The Simpsons: Season 13

2001
22 episodes

Season 13 of The Simpsons premiered on November 6, 2001 and has 22 episodes, from "Treehouse of Horror XII" to "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge". The last episode aired on May 22, 2002.

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Episodes

Episode 1Treehouse of Horror XIIAired November 6, 2001
In the twelfth Treehouse of Horror episode: Hex and the City – While on a day trip through Ethnictown, Homer's bumbling catches the ire of a gypsy, who curses Homer's family and friends into receiving nothing but bad luck. House of Whacks – in this mixed parody of Demon Seed and 2001: A Space Odyssey, Marge buys an automated house and customizes it with the Pierce Brosnan personality, who falls for Marge and attempts to murder Homer. Wiz Kids – In this Harry Potter parody, Bart and Lisa go to a school for wizards, and Lord Montemort (Mr. Burns) uses Bart to capture Lisa's magic. Guest star: Pierce Brosnan and Matthew Perry.[20]
- 23m
- Directed by Jim Reardon
- Written by Don Payne, Joel H. Cohen, Carolyn Omine and John Frink
Guest stars
- Matthew Perry Ultrahouse 300 Matthew Perry Voice (voice)
- Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan (voice)
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
Episode 2The Parent RapAired November 11, 2001
Bart gets in trouble for joyriding in a police car, but feels confident he will be let off by Judge Snyder. However, Snyder goes on vacation before ruling his verdict and is replaced with a coldhearted judge named Constance Harm. She accuses Homer of being a negligent father and sentences him to be tethered to Bart. The two are against it at first but later start to bond. Marge however is unable to take anymore of it and slices the tether off of them both. Homer and Marge then go after Judge Harm only to end up sinking her houseboat. Eventually Bart decides to take punishment and is about to be sentenced to 5 year in juvenile hall, only though Judge Snyder returns and dismisses Harm.
- 23m
- Directed by Mark Kirkland
- Written by George Meyer and Mike Scully
Guest stars
- Jess Harnell Pancho (voice)
- Jane Kaczmarek Constance Harm (voice)
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
Episode 3Homer the MoeAired November 18, 2001
Moe becomes depressed and decides to return to bartending school so he can re-evaluate himself. He meets an old teacher, who suggests that Moe try improving his bar, which might make him happier. Moe takes the advice, and turns his bar into a trendy nightclub, which does not sit well with his regular customers Homer, Lenny, Carl, and Barney.
- 23m
- Directed by Jen Kamerman
- Written by Dana Gould
Guest stars
- Peter Buck Peter Buck (voice)
- Mike Mills Mike Mills (voice)
- Michael Stipe Michael Stipe (voice)
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Bill Berry Bill Berry (voice)
- Scott McCaughey Scott McCaughey (voice)
Episode 4A Hunka Hunka Burns in LoveAired December 2, 2001
Homer becomes a fortune cookie writer for a Chinatown restaurant. Mr. Burns reads one of Homer's fortunes, which says that the reader will find love before Flag Day is over. Burns goes searching for love and meets Gloria, a meter maid, and asks her out. Gloria reluctantly agrees, and Burns recruits Homer to help him look young and hip to his new girlfriend.
- 23m
- Directed by Lance Kramer
- Written by John Swartzwelder
Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus Gloria (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten (voice)
- George Takei Waiter (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Socialite / Pie Woman (voice)
- Marcia Mitzman Gaven (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Delivery Man (voice)
Episode 5The Blunder YearsAired December 9, 2001
After tricking Marge into thinking an advertising spokesman is coming to visit her, Homer takes Marge and the rest of the family to a restaurant. A hypnotist uses his powers on Homer, and makes him remember a horrific childhood incident where Homer found a dead body in a ravine. The Simpson family decides to investigate this and find out where the body came from.
- 23m
- Directed by Steven Dean Moore
- Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham
Guest stars
- Paul Newman Paul Newman (voice)
- Joe Mantegna Fat Tony (voice)
Episode 6She of Little FaithAired December 16, 2001
After Homer and Bart's model rocket damages the church, Mr. Burns makes a deal to commercialize the church in return for paying for the damages. Lisa becomes disgusted at what the church has become, so she decides to find a new religion suitable for her. She eventually converts to Buddhism, causing Marge to fear for Lisa's soul.
- 23m
- Directed by Steven Dean Moore
- Written by Bill Freiberger
Guest stars
- Richard Gere Richard Gere (voice)
Episode 7Brawl in the FamilyAired January 6, 2002
A social worker is assigned to make the Simpson family functional after they get arrested for fighting while playing Monopoly. He helps them learn how to work together and function as a family. The moment is ruined when, Ginger and Amber, the barmaids who married Homer and Flanders while they were drunk in "Viva Ned Flanders", arrive at the Simpsons' home, which outrages Marge.
- 23m
- Directed by Matthew Nastuk
- Written by Joel H. Cohen
Guest stars
- Delroy Lindo Gabriel (voice)
- Jane Kaczmarek Constance Harm (voice)
Episode 8Sweets and Sour MargeAired January 20, 2002
Springfield is officially declared the World's Fattest Town after an attempt to break a world record lands everyone on top of a truck scale. Out of embarrassment and disgust, Marge goes on a crusade against the local sugar corporation. However, when sugar is banned, Homer, Bart, Mr. Burns and Apu start bootlegging sugar.
- 23m
- Directed by Mark Kirkland
- Written by Carolyn Omine
Guest stars
- Ben Stiller Garth Motherloving (voice)
Episode 9Jaws Wired ShutAired January 27, 2002
A jaw injury from colliding with a new town statue turns Homer into a better listener while recuperating with his jaws wired shut, but once the wires come off, Homer does not go back to being loud and obnoxious and Marge becomes starved for thrills.
- 23m
- Directed by Nancy Kruse
- Written by Matt Selman
Guest stars
- Dana Gould Murphy (voice)
- John Kassir Donkey (voice)
Episode 10Half-Decent ProposalAired February 10, 2002
Homer develops a snoring problem, so Marge decides to spend a night with her sisters Patty and Selma. After a night of drinking, Marge sees a news report about her ex-prom date Artie Ziff, who is now very wealthy, and decides to send him an e-mail. Artie is still obsessed with Marge, so he offers the Simpsons $1 million in exchange for Marge spending a weekend with him.
- 23m
- Directed by Lauren MacMullan
- Written by Tim Long
Guest stars
- Jon Lovitz Artie Ziff (voice)
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Marcia Mitzman Gaven Samantha (voice)
Episode 11The Bart Wants What It WantsAired February 17, 2002
Bart befriends Rainer Wolfcastle's daughter Greta. She has a crush on Bart, but he does not seem to realize it and eventually stops seeing her. Seeking revenge, Greta begins dating Bart's best friend Milhouse, which causes Bart to start missing her. She leaves for Toronto with her father, and Bart convinces his family to follow them there.
- 23m
- Directed by Michael Polcino
- Written by Don Payne and John Frink
Guest stars
- Wolfgang Puck Wolfgang Puck (voice)
- Reese Witherspoon Greta (voice)
Episode 12The Lastest Gun in the WestAired February 24, 2002
While running away from a vicious dog, Bart meets Buck McCoy, a former Western film star. Bart begins hanging out with him and starts to idolize him. Bart wants to help McCoy stage a comeback, so he convinces all of the kids in town to become interested in the Wild West. McCoy appears on the Krusty the Clown Show, but the comeback flops when Buck begins drinking again and injures Krusty the Clown.
- 23m
- Directed by Bob Anderson
- Written by John Swartzwelder
Guest stars
- Dennis Weaver Buck McCoy (voice)
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Dolph (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Recovering Cowboy (voice)
- Frank Welker Tough Street Dog / Mean Zoo Animals (voice)
Episode 13The Old Man and the KeyAired March 10, 2002
Grampa falls in love with Zelda, a woman who has an interest in men who can drive. He decides to get his driver's license back, but is ignorant to Homer and Marge's concerns that she is only using him for his car.
- 22m
- Directed by Lance Kramer
- Written by Jon Vitti
Guest stars
- Olympia Dukakis Zelda (voice)
- Bill Saluga Raymond J. Johnson Jr. (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Rod Flanders (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Voice on Phone / Leo's Wife / Nurse / Bronson Lady (voice)
Episode 14Tales from the Public DomainAired March 17, 2002
When Homer gets a notice from the library that he has a book of classic tales that is years overdue, he finds it on the shelf and reads three stories: The Odyssey (where Homer and his bar buddies try to get home after fighting the Trojans), Joan of Arc (where Lisa leads the French against the English with the help of God), and Hamlet (where Bart tries to kill Moe after Moe kills Homer in order to marry Marge).
- 23m
- Directed by Mike B. Anderson
- Written by Matt Warburton, Andrew Kreisberg and Josh Lieb
Guest stars
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Agnes Skinner / Circe (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott English Soldier #4 (voice)
Episode 15Blame It on LisaAired March 31, 2002
When Homer gets the family's telephone service cut off for refusing to pay for calls made to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lisa confesses that she was the one who called Rio after sponsoring an orphan who goes missing. She convinces the family to travel to Brazil to look for him. However, once there, they have no luck finding him, and Homer is kidnapped.
- 23m
- Directed by Steven Dean Moore
- Written by Bob Bendetson
Guest stars
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Bartender (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Robot / Lindsey Neagle / Ronaldo (voice)
Episode 16Weekend at Burnsie'sAired April 7, 2002
Homer is prescribed medicinal marijuana after getting pecked in the eyes by a murder of crows. While his family and friends worry about the drug altering his personality, Homer becomes Mr. Burns's vice president after cracking up at Burns's antiquated jokes.
- 23m
- Directed by Michael Marcantel
- Written by Jon Vitti
Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Trey Anastasio Trey Anastasio (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Rod Flanders (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott (voice)
- Jon Fishman Jon Fishman (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Woman in 'The Three Stooges' (voice)
Episode 17Gump RoastAired April 21, 2002
In this clip show episode, Homer is honored at a Friars' Club Roast. A number of characters show up to roast him, but the celebrating is interrupted by Kang and Kodos, who say that humanity will be judged based on Homer's experiences.
- 22m
- Directed by Mark Kirkland
- Written by Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta
Episode 18I Am Furious (Yellow)Aired April 28, 2002
Inspired by a cartoonist who speaks at the school as part of a career day assembly, Bart creates a comic book series based on Homer and his anger problems, which turns into a popular Internet cartoon series called Angry Dad. Homer finds out about this and is at first outraged, but after talking to his family, he decides to try to become a less angry person.
- 23m
- Directed by Chuck Sheetz
- Written by John Swartzwelder
Guest stars
- Stan Lee Stan Lee (voice)
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Groundskeeper Seamus (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Woman at Springfield Speakers Bureau / Dolph (voice)
Episode 19The Sweetest ApuAired May 5, 2002
Homer and Marge discover that Apu is having an affair with the Squishee delivery lady at the Kwik-E-Mart. They decide to keep Apu's wife Manjula from finding out about it. However, she eventually learns of Apu's affair by watching store security tapes. She throws Apu out of the house and decides to file for divorce, but soon realizes that she misses him.
- 22m
- Directed by Matthew Nastuk
- Written by John Swartzwelder
Guest stars
- Jan Hooks Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
- James Lipton James Lipton (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon (voice)
Episode 20Little Girl in the Big TenAired May 12, 2002
Lisa tries to fit in with two college students by lying about her age. She finds that the college atmosphere is perfect for her, but her lie is soon discovered and she is shunned by her fellow elementary school students. Meanwhile, Bart is diagnosed with a weakened immune system after getting bitten by a Chinese mosquito and must live in a plastic, germ-free bubble.
- 23m
- Directed by Lauren MacMullan
- Written by Jon Vitti
Guest stars
- Robert Pinsky Robert Pinsky (voice)
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Marcia Mitzman Gaven Miss Hoover (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Carrie / Wendell (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Mrs. Pommelhorst / Dolph / Agnes Skinner (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Anthro Lecturer (voice)
Episode 21The Frying GameAired May 19, 2002
While faced with community service for abusing an endangered insect, Homer begins assisting an elderly woman named Mrs. Bellamy. One night, Mrs. Bellamy is murdered, and Homer and Marge are accused of committing the crime.
- 22m
- Directed by Michael Polcino
- Written by John Swartzwelder
Guest stars
- Carmen Electra Carmen Electra (voice)
- Frances Sternhagen Mrs. Bellamy (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Agnes Skinner / First Old Lady / Brandine (voice)
Episode 22Poppa's Got a Brand New BadgeAired May 22, 2002
Homer starts a security company with Lenny and Carl after the police are ineffective during a blackout, and eventually Mayor Quimby decides to have them replace the police. Homer finds that he excels at the job, but then he runs afoul of mob boss Fat Tony, who threatens Homer with death unless he leaves town.
- 23m
- Directed by Pete Michels
- Written by Dana Gould
Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Joe Mantegna Fat Tony (voice)