Season 1

Season 1 (1989)






Episodes List

Ep.1 Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

Air Date: 1989-12-17

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

Ep.2 Bart the Genius

Air Date: 1990-01-14

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

Ep.3 Homer's Odyssey

Air Date: 1990-01-21

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

Ep.4 There's No Disgrace Like Home

Air Date: 1990-01-28

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

Ep.5 Bart the General

Air Date: 1990-02-04

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

Ep.6 Moaning Lisa

Air Date: 1990-02-11

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.

Ep.7 The Call of the Simpsons

Air Date: 1990-02-18

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.

Ep.8 The Telltale Head

Air Date: 1990-02-25

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

Ep.9 Life on the Fast Lane

Air Date: 1990-03-18

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."

Ep.10 Homer's Night Out

Air Date: 1990-03-25

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

Ep.11 The Crepes of Wrath

Air Date: 1990-04-15

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

Ep.12 Krusty Gets Busted

Air Date: 1990-04-29

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

Ep.13 Some Enchanted Evening

Air Date: 1990-05-13

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