The Simpsons (1989)

Season 11

September 26, 1999 22 Episodes

Episodes

Beyond Blunderdome
Episode 1
6.8

Beyond Blunderdome

Sep 26, 1999

23 minutes

Homer befriends Mel Gibson just as Mel is completing a remake of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Homer convinces Mel to make the film more violent, with disastrous results.

Brother's Little Helper
Episode 2
7.1

Brother's Little Helper

Oct 3, 1999

23 minutes

When Bart commits an extremely destructive prank, he is given Focusyn, a pill to help him concentrate in school. At first the results are impressive, and then Bart starts believing in a conspiracy involving spy satellites and major league baseball.

Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?
Episode 3
7.0

Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?

Oct 24, 1999

23 minutes

With Lisa's help, Homer uses his vast knowledge of food to become the town's leading restaurant critic. But when he gets petty and vindictive in his criticisms, all the other chefs in town try to kill him.

Treehouse of Horror X
Episode 4
7.4

Treehouse of Horror X

Oct 31, 1999

23 minutes

In "I Know What You Diddily-Iddly-Did" the Simpsons fear they have killed Ned Flanders. "Desperately Xeeking Xena" satirizes superheroes of yore with "Stretch Dude" Bart and "Clobber Girl" Lisa. And "Life's A Glitch, Then You Die" depicts the upcoming horror of Y2K.

E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)
Episode 5
7.1

E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)

Nov 7, 1999

23 minutes

Fleeing from a duel, Homer takes his family to live on a farm. There he discovers that by mixing tomatoes, tobacco and radioactivity from the nuclear plant, he can create a dangerously delicious new substance.

Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder
Episode 6
6.6

Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder

Nov 14, 1999

23 minutes

Homer bowls a perfect 300 game, then concludes that the greatest accomplishment of his life is behind him. He reconnects with the world by bonding with baby Maggie.

Eight Misbehavin'
Episode 7
6.0

Eight Misbehavin'

Nov 21, 1999

23 minutes

Due to overuse of fertility medication, Apu and wife Manjula give birth to octuplets. Desperate for money, Apu loans the babies to an unscrupulous carny promoter, then needs Homer's help to get them back.

Take My Wife, Sleaze
Episode 8
6.3

Take My Wife, Sleaze

Nov 28, 1999

23 minutes

After winning a motorcycle at a dance contest, Homer becomes part of a motorcycle gang. But when he puts Marge's photo in a biker magazine, a much tougher gang takes her, and he must win her back.

Grift of the Magi
Episode 9
7.1

Grift of the Magi

Dec 19, 1999

23 minutes

In this Christmas-themed episode, the students of Springfield Elementary are unwittingly used as a focus group to test new toys. The product of their labors, a cuddly doll named Funzo, is a lot more sinister than he appears.

Little Big Mom
Episode 10
6.3

Little Big Mom

Jan 9, 2000

23 minutes

When Marge leaves the house to recuperate from a skating injury, everything goes to hell - until Lisa convinces Homer and Bart they have leprosy.

Faith Off
Episode 11
7.1

Faith Off

Jan 16, 2000

23 minutes

Homer gets a bucket stuck on his head, and when it is removed the town is convinced that Bart has the powers of a faith healer. Then mobster Fat Tony tries to turn the boy's spiritual abilities into more sinister directions.

The Mansion Family
Episode 12
7.1

The Mansion Family

Jan 23, 2000

23 minutes

Worried about his health, Mr. Burns visits the Mayo Clinic. He lets Homer housesit his mansion, which leads of course to an offshore knife fight and an attack by Chinese pirates.

Saddlesore Galactica
Episode 13
6.5

Saddlesore Galactica

Feb 6, 2000

23 minutes

Homer and Bart befriend a diving horse at a county fair. They turn it into a racehorse with an attitude, whose success runs them afoul of mysterious, tree-dwelling jockeys.

Alone Again, Natura-Diddily
Episode 14
7.1

Alone Again, Natura-Diddily

Feb 13, 2000

23 minutes

Ned's wife Maude is inadvertently killed by a T-shirt accident at an auto race. Homer and his family try to help Ned cope.

Missionary: Impossible
Episode 15
7.2

Missionary: Impossible

Feb 20, 2000

23 minutes

When Homer fails to give money he promised over the phone, he is forced by PBS stars to flee the country. He becomes a missionary on a small tropical island, where he introduces the natives to casino gambling.

Pygmoelian
Episode 16
7.0

Pygmoelian

Feb 27, 2000

23 minutes

Plastic surgery gives Moe the bartender a handsome new face and a whole new life as a soap opera star.

Bart to the Future
Episode 17
7.0

Bart to the Future

Mar 19, 2000

22 minutes

We see a possible future in which Bart is a grown-up slacker, living with Ralph Wiggum, while Lisa is no less than President of the United States.

Days of Wine and D'oh'ses
Episode 18
7.3

Days of Wine and D'oh'ses

Apr 9, 2000

23 minutes

After being embarrassed by a drunken video of himself, Barney vows to sober up. Newly clean, he gets work as a helicopter pilot.

Kill the Alligator and Run
Episode 19
6.6

Kill the Alligator and Run

Apr 30, 2000

23 minutes

After a terrible bout with insomnia, Homer takes the family to Florida during spring break. There, they kill a beloved alligator and are sentenced to a chain gang.

Last Tap Dance in Springfield
Episode 20
6.4

Last Tap Dance in Springfield

May 7, 2000

23 minutes

Lisa enters a tap dancing academy, where the teacher is a child star who never quite grew up. Meanwhile, Homer gets laser eye surgery.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge
Episode 21
7.4

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge

May 14, 2000

23 minutes

Otto's girlfriend seems to be usurping Marge's role when she moves in with the family after a dispute over heavy metal.

Behind the Laughter
Episode 22
7.0

Behind the Laughter

May 21, 2000

23 minutes

A "Behind the Music"-style look at the Simpsons, narrated by VH1's Jim Forbes, shows their rise to stardom--and the "private hell" that followed.