23 episodes · first aired 1998-08-23
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Lard of the Dance 1998-08-23 | Homer and Bart try to make money by selling used grease. Meanwhile, Lisa organizes a school dance but feels alienated when a new classmate and her friends try to act like adults. | 1998-08-23 | 7.2 |
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The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace 1998-09-20 |
A midlife crisis prompts Homer to quit his job and become an inventor. |
| 1998-09-20 |
| 7.9 |
 | 03 | Bart the Mother 1998-09-27 | Under Nelson's bad influence, Bart shoots a bird with a BB gun. Stricken with remorse, he tries to nurture the eggs from the bird's nest, which hatch into a species of lizard outlawed in Springfield. | 1998-09-27 | 6.9 |
 | 04 | Treehouse of Horror IX 1998-10-25 | In "Hell Toupée," Snake is sent to the electric chair, and his hair is transplanted onto Homer. In "The Terror of Tiny Toon," Bart and Lisa become cartoon characters in an episode of Itchy & Scratchy. In "Starship Poopers," a growth spurt casts doubt on Maggie's paternity, and the family goes on the Jerry Springer show. | 1998-10-25 | 7.3 |
 | 05 | When You Dish Upon a Star 1998-11-08 | After a chance encounter with Hollywood celebrities secretly living in Springfield, Homer becomes their friend and gofer... until he spills the beans to the gang at Moe's. | 1998-11-08 | 6.4 |
 | 06 | D'oh-in' in the Wind 1998-11-15 | In a quest to learn Homer's middle name, Homer and Grandpa travel to his mother's old commune, where Homer embraces the hippie life. | 1998-11-15 | 7.1 |
 | 07 | Lisa Gets an 'A' 1998-11-22 | Stuck at home with a cold, Lisa gets addicted to a video game and neglects her homework. Her A+++ on a test wins the school a grant, but when she confesses that she cheated, Skinner covers it up. Meanwhile, Homer raises a lobster. | 1998-11-22 | 7.5 |
 | 08 | Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble' 1998-12-06 | When Grandpa needs a new kidney, Homer agrees to donate one, but then chickens out. | 1998-12-06 | 6.8 |
 | 09 | Mayored to the Mob 1998-12-20 | After a riot at a sci-fi convention, Mayor Quimby hires Homer as his bodyguard, and Homer witnesses the rampant corruption in town politics. When Homer takes a stand, he runs afoul of the Springfield mafia. | 1998-12-20 | 7.6 |
 | 10 | Viva Ned Flanders 1999-01-10 | When clean-living Ned Flanders wants to experience a new side of life, Homer takes him to Las Vegas. After a drunken binge, they marry a pair of cocktail waitresses. | 1999-01-10 | 7.4 |
 | 11 | Wild Barts Can't Be Broken 1999-01-17 | Scapegoated for the vandalism of drunken Isotopes fans, the children of Springfield wage war on the adults by broadcasting their secrets on the radio. | 1999-01-17 | 7.2 |
 | 12 | Sunday, Cruddy Sunday 1999-01-31 | Homer and his friends charter a bus to the Super Bowl, only to find that their tickets are fake. Misadventures ensue. | 1999-01-31 | 6.4 |
 | 13 | Homer to the Max 1999-02-07 | A new TV series features a suave and debonair character named Homer Simpson. Homer capitalizes on his new namesake, until the character is rewritten to be a bumbling fool. Trying to recapture the positive attention he enjoyed, Homer changes his name to "Max Power." | 1999-02-07 | 7.3 |
 | 14 | I'm with Cupid 1999-02-14 | Apu is making the husbands of Springfield look bad with his extravagent Valentine's Day efforts for Manjula. When the men try to sabotage Apu's grand gesture, they accidentally wind up benefiting from it. | 1999-02-14 | 7.2 |
 | 15 | Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' 1999-02-21 | A new Canyonero SUV turns timid Marge into an aggressive driver, and her road rage lands her in traffic school. But when a stampede occurs at the zoo, the town looks to Marge to save the day. | 1999-02-21 | 7.0 |
 | 16 | Make Room for Lisa 1999-02-28 | Indebted from a mishap at the Smithsonian, Homer lets a cell phone company put a transmitter in the house. Forced to share a room with Bart, Lisa resents Homer until a New Age experience gives her empathy. | 1999-02-28 | 7.3 |
 | 17 | Maximum Homerdrive 1999-03-28 | After beating Homer in a steak-eating competition, a trucker dies; Homer and Bart take over his rig to complete his shipment. | 1999-03-28 | 7.3 |
 | 18 | Simpsons Bible Stories 1999-04-04 | When Reverend Lovejoy subjects the congregation to an extended Bible reading, the Simpsons fall asleep and have dreams based on Bible stories. | 1999-04-04 | 7.2 |
 | 19 | Mom and Pop Art 1999-04-11 | Homer's failed do-it-yourself project gets mistaken for "outsider art." Suddenly in the limelight, Homer must come up with new "works" to impress the art world. | 1999-04-11 | 7.4 |
 | 20 | The Old Man and the 'C' Student 1999-04-25 | When Bart ruins Springfield's chance to host the Olympics, the kids are sentenced to community service work at the retirement home. To help the residents recapture their youth, Bart takes them on an ill-fated boat ride. | 1999-04-25 | 7.2 |
 | 21 | Monty Can't Buy Me Love 1999-05-02 | A new mogul wins the hearts of the townspeople with a shower of cash. Jealous, Mr. Burns asks Homer to help make him a beloved billionaire too, and they hatch a plan to bring the Loch Ness Monster to Springfield. | 1999-05-02 | 7.0 |
 | 22 | They Saved Lisa's Brain 1999-05-09 | Mayor Quimby flees Springfield, leaving the town chapter of Mensa in charge. As the group's new power goes to their heads, they take their utopian plans too far and the townspeople revolt. | 1999-05-09 | 7.0 |
 | 23 | Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo 1999-05-16 | After their bank account is drained at a cyber-cafe, the Simpsons go on a disastrous low-budget trip to Japan, where they wind up as contestants on a humiliating game show. | 1999-05-16 | 7.8 |
