8.2/105,400 votes#1 - Bart Gets an 'F'
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/1990
Bart fails four consecutive history exams and the school psychiatrist recommends that Bart repeat the fourth grade.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: David M. Stern
8.2/105,409 votes#2 - Simpson and Delilah
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/1990
Homer uses his medical insurance to buy Dimoxinil, a miracle hair-growth formula. After growing luxurious locks, he's given a promotion which allows him to hire a secretary named Karl and makes grand promises to his family at home.
Director: Rich Moore
Writer: Jon Vitti
8.2/105,717 votes#3 - Treehouse of Horror
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/1990
The Simpson kids hide in the family treehouse and tell each other spooky stories. The first regards haunted houses, the second introduces Kang and Kodos for the first time in an alien abduction, and the third is a Simpson-adapted retelling of The Raven.
Director: David Silverman, Wes Archer, Rich Moore
Writer: Jay Kogen, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Sam Simon, Wallace Wolodarsky
8.0/104,656 votes#4 - Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/1990
Bart catches a three-eyed fish in a river downstream of the Nuclear Power Plant. This causes the plant to become inspected, and in order to prevent it from being shut down, Mr. Burns decides to run for governor. After a hard campaign which sees Burns rise from being universally despised to running neck and neck with popular incumbent Mary Bailey, it is decided that Burns will have dinner with a random employee the night before the election. Homer is chosen, much to Marge's chagrin.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: John Swartzwelder, Sam Simon
7.3/104,425 votes#5 - Dancin' Homer
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/1990
Homer fires up the crowd at a Springfield Isotopes baseball game and is chosen to be the team's new mascot. He immediately becomes a popular attraction and the Isotopes start a winning streak. As a result, Homer is promoted to a team in Capital City, the Capital City Capitals.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
7.9/104,372 votes#6 - Dead Putting Society
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/1990
Bart and Todd Flanders decide to enter a miniature golf tournament. Homer becomes confident that Bart will win and makes a bet with Ned that the father of the boy that does not win will have to mow their neighbors lawn in their wife's Sunday dress.
Director: Rich Moore
Writer: Jeff Martin
7.7/104,287 votes#7 - Bart vs. Thanksgiving
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/1990
Lisa makes a table centerpiece for the Thanksgiving dinner, which Bart accidentally destroys. After he is sent to his room by his parents, Bart angrily runs away from home and experiences a very different kind of Thanksgiving holiday.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: George Meyer, John Swartzwelder
8.3/104,679 votes#8 - Bart the Daredevil
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1990
The Simpsons go to a Monster truck rally that features famous daredevil Lance Murdock. Bart immediately becomes enamored and decides that he wants to become a daredevil as well. His first stunt ends in injury, but to gain the respect of his friends, he promises a far more impressive feat to them: to jump the Springfield Gorge.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Jay Kogen, Wallace Wolodarsky
8.1/104,694 votes#9 - Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/20/1990
Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet after seeing it on Itchy & Scratchy. Marge begins a protest outside the production offices, demanding the show be retooled to prevent further violence.
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: John Swartzwelder
7.7/104,193 votes#10 - Bart Gets Hit by a Car
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/1991
After Mr. Burns hits Bart with his car, ambulance-chasing attorney Lionel Hutz persuades Homer and Marge to sue for a million dollars.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: John Swartzwelder
8.8/105,579 votes#11 - One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/24/1991
After eating poisonous blowfish at a sushi restaurant, Homer decides to live life to the fullest in the 24 hours he has left to live.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Nell Scovell
8.2/104,428 votes#12 - The Way We Was
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/1991
When the TV breaks, Marge and Homer entertain the kids with the story of how they first met.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Sam Simon
8.0/104,136 votes#13 - Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/1991
Homer becomes the most popular guy in town when he gets an illegal cable hook-up, but Lisa fears he will go to hell for violating the Eighth Commandment.
Director: Rich Moore
Writer: Steve Pepoon
7.4/103,934 votes#14 - Principal Charming
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/1991
When Marge begs Homer to find Selma a husband, he sets her up with Principal Skinner... who falls in love with Patty instead.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: David M. Stern
8.3/104,411 votes#15 - Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/1991
Homer's long-lost half-brother is the CEO of a car company that's wildly successful... until he hires Homer to help design a car for the average man.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Jeff Martin
7.4/103,890 votes#16 - Bart's Dog Gets an 'F'
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/7/1991
After a series of destructive acts, Homer decides that Santa's Little Helper must go unless he passes obedience school. As the dog's last hours with the family approach, Bart must find a way to get through to him.
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: Jon Vitti
7.6/103,875 votes#17 - Old Money
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/1991
When Grandpa's new girlfriend at the Springfield Retirement Castle dies, he inherits her savings and must decide the best way to spend his windfall.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Jay Kogen, Wallace Wolodarsky
7.9/103,930 votes#18 - Brush with Greatness
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/11/1991
Marge rediscovers her interest in art and takes up painting. When Mr. Burns hires her to paint his official portrait, Marge tries but fails to find his "inner beauty."
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: Brian K. Roberts
8.6/105,269 votes#19 - Lisa's Substitute
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/1991
With Miss Hoover out sick, a substitute teacher takes the class and becomes an inspiring role model for Lisa.
Director: Rich Moore
Writer: Jon Vitti
7.8/103,830 votes#20 - The War of the Simpsons
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/1991
At a lakeside retreat for married couples, Marge is determined to fix her marriage with Homer, but Homer is more determined to catch General Sherman, the freakishly large catfish that lives in the lake.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: John Swartzwelder
8.2/104,471 votes#21 - Three Men and a Comic Book
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/1991
Bart, Milhouse, and Martin pool their money to buy the new first issue of Radioactive Man, but their investment and their friendship are threatened when they can't agree on who will keep it.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Jeff Martin
7.8/103,764 votes#22 - Blood Feud
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 7/11/1991
When Mr. Burns is saved by a transfusion of Bart's blood, Homer expects a handsome reward but is outraged to receive only a simple thank-you note.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: George Meyer
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Bart Gets an 'F'" is the best rated episode of "The Simpsons" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 5400 votes. Directed by David Silverman and written by David M. Stern, it aired on 10/11/1990. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Simpson and Delilah".