The Simpsons' 12th season began on Wednesday, November 1, 2000 with "Treehouse of Horror XI". The season contains three hold over episodes from the season 11 production line. The show runner for the twelfth production was Mike Scully. The season features three episodes that were produced for the eleventh season which was also run by Scully. The season won and was nominated for numerous awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards wins and an Annie Award.
| Name | The Simpsons Season 12 |
|---|---|
| Air Date | October 31st, 2000 |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Family, Drama |
| Network | FOX |
| Production Companies | The Curiosity Company, Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television |
| Number of Episodes | 21 Episodes |
| Plot Keywords | cartoon, satire, nuclear power plant, parody, middle class, dysfunctional family, social satire |
Episodes List
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 1 : Treehouse of Horror XI
November 1st, 2000This year's Halloween story sees The Simpsons as "The Munsters" (with everyone except Lisa getting killed), Homer as a wandering spirit on the hunt fo...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 2 : A Tale of Two Springfields
November 5th, 2000While calling Animal Control over a badger taking residence in Santa's Little Helper's doghouse, Homer discovers that Springfield has two different ar...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 3 : Insane Clown Poppy
November 12th, 2000Krusty takes parenting lessons from Homer when, during an outdoor book fair, a girl tells Krusty that she is his long-lost daughter from a one-night s...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 4 : Lisa the Tree Hugger
November 19th, 2000Lisa falls for the teenaged leader of a militant environmentalist group and tries to impress him by living in Springfield's oldest tree in order to ke...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 5 : Homer vs. Dignity
November 26th, 2000When the Simpsons once again have financial problems, Mr. Burns pays Homer to play pranks on others and humiliate himself in public. Meanwhile, Smithe...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 6 : The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
December 3rd, 2000Homer decides to buy a computer after turning up to the Plant to find it closed by e-mail. He then creates his own website and it eventually gains att...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 7 : The Great Money Caper
December 10th, 2000Homer and Bart become father–son con artists (after Bart is given money out of pity when Homer decided to not take him home), but soon find that the...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 8 : Skinner's Sense of Snow
December 17th, 2000A snowstorm traps the students of Springfield Elementary inside, with them overthrowing Principal Skinner when he uses his Army skills to control them...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 9 : HOMЯ
January 7th, 2001While working as a human guinea pig (to pay off the family's lost savings after making a bad investment), Homer discovers the root cause of his subnor...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 10 : Pokey Mom
January 14th, 2001Marge tries to rehabilitate a convict with remarkable artistic talent. Meanwhile, Homer uses a trash can to fix people's spines....
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 11 : Worst Episode Ever
February 4th, 2001Bart and Milhouse are banned from The Android Dungeon after stopping Comic Book Guy from buying a box of priceless Star Wars memorabilia for $5, but a...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 12 : Tennis the Menace
February 11th, 2001While making funeral arrangements for Grampa's future, the funeral planner pitches the idea of a mausoleum that uses the same amount of cement as a fu...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 13 : Day of the Jackanapes
February 18th, 2001Krusty announces his retirement due to interference from network executives and the growing popularity of the big-money game show "Me Wantee", but whe...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 14 : New Kids on the Blecch
February 25th, 2001A music producer selects Bart, Nelson, Milhouse and Ralph to be members of the next hit boy band, who record subliminal songs about joining the Navy....
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 15 : Hungry, Hungry Homer
March 4th, 2001Homer becomes a Good Samaritan after discovering the simple joys of helping people in need–which is put to the test when he goes on a hunger strike ...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 16 : Bye, Bye, Nerdie
March 11th, 2001When Lisa becomes the target of a female bully, Lisa discovers a scientific reason as to why bullies pick on nerds. Meanwhile, Homer goes into the bab...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 17 : Simpson Safari
April 1st, 2001When the Simpsons run out of food thanks to a bag boy strike (caused by Homer), the family finds an old box of animal crackers with a sweepstakes that...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 18 : Trilogy of Error
April 29th, 2001Homer's rush to the hospital to reattach his thumb, Lisa's rush to school to win the science fair, and Bart's run-in with an illegal fireworks scheme ...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 19 : I'm Goin' to Praiseland
May 6th, 2001After finding a sketchbook belonging to his late wife Maude, Ned Flanders opens a Bible-themed amusement park to honor her memory....
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 20 : Children of a Lesser Clod
May 13th, 2001After spraining his knee during a basketball game, Homer begins taking care of the neighborhood kids to cure his boredom, prompting jealousy from Bart...
The Simpsons Season 12 Episode 21 : Simpsons Tall Tales
May 20th, 2001When Homer refuses to pay a five dollar airport tax to fly to Delaware, the family is forced to ride in a livestock car of a train instead. There they...