Updated January 8, 2018 2.4k votes 233 voters 4.2k views
There are so many great episodes of The Simpsons in season 9, but which are your absolute favorite? This list ranks every episode of The Simpsons season 9 from best to worst, with the help of your votes.
The ninth season of The Simpsons kicked off on September 21, 1997 with "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpsons" (episode 179). Consisting of 25 episodes, season 9 of The Simpsons won three Emmys, including "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)" for the series' 200th episode "Trash of the Titans."
Which The Simpsons season 9 episode did you like better, "The Principal and the Pauper" or "Bart Star"? Vote up the best episodes from The Simpsons season 9 that you'd like to see at the top of the list.
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Das Bus Episode: 14, Season: The Simpsons season 9
Original Airing: Feb 15 1998
When Otto drives the school bus off a bridge, the kids wind up on a deserted island, fending for themselves in a “Lord of the Flies” parody. Back in Springfield, Homer takes on Bill Gates.
Designated driver Barney absconds to Manhattan in Homer's car and leaves it there. But when the family journeys to the Big Apple to retrieve their property, Homer discovers his car has been
A cult lures in most of Springfield to toil for “The Leader.” After Marge escapes and has the family deprogrammed, Homer exposes the man behind the spaceship.
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Lisa's Sax Episode: 3, Season: The Simpsons season 9
Original Airing: Oct 19 1997
After Lisa’s saxophone is destroyed, the Simpsons reminisce about how she originally got the instrument. On the hottest day of the year, Homer must decide whether to buy an air conditioner or ...more
Alarmed by a soccer riot, Homer buys a handgun. His reckless behavior drives Marge and the kids out of the house, and even his new gun club buddies desert him.
"Lisa the Skeptic" is the eighth episode of The Simpsons' ninth season, first aired on November 23, 1997. On an archaeological dig with her class, Lisa discovers a skeleton that ...more
In “The Homega Man,” Homer faces a post-apocalyptic Springfield. Next, Bart attempts to become Superfly in "Fly vs. Fly." In “Easy-Bake Coven,” amidst a witch hunt in 1649, Marge and ...more
At Marge’s insistence, Bart has a “play date” with Ralph. Bart suddenly sees the upside of this friendship when he discovers Chief Wiggum’s “master key” and goes to explore Springfield’s ...more
Homer feuds with the Springfield garbage men and decides to run for Sanitation Commissioner. After winning the election with a sleazy campaign, Homer can’t keep the extravagant promises he made ...more
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Simpson Tide Episode: 19, Season: The Simpsons season 9
Original Airing: Mar 29 1998
"Simpson Tide" is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons' ninth season and originally aired on the Fox network on March 29, 1998. After being fired from the Springfield Nuclear Power ...more
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Realty Bites Episode: 9, Season: The Simpsons season 9
Original Airing: Dec 07 1997
When Marge gets her real estate license, she learns to put a positive spin on the flaws of the houses she’s selling. But when the Flanders buy the Murder House, she realizes she has to tell the
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Bart Carny Episode: 12, Season: The Simpsons season 9
Original Airing: Jan 11 1998
When the carnival comes to town, Homer and Bart wind up working the ring toss. A father-son team of grifters shows them the downside of the “carny code,” but the Simpsons beat them at their own
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Lost Our Lisa Episode: 24, Season: The Simpsons season 9
Original Airing: May 10 1998
Bart’s latest stunt thwarts Lisa’s plan to attend a museum exhibit. When she tries to go alone and takes the wrong bus, Homer sets out to find her.
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Bart Star Episode: 6, Season: The Simpsons season 9
Original Airing: Nov 09 1997
When Homer becomes the coach of a peewee football team, he replaces star quarterback Nelson with the less talented Bart. Facing his teammates’ scorn, Bart looks for a way out but finds a better ...more
Krusty bombs at a charity comedy event and feels like a tired old hack. With the Simpsons’ support, Krusty takes his act in a fresh new direction… but in the end, his true nature asserts
"The Trouble with Trillions" is the twentieth episode of the ninth season of the animated television series The Simpsons, which originally aired April 5, 1998. It was written by Ian ...more
Trying to escape his arranged marriage, Apu asks Marge to pose as his wife during his mother’s visit. When the ruse fails, Homer makes a last-ditch attempt to intervene, but Apu is smitten with ...more
Homer rents a Clint Eastwood movie and is dismayed to find it's a musical. Using clips from past episodes, the rest of the family reminds him about the many times he and other members of the ...more
Lisa struggles with solving a simple puzzle and fears that the "Simpson gene” is suddenly wiping out her intelligence. Homer stages a family reunion in hopes of introducing Lisa to some ...more
After accidentally ruining the family’s Christmas tree and presents, Bart buries the evidence and claims a burglar stole everything. When Kent Brockman does a human interest story on the ...more
"The Principal and the Pauper" is the second episode of The Simpsons' ninth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 28, 1997. In the episode, ...more
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