The Simpsons

Season 12 2000 - 2001
TV-PG

  • 2000-11-02T01:00:00Z on FOX
  • 22m
  • 8h 2m (21 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Animation, Comedy, Family
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

21 episodes

Season Premiere

2000-11-02T01:00:00Z

12x01 Treehouse of Horror XI

Season Premiere

12x01 Treehouse of Horror XI

  • 2000-11-02T01:00:00Z23m

This year's Halloween story sees The Simpsons as "The Munsters" (with everyone except Lisa getting killed), Homer as a wandering spirit on the hunt for a good deed in "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad," Bart and Lisa as peasants in a fairy tale forest in "Scary Tales Can Come True," and Lisa inadvertently dooming mankind by rescuing a dolphin in "Night of the Dolphin."

While calling Animal Control over a badger taking residence in Santa's Little Helper's doghouse, Homer discovers that Springfield has two different area codes–and ends up leading a revolt that splits the town in two.

2000-11-13T01:00:00Z

12x03 Insane Clown Poppy

12x03 Insane Clown Poppy

  • 2000-11-13T01:00:00Z23m

Krusty takes parenting lessons from Homer when, during an outdoor book fair, a girl tells Krusty that she is his long-lost daughter from a one-night stand with a female soldier who fought during the first Gulf War.

2000-11-20T01:00:00Z

12x04 Lisa the Tree Hugger

12x04 Lisa the Tree Hugger

  • 2000-11-20T01:00:00Z23m

Lisa falls for the teenaged leader of a militant environmentalist group and tries to impress him by living in Springfield's oldest tree in order to keep it from being cut down.

2000-11-27T01:00:00Z

12x05 Homer vs. Dignity

12x05 Homer vs. Dignity

  • 2000-11-27T01:00:00Z22m

When the Simpsons once again have financial problems, Mr. Burns pays Homer to play pranks on others and humiliate himself in public. Meanwhile, Smithers creates a Malibu Stacy-themed musical.

Homer decides to buy a computer after turning up to the Plant to find it closed by e-mail. He then creates his own website and it eventually gains attention when he posts gossip. Homer dubs himself as "Mr. X" to conceal his identity. When he reveals that he is Mr. X, he becomes drugged into a mysterious island where people who know too much are imprisoned after Homer starts writing conspiracy theories such as flu shots.

2000-12-11T01:00:00Z

12x07 The Great Money Caper

12x07 The Great Money Caper

  • 2000-12-11T01:00:00Z23m

Homer and Bart become father–son con artists (after Bart is given money out of pity when Homer decided to not take him home), but soon find that they are the ones being had.

2000-12-18T01:00:00Z

12x08 Skinner's Sense of Snow

A snowstorm traps the students of Springfield Elementary inside, with them overthrowing Principal Skinner when he uses his Army skills to control them. Meanwhile, Homer tries to rescue the children–using Flanders' car.

2001-01-08T01:00:00Z

12x09 HOMЯ

12x09 HOMЯ

  • 2001-01-08T01:00:00Z23m

While working as a human guinea pig (to pay off the family's lost savings after making a bad investment), Homer discovers the root cause of his subnormal intelligence: a crayon that was lodged in his brain ever since he was a boy. He decides to have it removed to increase his IQ, but discovers that being smart does not necessarily equal being happy.

2001-01-15T01:00:00Z

12x10 Pokey Mom

12x10 Pokey Mom

  • 2001-01-15T01:00:00Z23m

Marge tries to rehabilitate a convict with remarkable artistic talent. Meanwhile, Homer uses a trash can to fix people's spines.

2001-02-05T01:00:00Z

12x11 Worst Episode Ever

12x11 Worst Episode Ever

  • 2001-02-05T01:00:00Z23m

Bart and Milhouse are banned from The Android Dungeon after stopping Comic Book Guy from buying a box of priceless Star Wars memorabilia for $5, but are hired as his replacements when Comic Book Guy has a heart attack and is advised to leave his job in order to make friends.

2001-02-12T01:00:00Z

12x12 Tennis the Menace

12x12 Tennis the Menace

  • 2001-02-12T01:00:00Z23m

While making funeral arrangements for Grampa's future, the funeral planner pitches the idea of a mausoleum that uses the same amount of cement as a full-sized tennis court. This prompts Homer to instead build a tennis court in his backyard, initially mistaking the sport for "Foxy Boxing". The tennis court makes Marge and Homer popular in town, but it turns out that this is only because Homer's inferior tennis ability makes them an easy target. Bart on the other hand, shines as a natural.

2001-02-19T01:00:00Z

12x13 Day of the Jackanapes

12x13 Day of the Jackanapes

  • 2001-02-19T01:00:00Z23m

Krusty announces his retirement due to interference from network executives and the growing popularity of the big-money game show "Me Wantee", but when Krusty reveals to Sideshow Bob that all of the episodes featuring him have been erased, Sideshow Bob uses Krusty's biggest fan (Bart) to murder him during Krusty's farewell show.

2001-02-26T01:00:00Z

12x14 New Kids on the Blecch

A music producer selects Bart, Nelson, Milhouse and Ralph to be members of the next hit boy band, who record subliminal songs about joining the Navy.

2001-03-05T01:00:00Z

12x15 Hungry Hungry Homer

12x15 Hungry Hungry Homer

  • 2001-03-05T01:00:00Z23m

Homer becomes a Good Samaritan after discovering the simple joys of helping people in need–which is put to the test when he goes on a hunger strike after the owner of the Springfield Isotopes attempts to discredit him when Homer stumbles on his plot to discreetly move the team to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2001-03-12T01:00:00Z

12x16 Bye Bye Nerdy

12x16 Bye Bye Nerdy

  • 2001-03-12T01:00:00Z23m

When Lisa becomes the target of a female bully, Lisa discovers a scientific reason as to why bullies pick on nerds. Meanwhile, Homer goes into the baby-proofing business, which is threatening the businesses of pediatricians and greeting card salesmen.

2001-04-02T00:00:00Z

12x17 Simpson Safari

12x17 Simpson Safari

  • 2001-04-02T00:00:00Z23m

When the Simpsons run out of food thanks to a bag boy strike (caused by Homer), the family finds an old box of animal crackers with a sweepstakes that sends The Simpsons to Africa.

2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

12x18 Trilogy of Error

12x18 Trilogy of Error

  • 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z23m

Homer's rush to the hospital to reattach his thumb, Lisa's rush to school to win the science fair, and Bart's run-in with an illegal fireworks scheme are interconnected in a parody of Go and Run Lola Run.

2001-05-07T00:00:00Z

12x19 I'm Goin' to Praiseland

After finding a sketchbook belonging to his late wife Maude, Ned Flanders opens a Bible-themed amusement park to honor her memory.

After spraining his knee during a basketball game, Homer begins taking care of the neighborhood kids to cure his boredom, prompting jealousy from Bart and Lisa, who feel that Homer is giving the kids the attention they never had.

Season Finale

2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

12x21 Simpsons Tall Tales

Season Finale

12x21 Simpsons Tall Tales

  • 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z23m

When Homer refuses to pay a five dollar airport tax to fly to Delaware, the family is forced to ride in a livestock car of a train instead. There they meet a singing hobo who tells three tall tales: Homer as Paul Bunyan. Lisa as Connie Appleseed, a parody of Johnny Appleseed. Bart as Tom Sawyer with Nelson as Huckleberry Finn.

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