The Simpsons

Season 1

1989 13 Episodes
Episode 1
E1

Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

24 min Dec 17, 1989 6.4

Homer's Christmas bonus is canceled and the rainy-day funds are needed to pay for Bart's tattoo removal.

Episode 2
E2

Bart the Genius

24 min Jan 14, 1990 7.4

Bart's labeled a genius and sent to a school for the gifted.

Episode 3
E3

Homer's Odyssey

24 min Jan 21, 1990 6.8

After being fired from the nuclear power plant for negligence, Homer becomes a safety activist.

Episode 4
E4

There's No Disgrace Like Home

23 min Jan 28, 1990 7.4

After seeing families being nice to each other at a company picnic, Homer orders the Simpsons to a family therapist.

Episode 5
E5

Bart the General

23 min Feb 04, 1990 7.1

Terrorized by the school bully, Bart seeks counsel from Grandpa Simpson, who takes him to a warfare expert for basic training.

Episode 6
E6

Moaning Lisa

24 min Feb 11, 1990 7.3

The meaning of life and second grade have Lisa playing the blues solo, until she jams with a kindred spirit; Homer seeks tutelage to beat Bart at video boxing.

Episode 7
E7

The Call of the Simpsons

24 min Feb 18, 1990 7.2

The Simpsons put the wild back in the wilderness when their RV goes over a cliff and Homer and Bart go for help, get lost and lose their clothes.

Episode 8
E8

The Telltale Head

23 min Feb 25, 1990 7.1

Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.

Episode 9
E9

Life on the Fast Lane

24 min Mar 18, 1990 7.0

Homer's bowling-ball gift "for Marge" prompts her to take up the sport, and maybe also a handsome instructor who offers to teach her "many things."

Episode 10
E10

Homer's Night Out

24 min Mar 25, 1990 6.6

Shutterbug Bart captures Homer with a sexy entertainer at a bachelor party.

Episode 11
E11

The Crepes of Wrath

24 min Apr 15, 1990 7.2

A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb.

Episode 12
E12

Krusty Gets Busted

24 min Apr 29, 1990 7.5

Bart's TV hero Krusty the Clown is arrested for a convenience-store robbery, and witness Homer must testify against the clown.

Episode 13
E13

Some Enchanted Evening

23 min May 13, 1990 7.3

Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter, who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."