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The Simpsons : Season 8
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Air date: 27 Oct '96 - 25 episodesThe Simpsons' eighth season originally aired between October 27, 1996 and May 18, 1997, beginning with "Treehouse of Horror VII". The showrunners for the eighth production season were Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. The aired season contained two episodes which were hold-over episodes from season seven, which Oakley and Weinstein also ran. It also contained two episodes for which Al Jean and Mike Reiss were the show runners. Season eight won multiple awards, including two Emmy Awards: "Homer's Phobia" won for Outstanding Animated Program in 1997, and Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler won for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics" with the song "We Put The Spring In Springfield" from the episode "Bart After Dark". Clausen also received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Music Direction" for "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpialacious". "Brother from Another Series" was nominated for the Emmy for "Sound Mixing For a Comedy Series or a Special". For "Homer's Phobia", Mike Anderson won the Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production, and the WAC Winner Best Director for Primetime Series at the 1998 World Animation Celebration. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation awarded the episode the GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding TV – Individual Episode".
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List of Episodes (25)
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1. Treehouse of Horror VII
27 Oct '96In "The Thing and I," Bart discovers his evil Siamese twin in the attic. In "The Genesis Tub," Lisa's science experiment becomes a quickly-developing micro-universe, where she is thought of as God and Bart is the devil. In "Citizen Kang," aliens replace Clinton and Dole just in time for the election.
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2. You Only Move Twice
03 Nov '96When Homer accepts a job offer, the Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where everything seems too good to be true. Finally happy at his job, Homer fails to notice that his new boss is an evil megalomaniac bent on world domination.
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3. The Homer They Fall
10 Nov '96When 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.
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4. Burns, Baby Burns
17 Nov '96Mr. Burns' boorish long-lost son Larry gets the brush-off from Burns, but Homer hatches a plan to reconcile them.
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5. Bart After Dark
24 Nov '96After 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.
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6. A Milhouse Divided
01 Dec '96Kirk 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.
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7. Lisa's Date with Density
15 Dec '96Lisa develops a crush on Nelson and tries to change him into a better person. Meanwhile, Homer finds an autodialer and starts a telemarketing scam.
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8. Hurricane Neddy
29 Dec '96A 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.
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9. The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer
05 Jan '97After eating a dish laced with potent peppers during the chili cookoff, Homer has hallucinations where a mystical coyote urges him to find his soulmate.
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10. The Springfield Files
12 Jan '97Homer 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.
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11. The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
19 Jan '97Marge's new pretzel franchise is failing until Homer strikes a deal with Fat Tony, Springfield's local mobster.
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12. Mountain of Madness
02 Feb '97To promote teamwork amongst the power plant's employees, Mr. Burns makes them go on a corporate retreat up in the mountains.
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13. Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious
07 Feb '97Marge is stressed by the demands of motherhood and the Simpsons get a magical British nanny, who floats down from the sky holding an umbrella.
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14. The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
09 Feb '97In an attempt to boost ratings, the Itchy and Scratchy Show adds a new "in-your-face" character voiced by Homer.
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15. Homer's Phobia
16 Feb '97The Simpsons befriend a shop owner, but when Homer discovers the man is gay, he worries about his influence on Bart.
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16. Brother from Another Series
23 Feb '97When Sideshow Bob is released from prison, his brother Cecil puts him in charge of building Springfield's new hydroelectric dam.
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17. My Sister, My Sitter
02 Mar '97Lisa has a stellar reputation as a babysitter, but when Homer and Marge leave her in charge of Bart and Maggie, everything starts going wrong.
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18. Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment
16 Mar '97When Prohibition is revived in Springfield, Homer and Bart supply the town with alcohol.
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19. Grade School Confidential
06 Apr '97Bart discovers Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel kissing, and it's not long before the whole town knows of their secret affair.
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20. The Canine Mutiny
13 Apr '97When Bart can't pay the credit card bill for his expensive new purebred dog, the repo men unwittingly take Santa's Little Helper.
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21. The Old Man and the Lisa
20 Apr '97Financially 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.
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22. In Marge We Trust
27 Apr '97Disturbed 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.
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23. Homer's Enemy
04 May '97A hardworking new employee at the power plant is consumed with resentment at Homer's undeserved success.
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24. The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
11 May '97Troy 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.
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25. The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
18 May '97When Bart is sent to military school after playing a prank on the town, Lisa decides to join him... as the school's only girl cadet.
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