Season 7

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Season 7
Original Run	September 17, 1995 – May 19, 1996
No. of episodes	25
Previous season	6
Next season	8
DVD boxset	The Complete Seventh Season

The seventh season began airing on September 17, 1995 with the first episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" and ended on May 19, 1996 with "Summer of 4 Ft. 2", which the season premiere is also the concluding part of the only two part episode from the first part which aired as the season finale of the previous season. David Mirkin executive produced four holdover episodes, "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" and "Radioactive Man", the latter which is the series first episode to be digitally colored (A technique that would not be repeated until Season 12's "Tennis the Menace" and permanently with and after Season 14's "The Great Louse Detective") before Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein would executive produced the remaining 21 episodes and the following season and its holdovers. Season 7 is also the first season to use CGI as the third segment of "Treehouse of Horror VI" had Homer computer animated as well as Bart.

The season was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Animated Program and had won an Annie Award for Best Animated Television Program.

All 25 episodes of Season 7 including extras were released on DVD on December 13, 2005 in Region 1, January 30, 2006 in Region 2 and March 22, 2006 in Region 4. Like the last one, there were two editions, one with the normal box, and this time, a Marge shaped clam shell box-set.

Episodes

Picture	#	Title	Original airdate	Directed by	Written by	Prod. code
	129 - 1	"Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"	September 17, 1995	Wes Archer	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	2F20
Smithers is convinced that he was the one who pulled the trigger that wounded Mr. Burns while drunk, so he confesses to a priest who turns out to be a police officer, and he is arrested, then released when he recalls more. The Simpsons car is searched and the police find a gun covered with fingerprints, so Homer is made the prime suspect. He escapes from the prison van, and advances on Burns, who wakes up in the hospital and finally reveals the culprit's identity.
	130 - 2	"Radioactive Man"	September 24, 1995	Susie Dietter	John Swartzwelder	2F17
A movie based on comic book character Radioactive Man is filmed in Springfield. Much to Bart's chagrin, the coveted part of the hero's sidekick, Fallout Boy, goes to not him, but to Milhouse.
	131 - 3	"Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily"	October 1, 1995	Susie Dietter	Jon Vitti	3F01
After a series of misadventures, the Simpson children are put in the custody of Ned and Maude Flanders. Learning that none of the children have been baptized, Ned sets up a baptism - which Homer and Marge thwart just in time.
	132 - 4	"Bart Sells His Soul"	October 8, 1995	Wes Archer	Greg Daniels	3F02
After perpetrating a prank on the First Church of Springfield, Bart sells his soul to Milhouse for $5. Bart comes to regret his decision, and goes on a desperate quest to regain his soul. In the end, he gets it back with the help of an unexpected source.
	133 - 5	"Lisa the Vegetarian"	October 15, 1995	Mark Kirkland	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	3F03
After a trip to a petting zoo, Lisa finds herself unable to eat lamb exposing her to ridicule and resentment from her father and friends. But with help from Apu and Paul and Linda McCartney, she makes an effort to stick to her new vegetarian view.
	134 - 6	"Treehouse of Horror VI"	October 29, 1995	Jim Reardon	Bob Kushell, Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath and David S. Cohen	3F04
As with the other Treehouse of Horror episode, it contains three self-contained segments. In "Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores", an ionic storm brings Springfield's oversized advertisements and billboards to life and they begin attacking the town. The second segment, "Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace" is a parody of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series, in which Groundskeeper Willie attacks schoolchildren in their sleep. In the third and final segment, "Homer³", Homer finds himself trapped in a three dimensional world.
	135 - 7	"King-Size Homer"	November 5, 1995	Susie Dietter	Jonathen Collier	3F05
Homer tries everything to get out of the plant's new exercise program and discovers that being on disability would do just that. With Bart's help, Homer starts eating everything he can, until he's overweight enough to work at home.
	136 - 8	"Mother Simpson"	November 19, 1995	Mark Kirkland	Mike Scully	3F06
To get out of cleaning a part as community service, Homer fakes his own death. When this results in the family's utilities being cut off, Marge puts pressure on him to reveal that he is alive. However, the spurious news of his "death" brings his long-lost mother - a hippie who is on the run from the law because of her activism against Mr. Burns - back to Springfield.
	137 - 9	"Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"	November 26, 1995	Jeffery Lynch	Greg Daniels	3F08
Sideshow Bob slips away from prison detail, steals an atomic bomb and threatens to detonate it unless the town of Springfield gives up television.
	138 - 10	"The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular"	December 3, 1995	Wes Archer	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	3F31
Troy McClure hosts this behind the scenes style show. We start with a brief history, showing some classic Tracey Ullman clips, and then Troy goes on to answer viewers' questions about Smithers sexuality and Homer's stupidity. We then see never-before-seen deleted scenes from various episodes up to this point, and we are shown an alternate ending to 'Who Shot Mr Burns?' where Smithers actually is the culprit.
	139- 11	"Marge Be Not Proud"	December 17, 1995	Steven Dean Moore	Mike Scully	3F07
Bart is caught attempting to shoplift a video game. He tries to keep his failed "four-finger discount" trip a secret from Homer and Marge, and initially succeeds. But unfortunately, Marge finds out when the family returns to the same store to have the family Christmas photo taken.
	140 - 12	"Team Homer"	January 7, 1996	Jim Reardon	John Swartzwelder	3F10
Homer convinces a light-headed Mr. Burns to give him $500 to register his bowling team in a league, but when Mr. Burns finds out what he has done he demands a spot on the team. Meanwhile, Bart influences a riot at school and as a result, everyone is forced to wear uniforms.
	141 - 13	"Two Bad Neighbors"	January 14, 1996	Swinton O. Scott III	Jennifer Crittenden	3F09
Homer's jealousy at all the attention his new neighbors, George and Barbara Bush, receive turns to rage when the former President gives Bart a spanking.
	142 - 14	"Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield"	February 4, 1996	Bob Anderson	John Swartzwelder	3F11
Marge gets an expensive "new" dress at the outlet mall. While wearing it she meets a former schoolmate who invites her and the family to the country club. Marge becomes obsessed with trying to fit in. Homer takes up golf at the club and Mr. Burns challenges him to a game. After Homer catches him cheating, Mr. Burns agrees to help Homer's family become members of the country club if he doesn't tell anyone.
	143 - 15	"Bart the Fink"	February 11, 1996	David Silverman	John Swartzwelder	3F12
When Bart accidentally finks on him to the IRS, it leads Krusty the Clown to fake his own death. But Bart convinces him to come back to television, which he eventually does.
	144 - 16	"Lisa the Iconoclast"	February 18, 1996	Wes Archer	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	3F13
As Springfield's bicentennial celebration approaches, Lisa discovers the real truth behind town founder, Jebediah Springfield and finds herself at odds with a protective museum curator who wants to keep Jebediah's unattractive past a secret. Meanwhile, Homer becomes obsessed with being the official town crier for the bicentennial celebration.
	145 - 17	"Homer the Smithers"	February 25, 1996	Mark Kirkland	Brent Forrester	3F14
Smithers takes a much needed vacation and to insure his position at the nuclear plant, he hires Homer as his temporally replacement.
	146 - 18	"The Day the Violence Died"	March 17, 1996	Susie Dietter	Ken Keeler	3F16
With the help of Lionel Hutz, Bart unwittingly bankrupts the studio that produces Itchy & Scratchy when he and Hutz successfully prove the idea for Itchy was stolen some 70-80 years ago.
	147 - 19	"A Fish Called Selma"	March 24, 1996	Jim Reardon	Greg Daniels	3F15
Troy McClure's sagging film career is given a boost when he is seen in public with a woman. And to stay in the public eye, Troy must do more than merely date this woman, who happens to be Selma.
	148 - 20	"Bart on the Road"	March 31, 1996	Bob Anderson	Mike Scully	3F17
With fake drivers ID in hand, have Bart will travel. In this case, Nelson, Martin and Milhouse come along for the ride when Bart hits the wide open road. Meanwhile, Lisa spends some quality time with Homer at the power plant.
	149 - 21	"22 Short Films About Springfield"	April 14, 1996	Swinton O. Scott III	Jennifer Crittenden	3F18
It is about the untold stories of many people of Springfield, focusing mainly on recurring characters. This is one of several episodes which are considered anthology episodes that features mini-stories.
	150 - 22	"Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"	April 28, 1996	Steven Dean Moore	Al Jean & Mike Reiss Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia	3F19
Buried World War II treasure is the prize in a tontine, in which Grandpa Simpson and Mr. Burns are the last two surviving members. But Burns is determined that he'll be the one who collects the prize.
	151 - 23	"Much Apu About Nothing"	May 5, 1996	Mark Kirkland	Jonathan Collier	3F20
When a bear wanders down Evergreen Terrace, Mayor Quimby proposes tax raises to fund a new bear patrol. To distract people, he blames the taxes on illegal immigrants, and calls for the deportation of all illegal immigrants from Springfield. Apu realizes that he will have to be deported, as his visa is expired, and gets a fake ID off Fat Tony. Lisa realizes that he can apply for amnesty, he takes a test and is allowed to stay in the country.
	152 - 24	"Homerpalooza"	May 19, 1996	Jim Reardon	Brent Forrester	3F21
After Bart and Lisa inform Homer that his taste in music has become old, he decides to get into the current music scene and takes the kids to a music festival, Lalapalooza, where he accidentally discovers he has a talent for taking a canon ball to the gut. Soon Homer finds himself traveling with the festival and putting his health in danger as he continues performing his amazing feat for cheering crowds.
	153 - 25	"Summer of 4 Ft. 2"	May 19, 1996	Jeffery Lynch	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	3F22
In the hopes of making friends on the latest family vacation, Lisa packs an empty suitcase, determined to leave her 'nerdy' self behind.

Trivia

• This season does not use the season 3 intro for any of the episodes.
• Eleven episodes use the short intro first introduced in season 5, thirteen episodes use the shorter intro first introduced in season 3, and the tenth episode does somewhat play the full regular intro, but show a couch gag montage in place of the regular sequence of the intro.

Characters introduced

Disco Stu, Brandine Spuckler

Locations introduced

• Try-N-Save
• Tidy Piano Movers

DVD Release

Season 7 was released on DVD in its entirety as The Complete Seventh Season Boxset on December 13, 2005 in region 1, January 30, 2006 in Region 2 and March 29, 2006 in Region by 20th Century Fox. While primarily containing the original 22 episodes, the boxset also consists on bonus features such as storyboards.

The Complete Seventh Season
Set Details			Special Features
25 episodes 4-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitles) Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, with subtitles) French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) Special language feature for "22 Short Films About Springfield" (Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and German)			Optional commentaries for all 25 episodes Introduction from Matt Groening Deleted/Extended Scenes with optional commentary Special "3D Homer" featurette Paul McCartney's Lentil Soup recipe Animatic/StoryBoards for "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily" and "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" Illustrated commentary for "The Day the Violence Died" and "Summer of 4 Ft. 2" Sketch Gallery
Release Dates
Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
December 13, 2005	January 30, 2006	March 29, 2006

Awards

In 1996, "Treehouse of Horror VI" was submitted for the Primetime Emmy Award in the "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour)" category. They had submitted it because it had a 3D animation sequence, which the producers felt gave them an edge. However, the episode lost to Pinky and the Brain that year, and Bill Oakley later regretted submitting the episode because he felt that a more emotional episode like "Mother Simpson", "Lisa the Vegetarian" or "Bart Sells His Soul" would have had a better chance of winning. Alf Clausen, Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein were also nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics" for the song "Señor Burns" from "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)".

The series won several other awards for this season, including an Annie Award for "Best Animated Television Program". "Lisa the Vegetarian" won both an Environmental Media Award for "Best Television Episodic Comedy" and a Genesis Award for "Best Television Comedy Series, Ongoing Commitment".^[22] Although "Treehouse of Horror VI" failed to win the Emmy, the "Homer³" segment was awarded the Ottawa International Animation Festival grand prize.^[23]

In 1996, The Simpsons became the first animated series to win a Peabody Award, and won it "for providing exceptional animation and stinging social satire, both commodities which are in extremely short supply in television today."