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"The Simpsons" Episode Guide - Season Fifteen

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By Nancy Basile, About.com

Young Marge and Homer Simpson

Young Marge and Homer Simpson

Twentieth Century Fox
Treehouse of Horror XIV
Guest voices by Jerry Lewis, Jennifer Garner and Oscar De La Hoya. In "Reaper Madness," Homer assumes the duties of the Grim Reaper after knocking off Death with a bowling ball. Then in "Frinkenstein," Lewis goes on a rampage as the father of Professor Frink, who's presented a Nobel Prize by Garner. Finally, De La Hoya takes a beating and Principal Skinner loses his pants when Bart and Milhouse stop time with a 49-cent "miracle watch" in "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off."

My Mother the Carjacker
Surfacing to see her son, Homer's fugitive mom (Glenn Close) is caught and tried for sabotaging a lab owned by Mr. Burns, who's loath to let a grudge die.

The President Wore Pearls
Lisa is made to look like Eva Peron in this loose parody as faculty members undermine her student-body presidency. Michael Moore has a cameo, addressing striking students at Springfield Elementary.

The Regina Monologues
Prime Minister Tony Blair, Sir Ian McKellan and J.K. Rowling have cameos as the Simpsons visit London and Homer collides with the queen. Jane Leeves plays Grandpa's wartime romance.

The Fat and the Furriest
Homer's videotaped encounter with a grizzly bear earns him a reputation for cowardice, so he decides to have a rematch.

Today I Am A Clown
Krusty's rabbi father helps him prepare for his bar mitzvah, which includes Mr. T; Homer guest hosts for Krusty and is a hit.

Tis the Fifteenth Season
A version of A Christmas Carol causes Homer to go from greedy to giving, prompting jealousy in Flanders, who gives gifts to everyone in town.

Marge Versus Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples, Teens and Gays
Maggie is among the babies who riot at a kiddie concert, prompting a backlash by single childless citizens, who organize against kids and famililes.

I, D'oh!-Bot
Unable to build Bart a working robot for TV's Robot Rumble, Homer becomes the robot by hiding inside, taking beatings, but giving better.

Diary of a Mad Housewife
Tom Clancy, Thomas Pynchon and the Olsen twins have cameos as Marge writes a novel that casts Homer in a bad light, and Flanders in a good one.

Magical History Tour
Marge talks history, with Homer as Henry VIII, Lenny and Carl as Lewis and Clark, Lisa as an opinionated Sacagawea, and Bart as Mozart.

Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Bart bonds with Lisa after Milhouse and his mom move to Capital City; Homer panhandles to buy Marge's anniversary gift.

Smart & Smarter
Simon Cowell plays an admissions interviewer at a prestigious pre-nursery school where Maggie's I.Q. is found to surpass Lisa's, causing an identity crisis for the older sister.

The Ziff Who Came to Dinner
Jon Lovitz returns as Marge's one-time date Artie Ziff, a former tycoon on the lam for a financial scam who's hiding in the Simpsons' attic.

Co-Dependent's Day
After a winery tour, Marge and Homer become drinking pals, until a driving mishap prompts one to pull a fast one on the other. Music group Brave Combo has a cameo.

The Wandering Juvie
Sarah Michelle Gellar plays a delinquent whom Bart meets in a juvenile-correction facility that's not strong enough to hold them.

My Big Fat Geek Wedding
Skinner's cold feet near the altar also give Edna second thoughts, leading her into a rebound romance. Matt Groening has a cameo.

Catch 'em if you Can
Marge and Homer blow off a family gathering in Dayton for some alone time in Miami Beach, but the kids are determined to follow.

Simple Simpson
Avenging a slight to Lisa turns Homer into the city's new crusader for justice, a masked man whose weapon of choice is a pie in the face. Nichelle Nichols has a cameo.

The Way We Weren't
Homer's confession that his first kiss wasn't with Marge prompts his story of a summer-camp romance that further offends her.

Bart-Mangled Banner
Bart really is a victim of circumstance when he appears to moon the flag, but Marge's defense of him paints the whole family as un-American.

Fraudcast News
In the 15th-season finale, Burns buys every media outlet in Springfield, leaving Lisa to battle him with her self-published newspaper.

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