The Simpsons: Season 17
Season 17 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 16.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 17 Progress Shield
The Bonfire of the Manatees
Sep 11, 2005 · 22 min
After Homer gets into trouble over his football gambling debts, he allows the Springfield Mafia to shoot a "snuggle film" in the house without Marge's permission. When she and the
The Girl Who Slept Too Little
Sep 18, 2005 · 23 min
After the family successfully protest against a stamp museum being built next to their house, a cemetery is built near the Simpson house instead, making the normally unflappable Li
Milhouse of Sand and Fog
Sep 25, 2005 · 23 min
Never one to miss the opportunity to make a quick buck, Homer cashes in on Maggie's bout of chicken pox. He decides to host a Pox Party and charges parents to infect their children
Treehouse of Horror XVI
Nov 6, 2005 · 23 min
Bart ends up in a coma after attempting to jump from the roof to the swimming pool at Spinster Arms Apartments, while attending a hunting party at Burns Manor, Homer panics and bel
Marge's Son Poisoning
Nov 13, 2005 · 23 min
When Bart decides to spend a bit of time with Marge, it's not long before he's buying tea sets and singing duets. Has he turned into a mummy's boy?
See Homer Run
Nov 20, 2005 · 23 min
Homer becomes Springfield's safety guru and before long he's challenging Mayor Quimby for office. Until, that is, there's an embarrassing mishap with his costume.
The Last of the Red Hat Mamas
Nov 27, 2005 · 23 min
Marge is shunned after Homer has an altercation with the Easter Bunny at the mayor's egg hunt. A lonely Marge joins a women's group who plan to steal $1 million from Mr Burns.
The Italian Bob
Dec 11, 2005 · 23 min
Homer brings the whole family along when he is sent to Italy to pick up a new sports car for Mr. Burns, when they find themselves in a small town that Sideshow Bob has become the m
Simpsons Christmas Stories
Dec 18, 2005 · 23 min
The Simpsons re-enact the Nativity; a World War II tale stars Grampa, Mr. Burns and Santa; a musical features "The Nutcracker Suite."
Homer's Paternity Coot
Jan 8, 2006 · 23 min
Mail from forty years earlier is discovered, and a letter from Homer Simpson's mother's old boyfriend states that he is Homer's true father. Homer sets out to find his supposed new
We're on the Road to D'ohwhere
Jan 29, 2006 · 23 min
After Bart steals a key from Principal Skinner's office and gets himself into hot water, Marge and Homer send him to a behavior modification camp.
My Fair Laddy
Feb 26, 2006 · 23 min
Mr. Krupt is the school’s new gym teacher and introduces Bart and the kids to “BOMBARDMENT!” Bart’s attempt to get back at the new gym teacher results in the destruction of Grounds
The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
Mar 12, 2006 · 23 min
The family is on a nature walk through “Carl’s Dad Caverns,” when Homer tries to get a piece from a stalactite. This results in the family falling through the cave floor and winds
Bart Has Two Mommies
Mar 19, 2006 · 23 min
The family is at a church fund-raiser, where Homer tries to ensure his rubber duck onto victory, but Flanders wins the big prize, which he doesn’t want and gives it to Marge. In re
Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife
Mar 26, 2006 · 22 min
Homer is stoked for a party, where Lenny shows off his new plasma screen HD TV. Three days later and Homer still hasn’t left Lenny’s apartment. Lenny eventually gets him to leave a
Million Dollar Abie
Apr 2, 2006 · 23 min
Homer spearheads the effort to get pro-football to bring a new franchise to Springfield. The football commissioner, on his way to officially award the franchise, stops at the Simps
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore
Apr 9, 2006 · 23 min
At the power plant a movie is shown where the workers endorse outsourcing and Mr. Burns announces that he is closing the plant and moving the work to India. Homer is the only union
The Wettest Stories Ever Told
Apr 23, 2006 · 23 min
As the family waits for their food at “The Frying Dutchman,” they pass the time by telling stories. Lisa tells about the Mayflower’s journey to America, where Marge and her kids ar
Girls Just Want to Have Sums
Apr 30, 2006 · 23 min
The family attends "Stab-A-Lot: The Itchy and Scratchy Musical." The musical's director is a graduate of Springfield Elementary and Principal Skinner puts his foot in mouth when he
Regarding Margie
May 7, 2006 · 23 min
Marge goes on a cleaning frenzy before the housekeeper she’s won the services of comes to the house. One spot remains and she mixes a number of toxic cleaners together to tackle th
The Monkey Suit
May 14, 2006 · 22 min
Working through their checklists of things to do before summer ends, Lisa gets the family to go a museum. At the Springfield Museum of Natural History there is an exhibit Lisa is e
Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play
May 21, 2006 · 23 min
When Homer hears that the Isotopes are on a winning streak, he takes the family to the game. The first baseman’s game is going bad, caused by his sexy singing wife Tabitha embarras