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      Season 16 – The Simpsons

      2004 Comedy Animation List
      Reviews 70% 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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      Audience Reviews

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      Jeffrey M The Simpsons Season 16 is a kind of bad season. For me, this is the end of the Decline era and beginning of the Age of Darkness. Some expectional episodes are The Heartbroken Kid, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Guest Star, Future Drama, and my favorite, Treehouse of Horror IX. I like watched older episodes much better than watching this season. The episodes are such so boring. I give this a 54%. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review Jackson S This is a fine season with some fine episodes Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review charles f Was this season antichatolic? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review johnathon w Another solid but fun season that while has no standout episodes, provides entertainment throughout. A bit of a lull in the writing but a lesser "Simpsons" season is better than most TV. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Now where undoubtedly reached the era of stupid Simpsons episodes. Get ready for more and more disappointing Seasons. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Season 16 plays to the show's strengths. A good example of this are the religious themed episodes Thank God It's Doomsday, and The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star. These episodes show how clever the writers can be delivering great character-based stories and dealing with religious themes in a fair and satirical manor. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Nov 7, 2004 Treehouse of Horror XV Ned gains the power to foretell people's deaths; Maggie is shrunk, then swallowed by Mr. Burns; in Victorian London, Detective Eliza Simpson and her sidekick, Dr. Bartley, pursue the Muttonchop Murderer. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 14, 2004 All's Fair in Oven War Bart finds Homer's vintage Playdude magazines and decides to adopt the ring-a-ding-ding lifestyle of the 1970s. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 21, 2004 Sleeping With the Enemy Bart tries desperately to reunite Nelson with his family after Marge takes Nelson in, forcing Bart to share a bedroom with his tormentor. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 5, 2004 She Used to Be My Girl Marge meets up with a former high-school pal (guest voice Kim Cattrall) who is now a famous news anchor, and she wonders if she made the right life choice. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 12, 2004 Fat Man and Little Boy When Bart writes slogans on T-shirts, he catches the attention of Goose Gladwell, a gag-gift entrepreneur, and soon becomes a T-shirt mogul; Homer feels he no longer has a place in the family when Bart becomes the breadwinner. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 16, 2005 Midnight Rx Homer, Grampa, Apu and Flanders travel to Canada to buy sorely needed prescription drugs with fake Canadian health-care cards. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 30, 2005 Mommie Beerest Homer refinances the house to save Moe's Tavern and Marge, to protect the investment, decides to take a hands-on role as Moe's partner. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 6, 2005 Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass Homer's impromptu dance at a carnival leads to a job choreographing victory dances for sports stars Tom Brady, Warren Sapp, Michelle Kwan, Yao Ming and LeBron James. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 13, 2005 Pranksta Rap After Bart is caught sneaking out to go to a rap concert, he fakes his own kidnapping, hiding in Kirk Van Houten's bachelor pad. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 20, 2005 There's Something About Marrying Homer tries to cash in on Springfield's new law allowing same-sex marriages by becoming an ordained minister via the Internet. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 6, 2005 On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister Fed up with Bart's unending torture, Lisa files a restraining order against her brother, which forces him to live in the back yard. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 13, 2005 Goo Goo Gai Pan Homer must pretend to be Selma's husband so she can adopt a baby girl from China. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 20, 2005 Mobile Homer Homer buys an RV after his buddies convince him that Marge is trying to make all the financial decisions, and furious Marge makes him live in it. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 3, 2005 The Seven-Beer Snitch In an attempt to prove to Shelbyville that Springfield is not a hick town, Marge convinces the town to fund a new concert hall. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 17, 2005 Future-Drama Professor Frink uses an astrology machine to ease Bart and Lisa's bickering, giving them a sneak peek at their final days of high school. Details Episode 16 Aired May 1, 2005 Don't Fear the Roofer When a leaky roof drives Homer to drink, he goes to the bar and befriends a beer-loving roofer (guest voice Ray Romano), who promises to help Homer with the repairs. Details Episode 17 Aired May 1, 2005 The Heartbroke Kid When Bart endangers his health by bingeing on vending-machine food, the Simpsons turn their home into a hostel in order to afford sending him to a forced starvation facility. Details Episode 18 Aired May 8, 2005 A Star Is Torn Lisa agrees to enter a Krusty-sponsored "Li'l Starmaker" competition and panics when another contestant (guest voice Fantasia Barrino) outperforms her. Details Episode 19 Aired May 8, 2005 Thank God It's Doomsday Homer begins to study the Rapture and believes he knows when the end times will come, so he begins warning others in an attempt to secure his place in heaven. Details Episode 20 Aired May 15, 2005 Home Away From Homer The Flanders rent their rumpus room to a pair of college-age women who use it to run a soft-core webcam, making Ned so embarrassed that he moves his family to Humble, Pa. Details Episode 21 Aired May 15, 2005 The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star When Bart is wrongfully expelled from school, he is sent to a parochial school where he befriends a hip priest named Father Sean (guest voice Liam Neeson). Details

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      Critics Reviews

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      David Bianculli New York Daily News And 15 years after its launch, "The Simpsons" is still a guaranteed laugh-out-loud riot. Rated: 5/5 May 10, 2018 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures This works because the show also manages to continually tell fun stories each week. Rated: 4/5 Aug 10, 2018 Full Review Chris Ball Cleveland Plain Dealer While it's still tons of fun, some of the pop culture references are dated. Jun 12, 2018 Full Review Josh Kurp Uproxx ... it felt like The Simpsons wanted to be the EDGY show it once was. Oct 26, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Nancy Kruse, Mike Anderson, Mark Kirkland, Steven Dean Moore, Bob Anderson, Matthew Nastuk, David Silverman, Michael Marcantel, Lance Kramer, Raymond S. Persi, Michael Polcino, Lauren MacMullan
      Executive Producer
      James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean
      Network
      Fox
      Rating
      TV-PG (L)
      Genre
      Comedy, Animation
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Nov 7, 2004