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| EABF21 Treehouse of Horror XIV 02 Nov 2003 "Reaper Madness" - The Grim Reaper has come for Bart, but Homer saves the day by �killing� him. When Homer then tries on the Grim Reaper�s robe, he becomes the new Reaper and starts wreaking havoc until he�s told he must kill Marge; he tricks God into thinking he�s killed Marge to get out of it. "Frinkenstein" - Frink wins the Nobel Prize, but laments that his father didn�t get to see him win it before they grew apart. The Simpsons track down Frink�s long-lost father only to discover that he�s dead and has been cryogenically frozen. They figure out a way to thaw him out and revive him but once he�s alert, Frink Sr. still finds a way to disappoint his son. Finally, father and son are able to make up before he expires once more - this time for good. "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" - Bart gets his hands on a magic stopwatch that can freeze time and uses it to mischievous ends. When he breaks the watch while time is frozen, he must figure out how to bring things back to normal. Guest Stars Jerry Lewis as Frink Sr. and Jennifer Garner EABF18 My Mother the Carjacker 09 Nov 2003 SEASON PREMIERE When Marge wins a t-shirt for sending in a newspaper blooper, jealous Homer goes A Beautiful Mind trying to find his own headline gaffe until he discovers a real secret message reuniting him with his Mother. Unfortunately he accidentally delivers her to the police station, though a quick trial (thanks to Sideshow Mel) has her out in no time. But after a vengeful Burns has her reincarcerated it's up to Homer to save her from jail time once and for all. Guest starring Glenn Close as Mother Simpson. EABF20 The President Wore Pearls 16 Nov 2003 A highly musical episode parodying "Evita". After Martin stages a school charity casino that turns ugly, Lisa replaces him as school president by narrowly defeating Kearney. The teachers decide she has too much power and distract her from making real changes by filling her days with meaningless duties. When Lisa uncovers the Skinner-Chalmers plot to budget cut art, gym and shop classes, she calls for a student strike that is so successful she is banished to a school for the gifted (and troublesome). EABF22 The Regina Monologues 23 Nov 2003 Mr. Burns loses a thousand-dollar bill that is quickly turned into the main display at the Museum of Modern Bart. After Burns shows up to reclaim his money, Bart realizes he still earned enough from charging admission to take the Simpsons to England. When they arrive, Marge begs Homer to make this an incident-free trip, which he actually succeeds at until he accidentally runs into the Queen. Now the only thing that will earn Homer a stay of execution is whether he can uncover the plot to poison her majesty. Guests Stars Tony Blair, Ian McKellen, and J. K. Rowling EABF19 The Fat and the Furriest 30 Nov 2003 After another failed Mother's day gift, Homer takes the kids to Sprawl-Mart and ends up buying a Kitchen Carnival for Marge. Homer uses the Carnival to create an edible candy man, but Marge finally forces him to take it to the Springfield Dump - where he's promptly attacked by a bear. When he's labelled a coward by the media, Homer builds a bear-fighting suit, and after some "Jackass" style testing antics sets out to confront the bear, parodying the little-known Canadian documentary "Project Grizzly". FABF01 Today, I Am a Clown 07 Dec 2003 When Krusty admits that he never had a Bar Mitvah, he turns to his father Rabbi Krustofsky for help. Later, when Krusty realizes his shooting schedule has him working on the Sabbath he proposes to hire a guest host. Not wanting to hire anyone that will upstage him or threaten his career, Krusty hires Homer. At his first show Homer and his guests Lenny, Moe and Carl win over the audience by talking about everyday subjects like donuts. Meanwhile, Krusty holds his Bar Mitvah at the Isotope Stadium and invites Mr. T to read from the Torah. Guest starring Jackie Mason as Rabbi Krustofsky and Mr. T FABF02 'Tis the Fifteenth Season 14 Dec 2003 Homer is given a Joe DiMaggio rookie card by Mr. Burns (who has no idea how much it's worth), so he sells it for a lot of money. After spending most of it on himself, Homer comes to realize his greedy ways when he sees "A Christmas Carol" on TV. So he reverses course and starts to do favours for everyone he can, making Flanders jealous by becoming Springfield's new king of nice. He and Flanders then engage in a head-to-head "nice-off". Their feud escalates to ridiculous proportions. Guest starring Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony FABF03 Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and 04 Jan 2004 Teens, and Gays A baby riot breaks out at a children�s Roofi concert in Springfield, causing the town�s childless contingent to become fed up with their behavior. An anti-youth lobby is formed, gains steam, and threatens to eliminate all child-friendly aspects of the city. So Marge takes it upon herself to challenge the growing tide of anti-child sentiment and she fights back with an initiative of her own. Ultimately, the children win out when they show up at polling places on election day and try to charm entering voters with their youthful innocence - but end up making them too ill to vote. FABF04 I, (annoyed grunt)-bot 11 Jan 2004 After an unsuccessful race against the school bullies in Bart's recently tweeked bicycle, he decides it is time to get a new one. Homer, though will only buy Bart a new bike if his old one is wrecked - no questions asked. Dr. Hibbert 'accidently' strikes Bart's bike and Homer is forced to byu him a new one; meanwhile, Hibbert also hits the Simpsons cat, Snowball II, dead. After putting Bart's bike together poorly, Bart tells Homer he has no faith in his construction abilities. Homer and Bart are watching a "BattleBots"-type program on cable and Homer is inspired to build a robot for Bart. Bart disapproves, believing that his lack of engineering knowledge will doom his "project." When this proves to be true, Homer adjusts the robot so that he can operate it from the inside - without Bart knowing. When it proves victorious on the "BattleBots" program, the robot appears in the championship round against the Frinks' robot, where Homer not only find himself outmatched, but he also puts his life at risk. FABF05 Diatribe of a Mad Housewife 25 Jan 2004 After losing his job at the Nuclear Power Plant, and as a car salesman, Homer becomes an ambulance driver to the misfortune of his passengers. Meanwhile, Marge writes a novel called "The Harpooned Heart" (using Homer and Ned as inspiration for her characters) and gets endorsements from writers. Homer buys the book on tape only to discover he is the villain. Guest starring Tom Clancy, Thomas Pynchon, and the Olsen Twins FABF06 Margical History Tour 08 Feb 2004 When Bart, Lisa, and Milhouse realise the Springfield library no longer has books while researching for a school project, Marge educates the children on some classic tales including Homer as King Henry VIII, Lenny and Carl as Lewis and Clark, and the story of a very Bart-like Mozart. FABF07 Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore 15 Feb 2004 Milhouse and his mother move to Capital City, leaving Bart without a best friend and Kirk without a son. Bart finds himself bonding with Lisa, and their relationship grows, that is, until Kirk is awarded "pity custody " of his son. Meanwhile, Homer, after getting drunk, is mistaken for a beggar, and discovers it's not a bad source of second income. Guest starring Nick Bakay as Salem the cat (from Sabrina the Teenage Witch), William Daniels as the voice of KITT on Knight Rider, Dick Tufeld as the Lost In Space robot, and Isabel Sanford FABF09 Smart and Smarter 22 Feb 2004 After Apu and Majula send two of their octuplets to the prestigious Miss Wickerbottom's Pre-Nursery School, Homer is inspired to do the same for Maggie. Maggie is intially rejected because she doesn't talk, but Lisa eventually finds hidden talents in Maggie that lead to the discovery that Maggie's IQ is actually higher than Lisa. Dejected that she is no longer the "smart one", Lisa tries other ways of getting attention, including trying to sabotage Maggie's future. Guest starring Simon Cowell as the preschool admissions officer FABF08 The Ziff Who Came to Dinner 14 Mar 2004 The Simpsons discover the squatter living in their attic is Marge�s old prom date and former billionaire Artie Ziff. When Homer wins Artie�s stock holdings in a poker game, he is sent to white-collar prison for �criminal accounting irregularities�. After a night of passion with Selma, Artie sees the error of his selfish ways and turns himself in to the Securities Exchange Commission, setting Homer free. Guest starring Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff FABF10 Co-Dependent's Day 21 Mar 2004 Marge looks for an activity for Homer that doesn't involve beer and naively takes him to an Oktoberfest celebration. Then when Homer gets drunk, Marge winds up taking the fall for his DUI and is sent to rehab. FABF11 The Wandering Juvie 28 Mar 2004 A kiddie delinquent named Gina befriends Bart in juvenile detention. She later helps the bad seed escape, and the two go on the lam � la The Defiant Ones. Guest starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as Gina FABF12 My Big Fat Geek Wedding 18 Apr 2004 When Principal Skinner gets cold feet before pending nuptials, his fianc�, Edna Krabappel, calls off the wedding. Determined to win her back, Skinner enlists Homer's help. Meanwhile, Marge is convinced Edna can do better. Edna rebounds into the arms of Comic Book Guy, who whisks her off to a comic book convention, where they run into Matt Groening signing autographs. Skinner shows up at the convention in a last, desperate attempt to fight Comic Book Guy for Edna's heart Guest starring Matt Groening FABF14 Catch 'em If You Can 25 Apr 2004 When Homer and Marge get caught having a rendezvous in Miami, Bart, Lisa and Grampa Simpson take off on a cross-country journey, a la "Catch Me if You Can," to foil their romantic getaway. Once in Miami, the kids ditch Grampa, who befriends Raoul, a gay Miami swinger who enjoys Grampa's stories. FABF15 Simple Simpson 09 May 2004 Homer becomes a masked vigilante known as �The Pie Man� when he pies Springfield�s miscreants. Lisa asks him to retire when she discovers what he is up to, although she respects what he is doing. After Homer is pushed too far by Mr. Burns, he comes out of retirement for one last time, but unfortunately, Mr. Burns discovers what he is doing and blackmails him into pieing people that he does not like. Homer agrees, but when his next target is to be the Dalai Lama, Homer faces the music and unmasks himself. FABF13 The Way We Weren't 09 May 2004 When Homer admits that Marge was not his first kiss, we flash back to Homer in summer camp where his first kiss was with an anonymous girl. Following their kiss, they plan to meet again, but Homer accidentally lands in fat camp and is unable to meet his mystery girl. Marge, (the mystery girl), unaware that he is locked up in Camp Flab-Away, thinks she is stood up and loses faith in men forever. In the end, they both discover that either one pined away for the other until they met their adult selves. FABF17 Bart Mangled Banner 16 May 2004 After Bart becomes temporarily deaf and accidently moons the American flag, The Simpsons end up in Alcatraz along with other political prisoners, that include Bill Clinton and Michael Moore. They escape to France where they find a much better life, but decide to return to America as poor immigrants, the Simps, because all of there stuff is there. SEASON FINALE FABF18 Fraudcast News 23 May 2004 Mr. Burns tries to take control of the media using his wealth in order to better his image. However, Lisa refuses to sell her new one-page newspaper. |