Upset by stinging remarks at a comedy roast Krusty the clown turns for comfort to his father who promptly dies on him but there is little sympathy for him in the cut and thrust world of show biz and, after a dream in which he meets his father in Jewish heaven, he decides to retire and open an animal sanctuary. Fortunately the ever loyal Bart has a way of showing him that his father respected him and loved his jokes whilst Lisa's over-concern for Homer's safety pays off. Written by don @ minifie-1

When Bart refuses to eat his broccoli a stand-off results between him and Homer so Marge decides the only way to reconcile them is to get them on board the Relation Ship, a windjammer whose captain offers therapy. When the ship is caught in a storm Bart takes over ad saves everybody on board, winning Homer's respect - though to even things up he eats his broccoli. Marge meanwhile takes over her husband's online Fantasy Football and ends up beating the men at their own game. Written by don @ minifie-1

Ned turns off the Simpsons' freezer when he discovers Homer has been using his electric to power it so to stop the meat contained in it going bad Marge makes dozens of sandwiches, which go down well at school. As a result she opens her sandwich shop as part of the Mother Hubbard franchise and it does well, especially when the family comes in to help after a staff walk-out. However Cletus and his family open another shop over the road, taking away the Simpsons' customers. A scam is required to persuade the Mother Hubbard company to give Marge back the money she invested and the family rallies round to provide it. Written by don @ minifie-1

On the annual spooktacular Halloween special, Bart and Lisa are transported to a demon-filled alternate universe after Bart reads a set of Aramaic symbols he finds on the underside of his desk; Moe's Clockwork Orange-style gang is disrupted when Dum (Homer) falls for a girl (Marge) who wants him to give up the thug life; and, in an homage to The Others, the Simpsons are visited by their former Tracey Ullman-era versions of themselves. Written by Jiilo_Kim

Marge's sisters stay with the Simpsons whilst their apartment is being fumigated but their smoking almost causes an explosion when it is discovered that the house is built over a shale deposit. Burns starts a fracking operation and Lisa calls in Assemblywoman Maxine Lombard to stop him though the two fall in love and the greedy occupants of Evergreen Terrace are persuaded to sell the rights to dig under their houses. Only Marge holds out, causing a rift with Homer whilst Burns dumps Maxine , who retaliates by trying to demolish his mansion to make way for liberal institutions. An enraged Burns orders Homer to commence fracking - but Marge, as ever, makes him see sense. Written by don @ minifie-1

After the Springfieldians have buried a time capsule a freak storm brings Bender, the robot from 'Futurama' from the future to kill Homer but he befriends him instead. Other Futurama characters then appear and point out that they must kill Bart because, due to the time capsule, he has given rise to mutant rabbits which will destroy New New York. The answer is for the Simpsons to go into the future and round up the mutants and send them into space. Written by don @ minifie-1

When Edne Krabapple's (Marcia Wallace) replacement, a sadistic temporary teacher Jack Lassen (Willem Dafoe) gives Bart a humiliating haircut, Bart plans revenge. His opportunity comes when he discovers that Lassen is about to light the Blazing Guy (an apparent parody of burning man) effigy at a hippie camp-site. He contrives to get the family on holiday there and to wreck Lassen's big moment. Written by don @ minifie-1

Escorting Lisa to a music store Homer is talked into buying a bass guitar and forms a band, Covercraft, with Dr Hibbert, Tim Lovejoy and Kirk Van Houten. Star vocalist Apu is stolen by rock band Sungazer and a jealous Homer plans to sabotage his stadium debut. However, realizing that Apu hates being in the band, he contrives to make the other members ill and replace them with a performance by Covercraft. Written by don @ minifie-1

Marge kicks Homer out of the house for Christmas after he consoles Moe on Christmas Eve instead of going home.

An amusement park ride takes the Simpsons to the home planet of Kang and Kodos.

Homer is hypnotized into believing he's ten years old and ends up stuck in his new age when the hypnotist dies, so he bonds with Bart and refuses to take back the responsibilities of adulthood.

Inventor Elon Musk lands his space craft in the Simpsons' garden and, inadvertently inspired by Homer's ramblings, comes up with a host of new products to benefit the town. This includes running the power station on eco-friendly electricity though this leads to a fall in profits and mass unemployment and Homer must reluctantly tell his new friend that he is no longer welcome. Written by don @ minifie-1

At a concert given by Bart and Lisa to perform Springfield's new anthem Homer has such trouble rising from his seat due to his weight that he injures several people. Marge sends him to a dieting club but instead he finds himself joining Wide Pride, a group that celebrates being large and which he totally embraces - until its leader has a fatal accident. Written by don @ minifie-1

Marge gets a job as a driver for a transportation app service, while Moe is forced to work as a janitor at the nuclear plant after Homer causes the bar to go bankrupt.

Moe falls in love with a Nigerian princess whose father is working out a uranium deal with Mr. Burns.

When Wiggum in his jet pack destroys the Springfield church Apu persuades the committee that they can get the money to restore it by studying card counting and taking the local casino on for their funds. Everything goes according to plan and the full amount of money is won but unfortunately Homer, fearing that Marge is in danger, blunders into the casino and is held hostage unless Mare returns the winnings. Written by don @ minifie-1

When the actor playing Duffman retires through illness a replacement is sought through a TV contest and Homer wins. However when he sees the misery inflicted by alcoholism he tries to persuade the citizens of Springfield to drink non-alcoholic beer. This is not well-received and he is soon sacked from the job. Written by don @ minifie-1

Marge decides to follow Bart everywhere until he confesses to being involved in a bulldozer crash. Meanwhile, Homer ignores Santa's Little Helper when Ned gets a new dog.

Family photos from six years earlier show that Lisa and Bart were bitter rivals, always fighting each other. However, when they were left in the charge of Grandma Flanders, whom they thought had died, they left the house in search of ice cream and Bart saved Lisa's life - leading to the on and off relationship that they still have. Written by don @ minifie-1

Homer is arrested by the military after trying to sabotage expensive children's birthday parties and made to listen to his father recounting his days in the air force, where he broke the sound barrier and met his future wife. Bart takes up smoking electronic cigarettes to impress Milhouse's cousin, who is visiting from the Netherlands, but ultimately decides that she is not worth impressing. Written by don @ minifie-1

After the school bullies destroy Bart's dance trophy Marge persuades the town to pass an anti-bullying law - which some people abuse for personal revenge. However Ned Flanders' sons report Homer for exploiting their father and he is forced to attend a therapy group. As a result he becomes very humble and it is Ned who gets annoyed to think that Homer is being regarded as a hero before the two men finally reconcile. Written by don @ minifie-1

Lisa joins a maths quiz team, who fare poorly against rivals who have superior technology. So Springfield goes totally digital, burning paper books . Unfortunately a meltdown means the entire system crashes but using decidedly old-fashioned methods Lisa builds up the quiz team and, with unlikely help from Bart, takes it to victory. Written by don @ minifie-1