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The Simpsons: Season 14

22 episodes Premiered Nov 3, 2002 Updated Oct 2, 2026
Previously on The Simpsons

Season 14 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Simpsons Season 13.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 14 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 14: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (18): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S14·E1 Mytharc

Treehouse of Horror XIII

Nov 3, 2002 · 23 min

The 13th Treehouse of Horror episode, consisting of three self-contained segments. Send in the Clones – Homer buys a hammock that can produce clones of himself. He creates numerou

S14·E2 Core

How I Spent My Strummer Vacation

Nov 10, 2002 · 23 min

A drunken Homer appears on the show Taxicab Conversations and rants about how awful his life as a husband and father is. Although his family is at first outraged, they realise that

S14·E3 Core

Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade

Nov 17, 2002 · 22 min

The Simpsons buy a satellite television, which Bart spends so much time watching that he does not study for an important achievement test. He scores so low that Principal Skinner d

S14·E4 Core

Large Marge

Nov 24, 2002 · 23 min

Thinking Homer does not find her attractive anymore, Marge decides to get liposuction, but instead receives breast implants. She becomes adored by many of the men in Springfield, a

S14·E5 Core

Helter Shelter

Dec 1, 2002 · 23 min

The Simpson family has to find temporary residence while their house is fumigated for termites. When they run out of options, they decide to become contestants on a reality show wh

S14·E6 Core

The Great Louse Detective

Dec 15, 2002 · 23 min

The Simpson family win a free spa weekend, and Homer is nearly killed when a mysterious figure locks him in a sauna. Chief Wiggum decides to hire someone who can think like a murde

S14·E7 Core

Special Edna

Jan 5, 2003 · 23 min

Ms. Edna Krabappel begins to lose faith in her relationship with Principal Skinner and becomes depressed. Bart wants to cheer her up and decides to nominate her for the Teacher of

S14·E8 Core

The Dad Who Knew Too Little

Jan 12, 2003 · 23 min

Homer hires a private detective to learn more about Lisa. But when Homer refuses to pay the detective's expenses, he frames Lisa for a crime she didn't commit, forcing her and Home

S14·E9 Core

The Strong Arms of the Ma

Feb 2, 2003 · 22 min

Marge gets mugged and becomes so traumatized that she develops Agoraphobia. She hides in the basement. Having little else to do, she decides to exercise with a weight set Homer bou

S14·E10 Core

Pray Anything

Feb 9, 2003 · 22 min

Homer becomes depressed when he sees that Ned Flanders seems to be better off than him. To remedy this, he begins to pray constantly. Meanwhile, the Simpsons discover that tree roo

S14·E11 Core

Barting Over

Feb 16, 2003 · 23 min

Bart learns that he was once a child actor in commercials and that all the money earned was spent by Homer. In retaliation, Bart petitions the court to have himself legally emancip

S14·E12 Core

I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can

Feb 16, 2003 · 23 min

Lisa competes at a spelling bee and earns the right to compete in the Spell-lympics, becoming the pride of the town. The host of the show George Plimpton, asks her to intentionally

S14·E13 Core

A Star is Born Again

Mar 2, 2003 · 23 min

During the annual Jellyfish Festival, Ned Flanders realizes that he is lonely and becomes depressed. One night, he meets a beautiful woman, who asks him out on a date. He soon lear

S14·E14 Mytharc

Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington

Mar 9, 2003 · 23 min

An air traffic route is redirected so that airplanes start flying directly over the Simpsons' house. The noise starts to disrupt their lives and, desperate for a solution, the fami

S14·E15 Core

C.E. D'oh

Mar 16, 2003 · 23 min

Homer decides to try for a promotion at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and suggests several ideas to Mr. Burns, all of which are rejected. One night, Homer overhears Burns admit t

S14·E16 Core

'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky

Mar 30, 2003 · 23 min

A snobby British filmmaker named Declan Desmond begins making a documentary about student life at Springfield Elementary School. When introduced to Lisa, he tells her that she has

S14·E17 Core

Three Gays of the Condo

Apr 13, 2003 · 23 min

After yet another Homer and Marge fight, Homer ends up sharing a condo with two homosexuals - who don't exactly think Homer is straight.

S14·E18 Core

Dude, Where's My Ranch?

Apr 27, 2003 · 23 min

When challenged to think up a new Christmas carol, Homer instead writes a song about how much he hates Ned Flanders. The song becomes such a hit that the Simpsons become sick of he

S14·E19 Core

Old Yeller-Belly

May 4, 2003 · 23 min

Homer throws out Santa's Little Helper for not saving him from a fire, but soon the dog becomes Duff's new mascot.

S14·E20 Core

Brake My Wife, Please

May 11, 2003 · 23 min

Homer becomes obsessed with using new gadgets in his car. One day, he becomes distracted and drives off a pier, losing his driver's license. Unable to use a car, Homer starts to le

S14·E21 Mytharc

The Bart of War

May 18, 2003 · 23 min

After destroying Flanders' shrine to The Beatles, Bart and Milhouse are punished by being put in community groups. Bart joins the Pre-Teen Braves along with Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Mu

S14·E22 Mytharc

Moe Baby Blues

May 18, 2003 · 23 min

Moe Szyslak becomes lonely and decides to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. However, he inadvertently saves Maggie Simpson when she is sent flying from the Simpsons' car wind

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