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The Simpsons Season 14 Episodes
Season 14 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2002 - 2003
Episode 1
Treehouse of Horror XIII
Tue, Nov 5, 200230 mins
First, Homer uses a magic hammock to clone himself in "Send In The Clones." Then, gun-wielding zombies attack Springfield after a ban on firearms in "The Right To Creep And Scare Harms." Finally, The Simpsons are trapped on an island where people are transformed into animals in "The Island Of Dr. Hibbert."
Episode 2
How I Spent My Strummer Vacation
Sun, Nov 10, 200230 mins
Homer spends a week at a Rock'n'Roll Fantasy Camp run by big name recording artists and where he feels at home. When the week is over the stars invite him to perform at a benefit gig but,annoyed to find that he is only expected to act as a roadie,he hogs the microphone and performs his own song,causing havoc in the process and being chased off-stage. Back home,however,he finds his own,appreciative audience.
Episode 3
Bart vs. Lisa vs. 3rd Grade
Tue, Nov 19, 200230 mins
When Bart is held back a year and Lisa fast-streamed they end up in the same class where, for once, Bart is the star pupil because he has already learned the material. Things worsen between them on a field trip where they are called upon to design a new flag for the state of Springfield and Bart sabotages his sister's efforts. After they fight they get lost in the woods before they are found by a hill-billy family and returned home. After this Principal Skinner feels it best to return them to their old classes.
Episode 4
Large Marge
Tue, Nov 26, 200230 mins
Marge thinks Homer is flirting with two women and begins to worry that Homer isn't as attracted to her. Manjula advises plastic surgery, and Marge goes under the knife for some liposuction, but the doctor accidentally gives her breast implants instead.
Episode 5
Helter Shelter
Sun, Dec 1, 200230 mins
After Lisa brings home the stick of a pro hockey player for yelling at him to shoot between the goalie's legs, the Simpsons' house is eaten by termites. To get a home, the family joins a reality show, where they must live like a family from 1895.
Episode 6
The Great Louse Detective
Sun, Dec 15, 200230 mins
A mystery assassin is out to kill Homer and,after several attempts,he consults Sideshow Bob who,as a would-be killer,understands the mind of a murderer and comes to stay with the Simpsons to expose the killer. After Homer is named Mardi Gras King and rides on a float his would-be murderer is exposed,as Junior,the son of Frank Grimes,the nuclear power plant employee for whose death Junior blames Homer. After Junior's arrest Bob resists the opportunity to kill a sleeping Bart as he is now so accustomed to him.
Episode 7
Special Edna
Sun, Jan 5, 200330 mins
After Skinner once again has let Mrs. Krabappel down, Bart takes her to the cinema. To cheer her up, Bart nominates Krabappel for the 'teacher of the year' award. The nominations is accepted, and soon the Simpsons family and Mrs. Krabappel are going to the award ceremony in Orlando, Florida, where Skinner tries to get back Krabappel by asking her to marry him.
Episode 8
The Dad Who Knew Too Little
Sun, Jan 12, 200330 mins
Homer realizes he doesn't know enough about Lisa, so he hires a private detective to learn more about her. This helps with the father-daughter relationship, as Homer knows what she would want to do. However, the detective, Dexter Colt, has charged him $1000, and few of the charges relate to his work (namely, a $40 steak, super-unleaded fuel and silver bullets [the idiot thought Lisa was a werewolf]). Homer, of course, refuses to pay the bill, so Colt breaks into the animal testing lab, and as Lisa is against animal testing, and some of Lisa's belongings are there, the police assume it was her who did it. Can Homer expose Colt and exonerate Lisa before she's jailed?
Episode 9
The Strong Arms of the Ma
Tue, Feb 4, 200330 mins
Marge takes up body-building to boost her self-esteem after being mugged at the Kwik-E-Mart.
Episode 10
Pray Anything
Sun, Feb 9, 200330 mins
Flanders tells Homer that praying has led him to success, so Homer starts praying over anything. When praying for a new house he falls into a hole outside the church and sues them. When the church can't pay him the $1 million he is awarded by the court, Homer takes over the church and makes it his new house, which leads to Reverend Lovejoy leaving town.
Episode 11
Barting Over
Sun, Feb 16, 200330 mins
After finding out Homer squandered his money from a baby commercial, Bart moves out into a loft, and meets skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Episode 12
I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can
Sun, Feb 16, 200330 mins
Lisa participates in the Spellympics, but Homer is busy traveling cross-country as Krusty Burger test-markets a new sandwich. Lisa is confident that she will win, until she learns that the contest is rigged against her.
Episode 13
A Star Is Born Again
Sun, Mar 2, 200330 mins
Hollywood film star Sara Sloane is making a movie in Springfield and, after visiting his shop, becomes attracted to Ned Flanders, who starts dating her. Ned is reluctant to move to Hollywood so Sara blends in with the Springfield set but she eventually goes back to Tinseltown, having turned down Ned's marriage proposal. As a result however, Ned has become much more popular with the ladies.
Episode 14
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington
Tue, Mar 11, 200330 mins
Plagued by low-flying aircraft shattering their peace because their house is in a flight path,the Simpsons persuade Krusty to become a congress -man and pass a bill to get the flight path moved. Krusty is willing but lacks confidence and,even after Lisa's campaign has had him successfully elected he is used as a skivvy by other congress-men so that the Simpsons resort to blackmail to achieve their aim.
Episode 15
C.E.D'oh
Sun, Mar 16, 200330 mins
Homer accidentally attends a class on Successmanship, showing him how to be an assertive business man, as a result of which he tricks Burns into letting him take over the ownership of the power plant, in order to put right the many wrongs he sees in its running. However he is dismayed to learn that he must fire people, in addition to which he is forced to spend time away from the family. After Burns has unsuccessfully tried to kill him - by bricking him up in a wall - he happily returns the power plant to him.
Episode 16
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky
Sun, Mar 30, 200330 mins
Lisa takes up astronomy but finds herself unable to view the planets because of light pollution in the night sky. She successfully petitions against the light pollution,which means the street lights are turned off at night,leading to a crime wave. Eventually they are turned back on again but only after everyone has witnessed a meteor shower,a fact made possible by the absence of street lighting.
Episode 17
Three Gays of the Condo
Sun, Apr 13, 200330 mins
Homer finds a note from way back,which implies that Marge never really loved him,so he moves out and shares a condo with two gays,Grady and Julio,adopting gay mannerisms and ultimately discovering that Grady is in love with him. After being admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning he is shown video evidence by Dr. Hibbert,which proves that Marge loved him all along,and returns home.
Episode 18
Dude, Where's My Ranch?
Sun, Apr 27, 200330 mins
Homer writes a hit song,'Everybody Hates Ned Flanders' but the resultant publicity forces the family to flee the town and stay at the Lazy I Ranch,where Homer and Bart destroy a beavers' dam in order for native Americans to reclaim their land and Lisa falls for cowboy Luke Stetson. In fact Lisa's mistaken view that a girl called Clara,in reality Luke's sister,is her love rival,causes her to almost send Clara to a watery grave though Bart gets the beavers to - inadvertently - rescue her.
Episode 19
Old Yeller-Belly
Sun, May 4, 200330 mins
After Santa's Little Helper fails to save Homer in a fire,he plans to get rid of the dog but after a journalist sees Santa's Little Helper play with a beer can he becomes the new mascot of Duff Beer - and,given his new fame,his original owner claims him back. A publicity stunt is arranged at the beach whereby Santa's Little Helper will save Homer from a shark but again he fails so the shark is made the new Duff mascot instead. The owner now wants rid of the dog so the Simpsons take him back.
Episode 20
Brake My Wife, Please
Sun, May 11, 200330 mins
After installing too many gadgets in his car, Homer drives it into the sea and is banned from driving. An increasingly harassed Marge must now do all the driving and, feeling stressed out, accidentally runs over Homer. Homer begins to wonder whether she did it on purpose and they go for marriage guidance - where Homer is told to do one unselfish thing to prove to Marge that he loves her. He duly complies by throwing a backyard barbecue for all their friends to come and show their regard for Marge.
Episode 21
The Bart of War
Sun, May 18, 200330 mins
Marge makes Bart quit hanging out with Milhouse after the two are caught invading the Flanders' home. She then starts a peer group based around Native American life for Bart, Nelson, Ralph and Database to participate in. When Bart finds out Milhouse has joined a different peer group, they soon are at odds as they see whose group can do more community service around Springfield.
Episode 22
Moe Baby Blues
Sun, May 18, 200330 mins
After the blooming of a huge plant in Springfield's botanic gardens causes a stinking fume to spread across town, all the Springfieldians take their cars and drive away from the city. When the traffic is jammed on a bridge, Homer falls asleep. When he accelerates, he crashes into another car and Maggie is sent flying out the open roof window. In the mean time, Moe is about to commit suicide by jumping off the same bridge, which is prevented by Maggie falling into his arms. He then becomes crazily obsessed by the baby.
