Episode guide
The Simpsons: Season 1
13 episodes · premiered Dec 17, 1989
TMDB has no overview for this season.
- Episode 1: Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Dec 17, 1989 · 24m · TMDB 6.4 Homer's Christmas bonus is canceled and the rainy-day funds are needed to pay for Bart's tattoo removal.
- Episode 2: Bart the Genius Jan 14, 1990 · 24m · TMDB 7.4 Bart's labeled a genius and sent to a school for the gifted.
- Episode 3: Homer's Odyssey Jan 21, 1990 · 24m · TMDB 6.8 After being fired from the nuclear power plant for negligence, Homer becomes a safety activist.
- Episode 4: There's No Disgrace Like Home Jan 28, 1990 · 23m · TMDB 7.5 After seeing families being nice to each other at a company picnic, Homer orders the Simpsons to a family therapist.
- Episode 5: Bart the General Feb 4, 1990 · 23m · TMDB 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: Moaning Lisa Feb 11, 1990 · 24m · TMDB 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: The Call of the Simpsons Feb 18, 1990 · 24m · TMDB 7.1 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: The Telltale Head Feb 25, 1990 · 23m · TMDB 7.1 Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.
- Episode 9: Life on the Fast Lane Mar 18, 1990 · 24m · TMDB 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: Homer's Night Out Mar 25, 1990 · 24m · TMDB 6.6 Shutterbug Bart captures Homer with a sexy entertainer at a bachelor party.
- Episode 11: The Crepes of Wrath Apr 15, 1990 · 24m · TMDB 7.2 A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb.
- Episode 12: Krusty Gets Busted Apr 29, 1990 · 24m · TMDB 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: Some Enchanted Evening May 13, 1990 · 23m · TMDB 7.2 Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter, who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."