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Season 9 |
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Season 9 first aired on September 21, 1997 with its first episode "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" and ended May 17, 1998 with its final episode "Natural Born Kissers."
The show celebrated its 200th episode on April 26, 1998 with "Trash of the Titans," which included guest stars Steve Martin and U2. The Season 9 boxset was given a 12 (suitable for 12 and over) by the BBFC.
The aired season contains three holdover episodes from the 4F production code that were produced for season 8 and also contains two episodes from the 3G production code that were produced for season 7 which are run by Al Jean and Mike Reiss. There are four episodes that were produced for the season 5F production code, but aired in the following season.
The Simpsons Complete Season Nine boxset was released on the following dates: Like the last three, there were two editions, one with the normal box, and this time, a Lisa shaped clamshell boxset.
- Region 1 - December 19, 2006
- Region 2 - January 29, 2007
- Region 4 - March 21, 2007
Episodes[]
Image | # | Title | Prod. Code | Airdate | Title Reference |
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179 | The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson | 4F22 | Sunday, September 21, 1997 | N/A |
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180 | The Principal and the Pauper | 4F23 | Sunday, September 28, 1997 | The Prince and the Pauper |
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181 | Lisa's Sax | 3G02 | Sunday, October 19, 1997 | N/A |
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182 | Treehouse of Horror VIII | 5F02 | Sunday, October 26, 1997 | |
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183 | The Cartridge Family | 5F01 | Sunday, November 2, 1997 | The Partridge Family |
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184 | Bart Star | 5F03 | Sunday, November 9, 1997 | Bart Starr |
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185 | The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons | 5F04 | Sunday, November 16, 1997 | The two Mrs. Grenvilles |
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186 | Lisa the Skeptic | 5F05 | Sunday, November 23, 1997 | N/A |
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187 | Realty Bites | 5F06 | Sunday, December 7, 1997 | Reality Bites |
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188 | Miracle on Evergreen Terrace | 5F07 | Sunday, December 21, 1997 | Miracle on 34th Street |
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189 | All Singing, All Dancing | 5F24 | Sunday, January 4, 1998 | N/A |
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190 | Bart Carny | 5F08 | Sunday, January 11, 1998 | Art Carney |
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191 | The Joy of Sect | 5F23 | Sunday, February 8, 1998 | The Joy of Sex |
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192 | Das Bus | 5F11 | Sunday, February 15, 1998 | Das Boot |
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193 | The Last Temptation of Krust | 5F10 | Sunday, February 22, 1998 | The Last Temptation of Christ |
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194 | Dumbbell Indemnity | 5F12 | Sunday, March 1, 1998 | Double Indemnity |
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195 | Lisa the Simpson | 4F24 | Sunday, March 8, 1998 | Homer the Smithers |
196 | This Little Wiggy | 5F13 | Sunday, March 22, 1998 | This Little Piggy | |
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197 | Simpson Tide | 3G04 | Sunday, March 29, 1998 | Crimson Tide |
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198 | The Trouble with Trillions | 5F14 | Sunday, April 5, 1998 | The Trouble with Tribbles |
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199 | Girly Edition | 5F15 | Sunday, April 19, 1998 | Early Edition |
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200 | Trash of the Titans | 5F09 | Sunday, April 26, 1998 | Clash of the Titans |
201 | King of the Hill | 5F16 | Sunday, May 3, 1998 | King of the Hill | |
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202 | Lost Our Lisa | 5F17 | Sunday, May 10, 1998 | "Lost our Lease!" |
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203 | Natural Born Kissers | 5F18 | Sunday, May 17, 1998 | Natural Born Killers |
Characters introduced[]
Gil Gunderson, Crazy Cat Lady, Duffman, Manjula, Cookie Kwan