The Simpsons (season 9)

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The Simpsons Season 9 DVD Digipak.

The Simpsons' 9th season (September 1997 - May 1998) began on Sunday, September 21, 1997 with The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson. The season contains three hold-over episodes from the season 8 (4F) production line and two episodes from the (3G) production line. The Simpsons 9th Season DVD has been officially announced for December 19, 2006 in the US and January 29, 2007 in the UK.

[edit] List of Episodes

25 episodes

Long time staff writer Mike Scully is made show runner.

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title
179 - 901	September 21	4F22	The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
To pick up his lost car, Homer has to travel with his family to New York City, a city that fills him with hatred due to a bad experience when he was younger.
180 - 902	September 28	4F23	The Principal and the Pauper
Principal Skinner is revealed to be an impostor after the real Sgt. Seymour Skinner shows up in Springfield. Martin Sheen guest stars
181 - 903	October 19	3G02	Lisa's Sax
When Lisa's saxophone is accidentally flatenned, the family remember the time when Lisa got her saxophone and Bart's first day at school. Fyvush Finkel guest stars
182 - 904	October 26	5F02	Treehouse of Horror VIII
The HΩmega Man – A French neutron bomb kills everyone except Homer... well, almost everyone... Fly Vs. Fly – After Homer buys a teleporter, Bart mixes his DNA with that of a fly's. Easy Bake Coven – The story of the origin of Halloween.
183 - 905	November 2	5F01	The Cartridge Family
Marge fears for her safety when Homer buys a gun.
184 - 906	November 9	5F03	Bart Star
Homer coaches Bart's peewee football team, but the team starts to lose when Homer insists on using the less talented Bart as his quarterback instead of Nelson. Mike Judge, Joe Namath and Roy Firestone guest star
185 - 907	November 16	5F04	The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons
It is time for Apu's arranged marriage, but he is not ready to be married, so Homer has Marge and the kids pose as Apu's family whilst his mother comes to visit. Andrea Martin guest stars
186 - 908	November 23	5F05	Lisa the Skeptic
During an archeological dig, Lisa discovers what seems to be the skeleton of an angel. Stephen Jay Gould guest stars
187 - 909	December 7	5F06	Realty Bites
Marge decides to become a realtor, but becomes morally conflicted when her boss wants her to lie to try and sell a house. Meanwhile, Homer obtains Snake's sports car at a Police Auction, which Snake is not too happy about.
188 - 910	December 21	5F07	Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
Bart accidentally destroys the family's Christmas tree and all of their presents during the night on Christmas Eve. Thinking that a burglar has struck, the rest of the family are overwhelmed by the donations and overall goodwill of the town towards them. Alex Trebek guest stars
189 - 911	January 4	5F24	All Singing, All Dancing
A clip show featuring a look back at past musical moments on this Simpsons.
190 - 912	January 11	5F08	Bart Carny
Homer costs a carnival worker and his son their jobs, and invites them to stay in the Simpsons' house. Whilst the Simpsons are out, the carnies barricade themselves in and claim the house as their own. Jim Varney guest stars
191 - 913	February 8	5F23	The Joy of Sect
A new cult has almost all of Springfield brainwashed, and it's up to Marge, Flanders and Reverend Lovejoy to try and re-convert the town.
192 - 914	February 15	5F11	Das Bus
The kids of Springfield Elementary are trapped on an island, Lord of the Flies-style, after a bus accident. Homer starts an Internet company. James Earl Jones and Jack Ong guest star
193 - 915	February 22	5F10	The Last Temptation of Krust
Krusty becomes a stand-up comedian after realizing that his comedic style is outdated. Jay Leno, Janeane Garofalo, Bobcat Goldthwait, Hank Williams Jr., Steven Wright and Bruce Baum guest star
194 - 916	March 1	5F12	Dumbbell Indemnity
Moe finds romance and devises an illegal scheme to get the money he needs to keep his girl, even though it means an insurance scam that winds Homer up in jail. Helen Hunt guest stars
195 - 917	March 8	4F24	Lisa the Simpson
Lisa is convinced that she is genetically determined to become stupid by the age of 10 like the rest of the Simpson family. Apu converts the Kwik-E-Mart into a freakshow after Jasper freezes himself in one of the freezers.
196 - 918	March 22	5F13	This Little Wiggy
Marge makes Bart befriend Ralph Wiggum after taking pity upon him. Originally reluctant, Bart uses Ralph to gain access to all of his father's police gear and learn that hanging with Ralph isn't so bad afterall.
197 - 919	March 29	3G04	Simpson Tide
Homer joins the Naval Reserve after getting fired from the Nuclear Power Plant. Bob Denver and Rod Steiger guest star
198 - 920	April 5	5F14	The Trouble with Trillions
Following some tax problems, Homer helps the government retrieve a stolen trillion dollar bill from Mr. Burns. Paul Winfield guest stars
199 - 921	April 19	5F15	Girly Edition
Bart and Lisa become anchors for a local kid's news show, but Lisa becomes jealous when Bart starts playing on the viewers' emotions. Homer buys a trained monkey to help him around the house.
200 - 922	April 26	5F09	Trash of the Titans
Homer runs for the position of Sanitation Commissioner, after getting into a fight with some garbage men. 200th Episode Steve Martin and U2 guest star
201 - 923	May 3	5F16	King of the Hill
Homer starts working out at night and becomes incredibly fit, so an energy-food company sponsors him to climb the highest mountain in Springfield. Brendan Fraser and Steven Weber guest star
202 - 924	May 10	5F17	Lost Our Lisa
When Marge has to take Bart to the hospital after he glues novelty items to his face, Lisa gets lost after taking the wrong bus when she tries to go to the Springfield museum by herself, so it's up to Homer to find her.
203 - 925	May 17	5F18	Natural Born Kissers (US, NZ) Margie, May I Sleep With Danger? (UK, Australia, Canada)
Homer and Marge find that narrowly escaping dangerous situations spices up their love life. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa find the lost alternate ending to the movie Casablanca.