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Season 14 is the fourteenth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from November 3, 2002, with "Treehouse of Horror XIII", to May 18, 2003, with "Moe Baby Blues". The season was mostly made up of production season EABF episodes, with five rollover episodes from production season DABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for most of the season, with Mike Scully serving as the showrunner for DABF22.
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Episode
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Crew
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Result
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| 31st Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in an 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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| 56th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation[2]
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"The Dad Who Knew Too Little"
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Matt Selman
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| "Moe Baby Blues"
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J. Stewart Burns
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Nominated
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| 31st Annie Award for Directing in an Animated Television Production[1]
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"'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky"
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Steven Dean Moore
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Won
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| 55th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[3]
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"Three Gays of the Condo"
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Larina Adamson, Laurie Biernacki, James L. Brooks, Kevin Curran, Matthew Faughnan, John Frink, Dana Gould, Milton Gray, Dan Greaney, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mark Kirkland, Tim Long, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Carolyn Omine, Don Payne, Rick Polizzi, Jim Reardon, Matt Selman, Matt Warburton, Mike Wolf
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| 31st Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production[1]
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"Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
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Alf Clausen, Ian Maxtone-Graham, and Ken Keeler
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| 55th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics[4]
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"Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
for "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders"
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Nominated
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| 55th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance[5]
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"Moe Baby Blues"
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Hank Azaria (Moe Szyslak, Carl Carlson, Chief Wiggum, Apu, Johnny Tightlips, Bumblebee Man, and Cletus)
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Won
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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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292 - 1
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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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DABF19
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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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293 - 2
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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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DABF22
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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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294 - 3
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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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DABF20
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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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295 - 4
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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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DABF18
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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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296 - 5
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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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DABF21
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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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297 - 6
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"The Great Louse Detective"
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December 15, 2002
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Steven Dean Moore
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John Frink and Don Payne
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EABF01
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| When someone tries to murder Homer, Chief Wiggum suggests that it takes a psychopath to find the would-be murderer. So, he enlists Sideshow Bob to help track down the assassin
Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob.
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298 - 7
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"Special Edna"
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January 5, 2003
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Bob Anderson
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Dennis Snee
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EABF02
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| After Principal Skinner once again lets Mrs. Krabappel down, Bart nominates Krabappel for the "teacher of the year" award. The nomination is accepted, and soon the Simpson family and Mrs. Krabappel go to the award ceremony in Orlando, Florida, where Skinner tries to get Edna back.
Guest starring: Little Richard as himself.
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299 - 8
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"The Dad Who Knew Too Little"
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January 12, 2003
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Mark Kirkland
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Matt Selman
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EABF03
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| Lisa becomes angry after watching a horribly inaccurate video that Homer gives to her as a birthday gift. The video shows Homer's complete lack of knowledge regarding his daughter, so he decides to hire a private detective to learn more about Lisa.
Guest starring: Elliott Gould as himself.
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300 - 9
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"The Strong Arms of the Ma"
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February 2, 2003
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Pete Michels
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Carolyn Omine
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EABF04
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| Marge takes up bodybuilding to boost her self-esteem after a mugging, but the family finds they just can't cope with a Marge who can bench-press 500 pounds. And things only get worse after Marge starts taking steroids.
Guest starring: Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers.
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301-10
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"Pray Anything"
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February 9, 2003
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Michael Polcino
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Sam O'Neal and Neal Boushell
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EABF06
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| Homer turns to religion to help him get what he wants, and is soon awarded the First Church of Springfield in an injury settlement. Homer then turns the church into his personal party pad, and Reverend Lovejoy leaves Springfield to wallow in its hedonism.
Guest starring: Ken Burns as himself and Lisa Leslie as herself.
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302 - 11
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"Barting Over"
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February 16, 2003
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Matthew Nastuk
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Andrew Kreisberg
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EABF05
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| After finding an embarrassing advert that Bart starred in when he was a baby, for which Homer had spent the money received, Bart moves out with half of Homer's money going to him. However, Bart finds that living alone isn't as great as he expected.
Guest starring: Blink-182 as themselves, Tony Hawk as himself, and Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm.
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303 - 12
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"I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can"
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February 16, 2003
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Nancy Kruse
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Kevin Curran
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EABF07
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| Lisa participates in the Spellympics, but Homer is busy traveling cross-country as Krusty Burger test-markets a new sandwich. Lisa is confident that she will win, until she learns that the contest is rigged against her.
Guest starring: George Plimpton as himself.
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304 - 13
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"A Star Is Born Again"
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March 2, 2003
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Michael Marcantel
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Brian Kelley
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EABF08
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| Ned Flanders starts dating famous movie star Sara Sloane, but he has difficulties with Sara's lifestyle and the tabloids following them everywhere.
Guest starring: James L. Brooks as himself, Helen Fielding as herself, and Marisa Tomei as Sara Sloane.
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305 - 14
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"Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington"
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March 9, 2003
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Lance Kramer
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John Swartzwelder
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EABF09
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| Due to air traffic being redirected over Evergreen Terrace, the Simpsons get Krusty to run for Congress, and he wins. However, when he tries to get anything done, he finds that Congress doesn't actually get anything done.
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306 - 15
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"C.E. D'oh"
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March 16, 2003
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Mike B. Anderson
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Dana Gould
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EABF10
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| On Valentine's Day, Homer attends a college course on how to succeed in the corporate world. After the course, he tricks Mr. Burns and becomes the owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, and promptly fires Burns. However, he soon realizes that running the plant means being away from his family.
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307 - 16
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"'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky"
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March 30, 2003
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Steven Dean Moore
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Dan Greaney and Allen Glazier
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EABF11
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| When Lisa is told that she has no future, she decides to focus on astronomy, and her first aim is to get the city to turn off the lights to watch the comets rain at night. Meanwhile, the school bullies try to convince Bart to steal a car hood ornament.
Guest starring: Eric Idle as Declan Desmond.
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308 - 17
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"Three Gays of the Condo"
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April 13, 2003
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Mark Kirkland
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Matt Warburton
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EABF12
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| While searching in his closet, Homer discovers an old letter written by Marge that claims that she no longer loves him, which leads to Homer moving out. He finds a new apartment in Springfield's gay district and moves in with a homosexual couple, Julio and Grady.
Guest starring: Ben Schatz as streetcar man 2, Scott Thompson as Grady Little, and "Weird Al" Yankovic as himself.
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309 - 18
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"Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
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April 27, 2003
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Chris Clements
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Ian Maxtone-Graham
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EABF13
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| Homer's song, "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders", becomes a hit in Springfield. But when the song repeatedly plays everywhere they go and gets too much for them, the family leaves Springfield to live a couple of weeks in a ranch to escape it.
Guest starring: David Byrne as himself, Andy Serkis as Cleanie, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Luke Stetson.
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310 - 19
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"Old Yeller-Belly"
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May 4, 2003
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Bob Anderson
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John Frink and Don Payne
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EABF14
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| When Santa's Little Helper doesn't save Homer from a fire in Bart's newly refurbished treehouse, he disowns the family dog. But when Santa's Little Helper is made into the new mascot for Duff Beer, Homer quickly changes his tune, until the dog's previous owner shows up.
Guest starring: John Kassir as Duff McShark and Stacy Keach as Howard K. Duff VIII.
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311 - 20
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"Brake My Wife, Please"
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May 11, 2003
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Pete Michels
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Tim Long
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EABF15
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| Homer has a car accident and loses his driver's license, which means that Marge now has to do all of the family's driving. Homer comes to enjoy walking instead of driving, but the extra responsibility stresses out Marge. This leads up to Marge accidentally hitting Homer with the car, putting a strain on their marriage.
Guest starring: Jackson Browne as himself, Steve Buscemi as himself, and Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm.
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312 - 21
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"The Bart of War"
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May 18, 2003
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Michael Polcino
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Marc Wilmore
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EABF16
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| Marge makes Bart quit hanging out with Milhouse after the two are caught invading the Flanders' home. She then starts a peer group based around Native American life for Bart and other kids to participate in. When Bart finds out Milhouse has joined a different peer group, they are soon at odds as they see whose group can do more community service around Springfield.
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313 - 22
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"Moe Baby Blues"
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May 18, 2003
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Lauren MacMullan
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J. Stewart Burns
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EABF17
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| When Maggie is flung out of the Simpsons' car during a car crash, she lands safely in the arms of Moe, who is about to jump off a bridge. Moe's newfound status as a hero, and Maggie's adoration for him, give him a new lease on life. However, Moe's new overprotectiveness for Maggie causes issues with Homer and Marge.
Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.
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