Home > The Simpsons > Season 13 « TV Series Page The Simpsons: Season 13 (2001 - 2002) SEASON: Season 13 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21 Season 22 Season 23 Season 24 Season 25 Season 26 Season 27 Season 28 Season 29 Season 30 + WANT TO SEE Episode List Season 13 The Simpsons Critics Consensus No consensus yet. 86% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 7 79% Audience Score User Ratings: 106 NEW More Info × Close ADD YOUR RATING Share on Facebook Post Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Treehouse of Horror XII Air date: Nov 6, 2001 "Treehouse of Horror XIII" finds Homer cloned; Dr. Hibbert turning the family into half animals; and Springfield invaded by zombie cowboys. More 2 The Parent Rap Air date: Nov 11, 2001 One morning, Homer Simpson (voice of Dan Castellaneta) decides he doesn't feel like giving his son Bart (voice of Nancy Cartwright) and his best friend Milhouse (voice of Pamela Hayden) a ride to school, which turns out to be a bad choice, since Bart ends up stealing a police car on his way to Springfield Elementary. Bart and his folks end up in front of the usually lenient Judge Snyder (voice of Harry Shearer), but at the last minute the judge goes on vacation, with the stern Judge Constance Harm (voice of Jane Kaczmarek) taking his place. Harm decides Homer and Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) have done a bad job of raising Bart, and orders the boy to be tethered to Homer at all times. This soon proves wildly impractical and Marge decides it isn't helping, so she cuts the cable. This angers Judge Harm, who responds by putting Homer and Marge in public stocks; they eventually escape, and Homer plots revenge against the judge, which typically goes awry. "The Parent Rap" first aired on November 11, 2001. More 3 Homer the Moe Air date: Nov 18, 2001 Ill-tempered bartender Moe Szyslak (voice of Hank Azaria) has been in even more of a funk than usual, and needing a reminder of what drew him into the mixed drink business in the first place, he heads back to the bartending school where he first learned his craft. Homer Simpson (voice of Dan Castellaneta) is put in charge of Moe's tavern while he's gone, which quickly becomes even more of a sinkhole on his watch. Upon returning, Moe decides his bar needs a makeover, and he transforms it into "M," an upscale nightspot for Springfield's most pretentious hipsters. Homer and his pals no longer feel welcome there at their regular watering hole, and he responds by setting up a tavern in his garage, using the legal loophole that he and his friends actually enjoying the facilities of their hunting club. Offended that his once-loyal customers are swilling beer somewhere else, Moe calls Homer on his ruse and insists that he and his pals actually go hunting for their Thanksgiving dinner. Featuring an appearance by R.E.M. (who appear at Homer's tavern under the mistaken belief they're playing an environmental benefit), "Homer The Moe" first aired on November 9, 2001. More 4 A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love Air date: Dec 2, 2001 Julia Louis-Dreyfus gives voice to a young woman wooed by Burns, who drafts Homer to help him cultivate a more youthful image. More 5 The Blunder Years Air date: Dec 9, 2001 A hypnotist unlocks a repressed memory in Homer, who recalls childhood times with Moe, Carl and Lenny---and his finding a corpse. Paul Newman and singer Judith Owen have voice cameos. More 6 She of Little Faith Air date: Dec 16, 2001 In this Christmas episode, Richard Gere offers Buddhist teachings to Lisa after she leaves her church because of Mr. Burns' tacky fund-raising efforts, which include commercials (during sermons) and podium-placed ads. More 7 Brawl in the Family Air date: Jan 6, 2002 A social worker is assigned to try to bring the family together after police respond to a fight between Bart and Homer during a game of Monopoly. More 8 Sweets and Sour Marge Air date: Jan 20, 2002 Ben Stiller plays a sugar company's CEO who draws Marge's ire after Springfield is declared the "World's Fattest Town." More 9 Jaws Wired Shut Air date: Jan 27, 2002 An(other) accident forces Homer's jaws to be wired shut, and improved listening skills result in a kinder, gentler---and more boring---Homer. More 10 Half Decent Proposal Air date: Feb 10, 2002 Now fabulously wealthy, Marge's grabby prom date Artie Ziff (Jon Lovitz) offers a million dollars for a weekend with her that, he says, will have "no funny stuff." The Simpsons agree when they realize the money will help their marriage---by paying for an operation that will cure Homer's snoring. More Show More Episodes The Simpsons: Season 13 Photos View All Photos (47) Tv Season Info Series 13 finds the creative staff trying to keep up with a changing culture: Homer becomes addicted to medical marijuana, Moe renovates his bar to appeal to hipsters and Bart starts an online comic based on his father. On the sillier side of things, the episode "Tales From the Public Domain" takes the stories of Odysseus, Joan of Arc and Hamlet and plugs members of the Simpsons family into them. Prominent guest stars this series include Reese Witherspoon, who voices a girl both Bart and his best friend Milhouse fall for, and Richard Gere, who gives spiritual advice to Lisa after she decides to convert to Buddhism. Genre: Animation Network: FOX Premiere Date: Nov 6, 2001 Creator: Matt Groening Exec. Producers: Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Sam Simon, Al Jean Cast Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson/Grampa/Krusty the Clown/Barney/Mayor Quimby Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson/Patty Bouvier/Selma Bouvier Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson/Nelson Muntz/Harry Potter/Ralph Wiggum/Kearney Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson Harry Shearer as Mr. Burns/Lenn/Skinner/Smithers/Hobgoblin/Toad Man Hank Azaria as Moe/Carl/Kang/Robot #1 Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel Tress MacNeille as Woman/Gypsy Pamela Hayden as Milhouse Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Gloria Dan Castellaneta Karl Wiedergott as Head #2 Julie Kavner Nancy Cartwright Yeardley Smith Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm Ben Stiller as Garth Motherloving Hank Azaria Stan Lee as Himself Paul Newman as Himself Olympia Dukakis as Zelda Jan Hooks as Manjula Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony Harry Shearer Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff Frances Sternhagen as Mrs. Myrna Bellamy Marcia Mitzman Gaven as Additional Voices Richard Gere as Himself Dennis Weaver as Buck McCoy Pierce Brosnan as Ultrahouse 3000 Michael Stipe Trey Anastasio as Himself Carmen Electra as Herself Michael Stipe as Himself Reese Witherspoon as Greta Wolfcastle Robert Pinsky as Himself Mike Mills (II) as Himself Peter Buck as Himself Judith Owen as Herself Jon Fishman as Himself Mike Gordon as Himself James Lipton as Himself Peter Buck Wolfgang Puck as Himself Mike Mills (II) as Himself Karl Wiedergott Page McConnell as Himself Pamela Hayden Tress MacNeille Frank Welker as Tough Street Dog/Mean Zoo Animals/Frank the Wonder Horse Russ Leatherman as Himself as Mr. Moviefone Dana Gould as Producer Edward Asner as Editor Alec Baldwin as Himself John Kassir as Donkey Jess Harnell as Pancho Bill Saluga as Raymond Jay Johnson Jr. Lance Bass as Himself Matthew Perry as Himself Delroy Lindo as Gabriel "The Angel" George Takei as Waiter Brian Hamill as Singer Bono as Himself Russi Taylor as Additional Voices Adam Clayton as Himself Charity James as Singer Joey Fatone as Himself Stephen Hawking as Himself Ron Howard as Himself Elton John as Himself Chris Kirkpatrick as Himself Lucy Lawless as Herself Larry Mullen Jr. as Himself Joe Namath as Himself Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie Simpson The Edge as Himself Justin Timberlake as Himself Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Simpsons: Season 13 Ranking All 26 Season Premieres of The Simpsons View All The Simpsons: Season 13 News Episodes 1 Treehouse of Horror XII Air date: Nov 6, 2001 "Treehouse of Horror XIII" finds Homer cloned; Dr. Hibbert turning the family into half animals; and Springfield invaded by zombie cowboys. More 2 The Parent Rap Air date: Nov 11, 2001 One morning, Homer Simpson (voice of Dan Castellaneta) decides he doesn't feel like giving his son Bart (voice of Nancy Cartwright) and his best friend Milhouse (voice of Pamela Hayden) a ride to school, which turns out to be a bad choice, since Bart ends up stealing a police car on his way to Springfield Elementary. Bart and his folks end up in front of the usually lenient Judge Snyder (voice of Harry Shearer), but at the last minute the judge goes on vacation, with the stern Judge Constance Harm (voice of Jane Kaczmarek) taking his place. Harm decides Homer and Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) have done a bad job of raising Bart, and orders the boy to be tethered to Homer at all times. This soon proves wildly impractical and Marge decides it isn't helping, so she cuts the cable. This angers Judge Harm, who responds by putting Homer and Marge in public stocks; they eventually escape, and Homer plots revenge against the judge, which typically goes awry. "The Parent Rap" first aired on November 11, 2001. More 3 Homer the Moe Air date: Nov 18, 2001 Ill-tempered bartender Moe Szyslak (voice of Hank Azaria) has been in even more of a funk than usual, and needing a reminder of what drew him into the mixed drink business in the first place, he heads back to the bartending school where he first learned his craft. Homer Simpson (voice of Dan Castellaneta) is put in charge of Moe's tavern while he's gone, which quickly becomes even more of a sinkhole on his watch. Upon returning, Moe decides his bar needs a makeover, and he transforms it into "M," an upscale nightspot for Springfield's most pretentious hipsters. Homer and his pals no longer feel welcome there at their regular watering hole, and he responds by setting up a tavern in his garage, using the legal loophole that he and his friends actually enjoying the facilities of their hunting club. Offended that his once-loyal customers are swilling beer somewhere else, Moe calls Homer on his ruse and insists that he and his pals actually go hunting for their Thanksgiving dinner. Featuring an appearance by R.E.M. (who appear at Homer's tavern under the mistaken belief they're playing an environmental benefit), "Homer The Moe" first aired on November 9, 2001. More 4 A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love Air date: Dec 2, 2001 Julia Louis-Dreyfus gives voice to a young woman wooed by Burns, who drafts Homer to help him cultivate a more youthful image. More 5 The Blunder Years Air date: Dec 9, 2001 A hypnotist unlocks a repressed memory in Homer, who recalls childhood times with Moe, Carl and Lenny---and his finding a corpse. Paul Newman and singer Judith Owen have voice cameos. More 6 She of Little Faith Air date: Dec 16, 2001 In this Christmas episode, Richard Gere offers Buddhist teachings to Lisa after she leaves her church because of Mr. Burns' tacky fund-raising efforts, which include commercials (during sermons) and podium-placed ads. More 7 Brawl in the Family Air date: Jan 6, 2002 A social worker is assigned to try to bring the family together after police respond to a fight between Bart and Homer during a game of Monopoly. More 8 Sweets and Sour Marge Air date: Jan 20, 2002 Ben Stiller plays a sugar company's CEO who draws Marge's ire after Springfield is declared the "World's Fattest Town." More 9 Jaws Wired Shut Air date: Jan 27, 2002 An(other) accident forces Homer's jaws to be wired shut, and improved listening skills result in a kinder, gentler---and more boring---Homer. More 10 Half Decent Proposal Air date: Feb 10, 2002 Now fabulously wealthy, Marge's grabby prom date Artie Ziff (Jon Lovitz) offers a million dollars for a weekend with her that, he says, will have "no funny stuff." The Simpsons agree when they realize the money will help their marriage---by paying for an operation that will cure Homer's snoring. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for The Simpsons Season 13 All Critics (7) | Top Critics (0) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) Even at its worst, The Simpsons is still really quite awesome. While many of the gags feel a touch stale, the characters are still lovable, and the love, admiration and time the creators put into the material is noticeable May 10, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… R.L. Shaffer IGN Movies Season thirteen represents a time when the show was clinging to the classic humour that was derived from situations that were routed in a reality... while slowly descending into the surreal and farcical... Jun 14, 2018 | Full Review… Adam Rayner What Culture And while the law of diminishing returns that has effected The Simpsons as a whole has also done the same to its annual Halloween parodies, the 2001 entry in the series was a high point. Jun 13, 2018 | Full Review… Joe Reid Decider Despite its failings, the Matt Groening-created animated sitcom is still one of the best shows on. May 10, 2018 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review… Kyle Lemmon Under the Radar Naysayers insist that The Simpsons had passed its peak by season 13, but hit play on these 22 episodes and you'll see it's still one of the wittiest shows on US TV. Nov 16, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Emma Johnstone Empire Magazine Top Critic Season 13 is solid, but nowhere near the show at its best. Nov 15, 2017 | Full Review… Andre Dellamorte Collider .... there are just as many tangents that feel like the product of boredom. Nov 8, 2017 | Full Review… Jesse Hassenger PopMatters View All Critic Reviews (7) Audience Reviews for The Simpsons: Season 13 Nov 26, 2016 After 3 seasons of craziness Al Jean gets the series steering in the right direction again. Focusing more on characters and generally improving the comedy, season 13 brings the series into a respectable, if slightly forgettable, position. John N Jan 30, 2014 Funny at times but sometimes it isn't funny at all, show has been going on too long now i think, overall it is isn't too bad Shane B Jan 05, 2014 With the fifth showrunner debuting this year, Al Jean, the show is finally starting to feel like life is seeping into it again, as there is actual story this time around to accompany the jokes. Jaws N Nov 30, 2013 Returning to its peak form in that decade, The Simpsons again resort to their own unusual tricks to bring you a full season of episodes. However, it at least has some watchable gems and some underated episodes (such as 'Jaws Wired Shut' and 'She of Little Faith', and 'The Lastest Gun in the West' and 'Tales From the Public Domain', respectively), which do compensate for some of the worst they have to offer in that season. Ben C See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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