The Simpsons' 18th season aired from September 10, 2006 to May 20, 2007. The season contained seven hold-over episodes from the season 17 production line. Al Jean served as the Showrunner, a position he has held since the thirteenth season. The season finale, "You Kent Always Say What You Want", was the series' 400th episode. Additionally, the Simpsons franchise celebrated its 20th anniversary, as it has been on the air since April 1987, beginning with shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. Season 18 included guest appearances by Metallica, Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, Jonathan Franzen, Fran Drescher, The White Stripes, Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Richard Lewis, Phil McGraw, Elvis Stojko, Natalie Portman, Jon Lovitz, Betty White, Eric Idle, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Stephen Sondheim, Cristiano Ronaldo, Meg Ryan, Andy Dick, Peter Bogdanovich, James Patterson and others.
| Name | The Simpsons Season 18 |
|---|---|
| Air Date | September 9th, 2006 |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Family, Drama |
| Network | FOX |
| Production Companies | The Curiosity Company, Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television |
| Number of Episodes | 22 Episodes |
| Plot Keywords | cartoon, satire, nuclear power plant, parody, middle class, dysfunctional family, social satire |
Episodes List
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 1 : The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer
September 10th, 2006At school, Lisa befriends a boy named Michael, who happens to be the son of mob boss, Fat Tony. Fat Tony is put out of commission by a rival family, a...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 2 : Jazzy and the Pussycats
September 17th, 2006When Bart has problems with acting out, Marge and Homer take him to a child psychiatrist, who suggests that Bart should taking up drumming. Bart turns...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 3 : Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em
September 24th, 2006After buying Homer a collection of handyman's books, Marge becomes a handywoman, but uses Homer since no one in town is thrilled over the idea of a fe...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 4 : Treehouse of Horror XVII
November 5th, 2006Three more scary tales are offered up in this 17th edition of the Treehouse of Horror.Married to the Blob: After eating mysterious green goo from a me...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 5 : G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)
November 12th, 2006Bart pre-enlists in the Army and when Homer goes to the Recruitment Center to clear up the mess, he is tricked into enlisting in the Army himself. Upo...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 6 : Moe'N'a Lisa
November 19th, 2006Lisa aides Moe in discovering his inner-poet and he gains swift popularity and recognition from a group of successful American authors, when Lisa help...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 7 : Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)
November 26th, 2006After Homer is fired from the power plant, he buys an ice-cream truck and sells ice-cream. His successful business yields an abundance of discarded po...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 8 : The Haw-Hawed Couple
December 10th, 2006After being forced to attend Nelson’s birthday party, Bart becomes best friends with the schoolyard bully. Meanwhile, Homer develops a big interest ...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 9 : Kill Gil, Volumes I & II
December 17th, 2006At Christmas time, Marge opens up her home to the jobless Gil. But problems arise when Gil overstays his welcome and Marge can’t bring herself to ki...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 10 : The Wife Aquatic
January 7th, 2007Homer surprises Marge with a visit to her favorite childhood vacation spot: an island called Barnacle Bay. But when the family arrives, they are shock...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 11 : Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three Times
January 28th, 2007In an effort to stop Homer from taking revenge on the Rich Texan for cutting him off on the highway, Marge, Lisa and Bart offer up three cautionary ta...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 12 : Little Big Girl
February 11th, 2007After saving Springfield from burning down in city-wide fire, Mayor Quimby awards Bart with a driver’s license. During Bart’s travels to a nearby ...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 13 : Springfield Up
February 18th, 2007Eccentric documentary filmmaker Declan Desmond returns with his new film "Growing up Springfield" in which various characters in The Simpsons are inte...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 14 : Yokel Chords
March 4th, 2007Principal Skinner decides to allow Lisa to tutor Cletus's kids instead of them enrolling into Springfield Elementary, but they end up on Krusty's show...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 15 : Rome-Old and Juli-Eh
March 11th, 2007When Homer accidentally declares bankruptcy, Grandpa ends up leaving the Springfield Retirement Castle and falls in love with Selma; Bart and Lisa con...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 16 : Homerazzi
March 25th, 2007When the fireproof safe (which was bought after one too many house fires) explodes, Homer and Marge try to recreate the photos, but when one of them u...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 17 : Marge Gamer
April 22nd, 2007Marge becomes a spectacle during a PTA meeting for not having an e-mail address, and she decides to take a chance on using the Internet. Amazed and de...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 18 : The Boys of Bummer
April 29th, 2007Bart becomes a hometown hero when he makes the game-winning catch at his Little League game, sending the Springfield Isotots to the championship for t...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 19 : Crook and Ladder
May 6th, 2007Maggie goes on a path of destruction in the Simpsons home after Marge follows advice in a parenting magazine and throws away her pacifier. Marge final...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 20 : Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot!
May 13th, 2007Homer unwittingly drags the family into a cornfield maze after attempting to leave a boring Harvest fest that Marge brought them to. When everyone exc...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 21 : 24 Minutes
May 20th, 2007When finding out Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney plan on sabotaging Springfield Elementary School's annual bake sale by releasing the "ultimate stinkbomb" (...
The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 22 : You Kent Always Say What You Want
May 20th, 2007When Homer buys the 1,000,000th ice-cream cone at a local shop, he ends up on Kent Brockman's news program. When Brockman swears on live TV after coff...