The Simpsons S11E15

Overview

When Homer fails to give money he promised over the phone, he is forced by PBS stars to flee the country. He becomes a missionary on a small tropical island, where he introduces the natives to casino gambling.

About The Simpsons

Genres

Animation, Comedy

Created by

Matt Groening

Cast

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer

First aired

1989

1. 1 23 min 1. Beyond Blunderdome26/09/1999 Homer befriends Mel Gibson just as Mel is completing a remake of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Homer convinces Mel to make the film more violent, with disastrous results.
2. 2 23 min 2. Brother's Little Helper03/10/1999 When Bart commits an extremely destructive prank, he is given Focusyn, a pill to help him concentrate in school. At first the results are impressive, and then Bart starts believing in a conspiracy involving spy satellites and major league baseball.
3. 3 23 min 3. Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?24/10/1999 With Lisa's help, Homer uses his vast knowledge of food to become the town's leading restaurant critic. But when he gets petty and vindictive in his criticisms, all the other chefs in town try to kill him.
4. 4 23 min 4. Treehouse of Horror X31/10/1999 In "I Know What You Diddily-Iddly-Did" the Simpsons fear they have killed Ned Flanders. "Desperately Xeeking Xena" satirizes superheroes of yore with "Stretch Dude" Bart and "Clobber Girl" Lisa. And "Life's A Glitch, Then You Die" depicts the upcoming horror of Y2K.
5. 5 23 min 5. E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)07/11/1999 Fleeing from a duel, Homer takes his family to live on a farm. There he discovers that by mixing tomatoes, tobacco and radioactivity from the nuclear plant, he can create a dangerously delicious new substance.
6. 6 23 min 6. Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder14/11/1999 Homer bowls a perfect 300 game, then concludes that the greatest accomplishment of his life is behind him. He reconnects with the world by bonding with baby Maggie.
7. 7 23 min 7. Eight Misbehavin'21/11/1999 Due to overuse of fertility medication, Apu and wife Manjula give birth to octuplets. Desperate for money, Apu loans the babies to an unscrupulous carny promoter, then needs Homer's help to get them back.
8. 8 23 min 8. Take My Wife, Sleaze28/11/1999 After winning a motorcycle at a dance contest, Homer becomes part of a motorcycle gang. But when he puts Marge's photo in a biker magazine, a much tougher gang takes her, and he must win her back.
9. 9 23 min 9. Grift of the Magi19/12/1999 In this Christmas-themed episode, the students of Springfield Elementary are unwittingly used as a focus group to test new toys. The product of their labors, a cuddly doll named Funzo, is a lot more sinister than he appears.
10. 10 23 min 10. Little Big Mom09/01/2000 When Marge leaves the house to recuperate from a skating injury, everything goes to hell - until Lisa convinces Homer and Bart they have leprosy.
11. 11 23 min 11. Faith Off16/01/2000 Homer gets a bucket stuck on his head, and when it is removed the town is convinced that Bart has the powers of a faith healer. Then mobster Fat Tony tries to turn the boy's spiritual abilities into more sinister directions.
12. 12 23 min 12. The Mansion Family23/01/2000 Worried about his health, Mr. Burns visits the Mayo Clinic. He lets Homer housesit his mansion, which leads of course to an offshore knife fight and an attack by Chinese pirates.
13. 13 23 min 13. Saddlesore Galactica06/02/2000 Homer and Bart befriend a diving horse at a county fair. They turn it into a racehorse with an attitude, whose success runs them afoul of mysterious, tree-dwelling jockeys.
14. 14 23 min 14. Alone Again, Natura-Diddily13/02/2000 Ned's wife Maude is inadvertently killed by a T-shirt accident at an auto race. Homer and his family try to help Ned cope.
15. 15 23 min 15. Missionary: Impossible20/02/2000 When Homer fails to give money he promised over the phone, he is forced by PBS stars to flee the country. He becomes a missionary on a small tropical island, where he introduces the natives to casino gambling.
16. 16 23 min 16. Pygmoelian27/02/2000 Plastic surgery gives Moe the bartender a handsome new face and a whole new life as a soap opera star.
17. 17 22 min 17. Bart to the Future19/03/2000 We see a possible future in which Bart is a grown-up slacker, living with Ralph Wiggum, while Lisa is no less than President of the United States.
18. 18 23 min 18. Days of Wine and D'oh'ses09/04/2000 After being embarrassed by a drunken video of himself, Barney vows to sober up. Newly clean, he gets work as a helicopter pilot.
19. 19 23 min 19. Kill the Alligator and Run30/04/2000 After a terrible bout with insomnia, Homer takes the family to Florida during spring break. There, they kill a beloved alligator and are sentenced to a chain gang.
20. 20 23 min 20. Last Tap Dance in Springfield07/05/2000 Lisa enters a tap dancing academy, where the teacher is a child star who never quite grew up. Meanwhile, Homer gets laser eye surgery.
21. 21 23 min 21. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge14/05/2000 Otto's girlfriend seems to be usurping Marge's role when she moves in with the family after a dispute over heavy metal.
22. 22 23 min 22. Behind the Laughter21/05/2000 A "Behind the Music"-style look at the Simpsons, narrated by VH1's Jim Forbes, shows their rise to stardom--and the "private hell" that followed.