Season 24

Season 24

The Simpsons

2012 Episodes
6.4

Episodes

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Moonshine River
EP 1
22m

Moonshine River

9/30/2012
6.5

Bart will be visited by many of his past girlfriends.

Guest Stars

Natalie PortmanZooey DeschanelSarah Michelle GellarMarcia Wallace
Treehouse of Horror XXIII
EP 2
23m

Treehouse of Horror XXIII

10/7/2012
5.9

A black hole threatens to swallow Springfield, Homer tries to find the source of paranormal activity, and a "Back to the Future" parody in which Bart keeps Marge from marrying Homer.

Guest Stars

Marcia Wallace
Adventures in Baby-Getting
EP 3
22m

Adventures in Baby-Getting

11/4/2012
6.5

When Marge's car falls into a sink hole, she buys the perfect replacement to fit her family of five. But she quickly grows to hate it because, as she tells a shocked Homer, the car would be too small if she wanted to have another baby. Meanwhile, Bart and his friends are determined to find out what secret Lisa is keeping when Bart finds her cryptic messages and follows her sneaking off downtown for covert meetings after school.

Guest Stars

Jeff Gordon
Gone Abie Gone
EP 4
23m

Gone Abie Gone

11/11/2012
5.8

Homer and Marge try to track down Grampa by following clues that lead to secrets from his past.

Guest Stars

Marvin HamlischAnika Noni Rose
Penny-Wiseguys
EP 5
22m

Penny-Wiseguys

11/18/2012
6.1

Homer is shocked to discover that his bowling teammate is an accountant for Fat Tony and his mob. When Fat Tony gets jury duty, he appoints Dan as the temporary don of the mafia. Meanwhile, Lisa adds insects to her vegetarian diet after she passes out in the middle of a saxophone solo, but starts questioning her decision when bugs start pleading for mercy in her dreams.

Guest Stars

Steve CarellAlex TrebekJoe Mantegna
A Tree Grows in Springfield
EP 6
23m

A Tree Grows in Springfield

11/25/2012
6.6

Homer wins a MyPad at the school auction and Steve Mobbs, who is now in heaven, talks to Homer through it. Homer goes into a funk when he breaks the myPad, until Ned Flanders discovers a miracle tree in the Simpsons' back garden.

Guest Stars

Kelsey GrammerMarcia Wallace
The Day the Earth Stood Cool
EP 7
23m

The Day the Earth Stood Cool

12/9/2012
6.0

A "cool family" from Portland moves in next door to the Simpsons. Homer is desperate to befriend them, while Marge is skeptical, thinking that being cool is not all it's cracked up to be.

Guest Stars

Carrie BrownsteinColin MeloyPatton OswaltMarcia WallaceFred Armisen
To Cur, with Love
EP 8
22m

To Cur, with Love

12/16/2012
6.9

Grampa has to move into the Simpsons house following a fire at the retirement home, and on moving day, Homer 'throws his back out' and 'rests' at home. He later finds an advert for a video game, Villageville on his myPad, and starts playing. During that time, Homer loses Santa's Little Helper. When the family find him, Homer doesn't seem to care because he's "not a dog person". Grampa later tells the rest of the family the story of Homer's childhood companion, pet dog Bongo.

Homer Goes to Prep School
EP 9
22m

Homer Goes to Prep School

1/6/2013
5.9

Homer joins the "Springfield Preppers," an off-the-grid survivalist group whose leader has set up a top-secret retreat outside of town to prepare for the end of the world.

Guest Stars

Tom Waits
A Test Before Trying
EP 10
23m

A Test Before Trying

1/13/2013
6.7

The fate of Springfield Elementary rests on Bart and his test scores, and Homer finds way to make money with his own parking meter.

Guest Stars

Marcia WallaceValerie Harper
The Changing of the Guardian
EP 11
22m

The Changing of the Guardian

1/27/2013
6.5

A tornado touches down in Springfield which sucks up Santa's Little Helper. While Homer and Marge are out looking for the family dog, the tornado strikes again and almost takes Marge and Homer. Marge is distraught about the kids and decide to pick a guardian to care for the children.

Guest Stars

Danny DeVitoRashida JonesMaggie Roswell
Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing
EP 12
22m

Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing

2/10/2013
6.2

Bart's dream girl, Mary Spuckler, comes to town, but his failure to pay her enough attention is having a negative impact on their relationship. Meanwhile, Homer once again runs afoul of Marge and lands in the doghouse.

Guest Stars

Zooey DeschanelMax WeinbergRobert A. CaroBenedict Cumberbatch
Hardly Kirk-ing
EP 13
22m

Hardly Kirk-ing

2/17/2013
6.2

Bart and Milhouse explore the perks of adulthood following a shaving experiment.

Gorgeous Grampa
EP 14
23m

Gorgeous Grampa

3/3/2013
6.2

Homer's obsession with the TV show "Storage Battles" leads the family to discover Grampa's past identity as "Gorgeous Godfrey," the most feared, villainous man in pro-wrestling history

Black-Eyed, Please
EP 15
22m

Black-Eyed, Please

3/10/2013
6.8

When Flanders' parents prove to prefer Homer's company to his, he jealously responds by giving Homer a shiner, and then tries desperately to reconcile with him. Meanwhile, Lisa is at a loss to understand why a new substitute teacher is bullying her for no obvious reason.

Guest Stars

Richard DawkinsTina FeyMarcia Wallace
Dark Knight Court
EP 16
23m

Dark Knight Court

3/17/2013
6.6

Springfield's Easter is ruined by a prank and all fingers point to Bart. It is up to Lisa to save her brother, in a student court presided over by Attorney General Janet Reno. Meanwhile, inspired by an old comic book, Mr. Burns becomes an ineffectual superhero—fruit bat man.

Guest Stars

Janet Reno
What Animated Women Want
EP 17
23m

What Animated Women Want

4/14/2013
6.1

Homer's behavior once again lands him in hot water with Marge and he needs to fathom a way to save his marriage, while a dose of "A Streetcar Named Desire" drives Milhouse to affect a Marlon Brando-esque bad-boy demeanor in an effort to impress Lisa.

Guest Stars

Wanda SykesMarcia WallaceMaggie RoswellPamela HaydenGeorge Takei+6 more
Pulpit Friction
EP 18
23m

Pulpit Friction

4/28/2013
6.4

Homer is recruited to be a deacon by the cutting-edge new pastor. The dry cleaner mistakenly switches Marge's wedding dress for one of Krusty's costumes.

Guest Stars

Edward Norton
Whiskey Business
EP 19
23m

Whiskey Business

5/5/2013
6.8

Moe is flying high after venture capitalists take a shine to his homemade whiskey, while Grampa, after injuring himself babysitting Bart, decides he'd rather be looked after by his grandson than be at the nursing home. Also, Lisa voices her displeasure at a hologram of music legend Bleeding Gums Murphy, and Sonny Rollins (as himself) shows up to ask her to stop all that jazz about boycotting a record label.

Guest Stars

Sonny RollinsTony BennettKevin Michael Richardson
The Fabulous Faker Boy
EP 20
23m

The Fabulous Faker Boy

5/12/2013
6.5

Marge encourages Bart to explore his creative side, and his initial reticence quickly subsides when she hires Slava’s beautiful daughter, Zhenya, as his new piano instructor. Homer is shocked when he loses the last two hairs on his head, and employs a wide variety of headgear to try and keep his new found baldness a secret from Marge.

Guest Stars

Justin BieberBill HaderJane KrakowskiPatrick Stewart
The Saga of Carl
EP 21
23m

The Saga of Carl

5/19/2013
7.1

Homer, Moe, Lenny and Carl win $200,000 in the Springfield Lottery. But when Carl takes off to Iceland – his homeland – with all the winnings, the guys embark on a Nordic adventure to get the cash back.

Guest Stars

Pamela HaydenTress MacNeille
Dangers on a Train
EP 22
23m

Dangers on a Train

5/19/2013
6.3

When Marge tries to buy Homer snack cakes for their anniversary, she winds up meeting a married man who shares a common love of British Television. Ignorant of all, Homer attempts to secretly construct a romantic anniversary train in the Simpsons back yard.

Guest Stars

Lisa LampanelliSeth MacFarlane