The Simpsons / Season 11

Season 11 of The Simpsons
Episodes	22nd
Country of production	United States
First broadcast	September 26, 1999 - May 21, 2000 on Fox
German-language first broadcast	September 4, 2000 - February 12, 2001 on ProSieben
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The eleventh season of the American animated series The Simpsons was broadcast from September 26, 1999 to May 21, 2000 on the US broadcaster Fox . The German-language free TV first broadcast was broadcast by ProSieben from September 4, 2000 to February 12, 2001.

The season was released on DVD on October 7, 2008 in the United States and October 24, 2008 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.
227	1	With Mel Gibson in Hollywood	Beyond Blunderdome	26 Sep 1999	4th Sep 2000	Steven Dean Moore	Mike Scully	AABF23
Mel Gibson lets Homer rewrite his latest film, which the producers don't like at all. But Homer and Mel persist and steal a copy of the finished film, resulting in a top-notch chase and loads of action.
228	2	It's all over, take focusin!	Brother's Little Helper	Oct 3, 1999	Sep 11 2000	Mark Kirkland	George Meyer	AABF22
To soothe Bart's destructive streak, he is given a novel drug called Focusin. As a side effect, however, he becomes paranoid and believes he is being monitored by a satellite, which he finally takes from the sky with a tank.
229	3	Homer as a restaurant critic	Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?	Oct 24, 1999	Sep 18 2000	Nancy Kruse	Al Jean	AABF21
Homer gets a job as a restaurant critic for Springfield Shopper magazine . Lisa supports him as a ghostwriter . First, Homer praises all restaurants in the highest tones. After meeting with fellow critics, Homer turns around and only writes extremely bad reviews. This drives the restaurant owners to poison Homer with a meal.
230	4th	I know what you've been fooling about	Treehouse of Horror X	Oct 31, 1999	Oct 30, 2000	Pete Michels	Donick Cary, Tim Long and Ron Hauge	BABF01
I know what you did-tudel-Marge killed Ned Flanders and wants to cover it up. In search of Xena - Bart and Lisa must rescue Xena from the clutches of the comic book seller. Life is like a roller coaster and then you die - Homer causes a worldwide catastrophe.
231	5	Duel at sunrise	EIEI- (Annoyed Grunt)	Nov 7, 1999	25 Sep 2000	Bob Anderson	Ian Maxtone-Graham	AABF19
Homer watches a Zorro movie and later challenges Snake to a duel to defend Marge's honor. After Snake gets scared, Homer challenges everyone he meets to a duel. At first nobody dares to face Homer until one day they find a brave opponent. To escape this duel, Homer moves his family to the country and becomes a farmer. His accidentally developed hybrid of tomatoes and tobacco ( Tomacco ) became so popular that the industry soon became aware of him.
232	6th	The short-term celebrity	Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder	Nov 14, 1999	Oct 2, 2000	Mike B. Anderson	Al Jean	BABF02
Homer's feats at the bowling alley made him a local celebrity, which also earned him television appearances. But when his fame faded just as quickly, he devoted himself all the more intensively to his children and went to a swimming course with Maggie and to the bowling alley.
233	7th	Have you ever thought of children?	Eight misbehavin '	Nov 21, 1999	Oct 9, 2000	Steven Dean Moore	Matt Selman	BABF03
Apu and his wife Manjula are given eightlings. Since both are overwhelmed with the care of eight children, they sign a contract with the Springfield Zoo. After this, the zoo takes over the costs and supervision of the eightlings, but is also allowed to display them to the public. Homer and Apu therefore try to kidnap the children from the zoo.
234	8th	The fight for margin	Take My Wife, Sleaze	Nov 28, 1999	Oct 16, 2000	Neil Affleck	John Swartzwelder	BABF05
Homer wins a motorcycle and starts a gang with his friends. He chooses the name of an already existing, notorious gang. This gang shows up at the Simpsons and then kidnaps Marge to punish Homer for stealing the gang name.
235	9	The evil doll Lustikus	Grift of the Magi	Dec 19, 1999	Dec 18, 2000	Matthew Nastuk	Tom Martin	BABF07
The Springfield elementary school is being taken over by a company that, by secretly listening to the children, wants to produce a toy that is perfectly tailored to the target group. She succeeds in doing this with the doll "Lustikus", but Lisa discovers the plan. She can persuade Bart and Homer to steal and destroy all the dolls.
236	10	Lisa and her boys	Little Big Mom	Jan. 9, 2000	Oct 23, 2000	Mark Kirkland	Carolyn Omine	BABF04
On a ski trip, Marge breaks while sitting in a ski hut, her leg and Lisa has to take care of the household. Because Bart and Homer are of little help to her, she pretends to punish them that they have leprosy .
237	11	Bart has the power	Faith Off	Jan 16, 2000	Nov 6, 2000	Nancy Kruse	Frank Mula	BABF06
Homer goes to his old university and with one swipe gets a bucket full of glue on his head. At a healing service, the preacher uses Bart to remove the bucket. Bart now believes that he can heal others through his faith and founds his own sect. Football star Luvchenko lets himself be cured during a game by Bart, who later loses his leg.
238	12	If I were once rich	The Mansion Family	Jan. 23, 2000	Nov 13, 2000	Michael Polcino	John Swartzwelder	BABF08
Mr. Burns goes to the hospital for a general examination after being named the oldest man in Springfield. Meanwhile, the Simpsons take over his property.
239	13	A horse for the family	Saddlesore Galactica	Feb 6, 2000	Nov 20, 2000	Lance Kramer	Tim Long	BABF09
The Simpson family takes on an abandoned racehorse named Duncan and Bart becomes his jockey . The opposing jockeys don't like it at all, which is why they try to blackmail Homer.
240	14th	Ned Flanders: Alone again	Alone Again, Natura-Diddily	Feb 13, 2000	Nov 27, 2000	Jim Reardon	Ian Maxtone-Graham	BABF10
Ned Flanders' wife dies during a car race after falling from the back row of a grandstand. She is hit by a cannon that fires T-shirts, which Homer previously loudly requested. Homer eventually helps Ned get over it and tries to find a new wife for Ned. Finally, Ned has his first doubts about God - until at the end he hears the Christian rock singer Rachel Jordan in church.
241	15th	The best missionary ever	Missionary: Impossible	Feb 20, 2000	Dec. 4, 2000	Steven Dean Moore	Ron Hauge	BABF11
Homer donates $ 10,000 to a television show without having the money. When the money is to be collected, he flees with Reverend Lovejoy's help to an island in the South Sea and begins to work as a missionary there. While he opens a casino and puts the island in serious danger, Bart takes his place in Springfield.
242	16	Moe with the two faces	Pygmoelian	Feb. 27, 2000	Dec 11, 2000	Mark Kirkland	Larry Doyle	BABF12
A photo of Moe appears on a Duff Beer Calendar but is covered by a sticker because it's so ugly. Moe then undergoes cosmetic surgery and surprisingly receives the role of a doctor in a television series. When he believes that his character is threatened with serial death, Moe defends himself with Homer's help. After Moe is buried by a falling wooden wall, he gets his old face back.
243	17th	Bart's look into the future	Bart to the Future	19 Mar 2000	Jan. 8, 2001	Michael Marcantel	Dan Greaney	BABF13
Bart experiences a vision of his future: While he is trying to get by as a guitarist, Lisa is elected the first woman president of the USA. When Bart runs out of money, he moves in with Lisa in the White House, where Homer and Marge also stay.
244	18th	Barney's helicopter flight lesson	Days of Wine and D'oh'ses	Apr 9, 2000	Jan. 15, 2001	Neil Affleck	Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta	BABF14
Barney is given a voucher for helicopter flight lessons for his birthday. In order to be able to redeem this, he stops drinking. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa take part in a photography competition.
245	19th	Kill the alligator and then ...	Kill the Alligator and Run	Apr 30, 2000	Jan. 29, 2001	Jen Kamerman	John Swartzwelder	BABF16
The Simpsons are in Florida where thousands of students celebrate spring break . You accidentally kill a popular alligator and have to hide from all sorts of angry chasers.
246	20th	She always wanted to be a dancer	Last Tap Dance in Springfield	May 7, 2000	Jan. 22, 2001	Nancy Kruse	Julie Thacker	BABF15
After Lisa has seen a dance film in the cinema, she wants to become a dancer. Former child star Little Miss Vicky Valentine will be her teacher. Unfortunately Lisa has no talent for tap dancing. Meanwhile, Homer has laser surgery to improve his eyesight.
247	21st	Is Marge Mad?	It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge	May 14, 2000	Feb 5, 2001	Steven Dean Moore	Larry Doyle	BABF18
Because Marge advises Otto to make a final decision between rock music and his future bride, she soon has a broken heart to look after: Becky, Otto's ex-girlfriend, moves in with the Simpsons. However, as she gets better at her housework, Marge slowly begins to go nuts.
248	22nd	Behind the laughs	Behind the Laughter	May 21, 2000	Feb 12, 2001	Mark Kirkland	Tim Long, George Meyer, Mike Scully and Matt Selman	BABF19
This episode is about the fictional work behind the scenes.

See also

• Characters from The Simpsons
• The Simpsons (family)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} The Simpsons Season 11 Episode Guide . Zap2it.com . Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} The Simpsons Episodes Guide. In: epguides.de. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011 ; Retrieved July 25, 2011 . 
3. ↑ Production Code : Season 11 - Simpsonspedia, the Simpsons Wiki. In: simpsonspedia.net. Retrieved July 24, 2011 . 

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