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The Simpsons Specials episodes
S00 E01
Good Night
22 mins · Sun, 19 Apr 1987
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.
S00 E02
Watching TV
22 mins · Sun, 3 May 1987
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.
S00 E03
Jumping Bart
22 mins · Sun, 10 May 1987
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.
S00 E04
Babysitting Maggie
22 mins · Sun, 31 May 1987
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.
S00 E05
The Pacifier
22 mins · Sun, 21 Jun 1987
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.
S00 E06
Burping Contest
22 mins · Sun, 28 Jun 1987
Despite Marge's objections, Bart, Lisa and even Maggie compete in a contest to see who can make the most disgusting burp.
S00 E07
Dinner Time
22 mins · Sun, 12 Jul 1987
Marge serves the family purple goop for dinner, insisting that they say grace first.
S00 E08
Making Faces
22 mins · Tue, 22 Sep 1987
Despite Marge's warnings, the kids make faces. Maggie unclearly speaks in this episode.
S00 E09
The Funeral
22 mins · Sun, 4 Oct 1987
Bart is determined to see his uncle's corpse...but not for long. This is the only appearance of Uncle Hubert.
S00 E10
Maggie's Brain
22 mins · Sun, 11 Oct 1987
Bart and Lisa wonder what's inside Maggie's mind.
S00 E11
Football
22 mins · Sun, 18 Oct 1987
Homer teaches Bart about the importance of Football.
S00 E12
House of Cards
22 mins · Sun, 25 Oct 1987
Bart tries to make a house of cards, but Lisa Maggie make noises that have the "house" fall every time.
S00 E13
Bart and Homer's Dinner
22 mins · Sun, 1 Nov 1987
Bart can't stomach it when he and Homer are forced to fend for themselves.
S00 E14
Space Patrol
22 mins · Sun, 8 Nov 1987
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.
S00 E15
Bart's Haircut
22 mins · Sun, 15 Nov 1987
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.
S00 E16
World War III
22 mins · Sun, 22 Nov 1987
Homer wakes up the family to practice for a nuclear drill... in the middle of the night.
S00 E17
The Perfect Crime
22 mins · Sun, 13 Dec 1987
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.
S00 E18
Scary Stories
22 mins · Sun, 20 Dec 1987
Bart tells Lisa & Maggie a series of scary stories (in the middle of the dark) only to believe they're coming true.
S00 E19
Grampa and the Kids
22 mins · Sun, 10 Jan 1988
Grampa spends time with the kids. This is Grampa's first appearance.
S00 E20
Gone Fishin' (Sort of)
22 mins · Sun, 24 Jan 1988
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.
S00 E21
Skateboarding
22 mins · Sun, 7 Feb 1988
Bart teaches his sisters how to skateboard...or is it the other way around.
S00 E22
The Pagans
22 mins · Sun, 14 Feb 1988
The kids discuss paganism. This is the first time Bart calls his dad "Homer".
S00 E23
Closeted
22 mins · Sun, 21 Feb 1988
Bart locks himself in the closet, and when he busts out, he finds out that the family has gone out without him.
S00 E24
The Aquarium
22 mins · Sun, 28 Feb 1988
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.
S00 E25
Family Portrait
22 mins · Sun, 6 Mar 1988
Homer has trouble taking a normal family portrait.
S00 E26
Bart's Hiccups
22 mins · Sun, 13 Mar 1988
Lisa and Maggie try to cure Bart's hiccups...the hard way.
S00 E27
The Money Jar
22 mins · Sun, 20 Mar 1988
The kids try to steal money from Marge's money jar..
S00 E28
The Art Museum
22 mins · Sun, 1 May 1988
The Simpsons go to the art museum. This is the first time we hear Bart say "Whoooa, Mama!".
S00 E29
Zoo Story
22 mins · Sun, 8 May 1988
Homer unwisely teases a monkey at the zoo and gets a faceful of poo for his trouble. This is the shortest Simpsons Short.
S00 E30
Shut Up, Simpsons
22 mins · Sun, 6 Nov 1988
Maggie squeaks her toy, causing a chain reaction of anger in the family.
S00 E31
Shell Game
22 mins · Sun, 13 Nov 1988
Bart tries to hide the cookies he stole from the jar from his parents.
S00 E32
The Bart Simpson Show
22 mins · Sun, 20 Nov 1988
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".
S00 E33
Punching Bag
22 mins · Sun, 27 Nov 1988
Bart, Lisa and eventually Marge take out their frustrations on a punching bag with Homer's picture on it.
S00 E34
Simpsons Christmas
22 mins · Sun, 18 Dec 1988
Bart's version of Christmas.
S00 E35
The Krusty the Clown Show
22 mins · Sun, 15 Jan 1989
The kids get to see Krusty's show live for the first time. First appearance of Krusty the Clown.
S00 E36
Bart the Hero
22 mins · Sun, 29 Jan 1989
Sent out to exercise, Bart foils a robbery attempt.
S00 E37
Bart's Little Fantasy
22 mins · Sun, 5 Feb 1989
Bart tells a story about large kids who throw their small parents into a small room.
S00 E38
Scary Movie
22 mins · Sun, 12 Feb 1989
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!
S00 E39
Home Hypnotism
22 mins · Sun, 19 Feb 1989
Homer tries hypnosis to calm down his crazy kids.
S00 E40
Shoplifting
22 mins · Sun, 26 Feb 1989
Bart's attempt to swipe some chocolate is foiled.
S00 E41
Echo Canyon
22 mins · Sun, 12 Mar 1989
The family drives to Echo Canyon, takes turns making echoes, and Bart almost makes a boulder crunch the family car.
S00 E42
Bathtime
22 mins · Sun, 19 Mar 1989
Homer makes Bart take his "Sunday Night Bath", only to flood the bathroom. this is the last Simpsons short in which we see a naked Simpsons character.
S00 E43
Bart's Nightmare
22 mins · Sun, 26 Mar 1989
In this sequel to "Shell Game", Bart has a nightmare after eating every single cookie from the cookie jar.
S00 E44
Bart of the Jungle
22 mins · Sun, 16 Apr 1989
The kids swing from the trees off Homer's ties.
S00 E45
Family Therapy
22 mins · Sun, 23 Apr 1989
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.
S00 E46
Maggie in Peril (Chapter One)
22 mins · Sun, 30 Apr 1989
Bart kicks Maggie's ball out of sight and she takes off to retrieve it back. (To be Continued...)
S00 E47
Maggie in Peril (The Thrilling Conclusion)
22 mins · Sun, 7 May 1989
Part 2. Maggie floats in the air hanging on to balloons and lands safely back in her playpen.
S00 E48
TV Simpsons
22 mins · Sun, 14 May 1989
Homer attempts to fix the television antenna on the roof.
S00 E49
Homer and Bart Visit the NFL on FOX
22 mins · Sun, 3 Sep 1995
A short in which Homer and Bart visit the NFL studio. The short was broadcast on NFL on FOX on September 3, 1995.
S00 E50
Springfield's Most Wanted
22 mins · Sun, 17 Sep 1995
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.
S00 E51
The Simpsons' Christmas Message
22 mins · Thu, 25 Dec 2008
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).
S00 E52
A Culture Show Special
22 mins · Wed, 25 Jul 2007
Despite Marge's warnings, the kids make faces. Maggie unclearly speaks in this episode.
S00 E53
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice
22 mins · Sun, 10 Jan 2010
After getting lost in a game of hide-and-seek, Lisa wanders into the field and discovers three teenage girls who are practising Wiccans. Though she is sceptical of their spells, the girls assure Lisa that they never hurt anyone and ask her to join their coven. Just before Lisa is inducted into their pact, Chief Wiggum arrives and arrests the three girls for witchcraft and Lisa becomes the star witness in the trial.
S00 E54
Access All Areas
22 mins · Mon, 11 Jan 2010
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.
S00 E55
Mischief And Mayhem
22 mins · Tue, 12 Jan 2010
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.
S00 E56
Celebrity Friends
22 mins · Wed, 13 Jan 2010
In the third of Sky One's specials celebrating 20 years of "The Simpsons", Ricky Gervais speaks to a selection of the huge number of celebrities who have guest-starred on the show over the years.
S00 E57
Trumptastic Voyage
22 mins · Tue, 7 Jul 2015
A close encounter with Donald Trump's hairpiece sends Homer on an extraordinary journey.
S00 E58
The Debateful Eight
22 mins · Sat, 20 Feb 2016
Marge wakes up from a political nightmare.
S00 E59
3 a.m.
22 mins · Sat, 30 Jul 2016
Marge and Homer Simpson wrestle with the choice in this election.
S00 E60
Donald Trump's First 100 Days In Office
22 mins · Wed, 26 Apr 2017
Donald Trump reviews his accomplishments from his first 100 days in office.
S00 E61
125 Days: Donald Trump Makes One Last Try To Patch Things Up With Comey
22 mins · Fri, 26 May 2017
Donald Trump makes one last try to patch things up with Comey.
S00 E62
Mueller Meets Trump
22 mins · Thu, 14 Dec 2017
Robert Mueller pays the President a little visit.
S00 E63
A Tale of Two Trumps
22 mins · Fri, 23 Mar 2018
Maybe it's time to take a good look in the mirror.
S00 E64
West Wing Story
22 mins · Tue, 20 Aug 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her squad face off against President Donald Trump.
S00 E65
Homer Votes 2012
22 mins · Thu, 20 Sep 2012
Who will Homer Simpson vote for in the 2012 Elections? Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
S00 E66
Mr. Burns Endorses Romney
22 mins · Thu, 1 Nov 2012
An election eve appeal from Montgomery Burns. Mr. Burns puts Shamus the dog to the test of choosing between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
S00 E67
Fiscal Cliff
22 mins · Tue, 4 Dec 2012
Still reeling from the presidential election results, Mr. Burns takes a few minutes to explain the upcoming fiscal cliff.
S00 E68
Maggie Sucks
22 mins · Mon, 28 Jan 2013
Maggie prepares for her Oscar acceptance speech.
S00 E69
Oscar-Nominated
22 mins · Thu, 31 Jan 2013
Maggie is interviewed for the Oscar nomination of The Longest Daycare.
S00 E70
Ice Bucket Challenge
22 mins · Tue, 26 Aug 2014
If you loved the Homer Shake...
S00 E71
Willie's Views On Scottish Independence
22 mins · Fri, 12 Sep 2014
Groundskeeper Willie has a few things to say prior to the Sept 18 Scottish elections.
S00 E72
Marge Simpson's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
22 mins · Tue, 8 Sep 2015
Marge challenges Kim Jong-un to the Ice Bucket Challenge.
S00 E73
Join The Simpsons at the Daytona 500
22 mins · Wed, 10 Feb 2016
Take a look at ‘The Simpsons’ heading down to Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500 on February 21st.
S00 E74
Pokémon Now?
22 mins · Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Pokémon Now? is a special short that was released on July 16, 2016. It's a remade scene from "A Tree Grows in Springfield".
S00 E75
Homer from the Green Room at San Diego Comic-Con 2016
22 mins · Tue, 16 Aug 2016
Homer says hello from San Diego Comic-Con 2016!
S00 E76
Homer Votes 2016
22 mins · Fri, 14 Oct 2016
The citizens of Springfield head to their polling stations to vote and Homer discovers Russia's President Vladimir Putin in disguise.
S00 E77
Happy Daytona Day!
22 mins · Thu, 9 Feb 2017
This year everyone is coming to Daytona! Don't miss the Daytona 500, FEB 26 on FOX!
S00 E78
Moe Live Tweets!
22 mins · Mon, 3 Jul 2017
Moe has a presidential moment and lets the world know how he is feeling.
S00 E79
A Public Announcement About the Eclipse
22 mins · Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Homer gives us a little advice about watching the eclipse.
S00 E80
A Message from Moe About Puerto Rico
22 mins · Fri, 3 Nov 2017
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.
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