The Simpsons: Season 10

1998 · 23 episodes · ★ 7.2

What Season 10 of The Simpsons

Season 10 centers on the Simpson family in Springfield. Homer, a safety inspector at the nuclear plant, sinks into a funk when he realizes he's already lived half his life without accomplishing anything important, so he decides to become an inventor. Bart takes charge of some eggs from a nest after accidentally killing a bird, and Lisa feels left out when a new student gets her classmates hooked on her tastes. Marge, who has always wanted to shine in art, watches as Homer becomes famous by pure chance. The Simpsons get into trouble born of their own impulses, while the show's eccentric neighbors complete the portrait of the American middle class.

23episodes

Aug 23, 1998premiered

May 16, 1999latest episode

8.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 10 Episodes

10x01 Lard of the Dance
Aug 23, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 7.1
Homer and Bart try to make money by selling used grease. Meanwhile, Lisa organizes a school dance but feels alienated when a new classmate and her friends try to act like adults.
Directed by Dominic Polcino · Written by Jane O'Brien · Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille
10x02 The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
Sep 20, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
A midlife crisis prompts Homer to quit his job and become an inventor.
Directing: Mark Kirkland · Writing: John Swartzwelder · Starring: William Daniels, Maggie Roswell
10x03 Bart the Mother
Sep 27, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 6.8
Under Nelson's bad influence, Bart shoots a bird with a BB gun. Stricken with remorse, he tries to nurture the eggs from the bird's nest, which hatch into a species of lizard outlawed in Springfield.
Directing: Steven Dean Moore · Writing: David X. Cohen · Starring: Phil Hartman, Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor
10x04 Treehouse of Horror IX
Oct 25, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 7.3
In "Hell Toupée," Snake is sent to the electric chair, and his hair is transplanted onto Homer. In "The Terror of Tiny Toon," Bart and Lisa become cartoon characters in an episode of Itchy & Scratchy. In "Starship Poopers," a growth spurt casts doubt on Maggie's paternity, and the family goes on the Jerry Springer show.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by Donick Cary, David X. Cohen, Larry Doyle · Starring Regis Philbin, Kathie Lee Gifford, Ed McMahon, Robert Englund
10x05 When You Dish Upon a Star
Nov 8, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 6.4
After a chance encounter with Hollywood celebrities secretly living in Springfield, Homer becomes their friend and gofer... until he spills the beans to the gang at Moe's.
Directed by Pete Michels · Written by Richard Appel · Starring Brian Grazer, Kim Basinger, Ron Howard, Alec Baldwin
10x06 D'oh-in' in the Wind
Nov 15, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 7.1
In a quest to learn Homer's middle name, Homer and Grandpa travel to his mother's old commune, where Homer embraces the hippie life.
Directed by Mark Kirkland, Matthew Nastuk · Written by Donick Cary · Starring George Carlin, Martin Mull, Maggie Roswell
10x07 Lisa Gets an 'A'
Nov 22, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 7.5
Stuck at home with a cold, Lisa gets addicted to a video game and neglects her homework. Her A+++ on a test wins the school a grant, but when she confesses that she cheated, Skinner covers it up. Meanwhile, Homer raises a lobster.
Directed by Bob Anderson · Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham · Starring: Russi Taylor, Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell
10x08 Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'
Dec 6, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 6.9
When Grandpa needs a new kidney, Homer agrees to donate one, but then chickens out.
Directed by Mike B. Anderson · Written by John Swartzwelder
10x09 Mayored to the Mob Mid-Season Finale
Dec 20, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 7.5
After a riot at a sci-fi convention, Mayor Quimby hires Homer as his bodyguard, and Homer witnesses the rampant corruption in town politics. When Homer takes a stand, he runs afoul of the Springfield mafia.
Directed by Swinton O. Scott III · Written by Ron Hauge · Starring Mark Hamill, Dick Tufeld, Marcia Wallace, Joe Mantegna
10x10 Viva Ned Flanders
Jan 10, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.4
When clean-living Ned Flanders wants to experience a new side of life, Homer takes him to Las Vegas. After a drunken binge, they marry a pair of cocktail waitresses.
Directed by Neil Affleck · Written by David M. Stern · Starring: Joan Rivers, Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden
10x11 Wild Barts Can't Be Broken
Jan 17, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.2
Scapegoated for the vandalism of drunken Isotopes fans, the children of Springfield wage war on the adults by broadcasting their secrets on the radio.
Directed by Mark Ervin · Written by Larry Doyle · Starring: Cyndi Lauper, Marcia Wallace
10x12 Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
Jan 31, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 6.3
Homer and his friends charter a bus to the Super Bowl, only to find that their tickets are fake. Misadventures ensue.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by George Meyer, Tom Martin, Brian Scully · Starring: Dan Marino, Rupert Murdoch, Fred Willard, Troy Aikman
10x13 Homer to the Max
Feb 7, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.2
A new TV series features a suave and debonair character named Homer Simpson. Homer capitalizes on his new namesake, until the character is rewritten to be a bumbling fool. Trying to recapture the positive attention he enjoyed, Homer changes his name to "Max Power."
Directing: Pete Michels · Writing: John Swartzwelder · Starring: Ed Begley Jr., Maggie Roswell
10x14 I'm with Cupid
Feb 14, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.1
Apu is making the husbands of Springfield look bad with his extravagent Valentine's Day efforts for Manjula. When the men try to sabotage Apu's grand gesture, they accidentally wind up benefiting from it.
Directed by Bob Anderson · Written by Dan Greaney · Starring: Jan Hooks, Elton John, Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace
10x15 Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'
Feb 21, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.0
A new Canyonero SUV turns timid Marge into an aggressive driver, and her road rage lands her in traffic school. But when a stampede occurs at the zoo, the town looks to Marge to save the day.
Directing: Mark Kirkland · Writing: David M. Stern · Starring: Hank Williams Jr., Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace, John Kassir
10x16 Make Room for Lisa
Feb 28, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.2
Indebted from a mishap at the Smithsonian, Homer lets a cell phone company put a transmitter in the house. Forced to share a room with Bart, Lisa resents Homer until a New Age experience gives her empathy.
Directed by Matthew Nastuk · Written by Brian Scully · Starring: Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden
10x17 Maximum Homerdrive
Mar 28, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.4
After beating Homer in a steak-eating competition, a trucker dies; Homer and Bart take over his rig to complete his shipment.
Directed by Swinton O. Scott III · Written by John Swartzwelder · Starring: Karl Wiedergott
10x18 Simpsons Bible Stories
Apr 4, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.1
When Reverend Lovejoy subjects the congregation to an extended Bible reading, the Simpsons fall asleep and have dreams based on Bible stories.
Directing: Nancy Kruse · Writing: Matt Selman, Tim Long, Larry Doyle · Starring: Marcia Wallace, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden
10x19 Mom and Pop Art
Apr 11, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.3
Homer's failed do-it-yourself project gets mistaken for "outsider art." Suddenly in the limelight, Homer must come up with new "works" to impress the art world.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by Al Jean · Starring Jasper Johns, Isabella Rossellini, Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace
10x20 The Old Man and the 'C' Student
Apr 25, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.2
When Bart ruins Springfield's chance to host the Olympics, the kids are sentenced to community service work at the retirement home. To help the residents recapture their youth, Bart takes them on an ill-fated boat ride.
Directed by Mark Kirkland · Written by Julie Thacker · Starring Jack LaLanne, Russi Taylor, Pamela Hayden
10x21 Monty Can't Buy Me Love
May 2, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 6.9
A new mogul wins the hearts of the townspeople with a shower of cash. Jealous, Mr. Burns asks Homer to help make him a beloved billionaire too, and they hatch a plan to bring the Loch Ness Monster to Springfield.
Directing: Mark Ervin · Writing: John Swartzwelder · Starring: Michael McKean, Maggie Roswell
10x22 They Saved Lisa's Brain
May 9, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 6.9
Mayor Quimby flees Springfield, leaving the town chapter of Mensa in charge. As the group's new power goes to their heads, they take their utopian plans too far and the townspeople revolt.
Directed by Pete Michels · Written by Matt Selman · Starring Stephen Hawking
10x23 Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo Season Finale
May 16, 1999 · 23 min · ★ 7.7
After their bank account is drained at a cyber-cafe, the Simpsons go on a disastrous low-budget trip to Japan, where they wind up as contestants on a humiliating game show.
Directed by Jim Reardon · Written by Donick Cary, Dan Greaney · Starring: Keone Young, Tress MacNeille, Karen Maruyama, George Takei