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      Season 8 – The Simpsons

      1996 Comedy Animation List
      100% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 96% 100+ Ratings Audience Score This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is not a typical family man. A nuclear-plant employee, he does his best to lead his family but often finds that they are leading him. The family includes loving, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking son Bart, overachieving daughter Lisa and baby Maggie. Other Springfield residents include the family's religious neighbor, Ned Flanders, family physician Dr. Hibbert, Moe the bartender and police chief Clancy Wiggum. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 24 Buy Now

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      Jeffrey M The Simpsons Season 8 was the best Simpson season ever!! The Simpsons Season 8 had some Simpson classic episodes like Homers Enemy, You Only Move Twice, and Treehouse of Horror VII. One episode I loved is Simpsoncalifragu(annoyed grunt)listicexpealidoucios, even thought on IMDB it is one of the lowest rated episodes in the Golden Age ( Season 3-8 ), Another Simpson Clip Show being the lowest. I loved Season 8. I give it a 98%. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/28/23 Full Review Sasha M AMAZING two best episodes with homers enemy being the best episode of the entire series , the golden age Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/23 Full Review Jackson S A classic when the Simpsons start to go more wacky. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review greg d Episodes like Homer's Enemy really make this season good. Too bad it was worse from here.. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/02/23 Full Review johnathon w Another classic season featuring numerous brilliant episodes, from "You Only Move Twice" to "Homer's Enemy". However, you start to the the chinks in quality, notably with the Mary Poppins send up. Overall, still a great season of one of the best TV shows ever. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review j m It's probably as good as Season 7 and it's still funny. Some iconic episodes in it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Oct 27, 1996 Treehouse of Horror VII In a bid for world domination, space aliens invade the bodies of President Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 3, 1996 You Only Move Twice Homer accepts a new job and moves the family to Cypress Creek, where the perfect setting soon turns sour. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 10, 1996 The Homer They Fall Homer turns to a career in pro boxing when he discovers he has a genetic condition that protects his brain from injury. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 17, 1996 Burns, Baby Burns When Mr. Burns' long-lost illegitimate son, Larry, turns up, Mr. Burns rejects him because he thinks he's an idiot; Larry concocts a money-making scam with Homer. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 24, 1996 Bart After Dark To pay for damaging their property, Bart agrees to do chores at a neighbor's house. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 1, 1996 A Milhouse Divided Homer contemplates a divorce when Milhouse's parents split up. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 15, 1996 Lisa's Date With Density School bully Nelson Muntz becomes the object of Lisa's first crush; Homer discovers electronic panhandling. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 29, 1996 Hurricane Neddy A hurricane hitting Springfield spares the Simpsons but destroys Ned's home. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 5, 1997 The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer Exotic hot peppers from Springfield's annual chili cook-off cause Homer to envision a hallucinatory coyote. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 12, 1997 The Springfield Files FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully visit Springfield to investigate Homer's alien encounter. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 19, 1997 The Twisted World of Marge Simpson Marge needs help promoting her pretzel franchise, so Homer turns to the mob. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 2, 1997 Mountain of Madness Avalanches trap Homer and Mr. Burns in a cabin at a teamwork retreat. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 7, 1997 Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious Stressed out Marge hires a nanny in an episode spoofing "Mary Poppins." Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 9, 1997 The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show Homer gets a job on "The Itchy & Scratchy Show," providing the voice of wisecracking hip-hop surfer dog Poochie, a new character brought in by the network to shore up falling ratings. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 16, 1997 Homer's Phobia Bart is befriended by a gay antiques dealer, causing Homer to find ways to intensify his own masculinity. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 23, 1997 Brother From Another Series Sideshow Bob is once again released from prison, into the care of his respectable brother Cecil; Bob takes a job on Cecil's dam project, but Bart and Lisa suspect he's up to no good. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 2, 1997 My Sister, My Sitter Bart tries everything he can to destroy Lisa's image as a dependable baby sitter when she is left in charge. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 16, 1997 Homer vs. the 18th Amendment Homer and friends reintroduce a speak-easy to Springfield when an old Prohibition law is enforced; Homer reinvents himself as the Beer Baron. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 6, 1997 Grade-School Confidential Bart exposes an affair between Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel after a failed attempt at blackmail. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 13, 1997 The Canine Mutiny Bart goes on a shopping spree with a newly acquired credit card and buys a purebred dog. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 20, 1997 The Old Man and the Lisa Bret "Hit Man" Hart attempts to buy bankrupt Mr. Burns' house until Lisa helps rebuild his fortune. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 27, 1997 In Marge We Trust Marge volunteers at church and becomes an inspirational leader for Springfield. Voices of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith. Details Episode 23 Aired May 4, 1997 Homer's Enemy Homer clashes with an industrious new co-worker; Bart buys an empty factory. Details Episode 24 Aired May 11, 1997 The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Three possible spinoffs: "Chief Wiggum, P.I.," "Love-Matic Grampa" and "Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour.". Details Episode 25 Aired May 18, 1997 The Secret War of Lisa Simpson Lisa enrolls in an all-male military school and is subject to hazing and silent treatments by the cadets. Details

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      Les Chappell AV Club As it enters its eighth year, The Simpsons proves it remains a force for comedic innovations, committed to moving forward, not backward; upward, not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom. Nov 15, 2017 Full Review Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly There is a constant sense of surprise - a wily exuberance - about THE SIMPSONS... that still hasn't abated after eight seasons... Rated: B- Nov 10, 2017 Full Review William Thomas Empire Magazine We are at the pinnacle of Mount Simpson. Rated: 5/5 Oct 18, 2017 Full Review Robert Canning IGN Movies As the first episode proper of Season 8, "You Only Move Twice" opened up what many have called The Simpsons greatest year. Jun 14, 2018 Full Review Jesse Hassenger PopMatters The writers take... opportunities to deal with the serious issues -- repression in "Neddy," crises of faith in "Trust," and fractured families in "Divided" -- that most sitcoms either ignore or confine to "special" quasi-dramatic episodes. Nov 9, 2017 Full Review Todd Gilchrist IGN Movies ... a powerful reminder how great The Simpsons can possibly be. Rated: 9/10 Oct 31, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Pete Michels, Dominic Polcino
      Executive Producer
      James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, David Mirkin, Sam Simon
      Screenwriter
      Ron Hauge, Ken Keeler
      Network
      Fox
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Comedy, Animation
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Oct 27, 1996