The Simpsons / Season 7

Season 7 of The Simpsons
Country of production	United States
First broadcast	Sep 17, 1995 - May 19, 1996 on Fox
German-language first broadcast	November 4, 1996 - December 28, 1999 on ProSieben
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The seventh season of the American animated series The Simpsons was broadcast from September 17, 1995 to May 19, 1996 on the US broadcaster Fox . The German-language first broadcast was broadcast by the private broadcaster ProSieben from November 4, 1996 to December 28, 1999, with the sixth episode of the series Die Panik-Amok-Horror-Show only being broadcast on December 28, 1999.

The season was released on DVD on December 13, 2005 in the United States and on May 4, 2006 in Germany.

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.
129	1	Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part two)	Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)	17 Sep 1995	Nov 4, 1996	Wes Archer	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	2F20
A DNA trail leads into the Simpsons house and Homer is suspected - in the end Maggie turns out to be the culprit, although it remains open whether it was intentional or an accident.
130	2	Reluctant movie star	Radioactive Man	Sep 24 1995	Nov 5, 1996	Susie Dietter	John Swartzwelder	2F17
A new Radioactive Man film is to be shot in Springfield and Bart wants to play the role of Fallout Boy, which Milhouse gets. But Milhouse hardly feels like it.
131	3	Something's wrong with the Simpsons!	Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily	Oct. 1, 1995	Nov 6, 1996	Susie Dietter	Jon Vitti	3F01
At school, it is discovered that Bart has lice. The youth welfare office leaves the Simpsons children in the care of the Flanders until Homer and Marge have completed a parenting course. Flanders realizes that his new protégés are not baptized and wants to do so immediately. However, Homer can prevent this in time.
132	4th	Bart sells his soul	Bart Sells His Soul	Oct 8, 1995	Nov 7, 1996	Wesley Archer	Greg Daniels	3F02
Bart and Milhouse discuss the subject of the soul . Bart believes the soul does not exist and sells Milhouse his own soul for five dollars. He writes the word soul on a piece of paper and sells it. However, Bart can no longer laugh later and is otherwise no longer capable of any sensations. He desperately tries to get the note back. Milhouse is now asking for fifty dollars. Meanwhile, Moe turns his bar into a restaurant for the whole family.
133	5	Lisa as a vegetarian	Lisa the Vegetarian	Oct 15, 1995	Nov 8, 1996	Mark Kirkland	David S. Cohen	3F03
Lisa decides to stop eating meat and Homer throws a barbecue .
134	6th	The panic amok horror show	Treehouse of Horror VI	Oct 29, 1995	Dec 27, 1999	Bob Anderson	John Swartzwelder, Steve Tompkins, David S. Cohen	3F04
Attack of the 15-meter advertising figures - Gigantic advertising figures attack the city. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace - Caretaker Willie slices through children's nightmares. Homer 3 - Homer gets into the third dimension. (Mix of animation, CGI and real film)
135	7th	The disabled Homer	King size homer	Nov 5, 1995	Nov 11, 1996	Jim Reardon	Dan Greaney	3F05
Homer eats a lot of pounds to be able to work from home as a disabled person. But even there he neglects his work. An incident occurs in which the reactor threatens to explode.
136	8th	Who is Mona Simpson?	Mother Simpson	Nov 19, 1995	Nov 12, 1996	David Silverman	Richard Appel	3F06
Homer visits his mother's supposed grave and discovers that she is not actually buried there. His mother appears at Homer's: It turns out that she is not dead, but on the run from the police. In the 1960s she was part of a hippie movement that destroyed a Mr. Burns biological weapon system. Mona then goes on the run again.
137	9	Tingeltangel-Bob's revenge	Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming	Nov 26, 1995	Nov 13, 1996	Dominic Polcino	Spike Feresten	3F08
With a stolen atom bomb , Tingeltangel-Bob wants to force Springfield to abolish television. The bomb turns out to be harmless. Tingeltangel-Bob takes Bart hostage and tries to escape by plane. A crash saves their lives.
138	10	The 138th episode, a special screening	The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular	Dec 3, 1995	Oct 27, 1997	David Silverman	Jon Vitti	3F31
Troy McClure guides you through a look back at eight years of "The Simpsons" - including scenes that were never shown.
139	11	The black sheep	Marge Be Not Proud	Dec 17, 1995	Nov 14, 1996	Steven Dean Moore	Mike Scully	3F07
Just before Christmas, Bart steals a video game and is caught doing it. He is then banned from the house . He can initially prevent his parents from finding out until they decide to have a family photo taken in the same shop. Disappointed with Bart, Marge is now distant from him. Bart wants to appease Marge with a Christmas present. But when she sees him sneaking into the house, she thinks he stole something again. When she sees the present (a picture of Bart) everything is back to normal.
140	12	Homer's bowling team	Team Homer	Jan. 7, 1996	Nov 15, 1996	Mark Kirkland	Mike Scully	3F10
Homer wants to start a bowling team and needs $ 500 to do it. He gets the money from Mr. Burns, but only because he is not in full possession of his mental powers. When Mr. Burns can think clearly again, he wants the money back. When he arrives at the bowling alley, he spontaneously decides to join the team, which seems to be the end of the team's winning streak. Several attempts to get rid of Mr. Burns fail. The team ultimately wins the trophy, which, to the annoyance of the others, is claimed by Burns alone. Meanwhile, the elementary school students have to wear uniforms because Bart came to school with a provocative T-shirt.
141	13	The bad neighbors	Two Bad Neighbors	Jan. 14, 1996	Nov 18, 1996	Wes Archer	Ken Keeler	3F09
Ex-President George Bush moves in across from the Simpsons. After Bart destroys Bush's memoirs , he gets a few blows on the buttocks from him. Homer then demands an apology from Bush. Since the latter refuses, a bitter neighborhood dispute ensues between the two, which ends with Bush moving out.
142	14th	In a class of its own	Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield	Feb. 4, 1996	Nov 19, 1996	Susie Dietter	Jennifer Crittenden	3F11
After Marge found a Chanel costume on sale , she was invited to a posh country club. A little later she should also be officially accepted into the club. For the occasion, she wants to change her costume to make it look new, but in the process she ruins it completely. Homer happens to find out that Mr. Burns' years of golfing success was a scam. To keep Homer silent, Mr. Burns makes sure that the family is accepted into the club. On the way to the introductory party, however, Marge notices that her efforts to be accepted into high society have also changed her character. Eventually she backs down.
143	15th	Bart is to blame for everything	Bart the finch	Feb 11, 1996	Nov 20, 1996	Jim Reardon	Bob Kushell, John Swartzwelder	3F12
Bart accidentally uncovered Krusty's tax fraud, whereupon the latter faked his death in a plane crash. Bart and Lisa set out to find the missing Krusty.
144	16	The secret creed	Lisa the Iconoclast	Feb. 18, 1996	Nov 21, 1996	Mike B. Anderson	Jonathan Collier	3F13
Shortly before the parade in his honor, Lisa finds out that city founder Jebediah Springfield was actually a pirate. Many springfielders are outraged by this claim. Lisa finds out about a museum director who also knows the secret and tries to cover it up.
145	17th	Butler at Burns	Homer the Smithers	Feb 25, 1996	Nov 22, 1996	Steven Dean Moore	John Swartzwelder	3F14
When Smithers goes on vacation, Homer becomes his deputy - and brings up Mr. Burns to unimaginable independence. Homer knocks down Mr. Burns and quits his temporary job. Burns now has to cope on his own, which works so well that he dismisses Smithers. Homer then helps Smithers get his post back.
146	18th	Who Invented Itchy and Scratchy?	The Day the Violence Died	17th Mar 1996	Nov 25, 1996	Wesley Archer	John Swartzwelder	3F16
When Bart proves that the Itchy and Scratchy film studio stole the idea for Itchy from an old man named Chester, the studio goes bankrupt and is no longer able to make films. As a result, Bart and Lisa now have to do without their favorite show.
147	19th	Selma marries Hollywood star	A Fish Called Selma	24 Mar 1996	Nov 26, 1996	Mark Kirkland	Jack Barth	3F15
Troy McClure marries Marges sister Selma to give his career new impetus. When Troy wants to have a child, also just for marketing purposes, Selma ends her relationship with him.
148	20th	The trip to Knoxville	Bart on the Road	31 Mar 1996	Nov 27, 1996	Swinton O. Scott III	Richard Appel	3F17
Martin accompanies his father to the stock market and makes $ 600 on speculation. With a fake driver's license, Bart, Nelson, Milhouse and Martin drive a rental car to the site of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee , where Nelson collapses the Sunsphere, among other things , while Lisa spends her spring break at Homer's home.
149	21st	22 short films about Springfield	22 Short Films About Springfield	Apr 14, 1996	Nov 28, 1996	Jim Reardon	Richard Appel, David S. Cohen, Jonathan Collier, Jennifer Crittenden, Greg Daniels, Brent Forrester, Rachel Pulido, Steve Tompkins, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein , Matt Groening, Greg Daniels	3F18
Different little stories with different Springfield citizens. Examples: A pulp fiction parody with Chief Wiggum, Snake and Milhouse. Apu can only close his shop for five minutes to go to a party. Homer locks Maggie in the newspaper box and Dr. Nick is accused of improper treatment methods.
150	22nd	Simpson and his grandson in "The Treasure Hunt"	Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"	Apr 28, 1996	Nov 29, 1996	Jeffrey Lynch	Jonathan Collier	3F19
Grampa and Mr. Burns are the last two survivors of a group of former soldiers who manage a looted treasure (various German-owned paintings) from the Second World War. They signed a gentlemen's agreement or tontine ; Nevertheless, Burns wants the treasure to himself and would rather kill Grampa than wait for it to die. However, the booty later goes to the rightful owner from Germany.
151	23	Referendum in Springfield	Much Apu About Nothing	May 5, 1996	Dec 2, 1996	Susie Dietter	David S. Cohen	3F20
A law on the deportation of illegal immigrants threatens Apu, who has lived in the USA for seven years with an expired visa. Apu first wants to get false papers, but later he decides to become an American citizen.
152	24	Homer on tour	Homerpalooza	May 19, 1996	Dec 3, 1996	Wesley Archer	Brent Forrester	3F21
Homer is hired by the organizer of a freak show. During the performances he has to have a cannonball shot at his stomach, which, however, seriously endangers his health.
153	25th	A summer for Lisa	Summer of 4 Ft. 2	May 19, 1996	Dec. 4, 1996	Mark Kirkland	Dan Greaney	3F22
The Simpsons go to Little Pwagmattasquarmsettport, where they live in the Flanders beach house. Lisa tries to make friends and promptly makes new friends. Out of envy, Bart tries to destroy their new friendships.

See also

• Characters from The Simpsons
• The Simpsons (family)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} The Simpsons Season 7 Episode Guide . Zap2it.com . Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} "The Simpsons" episode guide. In: simpsonspedia.net. Retrieved March 19, 2014 . 
3. ↑ The Simpsons Episode Guide. Retrieved March 19, 2014
4. ↑ Production Code : Season 7 - Simpsonspedia, the Simpsons Wiki. In: simpsonspedia.net. Retrieved March 19, 2014 . 

Web links

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