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The Simpsons Season 1 (1989)

13 Episodes December 1989 22 min

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S1.E1 - Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

Dec 17, 1989 25 min ✓ Aired
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When Homer doesn’t receive his Christmas bonus, and Marge having to spend the family's Christmas savings to erase Bart’s tattoo, he is forced to become a department store Santa to hide the fact he didn't get the bonus.

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S1.E2 - Bart the Genius

Jan 14, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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After switching IQ tests with Martin, Bart is mistaken for a child genius. When he's enrolled in a school for gifted students, a series of embarrassments and mishaps makes him long for his old life.

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S1.E3 - Homer's Odyssey

Jan 21, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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Homer is fired for nearly causing a meltdown at the nuclear plant. Unable to provide for his family, he contemplates ending it all - until he discovers a new life path as a campaigner for safety.

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S1.E4 - There's No Disgrace Like Home

Jan 28, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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After an embarrassing experience at the company picnic, Homer pawns the TV and uses the proceeds to take the family to therapy sessions.

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S1.E5 - Bart the General

Feb 4, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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Fed up with Nelson's bullying, the kids from Springfield Elementary decide to teach him a lesson. With advice from Grandpa, Bart leads them into battle.

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S1.E6 - Moaning Lisa

Feb 11, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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When Lisa get a bad case of the blues, jazz musician Bleeding Gums Murphy teaches her how to express her feelings through music.

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S1.E7 - The Call of the Simpsons

Feb 18, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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Homer buys an RV and the family takes off on an ill-fated camping trip.

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S1.E8 - The Telltale Head

Feb 25, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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Bart tries to impress the school bullies by stealing the head of the Jebediah Springfield statue in the town square, but everyone is outraged by his act of vandalism.

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S1.E9 - Life on the Fast Lane

Mar 18, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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Homer gives Marge a bowling ball for her birthday, and his self-serving gift backfires: she starts taking lessons from a suave French bowling instructor. When the lessons take a romantic turn, Marge faces temptation.

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S1.E10 - Homer's Night Out

Mar 25, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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Bart puts his new spy camera to use when Homer gets rowdy at a bachelor party, and the incriminating photo gets distributed all over town.

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S1.E11 - The Crepes of Wrath

Apr 15, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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Bart is sent as a foreign exchange student to France, where he is enslaved by corrupt winemakers. Meanwhile, the Simpson family hosts an Albanian student who takes a surprising interest in the workings of the nuclear power plant.

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S1.E12 - Krusty Gets Busted

Apr 29, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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Krusty the Clown gets busted for robbing the Kwik-E-Mart, with Homer as an eyewitness. Convinced that their idol was wrongly accused, Bart and Lisa investigate the crime.

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S1.E13 - Some Enchanted Evening

May 13, 1990 24 min ✓ Aired
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While Homer takes Marge out for a night on the town, the kids spot their babysitter on America's Most Armed and Dangerous.

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