The Simpsons: Season 18

2006
22 episodes

Season 18 of The Simpsons premiered on September 10, 2006 and has 22 episodes, from "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" to "You Kent Always Say What You Want". The last episode aired on May 20, 2007.

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Episodes

Episode 1The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her HomerAired September 10, 2006
Lisa's friendship with Fat Tony's son Michael prompts mob boss Tony to invite the Simpsons over for dinner. Michael says he'd rather be a chef than take over the family business, but that's before Tony is shot by a rival mobster.
- 22m
- Directed by Michael Marcantel
- Written by Bill Odenkirk
Guest stars
- Joe Pantoliano Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
- Michael Imperioli Dante Calabresi Jr. (voice)
- Doris Grau Ice cream lady (voice)
- James Hetfield William Rieflin (voice)
- Lars Ulrich Lars Ulrich (voice)
- Kirk Hammett Marv Albert (voice)
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Joe Mantegna Fat Tony (voice)
Episode 2Jazzy and the PussycatsAired September 17, 2006
A child psychiatrist suggests drumming to channel Bart's energy, and the boy proves he's got the beat when he shows some talent on the skins.
- 23m
- Directed by Steven Dean Moore
- Written by Daniel Chun
Guest stars
- Jack White Jack White (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Maggie Roswell Helen Lovejoy (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Additional Voices (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Animal Shelter Worker / Tootsie Chiles (voice)
- Larina Adamson Waitress (voice)
- Meg White Meg White (voice)
Episode 3Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'EmAired September 24, 2006
Marge reads Homer's carpentry books and becomes very handy at fixing things. Gender bias keeps the townspeople from accepting a female carpenter, so Marge pretends that Homer does the work. Meanwhile, Bart torments Skinner when he learns the principal has an extreme allergy to peanuts.
- 23m
- Directed by Mike B. Anderson
- Written by Matt Warburton
Guest stars
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Maggie Roswell Helen Lovejoy (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Clara Peller / Lindsey Naegle (voice)
Episode 4Treehouse of Horror XVIIAired November 5, 2006
The 17th annual Halloween trilogy. Included: "Married to the Blob," in which a meteor turns Homer into a monster; "You Gotta Know When to Golem," about a monster from Jewish folklore; and "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid," about an alien invasion.
- 23m
- Directed by David Silverman
- Written by Peter Gaffney
Guest stars
- Richard Lewis Golem (voice)
- Sir Mix-a-Lot Rapper (voice)
- Fran Drescher Female Golem (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche Orson Welles (voice)
- Phil McGraw Dr. Phil (voice)
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Agnes Skinner / Dolph (voice)
Episode 5G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)Aired November 12, 2006
Homer is bamboozled by Army recruiters and winds up in basic training, where he runs afoul of a tough-minded colonel and is assigned to play the enemy in war games.
- 22m
- Directed by Nancy Kruse
- Written by Daniel Chun
Guest stars
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones (voice)
- Kiefer Sutherland Army Colonel (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Dolph / Woman at Meeting Hall (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche Recruiter #2 / Cap'n Crunch (voice)
Episode 6Moe'N'a LisaAired November 19, 2006
Lisa sees poetry in the notes Moe sticks to the walls of his hotel room, so she sends his work to a poetry journal, which publishes it, making Moe the toast of the literary circuit.
- 23m
- Directed by Mark Kirkland
- Written by Matt Warburton
Guest stars
- Gore Vidal Gore Vidal (voice)
- Thomas Pynchon Thomas Pynchon (voice)
- Jonathan Franzen Jonathan Franzen (voice)
- Michael Chabon Michael Chabon (voice)
- Tom Wolfe Tom Wolfe (voice)
- Maggie Roswell Maude Flanders (voice)
- J.K. Simmons J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Eloise / Maya Angelou / Woman at Festival (voice)
Episode 7Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)Aired November 26, 2006
Homer is fired and decides to buy an ice-cream truck. Marge makes use of the mountains of Popsicle sticks from Homer's ice-cream consumption by creating sculptures of Springfield citizens with them, leading to a feature about her on the news.
- 23m
- Directed by Matthew Nastuk
- Written by Carolyn Omine
Guest stars
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Max's Widow / Opal / Dolph (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Prof. Stein (voice)
Episode 8The Haw-Hawed CoupleAired December 10, 2006
When Bart ends up the only guest at Nelson's birthday party, the bully decides he's his best friend and goes about protecting Bart in a parody of "Goodfellas." Meanwhile, Homer reads Lisa to sleep and debates on whether to reveal the book's sad ending to her.
- 23m
- Directed by Chris Clements
- Written by Matt Selman
Guest stars
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Tress MacNeille The Wizard Twins / Dolph (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Richard (voice)
Episode 9Kill Gil, Volumes I & IIAired December 17, 2006
Homer jumps into a brawl during a holiday ice-skating show. To escape the melee, Marge takes the family Christmas shopping, where a chance encounter with Gil leads to bad luck for Gil and the Simpson clan.
- 23m
- Directed by Bob Anderson
- Written by Jeff Westbrook
Guest stars
- Elvis Stojko Elvis Stojko (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Real Estate Agent #3 (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Candy Cane / Melina Costington / Additional Voices (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Snowman (voice)
Episode 10The Wife AquaticAired January 7, 2007
Selma and Patti's home movies make Marge nostalgic for the Barnacle Bay vacations of her youth, so Homer takes the family there, but the area has changed since the Bouviers were little girls.
- 22m
- Directed by Lance Kramer
- Written by Kevin Curran
Guest stars
- Sab Shimono Master Sushi Chef (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Rod Flanders (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Dolph Starbeam / Emily / Mermaid (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche Billy / Oceanographer (voice)
- Dana Gould I.N.S. Agent (voice)
- Maggie Roswell New England Church Members (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott New England Church Members (voice)
Episode 11Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three TimesAired January 28, 2007
Homer learns three lessons about revenge from stories told by Marge, Lisa and Bart that parody "The Count of Monte Cristo," "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Batman Begins."
- 23m
- Directed by Michael Polcino
- Written by Joel H. Cohen
Guest stars
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Dolph (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Ham (voice)
Episode 12Little Big GirlAired February 11, 2007
Lisa pretends to be Native American for multicultural day at school. Meanwhile, Bart finds love with an older woman.
- 22m
- Directed by Raymond S. Persi
- Written by Don Payne
Guest stars
- Natalie Portman Darcy (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Woman in Movie / Woman at Courthouse / Darcy's Mother (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Dolph / Cletus's Son / Brandine / Japanese Woman (voice)
Episode 13Springfield UpAired February 18, 2007
A documentary filmmaker who interviewed a group of Springfield schoolchildren 32 years ago has followed up at eight-year intervals to film how their lives have unfolded.
- 23m
- Directed by Chuck Sheetz
- Written by Matt Warburton
Guest stars
- Eric Idle Declan Desmond (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Eleanor Abernathy / Woman at Funeral (voice)
Episode 14Yokel ChordsAired March 4, 2007
Bart has to see a psychiatrist after he starts a panic at school by telling a story about a murderous cafeteria worker. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to civilize Cletus Spuckler's hillbilly children, with mixed results.
- 23m
- Directed by Susie Dietter
- Written by Michael Price
Guest stars
- Stephen Sondheim Stephen Sondheim (voice)
- James Patterson James Patterson (voice)
- Meg Ryan Dr. Swanson (voice)
- Peter Bogdanovich Psychologist (voice)
- Andy Dick Andy Dick (voice)
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
Episode 15Rome-Old and Juli-EhAired March 11, 2007
Selma and Grampa embark on a May-December romance, and Bart and Lisa get into trouble with deliverymen over cardboard boxes.
- 22m
- Directed by Nancy Kruse
- Written by Daniel Chun
Guest stars
- Jane Kaczmarek Constance Harm (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Employment Agent / Admitted Fraud #2 / Angry Woman (voice)
- Tress MacNeille DMV Worker (voice)
Episode 16HomerazziAired March 25, 2007
After a celebrity scandal is accidentally captured in a family photo, Homer decides to become a paparazzo.
- 22m
- Directed by Matthew Nastuk
- Written by J. Stewart Burns
Guest stars
- Betty White Betty White (voice)
- Jon Lovitz Enrico Irritazio (voice)
- J.K. Simmons Tabloid Editor (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Little Girl (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Little Boy / Paris Texan / Mayor Quimby's Mother (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Citizen Worker / Editor / Partygoer (voice)
Episode 17Marge GamerAired April 22, 2007
Marge goes online for the first time and becomes obsessed with a role-playing game that Bart and many of their neighbors are playing. Meanwhile, Lisa develops her own obsession--for soccer--and Homer becomes a referee.
- 23m
- Directed by Bob Anderson
- Written by J. Stewart Burns
Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Maggie Roswell Helen Lovejoy (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Janey (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Dolph / Brandine (voice)
Episode 18The Boys of BummerAired April 29, 2007
Bart goes from hero to goat on his Little League team after an error in the championship game. Meanwhile, Homer falls asleep on a bed in a department store. When he's awakened, he raves about the mattress and is given a job as a salesman.
- 23m
- Directed by Rob Oliver
- Written by Michael Price
Guest stars
- Maggie Roswell Helen Lovejoy (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Audience (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Agnes Skinner / Batter / Dolph / Additional Voices (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Home Plate (voice)
Episode 19Crook and LadderAired May 6, 2007
Homer, Apu, Moe and Skinner volunteer as firemen after Homer's sleepwalking accident injures the town's firefighters. They do some light looting at the fires to make up for not being compensated, but Marge and Lisa shame them into mending their ways.
- 23m
- Directed by Lance Kramer
- Written by Bill Odenkirk
Guest stars
- Tress MacNeille (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott (voice)
Episode 20Stop or My Dog Will Shoot!Aired May 13, 2007
The Simpsons' pooch, Santa's Little Helper, becomes a police dog.
- 23m
- Directed by Matthew Faughnan
- Written by John Frink
Guest stars
- Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking (voice)
- Rudolph Giuliani Rudy Giuliani (voice)
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Voice on Radio / Brandine / Dolph / Shoquelle (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche Harvest Fest Worker (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Jimbo Jones (voice)
Episode 2124 MinutesAired May 20, 2007
In a parody of "24," the school's Counter Truancy Unit tries to stop three sixth-graders planning to disrupt the school bake sale with a stink bomb.
- 23m
- Directed by Raymond S. Persi
- Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham and Billy Kimball
Guest stars
- Mary Lynn Rajskub Chloe O'Brian (voice)
- Russi Taylor Martin Prince (voice)
- Karl Wiedergott Additional Voices (voice)
- Maggie Roswell Helen Lovejoy (voice)
- Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones (voice)
- Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer (voice)
- Tress MacNeille Dolph / Carol Jones / Cosine (voice)
Episode 22You Kent Always Say What You WantAired May 20, 2007
Newsman Kent Brockman is fired for swearing on the air when Homer dumps coffee in his lap, but Lisa gets Brockman back in the game with her Webcam.
- 23m
- Directed by Matthew Nastuk
- Written by Tim Long
Guest stars
- Ludacris Ludacris (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche Fox announcer / Chinese #1 / Chinese #4 / Leprechaun (voice)