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| 7G08 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12/17/1989 | Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire | None - Christmas Special | | Christmas Special - none | | | | It's a not-so-merry Christmas for the Simpsons, when Mr. Burns decides to cut the Christmas bonuses and Marge had to spend the Christmas savings to erase a tattoo Bart thought would make a great Christmas present. In order to hide the fact that he did not get the bonus, Homer takes a second job as a store Santa. | NOTES: Patty, Selma, Ned and Todd Flanders, Mr. Burns, Smithers, and Grampa Simpson are introduced (although Smithers has a voice-only part). | This episode is on the Christmas with the Simpsons DVD (as well as on the Season 1 DVD set). |
| 7G02 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 01/14/1990 | Bart the Genius | I will not waste chalk | | Bart is squeezed off and pops into the air; during the shot of the TV, he is seen coming down | 1F01 couch opening is used | | | Bart swaps IQ tests with Martin, and ends up the butt of everyone's jokes at a school for gifted kids. | | |
| 7G03 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 01/21/1990 | Homer's Odyssey | I will not skateboard in the halls | | The couch falls apart when everybody is on it | 1F01 couch opening is used | | | Homer gets fired for causing another accident at the nuclear plant, and almost commits suicide. He see the light, and becomes a safety activist, and soon goes after the plant he was fired from. | Smithers makes his first "on-screen" appearance (his voice can be heard in the Christmas special). | |
| 7G04 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 01/28/1990 | There's No Disgrace Like Home | I will not burp in class | | Homer is squeezed off his side of the couch | 1F01 couch opening is used | | | After seeing family bliss at the recent family picnic, Homer sells the TV and goes to a psychiatrist advertised on TV. | First scenes of Itchy and Scratchy; first appearance of Dr. Marvin Monroe (although he appears in 7G01, which was intended to be the first episode) | |
| 7G05 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 02/04/1990 | Bart the General | None | | None | | | | When Bart gets beat up by the school bully for defending Lisa, he organizes his friends to go after the bully. | | |
| 7G06 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 02/11/1990 | Moaning Lisa | I will not instigate revolution | | Maggie is squeezed off and pops into the air; she comes right down into Marge's arms | 1F01 couch opening is used | | | Lisa is feeling down and blue about the problems around her, and meets a fellow blues musician, Bleedin' Gums Murphy. | | |
| 7G09 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 02/18/1990 | Call of the Simpsons | I will not draw naked ladies in class | | Everybody fits on the couch | | | | It's a camping misadventure for the Simpsons. First, the Simpson's get lost in the woods and lose all their camping equipment. Then, Bart and Homer go get help, but get washed down a waterfall, and lose all their clothes. Meanwhile, Maggie meets up with some bears. Then, Homer is mistaken for Bigfoot. | | |
| 7G07 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 02/25/1990 | The Tell-Tale Head | I did not see Elvis | | Bart is squeezed off and pops into the air; during the shot of the TV, he is seen coming down | 1F01 couch opening is used | | | In order to impress some bad kids at school, Bart cuts off the head of a statue of the town's founder, Jebediah Obediah Zacariah Jenadiah Springfield. Unfortunately, this stunt shocks the whole town. | Krusty The Clown has cameo, however, picture only can be seen in Homer's Odyssey and title sequence. Sideshow Bob can also be seen. Reverend Lovejoy is introduced. | |
| 7G11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 03/18/1990 | Life on the Fast Lane | None | | None | | | | Homer gives Marge a bowling ball for her birthday, intending to use it for himself. However, Marge vows to learn how to bowl, and ends up getting intimate with Jacques, her bowling teacher. | Helen Lovejoy is introduced. | |
| 7G10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 03/25/1990 | Homer's Night Out | I will not call my teacher "Hot Cakes" | | The couch falls apart when everybody is on it | 1F01 couch opening is used | | | Using his new mail-order spy camera, Bart catches Homer dancing with a strip dancer at a stag party. | | |
