September 30, 1993: Homer's
Barbershop Quartet: Homer
recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording
icons — after Barney replaced Chief Wiggum, on the advice of their
manager. George Harrison and David Crosby have cameos.
October 7, 1993: Cape
Feare: The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled
Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.
October 14, 1993: Homer
Goes to College: Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local
college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for
extracurricular activities.
October 21, 1993: Rosebud:
Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie. The
Ramones have a cameo.
October 28, 1993: Treehouse
of Horror IV: Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the
Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
November 4, 1993: Marge
on the Lam: Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes
running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.
November 11, 1993: Bart's
Inner Child: Springfield emulates Bart after he's praised by a
self-help guru. James Brown has a cameo at Springfield's Do What
You Want festival.
November 18, 1993: Boy
Scoutz N the Hood: Bart joins the Junior Campers, which isn't
all bad until he goes on a rafting trip that includes Flanders and
"celebrity dad" Ernest Borgnine.
December 9, 1993: The
Last Temptation of Homer: Homer is attracted to a pretty
power-plant worker (voice of Michelle Pfeiffer), and Werner
Klemperer speaks for the guardian angel who helps Homer fight
temptation.
December 16, 1993: Springfield:
Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert
Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.
January 6, 1994: Homer
the Vigilante: Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the
Springfield Cat Burglar (voice of Sam Neill), who then robs the
museum.
February 3, 1994: Bart
Gets Famous: When an on-air remark catapults Bart to instant
stardom, he finds that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Conan
O'Brien has a cameo.
February 10, 1994: Homer
and Apu: Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office
— in India — after Apu is fired. James Woods has a voice
cameo.
February 17, 1994: Lisa
vs. Malibu Stacy: Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes
reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker (Kathleen
Turner).
February 24, 1994: Deep
Space Homer: Homer and Barney compete to be the first
"average" American in space. Buzz Aldrin and James
Taylor have cameos.
March 17, 1994: Homer
Loves Flanders: Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him
Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience.
March 31, 1994: Bart
Gets an Elephant: Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him
keep it.
April 14, 1994: Burns'
Heir: Bart is picked to be Burns' heir and moves into the Burns
mansion, prompting Homer and Marge to hire a deprogrammer to get him
back.
April 28, 1994: Sweet
Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song: Bart takes his dog to school,
which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his
archnemesis.
May 5, 1994: The
Boy Who Knew Too Much: Bart can clear Mayor Quimby's nephew of a
charge of battery, but only by implicating himself as a hooky player.
May 12, 1994: Lady
Bouvier's Lover: Grandpa Simpson falls for Marge's mother, but
loses out to a competitor; Bart gets ripped off shopping at home with
Homer's credit card.
May 19, 1994: Secrets
of a Successful Marriage: Homer teaches a class on "Secrets
of a Successful Marriage," but sharing secrets about his own union
get him kicked out of the house