The Simpsons: Season 22

2010 · 22 episodes · ★ 6.6

What Season 22 of The Simpsons

Created by Matt Groening for Fox, The Simpsons returns to follow Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie in Springfield. This season, Lisa gets tired of her suburban life after a performing arts camp and wants to reconnect with her creative side. Meanwhile, Grandpa gives away his savings, and Lisa invests in Nelson's business, which threatens to push him out of his classes. Bart looks for a way to get a bicycle, and Marge discovers her first gray hairs and decides to change her look. Homer, with his careless ways, is at the center of some of the most outrageous messes.

22episodes

Sep 26, 2010premiered

May 22, 2011latest episode

8.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 22 Episodes

22x01 Elementary School Musical
Sep 26, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 6.1
Marge sends Lisa to a performing arts camp, where counselors and fellow campers inspire her to embrace her creative side; upon returning to Springfield, Lisa grows restless with her boring suburban lifestyle.
Directed by: Mark Kirkland · Written by: Tim Long · Starring: Stephen Hawking, Jemaine Clement, Ira Glass, Bret McKenzie
22x02 Loan-a-Lisa
Oct 3, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 6.5
Grampa gives each family member a portion of his savings; Lisa worries that Nelson's instant success with a new business venture might lure him away from continuing his education.
Directed by Matthew Faughnan · Written by Valentina Garza · Starring Muhammad Yunus, Chris Hansen, Mark Zuckerberg
22x03 MoneyBART
Oct 10, 2010 · 22 min · ★ 6.5
Lisa starts coaching Bart's Little League team; Marge and Bart spend the day at an amusement park, where former MLB manager Mike Scioscia gives Bart advice.
Directed by: Nancy Kruse · Written by: Tim Long · Starring: Mike Scioscia
22x04 Treehouse of Horror XXI
Nov 7, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 6.3
Worried about the effects of violent video games, Marge encourages Bart and Milhouse to play board games; Lisa becomes smitten with a new student, a vampire; while on a second honeymoon, Homer and Marge rescue a castaway who escaped from his ship.
Directing: Bob Anderson · Writing: Joel H. Cohen · Starring: Hugh Laurie, Daniel Radcliffe
22x05 Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life
Nov 14, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
Fearing that she will end up like Marge, Lisa pledges to focus solely on her academics and not get distracted by other things; Bart puts Nelson in his place and unintentionally earns the title of school bully.
Directed by Matthew Nastuk · Written by Joel H. Cohen
22x06 The Fool Monty
Nov 21, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 6.2
Mr. Burns becomes distraught at the town's apathetic reaction to the announcement that he has only weeks to live; Bart secretly takes Burns into the family's home.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by Michael Price
22x07 How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?
Nov 28, 2010 · 22 min · ★ 6.5
After Bart nurses an injured bird back to health, Homer enters it in a race.
Directed by: Michael Polcino · Written by: Kevin Curran · Starring: Rachel Weisz, Danica Patrick, Marcia Wallace
22x08 The Fight Before Christmas
Dec 5, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
When the rest of the family seems to lack Christmas spirit, Marge contacts Martha Clause.
Directing: Bob Anderson · Writing: Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta · Starring: Martha Stewart, Katy Perry
22x09 Donnie Fatso Mid-Season Finale
Dec 12, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
Homer ends up in the Springfield penitentiary after getting caught bribing an official; an FBI investigator offers Homer a way to reduce his jail time.
Directing: Ralph Sosa · Writing: Chris Cluess · Starring: Jon Hamm, Joe Mantegna
22x10 Moms I'd Like to Forget
Jan 9, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 6.4
Marge reconnects with a close group of mothers she used to be friends with; Bart tries to break up their group when his playdates stop being fun.
Directed by Mike B. Anderson, Chris Clements · Written by Brian Kelley · Starring Marcia Wallace
22x11 Flaming Moe
Jan 16, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.2
When Smithers transforms Moe's pub into a refined and trendy lounge, the establishment becomes Springfield's local gay hangout; Principal Skinner falls for the new, free-spirited music teacher.
Directed by: Chuck Sheetz · Written by: Matt Selman · Starring: Alyson Hannigan, Scott Thompson, Kristen Wiig
22x12 Homer the Father
Jan 23, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
When Homer insists Bart must earn the new dirt bike he wants, Bart comes up with a scheme; James Lipton interviews a TV cast.
Directed by Mark Kirkland · Written by Joel H. Cohen · Starring James Lipton, Michael Paul Chan, David Mamet, Garry Marshall
22x13 The Blue and the Gray
Feb 13, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.5
Moe attends a seminar in hope of gaining more confidence with women; Marge makes a change after discovering her gray hair.
Directed by Bob Anderson · Written by Rob LaZebnik · Starring Marcia Wallace
22x14 Angry Dad: The Movie
Feb 20, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.8
Bart's film about an angry father quickly becomes a critical favorite, winning him several awards.
Directed by Matthew Nastuk · Written by John Frink · Starring Nick Park, Russell Brand, JB Smoove, Halle Berry
22x15 The Scorpion's Tale
Mar 6, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
During a field trip, Lisa discovers desert water that makes usually combative creatures get along; after getting kicked out of the retirement home, Grampa comes to live with the family.
Directed by: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Schofield · Written by: Ian Maxtone-Graham, Billy Kimball · Starring: Werner Herzog, Russi Taylor, Pamela Hayden, Kevin Michael Richardson
22x16 A Midsummer's Nice Dream
Mar 13, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 6.0
When Cheech and Chong stop in Springfield while on their reunion tour, Homer impresses Cheech so much he asks him to replace Chong; Principal Skinner forms a new comedy team with Chong; Marge tries to help a hoarder.
Directing: Steven Dean Moore · Writing: Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta · Starring: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong
22x17 Love Is a Many Strangled Thing
Mar 27, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 6.4
Marge persuades Homer to enroll in a fathering enrichment class; Bart becomes a school bully.
Directed by: Michael Polcino · Written by: Bill Odenkirk · Starring: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Paul Rudd, Marcia Wallace, Kevin Michael Richardson
22x18 The Great Simpsina
Apr 10, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.9
When the Great Raymondo takes Lisa on as his magician's assistant, she is conned into revealing the secret of his greatest trick to his nemesis.
Directed by: Mike B. Anderson, Chris Clements · Written by: Matt Warburton · Starring: Martin Landau, Ricky Jay, Jack McBrayer, Teller
22x19 The Real Housewives of Fat Tony
May 1, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.8
Fat Tony and Marge's sister, Selma, fall in love and get married; Bart discovers a special ability.
Directed by Lance Kramer · Written by Dick Blasucci · Starring Joe Mantegna
22x20 Homer Scissorhands
May 8, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 7.3
Homer opens his own hair salon after discovering he is a talented stylist; Milhouse professes his love for Lisa.
Directed by: Mark Kirkland, Mike B. Anderson · Written by: Peter Gaffney, Steve Viksten · Starring: Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Kristen Schaal, Pamela Hayden
22x21 500 Keys
May 15, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 7.0
After finding the keys to every door in Springfield, Lisa finds a hidden room beneath the elementary school.
Directed by Bob Anderson · Written by John Frink · Starring Albert Brooks
22x22 The Ned-liest Catch Season Finale
May 22, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.4
When Ned starts dating Mrs. Krabappel, he is surprised to learn how many of Springfield's men she has been with.
Directing: Mike B. Anderson, Chuck Sheetz · Writing: Jeff Westbrook · Starring: Joey Kramer, Marcia Wallace