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S00E01 Aired April 19, 1987

Good Night

Good Night was the first ever Simpsons short to air on The Tracey Ullman Show. The five main family members - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie - were first introduced in this short. Homer and Marge attempt to calm their children to sleep, with the opposite results. Maggie can be heard saying "good night". She rarely talks throughout the run of the series.

S00E02 Aired May 03, 1987

Watching TV

Bart and Lisa quarrel during commercial breaks over what channel they'll watch. Repeatedly Maggie comes up to the television and changes the channel. Later Homer is saying some speech about family matters then stops when the show comes back on. A piece of music from the Tracey Ullman show plays at one part or another during the short.

S00E03 Aired May 10, 1987

Jumping Bart

Homer makes several attempts to have Bart jump into his arms. Each time Bart jumps Homer is distracted and fails to catch him. Towards the end of the episode boxing gloves are delivered, presumably the ones used in the episode Punching Bag.

S00E04 Aired May 31, 1987

Babysitting Maggie

Marge puts Bart and Lisa in charge of babysitting Maggie. They watch TV while Maggie gets electrocuted, falls down the stairs, and falls off the roof. Maggie sticks a fork in an electrical socket thereby electocuting herself, she crawls up the stairs and falls down them in insane Slinky fashion then she climbs onto the roof in hot pursuit of a butterfly, and falls off it.

S00E05 Aired June 21, 1987

The Pacifier

Lisa and Bart try to get Maggie to stop sucking on her pacifier, but Maggie, who has an entire drawer full of them, refuses to kick the habit.

S00E06 Aired June 28, 1987

Burping Contest

Despite Marge's objections, Bart, Lisa and even Maggie compete in a contest to see who can make the most disgusting burp.

S00E07 Aired July 12, 1987

Dinner Time

Marge serves the family purple goop for dinner, insisting that they say grace first.

S00E08 Aired September 22, 1987

Making Faces

Despite Marge's warnings, the kids make faces. Maggie unclearly speaks in this episode.

S00E09 Aired October 04, 1987

The Funeral

Bart is determined to see his uncle's corpse...but not for long. This is the only appearance of Uncle Hubert.

S00E10 Aired October 11, 1987

Maggie's Brain

Bart and Lisa wonder what's inside Maggie's mind.

S00E11 Aired October 18, 1987

Football

Homer teaches Bart about the importance of Football.

S00E12 Aired October 25, 1987

House of Cards

Bart tries to make a house of cards, but Lisa & Maggie make noises that have the "house" fall every time.

S00E13 Aired November 01, 1987

Bart and Homer's Dinner

Bart can't stomach it when he and Homer are forced to fend for themselves.

S00E14 Aired November 08, 1987

Space Patrol

Bart, Lisa and Maggie play a game of "Space Patrol" while Homer and Marge are out. Lisa plays a superhero with Maggie as her sidekick, while Bart puts a jug on his head with the pretense of it being the helmet of an alien warlord. However, his head accidentally plops into it and the jug is left stuck on his head. Lisa "frees" Bart from the jug using a croquet mallet. Lisa and Maggie then hide, allowing Bart, stumbling in a daze amongst pieces of the precious broken jug lying on the floor, to take the blame.

S00E15 Aired November 15, 1987

Bart's Haircut

Bart has his hair cut too short by a barber. This is the first time we hear a character from The Simpsons series say a curse word.

S00E16 Aired November 22, 1987

World War III

Homer wakes up the family to practice for a nuclear drill... in the middle of the night.

S00E17 Aired December 13, 1987

The Perfect Crime

Marge bakes a batch of delicious cookies. Bart attempts to steal them, but burns his fingers trying to pick them up. Everyone except Bart and Maggie leave the kitchen to let them cool down, and Bart takes this opportunity to swipe them, muttering to himself "Aha! The perfect crime!" Homer and Marge come back to find the tray empty. Marge suspects Maggie of eating the cookies, but as a witness she knows exactly who took them and guides them along a trail of cookies running across the floor. His family catch him lying on his back in his bedroom amidst a pile of cookie crumbs. Looking up at them with his stomach full, he groans, "There is no perfect crime." His head bangs back down on the ground and Maggie, secretively, snacks on an uneaten cookie.

S00E18 Aired December 20, 1987

Scary Stories

Bart tells Lisa & Maggie a series of scary stories (in the middle of the dark) only to believe they're coming true.

S00E19 Aired January 10, 1988

Grampa and the Kids

Grampa spends time with the kids. This is Grampa's first appearance.

S00E20 Aired January 24, 1988

Gone Fishin'

Bart and Homer go on a fishing trip. Homer asks Bart for a bologna sandwich, but Bart forgot the bologna. He puts the bait on the sandwich instead. Later on they hit rapids and Homer is almost knocked unconscious. They later fall off of a waterfall.

S00E21 Aired February 07, 1988

Skateboarding

Bart teaches his sisters how to skateboard...or is it the other way around.

S00E22 Aired February 14, 1988

The Pagans

The kids discuss paganism. This is the first time Bart calls his dad "Homer".

S00E23 Aired February 21, 1988

Closeted

Bart locks himself in the closet, and when he busts out, he finds out that the family has gone out without him.

S00E24 Aired February 28, 1988

The Aquarium

At an aquarium Bart swims with the sharks...literally. This is the first time we see a naked Simpsons character. This also marks Lisa Simpson saying the word hell in this short.

S00E25 Aired March 06, 1988

Family Portrait

Homer has trouble taking a normal family portrait.

S00E26 Aired March 13, 1988

Bart's Hiccups

Lisa and Maggie try to cure Bart's hiccups...the hard way.

S00E27 Aired March 20, 1988

The Money Jar

The kids try to steal money from Marge's money jar..

S00E28 Aired May 01, 1988

The Art Museum

The Simpsons go to the art museum. This is the first time we hear Bart say "Whoooa, Mama!".

S00E29 Aired May 08, 1988

Zoo Story

Homer unwisely teases a monkey at the zoo and gets a faceful of poo for his trouble. This is the shortest Simpsons Short.

S00E30 Aired November 06, 1988

Shut Up, Simpsons

Maggie squeaks her toy, causing a chain reaction of anger in the family.

S00E31 Aired November 13, 1988

Shell Game

Bart tries to hide the cookies he stole from the jar from his parents.

S00E32 Aired November 20, 1988

The Bart Simpson Show

Bart puts on his own show after Homer tells him to stop watching cartoons. First appearance of Itchy and Scratchy. This is the first time we hear Lisa call her dad "Homer".

S00E33 Aired November 27, 1988

Punching Bag

Bart, Lisa and eventually Marge take out their frustrations on a punching bag with Homer's picture on it.

S00E34 Aired December 18, 1988

Simpsons Christmas

Bart's version of Christmas.

S00E35 Aired January 15, 1989

The Krusty the Clown Show

The kids get to see Krusty's show live for the first time. First appearance of Krusty the Clown.

S00E36 Aired January 29, 1989

Bart the Hero

Sent out to exercise, Bart foils a robbery attempt.

S00E37 Aired February 05, 1989

Bart's Little Fantasy

Bart tells a story about large kids who throw their small parents into a small room.

S00E38 Aired February 12, 1989

Scary Movie

Bart, Lisa and Maggie go to the movie to see "The Happy Little Elves Return" (much to Bart's dismay), but Bart convinces the girls to see "Space Mutants" instead. Guess who's the scaredy-cat!

S00E39 Aired February 19, 1989

Home Hypnotism

Homer tries hypnosis to calm down his crazy kids.

S00E40 Aired February 26, 1989

Shoplifting

Bart's attempt to swipe some chocolate is foiled.

S00E41 Aired March 12, 1989

Echo Canyon

The family drives to Echo Canyon, takes turns making echoes, and Bart almost makes a boulder crunch the family car.

S00E42 Aired March 19, 1989

Bathtime

Homer makes Bart take his "Sunday Night Bath", only to flood the bathroom.

S00E43 Aired March 26, 1989

Bart's Nightmare

In this sequel to "Shell Game", Bart has a nightmare after eating every single cookie from the cookie jar.

S00E44 Aired April 16, 1989

Bart of the Jungle

The kids swing from the trees off Homer's ties.

S00E45 Aired April 23, 1989

Family Therapy

Homer takes the family to a psychologist. This is last Tracey Ullman Short we hear a character from The Simpsons series say a curse word.

S00E46 Aired April 30, 1989

Maggie in Peril (Chapter One)

Bart kicks Maggie's ball out of sight and she takes off to retrieve it back. (To be Continued...)

S00E47 Aired May 07, 1989

Maggie in Peril (The Thrilling Conclusion)

Part 2. Maggie floats in the air hanging on to balloons and lands safely back in her playpen.

S00E48 Aired May 14, 1989

TV Simpsons

Homer attempts to fix the television antenna on the roof.

S00E49 Aired September 17, 1995

Springfield's Most Wanted

This special was aired before the premier of the 7th season opener; hosted by John Walsh (from the FOX series "Americas Most Wanted"), it offered up all sorts of theories and insights into who might have shot Montgomery Burns.

S00E50 Aired July 26, 2007

The Simpsons Movie

After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons family are declared fugitives.

S00E51 Aired December 25, 2008

The Simpsons' Christmas Message

Marge comments on David and Victoria Beckham's marriage in a negative comparison with hers and Homer's, and compared the special relationship between the UK and the US to that of Mini Me and Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers films ("Helping out in all our zany schemes to take over the world"). Lisa Simpson also held a banner supporting Cornwall's secession: "UK OUT OF CORNWALL", while chanting "Rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn" (freedom for Cornwall now).

S00E52 Aired July 25, 2007

A Culture Show Special

Despite Marge's warnings, the kids make faces. Maggie unclearly speaks in this episode.

S00E53 Aired December 25, 2008

The Simpsons' Christmas Message

Marge comments on David and Victoria Beckham's marriage in a negative comparison with hers and Homer's, and compared the special relationship between the UK and the US to that of Mini Me and Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers films ("Helping out in all our zany schemes to take over the world"). Lisa Simpson also held a banner supporting Cornwall's secession: "UK OUT OF CORNWALL", while chanting "Rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn" (freedom for Cornwall now).

S00E54 Aired January 11, 2010

Access All Areas

In the first of Sky One's specials celebrating 20 years of "The Simpsons", Ricky Gervais takes you behind the scenes to see how the show is made, talking to those who put each episode together, plus celebrity fans like Simon Cowell and Hugh Hefner.

S00E55 Aired January 12, 2010

Mischief And Mayhem

In the second of Sky One's specials celebrating 20 years of "The Simpsons", Ricky Gervais takes a look at the vast array of Simpsons merchandise the colourful characters have inspired and catches up with some of the programme's biggest devotees.

S00E56 Aired July 25, 2007

A Culture Show Special

Not long before the anticipated release of their movie, and after celebrating the 400th episode and 20 years, The Culture Show paid homage to the great success of The Simpsons with this special half-hour documentary about them. Hosted by Lauren Laverne (who co-hosts Culture Show along with the great film critic Mark Kermode), this programme basically looked back from their first appearance on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 and episodes gone by to see why everyone loves this cartoon sitcom so much. This included the key and supporting characters, the jokes, the celebrity appearances, the writers, the mocking of everyday things, and much more, a great one-off documentary with plenty of clips, information and opinion to keep you interested. With contributions from creator Matt Groening, Ricky Gervais, Nick Park, Stephen Hawking, Phill Jupitus, Helen Fielding and Johnny Vegas.

S00E57 Aired January 10, 2010

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: in 3-D! On Ice!

Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock takes on the behemoth task of documenting 20 years of the global phenomenon that is THE SIMPSONS. In his distinctive and innovative style, the unprecedented one-hour special follows Spurlock as he sets off on a cross-country globe-trotting mission combing the streets for interviews from fans young and old. His travels take him from the home of THE SIMPSONS' biggest fan to the organization at the center of THE SIMPSONS' biggest controversies to landmarks such as the birthplace of "Groundskeeper Willie" and the Springfield Isotopes' playing field. In addition, Spurlock talks to cast, writers and celebrities about the undying cultural obsession with THE SIMPSONS.

S00E58 Aired January 11, 2010

Access All Areas

In the first of Sky One's specials celebrating 20 years of "The Simpsons", Ricky Gervais takes you behind the scenes to see how the show is made, talking to those who put each episode together, plus celebrity fans like Simon Cowell and Hugh Hefner.

S00E59 Aired October 02, 2021

The Simpsons Balenciaga

Homer forgets to buy Marge a birthday present, and while looking for ideas finds her sleeping with a Balenciaga catalog and writes to them, asking if they can send him their cheapest product with the Balenciaga logo on it, or even just a tag.

S00E60 Aired December 24, 2021

Te Deseo Lo Mejor

Bad Bunny helps Homer and Marge in the video for his new single Te Deseo Lo Mejor. The Puerto Rican pop star rekindles the flame between the two lovers.

S00E61 Aired February 17, 2013

The Longest Daycare

In this Oscar-nominated short from The Simpsons, Maggie must navigate an eventful first day in daycare. At the Ayn Rand School for Tots, Maggie is diagnosed with average intelligence. Barred from the gifted children, she longs to escape from her glue-guzzling classmates. But when a lonely caterpillar befriends her, she makes it her mission to save it from a ruthless butterfly smashing toddler.

S00E62 Aired October 16, 2016

Planet of the Couches

To celebrate the series’ 600th episode, The Simpsons and Google have come together to create a special Virtual Reality experience. Produced with Google Spotlight Stories, The Simpsons couch gag, “Planet of the Couches,” is available on both Android and iOS. View it with any Google Cardboard viewer for the full VR experience.

S00E63 Aired October 22, 2017

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

The special, which satirizes Ken Burns' seminal documentary miniseries Baseball, will pay tribute to the episode "Homer at the Bat" while offering up interviews from eight of the baseball stars who appeared as ringers in the episode, as well as Yankees All-Star Aaron Judge, Nick Offerman, Russell Brand, George Will, Tim Gunn, and Dr. Oz, not to mention sportscasters Bob Costas, Joe Buck, Bob Uecker, and Charissa Thompson. In addition, the documentary includes "interviews" with Homer, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Apu, and Comic Book Guy.

S00E64 Aired March 06, 2020

Playdate with Destiny

Maggie and Marge are having a play-date at Springfield's finest toddler play park when Maggie becomes smitten with a little boy. It's love at first suck and Maggie dreams about seeing him again after a day full of make-believe romance.

S00E65 Aired May 04, 2021

Maggie Simpson in “The Force Awakens From Its Nap”

In a daycare, far, far away... but still in Springfield, Maggie is on an epic quest for her stolen pacifier. Her adventure brings her face-to-face with young Padawans, Sith Lords, familiar droids, Rebel scum, and an ultimate battle against the dark side, in this original short celebrating the Star Wars galaxy.

S00E66 Aired July 07, 2021

The Good, the Bart, and the Loki

Loki joins forces with Bart Simpson to fight against his toughest opponents in Springfield after he is banished from Asgard yet again.

S00E67 Aired November 12, 2021

The Simpsons in Plusaversary

The Simpsons host a Disney+ Day party and everyone is on the list… except Homer. With friends from across the service and music fit for a Disney princess, Plusaversary is Springfield's event of the year.

S00E68 Aired April 22, 2022

When Billie Met Lisa

When Lisa's practicing with her saxophone annoys the rest of the family, she is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and Finneas while searching for a quiet place. Billie then invites Lisa to her studio for a special jam session.

S00E69 Aired September 08, 2022

Welcome To The Club

Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun

S00E70 Aired December 15, 2022

The Simpsons Meet The Bocellis In Feliz Navidad

This Christmas, Homer surprises Marge with the ultimate gift: an unforgettable performance from Italian opera superstar Andrea Bocelli and his children Matteo and Virginia.

S00E71 Aired May 04, 2023

Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"

On their way to daycare, Homer loses track of Maggie who hops in Grogu's hovering pram for a hyperspace-hopping adventure across the galaxy. Facing a squadron of Imperial TIE fighters, Maggie brings the battle to Springfield in this epic short celebrating all things Star Wars.

S00E72 Aired May 10, 2024

May The 12th Be With You

It’s Mother’s Day and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, villains and a surprising old friend.

S00E73 Aired October 11, 2024

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Sideshow Bob joins the villains of Disney+ for a new holiday carol...for Halloween!

S00E74 Aired December 17, 2024

O C'mon All Ye Faithful

The residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.

S00E75 Aired February 12, 2025

The Past and the Furious

Lisa travels back in time to save Springfield.

S00E76 Aired October 14, 2016

Homer Votes 2016

The citizens of Springfield head to their polling stations to vote and Homer discovers Russia's President Vladimir Putin in disguise.

S00E77 Aired February 09, 2017

Happy Daytona Day!

This year everyone is coming to Daytona! Don't miss the Daytona 500, FEB 26 on FOX!

S00E78 Aired July 03, 2017

Moe Live Tweets!

Moe has a presidential moment and lets the world know how he is feeling.

S00E79 Aired August 27, 2017

A Public Announcement About the Eclipse

Homer gives us a little advice about watching the eclipse.

S00E80 Aired November 03, 2017

A Message from Moe About Puerto Rico

Moe has a message for the mayor of Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulín Cruz, regarding her tweet in response to the appeal for Puerto Rico that aired at the end of The Serfsons.

S00E81 Aired February 12, 2025

The Past and the Furious

Lisa travels back in time to 1923 and discovers that the Springfield Mini Moose, once key to the town’s ecosystem, were driven to extinction in 1925. Teaming up with young Monty Burns, Lisa works to save the moose, but her actions unintentionally shape his future as a ruthless tycoon.