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The Simpsons Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1991 - 1992
Episode 1
Stark Raving Dad
Thu, Sep 19, 199130 mins
Through a series of misunderstandings, Homer is put into a mental hospital and his roommate is a man who talks and sings like Michael Jackson. Everything is cleared up and Homer is released, and he brings "Michael Jackson" home, where nobody believes him. However, in all the confusion, everyone has forgotten about Lisa's birthday--including Bart, who didn't even remember to buy a present.
Episode 2
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
Thu, Sep 26, 199130 mins
Lisa wins the local competition of an essay contest, earning the family a trip to Washington, D.C. for the finals. Lisa sees Bob Arnold (her own representative) taking a bribe. Disgusted, she changes her previous uplifting essay into a cynical one denouncing corruption in government in general and Bob Arnold in particular.
Episode 3
When Flanders Failed
Thu, Oct 3, 199130 mins
At a family barbecue, Ned announces his intention to open The Leftorium, a store catering for left-handed customers. Homer, ever jealous of his neighbor, hopes it will fail - and indeed it does, getting to the point where Ned has to sell many of his possessions and his house seems likely to be repossessed. Feeling guilty, Homer comes to Ned's rescue by pointing all the left-handed people he knows in the store's direction and thus saving it. Bart, meanwhile, pays the price for going to the video arcade when he should be at self-defense classes.
Episode 4
Bart the Murderer
Thu, Oct 10, 199130 mins
Bart is hired to work in a Mafia bar run by Fat Tony (making his first appearance). Bart is late for work due to having been put in detention by Principal Skinner. Fat Tony announces that he and his men will "meet and greet" Skinner, and shortly after that, Skinner disappears. Both Bart and Fat Tony are charged with Skinner's murder, and at the trial, Fat Tony tries to pin the murder (and all of his other illegal activities) on Bart.
Episode 5
Homer Defined
Thu, Oct 17, 199130 mins
Homer prevents a nuclear meltdown,purely by picking a button to press at random, but he is declared a hero and asked to give a talk on plant safety. During the talk he is called upon to prevent another meltdown and exposed as a lucky chancer who only averted an accident by mistake. Marge goes to see Millhouse's mother who has barred her son from seeing Bart,whom she regards as a bad influence,and persuades her to change her mind.
Episode 6
Like Father, Like Clown
Thu, Oct 24, 199130 mins
Krusty the Clown has dinner with the Simpsons, and reveals that he is Jewish, his real name is Herschel Krustofsky, and he is estranged from his rabbi father. They parted ways over Krusty's becoming a clown instead of following his father and becoming a rabbi. Bart and Lisa see Krusty becoming depressed, and they take it upon themselves to reunite him with his father.
Episode 7
Treehouse of Horror II
Thu, Oct 31, 199130 mins
The Simpsons go to a market sale and receive a severed monkey's paw which can grant five wishes. Bart has magic powers so he can turn people into anything he wants if they be naughty to him and he turns Homer into a Jack-in-the-box. Mr Burns' puts Homer's brain into a robot.
Episode 8
Lisa's Pony
Thu, Nov 7, 199130 mins
Homer loses much of Lisa's respect for him after he botches the task of getting her a saxophone reed she needs for a talent show. Homer realizes that he's been ignoring Lisa since she was a baby and thinks that's what's causing problems now, so he buys Lisa a pony to change her opinion of him.
Episode 9
Saturdays of Thunder
Thu, Nov 14, 199130 mins
Trying to be a better father, Homer helps Bart build a soapbox racer. Bart's racer is a flop, but Martin Prince's is the fastest and wins the race. When Martin is hurt, he asks Bart to fill in as driver so that at least one of them can beat Nelson Muntz in the race.
Episode 10
Flaming Moe's
Thu, Nov 21, 199130 mins
Homer tells Moe the story of how he created a drink by combining several liquids (including cough syrup) and setting it on fire, which he called the "Flaming Homer." Moe serves the drink in his bar and quickly renames it the "Flaming Moe," insisting that he is the inventor rather than Homer.
Episode 11
Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk
Thu, Dec 5, 199130 mins
Wishing to retire and pursue other interests, Mr. Burns sells the nuclear power plant to two German businessmen. The new owners evaluate the plant and its employees with the goal of making it more efficient and decide to lay off Homer. Meanwhile, Mr. Burns finds retirement to be unsatisfying.
Episode 12
I Married Marge
Thu, Dec 26, 199130 mins
Whilst Marge seeks confirmation that she is pregnant Homer tells the children how she became pregnant with Bart - after a sex session after seeing 'The Empire Strikes Back' and they married in haste. Marge's family looked down on Homer as he could only get a succession of menial jobs but when he found work at the nuclear power plant he told them to respect him.After he has told his story Marge comes back to say she is not pregnant after all.
Episode 13
Radio Bart
Thu, Jan 9, 199230 mins
For his birthday Bart gets a microphone which can transmit through the radio and uses it to convince Springfield that a boy called Timmy O'Toole has fallen down a well, a prank which attracts a media circus until exposed as a hoax. This means that when Bart also falls down a well people are initially reluctant to dig him out.
Episode 14
Lisa the Greek
Thu, Jan 23, 199230 mins
Lisa wants to spend some quality time with her father on a Sunday afternoon, but Homer is only annoyed since he is watching football (and losing money from his poorly placed bets). When a 1-900 football hotline and other resources don't work out, a desperate Homer asks Lisa for whom she thinks will win the next game. Lisa's pick turns out to be right, and Homer invites her to spend time with her on the next Sunday. Lisa's prognostic skills help Homer win a fortune from Moe in a clandestine betting pool (which Moe runs under Chief Wiggum's nose), but soon "Daddy-Daughter Day" may come to an end with Super Bowl Sunday, especially when Homer thoughtlessly plans a bowling outing with Barney on the Sunday after the Super Bowl. Lisa is crushed (and Marge outraged) to learn that Homer only created "Daddy-Daughter Day" to help him gamble, and a remorseful Homer tries to beg Lisa for forgiveness any way he can. Lisa makes the prediction that if Washington were to win the Super Bowl, she'd still love him; if Buffalo wins, Lisa will forever hate her day. Homer mopes all the way throughout the Super Bowl, but then Washington stages a late comeback to win. With her love secured, Homer decides to make good on a promise to go hiking with Lisa on the next Sunday.
Episode 15
Homer Alone
Thu, Feb 6, 199230 mins
After a stressful day, Marge has a nervous breakdown and parks her car in the middle of a bridge. Marge decides to take a vacation by herself. Bart and Lisa are sent to stay with Patty and Selma, while Homer is left at home to take care of Maggie. When Maggie goes missing, Homer only just manages to find her before Marge gets home.
Episode 16
Bart the Lover
Thu, Feb 13, 199230 mins
Lonely Enda Krabappel has punished Bart for one of his shenanigans again, so he decides to take revenge on her by responding to a personal ad, pretending to be a potential new boyfriend. Successfully stringing her along with corresponding love letters and setting her up for a date that goes bad, he starts to feel guilty over his actions and calls for help from his family to lift her spirits.
Episode 17
Homer at the Bat
Thu, Feb 20, 199230 mins
Homer and his co-workers join the power plant's softball team and qualify for the final. When Mr. Burns hears his plant is playing the final against Shelbyville's power plant team, he makes a $1 million bet with the owner of the Shelbyville nuclear power plant, Aristotle Amadopoulos. To make sure he will win the bet, Mr. Burns hires 9 professional baseball players (Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs, Ken Griffey Jr., Steve Sax, Ozzie Smith, José Canseco, Don Mattingly, Darryl Strawberry, and Mike Scioscia), but 8 of the players are off the team after getting involved in different accidents. Unfortunately for Homer the professional player left is Darryl Strawberry, a right fielder like Homer, but in the end everything is up to Homer.
Episode 18
Separate Vocations
Thu, Feb 27, 199230 mins
After taking a career aptitude test at school, Bart is surprised to hear that "police officer" is his ideal vocation, while Lisa is devastated to be told that she is only fit to be a homemaker. Bart becomes a hall monitor, while Lisa adopts a sulky, rebellious attitude.
Episode 19
Dog of Death
Thu, Mar 12, 199230 mins
Lottery fever hits Springfield, but the Simpsons are forced to forgo a lottery ticket, and many other luxuries, to pay for a life-saving operation for their dog, Santa's Little Helper. All their personal lives are affected negatively by the sacrifice, and they come to resent Santa's Little Helper. He runs away and is captured by Mr. Burns, who trains him to be a guard dog.
Episode 20
Colonel Homer
Thu, Mar 26, 199230 mins
After yet another row with Marge, Homer goes to a bar, where he hears local waitress Lurleen Lumpkin sing and is so impressed he takes her on as his client, arranging gigs and a recording contract for her. However, when they are alone in her trailer Lurleen makes a pass at him but Homer, loyal to Marge, resists and hands over her career to another agent. Lurleen publicly celebrates Homer's fidelity in a song.
Episode 21
Black Widower
Thu, Apr 9, 199230 mins
Marge's sister Selma has been writing to Sideshow Bob whilst he was in prison, and, on his release announces their intention to marry. Bart is appalled. Unlike everybody else he is unconvinced that Bob has changed and believes that, as Selma has come into money, he will attempt to murder her on their honeymoon. And he is right. Putting two and two together Bart works out how Bob plans to blow Selma up and manages to thwart him in time.
Episode 22
The Otto Show
Thu, Apr 23, 199230 mins
After attending a Spinal Tap rock concert, Bart becomes inspired to become a heavy metal guitarist. When he finds he is (at best) marginally talented, he seeks advice from Otto. Otto decides to demonstrate his guitar skills, but forgets that he needs to take his busload of students to school. In the ensuing chaos, he drives recklessly and causes a rollover accident in front of the school. Although nobody is hurt, Principal Skinner finds out that Otto is unlicensed and fires him; Skinner takes over the job, but is a little too overcautious (unlike his predecessor). Meanwhile, the now jobless Otto is soon evicted from his apartment and forced to move in with the Simpsons. Otto just wants to lay around the house and play guitar, which irritates Homer, but Otto's attitude gets worse when he is unable to pass his driver's exam, despite several tries. When Homer confronts Otto about his laziness, Otto declares that he plans to staple his new license to Homer's head once he passes the test ... which - thanks to license examiners Patty and Selma, who have learned about Homer's ill feelings for Otto - is exactly what happens when they finally decide to go easy on Otto. It isn't long before Otto is back on the job.
Episode 23
Bart's Friend Falls in Love
Thu, May 7, 199230 mins
A new girl in class Samantha Stanky (Kimmy Robertson of The Last American Virgin (1982)) comes between Bart Simpson (Nancy Cartwright) and Milhouse (Pamela Hayden) when Milhouse falls for her and starts to ignore Bart. Bart snitches on the couple to Samantha's father, who has her sent to a convent school, where Milhouse and Bart visit and she confesses to still having feelings for Milhouse. The boys get back together again whilst Homer increases his word power after receiving a vocabulary building subliminal tape and not the weight loss tape expected.
Episode 24
Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
Thu, Aug 27, 199230 mins
During a routine plant physical, it is discovered that exposure to radiation has sterilized Homer. Mr. Burns pays him off with an elaborate employee appreciation ceremony, and a monetary award. Homer's half-brother Herb Powell, now a hobo, reads about it in the paper, and decide's that Homer's wealth can fund his idea for an invention that would transform baby gibberish into intelligible English.
