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Season 15 is the fifteenth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from November 2, 2003, with "Treehouse of Horror XIV", to May 23, 2004, with "Fraudcast News". The season was mostly made up of production season FABF episodes, with five rollover episodes from production season EABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season.
| Award
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Episode
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Crew
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Result
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| Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Comedy[1]
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N/A
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N/A
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Nominated
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| 56th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series[2]
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"Treehouse of Horror XIV"
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Alf Clausen
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| 57th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation[3]
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"My Mother the Carjacker"
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Michael Price
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| 56th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics[4]
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"The President Wore Pearls"
for "A Vote for a Winner"
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Alf Clausen and Dana Gould
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| Environmental Media Award for Best Television Episodic Comedy[5]
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"The Fat and the Furriest"
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Won
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| 58th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation[6]
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"Today I Am a Clown"
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Joel H. Cohen
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Nominated
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| "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
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Julie Chambers and David Chambers
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| "Catch 'Em If You Can"
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Ian Maxtone-Graham
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Won
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| "Fraudcast News"
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Don Payne
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Nominated
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| 56th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance[7]
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"Today I Am a Clown"
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Dan Castellaneta (Krusty the Clown, Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Groundskeeper Willie, Sideshow Mel, Barney, and Itchy)
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Won
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| 56th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[8]
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"The Way We Weren't"
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Mike B. Anderson, Norm Auble, Laurie Biernacki, James L. Brooks, Patrick Buchanan, J. Stewart Burns, Kevin Curran, John Frink, Dana Gould, Dan Greaney, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Brian Kelley, Tim Long, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Carolyn Omine, Don Payne, Rick Polizzi, Michael Price, Jim Reardon, Matt Selman
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Nominated
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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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314 - 1
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"Treehouse of Horror XIV"
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November 2, 2003
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Steven Dean Moore
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John Swartzwelder
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EABF21
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| In "Reaper Madness", Homer becomes the new Grim Reaper after killing the old Reaper. In "Frinkenstein", Professor Frink brings his father back from the dead, who then strives to make himself the ultimate body out of the parts of living people. And finally, in "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off", Bart and Milhouse get a stopwatch that can stop time and use it to play pranks on the townspeople.
Guest starring: Oscar De La Hoya as himself, Jennifer Garner as herself, Dudley Herschbach as himself, and Jerry Lewis as Jonathan Frink Sr..
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315 - 2
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"My Mother the Carjacker"
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November 9, 2003
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Nancy Kruse
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Michael Price
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EABF18
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| On the lam for years, Homer's mother returns to Springfield only to have the police catch up to her once and for all. Desperate not to lose her again, Homer busts her out of jail by taking control of the prison bus she's being transported in.
Guest starring: Glenn Close as Mona Simpson.
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316 - 3
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"The President Wore Pearls"
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November 16, 2003
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Mike B. Anderson
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Dana Gould
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EABF20
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| Lisa is elected student-body president at Springfield Elementary and immediately falls foul of Principal Skinner, who fools her into taking popular classes off the curriculum. Angry at his deception, she retaliates by calling her classmates out on strike.
Guest starring: Michael Moore as himself.
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317 - 4
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"The Regina Monologues"
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November 23, 2003
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Mark Kirkland
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John Swartzwelder
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EABF22
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| The Simpsons journey to London, where Grampa attempts to reconnect with a long-lost flame while Bart and Lisa go nuts after sampling British chocolate. After Homer has a fender-bender with a golden coach belonging to the Queen, the family must again plead their way out of a foreign land.
Guest starring: Tony Blair as himself, Jane Leeves as Edwina, Ian McKellen as himself, Evan Marriott as himself, and J. K. Rowling as herself.
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318 - 5
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"The Fat and the Furriest"
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November 30, 2003
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Matthew Nastuk
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Joel H. Cohen
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EABF19
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| Homer becomes the laughing stock of the town when a wild bear humiliates him. But when he seeks a rematch, Homer bonds with the animal and tries to save its life.
Guest starring: Charles Napier as Grant Connor.
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319 - 6
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"Today I Am a Clown"
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December 7, 2003
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Nancy Kruse
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Joel H. Cohen
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FABF01
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| When Krusty admits he never had a bar mitzvah, he turns to his father, Rabbi Krustofsky, for help. Later, Krusty realizes his shooting schedule has him working on the Sabbath and proposes hiring a guest host. Not wanting to hire anyone who might upstage him or threaten his career, Krusty hires Homer as his replacement.
Guest starring: Jackie Mason as Hyman Krustofsky and Mr. T as himself.
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320 - 7
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"'Tis the Fifteenth Season"
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December 14, 2003
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Steven Dean Moore
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Michael Price
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FABF02
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| When Homer spends a large amount of money on a frivolous gift for himself at Christmas, the family has very little to spend on the holidays. A Christmas film gives Homer a change of heart and he becomes the nicest man in Springfield. But when he takes some advice from Lisa the wrong way, he gets led astray.
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321 - 8
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"Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays"
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January 4, 2004
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Bob Anderson
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Jon Vitti
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FABF03
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| After babies of Springfield riot at a Roofi concert, an anti-children group is formed. Marge tries to rally the townspeople to fight against the group and the proposed law changes.
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322 - 9
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"I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot"
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January 11, 2004
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Lauren MacMullan
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Dan Greaney and Allen Glazier
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FABF04
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| Bart and Homer enter a Robot Rumble competition, but when Homer isn't able to build a decent robot, he decides to adjust the robot so that he can operate it from the inside. Meanwhile, Snowball II dies and Lisa tries to replace her with another cat.
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323 - 10
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"Diatribe of a Mad Housewife"
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January 25, 2004
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Mark Kirkland
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Robin J. Stein
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FABF05
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| Marge is inspired to write a romance novel, though after Homer hears rumors that Marge is secretly in love with Ned Flanders due to the storyline of the novel, he grows jealous. Meanwhile, Homer buys an ambulance and becomes an ambulance driver.
Guest starring: Tom Clancy as himself, Ashley Olsen as herself, Mary-Kate Olsen as herself, and Thomas Pynchon as himself.
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324 - 11
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"Margical History Tour"
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February 8, 2004
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Mike B. Anderson
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Brian Kelley
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FABF06
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| When the Springfield Library becomes low on books, the children of Springfield Elementary don't have enough resources to do research for their history papers. To help out, Marge gives the kids verbal anecdotes about historical figures, including tales of King Henry VIII, Sacagawea's assistance to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and a very Bart-like Mozart feuding with his sister Salieri.
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325 - 12
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"Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
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February 15, 2004
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Matthew Nastuk
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Julie Chambers and David Chambers
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FABF07
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| Bart is heartbroken when Milhouse and his mother move away to Capital City. Desperate to fill Milhouse's shoes, Bart attempts to find a new best friend with no such luck. When Bart decides to pay Milhouse a visit, he is shocked to see his once meek best friend has reinvented himself. Meanwhile, Homer pretends to be poor to get money off strangers.
Guest starring: Nick Bakay as Salem Saberhagen, William Daniels as KITT, Isabel Sanford as herself, and Dick Tufeld as Robot B-9.
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326 - 13
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"Smart and Smarter"
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February 22, 2004
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Steven Dean Moore
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Carolyn Omine
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FABF09
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| When Maggie is found to have an IQ of 167, she becomes the genius of the family. Lisa loses her sense of self as she becomes resentful of her younger sister.
Guest starring: Simon Cowell as Henry.
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327 - 14
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"The Ziff Who Came to Dinner"
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March 14, 2004
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Nancy Kruse
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Deb Lacusta and Dan Castellaneta
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FABF08
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| Marge's old prom date Artie Ziff returns to Springfield, having lost his money and his Internet business, and asks to stay with the Simpsons until he gets back on his feet. What Artie doesn't tell them is that he's also a fugitive from justice, sought by the SEC for cheating his stockholders.
Guest starring: Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff, Jay Sherman, Professor Lombardo, Aristotle Amadopolis, and Llewellyn Sinclair.
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328 - 15
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"Co-Dependent's Day"
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March 21, 2004
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Bob Anderson
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Matt Warburton
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FABF10
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| On a trip to Northern California, Homer and Marge find that they have fun drinking together. When drunk driving home, Homer crashes the car before moving Marge into the driver's seat, pinning the blame on her. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa confront the creator of Cosmic Wars over the quality of the new film.
Guest starring: Brave Combo as themselves.
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329 - 16
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"The Wandering Juvie"
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March 28, 2004
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Lauren MacMullan
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John Frink and Don Payne
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FABF11
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| After playing a prank on the whole town, Bart is sentenced to six months of juvenile detention. There he meets Gina Vendetti, who forces Bart to escape with her.
Guest starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar as Gina Vendetti, Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm, and Charles Napier as the Warden.
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330 - 17
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"My Big Fat Geek Wedding"
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April 18, 2004
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Mark Kirkland
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Kevin Curran
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FABF12
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| When Principal Skinner gets cold feet before his wedding to Edna Krabappel, she calls off the wedding. Determined to win her back, Skinner enlists Homer's help. Meanwhile, Marge is convinced Edna can do better. Edna rebounds into a relationship with Comic Book Guy, who whisks her off to a comic book convention. But Skinner is determined to win her back.
Guest starring: Matt Groening as himself.
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331 - 18
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"Catch 'Em If You Can"
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April 25, 2004
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Matthew Nastuk
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Ian Maxtone-Graham
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FABF14
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| When Homer and Marge get caught having a rendezvous in Miami instead of going to a family party in Dayton, Ohio, Bart, Lisa, and Grampa track them down to ruin their alone time. Meanwhile, Grampa befriends Raoul, a gay Miami swinger who seemingly enjoys Grampa's stories.
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332 - 19
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"Simple Simpson"
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May 2, 2004
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Jim Reardon
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Jon Vitti
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FABF15
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| When Lisa is humiliated at the Springfield County Fair, Homer becomes Pie Man, a costumed vigilante who throws pies at his enemies. But Pie Man's sense of justice gets twisted when Mr. Burns unmasks him and turns him into his personal hitman.
Guest starring: Nichelle Nichols as herself.
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333 - 20
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"The Way We Weren't"
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May 9, 2004
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Mike B. Anderson
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J. Stewart Burns
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FABF13
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| When Homer admits that Marge was not his first kiss, he recounts the story of his first smooch at summer camp with an anonymous girl—who turns out to be Marge after all. Following their first kiss, young Homer and Marge planned to meet again, but Homer accidentally returned to the wrong camp. Marge admits to Homer that believing her first kiss had stood her up caused her 30 years of heartbreak.
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334 - 21
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"Bart-Mangled Banner"
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May 16, 2004
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Steven Dean Moore
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John Frink
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FABF17
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| When Bart accidentally 'moons' the American flag at a school function and Homer says he hates America on national TV, the Simpsons are labeled as unpatriotic and are arrested for high treason. They then embark on a cross-country mission to the nation's capital to prove they love America.
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335 - 22
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"Fraudcast News"
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May 23, 2004
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Bob Anderson
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Don Payne
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FABF18
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| After scathing articles about Mr. Burns are published in newspapers, Burns buys all the media outlets. In response to the propaganda Burns is now pushing, Lisa decides to start her own paper and writes an article about Mr. Burns' manipulation. Furious, Burns attempts to take down Lisa's paper, but she refuses to go quietly.
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