All Episodes of The Simpsons
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Season 1
8.1/109,445 votesLoading...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
7.6/106,436 votesLoading...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
7.3/105,719 votesLoading...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
7.6/105,605 votesLoading...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
7.9/105,931 votesLoading...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
7.6/105,467 votesLoading...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
7.7/105,244 votesLoading...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
7.6/105,054 votesLoading...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
7.4/105,011 votesLoading...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
7.3/104,863 votesLoading...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
7.7/104,914 votesLoading...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: George Meyer, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Sam Simon
8.3/105,407 votesLoading...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
7.7/105,258 votesLoading...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