The Simpsons — Season 6
All 25 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
- 01
The Simpsons get a pool, but a broken leg sinks the summer for Bart. Blackboard: 'Beans are neither fruit nor musical'.
- 02
Lisa is dumbfounded by a new classmate who's younger, smarter and her competitor for first-chair sax. Meanwhile, Homer tries to profit after a truck spills its load of sugar.
- 03
A family discussion of love yields stories (seen in flashbacks) that all end in heartbreak.
- 04
Marge makes Homer promise not to embarrass her when they visit Itchy & Scratchy Land, "the violentest place on earth." Blackboard: 'I am not the reincarnation of Sammy Davis Jr.'.
- 05
Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer), who then runs against Quimby for mayor.
- 06
Frightfest '94: 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.
- 07
Bart learns that the good Rev. Lovejoy's daughter (voice of Meryl Streep) is really bad. Blackboard: 'I will not send lard through the mail'.
- 08
Lisa's surprising ability at hockey spawns jealousy in Bart and a showdown when their teams meet.
- 09
A baby sitter accuses Homer of sexual harassment. Dennis Franz has a voice cameo.
- 10
Grandpa's homemade tonic puts life back in the Simpson bedroom, so he and Homer hit the road to sell the stuff. Blackboard: 'My homework was not stolen by a one-armed man'.
- 11
Marge sees a psychiatrist (Anne Bancroft) to explore her fear of flying and learns that her father may be the key. Blackboard: 'Ralph won't "morph" if you squeeze him hard enough'.
- 12
Homer becomes the leader of a secret club, but his power is undermined by a "spiritual emptiness." Blackboard: 'Adding "Just kidding" doesn't make it okay to insult the principal'.
- 13
Homer recalls his days as a debt-free dad of two---until Marge got pregnant with Maggie.
- 14
A comet is hurtling toward Springfield, so the Simpsons take refuge in a bomb shelter---Flanders'.
- 15
Homer graduates from Krusty's Clown College and becomes a target for the clown's bookie. Blackboard: 'Next time it could be me on the scaffolding'.
- 16
After tricking an Australian boy into accepting a collect call, Bart flies Down Under to apologize. Blackboard: 'I will not hang donuts on my person'.
- 17
A loan from Patty and Selma makes Homer their slave; Bart is forced to take ballet.
- 18
Film critic Jay Sherman (Jon Lovitz) is among the judges at the Springfield Film Festival, which Mr. Burns conspires to win by bribing some judges.
- 19
A fortuneteller predicts Lisa's engagement and wedding to a fellow student (Mandy Patinkin) from an upper-crust British family.
- 20
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.
- 21
Bart helps precipitate a teachers strike, but he rues his handiwork when Marge takes over for Mrs. Krabapple. Blackboard: 'I do not have power of attorney over first graders'.
- 22
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, who recounts his big break on "The Tonight Show.". Blackboard: 'Nerve gas is not a toy'.
- 23
Marge joins the police force after thwarting a criminal, and Homer thinks he now has a free ride as a cop's spouse. Blackboard: 'I will not mock Mrs. Dumbface'.
- 24
Springfield boys try to recapture the town's beloved lemon tree after it's stolen.
- 25
Mr. Burns makes many enemies when he steals the oil discovered beneath Springfield Elementary. Blackboard: 'This is not a clue...or is it?'.
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