The Simpsons: Season 6
Season 6 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 5.
- 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 6 Progress Shield
Bart of Darkness
Sep 4, 1994 · 23 min
Stuck in his room with a broken leg, Bart hears a high-pitched scream. When he looks through his telescope, he sees a guilty Ned Flanders burying the evidence.
Lisa's Rival
Sep 11, 1994 · 23 min
Lisa feels threatened when a new girl moves to Springfield: Allison is smart, pretty, a great saxophone player and a crack diorama builder. Lisa tries to befriend her new rival, bu
Another Simpsons Clip Show
Sep 25, 1994 · 23 min
After reading the weepy best-seller The Bridges of Madison County, Marge sits down with the family and recalls romantic moments, along with temptations from her bowling instructor
Itchy & Scratchy Land
Oct 2, 1994 · 23 min
The family's trip to Itchy & Scratchy Land takes an unexpected turn when high-tech robots malfunction and become violent.
Sideshow Bob Roberts
Oct 9, 1994 · 23 min
Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob, who then runs against Quimby for mayor.
Treehouse of Horror V
Oct 30, 1994 · 23 min
Lack of beer and cable TV make Homer a crazed killer; the present is altered by a time-traveling Homer; and Principal Skinner turns detention students into food.
Bart's Girlfriend
Nov 6, 1994 · 23 min
Bart learns that the good Reverend Lovejoy's daughter is really bad.
Lisa on Ice
Nov 13, 1994 · 23 min
Lisa's surprising ability at hockey spawns jealousy in Bart and a showdown when their teams meet.
Homer Badman
Nov 27, 1994 · 23 min
When Homer gropes for a gummy candy stuck to the babysitter's pants, she mistakes his intentions and turns the town against him.
Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy
Dec 4, 1994 · 23 min
Grandpa's homemade tonic puts life back in the Simpson bedroom, so he and Homer hit the road to sell the stuff.
Fear of Flying
Dec 18, 1994 · 23 min
When they try to go on vacation, the family discovers Marge's debilitating fear of flying. Marge consults a psychoanalyst to find the source of her baffling fear.
Homer the Great
Jan 8, 1995 · 23 min
Homer joins the secret society of the Stonecutters and is suddenly exalted when the brethren discover his birthmark. The ancient order is shaken to the core by the ineptitude of it
And Maggie Makes Three
Jan 22, 1995 · 23 min
The story of Maggie's birth is told in flashbacks: after Homer quits the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to pursue his dream of working at a bowling alley, Marge reveals that she i
Bart's Comet
Feb 5, 1995 · 23 min
When Bart is forced to assist Principal Skinner in early-morning astronomy observations, he discovers a giant comet heading towards Springfield. Facing impending doom, the entire t
Homie the Clown
Feb 12, 1995 · 23 min
Krusty the Clown's reckless spending forces him to open a clown college to keep afloat. New graduate Homer discovers the perks and perils of being Krusty.
Bart vs. Australia
Feb 19, 1995 · 23 min
After tricking an Australian boy into accepting a collect call, Bart flies Down Under to apologize.
Homer vs. Patty and Selma
Feb 26, 1995 · 23 min
A loan from Patty and Selma makes Homer their slave; Bart is forced to take ballet.
A Star Is Burns
Mar 5, 1995 · 23 min
Film critic Jay Sherman is among the judges at the Springfield Film Festival, which Mr. Burns conspires to win by bribing some judges.
Lisa's Wedding
Mar 19, 1995 · 23 min
A fortuneteller predicts Lisa's engagement and wedding to a fellow student from an upper-crust British family.
Two Dozen and One Greyhounds
Apr 9, 1995 · 23 min
The Simpson household's overrun with puppies--the offspring of Santa's Little Helper and his new girlfriend from which Mr. Burns would love to make a greyhound-skin tuxedo.
The PTA Disbands
Apr 16, 1995 · 23 min
Bart helps precipitate a teachers strike, but he rues his handiwork when Marge takes over for Mrs. Krabappel.
Round Springfield
Apr 30, 1995 · 23 min
Bart winds up in the hospital as a result of eating Krusty cereal, and when Lisa comes to visit him, she is reunited with her sax idol.
The Springfield Connection
May 7, 1995 · 23 min
Marge joins the police force after thwarting a criminal, and Homer thinks he now has a free ride as a cop's spouse.
Lemon of Troy
May 14, 1995 · 23 min
Springfield boys try to recapture the town's beloved lemon tree after it's stolen.
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1)
May 21, 1995 · 23 min
Mr. Burns makes many enemies when he steals the oil discovered beneath Springfield Elementary.