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Revision as of 10:46, 21 December 2006 by Gran2 (talk | contribs) (clean up)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Simpsons eighth season originally aired between October 1996 and May 1997, beginning on October 27, 1996 with "Treehouse of Horror VII". The season contained two hold-over episodes from the Season 7's (3F) production line as well as two episodes from the (3G) production line.
The Complete Eighth Season was released on DVD in the U.S. on August 15, 2006, in the U.K. on October 2, 2006, and in Australia on September 27, 2006. The set was released in two different forms: a Maggie-shaped head to match the Homer and Marge shaped heads of the previous two sets and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like The Complete Seventh Season, both box set versions will be available for sale separately.
List of Episodes
25 episodes
| # | Original Airdate | Prod. Code | Title | Screenshot |
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| 154 - 801 | October 27 | 4F02 | "Treehouse of Horror VII" | File:Hugo Simpson.png |
| The Thing and I – Bart discovers he has an evil twin.
The Genesis Tub – Lisa creates her own miniature universe. Citizen Kang – Kang 7 Kodos impersonate presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. | ||||
| 155 - 802 | November 3 | 3F23 | "You Only Move Twice" | File:Scorpio with Bont.png |
Homer accepts a new job in Cypress Creek with a boss who is an easygoing 007 style supervillain.
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| 156 - 803 | November 10 | 4F03 | "The Homer They Fall" | File:4f03.jpg |
Homer becomes a boxer after discovering he can take beatings to his head without injury.
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| 157 - 804 | November 17 | 4F05 | "Burns, Baby Burns" | File:4F05.jpg |
Mr. Burns meets his long-lost son, who turns out to be a jovial slob.
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| 158 - 805 | November 24 | 4F06 | "Bart After Dark" | File:4f06.jpg |
| While Marge, Lisa and Maggie are away, Bart gets a job in a burlesque house to pay for breaking one of the house's gargoyles. | ||||
| 159 - 806 | December 1 | 4F04 | "A Milhouse Divided" | File:Milhouse Divided.jpg |
| After seeing Milhouse's parents get a divorce, Homer is worried that his marriage is in jeopardy. | ||||
| 160 - 807 | December 15 | 4F01 | "Lisa's Date with Density" | 
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| The target of Lisa's first crush turns out to be Nelson Muntz. Homer starts a telemarketing scam. | ||||
| 161 - 808 | December 29 | 4F07 | "Hurricane Neddy" | File:4f07.jpg |
A hurricane destroys the Flanders' home.
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| 162 - 809 | January 5 | 3F24 | "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" | File:3f24.jpg |
Homer goes on a spiritual journey, with a talking coyote, after eating an exotic pepper.
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| 163 - 810 | January 12 | 3G01 | "The Springfield Files" | File:3g01.jpg |
Homer encounters an extra-terrestrial.
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| 164 - 811 | January 19 | 4F08 | "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" | File:4F08.jpg |
Marge starts a new franchise: The Pretzel Wagon.
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| 165 - 812 | February 2 | 4F10 | "Mountain of Madness" | File:4f10.jpg |
| Mr. Burns takes all of his employees to a corporate retreat in the mountains, to encourage teamwork. | ||||
| 166 - 813 | February 7 | 3G03 | "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious" | File:Sharybobbins.jpg |
| The Simpsons get a nanny who is a parody of Mary Poppins. | ||||
| 167 - 814 | February 9 | 4F12 | "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" | File:4f12.jpg |
A new character is added to the Itchy and Scratchy show as an attempt to boost failing ratings.
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| 168 - 815 | February 16 | 4F11 | "Homer's Phobia" | File:Simpsons4f11.jpg |
Homer is less than friendly when a homosexual man befriends the Simpson family.
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| 169 - 816 | February 23 | 4F14 | "Brother from Another Series" | File:4F14.jpg |
Sideshow Bob is released from prison, and Bart cannot accept the fact that he is rehabilitated.
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| 170 - 817 | March 2 | 4F13 | "My Sister, My Sitter" | File:4F13.jpg |
| Lisa gains a good reputation as a babysitter. | ||||
| 171 - 818 | March 16 | 4F15 | "Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment" | File:4F15.jpg |
Alcohol is banned from Springfield after Bart accidentally gets drunk at a town parade. Rex Banner is appointed police chief to enforce the new laws.
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| 172 - 819 | April 6 | 4F09 | "Grade School Confidential" | File:4f09.jpg |
| Seymour Skinner and Edna Krabappel have a secret love affair. | ||||
| 173 - 820 | April 13 | 4F16 | "The Canine Mutiny" | File:4f16.jpg |
| Bart gets a credit card and buys an expensive new dog. | ||||
| 174 - 821 | April 20 | 4F17 | "The Old Man and the Lisa" | File:Burns and Lisa.JPG |
Mr. Burns loses his fortune and asks Lisa to help him get it back.
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| 175 - 822 | April 27 | 4F18 | "In Marge We Trust" | File:Mrsparkleimg.jpg |
Marge becomes the new advice giver at the Church. Homer finds an old Japanese product, Mr. Sparkle, with a logo that oddly resembles him.
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| 176 - 823 | May 4 | 4F19 | "Homer's Enemy" | File:Homers Enemy.png |
| A new employee at the Nuclear Power Plant is appalled at Homer's incompetence. | ||||
| 177 - 824 | May 11 | 4F20 | "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" | 
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| Three spinoffs of the Simpsons series:
Chief Wiggum, P.I. – Chief Wiggum is a detective in New Orleans. The Love-Matic Grampa – Grampa's soul is contained in Moe's Love Tester machine. The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour – The Simpsons host a 70s variety show, with Lisa replaced by an adult bimbo.
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| 178 - 825 | May 18 | 4F21 | "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" | File:4f21.jpg |
Bart and Lisa enroll in a military school.
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