The Simpsons - The Complete Third Season

S03E01 - Stark Raving Dad

Homer's sanity is called into question when he arrives at work wearing a pink
shirt. After Bart takes Homer's mental stability test for him, Homer is committed
to a mental hospital where he meets a big, hulking bald man who says his name is
Michael Jackson. Meanwhile, Lisa is depressed over her upcoming eighth birthday,
but is very happy in the end to receive a song that is written specially for her
birthday.
Special guest star: Michael Jackson (under the pseudonym of "John Jay Smith") and
Kipp Lennon.

S03E02 - Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington

While reading a copy of Reading Digest, Homer finds an entry form for an essay
contest for which Lisa signs up. When she successfully wins the contest, she and
the family travel to Washington, DC where the finals are to be held. Here, Lisa
bears witness to the seedy underbelly of politics and becomes bitterly disappointed
after learning of a bribery scandal involving Springfield's state congressman. In
her final essay, she disdains and condemns the government system, which leads to
the arrest of the corrupt congressman. While she fails to win the contest, her
faith in government is restored.

S03E03 - When Flanders Failed

Homer makes a wish for Ned Flanders to be a financial failure. The wish comes to
life when Flanders's store catering to left handed people goes out of business,
causing the Flanders family to end up financially in trouble. When finding out that
Neds house is to be repossessed, Homer feels guilty and decides to help by telling
all the left-handed population of Springfield about the Leftorium and calling in a
few favors from his friends. This helps Ned keep the store and get his house back.
Meanwhile, Bart goes to the Japanese bartender Akira and takes karate lessons, but
quits after he discovers that it is not as interesting as he had expected it to be.

S03E04 - Bart the Murderer

After having a terrible day at school, Bart stumbles upon the "Legitimate
Businessman's Social Club" Mafia bar where the leader, Fat Tony, hires him to work
as their permanent bartender. However, when Principal Skinner ends up missing for
nearly a week, Bart is immediately blamed for murdering him, causing Bart to get
sent to court. As Bart is about to get convicted, the principal shows up which
leads to Bart being cleared of all the charges.
Guest star: Joe Mantegna, Neil Patrick Harris.

S03E05 - Homer Defined

Homer accidentally saves the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and is ashamed when
people mistake him for a hero. When another impending meltdown threatens the
Shelbyville plant, he is asked to perform his heroic deeds once again. He is lucky
again, but this time he is derided as a lucky imbecile, even more so than he was
hailed as a hero. Meanwhile, Luann Van Houten forbids Milhouse to be friends with
Bart as she feels Bart is a bad influence on her son.
Guest stars: Magic Johnson, Chick Hearn and Jon Lovitz.

S03E06 - Like Father, Like Clown

When Krusty comes over to the Simpsons house for dinner, he reveals to them that
he is of Jewish heritage, and that his father, Rabbi Krustofski disowned him for
pursuing an a career in comedy, and not a successful career as a rabbi. Krusty
starts to fall apart and Bart and Lisa decide to contact the rabbi and convince him
to forgive Krusty. The rabbi at first refuses to see Krusty, but Bart convinces him
to do so, and the two reuinte.
Guest star: Jackie Mason.
S03E07 - Treehouse of Horror II
When Homer, Bart, and Lisa eat a ton of candy, the three begin having various
nightmares:
Lisa's nightmare: The Simpsons visit Morocco and find a monkey's paw that makes all
their wishes come true with dire consequences.
Bart's nightmare: The town of Springfield must think happy thoughts or suffer the
powers of Bart's twisted imagination.
Homer's nightmare: Mr. Burns kills Homer so he can transplant his brain into a
robot's to create a super-efficient worker.

S03E08 - Lisa's Pony

When Lisa requires a new saxophone reed for her talent recital, she asks Homer, who
immediately promises to buy her one. Though when Homer breaks his promise, he makes
up for it by giving Lisa the one thing she had always wanted, a pony named
Princess. With a new pony in the house, Homer struggles with two jobs to cover the
cost. Lisa, upon seeing what Homer must go through to pay for the pony, decides to
sell it.
Guest star: Frank Welker.

S03E09 - Saturdays of Thunder

After taking a fatherhood quiz, Homer realizes that he knows nothing about Bart,
and in the result, strives to be a better father after learning that Bart is one of
the racers in the Soapbox Derby. Their entry is not very good, and Bart decides to
drive Martin Prince's much nicer racer. Homer is at first devastated, but decides
that he must be a good father and support Bart. Bart later goes on to win the race.

S03E10 - Flaming Moe's

One night at Moe's Tavern, Homer tells Moe Szyslak of a secret alcoholic cocktail
made with cough syrup and fire that he calls "Flaming Homer". When Moe tries
Homer's recipe in the bar, he finds it boosts his business and patronage, so Moe
steals the recipe from Homer. Later, Moe is about to sell the recipe for $1,000,000
but Homer comes and divulges the secret ingredient, only to find out that Moe was
planning to split the million with him.
Guest stars: Aerosmith.

S03E11 - Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk

The stock in the Nuclear Plant skyrockets amid rumors of a takeover meaning that
all the workers get rich, except for Homer who has sold his stockholding for a mere
$25 and fears that he'll lose his job. The rumors prove true as two German
businessmen buy the plant from Mr. Burns for $100 million and fire Homer for
incompetence. Mr. Burns decides to buy the plant back when he discovers that his
former employees no longer fear him.
Guest star: Phil Hartman.

S03E12 - I Married Marge

After worrying that she may yet again be pregnant, Marge drives to Dr. Hibbert's
office. While anxiously waiting, Homer begins to tell Bart, Lisa, and Maggie about
how he and Marge got married at a quickie wedding chapel, and how he attempted to
prove to Marge's sisters that he can provide for their upcoming child.

S03E13 - Radio Bart

When Bart's birthday party turns into a disaster, he uses an AM radio Homer gave
him to play pranks on other citizens. He decides to throw a radio down an old well
and tricks the town into thinking a little boy is stuck in it. At first he is
successful, but Lisa reminds him that he left a "property of Bart Simpson" label on
the radio and goes to retrieve it. Bart becomes trapped in the well and while the
town decides to leave him there, Homer frantically tries to rescue him.
Guest star: Sting.
S03E14 - Lisa the Greek
Homer begins to bond with Lisa after learning her unique and convenient ability to
pick winning American football teams. When Lisa finds out Homer has only been using
her for gambling, she refuses to speak to her father until he fully understands
her.

S03E15 - Homer Alone

The family's dependence on Marge causes Marge to suffer a nervous breakdown during
her early morning errands, and she decides to go to a spa resort to calm down.
Homer, meanwhile has to care for the troublesome Maggie while Bart and Lisa spend
their time with their spinster aunts, Patty and Selma. The entire family realizes
how much they need Marge to take care of things, and everybody is happy when she
eventually returns from the spa.
Guest star: Phil Hartman.

S03E16 - Bart the Lover

When a yo-yo craze sweeps over Springfield Elementary School, Bart's errant yo-yo
happens to break a fish tank, killing the class goldfish. Edna Krabappel sentences
Bart to a month of detention. Bart decides to write phony love letters to her under
the guise of a man who responded to her personal ad. Meanwhile, Homer tries to cut
back on swearing after Flanders complains that Todd is picking up on the foul
language.

S03E17 - Homer at the Bat

The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team proves to be a huge success with
Homer as their official star player. But after Mr. Burns makes a bet with
Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant owner Aristotle Amadopoulis, he hires nine
professional baseball players to fill out the team. However, eight of those ringers
fall victim to separate misfortunes, and Burns is forced to turn to his regular
employees, who win the game.
Guest stars: Wade Boggs, Jos Canseco, Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey, Jr., Don
Mattingly, Steve Sax, Mike Scioscia, Ozzie Smith, Terry Cashman and Darryl
Strawberry.

S03E18 - Separate Vocations

The school makes the students take an aptitude test, and it ends up suggesting Bart
become a policeman and Lisa become a homemaker instead of a professional jazz
musician. While Lisa becomes a troublemaker, Bart improves his grades and behavior
and is chosen to be Principal Skinner's newest hall monitor.
Guest star: Steve Allen.

S03E19 - Dog of Death

Santa's Little Helper (SLH) falls ill and the family must make budget cuts in order
to pay for his operation. Although the dog's life is saved, the family begins
treating him badly so he runs away. SLH ends up in the possession of Mr. Burns, who
trains him to become a vicious attack dog. Bart stumbles across the new SLH and is
attacked, but SLH recognizes Bart and decides to stop the attack.

S03E20 - Colonel Homer

After his behavior at the movie theater embarrasses Marge, Homer and Marge have a
large argument, causing Homer to head to a redneck bar where he meets a beautiful
barmaid named Lurleen Lumpkin with a talent for singing. Homer becomes her manager
and does everything he can to make Lurleen famous, but it takes a very long time
for him to notice Lurleen has fallen in love with him. With Marge already upset and
thinking Homer's the one with the roving eyes, it's time for him to decide on his
romantic future.
Guest star: Beverly D'Angelo.
S03E21 - Black Widower
Selma reveals that she has a new boyfriend that she met through the prison pen-pal
program, Sideshow Bob. Bart is immediately suspicious of Bob, but he does
everything he can to romance Selma and prove he's changed. After Selma and Bob are
married, Bob reveals that he plans to kill Selma, but he is stopped by Bart.
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer.

S03E22 - The Otto Show

Otto crashes the school bus, and is later discovered that he never actually owned a
real driver's license, prompting authorities to fire him. Otto then moves in with
the Simpsons after he has been evicted, and attempts to teach Bart to learn to play
the guitar, though with difficulty. But it's the way he enrages Homer that might
provide an inadvertent return ticket to his beloved bus-driving job.
Guest stars: Christopher Guest and Michael McKean.

S03E23 - Bart's Friend Falls in Love

Milhouse falls in love with the new girl, Samantha Stankey, jeopardizing Bart and
Milhouse's friendship. Bart eventually calls Samantha's father and lets him know
what's happening. Her father takes her away, which leads to Bart and Millhouse
having a fight. Meanwhile, Homer orders a subliminal cassette tape to help him lose
weight, but is accidentally sent one that helps him increase his vocabulary after
the weight-loss tapes sell out.
Guest star: Kimmy Robertson.

S03E24 - Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?

When the radiation from the Nuclear Power Plant causes Homer to become infertile,
he is awarded a complete $2,000 compensation. Meanwhile, Homer's half-brother,
Herb, now living on the streets, returns with a plan on how to regain his name,
wealth, and life back and reluctantly turns to Homer for help. Herb asks for
Homer's $2,000 so he can develop a new product that will translate baby gibberish
into speech.
Guest stars: Danny DeVito and Joe Frazier.