The Simpsons: Season 23

2011 · 22 episodes · ★ 6.6

What Season 23 of The Simpsons

Season 23 opens with Homer befriending Wayne Slater, the new guard at the nuclear plant, without knowing he was a CIA agent. Principal Skinner assigns Superintendent Chalmers to educate Bart, and the teacher covers American history until the boy becomes obsessed with Teddy Roosevelt. Marge decides to trade Halloween candy for toothpaste, while Lisa writes a book with the help of Neil Gaiman. The family also travels to the Christmas of the future, where Bart and Lisa are already parents. Homer, Bart and Lisa drive most of the plots, and Marge holds the household together.

22episodes

Sep 25, 2011premiered

May 20, 2012latest episode

8.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 23 Episodes

23x01 The Falcon and the D'ohman
Sep 25, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 7.1
Homer befriends a new security guard at the plant; Marge daydreams about being a contestant on "Top Chef."
Directing: Matthew Nastuk · Writing: Justin Hurwitz · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson, Kiefer Sutherland, Marcia Wallace
23x02 Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts
Oct 2, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.8
When superintendent Chalmers is fired for taking Bart and his friends on an unauthorized field trip, the boys hold the school hostage until he is reinstated.
Directing: Steven Dean Moore · Writing: Tim Long · Starring: Marcia Wallace
23x03 Treehouse of Horror XXII
Oct 30, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.5
A boulder traps Homer's arm when he takes a drive through a canyon; a spider bite paralyzes Homer; Flanders becomes a vigilante by night; Bart and Milhouse travel to a distant planet to obtain an extract.
Directing: Matthew Faughnan · Writing: Carolyn Omine · Starring: Jackie Mason
23x04 Replaceable You
Nov 6, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.5
Lisa's science fair project is overshadowed by Bart's mechanical baby seal; Homer's new assistant ends up stealing his job.
Directing: Mark Kirkland · Writing: Stephanie Gillis · Starring: Jane Lynch
23x05 The Food Wife
Nov 13, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
Marge, Bart and Lisa start their own food blog and land a reservation at a popular restaurant; when Marge sends Homer to a cooking lab, he finds himself in a situation with law enforcement.
Directing: Mike B. Anderson · Writing: Matt Selman · Starring: Anthony Bourdain, Tim Heidecker, Gordon Ramsay, Eric Wareheim
23x06 The Book Job
Nov 20, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 7.2
Homer creates a team, including author Neil Gaiman, to write the next hit "tween" book; after receiving an advance copy of the work from his publisher, Homer learns there's more to the business than he imagined.
Directing: Bob Anderson · Writing: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Dan Vebber · Starring: Andy Garcia, Neil Gaiman
23x07 The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants
Nov 27, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 6.9
The Simpsons host a party to promote Krusty's own brand of liquor; impressed with the party's sucess, Mr. Burns decides to promote Homer; Bart takes an interest in reading classic novels.
Directing: Steven Dean Moore · Writing: Jeff Westbrook · Starring: John Slattery, Matthew Weiner, Chris Edgerly, Kevin Michael Richardson
23x08 The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
Dec 4, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 5.9
After Krusty the Clown's show is canceled and his talent agency drops him, his very first agent, Annie, tries to craft his comeback.
Directing: Michael Polcino · Writing: Dan Castellaneta, James L. Brooks, Sam Simon · Starring: Joan Rivers, Kevin Dillon, Janeane Garofalo, Jackie Mason
23x09 Holidays of Future Passed Mid-Season Finale
Dec 11, 2011 · 23 min · ★ 7.9
Thirty years in the future, Bart, Lisa and their children spend the holidays at Marge and Homer's house.
Directing: Rob Oliver · Writing: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, J. Stewart Burns · Starring: Maggie Roswell
23x10 Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson
Jan 8, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 6.1
After a video of Homer ranting goes viral, he gets his own political talk show; Homer endorses rocker Ted Nugent for the Republican presidential nominee.
Directing: Mark Kirkland · Writing: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, John Frink · Starring: Dana Gould, Ted Nugent
23x11 The D'oh-cial Network
Jan 15, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 6.5
Lisa is called to trial after her online social networking site creates dysfunction in the community; Patty and Selma compete in a rowing event.
Directing: Chris Clements · Writing: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, J. Stewart Burns · Starring: Armie Hammer, David Letterman
23x12 Moe Goes from Rags to Riches
Jan 29, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 6.3
Moe's bar rag explains that he started as a medieval tapestry a thousand years earlier; Bart tries to reconcile with Milhouse; the disappearance of Moe's bar rag makes him realize he has friends.
Directing: Bob Anderson · Writing: James L. Brooks, Tim Long, Matt Groening · Starring: Jeremy Irons, Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille
23x13 The Daughter Also Rises
Feb 12, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 5.9
Marge and Lisa's plans for a mother-daughter Valentine's Day take a turn when Lisa falls head over heels for an intellectual romantic; Bart and Milhouse investigate Springfield Elementary's legends.
Directing: Chuck Sheetz · Writing: Rob LaZebnik · Starring: Michael Cera, Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Pamela Hayden
23x14 At Long Last Leave
Feb 19, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 6.6
When the Simpsons are kicked out of Springfield, they join an off-the-grid community near by; Homer and Marge's former friends react badly when they try to sneak back into town.
Directing: Matthew Nastuk · Writing: Michael Price, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening · Starring: Jackie Mason, Kelsey Grammer, Julian Assange
23x15 Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart
Mar 4, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 6.6
When Bart decides to get back at Homer by becoming a graffiti artist, established street artists offer him a gallery show; a new health food store threatens to put Apu out of business.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by James L. Brooks, Marc Wilmore, Matt Groening · Starring Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, Ron English
23x16 How I Wet Your Mother
Mar 11, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 6.9
When Homer's bed-wetting worsens, his family tries to infiltrate his dreams to find the source of the problem.
Directed by Lance Kramer · Written by James L. Brooks, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Groening · Starring Glenn Close
23x17 Them, Robot
Mar 18, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
When Mr. Burn replaces most of the plant's employees with robots that end up turning on the community, the people he laid off must come to the rescue.
Directing: Mike B. Anderson, Michael Polcino · Writing: Michael Price, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening · Starring: Brent Spiner, Maggie Roswell, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden
23x18 Beware My Cheating Bart
Apr 15, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 6.4
Bart ends up in trouble with school bullies after Jimbo's girlfriend develops feelings for him; Homer buys a treadmill equipped with a TV.
Directing: Mark Kirkland · Writing: Ben Joseph
23x19 A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again
Apr 29, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 7.3
When Bart gets his wish for a family vacation, he becomes determined to make it last forever.
Directing: Chris Clements · Writing: Matt Warburton · Starring: Steve Coogan, Treat Williams, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille
23x20 The Spy Who Learned Me
May 6, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 6.6
Marge and Homer go on a date, but Marge is embarrassed when Homer talks during the movie; when Homer gets hurt and can't work, he tries to learn how to be a better husband from a man he believes is a movie star.
Directed by Bob Anderson · Written by Marc Wilmore · Starring Marcia Wallace, Bryan Cranston, Eric Idle
23x21 Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda
May 13, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
When Marge learns Ned and Edna got married, she offers to throw them a reception; Edna changes some rules to help Ned's kids become more socially acceptable.
Directed by Chuck Sheetz · Written by Jeff Westbrook · Starring Marcia Wallace
23x22 Lisa Goes Gaga Season Finale
May 20, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 5.2
Lisa tries to make herself more popular by writing good things about herself on the school blog, but the plan backfires; Lisa helps Lady Gaga and learns the importance of being yourself.
Directed by Chuck Sheetz · Written by Tim Long, Jeff Westbrook · Starring Lady Gaga, Kevin Michael Richardson