The Simpsons season 4The fourth season on DVD? check here: The fourth season episode guideKamp Krusty / season 4 - episode 1 Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson spend six weeks at Camp Krusty. However, the camp is not what it seems, as Bart and Lisa quickly find out. While the kids are away, the parents enjoy themselves, and Homer Simpson even grows hair and loses weight. Bart leads a rebellion, and Krusty flies in to apologize.
A Streetcar Named Marge / season 4 - episode 2 Marge Simpson takes a part in the musical version of “A Streetcar Named Desire”, a musical which has a strange resemblance to the Simpsons' own home life. She can't remember her lines until she uses her rage at Homer Simpson to help her on the stage. She does wonderfully, and Homer goes backstage to tell Marge that she was terrific and he sees himself as one of the characters. He hugs Marge, showing his support. Meanwhile, Maggie Simpson leads a rebellion at the daycare centre when their pacifiers are taken away, but she is taken away to go and see Marge's performance.
Homer the Heretic / season 4 - episode 3 Homer Simpson, in a dream, gets permission from God to skip church, much to Marge Simpson's objections. When he stays home on Sunday, he falls asleep with a lighted cigar in his mouth, and the house is set ablaze. Ned rescues Homer, and he goes to church again.
Lisa the Beauty Queen / season 4 - episode 4 Homer Simpson enters Lisa Simpson in a beauty contest because she is upset about a caricature of her drawn by a cartoon artist, and Lisa comes in as runner up. However, when the original winner is injured, Lisa becomes Little Miss Springfield. Laramie Cigarettes are the sponsor, and in the parade Lisa sees that she is advertising them. She declares that cigarettes are evil in front of everyone, and is stripped of her crown. She thanks Homer for helping her to see her true beauty. Bob Hope guest stars.
Tree House of Horror III / season 4 - episode 5 The Simpsons hold a Halloween Party, in which three stories are exchanged: In “Clown Without Pity,” Bart Simpson receives, as a birthday present, a talking Krusty doll....from the House of Evil 'Your One Stop Evil Shop'. Next, in “King Homer Simpson,” three words King Kong Klone. Finally, After being assigned to read a another book, Bart picks out an item from the occult section, and tries to raise the dead Snowball I, but instead cause the dead people to rise up in “Dial 'Z' For Zombies”.
Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie / season 4 - episode 6 When Bart Simpson fails to keeps an eye on Maggie Simpson and puts her life in danger, Homer Simpson finally puts his foot down on Bart's mischief by passing the ultimate punishment: Bart can never see The Itchy and Scratchy Movie. Months later, he concedes victory to Homer. Homer looks into the future, and sees him and Bart watching the Itchy and Scratchy movie.
Marge Gets a Job / season 4 - episode 7 The Simpsons home needs about $8,000 worth of foundation work, so Marge Simpson gets a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. However, things start getting a bit sticky when Mr. Burns develops a crush on Marge. When he realizes she is married, he fires her, then to stop her protesting he invites Homer Simpson and Marge to a romantic dinner together to please Marge. Tom Jones guest stars.
New Kid on the Block / season 4 - episode 8 Bart Simpson develops a crush on the new girl next door, but his heart is broken when she dates Jimbo. He prank calls Moe and tells him Jimbo did it, and he shows up Jimbo as really a wimp when Moe comes over with a knife. Meanwhile, Homer Simpson makes a legal case when he is thrown out of an 'All you can eat' restaurant for eating all their food. There is an out-of-court settlement and Homer is put on display as 'Bottomless Pete - Nature's Cruelest Mistake'. Sara Gilbert guest stars.
Mr. Plow / season 4 - episode 9 After Homer Simpson wrecks the two family cars during a snowstorm, he buys a snowplow, and starts up Mr. Plow. However, the competition becomes cut-throat when Homer's best buddy, Barney, starts up a competing plowing business, Plow King. Homer tricks Barney into getting trapped in a snowstorn, but feels guilty and comes and rescues him. Just as they agree to be partners, the snow thaws, putting them out of business. Guest stars Linda Ronstadt and Adam West.
Lisa's First Word / season 4 - episode 10 While trying to get Maggie Simpson to say her first words, Homer Simpson recalls what happened a few years back when Lisa Simpson was born, when they first moved into their present home, and what Lisa said her first words. Bart Simpson hates Lisa when she is first born, but when her first word is 'Bart', he changes his mind. When Maggie is left alone in her cot, she says her first word: 'Daddy'.
Homer's Triple Bypass / season 4 - episode 11 All those years of eating those fatty foods has caused Homer Simpson to have a heart attack. Now, Homer has a choice - spend $40,000 for Dr. Hibbert's bypass operation, or $129.95 for Dr. Nick Riviera's operation any operation. Dr. Riviera gets a video to help him, but the most important part has been taped over. When he freezes in the middle of the operation under the watch of hundreds of people, Lisa Simpson calls out what to do and Homer is soon back to his old self.
Marge vs. the Monorail / season 4 - episode 12 After getting $3 million from a fine due to Mr. Burn's illegal disposal of nuclear waste, the town decides to spend money on a needless monorail ....built from shoddy materials. Homer Simpson becomes the driver, and the monorail train goes round out of control. Luckily, Marge Simpson suspected something, so she got an expert in. He tells Homer what to do, and the train passengers are saved thanks to a giant metal doughnut as an anchor. Leonard Nimoy guest voices as himself.
Selma's Choice / season 4 - episode 13 After aunt Gladys Bouvier dies, Selma decided to try and get married and have a child. When she looks after Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson at Duff Gardens, she realizes that looking after children is very difficult. She decides that kids are too much to handle, and happily adopts Jub-Jub, Aunt Gladys's pet iguana.
Brother From the Same Planet / season 4 - episode 14 Bart Simpson decides to get a bigger brother when Homer Simpson neglects him for the last time. Turnabout is fair play, Homer replaces Bart with a little brother. Meanwhile, Lisa Simpson becomes addicted to the Corey hot-line, a 900 number. She tries to stop until midnight, and Marge Simpson comes in seeing her asleep next to the phone. She picks it up, hears the time operator and smiles. When Tom (Bart's bigger brother) beats up Homer for being a bad father, Bart apologizes to Homer, and they are father and son again. Tom becomes Bigger Brother to Pepi. Homer's old Little Brother.
I Love Lisa / season 4 - episode 15 Lisa Simpson's valentine (out of pity) to Ralph causes her to be chased by him. When she tells him she doesn't love him, he is heartbroken and uses his mood for a fantastic performance in a play. When he is done, young girls throw themselves at him. Lisa sends him another card, this time asking him to be her friend.
Duffless / season 4 - episode 16 After Homer Simpson gets caught drunk driving, he promises Marge Simpson to stay off the Duff for one month. Meanwhile, when Bart Simpson ruins Lisa Simpson's science project, Lisa vows to take revenge by determining which is smarter: a hamster or Bart. The hamster wins hands down, but Bart finds out and dresses the hamster in an aviator suit to demonstrate that hamsters can fly aeroplanes, and wins first prize. Homer rushes to Moe's for a beer, but when he realizes what drinking has done to the bar regulars, he leaves and goes for a bicycle ride with Marge instead.
Last Exit to Springfield / season 4 - episode 17 Homer Simpson becomes a Union boss and negotiates a new contract with the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, mindful that Lisa Simpson needs braces. When he realizes he has sacrificed the dental plan, Marge Simpson has to buy Lisa grotesque but cheap braces. Burns vows to crush Homer, and switches off the town's power. Homer's resolve stays firm, however, and gets the dental plan back in exchange for resigning from his Union leader post. Lisa gets brand new, state-of-the-art braces. Dr. Joyce Brothers guest stars.
A Simpsons Clip Show / season 4 - episode 18 When Homer Simpson get seriously injured from Bart Simpson's practical joke, the Simpsons recall at the hospital various moments from past episodes. Homer nearly recovers, but he tries to get a snack from a hospital vending machine and it falls on him. When Bart confesses, Homer springs to life and tries to choke Bart.
The Front / season 4 - episode 19 After watching a particularly bad Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson ghost write their own using their grandfather's name. Abe wins an award, but confesses that he had never seen an episode before that night and thinks it's too violent. He gives the award to Bart and Lisa. Meanwhile, Homer Simpson takes night school to make up a missing science credit - he gets it and proudly shows Marge Simpson his diploma. Brooke Shields and David Crosby guest star.
Whacking Day / season 4 - episode 20 While the town of Springfield prepares for the annual snake whacking day (which Lisa Simpson dreads), Bart Simpson gets expelled from school for embarrassing Principal. Skinner during a school inspection. Marge Simpson tries to teach Bart herself. Bart and Lisa use Barry White's bass voice to coax all the snakes into their house, and Bart tells the angry mob the day's original purpose - to beat up the Irish. Skinner rewards Bart by letting him come back to school. Barry White guest stars.
Marge in Chains / season 4 - episode 21 When the Osaka Flu hits Springfield, everyone suffers. And when Marge Simpson accidentally shoplifts at the Kwik-E-Mart, she spends 30 days at the local prison. The town finds that they cannot survive without Marge, and the townspeople welcome her back, apologizing for not trusting her.
Krusty Gets Kancelled / season 4 - episode 22 When the Gabbo show causes Krusty to get cancelled, Krusty quickly hits the skids. However, Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson vow to help Krusty out by organizing a comeback special. The show is a huge hit, and Krusty is reinstated. Bart ruins Gabbo by turning a camera on while Gabbo is bad-mouthing his audience. Guest stars Bette Midler, Elizabeth Taylor, Hugh Hefner, Johnny Carson, Luke Perry and Red Hot Chili Peppers report error and omissions here
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