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.

After Bart nurses an injured bird back to health, Homer enters it in a race.

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.

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.

When Homer insists Bart must earn the new dirt bike he wants, Bart comes up with a scheme; James Lipton interviews a TV cast.

Moe attends a seminar in hope of gaining more confidence with women; Marge makes a change after discovering her gray hair.

Bart's film about an angry father quickly becomes a critical favorite, winning him several awards.

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.

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.

Marge persuades Homer to enroll in a fathering enrichment class; Bart becomes a school bully.

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.

Fat Tony and Marge's sister, Selma, fall in love and get married; Bart discovers a special ability.

Homer opens his own hair salon after discovering he is a talented stylist; Milhouse professes his love for Lisa.

After finding the keys to every door in Springfield, Lisa finds a hidden room beneath the elementary school.

When Ned starts dating Mrs. Krabappel, he is surprised to learn how many of Springfield's men she has been with.

Homer blir venn med sikkerhetsvakten på atomkraftverket og finner ut at han er en tidligere CIA-agent som sliter med voldelige episoder.

Chalmers får sparken etter å ha brukt ukonvensjonelle metoder til å lære Bart og vennene hans om Teddy Roosevelt, så guttene tar over skolen mens han er borte.

The Simpsons hopper 30 år framover i tid. Bart og Lisa har egne barn og bestemmer seg for å tilbringe feriene som en stor familie hos Homer og Marge. Lisa og Bart trenger råd fra Homer og Marge angående foreldrerollen og begynner å innse at eplet ikke faller langt fra stammen.

Tiden har kommet for en ny Halloween-episode fylt med grusomme fortellinger fra Springfield.

Marge tar med seg Bart og Lisa på en helgeutflukt, men da smaksløkene deres vekkes på et uventet restaurantbesøk så blir de inspirert til å starte sin egen matblogg.

Barts forskningsprosjekt, en mekanisk selunge, setter Lisas asterioidemodell i skyggen, og oppfinnelsen blir populær ved eldreboligene. Samtidig får Homer en ny og entusiastisk assistent, men innser snart at hun har en mørk fortid.

Lisa blir motløs når hun innser den sjokkerende sannheten bak tenåringslitteraturen, deriblant de elskede karakterene fra fantasy-bøkene hennes. Men Homer bestemmer seg for å tjene penger på dette og former en gruppe sammen med Neil Gaiman, kongen av fantasybøker.