The Simpsons Season 20

S20E01 Sep 28, 2008 30 MIN ★ 8.6

Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes

Homer is sent to jail after a haphazard, booze-free brawl at the Springfield St. Patrick's Day parade. When he goes to get his bail bond, Homer meets Lucky Jim (guest voice…

GUESTS Joe Mantegna, Robert Forster, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

DIRECTED BY Lance Kramer

S20E02 Oct 5, 2008 30 MIN ★ 8.8

Lost Verizon

In order to save up money to buy a cell phone, Bart takes a job at a country club retrieving golf balls. While at the course, Bart watches celebrities, including Leary…

GUESTS Brian Grazer, Denis Leary

DIRECTED BY Raymond S. Persi

S20E03 Oct 19, 2008 30 MIN ★ 8.1

Double, Double, Boy in Trouble

When Lenny wins the lottery and invites the Simpson family to a celebratory party at a posh hotel, Bart meets his doppelganger, Simon Woosterfield, who happens to be a member of…

GUESTS Joe Montana

DIRECTED BY Michael Polcino

S20E04 Nov 2, 2008 30 MIN ★ 7.8

Treehouse of Horror XIX

Three chilling tales of Halloween horror unwind in THE SIMPSONS annual "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween special. First, Homer kills off celebrities so their likenesses can be…

GUESTS Marcia Wallace

DIRECTED BY Bob Anderson

S20E05 Nov 9, 2008 30 MIN ★ 8.3

Dangerous Curves

When the Simpson family takes a road trip to a cabin in the woods, a series of flashbacks depict Homer and Marge's blissful courtship and their early married years. They recall…

GUESTS Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell

DIRECTED BY Matthew Faughnan

S20E06 Nov 16, 2008 30 MIN ★ 8.7

Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words

Lisa discovers her amazing talent for doing crossword puzzles and becomes an expert cruciverbalist, and she soon enters a citywide crossword puzzle tournament. Homer, short on…

GUESTS Marcia Wallace, Scott Thompson

DIRECTED BY Nancy Kruse

S20E07 Nov 30, 2008 30 MIN ★ 8.0

Mypods and Boomsticks

The Simpson family takes a trip to the Mapple Store at the Springfield Mall where Lisa get her very own Mypod, and Bart interrupts an announcement from Steve Mobbs with his own…

GUESTS Shohreh Aghdashloo

DIRECTED BY Steven Dean Moore

S20E08 Dec 7, 2008 30 MIN ★ 8.1

The Burns and the Bees

During the annual billionaires' retreat, Mr. Burns wins the Boston Celtics in a casual game of poker. While hosting the season opener in Springfield, Mr. Burns witnesses the…

GUESTS Mark Cuban, Marv Albert, Jeff Bezos

DIRECTED BY Mark Kirkland

S20E09 Jan 25, 2009 30 MIN ★ 7.9

Lisa the Drama Queen

Lisa meets an equally academic and creative new friend named Juliet (guest voice Emily Blunt), and together they construct a fantasy world that takes them both a little too far…

GUESTS Emily Blunt

DIRECTED BY Matthew Nastuk

S20E10 Feb 15, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.7

Take My Life, Please

When Mayor Quimby inducts Vance Connor into the Springfield Walk of Fame, Homer recounts how he ran against Vance for class president in high school and lost. After a little…

GUESTS Marcia Wallace

DIRECTED BY Steven Dean Moore

S20E11 Mar 1, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.8

How the Test Was Won

Bart is informed that he and a select group of students have received perfect scores on a practice test for the upcoming Vice President's Assessment Test. As a result, he will be…

GUESTS Marcia Wallace

DIRECTED BY Lance Kramer

S20E12 Mar 8, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.7

No Loan Again, Naturally

After too many years of financing Homer's annual Mardi Gras party on home equity loans, Homer and Marge's adjustable-rate mortgage skyrockets and they are forced to put their…

GUESTS Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden

DIRECTED BY Mark Kirkland, Lance Kramer

S20E13 Mar 15, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.8

Gone Maggie Gone

When Homer leaves Maggie on the doorstep of a convent to keep her safe as he rescues Santa's Little Helper from a sticky situation, the nuns at the convent take Maggie in. Lisa…

GUESTS Ed Begley Jr.

DIRECTED BY Chris Clements

S20E14 Mar 22, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.3

In the Name of the Grandfather

The Simpson family travels to Ireland to take Grandpa to have one last beer at his beloved O'Flanagan's Pub in Dunkilderry. However, when they arrive, the little town of…

GUESTS Marcia Wallace, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová

DIRECTED BY Ralph Sosa

S20E15 Mar 29, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.7

Wedding for Disaster

When Homer and Marge's marriage turns out to be invalid because Reverend Lovejoy was not licensed at the time, Homer asks Marge to marry him again. But when Homer mysteriously…

GUESTS Kelsey Grammer

DIRECTED BY Chuck Sheetz

S20E16 Apr 5, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.8

Eeny Teeny Maya Moe

In an effort to spend more time with Maggie, Homer takes her to happy hour at Moe's. While at the bar, Moe tells Homer about his new love, Maya, a woman he met on the internet.…

DIRECTED BY Nancy Kruse

S20E17 Apr 19, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.5

The Good, the Sad and the Drugly

When Bart and Milhouse pull off a prank at Springfield Elementary, Milhouse takes the fall and gets suspended from school. Homer forces Bart to sign in under Homer's name and…

GUESTS Anne Hathaway

DIRECTED BY Rob Oliver

S20E18 Apr 26, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.6

Father Knows Worst

When Homer observes Bart and Lisa struggling in certain aspects of their academic and social lives at school, he becomes a proponent of "helicopter parenting," the process of…

GUESTS Marcia Wallace

DIRECTED BY Matthew Nastuk

S20E19 May 3, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.9

Waverly Hills, 9021-D'Oh

When Marge learns Springfield Elementary is the worst school in the state, she and Homer rent an apartment in the upscale Waverly Hills neighborhood so Bart and Lisa can attend a…

GUESTS Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Elliot Page

DIRECTED BY Michael Polcino

S20E20 May 10, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.7

Four Great Women and a Manicure

Marge and Lisa visit the nail salon where they engage in a spirited debate as to whether a woman can be smart, powerful and beautiful all at the same time. To prove their point,…

GUESTS Jodie Foster

DIRECTED BY Raymond S. Persi

S20E21 May 17, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.2

Coming to Homerica

When nearby Ogdenville's economy crumbles due to tainted barley discovered in Krusty's veggie burgers, the unemployed workers of Ogdenville flock to Springfield. After Mayor…

DIRECTED BY Steven Dean Moore