
The Simpsons' eighth season originally aired between October 27, 1996 and May 18, 1997, beginning with "Treehouse of Horror VII". The showrunners for the eighth production season were Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. The aired season contained two episodes which were hold-over episodes from season seven, which Oakley and Weinstein also ran. It also contained two episodes for which Al Jean and Mike Reiss were the show runners. Season eight won multiple awards, including two Emmy Awards: "Homer's Phobia" won for Outstanding Animated Program in 1997, and Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler won for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics" with the song "We Put The Spring In Springfield" from the episode "Bart After Dark". Clausen also received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Music Direction" for "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpialacious". "Brother from Another Series" was nominated for the Emmy for "Sound Mixing For a Comedy Series or a Special". For "Homer's Phobia", Mike Anderson won the Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production, and the WAC Winner Best Director for Primetime Series at the 1998 World Animation Celebration. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation awarded the episode the GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding TV – Individual Episode".
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Name | The Simpsons Season 8 |
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Air Date | October 27th, 1996 |
Genres | Animation, Comedy |
Network | FOX |
Production Companies | The Curiosity Company, Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television |
Number of Episodes | 25 Episodes |
Plot Keywords | mother, baby, alcohol, cat, brother, clown, house, housewife, beer, satire, father, nuclear power plant, parody, middle class, sister, dysfunctional family, teacher, social satire, neighbor, school, dummy, dog, donuts |














Episodes List
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 1 : Treehouse of Horror VII
October 27th, 1996In "The Thing and I," Bart discovers his evil Siamese twin in the attic. In "The Genesis Tub," Lisa's science experiment becomes a quickly-developing ...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 2 : You Only Move Twice
November 3rd, 1996When Homer accepts a job offer, the Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where everything seems too good to be true. Finally happy at his job, Homer fails ...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 3 : The Homer They Fall
November 10th, 1996When Moe sees that Homer can absorb massive blows to the head, he turns him into a prizefighter and sets up a match with heavyweight champion Drederic...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 4 : Burns, Baby Burns
November 17th, 1996Mr. Burns' boorish long-lost son Larry gets the brush-off from Burns, but Homer hatches a plan to reconcile them....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 5 : Bart After Dark
November 24th, 1996After trespassing and damaging property at a mysterious old house, Bart is required to work there as a punishment... but it turns out to be a burlesqu...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 6 : A Milhouse Divided
December 1st, 1996Kirk and Luann Van Houten are getting a divorce. Homer is confident that it will never happen to him, but Kirk tells him how quickly things can change...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 7 : Lisa's Date with Density
December 15th, 1996Lisa develops a crush on Nelson and tries to change him into a better person. Meanwhile, Homer finds an autodialer and starts a telemarketing scam....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 8 : Hurricane Neddy
December 29th, 1996A hurricane destroys the Flanders' home and they have to move into the church basement. The people of Springfield gather to rebuild their house, but w...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 9 : The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer
January 5th, 1997After eating a dish laced with potent peppers during the chili cookoff, Homer has hallucinations where a mystical coyote urges him to find his soulmat...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 10 : The Springfield Files
January 12th, 1997Homer witnesses something out of this world in Springfield woods, but no one believes him -- not even FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who come ...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 11 : The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
January 19th, 1997Marge's new pretzel franchise is failing until Homer strikes a deal with Fat Tony, Springfield's local mobster....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 12 : Mountain of Madness
February 2nd, 1997To promote teamwork amongst the power plant's employees, Mr. Burns makes them go on a corporate retreat up in the mountains....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 13 : Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious
February 7th, 1997Marge is stressed by the demands of motherhood and the Simpsons get a magical British nanny, who floats down from the sky holding an umbrella....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 14 : The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
February 9th, 1997In an attempt to boost ratings, the Itchy and Scratchy Show adds a new "in-your-face" character voiced by Homer....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 15 : Homer's Phobia
February 16th, 1997The Simpsons befriend a shop owner, but when Homer discovers the man is gay, he worries about his influence on Bart....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 16 : Brother from Another Series
February 23rd, 1997When Sideshow Bob is released from prison, his brother Cecil puts him in charge of building Springfield's new hydroelectric dam....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 17 : My Sister, My Sitter
March 2nd, 1997Lisa has a stellar reputation as a babysitter, but when Homer and Marge leave her in charge of Bart and Maggie, everything starts going wrong....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 18 : Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment
March 16th, 1997When Prohibition is revived in Springfield, Homer and Bart supply the town with alcohol....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 19 : Grade School Confidential
April 6th, 1997Bart discovers Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel kissing, and it's not long before the whole town knows of their secret affair....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 20 : The Canine Mutiny
April 13th, 1997When Bart can't pay the credit card bill for his expensive new purebred dog, the repo men unwittingly take Santa's Little Helper....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 21 : The Old Man and the Lisa
April 20th, 1997Financially ruined, Mr. Burns turns to Lisa for help in building a recycling business. Lisa believes he's changed, but his new business venture takes ...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 22 : In Marge We Trust
April 27th, 1997Disturbed that Reverend Lovejoy has lost interest in counseling parishioners, Marge volunteers as the "Listen Lady." Meanwhile, Homer sees his likenes...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 23 : Homer's Enemy
May 4th, 1997A hardworking new employee at the power plant is consumed with resentment at Homer's undeserved success....
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 24 : The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
May 11th, 1997Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spinoff spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I.," Chief Wiggum becomes a New Orleans detective. Next, Grampa Simpson's sou...
The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 25 : The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
May 18th, 1997When Bart is sent to military school after playing a prank on the town, Lisa decides to join him... as the school's only girl cadet....