Season 1

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  8.1/1010,181 votes

  Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/17/1989

  Homer's Christmas bonus is canceled and the rainy-day funds are needed to pay for Bart's tattoo removal.

  Director: David Silverman

  Writer: Mimi Pond

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  7.6/106,968 votes

  Bart the Genius

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1990

  Bart's labeled a genius and sent to a school for the gifted.

  Director: David Silverman

  Writer: Jon Vitti

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  7.3/106,186 votes

  Homer's Odyssey

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1990

  After being fired from the nuclear power plant for negligence, Homer becomes a safety activist.

  Director: Wes Archer

  Writer: Jay Kogen, Wallace Wolodarsky

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  7.6/106,047 votes

  There's No Disgrace Like Home

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/1990

  After seeing families being nice to each other at a company picnic, Homer orders the Simpsons to a family therapist.

  Director: Gregg Vanzo

  Writer: Al Jean, Mike Reiss

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  7.9/106,391 votes

  Bart the General

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/1990

  Terrorized by the school bully, Bart seeks counsel from Grandpa Simpson, who takes him to a warfare expert for basic training.

  Director: David Silverman

  Writer: John Swartzwelder

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  7.6/105,907 votes

  Moaning Lisa

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/1990

  The meaning of life and second grade have Lisa playing the blues solo--until she jams with a kindred spirit; Homer seeks tutelage to beat Bart at video boxing.

  Director: Wes Archer

  Writer: Al Jean, Mike Reiss

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  7.7/105,672 votes

  The Call of the Simpsons

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/1990

  The Simpsons put the wild back in the wilderness when their RV goes over a cliff and Homer and Bart go for help, get lost and lose their clothes.

  Director: Wes Archer

  Writer: John Swartzwelder

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  7.6/105,456 votes

  The Telltale Head

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/1990

  Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.

  Director: Rich Moore

  Writer: Al Jean, Matt Groening, Mike Reiss, Sam Simon

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  7.4/105,401 votes

  Life on the Fast Lane

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/18/1990

  Homer's bowling-ball gift "for Marge" prompts her to take up the sport--and maybe also a handsome instructor who offers to teach her "many things."

  Director: David Silverman

  Writer: John Swartzwelder

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  7.3/105,233 votes

  Homer's Night Out

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/25/1990

  Shutterbug Bart captures Homer with a sexy entertainer at a bachelor party.

  Director: Rich Moore

  Writer: Jon Vitti

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  7.7/105,297 votes

  The Crepes of Wrath

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/15/1990

  A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb.

  Director: Wes Archer, Milton Gray

  Writer: John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, George Meyer, Sam Simon

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  8.3/105,809 votes

  Krusty Gets Busted

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/29/1990

  Bart's TV hero Krusty the Clown is arrested for a convenience-store robbery, and witness Homer must testify against the clown.

  Director: Brad Bird

  Writer: Jay Kogen, Wallace Wolodarsky

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  7.7/105,637 votes

  Some Enchanted Evening

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/13/1990

  Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter--who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."

  Director: David Silverman, Kent Butterworth

  Writer: Matt Groening, Sam Simon