The Simpsons (season 11)

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The Simpsons Season 11
Series The Simpsons
Country of origin USA
Network Fox
Original run September 26, 1999 –
May 21, 2000
No. of episodes 22
DVD release date TBA
Previous season 10
Next season 12

The Simpsons' eleventh season originally aired between September 1999 and May 2000, beginning on Sunday, September 26, 1999 with "Beyond Blunderdome". The season contained four hold-over episodes from the season 10 (AABF) production line.

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22 episodes

# Original Airdate Prod. Code Title
227 - 1101 September 26 AABF23 Beyond Blunderdome
Mel Gibson admires Homer's honesty during a test screening of Gibson's latest movie (a remake of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) and hires him to create a better ending. However, when the ending proves to be too controversial, Mel and Homer end up on the run from studio executives while Marge and the kids see the sights of Hollywood.
228 - 1102 October 3 AABF22 Brother's Little Helper
Bart is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder after his latest prank and is prescribed a drug that makes him calm and more intellectual at first, but ultimately turns him paranoid.
229 - 1103 October 24 AABF21 Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?
Homer becomes a food critic for the Springfield Shopper after the previous one retires, but Homer's negative reviews land him as a public enemy to Springfield's leading restauranteurs.
230 - 1104 October 31 BABF01 Treehouse of Horror X
I Know What You Diddily-Iddily Did – Marge accidentally kills Ned Flanders and is haunted by claims that someone knows what she did.

Desperately Xeeking Xena – Bart and Lisa gain super powers after a freak accident and must save Lucy Lawless from the Collector (Comic Book Guy).

Life's A Glitch, Then You Die – When the Y2K bug causes everything electronic and computer generated in the world to go haywire, the family searches for a way out.
231 - 1105 November 7 AABF19 E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)
Inspired by a cheesy "Zorro" movie, Homer begins slapping people with a glove and challenging them to duels (with the victims giving Homer whatever he wants instead of accepting the challenge), but when a real Southern gentleman accepts Homer's request for a duel, The Simpsons run off to the old farm Homer lived in with his parents (as seen in the season six episode Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy) and breed a dangerously addictive plant called "tomacco".
232 - 1106 November 14 BABF02 Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder
Homer becomes a local celebrity after bowling a 300 game, but when his fame quickly fades and he botches his attempt at suicide, Homer decides to spend time with Maggie after seeing Ron Howard spend time with his children.
233 - 1107 November 21 BABF03 Eight Misbehavin'
After Manjula gives birth to octuplets, she and Apu unintentionally allow a zookeeper to exploit their babies in exchange for help after corporate sponsors abandon them for a mom that has given birth to nontuplets.
234 - 1108 November 28 BABF05 Take My Wife, Sleaze
Homer wins a Harley Davidson at a fifties diner and starts his own biker gang, which causes a real biker gang to crash at their house.
235 - 1109 December 19 BABF07 Grift of the Magi
When Springfield Elementary goes bankrupt after blowing all their funds on a system of shoddy wheelchair ramps, a toy company takes over the school with a marketing scheme in mind.
236 - 1110 January 9 BABF04 Little Big Mom
Marge breaks her leg at a ski lodge, leaving Lisa to deal with the slovenly Bart and Homer.
237 - 1111 January 16 BABF06 Faith Off
Bart believes he has the power to heal others through faith after removing the bucket glued to Homer's head. Meanwhile, Homer creates a homecoming game float for Springfield University.
238 - 1112 January 23 BABF08 The Mansion Family
Mr. Burns goes to the Mayo Clinic for a checkup after being declared the oldest man in Springfield, leaving the Simpsons to housesit for him and Homer to take advantage of living as a rich man.
239 - 1113 February 6 BABF09 Saddlesore Galactica
The Simpsons rescue a diving horse named Duncan from abuse and keep it as a pet (despite The Comic Book Guy's protest that the Simpsons have done this before), but when the cost of upkeeping the horse rises, Homer and Bart train Duncan to be a racing horse. Meanwhile, Lisa is upset over her school losing the band competition to Ogdenville unfairly at the state fair and writes a letter to Bill Clinton in protest.
240 - 1114 February 13 BABF10 Alone Again, Natura-Diddily
Maude Flanders is killed in a freak accident during a NASCAR race, devastating Ned and prompting Homer to find a new woman for his grieving neighbor.
241 - 1115 February 20 BABF11 Missionary: Impossible
Homer gets in trouble with PBS after confessing he doesn't have $10,000 to give them for their pledge drive--and ends up a missionary on a South Pacific island.
242 - 1116 February 27 BABF12 Pygmoelian
After getting his face censored out on the Duff Calendar, Moe gets plastic surgery and becomes the star of a popular soap opera. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa go after Maggie's pink elephant balloon after it floats away.
243 - 1117 March 19 BABF13 Bart to the Future
After their vacation in the woods ends in disaster, The Simpsons stop by at an Indian casino, where Bart tries to sneak in and ends up in the office of a mystic who shows Bart's future in the year 2030 as a washed-up rock star while Lisa is the President of the United States.
244 - 1118 April 9 BABF14 Days of Wine and D'oh'ses
Barney realizes how much of a pathetic drunk he is after watching his birthday party video and decides to give up alcohol forever after getting a coupon for helicopter flying lessons. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa work together to take a good picture for a new phone book cover contest.
245 - 1119 April 30 BABF16 Kill the Alligator and Run
Homer has a nervous breakdown when it's revealed on a quiz that he only has three years left to live. To calm him down, the family goes to Florida for vacation--and end up in the middle of a raucous spring break, where Homer joins in on the party and ends up getting himself and his family in trouble for killing the county's beloved mascot: an alligator named Captain Jack.
246 - 1120 May 7 BABF15 Last Tap Dance in Springfield
Inspired by a movie about a girl who enters a tango contest and wins, Lisa decides to sign up for dance lessons -- and ends up taking tap lessons from a former child star. Meanwhile, Bart and Milhouse hide out at the mall to escape going to summer camp.
247 - 1121 May 14 BABF18 It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge
Otto dumps his fiancee at the altar, leaving her to become the Simpsons' latest houseguest, which Marge suspects is trying to usurp her role as wife and mother. Meanwhile, Springfield Elementary gives Bart's fourth grade class videocameras (after slashing geography out of the budget).
248 - 1122 May 21 BABF19 Behind the Laughter
In a parody of VH1's Behind The Music, viewers discover how The Simpsons became popular and the many scandals, feuds, break-ups, and reunions that followed

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