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      Season 9 – The Simpsons

      1997 Comedy Animation List
      67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 91% 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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      Kool Good simpsons season Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/24 Full Review Teddy B The season that subtly yanked 'The Simpsons' from its prime with a string of uneven episodes and a newfound and unfortunate love for absolutely zero continuity. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/05/23 Full Review Jackson S I think the Simpsons decline starts in the 11th, but there is still fun to be had! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review johnathon w A fun but uneven season, that while has a classic or two ("Homer Vs. New York") is a standout, you can tell the quality is dipping (the clip show "All Singing, All Dancing" is a prime example). Still a fun watch, but not the superior quality of the previous seasons. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review j m Forget about the unfortunate 2nd episode and it's still iconic and humorous. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member If you want to pin-point a season when the Simpsons lost their way and started their decline, it is season 9. If you want to pin-point a specific episode, it's S09E02, "The Principal and the Pauper". Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Sep 21, 1997 The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson Homer takes the family to New York after Barney leaves the car illegally parked at the World Trade Center. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 28, 1997 The Principal and the Pauper A man claiming to be the real Seymour Skinner appears in Springfield while the city honors Principal Skinner. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 19, 1997 Lisa's Sax The family remembers when Grampa wasn't drooling, Homer liked the Bee Gees and the day Lisa's sax was run over. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 26, 1997 Treehouse of Horror VIII Homer battles mutants in "The Homega Man"; Bart morphs into an insect in "Fly vs. Fly"; a bewitching Marge appears in "Easy-Bake Coven.". Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 2, 1997 The Cartridge Family Homer decides to protect the family by purchasing a gun and joining the NRA. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 9, 1997 Bart Star Bart struggles as the quarterback of Homer's peewee football team and gets some advice from Joe Namath. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 16, 1997 The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons Apu tries to wriggle out of a marriage prearranged by his mother (voice of Andrea Martin) to a woman (voice of Jan Hooks) from his past. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 23, 1997 Lisa the Skeptic Lisa conducts an archaeological survey in an attempt to halt the construction of a new mall; people think Lisa's construction-site find are the bones of an angel. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 7, 1997 Realty Bites A bored Marge decides to try her hand at selling real estate and makes her first sale to the Flanderses. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 21, 1997 Miracle on Evergreen Terrace When the Simpsons' Christmas presents are stolen, the residents of Springfield rally to the aid of Homer and his family. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 4, 1998 All Singing, All Dancing Marge and Lisa try to soften Homer's mood after he inadvertently rents a musical instead of an action movie. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 11, 1998 Bart Carny Homer invites carnival barkers to be house guests while the show is in town. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 8, 1998 The Joy of Sect Homer joins a cult whose leader promises to take members to another planet. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 15, 1998 Das Bus The children of Springfield are shipwrecked on an island in a parody of "Lord of the Flies"; Bill Gates targets Homer's Internet company. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 22, 1998 The Last Temptation of Krust Krusty the Clown is banned from the Springfield Comedy Festival. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 1, 1998 Dumbbell Indemnity Homer and Moe devise an insurance scam to impress Moe's girlfriend with money. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 8, 1998 Lisa the Simpson Lisa fears she is genetically doomed to lose her intelligence; Apu finds a frozen Jasper. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 22, 1998 This Little Wiggy Bart befriends Ralph Wiggum and goes on an adventure through the city with Wiggum's master key. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 29, 1998 Simpson Tide Homer gets into deep water when he joins the Naval Reserve after getting fired from the nuclear plant. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 5, 1998 The Trouble With Trillions Audited Homer agrees to help the IRS recover a trillion dollars from Mr. Burns. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 19, 1998 Girly Edition Lisa becomes the anchor of a kids news program and is irritated when Bart is made co-anchor. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 26, 1998 Trash of the Titans Homer runs for sanitation commissioner and disrupts a U2 concert. Details Episode 23 Aired May 3, 1998 King of the Hill Homer accepts a company's challenge to scale Springfield's steepest mountain, the Murderhorn. Details Episode 24 Aired May 10, 1998 Lost Our Lisa Lisa gets lost after taking the bus alone to the museum. Details Episode 25 Aired May 17, 1998 Natural Born Kissers Homer and Marge try to reignite their sex life by experimenting with risky locales. Details

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      Alasdair Wilkins AV Club From here on out, we're in The Simpsons' decline phase, though there's plenty of room to disagree just how stark the drop-off actually was. Nov 16, 2017 Full Review Michael Walsh Nerdist What stands out now is how mean-spirited it is... One of the smartest shows ever was knowingly being stupid, and for what? Nov 6, 2018 Full Review Alan Pergament Buffalo News It's my honor to start spreading the news. If you only watch one television program this weekend, make sure it is the "New York, New York" season premiere of "The Simpsons" Sep 19, 2018 Full Review Joe Reid Decider While The Simpsons had previously sent up the big city in the guise of Capital City ("the Windy Apple!"), this was the first time that the show took on New York for real, and and it turned out to be a major nemesis for Homer... Jun 13, 2018 Full Review Todd Gilchrist IGN Movies Season Eight is hard to surpass, given its wealth of classic episodes. But Season Nine as much celebrated the series' strengths as it did begin to exploit them... Rated: 9/10 Oct 31, 2017 Full Review Josh Kurp Uproxx ... "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" is a classic, as are "The Cartridge Family," "Bart Star," and "The Joy of Sect," among others. Oct 26, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Executive Producer
      James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, David Mirkin
      Network
      Fox
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Comedy, Animation
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 21, 1997