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The Simpsons
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.
- Created by:
- Matt Groening
- Cast:
- Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- FOX
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E01
Episode 1
★ 5.0Good Night
1987-04-19 · 2mGood Night was the first ever Simpsons short to air on The Tracey Ullman Show. The five main family members - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie - were first introduced in this short. Homer and Marge attempt to calm their children to sleep, with the opposite results. Maggie can be heard saying "good night". She rarely talks throughout the run of the series.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 4.2Watching TV
1987-05-03 · 2mBart and Lisa quarrel during commercial breaks over what channel they'll watch. Repeatedly Maggie comes up to the television and changes the channel. Later Homer is saying some speech about family matters then stops when the show comes back on. A piece of music from the Tracey Ullman show plays at one part or another during the short.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 5.5Jumping Bart
1987-05-10 · 2mHomer makes several attempts to have Bart jump into his arms. Each time Bart jumps Homer is distracted and fails to catch him. Towards the end of the episode boxing gloves are delivered, presumably the ones used in the episode Punching Bag.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 5.3Babysitting Maggie
1987-05-31 · 2mMarge puts Bart and Lisa in charge of babysitting Maggie. They watch TV while Maggie gets electrocuted, falls down the stairs, and falls off the roof. Maggie sticks a fork in an electrical socket thereby electocuting herself, she crawls up the stairs and falls down them in insane Slinky fashion then she climbs onto the roof in hot pursuit of a butterfly, and falls off it.
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Episode 5
★ 5.3The Pacifier
1987-06-21 · 2mLisa and Bart try to get Maggie to stop sucking on her pacifier, but Maggie, who has an entire drawer full of them, refuses to kick the habit.
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Episode 6
★ 3.9Burping Contest
1987-06-28 · 2mDespite Marge's objections, Bart, Lisa and even Maggie compete in a contest to see who can make the most disgusting burp.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 5.7Dinner Time
1987-07-12 · 2mMarge serves the family purple goop for dinner, insisting that they say grace first.
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Episode 8
★ 6.0Making Faces
1987-09-22 · 2mDespite Marge's warnings, the kids make faces. Maggie unclearly speaks in this episode.
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Episode 9
★ 6.0The Funeral
1987-10-04 · 2mBart is determined to see his uncle's corpse...but not for long. This is the only appearance of Uncle Hubert.
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Episode 10
★ 5.0Maggie's Brain
1987-10-11 · 2mBart and Lisa wonder what's inside Maggie's mind.
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Episode 11
★ 5.8Football
1987-10-18 · 2mHomer teaches Bart about the importance of Football.
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Episode 12
★ 5.7House of Cards
1987-10-25 · 2mBart tries to make a house of cards, but Lisa Maggie make noises that have the "house" fall every time.
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Episode 13
★ 5.3Bart and Homer's Dinner
1987-11-01 · 2mBart can't stomach it when he and Homer are forced to fend for themselves.
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Episode 14
★ 5.8Space Patrol
1987-11-08 · 2mBart, Lisa and Maggie play a game of "Space Patrol" while Homer and Marge are out. Lisa plays a superhero with Maggie as her sidekick, while Bart puts a jug on his head with the pretense of it being the helmet of an alien warlord. However, his head accidentally plops into it and the jug is left stuck on his head. Lisa "frees" Bart from the jug using a croquet mallet. Lisa and Maggie then hide, allowing Bart, stumbling in a daze amongst pieces of the precious broken jug lying on the floor, to take the blame.
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Episode 15
★ 6.0Bart's Haircut
1987-11-15 · 2mBart has his hair cut too short by a barber. This is the first time we hear a character from The Simpsons series say a curse word.
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Episode 16
★ 6.5World War III
1987-11-22 · 2mHomer wakes up the family to practice for a nuclear drill... in the middle of the night.
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Episode 17
★ 6.3The Perfect Crime
1987-12-13 · 2mMarge bakes a batch of delicious cookies. Bart attempts to steal them, but burns his fingers trying to pick them up. Everyone except Bart and Maggie leave the kitchen to let them cool down, and Bart takes this opportunity to swipe them, muttering to himself "Aha! The perfect crime!" Homer and Marge come back to find the tray empty. Marge suspects Maggie of eating the cookies, but as a witness she knows exactly who took them and guides them along a trail of cookies running across the floor. His family catch him lying on his back in his bedroom amidst a pile of cookie crumbs. Looking up at them with his stomach full, he groans, "There is no perfect crime." His head bangs back down on the ground and Maggie, secretively, snacks on an uneaten cookie.
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Episode 18
★ 6.7Scary Stories
1987-12-20 · 2mBart tells Lisa & Maggie a series of scary stories (in the middle of the dark) only to believe they're coming true.
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Episode 19
★ 6.7Grampa and the Kids
1988-01-10 · 2mGrampa spends time with the kids. This is Grampa's first appearance.
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Episode 20
★ 6.0Gone Fishin' (Sort of)
1988-01-24 · 2mBart and Homer go on a fishing trip. Homer asks Bart for a bologna sandwich, but Bart forgot the bologna. He puts the bait on the sandwich instead. Later on they hit rapids and Homer is almost knocked unconscious. They later fall off of a waterfall.
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Episode 21
★ 6.0Skateboarding
1988-02-07 · 2mBart teaches his sisters how to skateboard...or is it the other way around.
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Episode 22
★ 6.3The Pagans
1988-02-14 · 2mThe kids discuss paganism. This is the first time Bart calls his dad "Homer".
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Episode 23
★ 6.7Closeted
1988-02-21 · 2mBart locks himself in the closet, and when he busts out, he finds out that the family has gone out without him.
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Episode 24
★ 6.0The Aquarium
1988-02-28 · 2mAt an aquarium Bart swims with the sharks...literally. This is the first time we see a naked Simpsons character. This also marks Lisa Simpson saying the word hell in this short.
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Episode 25
★ 6.7Family Portrait
1988-03-06 · 2mHomer has trouble taking a normal family portrait.
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Episode 26
★ 6.0Bart's Hiccups
1988-03-13 · 2mLisa and Maggie try to cure Bart's hiccups...the hard way.
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Episode 27
★ 6.0The Money Jar
1988-03-20 · 2mThe kids try to steal money from Marge's money jar..
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Episode 28
★ 6.7The Art Museum
1988-05-01 · 2mThe Simpsons go to the art museum. This is the first time we hear Bart say "Whoooa, Mama!".
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Episode 29
★ 6.7Zoo Story
1988-05-08 · 2mHomer unwisely teases a monkey at the zoo and gets a faceful of poo for his trouble. This is the shortest Simpsons Short.
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Episode 30
★ 6.3Shut Up, Simpsons
1988-11-06 · 2mMaggie squeaks her toy, causing a chain reaction of anger in the family.
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Episode 31
★ 6.0Shell Game
1988-11-13 · 2mBart tries to hide the cookies he stole from the jar from his parents.
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Episode 32
★ 6.3The Bart Simpson Show
1988-11-20 · 2mBart puts on his own show after Homer tells him to stop watching cartoons. First appearance of Itchy and Scratchy. This is the first time we hear Lisa call her dad "Homer".
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Episode 33
★ 6.0Punching Bag
1988-11-27 · 2mBart, Lisa and eventually Marge take out their frustrations on a punching bag with Homer's picture on it.
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Episode 34
★ 6.3Simpsons Christmas
1988-12-18 · 2mBart's version of Christmas.
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Episode 35
★ 6.3The Krusty the Clown Show
1989-01-15 · 2mThe kids get to see Krusty's show live for the first time. First appearance of Krusty the Clown.
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Episode 36
★ 6.3Bart the Hero
1989-01-29 · 2mSent out to exercise, Bart foils a robbery attempt.
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Episode 37
★ 6.3Bart's Little Fantasy
1989-02-05 · 2mBart tells a story about large kids who throw their small parents into a small room.
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Episode 38
★ 6.3Scary Movie
1989-02-12 · 2mBart, Lisa and Maggie go to the movie to see "The Happy Little Elves Return" (much to Bart's dismay), but Bart convinces the girls to see "Space Mutants" instead. Guess who's the scaredy-cat!
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Episode 39
★ 6.0Home Hypnotism
1989-02-19 · 2mHomer tries hypnosis to calm down his crazy kids.
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Episode 40
★ 6.3Shoplifting
1989-02-26 · 2mBart's attempt to swipe some chocolate is foiled.
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Episode 41
★ 6.3Echo Canyon
1989-03-12 · 2mThe family drives to Echo Canyon, takes turns making echoes, and Bart almost makes a boulder crunch the family car.
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Episode 42
★ 6.0Bathtime
1989-03-19 · 2mHomer makes Bart take his "Sunday Night Bath", only to flood the bathroom. this is the last Simpsons short in which we see a naked Simpsons character.
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Episode 43
★ 6.0Bart's Nightmare
1989-03-26 · 2mIn this sequel to "Shell Game", Bart has a nightmare after eating every single cookie from the cookie jar.
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Episode 44
★ 6.3Bart of the Jungle
1989-04-16 · 2mThe kids swing from the trees off Homer's ties.
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Episode 45
★ 6.7Family Therapy
1989-04-23 · 2mHomer takes the family to a psychologist. This is last Tracey Ullman Short we hear a character from The Simpsons series say a curse word.
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Episode 46
★ 6.7Maggie in Peril (1)
1989-04-30 · 2mBart kicks Maggie's ball out of sight and she takes off to retrieve it back.
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Episode 47
★ 6.3Maggie in Peril (The Thrilling Conclusion) (2)
1989-05-07 · 2mMaggie floats in the air hanging on to balloons and lands safely back in her playpen.
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Episode 48
★ 6.0TV Simpsons
1989-05-14 · 2mHomer attempts to fix the television antenna on the roof.
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Episode 49
Homer and Bart Visit the NFL on FOX
1995-09-03 · 22mA short in which Homer and Bart visit the NFL studio. The short was broadcast on NFL on FOX on September 3, 1995.
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Episode 50
★ 7.0Springfield's Most Wanted
1995-09-17 · 22mThis special was aired before the premier of the 7th season opener; hosted by John Walsh (from the FOX series "Americas Most Wanted"), it offered up all sorts of theories and insights into who might have shot Montgomery Burns.
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Episode 51
★ 6.0A Culture Show Special
2007-07-25 · 22mDespite Marge's warnings, the kids make faces. Maggie unclearly speaks in this episode.
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Episode 52
★ 6.2The Simpsons' Christmas Message
2008-12-25 · 22mMarge comments on David and Victoria Beckham's marriage in a negative comparison with hers and Homer's, and compared the special relationship between the UK and the US to that of Mini Me and Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers films ("Helping out in all our zany schemes to take over the world"). Lisa Simpson also held a banner supporting Cornwall's secession: "UK OUT OF CORNWALL", while chanting "Rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn" (freedom for Cornwall now).
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Episode 53
★ 8.2The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice
2010-01-10 · 42mA documentary special that examined the "cultural phenomenon" of the American animated television series. The special is hosted and directed by Morgan Spurlock.
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Episode 54
Access All Areas
2010-01-11 · 22mIn the first of Sky One's specials celebrating 20 years of "The Simpsons", Ricky Gervais takes you behind the scenes to see how the show is made, talking to those who put each episode together, plus celebrity fans like Simon Cowell and Hugh Hefner.
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Episode 55
Mischief and Mayhem
2010-01-12 · 22mIn the second of Sky One's specials celebrating 20 years of "The Simpsons", Ricky Gervais takes a look at the vast array of Simpsons merchandise the colourful characters have inspired and catches up with some of the programme's biggest devotees.
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Episode 56
★ 0.5Celebrity Friends
2010-01-13 · 22mIn the third of Sky One's specials celebrating 20 years of "The Simpsons", Ricky Gervais speaks to a selection of the huge number of celebrities who have guest-starred on the show over the years.
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Episode 57
Homer Votes 2012
2012-09-20 · 22mWho will Homer Simpson vote for in the 2012 Elections? Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
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Episode 58
Mr. Burns Endorses Romney
2012-11-01 · 22mAn election eve appeal from Montgomery Burns. Mr. Burns puts Shamus the dog to the test of choosing between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
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Episode 59
Fiscal Cliff
2012-12-04 · 22mStill reeling from the presidential election results, Mr. Burns takes a few minutes to explain the upcoming fiscal cliff.
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Episode 60
Maggie Sucks
2013-01-28 · 22mMaggie prepares for her Oscar acceptance speech.
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Episode 61
Oscar-Nominated
2013-01-31 · 22mMaggie is interviewed for the Oscar nomination of The Longest Daycare.
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Episode 62
Ice Bucket Challenge
2014-08-26 · 22mIf you loved the Homer Shake...
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Episode 63
Willie's Views On Scottish Independence
2014-09-12 · 22mGroundskeeper Willie has a few things to say prior to the Sept 18 Scottish elections.
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Episode 64
Trumptastic Voyage
2015-07-07 · 2mA close encounter with Donald Trump's hairpiece sends Homer on an extraordinary journey.
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Episode 65
Marge Simpson's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
2015-09-08 · 22mMarge challenges Kim Jong-un to the Ice Bucket Challenge.
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Episode 66
Join The Simpsons at the Daytona 500
2016-02-10 · 22mTake a look at ‘The Simpsons’ heading down to Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500 on February 21st.
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Episode 67
The Debateful Eight
2016-02-20 · 2mMarge wakes up from a political nightmare.
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Episode 68
Pokémon Now?
2016-07-16 · 22mPokémon Now? is a special short that was released on July 16, 2016. It's a remade scene from "A Tree Grows in Springfield".
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Episode 69
3 a.m.
2016-07-30 · 22mMarge and Homer Simpson wrestle with the choice in this election.
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Episode 70
Homer from the Green Room at San Diego Comic-Con 2016
2016-08-16 · 22mHomer says hello from San Diego Comic-Con 2016!
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Episode 71
Homer Votes 2016
2016-10-14 · 22mThe citizens of Springfield head to their polling stations to vote and Homer discovers Russia's President Vladimir Putin in disguise.
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Episode 72
Happy Daytona Day!
2017-02-09 · 22mThis year everyone is coming to Daytona! Don't miss the Daytona 500, FEB 26 on FOX!
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Episode 73
Donald Trump's First 100 Days In Office
2017-04-26 · 1mDonald Trump reviews his accomplishments from his first 100 days in office.
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Episode 74
125 Days: Donald Trump Makes One Last Try to Patch Things Up with Comey
2017-05-26 · 22mDonald Trump makes one last try to patch things up with Comey.
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Episode 75
Moe Live Tweets!
2017-07-03 · 22mMoe has a presidential moment and lets the world know how he is feeling.
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Episode 76
A Public Announcement About the Eclipse
2017-08-27 · 22mHomer gives us a little advice about watching the eclipse.
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Episode 77
A Message from Moe About Puerto Rico
2017-11-03 · 22mMoe has a message for the mayor of Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulín Cruz, regarding her tweet in response to the appeal for Puerto Rico that aired at the end of The Serfsons.
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Episode 78
Mueller Meets Trump
2017-12-14 · 22mRobert Mueller pays the President a little visit.
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Episode 79
A Tale of Two Trumps
2018-03-23 · 22mMaybe it's time to take a good look in the mirror.
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Episode 80
West Wing Story
2019-08-20 · 22mAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her squad face off against President Donald Trump.
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Episode 81
★ 7.3The Past and the Furious
2025-02-12 · 24mLisa travels back in time to 1923 and discovers that the Springfield Mini Moose, once key to the town’s ecosystem, were driven to extinction in 1925. Teaming up with young Monty Burns, Lisa works to save the moose, but her actions unintentionally shape his future as a ruthless tycoon.
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Episode 82
★ 7.3Yellow Planet
2025-04-22 · 22mThe Simpsons explore Earth in a Nat Geo-style mockumentary.
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Dan Castellaneta
Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty the Clown / Groundskeeper Willie / Mayor Quimby (voice)
Julie Kavner
Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier / Jacqueline Bouvier (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
Bart Simpson / Maggie Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)
Yeardley Smith
Lisa Simpson / Maggie Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria
Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl Carlson / Superintendent Chalmers (voice)
Harry Shearer
Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Principal Skinner / Lenny Leonard (voice)