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The Simpsons: Season 19

20 episodes Premiered Sep 23, 2007 Updated Oct 2, 2026
Previously on The Simpsons

Season 19 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 18.
  • ⚡ 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 19 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 19: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S19·E1 Mytharc

He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs

Sep 23, 2007 · 22 min

Homer falls in love with the high life of flying in private planes when he saves Mr. Burns from drowning, and Burns repays him by flying him to Chicago for a night on the town.

S19·E2 Core

The Homer of Seville

Sep 30, 2007 · 23 min

A freak accident gives Homer an operatic singing voice, and he becomes a star at the Springfield Opera. But with fame and fortune comes a price: He's continually bothered by fans,

S19·E3 Core

Midnight Towboy

Oct 7, 2007 · 23 min

Homer takes a job as a tow-truck driver, and Marge hires a service that claims to make babies less clingy. Both decisions have unexpected consequences.

S19·E5 Core

Treehouse of Horror XVIII

Nov 4, 2007 · 23 min

The series' 18th Halloween show features three vignettes that parody movies: one that spoofs "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; one that sends up "E.T."; and one that parodies "Se7en."

S19·E6 Core

Little Orphan Millie

Nov 11, 2007 · 23 min

Milhouse stays with the Simpsons when his parents remarry each other and honeymoon on a cruise ship. But when his parents are knocked overboard and lost at sea, Milhouse decides to

S19·E7 Core

Husbands and Knives

Nov 18, 2007 · 23 min

Marge opens a gym for real women because she's disenchanted with Springfield's snooty, glitzy L.A. Body Works. Her gym, Shapes: A Gym for Women, is a huge success, launching a chai

S19·E8 Core

Funeral for a Fiend

Nov 25, 2007 · 23 min

Sideshow Bob tries again for revenge against the Simpsons.

S19·E9 Mytharc

Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind

Dec 16, 2007 · 23 min

Homer loses his memory--and his family--when he drinks Moe's most potent libation, the Forget-Me-Shot, in an episode that spoofs "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "It's a

S19·E10 Core

E Pluribus Wiggum

Jan 6, 2008 · 23 min

Homer burns down Springfield's fast-food district. In order to float a bond issue to rebuild it, Mayor Quimby moves up election day, making Springfield's primary election the first

S19·E11 Core

That 90's Show

Jan 27, 2008 · 23 min

Flashbacks follow Marge and Homer back to their dating days, when she was a college student and he was working for his father to support her. Then Marge becomes smitten with a prof

S19·E12 Filler

Love, Springfieldian Style

Feb 17, 2008 · 23 min

Homer and Marge celebrate Valentine's Day by going on the Tunnel of Love ride at a carnival, but they end up stranded when Bart pulls a prank involving gelatin. To pass the time, H

S19·E13 Core

The Debarted

Mar 2, 2008 · 23 min

A new kid at school named Donny works with Bart on his pranks. But when the pranks start to backfire, Bart wonders if he can trust his new accomplice. Meanwhile, the Simpsons get a

S19·E14 Core

Dial 'N' for Nerder

Mar 9, 2008 · 23 min

Homer cheats on his diet, so Marge gets a reality show called "The Sneakers" to check up on him. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa fear that a prank they played on Martin Prince had deadly

S19·E15 Core

Smoke on the Daughter

Mar 30, 2008 · 23 min

With Lisa's encouragement, Marge pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina. But when Marge auditions at the ballet academy, Lisa is invited to enroll. Unfortunately, Lisa becomes a

S19·E16 Core

Papa Don't Leech

Apr 13, 2008 · 23 min

The Simpsons take in a country singer Homer used to manage who owes back taxes to Springfield. She is now destitute, so the family tries to help her get back on her feet.

S19·E17 Core

Apocalypse Cow

Apr 27, 2008 · 23 min

Bart joins the 4-H club and raises a calf to be a blue-ribbon-winning bull, but panics when he learns the bull will be slaughtered.

S19·E18 Core

Any Given Sundance

May 4, 2008 · 23 min

Lisa makes a film about her family that gets accepted by the Sundance Film Festival, and the Simpsons go to Park City, Utah, to attend.

S19·E19 Mytharc

Mona Leaves-a

May 11, 2008 · 23 min

Homer's mother, Mona, returns, but Homer is reluctant to trust her because she abandoned him so many times as a child.

S19·E20 Mytharc

All About Lisa

May 18, 2008 · 23 min

Lisa receives Springfield's Entertainer of the Year Award, and Sideshow Mel narrates her history in showbiz in a wry spoof of "All About Eve."

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