The Simpsons

1989•14 series•Entertainment / Animation

Available on E4 HD

This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is not a typical family man. A nuclear-plant employee, he does his best to lead his family but often finds that they are leading him. The family includes loving, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking son Bart, overachieving daughter Lisa and baby Maggie. Other Springfield residents include the family's religious neighbour, Ned Flanders, family physician Dr Hibbert, Moe the bartender and police chief Clancy Wiggum.

Episode 2Lost Verizon

When Bart finds Denis Leary's phone and uses it to make prank calls and accept job offers, Denis comes up with a creative punishment for him. (S20 Ep2/21)

Episode 6Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words

Lisa discovers that she has a knack for crosswords and enters a tournament. But Homer thinks he can make money by betting on her to lose. (S20 Ep6/21)

Episode 7MyPods and Boomsticks

Mypods and Broomsticks: Homer suspects that Bart's new friend's Muslim family are terrorists. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes addicted to downloading songs on her new Mypod. (S20 Ep7/21)

Episode 10Take My Life, Please

Homer is annoyed when his old high school nemesis Vance Connor gets a spot on the Springfield Walk of Fame. (S20 Ep10/21)

Episode 12No Loan Again, Naturally

When Homer and Marge's mortgage rate skyrockets, they have to put their house up for sale - and Flanders buys it and becomes their landlord. (S20 Ep12/21)

Episode 13Gone Maggie Gone

When Marge temporarily loses her sight, Homer loses Maggie to a convent and Lisa has to go undercover as a nun to find her. (S20 Ep13/21)

Episode 18Father Knows Worst

Marge finds a sauna in the basement but doesn't tell anyone about it. Homer decides to get more involved in the children's education. (S20 Ep18/21)

Episode 19Waverly Hills, 9021-D'Oh

Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh: The family rent a flat in the affluent Waverly Hills area so that Bart and Lisa can get into a good school. (S20 Ep19/21)

Episode 20Four Great Women and a Manicure

On a visit to the nail salon, Marge and Lisa discuss whether a woman can be simultaneously clever, powerful and beautiful. (S20 Ep20/21)

Episode 21Coming to Homerica

When nearby Ogdenville's unemployed come to Springfield looking for jobs, Mayor Quimby shuts the town's borders and enlists private citizens to guard them. (S20 Ep21/21)

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