Synopsis
Includes:
The Simpsons: Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner (1999)
The Simpsons: Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder (1999)
The Simpsons: Take My Wife, Sleaze (1999)
The Simpsons: Grift of the Magi (1999)
The Simpsons: Beyond Blunderdome (1999)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror X (1999)
The Simpsons: Eight Misbehavin' (1999)
The Simpsons: E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) (1999)
The Simpsons: Brother's Little Helper (1999)
The Simpsons: The Mansion Family (2000)
The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter (2000)
The Simpsons: Last Tap Dance in Springfield (2000)
The Simpsons: Days of Wine and D'Oh'ses (2000)
The Simpsons: Saddlesore Galactica (2000)
The Simpsons: Little Big Mom (2000)
The Simpsons: Faith Off (2000)
The Simpsons: Pygmoelian (2000)
The Simpsons: Alone Again Natura-Diddly (2000)
The Simpsons: Missionary: Impossible (2000)
The Simpsons: Bart to the Future (2000)
The Simpsons: Kill the Alligator and Run (2000)
The Simpsons: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge (2000)
The Simpsons: Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner
With Lisa's help, Homer becomes the food critic for the Springfield Shopper, but fellow critics criticize his always-positive reviews, prompting a radical change---and revenge by restaurateurs. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder
Homer bowls a perfect game, but celebrity goes to his head. Cameos: Ron Howard; Penn and Teller; entertainment reporters Nancy O'Dell and Pat O'Brien. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Take My Wife, Sleaze
John Goodman and Henry Winkler guest star as bikers who protest when Homer takes their gang name for his own after winning a Harley. Jay North Dennis the Menace) has a voice cameo. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Grift of the Magi
Springfield Elementary School needs some renovations, but Principal Skinner (voice of Harry Shearer) makes the mistake of hiring a construction company owned by organized crime kingpin Fat Tony (voice of Joe Mantegna), and soon the school is bankrupted by Fat Tony's demands. In an effort to put the school back into the black, Kid First Industries buys the school and privatizes its operations. Kid First prexy Jim Hope (voice of Tim Robbins) tries to convince parents his first priority is education, but before long Lisa Simpson (voice of Yeardley Smith) notices the school's new staff spends a lot of time asking the students about toys. A little digging uncovers the truth -- Kids First is owned by a toy company, and they're using their research in Springfield to design the "must-have" plaything of the upcoming holiday season, a friendly robot named Funzo. However, Funzo is programmed to destroy any other toys it comes in contact with, and Lisa has to convince her family to go on a Christmas Eve mission destroying the dangerous gadgets before it's too late. Featuring voice cameos from Gary Coleman and Clarence Clemons, "Grift of the Magi" first aired on December 19, 1999. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
The Simpsons: Beyond Blunderdome
Mel Gibson brings the Simpsons to Hollywood so Homer can help "tweak" his new film after Homer's is the sole negative voice at a test screening. First tweak: add action, and lots of it. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror X
A Halloween trilogy: Homer causes a Y2K catastrophe; superheroes Lisa and Bart save actress Lucy Lawless; Marge runs Flanders over, and Homer tries to cover it up. Dick Clark and Tom Arnold also appear as themselves. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Eight Misbehavin'
Feeling more stressed than blessed after the birth of their octuplets, Apu and Manjula get child-care help in a deal they come to regret. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)
To avoid a duel, Homer moves the Simpsons to Grandpa's old farm, and grows a profitable, but dangerous, hybrid crop. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Brother's Little Helper
A drug for Attention Deficit Disorder makes Bart studious, productive---and paranoid about satellites spying on him. Mark McGwire has a cameo. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: The Mansion Family
While housesitting for Burns (who's getting a checkup at the Mayo Clinic), Homer throws a party aboard the billionaire's yacht in international waters---where anything goes. Britney Spears is a guest voice. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter
A Behind the Music-style look at the Simpsons, narrated by VH1's Jim Forbes, shows their rise to stardom---and the "private hell" that followed. Willie Nelson has a cameo ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Last Tap Dance in Springfield
Lisa struggles in a tap-dance class taught by a former child star; Bart and Milhouse ditch camp to spend a week creating havoc in the mall. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Days of Wine and D'Oh'ses
Barney quits drinking to take helicopter-flying lessons, leaving Homer feeling resentful and inferior; Lisa and Bart enter a contest to photograph the cover of the Springfield phone book. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Saddlesore Galactica
At the state fair, Lisa feels robbed at the band competition, and the family acquires a horse that becomes a winner after an attitude adjustment. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Little Big Mom
With Marge laid up by a skiing (lodge) accident, Lisa tries to run the house and plays a trick on Homer and Bart to get them to help clean. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Faith Off
Given his short and undistinguished career in academia, Homer Simpson (voice of Dan Castellaneta) is surprised when he's invited to a ritzy social function at Springfield University, though Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) correctly guesses that he's been lured to a fund-raising event. Reunited with his pals Benjamin (voice of Harry Shearer), Doug (voice of Hank Azaria) and Gary (also voiced by Castellaneta), Homer decides they should play a prank on the Dean, which predictably backfires as Homer ends up with a bucket of Super Glue stuck to his head. Homer isn't able remove the bucket until he and his family attend a tent revival meeting led by traveling preacher Brother Faith (voice of Don Cheadle). Brother Faith claims he can channel his spiritual power through Bart (voice of Nancy Cartwright), and the boy is able to remove the bucket; certain he has the gift of healing, Bart sets up his own revival, but realizes he has no special powers when his attempt to cure Milhouse (voice of Pamela Hayden) of his near-sightedness causes his friend to be hit by a car. Homer, however, still believes Bart can heal the sick, and when Springfield U's star kicker hurts his leg during the big game, he volunteers his son to mend the injury; as it happens, more than Springfield's pride is on the line when Bart learns local Mafiosi Fat Tony (voice of Joe Mantegna) has a lot of money riding on the game. "Faith Off" first aired on January 16, 2000. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
The Simpsons: Pygmoelian
The makers of Duff Beer hold a contest to find America's best bartenders, with the winners appearing in their upcoming calendar, and Moe Szyslak (voice of Hank Azaria) takes first prize, but when he gets a copy of the finished calendar, Moe discovers his face has been covered with several stickers to obscure his unattractive appearance. Tired of being judged for his ugliness, Moe invests in an aggressive round of plastic surgery, and comes out looking like a matinee idol. In his younger days, Moe had dreams of being an actor, but was turned down for a role on the soap opera It Never Ends due to his looks; he stops by the offices of the producers to show them they missed out on a great opportunity, and they add Moe to the cast on the spot. Moe enjoys great success on the show until he gets an advanced plot outline that shows his character is being written out of future episodes; with the help of his pal Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta), they set out to wreck revenge on the show's staff, though (as one might expect) their plan backfires. "Pygmoelian" was first aired on February 27, 2000. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
The Simpsons: Alone Again Natura-Diddly
Homer tries to help a grieving Springfieldian after an accident at the new auto-racing venue has fatal consequences. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Missionary: Impossible
Homer becomes a South Seas missionary to escape an angry PBS mob that includes Betty White, who wants to collect his pledge of $10,000. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: Bart to the Future
The Simpsons pay a visit to a gabling casino on a nearby Indian reservation, and after running afoul of the management, Bart (voice of Nancy Cartwright) is given a vision of his possible future. Grown-up Bart is playing in a going-nowhere Jimmy Buffett tribute band with Ralph Wiggum (also voiced by Cartwright) and crashing on Ralph's couch, while his younger sister Lisa (voice of Yeardley Smith) has become president of the United States. Bart pays a visit to his sister in hopes of bumming some money from her, but as it happens, Chief Executive Lisa is in the midst of a tax crisis and is having a hard time convincing America's international creditors that she'll be able to pay them off. To keep her brother out of her hair, Lisa names Bart her official advisor on "Keepin' It Real," but his skill in skipping out on bills proves useful in a way she didn't expect. Meanwhile, Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta) is digging up the White House lawn in a half-baked effort to find Abraham Lincoln's hidden stash of gold. "Bart To The Future" first aired on March 13, 2000. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
The Simpsons: Kill the Alligator and Run
The family seeks a restful vacation in Florida, but arrives during spring break, which Homer extends. Guest voices include Charlie Rose, Kid Rock, and Joe C. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
The Simpsons: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge
Otto's girlfriend (voice of Parker Posey) seems to be usurping Marge's role when she moves in with the family after a dispute over heavy metal. ~ Fred Mitchell, Rovi
