt Groening, Ron Hauge, John W. Hyde, Al Jean, Brian Kelley, Josh Lieb, Tim Long, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Steven Dean Moore, Carolyn Omine, Don Payne, Bonita Pietila, Max Pross, Richard Raynis, Jim Reardon, Mike Reiss, Richard Sakai, Matt Selman, David Silverman, Sam Simon, Denise Sirkot, Jon Vitti, Mike Wolf
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| Environmental Media Award for Best Television Episodic Comedy[4]
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"Brawl in the Family"
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| 55th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation[5]
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"Jaws Wired Shut"
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Matt Selman
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| "The Bart Wants What It Wants"
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John Frink and Don Payne
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| "Blame It on Lisa"
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Bob Bendetson
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| 54th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics[6]
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"The Old Man and the Key"
for "Ode to Branson"
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Alf Clausen and Jon Vitti
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Episodes[edit]
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Title
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Original airdate
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Directed by
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Written by
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Prod. code
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270 - 1
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"Treehouse of Horror XII"
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November 6, 2001
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Jim Reardon
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Joel H. Cohen (Part 1), John Frink and Don Payne (Part 2), Carolyn Omine (Part 3)
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CABF19
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| In "Hex and the City", after insulting a gypsy, Homer and the family must deal with her curse. In "House of Whacks," the Simpsons buy a computerized upgrade for their house, and the house develops an obsessive attraction to Marge. In "Wiz Kids", wizards Bart and Lisa are caught in an evil plot by the Dark Lord Montymort.
Guest starring: Pierce Brosnan as the Ultrahouse and himself and Matthew Perry as an Ultrahouse voice option.
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271 - 2
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"The Parent Rap"
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November 11, 2001
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Mark Kirkland
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George Meyer and Mike Scully
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CABF22
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| Bart appears in court to stand trial for joyriding in Chief Wiggum's police car. But just before he is set free, a second, vindictive judge named Constance Harm assumes the case and sentences him to be tethered to Homer around the clock.
Guest starring: Jess Harnell as Charlton Heston and Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm.
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272 - 3
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"Homer the Moe"
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November 18, 2001
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Jen Kamerman
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Dana Gould
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CABF20
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| When Moe visits his old bartending school to rediscover his passion for the business, Homer is charged with keeping tabs on Moe's Tavern. But when Moe returns and decides to make his tavern more hip and modern, a disgruntled Homer opens his own bar in his own garage.
Guest starring: R.E.M. as themselves.
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273 - 4
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"A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
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December 2, 2001
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Lance Kramer
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John Swartzwelder
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CABF18
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| Homer's new job as the author of fortune cookies assures Mr. Burns that love is on the horizon. He finds it in a woman named Gloria, whom he loves so much that he wants to marry her. But as he proposes to Gloria, her ex, who turns out to be Snake, shows up after just breaking out of prison.
Guest starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Gloria and George Takei as the waiter.
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274 - 5
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"The Blunder Years"
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December 9, 2001
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Steven Dean Moore
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Ian Maxtone-Graham
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CABF21
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| A restaurant hypnotist causes Homer to relive a traumatic childhood experience where, upon swimming in a quarry, he found a dead body. That dead body turned out to be Smithers' father, Waylon Smithers, Sr., who had disappeared twenty-five years earlier under suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, Marge finds herself attracted to Burly, the mascot for Burly Paper Towels.
Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Paul Newman as himself, and Judith Owen as herself.
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275 - 6
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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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DABF02
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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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276 - 7
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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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DABF01
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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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277 - 8
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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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DABF03
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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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278 - 9
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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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DABF05
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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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279 - 10
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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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DABF04
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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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280 - 11
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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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DABF06
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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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281 - 12
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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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DABF07
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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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282 - 13
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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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DABF09
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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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283 - 14
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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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DABF08
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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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284 - 15
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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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DABF10
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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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285 - 16
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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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DABF11
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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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286 - 17
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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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DABF12
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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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287 - 18
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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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DABF13
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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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288 - 19
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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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DABF14
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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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289 - 20
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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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DABF15
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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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290 - 21
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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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DABF16
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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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291 - 22
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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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DABF17
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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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