[MrBarlow]

The Simpsons: Season 9

The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
New law has been passed at Springfield...one designated driver, Barney has to stay sober and borrows Homer's car which was left abandoned in New York.

The Principal and the Pauper
Principal Seymour Skinner is thrown a party for his 20 year service in school and is discovered he is a fraud when the real Seymour Skinner turns up.
(Guest Voice: Martin Sheen)

Lisa's Sax
When Lisa's saxophone is destroyed, the family recount Bart's first day at school and how Lisa first got her Saxophone.
(Guest Voice: Fyvush Finkel)

Treehouse of Horror VIII
Homer battles mutants after a nuclear blast in The Homega Man. Homer buys a teleportation device which Bart goes through with a Fly. In Ye Olde Springfield Marge turns out to be a witch.


The Cartridge Family
After a riot, Homer buys a gun to protect the family which Marge disproves of and gives him a choice, the gun or his family.

Bart Star
After a report on obesity, the kids sign up for football coached by Ned, when Homer thinks Ned is not up to par, Homer decides to be coach and makes Bart unpopular with the team.
(Guest voices: Roy Firestone, Mike Judge, Joe Namath)

The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons
Apu receives a letter from his mother that he is due to be married, Homer has a idea...Apu tells his mother he is already married to Marge.

Lisa the Skeptic
On a school dig, Lisa things she has unearthed the bones of a angel and sets out to see if it's real.

Realty Bites
Marge begins to work for a estate agents run by Lionel Hutz and manages to sell the famous "Murder House". At a police auction Homer buys Little Bandit car that was owned by criminal Snake.

Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
Bart accidentally burns the christmas presents and fakes a story about being robbed and the townspeople help raise funds for the family.

All Singing, All Dancing
When Homer rents a musical version of Paint Your Wagon, the family reminisce about past episodes of everyone singing.

Bart Carny
Bart and Homer pay off a debt after a mishap at the carnival when the family take in the carny workers they are thrown out of their own home.
(Guest Voice: Jim Varney)

The Joy of Sect
A religious group called "Movementarians" brainwash the people, Marge tries to win back her family .

Das Bus
The kids on a field trip become stranded on a island, Homer tries to set up a online business.
(Guest Voice: James Earl Jones)

The Last Temptation of Krust
After a failed show Krusty decides to change image and do a stand up show.
(Guest Voices: Jay Leno, Bobcat Goldwaith, Jeanne Garofalo, Hank Williams Jr.

Dumbbell Indemnity
Homer helps Moe find love and when he does and funds are low, they come up with a insurance scam that goes wrong.
(Guest Voice: Helen Hunt)

Lisa the Simpson
Lisa fears she in loosing her intelligence until she realises the males of the Simpson Clan suffer it. Old Jasper decides to freeze himself using the Kwik E Mart's freezers.

This Little Wiggy
Bart is forced to play with Ralph Wiggum and hates it until he realises Chief Wiggum has the master key to every building in Springfield.

Simpson Tide
Homer, Barney, Apu and Moe sign up for the navy and causes a international incident.
(Guest Voice: Rod Steiger)

The Trouble with Trillions
Homer is forced to spy on Mr Burns for the I.R.S. as they believe Burns has a Trillion Dollar Note.
(Guest Voice: Paul Winfield)

Girly Edition
Bart and Lisa become news anchors aimed for children, Homer decides to get a monkey helper named Mojo.

Trash of the Titans: 200th episode.
Homer decides to become sanitation commissioner and ends up bankrupting the department and looks to gain the money back.
(Guest Voices: Steve martin, U2)
(Dedicated to Linda McCartney)

King of the Hill
After embarrassing Bart at a sunday service picnic, Homer vows to get into shape and is contacted by the company of Power Bars to climb Springfield's highest mountain.
(Guest Voices: Steven Webber, Brendan Fraser)

Lost Our Lisa
Lisa wants to see the new Egyptian display at the museum, Marge has to take Bart to the emergency room and Homer tells Lisa to take the bus but she ends up lost.

Natural Born Kissers
Homer and Marge try to spice up their life and realise the thrill of almost being caught gets them going, until they are nearly snagged at the mine golf course.

This was a good season of laughs, The Halloween episode done a version of the fly from the 50s with Bart and the spider that was done in the film. Otto driving the bus and the last words heard by him were Zeppelin Rules, which some of us would agree. The religious group that believe they will be saved by a UFO is a nod the the cult Heaven's Gate who believed that when they died they would be transported by a UFO to another planet.

Even though one episode was dedicated to Linda McCartney who died to breast cancer, this is the last time we see Lionel Hutz or Troy McClure speak as Phil Hartman who was murdered by his wife in a murder suicide, we do see the characters in later episodes but only in the background.