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{{Short description|Season of television series}}
'''The first season of ]''' aired between December ] and May ]. The ]s were ], ], and ]. The season was released on ] ], ].
{{Infobox television season
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| season_number = 1
==List of episodes==
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13 episodes
| image = The Simpsons - The Complete 1st Season.jpg
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| caption = DVD cover featuring the ]
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{{Simpsons episode
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| title = Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
| ep_number = 1
| season = 1
| ep_snumber = 01
| pcode = 7G08
| date = December 17
| plot = After ] spends the family's savings to have ] tattoo removed and ] finds out he will not be getting his ] bonus from ], ] gets a job as a ] ]. ], ], and ] end up going to the ] dog track where the ] adopts ].
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| network = ]
{{Simpsons episode
| first_aired = {{Start date|1989|12|17}}
| title = Bart the Genius
| last_aired = {{End date|1990|5|13}}
| ep_number = 2
| season = 1 | num_episodes = 13
| episode_list = List of The Simpsons episodes (seasons 1–20)
| ep_snumber = 02
| pcode = 7G02
| date = January 14
| plot = ] cheats on an ] test and is sent to a ] for gifted ].
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The '''first season''' of the American ] '']'' aired on ] from December 17, 1989 to May 13, 1990. The series premiered with the Christmas special "]". The executive producers for the first production season were ], ], and ]. It was produced by ] and ].{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997 |pp=16–17}}
{{Simpsons episode

| title = Homer's Odyssey
The series was originally set to debut in fall 1989 with the episode "]" (which was meant to introduce the main characters),<ref name="Groening"/> but during the first screening of the episode, the producers discovered that the animation was so poor that 70% of the episode needed to be redone.<ref name="Silverman">{{cite video |people=Silverman, David |date=2001 |title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
| ep_number = 3

| season = 1
The producers considered aborting the series if ] turned out as bad, but it suffered from only easily fixable problems. The producers convinced Fox to move the debut to December 17, and aired "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" as the first episode of the series.<ref name="Groening">{{cite video |people=Groening, Matt |date=2001 |title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The first season won one ], and received four additional nominations.<ref name="Emmy"> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215195726/http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |date=February 15, 2009 }} "The Simpsons" "1989–1990" ''emmys.org''. Retrieved on July 3, 2007</ref> The DVD boxset was released on September 25, 2001, in ] and September 24, 2001, in both ] and ].
| ep_snumber = 03

| pcode = 7G03
With a total of 13 episodes, this is the shortest season of the show to date, and is the only season where Homer was halfway intelligent and at times was the voice of reason and where ] voiced Homer in a loose Walter Matthau impression (as he had done in the shorts). Starting ], Homer would begin to adopt his more familiar voice and set a lower bar for intelligence.
| date = January 21

| plot = ] is fired from the ] after causing an accident, but then goes on to put up safety signs all around ], and eventually goes up against the ].
This is also the only season to not have a '']'' episode.
| image = SimpsonsMPG_7G03.jpg

==Voice cast & characters==
{{Main|List of The Simpsons characters}}
] guest-starred in the season finale episode "]" as the babysitter Ms. Botz]]

===Main cast===
* ] as ], ], additional voices
** ] in "]", "]" and "]"
** ] in "The Telltale Head" and "]"
* ] as ], additional voices
** ] in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" and "]"
* ] as ], Lewis, additional voices
** ] in "Bart the General"
** ] in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
* ] as ], additional voices
* ] as additional voices
** ] in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", "]", "]", "The Telltale Head" and "]"
** ] in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", "]", "The Telltale Head" and "]"
** ] in "The Telltale Head", "Homer's Night Out" and "Krusty Gets Busted"
** ] in "There's No Disgrace Like Home" and "Homer's Night Out"
** ] in "Life on the Fast Lane", "Homer's Night Out" and "The Crepes of Wrath"
** ] in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" and "]"
** ] in "Krusty Gets Busted"

===Recurring===
* ] as ], ], ], and ]
* ] as ]
* ] as ] and ]
* ] as ] and ]
* ] (credited as Marsha Wallace in "Bart the Genius") as ] and Ms. Melon
* ] as ] and ]
* ] as Mr. Burns ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", "There's No Disgrace Like Home" and "The Tellatale Head"), Moe Szyslak ("]") and TV host
* ] as additional characters

===Guest stars===
{{main|List of The Simpsons guest stars (seasons 1–20)}}
* ] as SNPP Employee, Duff Commercial VO ("Homer's Odyssey") and Gulliver Dark ("Homer's Night Out")
* ] as ] ("]")
* ] as Howie and Boy #2 ("Moaning Lisa")
* ] as Miss Barr ("Moaning Lisa")
* ] (credited as A. Brooks) as Cowboy Bob ("The Call of the Simpsons") and Jacques ("Life on the Fast Lane")
* ] as Gendarme Officer ("The Crepes of Wrath")
* ] as ] ("Krusty Gets Busted")
* ] as Ms. Botz ("Some Enchanted Evening")
* ] as the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Babysitting Service Receptionist and Doofy the Elf ("Some Enchanted Evening")
* ] as a Florist ("Some Enchanted Evening")

==Reception==

===Ratings===
''The Simpsons''{{'}} first season was Fox's first TV series to rank among a season's top 30 highest-rated shows.<ref name="rating89">{{cite web |url=http://classictvhits.com/tvratings/1989.htm |title=TV Ratings: 1989–1990 |access-date=2006-07-03 |publisher=ClassicTVHits.com}}</ref>

===Critical response===
The first season of ''The Simpsons'' received positive reviews. On ], the season has a 100% approval rating based on 18 critical reviews with an average rating of 8.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "''The Simpsons''' first season proves a quickly addictive introduction to America's animated first family with a run of entertaining episodes that set the stage for a groundbreaking series."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_simpsons/s01 | title=The Simpsons | website=] }}</ref> On ], a site which uses a ], the season has a score of 79 out of 100 based on six critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". However, the show was controversial from its beginning. The rebellious lead character at the time, Bart, frequently received no punishment for his misbehavior, which led some parents to characterize him as a poor ] for children.{{sfn|Turner|2004|p=131}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6252856.stm |title=Is The Simpsons still subversive? |access-date=2007-08-06 |date=2007-06-29 |author=Rosenbaum, Martin |work=]}}</ref> Several US public schools even banned ''The Simpsons'' ] and ]s, such as one featuring Bart and the caption "Underachiever ('And proud of it, man!')".<ref name="mikescully">{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Griffiths |title=America's First Family |publisher=The Times Magazine |pages=25, 27–28 |date=2000-04-15}}</ref> Despite the ban, ''The Simpsons'' merchandise sold well and generated ]2 billion in revenue during the first 14 months of sales.<ref name="mikescully"/>

===Awards and nominations===
The season won an ] and received four additional nominations. Although television shows are limited to one episode per category, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was considered a separate special and nominated alongside fellow episode "]" for Outstanding Animated Program; "Life on the Fast Lane" won. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special", while "The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special". The main theme song, composed by ], was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".<ref name="Emmy"/>

At the 6th annual Television Critics Association Awards, the first season of the show won 'Outstanding Achievement in Comedy', beating the likes of '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. Additionally, it was nominated for 'Program of the Year' but lost to '']''.

==Episodes==
{{see also|List of The Simpsons episodes}}
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|ShortSummary=While the Simpsons are Christmas shopping, ] sneaks off and gets a tattoo. ] soon discovers this and uses the family's Christmas savings to get it removed. Meanwhile, ] discovers that he will not be getting a Christmas bonus from ] and thus the family has no money to buy Christmas presents. He decides to keep their financial troubles a secret and get a job as a department store ], but later discovers that the job does not pay enough. Desperate for a miracle, Homer and Bart go to the dog track on Christmas Eve in hopes of earning some money. He bets it all on a long shot named ], who loses. Angry that he lost, the dog's owner disowns him. Homer lets Bart keep him. Later, Homer attempts to come clean to everyone, but Bart exclaims that they have a dog and everyone happily welcomes the newest member of the Simpson family.
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|ShortSummary=Bart's class visits the ] and Homer, anxious to look like he is working, accidentally crashes his cart into a radioactive pipe, causing him to be fired. Depressed and unable to find a new job, he decides to commit ] by jumping off a bridge. His family discover his plan and try to stop him, but in the process they are almost run over by a truck. Discovering his new purpose, Homer embarks on a safety crusade and eventually decides to go after the Nuclear Plant and holds protest rallies. To end Homer's furor, Mr. Burns offers him a job as safety inspector, with increased salary, which Homer accepts.
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| plot = Lisa feels stifled and becomes depressed, leading her to befriend fellow saxophone player ].
|ShortSummary=Homer takes his family to the company picnic at Mr. Burns's manor. Marge, Bart and ] embarrass Homer and he notices that Mr. Burns seems to favour a family who love and respect one another. Convinced that both he and his family are pathetic, Homer takes everyone to Dr. ]'s family therapy center. When standard methods prove useless in "civilizing" them, Dr. Monroe resorts to ]. Soon the Simpsons start shocking each other, causing the whole town to lose power. Dr. Monroe refunds the Simpsons.
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| pcode = 7G09
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| date = February 18
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| plot = The family gets lost in the woods in their new ].
|ShortSummary=Bart runs afoul of ], the school bully, who begins attacking Bart every day after school. Homer suggests fighting back, which does not work. Desperate for a solution, Bart visits ] for advice. Grampa takes Bart to meet Herman, who suggests that Bart rally all the school children and declare war on Nelson. Bart and his army attack Nelson and successfully manage to convince him to give up his bullying ways.
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|WrittenBy=Al Jean & Mike Reiss
| pcode = 7G07
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|2|11}}{{Sfn|Groening|2010|p=35}}
| date = February 25
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| plot = Bart falls in with the wrong crowd and cuts the head off the statue of town founder ].
|ShortSummary=Lisa becomes depressed, which begins to affect her performance in school. Neither Marge nor Homer are able to make Lisa happier. One night, she hears distant Jazz music and sneaks out of her room to follow it. She meets ], who teaches her how to express her music through the saxophone. When Marge drops Lisa off at school the next day, she suggests that Lisa smile no matter how she feels. However, Marge sees that Lisa is being denied her creativity and realizes that is what is disappointing her. Marge tells Lisa to just be herself, and the entire family go to see Murphy perform at a local Jazz club.
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|ShortSummary=Homer becomes envious of ]' new RV and goes to "Bob's RV Round-up" to buy one of his own. Settling on a dilapidated camper, he takes the family camping and in the process destroys the RV. Leaving Lisa and Marge behind, Bart and Homer try to find their way back to civilization, but have little luck. Later on, Homer is mistaken for ] and captured. Marge, Bart and Lisa are saved and Homer is released, although scientists say they can not determine which species he belongs to.
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| plot = Bart is sent to ] as an exchange student, where his hosts treat him as a slave. Meanwhile an ]n student taking his place suspiciously shows interest in Homer's work at the power plant.
|ShortSummary=Having forgotten about Marge's birthday, Homer rushes to the Springfield mall and impulsively buys her a bowling ball. Marge is not impressed with the gift and after discovering that he intends to use it, she decides to spite him by going bowling herself. While at the alley, she meets Jacques, a charming French bowling instructor, who offers her lessons. Jacques begins to fall for Marge and invites her to his apartment. Although she agrees, Marge undergoes a moral dilemma. In the end, Marge visits Homer at the nuclear plant.
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| plot = ] is arrested for holding up the Kwik-E-Mart, but Bart refuses to believe his biggest hero could have done it.
|ShortSummary=Bart purchases a mini spy camera and manages to take a picture of Homer dancing next to stripper named Princess Kashmir at a co-worker's strip club party. He gives copies of the picture to his friends, and eventually the picture starts to circulate around until eventually Marge sees it. She kicks Homer out of the house, but the next day explains that she is not upset about his dancing next to a woman, but rather that Bart saw it. She demands that he take Bart and go apologize to Princess Kashmir. Homer agrees and says he is ready to start respecting women.
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| pcode = 7G01
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| date = May 13
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| plot = While Marge and Homer are out for a romantic night, Bart and Lisa see their babysitter on the TV show ''America's Most Armed and Dangerous''.
|ShortSummary=Principal Skinner finally becomes fed up with Bart's pranks and proposes that Bart be sent to France as part of the ]. The family agrees and Bart is sent to the "beautiful" Château Maison, which is actually a dilapidated farmhouse on a neglected vineyard. Bart is treated like a slave by two unscrupulous winemakers, César and Ugolin, who eventually feed him wine tainted with antifreeze. Meanwhile, an ] boy named Adil starts to live with the Simpsons. Unbeknownst to Homer, Adil is a spy sent by his country to obtain nuclear blueprints from the Nuclear Plant, and is secretly faxing them home. Back in France, Bart learns French and reports the winemakers' crimes to the police. Adil is caught by the FBI and deported.
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|ShortSummary=While buying ice cream at the ], Homer witnesses a robbery perpetrated by a man believed to be ], host of ''The Krusty the Clown Show'', Bart's favorite program. Krusty is sent to jail and his show is taken over by his assistant, ]. Bart is certain Krusty is innocent, and gathers evidence to support his claim, which he takes to "Krusty's bestest friend", Sideshow Bob. Bart realizes the robbery was actually committed by Bob, who was trying to frame Krusty. Bob is arrested and Krusty thanks Bart for saving him.
|Viewers=30.4<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317346,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401171828/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317346,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 1, 2007 |author=unknown |title=The Ratings |date=May 11, 1990 |magazine=] |others=TV ARTICLE. Published in issue #13 May 11, 1990 |quote=''In millions of viewers'' ... &nbsp;The&nbsp;Simpsons&nbsp;Fox,&nbsp;''30.4''}}</ref>
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|WrittenBy=Matt Groening & Sam Simon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|5|13}}{{Sfn|Groening|2010|p=49}}
|ProdCode=7G01
|ShortSummary=Marge, feeling unappreciated by Homer, calls in to Dr. Monroe's radio show, which Homer overhears at work. Homer, wanting to make it up to Marge, decides to take her to dinner at a fancy restaurant and hires a babysitter to take care of Bart and Lisa. They are sent Ms. Botz, who Bart and Lisa soon discover is actually a burglar nicknamed "The Babysitter Bandit". They are captured by Ms. Botz and tied up but eventually are freed by ]. Bart and Lisa capture Ms. Botz and call the police. Meanwhile, Marge and Homer return home and find Ms. Botz is tied up. Homer, unaware of her true identity, frees her and Ms. Botz makes a clean getaway just moments before the police arrive.
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==References==
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* {{cite book |last=Ortved |first=John |title=The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History |year=2009 |publisher=] |isbn=978-1-55365-503-9 |title-link=The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History }}
* {{cite news |last=Scott |first=A.O. |author-link=A. O. Scott |title=Homer's Odyssey |work=] |date=2001-11-04 |pages=42–47 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/magazine/homer-s-odyssey.html |access-date=2013-08-08 <!-- old and malfunction |archive-url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/magazine/04SIMPSONS.html |archive-date=2007-10-13 --> }}
* {{cite book |last=Turner |first=Chris |author-link=Chris Turner (author) |title=Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation |others=Foreword by ]. |edition=1st |year=2004 |location=Toronto |publisher=] |oclc=55682258 |isbn=978-0-679-31318-2|title-link=Planet Simpson }}
* {{cite book |last=Groening |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Groening |title=Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20 |title-link=Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20 |date=2010-10-28 |publisher=] |year= |isbn=9780061711282 |editor1-last=Richmond |editor1-first=Ray |editor1-link=Ray Richmond |edition=1st |editor2-last=Gimple |editor2-first=Scott M. |editor2-link=Scott M. Gimple |editor-last3=McCann |editor-first3=Jessie L. |editor-last4=Seghers |editor-first4=Christine |editor-last5=Bates |editor-first5=James W.}}
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Season of television series Season of television series
The Simpsons
Season 1
DVD cover featuring the Simpson family
Showrunners
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseDecember 17, 1989 (1989-12-17) –
May 13, 1990 (1990-05-13)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons aired on Fox from December 17, 1989 to May 13, 1990. The series premiered with the Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". The executive producers for the first production season were Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon. It was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.

The series was originally set to debut in fall 1989 with the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" (which was meant to introduce the main characters), but during the first screening of the episode, the producers discovered that the animation was so poor that 70% of the episode needed to be redone.

The producers considered aborting the series if the next episode turned out as bad, but it suffered from only easily fixable problems. The producers convinced Fox to move the debut to December 17, and aired "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" as the first episode of the series. The first season won one Emmy Award, and received four additional nominations. The DVD boxset was released on September 25, 2001, in Region 1 and September 24, 2001, in both Region 2 and Region 4.

With a total of 13 episodes, this is the shortest season of the show to date, and is the only season where Homer was halfway intelligent and at times was the voice of reason and where Dan Castellaneta voiced Homer in a loose Walter Matthau impression (as he had done in the shorts). Starting the next season, Homer would begin to adopt his more familiar voice and set a lower bar for intelligence.

This is also the only season to not have a Treehouse of Horror episode.

Voice cast & characters

Main article: List of The Simpsons characters
Penny Marshall guest-starred in the season finale episode "Some Enchanted Evening" as the babysitter Ms. Botz

Main cast

Recurring

Guest stars

Main article: List of The Simpsons guest stars (seasons 1–20)

Reception

Ratings

The Simpsons' first season was Fox's first TV series to rank among a season's top 30 highest-rated shows.

Critical response

The first season of The Simpsons received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a 100% approval rating based on 18 critical reviews with an average rating of 8.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "The Simpsons' first season proves a quickly addictive introduction to America's animated first family with a run of entertaining episodes that set the stage for a groundbreaking series." On Metacritic, a site which uses a weighted average, the season has a score of 79 out of 100 based on six critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". However, the show was controversial from its beginning. The rebellious lead character at the time, Bart, frequently received no punishment for his misbehavior, which led some parents to characterize him as a poor role model for children. Several US public schools even banned The Simpsons merchandise and t-shirts, such as one featuring Bart and the caption "Underachiever ('And proud of it, man!')". Despite the ban, The Simpsons merchandise sold well and generated US$2 billion in revenue during the first 14 months of sales.

Awards and nominations

The season won an Emmy and received four additional nominations. Although television shows are limited to one episode per category, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was considered a separate special and nominated alongside fellow episode "Life on the Fast Lane" for Outstanding Animated Program; "Life on the Fast Lane" won. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was also nominated for "Outstanding Editing in a Miniseries or Special", while "The Call of the Simpsons" was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special". The main theme song, composed by Danny Elfman, was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music".

At the 6th annual Television Critics Association Awards, the first season of the show won 'Outstanding Achievement in Comedy', beating the likes of Designing Women, Murphy Brown, Newhart and The Wonder Years. Additionally, it was nominated for 'Program of the Year' but lost to Twin Peaks.

Episodes

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"David SilvermanMimi PondDecember 17, 1989 (1989-12-17)7G0826.7
While the Simpsons are Christmas shopping, Bart sneaks off and gets a tattoo. Marge soon discovers this and uses the family's Christmas savings to get it removed. Meanwhile, Homer discovers that he will not be getting a Christmas bonus from Mr. Burns and thus the family has no money to buy Christmas presents. He decides to keep their financial troubles a secret and get a job as a department store Santa, but later discovers that the job does not pay enough. Desperate for a miracle, Homer and Bart go to the dog track on Christmas Eve in hopes of earning some money. He bets it all on a long shot named Santa's Little Helper, who loses. Angry that he lost, the dog's owner disowns him. Homer lets Bart keep him. Later, Homer attempts to come clean to everyone, but Bart exclaims that they have a dog and everyone happily welcomes the newest member of the Simpson family.
22"Bart the Genius"David SilvermanJon VittiJanuary 14, 1990 (1990-01-14)7G0224.5
Bart has trouble on an intelligence test and sneakily switches tests with Martin Prince, the class genius. After the results are tabulated, the school psychiatrist labels Bart a genius and sends him to the Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children. Homer starts treating Bart with respect, but Bart immediately feels out of place among his new classmates and alienated from his former peers. He confesses that he cheated on the test and is subsequently sent back to Springfield Elementary School.
33"Homer's Odyssey"Wes ArcherJay Kogen & Wallace WolodarskyJanuary 21, 1990 (1990-01-21)7G0327.5
Bart's class visits the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and Homer, anxious to look like he is working, accidentally crashes his cart into a radioactive pipe, causing him to be fired. Depressed and unable to find a new job, he decides to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. His family discover his plan and try to stop him, but in the process they are almost run over by a truck. Discovering his new purpose, Homer embarks on a safety crusade and eventually decides to go after the Nuclear Plant and holds protest rallies. To end Homer's furor, Mr. Burns offers him a job as safety inspector, with increased salary, which Homer accepts.
44"There's No Disgrace Like Home"Gregg Vanzo & Kent ButterworthAl Jean & Mike ReissJanuary 28, 1990 (1990-01-28)7G0420.2
Homer takes his family to the company picnic at Mr. Burns's manor. Marge, Bart and Lisa embarrass Homer and he notices that Mr. Burns seems to favour a family who love and respect one another. Convinced that both he and his family are pathetic, Homer takes everyone to Dr. Marvin Monroe's family therapy center. When standard methods prove useless in "civilizing" them, Dr. Monroe resorts to shock therapy. Soon the Simpsons start shocking each other, causing the whole town to lose power. Dr. Monroe refunds the Simpsons.
55"Bart the General"David SilvermanJohn SwartzwelderFebruary 4, 1990 (1990-02-04)7G0527.1
Bart runs afoul of Nelson Muntz, the school bully, who begins attacking Bart every day after school. Homer suggests fighting back, which does not work. Desperate for a solution, Bart visits Grampa for advice. Grampa takes Bart to meet Herman, who suggests that Bart rally all the school children and declare war on Nelson. Bart and his army attack Nelson and successfully manage to convince him to give up his bullying ways.
66"Moaning Lisa"Wes ArcherAl Jean & Mike ReissFebruary 11, 1990 (1990-02-11)7G0627.4
Lisa becomes depressed, which begins to affect her performance in school. Neither Marge nor Homer are able to make Lisa happier. One night, she hears distant Jazz music and sneaks out of her room to follow it. She meets Bleeding Gums Murphy, who teaches her how to express her music through the saxophone. When Marge drops Lisa off at school the next day, she suggests that Lisa smile no matter how she feels. However, Marge sees that Lisa is being denied her creativity and realizes that is what is disappointing her. Marge tells Lisa to just be herself, and the entire family go to see Murphy perform at a local Jazz club.
77"The Call of the Simpsons"Wes ArcherJohn SwartzwelderFebruary 18, 1990 (1990-02-18)7G0927.6
Homer becomes envious of Flanders' new RV and goes to "Bob's RV Round-up" to buy one of his own. Settling on a dilapidated camper, he takes the family camping and in the process destroys the RV. Leaving Lisa and Marge behind, Bart and Homer try to find their way back to civilization, but have little luck. Later on, Homer is mistaken for Bigfoot and captured. Marge, Bart and Lisa are saved and Homer is released, although scientists say they can not determine which species he belongs to.
88"The Telltale Head"Rich MooreAl Jean, Mike Reiss, Sam Simon & Matt GroeningFebruary 25, 1990 (1990-02-25)7G0728.0
Bart becomes friends with Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney, a group of local troublemakers. Trying to impress them, Bart decides to cut off and steal the head of the statue of Jebediah Springfield. The next day, the entire town grieves for the vandalized statue and Bart discovers that his new friends want to attack the vandal. Feeling remorse, Bart confesses to his family and Homer and Bart take the head back to the statue after passing through the furious people.
99"Life on the Fast Lane"David SilvermanJohn SwartzwelderMarch 18, 1990 (1990-03-18)7G1133.5
Having forgotten about Marge's birthday, Homer rushes to the Springfield mall and impulsively buys her a bowling ball. Marge is not impressed with the gift and after discovering that he intends to use it, she decides to spite him by going bowling herself. While at the alley, she meets Jacques, a charming French bowling instructor, who offers her lessons. Jacques begins to fall for Marge and invites her to his apartment. Although she agrees, Marge undergoes a moral dilemma. In the end, Marge visits Homer at the nuclear plant.
1010"Homer's Night Out"Rich MooreJon VittiMarch 25, 1990 (1990-03-25)7G1030.3
Bart purchases a mini spy camera and manages to take a picture of Homer dancing next to stripper named Princess Kashmir at a co-worker's strip club party. He gives copies of the picture to his friends, and eventually the picture starts to circulate around until eventually Marge sees it. She kicks Homer out of the house, but the next day explains that she is not upset about his dancing next to a woman, but rather that Bart saw it. She demands that he take Bart and go apologize to Princess Kashmir. Homer agrees and says he is ready to start respecting women.
1111"The Crepes of Wrath"Wes Archer & Milton GrayGeorge Meyer, Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder & Jon VittiApril 15, 1990 (1990-04-15)7G1331.2
Principal Skinner finally becomes fed up with Bart's pranks and proposes that Bart be sent to France as part of the student exchange program. The family agrees and Bart is sent to the "beautiful" Château Maison, which is actually a dilapidated farmhouse on a neglected vineyard. Bart is treated like a slave by two unscrupulous winemakers, César and Ugolin, who eventually feed him wine tainted with antifreeze. Meanwhile, an Albanian boy named Adil starts to live with the Simpsons. Unbeknownst to Homer, Adil is a spy sent by his country to obtain nuclear blueprints from the Nuclear Plant, and is secretly faxing them home. Back in France, Bart learns French and reports the winemakers' crimes to the police. Adil is caught by the FBI and deported.
1212"Krusty Gets Busted"Brad BirdJay Kogen & Wallace WolodarskyApril 29, 1990 (1990-04-29)7G1230.4
While buying ice cream at the Kwik-E-Mart, Homer witnesses a robbery perpetrated by a man believed to be Krusty the Clown, host of The Krusty the Clown Show, Bart's favorite program. Krusty is sent to jail and his show is taken over by his assistant, Sideshow Bob. Bart is certain Krusty is innocent, and gathers evidence to support his claim, which he takes to "Krusty's bestest friend", Sideshow Bob. Bart realizes the robbery was actually committed by Bob, who was trying to frame Krusty. Bob is arrested and Krusty thanks Bart for saving him.
1313"Some Enchanted Evening"David Silverman & Kent ButterworthMatt Groening & Sam SimonMay 13, 1990 (1990-05-13)7G0127.1
Marge, feeling unappreciated by Homer, calls in to Dr. Monroe's radio show, which Homer overhears at work. Homer, wanting to make it up to Marge, decides to take her to dinner at a fancy restaurant and hires a babysitter to take care of Bart and Lisa. They are sent Ms. Botz, who Bart and Lisa soon discover is actually a burglar nicknamed "The Babysitter Bandit". They are captured by Ms. Botz and tied up but eventually are freed by Maggie. Bart and Lisa capture Ms. Botz and call the police. Meanwhile, Marge and Homer return home and find Ms. Botz is tied up. Homer, unaware of her true identity, frees her and Ms. Botz makes a clean getaway just moments before the police arrive.

Home media

The DVD boxset for season one was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on September 25, 2001, eleven years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode. The commentaries were recorded in late 2000. When the first season DVD was released in 2001, it quickly became the best-selling television DVD in history. It was later overtaken by the 2004 release of Chappelle's Show Season 1. As of October 19, 2004, the DVD boxset sold 1.9 million units.

The Complete First Season
Set Details Special Features
  • 13 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
  • AUDIO
    • English 5.1 Dolby Digital
    • English 2.0 Dolby Surround
    • French 2.0 Dolby Surround
  • SUBTITLES
    • English SDH
    • Spanish
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 25, 2001 September 24, 2001 September 24, 2001

See also

References

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  2. ^ Groening, Matt (2001). The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  3. Silverman, David (2001). The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
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  7. Turner 2004, p. 131.
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  11. ^ Henry, Matthew (April 2007). "Don't Ask me, I'm Just a Girl: Feminism, Female Identity, and The Simpsons". The Journal of Popular Culture. 40 (2): 272–303. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5931.2007.00379.x.
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  13. Groening 2010, p. 29.
  14. "NIELSENS; A 'Grand' entrance for NBC". Life. USA Today. January 24, 1990. p. 03.D.
  15. Groening 2010, p. 31.
  16. "NIELSENS; AMA gets the popular votes". Life. USA Today. January 31, 1990. p. 03.D.
  17. Groening 2010, p. 33.
  18. "NIELSENS; 'Amen,' wedded to ratings win". Life. USA Today. February 7, 1990. p. 03.D.
  19. Groening 2010, p. 35.
  20. "NIELSENS; 'Faith' abides for No.1 NBC". Life. USA Today. February 14, 1990. p. 03.D.
  21. Groening 2010, p. 37.
  22. "NIELSENS; 'Home Videos' a hit for ABC". Life. USA Today. February 21, 1990. p. 03.D.
  23. Groening 2010, p. 39.
  24. "NIELSENS; 'Videos' is a repeat winner". Life. USA Today. February 28, 1990. p. 03.D.
  25. Groening 2010, p. 41.
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  28. "NIELSENS; Fox builds Sunday strength". Life. USA Today. March 28, 1990. p. 03.D.
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