The Simpsons: Season 8

1996 · 25 episodes · ★ 7.7

What Season 8 of The Simpsons

Season 8 kicks off with the Simpsons settled in Springfield, where Homer is still working at the nuclear plant with his usual clumsiness. He soon takes a job in Cypress Creek, a development that looks perfect until the family moves in. Homer also ends up in professional boxing after a beating at Moe's tavern. At school, Lisa develops a crush on Nelson and decides to reform him, while Milhouse deals with his parents' divorce. Burns and Frank Grimes, a methodical employee who loves order, add tension to Homer's work life. It all revolves around Homer and his antics.

25episodes

Oct 27, 1996aired

May 18, 1997latest episode

9.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Treehouse of Horror VII
Oct 27, 1996 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
A Halloween trilogy. This time, Bart meets his "pure evil" Siamese twin; Lisa's science project attacks Bart; aliens Kang and Kodos invade as Clinton and Dole's replicas just before the 1996 Presidential election.
Directed by Mike B. Anderson · Written by Ken Keeler, David X. Cohen, Dan Greaney · Starring: Paul Anka, Marcia Wallace
8x02 You Only Move Twice
Nov 3, 1996 · 23 min · ★ 8.5
In an idyllic planned community, Homer works for a new boss who has trouble with the government. Meanwhile, the rest of the family has difficulty dealing with the bucolic burg.
Directed by Mike B. Anderson · Written by John Swartzwelder · Starring: Albert Brooks
8x03 The Homer They Fall
Nov 10, 1996 · 23 min · ★ 7.7
When Moe sees that Homer can absorb massive blows to the head, he turns him into a prizefighter and sets up a match with heavyweight champion Drederick Tatum.
Directed by Mark Kirkland · Written by Jonathan Collier · Starring: Paul Winfield, Michael Buffer
8x04 Burns, Baby Burns
Nov 17, 1996 · 23 min · ★ 6.9
Mr. Burns' boorish long-lost son Larry gets the brush-off from Burns, but Homer hatches a plan to reconcile them.
Directed by Jim Reardon · Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham · Starring: Rodney Dangerfield
8x05 Bart After Dark
Nov 24, 1996 · 23 min · ★ 7.9
After trespassing and damaging property at a mysterious old house, Bart is required to work there as a punishment... but it turns out to be a burlesque house.
Directed by Dominic Polcino · Written by Richard Appel
8x06 A Milhouse Divided
Dec 1, 1996 · 23 min · ★ 7.5
Kirk and Luann Van Houten are getting a divorce. Homer is confident that it will never happen to him, but Kirk tells him how quickly things can change.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by Steve Tompkins
8x07 Lisa's Date with Density
Dec 15, 1996 · 23 min · ★ 7.3
Lisa develops a crush on Nelson and tries to change him into a better person. Meanwhile, Homer finds an autodialer and starts a telemarketing scam.
Directed by Susie Dietter · Written by Mike Scully · Starring: Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor
8x08 Hurricane Neddy
Dec 29, 1996 · 23 min · ★ 8.1
A hurricane destroys the Flanders' home and they have to move into the church basement. The people of Springfield gather to rebuild their house, but when Ned sees the poor workmanship, he has a complete breakdown.
Directing: Bob Anderson · Writing: Steve Young · Starring: Maggie Roswell
8x09 El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
Jan 5, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
After eating a dish laced with potent peppers during the chili cookoff, Homer has hallucinations where a mystical coyote urges him to find his soulmate.
Directing: Jim Reardon · Writing: Ken Keeler · Starring: Johnny Cash, Maggie Roswell
8x10 The Springfield Files
Jan 12, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
Homer witnesses something out of this world in Springfield woods, but no one believes him -- not even FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who come to investigate the incident.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by Reid Harrison · Starring: Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Leonard Nimoy
8x11 The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
Jan 19, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.4
Marge's new pretzel franchise is failing until Homer strikes a deal with Fat Tony, Springfield's local mobster.
Directed by Chuck Sheetz · Written by Jennifer Crittenden · Starring: Jack Lemmon, Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace, Joe Mantegna
8x12 Mountain of Madness
Feb 2, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 8.1
To promote teamwork amongst the power plant's employees, Mr. Burns makes them go on a corporate retreat up in the mountains.
Directing: Mark Kirkland · Writing: John Swartzwelder
8x13 Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) cious
Feb 7, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.4
Marge is stressed by the demands of motherhood and the Simpsons get a magical British nanny, who floats down from the sky holding an umbrella.
Directed by Chuck Sheetz · Written by Mike Reiss, Al Jean
8x14 The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
Feb 9, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.7
In an attempt to boost ratings, the Itchy and Scratchy Show adds a new "in-your-face" character voiced by Homer.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by David X. Cohen · Starring: Alex Rocco
8x15 Homer's Phobia
Feb 16, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 8.2
The Simpsons befriend a shop owner, but when Homer discovers the man is gay, he worries about his influence on Bart.
Directing: Mike B. Anderson · Writing: Ron Hauge · Starring: John Waters
8x16 Brother from Another Series
Feb 23, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.6
When Sideshow Bob is released from prison, his brother Cecil puts him in charge of building Springfield's new hydroelectric dam.
Directed by Pete Michels · Written by Ken Keeler · Starring: David Hyde Pierce, Kelsey Grammer, Marcia Wallace
8x17 My Sister, My Sitter
Mar 2, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.6
Lisa has a stellar reputation as a babysitter, but when Homer and Marge leave her in charge of Bart and Maggie, everything starts going wrong.
Directing: Jim Reardon · Writing: Dan Greaney
8x18 Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
Mar 16, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
When Prohibition is revived in Springfield, Homer and Bart supply the town with alcohol.
Directing: Bob Anderson · Writing: John Swartzwelder · Starring: Dave Thomas, Maggie Roswell, Joe Mantegna, Pamela Hayden
8x19 Grade School Confidential
Apr 6, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.7
Bart discovers Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel kissing, and it's not long before the whole town knows of their secret affair.
Directed by Susie Dietter · Written by Bill Oakley, Rachel Pulido · Starring: Maggie Roswell, Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor
8x20 The Canine Mutiny
Apr 13, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.4
When Bart can't pay the credit card bill for his expensive new purebred dog, the repo men unwittingly take Santa's Little Helper.
Directed by Dominic Polcino · Written by Ron Hauge
8x21 The Old Man and the Lisa
Apr 20, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.5
Financially ruined, Mr. Burns turns to Lisa for help in building a recycling business. Lisa believes he's changed, but his new business venture takes a shocking new direction.
Directed by Mark Kirkland · Written by John Swartzwelder · Starring: Bret Hart
8x22 In Marge We Trust
Apr 27, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.7
Disturbed that Reverend Lovejoy has lost interest in counseling parishioners, Marge volunteers as the "Listen Lady." Meanwhile, Homer sees his likeness on a box of Japanese detergent.
Directing: Steven Dean Moore · Writing: Donick Cary · Starring: Sab Shimono, Maggie Roswell, Gedde Watanabe, Karen Maruyama
8x23 Homer's Enemy
May 4, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
A hardworking new employee at the power plant is consumed with resentment at Homer's undeserved success.
Directing: Jim Reardon · Writing: John Swartzwelder · Starring: Russi Taylor, Pamela Hayden, Frank Welker
8x24 The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
May 11, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spinoff spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I.," Chief Wiggum becomes a New Orleans detective. Next, Grampa Simpson's soul is trapped inside Moe's Love tester machine in "The Love-Matic Grampa." Finally, the Simpson family hosts a '70s-style variety show.
Directed by Neil Affleck · Written by David X. Cohen, Steve Tompkins, Dan Greaney · Starring: Tim Conway, Gailard Sartain, Phil Hartman
8x25 The Secret War of Lisa Simpson Season Finale
May 18, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 7.4
Lisa joins the all-male military school where Bart is sent for discipline. Then comes the hazing.
Directed by Mike B. Anderson · Written by Richard Appel · Starring: Willem Dafoe, Marcia Wallace