The Simpsons: Season 12 (2000-2001)
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Season Info
Season 12 finds Homer achieving the unthinkable: He suddenly becomes an intelligent man in "HOMR" after a crayon he lodged into his brain in childhood is removed. Sadly, he finds that his newfound smarts alienate him from most of his friends and family, although they do allow him to connect with Lisa. Elsewhere, Krusty the Clown learns he has a daughter (voice of Drew Barrymore) and Bart and his classmates form a boy band whose songs contain subliminal messages to join the Navy. The season
Network: FOX
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Episodes
Treehouse of Horror XI
In the 11th annual Halloween trilogy, a ghostly Homer tries to perform a good deed on Earth; Bart and Lisa are trapped in a fairy-tale forest; and dolphins revolt against humans after Lisa frees their king from the Springfield Marine Park.
A Tale of Two Springfields
The Who intervenes after Homer leads a revolt against a new area code that splits the town along lines of affluence. Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Zac Starkey provide voices.
Insane Clown Poppy
Drew Barrymore plays Krusty's long-lost daughter, a surprise to the clown, who betrays her in a poker game with Fat Tony (Joe Mantegna). Stephen King, Amy Tan and John Updike have cameos.
Lisa the Tree Hugger
Joshua Jackson plays a committed -- and cute -- teen environmentalist who inspires Lisa to take up residence in a redwood tree to save it from destruction.
Homer vs. Dignity
With Smithers away, Burns hires a cash-hungry Homer as his "prank monkey" to perform stunts that ultimately damage Homer's dignity. Leeza Gibbons has a cameo.
The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
Homer buys a computer and builds a Web site where he anonymously spreads local rumor and innuendo, and makes things up when his sources run dry.
The Great Money Caper
With Homer-logical justification, Bart and Homer go on the grift and do fairly well before joining a more experienced con man for a big score. Edward Norton plays an FBI man.
Skinner's Sense of Snow
A blizzard traps Skinner and Groundskeeper Willie with an assortment of students at Springfield Elementary. Bart (of course) leads the revolt.
Homr
Researchers find and fix the cause of Homer's "subnormal" intelligence, but Homer finds life as a brain is a drain on his popularity.
Pokey Mom
The Simpsons attend the annual rodeo at Waterville State Penitentiary after a disappointing visit to an Apron Expo, and Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta) has a painful run-in with a bull. While at the prison, Marge meets a handsome convict Jack (voice of Michael Keaton), and while she's told he has such a reputation Bob Dylan wrote a protest song to keep him behind bars, Marge is certain he has a sensitive side that ought to be nurtured. Marge persuades the Warden (voice of Charles Napier) to let her teach an art class at the prison, and Jack soon becomes her star pupil. Swayed by Jack's charm, good looks and talent, Marge speaks out in favor of his parole, and once he's freed, helps him land a job at Springfield Elementary School, where Principal Skinner (voice of Harry Shearer) hires him to create a mural celebrating the school's motto, "Puma Pride." Jack's finished product, however, isn't what Marge or Skinner has in mind, and soon Jack lapses back into his criminal lifestyle. "Pokey Mom" first aired on January 14, 2001.
The Worst Episode Ever
Bart and Milhouse are banned for life from the comic-book store, until Comic Book Guy becomes a man in need of friends.
Tennis the Menace
The Simpsons win points for their new tennis court, but constantly lose on Homer's poor play. Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi have voice cameos.
Day of the Jackanapes
Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer) talks his way out of prison and into a job at the school. There, he hypnotizes Bart -- to make him kill Krusty, who plans a final show after growing sick of network interference.
New Kids on the Blecch
'N Sync has a cameo as a record producer tries to create the next big boy band out of Milhouse, Bart, Nelson and Ralph Wiggum.
Hungry Hungry Homer
Homer's newfound advocacy for the little guy prompts him to protest against the Duff executive (Stacy Keach) who owns the local ballclub.
Bye Bye Nerdy
Lisa's attempt to befriend the new girl in school is met with a fist; Homer enters the baby-proofing business.
Simpson Safari
The Simpsons win a trip to Africa, where they get lost on safari and become caught between poachers and a chimp researcher.
Trilogy of Error
Homer's severed thumb, Lisa's science project and Bart's discovery of fireworks prompt separate but simultaneous adventures that conclude with an encounter with mobster Fat Tony (Joe Mantegna).
I'm Goin' to Praiseland
Flanders fulfills his late wife's dream by building a Bible-themed amusement park. Shawn Colvin plays Christian singer Rachel Jordan.
Children of a Lesser Clod
Homer opens a day-care center in the house, prompting envy in Lisa and Bart when he treats other kids better than he treats them.
Simpsons Tall Tales
Folk-tale parodies abound, with Homer as Paul Bunyan; Lisa as Connie Appleseed; and Bart as Tom Sawyer, helping to save Huck Finn from a shotgun marriage to Becky Thatcher.
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