The Simpsons / Season 2

Season 2 of The Simpsons
Episodes	22nd
Country of production	United States
First broadcast	Oct 11, 1990 - July 11, 1991 on Fox
German-language first broadcast	December 20, 1991 - June 19, 1992 on ZDF
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The second season of the American animated series The Simpsons was first broadcast from October 11, 1990 to July 11, 1991 on the US broadcaster Fox . The German-language free TV first broadcast was broadcast by ZDF from December 20, 1991 to June 19, 1992.

characters

See also : Characters from The Simpsons

figure	Original speaker	Voice actor
Homer Simpson	Dan Castellaneta	Norbert Gastell
Marge Simpson	Julie Kavner	Elisabeth Volkmann
Bart Simpson	Nancy Cartwright	Sandra Schwittau
Lisa Simpson	Yeardley Smith	Sabine Bohlmann
Maggie Simpson	Nancy Cartwright	Sabine Bohlmann
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Development and production

Season two show runner

Matt Groening

James L. Brooks

Sam Simon

Originally, the episode Fresh Fish with Three Eyes was planned as the first of the second season, but the producers decided - due to the high popularity of Bart Simpson at the time - that they would rather focus on an episode with a beard; So the episode The Model Student was used as a season premiere, Fresh Fish with Three Eyes was moved to fourth place. The opening credits were changed for the second season ; instead of a length of 1 minute and 30 seconds, the revised version has been shortened by 15 seconds. In order to give the producers of the series even more leeway, three different opening sequences were shown over the course of the season: the first version lasts 1 minute and 15 seconds, the second 45 seconds and the third only 15 seconds. The second season - like the first and third - was produced by the American production company Klasky Csupo .

Many recurring characters were introduced this season, many of whom still appear on the series today. These include Joseph Quimby , Kang and Kodos , Maude Flanders , Bill and Marty, Julius Hibbert , Roger Meyers Junior , Tingeltangel-Mel , Lionel Hutz , Dr. Nick Riviera , Rainier Wolfcastle , Troy McClure , William MacMoran , Hans Maulwurf , Professor Frink and comic book seller .

Episodes

See also : The Simpsons / Episode List

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast (USA)	German language first broadcast ( D )	Director	script	Prodc.
14th	1	The model student	Bart Gets to "F"	Oct 11, 1990	Dec 20, 1991	David Silverman	David M. Stern	7F03
For fear of having to repeat the fourth grade, Bart enters into a deal with the class leader Martin Prince: Martin should make Bart smarter and Bart should make Martin more popular. But after a while, Martin breaks the pact, and so Bart in desperation asks God for help. When school is canceled the next day due to a snow storm , Bart is studying history for the upcoming test in history. He fails at first, but his teacher finally lets him pass by awarding extra points because he knows something from the history book and can therefore prove that he actually learned. Special feature: new opening credits
15th	2	A smart career	Simpson and Delilah	Oct 18, 1990	Jan. 10, 1992	Rich Moore	Jon Vitti	7F02
Homer gets a new hair restorer called Dimoxinil at the expense of the nuclear power plant's health insurance . Due to his new, youthful appearance, he is promoted the next day. Smithers, who gets jealous, discovers Homer's spending on hair restorer. Before Smithers is about to fire Homer, Homer's new secretary named Karl takes the blame on himself. Nonetheless, Homer's new career comes to an end when Bart spills Homer's hair restorer. After his hair falls out, he has to give a lecture, but is not taken seriously due to the lack of hair. Homer eventually gets his old job back in Sector 7G. Guest star: Harvey Fierstein
16	3	Horror free home	Treehouse of Horror	Oct 25, 1990	Jan. 17, 1992	Wes Archer , Rich Moore & David Silverman	Jay Kogen , Wallace Wolodarsky , John Swartzwelder , Edgar Allan Poe & Sam Simon	7F04
Bart and Lisa tell each other three Halloween stories in the tree house : Bad Dreams House - The family moves into a cursed house that makes them want to kill each other. When Marge makes it clear to the house that they will not be deterred, the house destroys itself. Hungry are the damned - the aliens Kodos and Kang beam the family into their spaceship and promise them a big party on their home planet. But Lisa suspects that the family will be the main course of the festival and sounds the alarm. Their guess turns out to be wrong, but now they are dropped off at their home because of the broken trust. The Raven - Lisa tells Edgar Allan Poe's classic The Raven . In this version, Bart represents the raven named Nevermore and Homer the first-person narrator . Bart and Lisa don't find the stories creepy at all, unlike Homer, who secretly overheard. Guest star: James Earl Jones
17th	4th	Fresh fish with three eyes	Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish	Nov 1, 1990	Jan. 24, 1992	Wes Archer	Sam Simon & John Swartzwelder	7F01
Bart catches a three-eyed fish, causing the environmental inspectors at the power plant to check. In order not to have to pay the heavy fines , Mr. Burns decides to run for governor . The Simpsons should also support his election campaign with a dinner with prepared questions as reparation . However, Marge serves a three-eyed fish in front of the cameras that Mr. Burns cannot swallow, thus ending his election campaign.
18th	5	The mascot	Dancin 'Homer	Nov 8, 1990	Jan. 31, 1992	Mark Kirkland	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	7F05
Homer becomes the mascot of the local baseball team, the Springfield Isotopes. By working hard to motivate the audience, the team wins. Homer receives an offer to perform at Capital City Stadium . The audience there is not that easy to impress, so Homer and the family have to return. Guest Stars: Tom Poston and Tony Bennett
19th	6th	The competition	Dead Putting Society	Nov 15, 1990	Feb 7, 1992	Rich Moore	Jeff Martin	7F08
The rivalry between Homer and Ned Flanders leads to a bet . Bart and Todd Flanders are supposed to hold a mini golf competition. Thanks to Lisa's support during training , Bart manages to get a draw against the more experienced Todd . Since neither of the two children has won, both men have to bet and mow the lawn in their wife's Sunday dress .
20th	7th	Beard stays hard	Beard vs. Thanksgiving	Nov 22, 1990	Feb 14, 1992	David Silverman	George Meyer	7F07
After Bart a centerpiece of Lisa at Thanksgiving burned by mistake and does not want to see it, to apologize, he runs away from home. But soon he returns home, but does not dare to go into the house. When he notices that Lisa is crying, there is a private discussion and he apologizes. The parents still notice this and so the party can be rescheduled.
21st	8th	The devil's leap	Bart the Daredevil	Dec 6, 1990	Feb. 28, 1992	Wes Archer	Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky	7F06
Impressed by a stuntman at the Demolition Derby, Bart tests increasingly difficult attempts on his skateboard . Appeals from Dr. Hibbert and Homer remain ineffective: Bart announces a jump over a large ravine . At the last second before his jump, Homer can stop Bart. Homer does the jump himself so Bart can see what it's like to be afraid of someone. However, the jump fails and Homer ends up in the hospital .
22nd	9	Television is to blame for everything	Itchy & Scratchy & Marge	Dec 20, 1990	May 8, 1992	Jim Reardon	John Swartzwelder	7F09
Marge starts a campaign against violence in the series Itchy & Scratchy after Maggie Homer k. o . hit. Marge's campaign with the support of other Springfield women is a success. Itchy & Scratchy is defused, which does not go down well with most viewers. When Michelangelo's David is to be exhibited in Springfield, the activist group is also against it because the statue depicts a naked person. Marge, who, in contrast to the activist group, sees the statue as a cultural asset , realizes that it is inconsistent to reject one form of art but not the other. She gives up her protest and Itchy & Scratchy will go back to air. Guest star: Alex Rocco
23	10	Bart gets under the wheels	Bart Gets Hit by a Car	Jan. 10, 1991	6th Mar 1992	Mark Kirkland	John Swartzwelder	7F10
When Mr. Burns pulls Bart in his car, attorney Lionel Hutz persuades Homer to exaggerate Bart's injuries in order to sue Mr. Burns for $ 1 million - of which Hutz should get 50% after Burns gives Homer a check for 100 $ offers. During the trial , Mr. Burns offers to pay $ 500,000. Homer, who wants more, refuses. According to Marge's more honest statement than Bart and Homer's, the trial fails. Homer initially doubts his love for Marge, but can forgive her. Guest star: Phil Hartman
24	11	The 24-hour period	One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish	Jan. 24, 1991	13 Mar 1992	Wes Archer	Nell Scovell	7F11
Homer, according to Dr. Hibbert only got 24 hours to live after eating poorly prepared fugu at the local sushi restaurant . He makes a list of things that he still wants to do but that he can't quite work through. At the end of the day he sits in an armchair and listens to the Bible on tape. The next morning Marge finds him asleep and alive. Guest stars: Larry King and George Takei
25th	12	How it all started	The Way We Was	Jan. 31, 1991	20 Mar 1992	David Silverman	Al Jean , Mike Reiss & Sam Simon	7F12
The Simpsons are sitting comfortably together while watching TV when the latter suddenly gives up the ghost. Homer tries in vain to fix it. A catastrophe for the family members, only Marge doesn't think that's so bad. She remembers when they didn't have a cigarette box. Against Bart's protests, she tells the story of how she met Homer while in detention in high school . Homer competes with Arti in the debating club and for margin. Homer pretends to use French tutoring for Marge, only to ask Marge out on a date, which causes her outrage. With Arti, Marge finds a new companion for the prom, where both are elected the royal couple. However, after a few tangles, Homer and Marge become a couple. Guest star: Jon Lovitz
26th	13	The eighth commandment	Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment	Feb 7, 1991	27 Mar 1992	Rich Moore	Steve Pepoon	7F13
Because an important boxing match is taking place in a few days , Homer has a cable connected illegally . The family is initially happy about it, but Marge is the first to have a bad feeling about it. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa are doing the Ten Commandments in Sunday School . They learn that if you violate this, hell threatens. Bart is already looking forward to it, but Lisa is not at all comfortable with the matter, and the pastor also confirms that it is a matter of theft . All residents appear at the Simpsons to watch the fight. After the Simpsons themselves didn't watch the fight, Homer finally removes the cable connection. Guest star: Phil Hartman
27	14th	The candidate for marriage	Principal Charming	Feb 14, 1991	Apr 3, 1992	Mark Kirkland	David M. Stern	7F15
Marges sister Selma comes to visit. She tells Marge that she is looking for a man. Homer, who owes Marge a favor, is tasked with finding a suitable husband . When he is called to the school principal because Bart has played a prank, this is for once a godsend for Homer: Principal Skinner would be the ideal man for Selma. Homer invites Skinner to dinner. But there Skinner only has eyes for Selma's twin sister Patty; however, this one is lesbian. Skinner is in love and lets Bart slip a few pranks with impunity. After a few dates , Skinner proposes marriage to Patty, but unsuccessfully.
28	15th	A brother to Homer	Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?	Feb 21, 1991	Apr 10, 1992	Wes Archer	Jeff Martin	7F16
Homer's father reveals a secret to his son: Homer has an illegitimate half-brother . Homer goes in search of the brother his father left in an orphanage and whom he never heard from again. And Homer succeeds: he finds the relative in Detroit, and the Simpsons are on their way. The half-brother named Herbert Powel turns out to be a successful managing director of a car manufacturer. Although Herb is slimmer and more intelligent than Homer, he feels lonely and abandoned and envies Homer his family. After hiring Homer to develop a car, his company goes bankrupt . Guest star: Danny DeVito
29	16	Conduct poorly	Bart's Dog Gets to F	7th Mar 1991	Apr 24, 1992	Jim Reardon	Jon Vitti	7F14
The Simpson dog Knecht Ruprecht, who actually belongs to Bart, is becoming more and more of a nuisance: He breaks everything, riot in the garden and eats everything that is not nailed down. Marge and Homer decide to give the dog away. Eventually, Bart can whip them up. Knecht Ruprecht gets another chance: He has to submit to a training course in a dog school , which initially hardly brings desired results. After all, Knecht Ruprecht can understand Bart's words and obey them. Guest star: Tracey Ullman
30th	17th	The inheritance	Old money	28 Mar 1991	May 22, 1992	David Silverman	Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky	7F17
Grandpa Simpson has found an admirer in the nursing home . On their birthday, of all places, Homer kidnaps his father on a safari . When Grandpa Simpson returned to the old people's home the next day, Beatrice died. She bequeathed him $ 106,000. Grandpa Simpson decides to use the money for a good cause . Jasper gets Grandpa to go to a casino with the money . There he wins at first until Homer appears and can dissuade him from playing. Ultimately, Grandpa invests the money in the old people's home. Guest Stars: Audrey Meadows and Phil Hartman
31	18th	Marges masterpiece	Brush with greatness	Apr 11, 1991	May 29, 1992	Jim Reardon	Brian K. Roberts	7F18
When Homer in an amusement park stuck called Mt. Splash More in the water slide, he begins serious about slimming thinking. Meanwhile, Marge is rediscovering her talent for drawing. Her portrait of plump Homer wins first prize at the Springfield Art Show. But then she receives an order for a portrait of Mr. Burns. At first Marge found it difficult to paint Burns. On the day of the exhibition, Marge presents a portrait of Burns in which he can be seen naked. According to Marge, however, viewers perceive it as a masterpiece. Guest stars: Jon Lovitz and Ringo Starr
32	19th	The substitute teacher	Lisa's substitutes	Apr 25, 1991	June 12, 1992	Rich Moore	Jon Vitti	7F19
Lisa's class teacher Miss Hoover falls ill. Her representative Mr. Bergstrom wins Lisa's affection with his teaching methods. Just as Lisa is about to take her favorite teacher home for dinner, Miss Hoover comes back. In the meantime, Bart has a problem: He competes against the nerd Martin in the class representative election. Everyone is for Bart, but they forget to vote for him. Guest star: Dustin Hoffman
33	20th	Fight the marital war	The War of the Simpsons	May 2, 1991	Dec 31, 1991	Mark Kirkland	John Swartzwelder	7F20
A party at the Simpsons and Homer looks too deep into the glass. He bawls around and even looks into the clipping of the Flanders wife. Marge doesn't like that at all. After the service in Springfield Church, Marge and Homer immediately register for a marriage counseling weekend with Reverend Lovejoy, which takes place at Katzenfischsee. The deliberation, however, becomes a general charge against Homer. Homer steals away the next morning and goes fishing. He catches a giant fish, which is "General Sherman", supposedly the largest catfish in the world, and pulls it into the boat. However, in order to win back Marge's love, he throws the fish back into the lake. Meanwhile, Grandpa takes care of the children who are throwing a party at home.
34	21st	Three friends and a comic book	Three Men and a Comic Book	May 9, 1991	May 15, 1992	Wes Archer	Jeff Martin	7F21
At a comic book exhibition , Bart discovers a booklet that he really wants: the first edition of Radioactive Man. Bart would invest all of his $ 30 cash, but the dealer charges $ 100 for the notebook. Marge's advice: Bart should take a job. Because work doesn't get you rich, he, Milhouse and Martin merge. Ultimately, disagreements arise as to who the magazine now belongs to. After the comic book flies out of the tree house during a thunderstorm, it is torn apart by the dog Knecht Ruprecht. The children finally get along again. Guest stars: Cloris Leachman and Daniel Stern
35	22nd	The lifesaver	Blood Feud	July 11, 1991	June 19, 1992	David Silverman	George Meyer	7F22
Homer's boss, Mr. Burns, is doing pretty badly: he's anemia and needs a blood transfusion badly . Unfortunately, he has the extremely rare blood group zero-zero-negative. And there is no blood donor to be found anywhere, only Bart has the right blood type. So Bart becomes the life saver of the great Mr. Burns. Homer sees the thank you in the form of bundles of money coming to the family, instead they only get a card. In response, Burns receives an insulting letter. Burns later gives the Simpsons a human-sized, giant skull, which they are not really happy about.

reception

criticism

“In the second season of the hugely successful yellow cartoon series“ The Simpsons ”, one thing is particularly noticeable: the sound. The dialogues become sharper, the names harder, which is sure to please the adult fans the most. In general, it becomes clear in this second year for whom “The Simpsons” were really not created: for children. Everything can be interpreted for that, too socially critical and too harsh. The German voices are consistently fun again. Especially Marge, who is spoken of by the wonderful Elisabeth Volkmann, convinces with consistently impressive ideas. The staging is also a clear improvement compared to the very soft first season. "The Simpsons" look fresher, newer, more dynamic and also more contemporary. Anyone who fell for this family in the first season will stick to it in year two as well. Yellow cult television. "

- Thomas Ays from moviesection.de

Awards

See also : List of Awards and Nominations for The Simpsons

The episode The Eighth Commandment won an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) . The episode also received a nomination in the category Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special .

DVD release

The entire second season was released as a boxed DVD by 20th Century Fox in the United States on August 6, 2002, over ten years after it first aired on television. In Germany and Austria, the box was available in stores from June 6, 2002. In addition to all episodes, the DVD contains bonus material such as comments on each episode.

Trivia

• At the beginning of the season, Bart used his exclamation "Cowabunga!" For the first time.
• Dimoxinil is apparently an anagram of the hair restorer minoxidil

Web links

• Season at Simpsonspedia
• Season of Call of the Simpsons

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The Simpsons Season 2 Episode Guide . tv.com. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} "The Simpsons" Episodic Guide. In: epguides.de. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011 ; Retrieved July 25, 2011 . 
3. ↑ Al Jean . (2002). DVD commentary for the episode “ Der Musterschüler ”. In: The Simpsons: The Complete Season Two [DVD]. 20th Century Fox .
4. ^ David Silverman . (2002). DVD commentary for the episode “ Der Musterschüler ”. In: The Simpsons: The Complete Season Two [DVD]. 20th Century Fox .
5. ↑ Production Code : Season 2 - Simpsonspedia, the Simpsons Wiki. In: simpsonspedia.net. Retrieved July 25, 2011 . 
6. ↑ Jeff lenburg: Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award Winning and Legendary Animators . Hal Leonard, 2006, ISBN 1-55783-671-X .