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| 36 :03x01 - Stark Raving Dad (Sep/19/1991) | | Homer gets in trouble for wearing a pink shirt to work and is forced to take a mental competency test. But when Bart answers "yes" to every question, Homer is taken to The New Bedlam Home for the Emotionally Interesting and meets a large, bald mental patient who thinks he's troubled pop star Michael Jackson. | | Guest Stars: Michael Jackson (1) as Leon Kompowsky, Pamela Hayden as Milhouse | Director: Rich Moore (1) Writer: Al Jean, Mike Reiss | |
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| 37 :03x02 - Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (Sep/26/1991) | | Lisa enters an essay contest listed in an issue of "Reader's Digest" and wins a trip for the whole family to go to Washington, D.C, but her faith in the American democracy is shattered when she spies her favorite Congressman taking a bribe and planning to level a forest. | | Guest Stars: Maggie Roswell as Barbara Bush | Director: Wesley Archer Writer: George Meyer (1) | |
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| 38 :03x03 - When Flanders Failed (Oct/03/1991) | | When Flanders announces at a barbecue that he's starting his own general store catering to the left-handed, Homer wishes that his goody-goody neighbor will suffer financial ruin. Meanwhile, Bart takes karate class, but ends up cutting it when he realizes that it's not as exciting as it's cracked up to be. | Director: Jim Reardon Writer: Jon Vitti | |
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| 40 :03x05 - Homer Defined (Oct/17/1991) | | During a near-fatal meltdown at The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer frantically presses buttons on his console until he hits the right combination and saves the day. Homer becomes a hero even though he knows in his heart that what he did was a fluke. Meanwhile, Bart's friendship with Milhouse becomes strained when Milhouse's mother bars him from hanging out with her son. | | Guest Stars: Magic Johnson as Himself, Pamela Hayden as Milhouse | Director: Matt Kirkland Writer: Howard Gewirtz | |
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| 41 :03x06 - Like Father Like Clown (Oct/24/1991) | | When Krusty comes over to the Simpsons’ house for dinner, he reveals to them that he's Jewish, and that his father, Rabbi Krustofski disowned him for pursuing a career in comedy. While Krusty's personal and professional life begin to deteriorate, Bart and Lisa help their hero by locating Rabbi Krustofski and begging the rabbi to reunite with his son. | | Guest Stars: Jackie Mason as Rabbi Krustofski | Directors: Jeffrey Lynch, Brad Bird Writer: Wallace Wolodarsky, Jay Kogen | |
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| 42 :03x07 - Treehouse of Horror II (Oct/31/1991) | When Homer, Bart, and Lisa eat a ton of candy, the three begin having various nightmares:
Lisa's nightmare (The Monkey's Paw): The Simpsons visit Morocco and find a monkey's paw that makes all their wishes come true – with dire consequences.
Bart's nightmare (The Bart Zone): The town of Springfield must think happy thoughts or suffer the powers of Bart's twisted imagination.
Homer's nightmare (If I Only Had a Brain): Mr. Burns kills Homer (who's now working as a grave-digger) so he can transplant his brain into a robot's to create a super-efficient worker. | Director: Jim Reardon Writer: Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jeff Martin (1), George Meyer (1), Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder | |
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| 43 :03x08 - Lisa's Pony (Nov/07/1991) | | Homer makes up for his latest example of fatherly ineptitude (failing to get Lisa a saxophone reed in time for the school talent show) by buying Lisa the one thing she's always wanted: a pony. But keeping the animal ends up costing the family money and Homer takes a second job at the Kwik-E-Mart to make Lisa happy. | | Guest Stars: Frank Welker as Princess | Director: Carlos Baeza Writer: Al Jean, Mike Reiss | |
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| 47 :03x12 - I Married Marge (Dec/26/1991) | | While Marge goes to the doctor's office to see if she's pregnant, Homer tells his children the story of how Homer and Marge dated after high school, how Marge ended up pregnant after Homer and Marge had sex at a mini-golf course, how Homer and Marge got married at a quickie wedding chapel, and how Homer got his job at the nuclear plant to provide for his new wife and unborn son. | Director: Jeffrey Lynch Writer: Jeff Martin (1) | | Songs: Dolly Parton -- 9 to 5, Supertramp -- The Logical Song | |
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| 48 :03x13 - Radio Bart (Jan/09/1992) | | It's Bart's tenth birthday and Bart gets a bunch of crummy gifts, except for a microphone that can transfer voices to radios. Bart uses the microphone to trick the town into thinking a boy named Timmy O'Toole is stuck in a well. | | Guest Stars: Sting as Himself | Director: Carlos Baeza Writer: Jon Vitti | |
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| 50 :03x15 - Homer Alone (Feb/06/1992) | | Marge has a nervous breakdown while running errands and gets arrested for obstructing traffic. Once she's released, Marge decides to go to a weekend spa called Rancho Relaxo, leaving Bart and Lisa with the Gruesome Twosome, Patti and Selma while Homer and his drinking buddy, Barney Gumble, look after Maggie. | | Guest Stars: Maggie Roswell as Woman At Beauty Parlor | Director: Matt Kirkland Writer: David M. Stern | |
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| 51 :03x16 - Bart the Lover (Feb/13/1992) | | Bart gets detention for breaking the class fish tank with a yo-yo. When he tries to get it back from Mrs. Krabappel, Bart finds a personal ad Krabappel placed in a magazine and begins writing love letters to her under the guise of a man named Woodrow. Meanwhile, Homer opts to build Santa's Little Helper a doghouse--and ends up creating a swear jar to curb his cursing after Todd Flanders picks up Homer's foul language. | | Guest Stars: Maggie Roswell as Miss Hoover | Director: Carlos Baeza Writer: Jon Vitti | |
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| 52 :03x17 - Homer at the Bat (Feb/20/1992) | | Mr. Burns makes a million dollar bet with his arch-rival Aristotle Amadopolis that the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant team will beat the Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant team in the softball championships. To ensure victory, Burns hires a number of ringers, including pro baseball players Darryl Strawberry, Ken Griffey, Jr., Steve Sax, Roger Clemens, Jose Canseco, Don Mattingly, Ozzie Smith, Wade Boggs and Mike Scioscia to replace the plant employees he cut from the team. | | Guest Stars: Darryl Strawberry as Himself, Ken Griffey, Jr. as Himself, Steve Sax as Himself, Roger Clemens as Himself, Don Mattingly as Himself, Wade Boggs as Himself, Mike Scioscia as Himself, Jose Canseco as Himself, Ozzie Smith as Himself | Director: Jim Reardon Writer: John Swartzwelder | |
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| 53 :03x18 - Separate Vocations (Feb/27/1992) | | After taking career aptitude tests, Lisa discovers that the occupation she's best suited for is homemaker (which she doesn't like because she had dreams of being a jazz musician) while Bart discovers that he's best suited to be a police officer (which causes the former bad boy to straighten up and fly right after he almost gets killed by Snake during a night with Chief Wiggum). | | Guest Stars: Steve Allen as Himself | Director: Jeffrey Lynch Writer: George Meyer (1) | |
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| 55 :03x20 - Colonel Homer (Mar/26/1992) | | After a fight during a boring movie, Homer runs off to a redneck bar, where he meets a beautiful cocktail waitress named Lurleen Lumpkin with dreams of being a singer. Homer decides to be her manager, but the fact that Lurleen is young and pretty makes Marge think that Homer would rather be with Lurleen than her. | | Guest Stars: Beverly D'Angelo as Lurleen Lumpkin | Director: Matt Kirkland Writer: Matt Groening | |
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