The Simpsons / Season 13

Season 13 of The Simpsons
Episodes	22nd
Country of production	United States
First broadcast	November 6, 2001 - May 22, 2002 on Fox
German-language first broadcast	February 8, 2003 - July 5, 2003 on ProSieben
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The thirteenth season of the American animated series The Simpsons was broadcast from November 6, 2001 to May 22, 2002 on the US broadcaster Fox . The German-language free TV first broadcast was broadcast by ProSieben from February 8, 2003 to July 5, 2003.

The season was released on DVD on August 24, 2010 in the United States and October 29, 2010 in Germany. The Blu-ray release took place in the United States on August 24, 2010. In Germany, the season was released on December 1, 2010 on Blu-ray.

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.
270	1	Hex and the City	Treehouse of Horror XII	Nov 6, 2001	1st Mar 2003	Jim Reardon	Joel H. Cohen, John Frink & Don Payne, Carolyn Omine	CABF19
Hex and the City - Homer upsets a fortune teller, who then puts a curse on everyone he loves. House of Bats - The Simpsons buy the Ultrahouse 3000, which Marge likes and wants to get Homer out of the way. Sorcerer's Apprentices - Bart and Lisa fight Montymort and Slithers at a magic school.
271	2	I am with you, my son	The Parent Rap	Nov 11, 2001	Feb 8, 2003	Mark Kirkland	George Meyer & Mike Scully	CABF22
After Bart and Milhouse stole Chief Wiggum's car, he ran into a particularly strict judge. Convinced that Homer is complicit in Bart's behavior, she condemns the two of being chained together for an extended period of time.
272	3	Homer and Moe St. Cool	Homer the Moe	Nov 18, 2001	Feb 15, 2003	Jen Kamerman	Dana Gould	CABF20
Moe is depressed because he didn't graduate as a bartender. Thanks to Homer, Lenny and Carl's persuasion, he drives back to his old university and leaves the bar to Homer. His former professor advises Moe to make the bar more modern. After Moe redesigned the bar, the shop developed into a meeting place for high society . Moe doesn't pay any attention to his old friends anymore.
273	4th	Gloria - true love	A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love	Dec 2, 2001	Feb 22, 2003	Lance Kramer	John Swartzwelder	CABF18
Homer is hired by a Chinese restaurant to write the lyrics for the fortune cookies . One of them promises Mr. Burns that he will meet the love of his life, which is why he successfully asks the policewoman Gloria, who actually only wants to give him a ticket, out on a date.
274	5	From dark times	The Blunder Years	Dec 9, 2001	March 8 2003	Steven Dean Moore	Ian Maxtone-Graham	CABF21
Through hypnosis, Homer recalls an experience from his youth: Homer, Lenny, Carl and Moe discover a corpse. Since their identity remains unclear, the Simpsons want to get to the bottom of this discovery and learn the secret of Waylon Smithers' father.
275	6th	But it lacks faith	She of Little Faith	Dec 16, 2001	15th Mar 2003	Steven Dean Moore	Bill Freiberger	DABF02
After Homer and Bart destroy Springfield Church with a failed rocket experiment, Reverend Lovejoy and Mr. Burns rent the outside walls of the holy house as advertising space to finance the cost of rebuilding it. For Lisa, this is pure blasphemy that makes her convert to Buddhism .
276	7th	Family riot - Maggie arrested	Brawl in the Family	Jan. 6, 2002	22 Mar 2003	Matthew Nastuk	Joel H. Cohen	DABF01
During a Monopoly game, the Simpsons get into an argument, which escalates more and more until the police arrive. A social worker is supposed to try to bring the family back together, which is also possible with a role play in the forest. However, the two women from Las Vegas (known from an earlier episode) appear at home.
277	8th	The sweet and sour margin	Sweets and Sour Marge	Jan. 20, 2002	29 Mar 2003	Mark Kirkland	Carolyn Omine	DABF03
Springfield breaks the world record as "America's Fattest City". The reason for the obesity of the inhabitants is a powerful sugar company, which has the sweet substance added to all the food in the city. Marge uncovered the food scandal and got all sugar banned from Springfield.
278	9	His jaw is wired	Jaws Wired Shut	Jan. 27, 2002	Apr 5, 2003	Nancy Kruse	Matt Selman	DABF05
While fleeing from angry cinema attendants, Homer broke his jaw in a collision with the statue of Drederick Tatum, which caused Dr. Hibbert gives him a metal frame so that Homer can neither talk nor eat solid food. In return, he turns out to be a good listener. At first Marge likes the new, understanding Homer, but is increasingly bored and therefore gets the feeling that one of Homer's dreams has to be realized for himself.
279	10	A semi-fair request	Half-Decent Proposal	Feb 10, 2002	Apr 12, 2003	Lauren MacMullan	Tim Long	DABF04
Because of Homer's snoring, Marge spends the night with Patty and Selma, who get in touch with Artie Ziff while drunk. He is now so rich that he invites Marge and Homer onto his yacht and offers them a million dollars to spend a weekend alone with Marge.
280	11	To Canada for love	The Bart Wants What It Wants	Feb. 17, 2002	Apr 19, 2003	Michael Polcino	John Frink & Don Payne	DABF06
Bart meets Greta, the daughter of film star Rainier Wolfcastle. When he realizes that she is in love with him, he ends their relationship. Greta arrives with Milhouse and goes to Canada for a film set by her father. When Bart notices what he has lost, he follows her with his family.
281	12	Bart and his western hero	The Lastest Gun in the West	Feb. 24, 2002	Apr 26, 2003	Bob Anderson	John Swartzwelder	DABF07
A dog goes after Bart and chases him into the estate of a former western movie star. Bart has never heard of him, but finds him so fascinating that he wants to emulate him. It turns out that Buck, the western hero, has a drinking problem .
282	13	Abraham and Zelda	The Old Man and the Key	10 Mar 2002	May 3, 2003	Lance Kramer	Jon Vitti	DABF09
A spirited woman comes into the retirement home and thus into Abraham Simpson's life. To impress her, Abe gets his driver's license again and borrows Homer's car for excursions. But there is a younger rival who is also going on a trip with her.
283	14th	Three ancient stories	Tales from the public domain	17th Mar 2002	May 10, 2003	Mike B. Anderson	Andrew Kreisberg, Josh Lieb, Matt Warburton	DABF08
Homer as Odysseus by Homer Lisa as Joan of Arc Bart as Hamlet by Shakespeare
284	15th	It's all Lisa's fault	Blame it on Lisa	31 Mar 2002	May 17, 2003	Steven Dean Moore	Bob Bendetson	DABF10
The Simpsons go to Rio de Janeiro to look for the orphan that Lisa supports. Homer comes under the control of kidnappers. The orphan has since become a wealthy dancer and eventually provides the ransom , which frees Homer.
285	16	Homer somewhere else	Weekend at Burnsie's	Apr 7, 2002	May 24, 2003	Michael Marcantel	Jon Vitti	DABF11
Homer is prescribed marijuana as a pain reliever and is addicted to it shortly afterwards. When stoned, he not only lets Ned Flanders read to him from the Bible, but also finds almost everything else funny, which is why Mr. Burns wants him for a shareholders' meeting at the Kraftwerk.
286	17th	Forrest Plump and the Clip Show	Gump roast	Apr 21, 2002	May 31, 2003	Mark Kirkland	Deb Lacusta & Dan Castellaneta	DABF12
Homer is supposed to be honored surprisingly by the Springfield Friars Club, but then Kang and Kodos come by and want to condemn the people because of Homer's memories.
287	18th	The mad rage	I am furious yellow	Apr 28, 2002	June 7, 2003	Chuck Sheetz	John Swartzwelder	DABF13
Bart invents a comic called "Angry Dad", whose character resembles his father. Homer, the involuntary role model, gets a lot of tantrums in this episode. At the end of the episode, he even "transforms" himself into the angry Marvel comic book character Hulk through green paint .
288	19th	The Apu and Manjula crisis	The Sweetest Apu	May 5, 2002	June 14, 2003	Matthew Nastuk	John Swartzwelder	DABF14
Apu has an affair with the Squishee supplier - when his wife Manjula finds out about it, the house blessing hangs crooked: Apu has to move out. Marge and Homer then do everything possible to bring the two back together.
289	20th	LS Master of the double life	Little Girl in the Big Ten	May 12, 2002	June 21, 2003	Lauren MacMullan	Jon Vitti	DABF15
Lisa befriends some girls from college. In order to belong, she hides her age and pretends to be already enrolled in college. Meanwhile, Bart has to live in an air bubble for some time because he was stung by an exotic insect.
290	21st	In the beginning there was the screech caterpillar	The Frying Game	May 19, 2002	June 28, 2003	Michael Polcino	John Swartzwelder	DABF16
Because he tried to kill a rare caterpillar, Homer has to do 200 hours of church work. While delivering food on wheels , he meets a rich old lady. When she dies an unnatural death and Homer and Marge inherit their fortune, they are both arrested on suspicion of murder. The children come to a home.
291	22nd	Security Service "Springshield"	Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge	May 22, 2002	July 5, 2003	Pete Michels	Dana Gould	DABF17
After Homer caused a power outage in all of Springfield during a heat wave and looting occurs that Chief Wiggum and the Springfield police cannot prevent, Homer decides to set up their own security service called "Springshield" with Lenny and Carl . Quimby replaces the police with Springshield and appoints Homer as the new chief of police. Homer then runs into problems with the Mafia. However, Maggie is able to save Homer with a sniper rifle.

See also

• Characters from The Simpsons
• Simpsons family

Web links

• Season at Simpsonspedia
• Season of Call of the Simpsons

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} The Simpsons Season 13 Episode Guide . Zap2it.com . Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} The Simpsons Episodes Guide . In: Epguides.de . Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved on February 4, 2012.
3. ↑ Production Code : Season 14 - Simpsonspedia, the Simpsons Wiki . In: Simpsonspedia.net . Retrieved February 4, 2012.