The Simpsons Season 1

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Season 1

Air date: 1989-12-16

Episodes: 13

Episodes

E1: Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

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

Air date: 1989-12-17 • ★ 6.339

E2: Bart the Genius

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

Air date: 1990-01-14 • ★ 7.4

E3: Homer's Odyssey

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

Air date: 1990-01-21 • ★ 6.7

E4: There's No Disgrace Like Home

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

Air date: 1990-01-28 • ★ 7.4

E5: Bart the General

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

Air date: 1990-02-04 • ★ 7.1

E6: Moaning Lisa

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.

Air date: 1990-02-11 • ★ 7.4

E7: The Call of the Simpsons

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.

Air date: 1990-02-18 • ★ 7.1

E8: The Telltale Head

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

Air date: 1990-02-25 • ★ 7.1

E9: Life on the Fast Lane

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."

Air date: 1990-03-18 • ★ 7

E10: Homer's Night Out

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

Air date: 1990-03-25 • ★ 6.7

E11: The Crepes of Wrath

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

Air date: 1990-04-15 • ★ 7.2

E12: Krusty Gets Busted

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

Air date: 1990-04-29 • ★ 7.5

E13: Some Enchanted Evening

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

Air date: 1990-05-13 • ★ 7.2