Homer feuds with the Springfield garbage men and decides to run for Sanitation Commissioner. After winning the election with a sleazy campaign, Homer can’t keep the extravagant promises he made to the town.

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Girly Edition

Season 9, Episode 21 - Air Date: 4/19/1998

Lisa becomes the anchor of a kids’ news program but is upstaged by Bart’s treacly human interest stories.

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The Trouble With Trillions

Season 9, Episode 20 - Air Date: 4/5/1998

Facing an IRS audit, Homer agrees to help the feds bust Mr. Burns for a missing trillion-dollar bill.

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Simpson Tide

Season 9, Episode 19 - Air Date: 3/29/1998

When Homer joins the Naval Reserve, a captain takes a liking to him and leaves him in charge of a nuclear submarine.

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This Little Wiggy

Season 9, Episode 18 - Air Date: 3/22/1998

At Marge’s insistence, Bart has a "play date” with Ralph. Bart suddenly sees the upside of this friendship when he discovers Chief Wiggum’s "master key” and goes to explore Springfield’s abandoned prison.

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Lisa the Simpson

Season 9, Episode 17 - Air Date: 3/8/1998

Lisa struggles with solving a simple puzzle and fears that the "Simpson gene” is suddenly wiping out her intelligence.

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Dumbbell Indemnity

Season 9, Episode 16 - Air Date: 3/1/1998

Moe goes broke trying to wine and dine a new girlfriend. Desperate for money, he cooks up an insurance scam with Homer.

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The Last Temptation of Krusty

Season 9, Episode 15 - Air Date: 2/22/1998

Krusty bombs at a charity comedy event and feels like a tired old hack. With the Simpsons’ support, Krusty takes his act in a fresh new direction… but in the end, his true nature asserts itself.

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Das Bus

Season 9, Episode 14 - Air Date: 2/15/1998

When Otto drives the school bus off a bridge, the kids wind up on a deserted island, fending for themselves in a "Lord of the Flies” parody.

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The Joy of Sect

Season 9, Episode 13 - Air Date: 2/8/1998

A cult lures in most of Springfield to toil for "The Leader.” After Marge escapes and has the family deprogrammed, Homer exposes the man behind the spaceship.

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Bart Carny

Season 9, Episode 12 - Air Date: 1/11/1998

When the carnival comes to town, Homer and Bart wind up working the ring toss. A father-son team of grifters shows them the downside of the "carny code,” but the Simpsons beat them at their own game.

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All Singing, All Dancing

Season 9, Episode 11 - Air Date: 1/4/1998

Homer rents a Clint Eastwood movie and is dismayed to find it's a musical. Using clips from past episodes, the rest of the family reminds him about the many times he and other members of the family and town have broken into song and dance.

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Miracle on Evergreen Terrace

Season 9, Episode 10 - Air Date: 12/21/1997

After accidentally ruining the family’s Christmas tree and presents, Bart buries the evidence and claims a burglar stole everything.

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Realty Bites

Season 9, Episode 9 - Air Date: 12/7/1997

When Marge gets her real estate license, she learns to put a positive spin on the flaws of the houses she’s selling.

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Lisa the Skeptic

Season 9, Episode 8 - Air Date: 11/23/1997

When a skeleton is unearthed at the site of a future shopping mall, all Springfield is convinced it is the skeleton of an angel – except Lisa.

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The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons

Season 9, Episode 7 - Air Date: 11/16/1997

Trying to escape his arranged marriage, Apu asks Marge to pose as his wife during his mother’s visit.

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Bart Star

Season 9, Episode 6 - Air Date: 11/9/1997

When Homer becomes the coach of a peewee football team, he replaces star quarterback Nelson with the less talented Bart.

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The Cartridge Family

Season 9, Episode 5 - Air Date: 11/2/1997

Alarmed by a soccer riot, Homer buys a handgun. His reckless behavior drives Marge and the kids out of the house, and even his new gun club buddies desert him.

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Treehouse of Horror VIII

Season 9, Episode 4 - Air Date: 10/26/1997

In "The Homega Man,” Homer faces a post-apocalyptic Springfield. Next, Bart attempts to become Superfly in "Fly vs.

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Lisa's Sax

Season 9, Episode 3 - Air Date: 10/19/1997

After Lisa’s saxophone is destroyed, the Simpsons reminisce about how she originally got the instrument.

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The Principal and the Pauper

Season 9, Episode 2 - Air Date: 9/28/1997

Unmasked as an impostor, Principal Skinner flees to Capital City to reclaim his former life as a shiftless good-for-nothing.

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The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson

Season 9, Episode 1 - Air Date: 9/21/1997

Designated driver Barney absconds to Manhattan in Homer's car and leaves it there. But when the family journeys to the Big Apple to retrieve their property, Homer discovers his car has been booted.

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