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The SimpsonsSeason 16

Season 16

Air Date:November 6, 2004
Episodes:21

Episodes

The Simpsons S16E1 - Treehouse of Horror XV
Episode 1November 6, 2004

Treehouse of Horror XV

23m

Ned Flanders' head injury gives him the power to predict others' deaths, Bart and Lisa play detective when a string of Victorian-era prostitutes are murdered by Jack the Ripper, and the Simpsons go on a fantastic voyage inside Mr. Burns' body to save Maggie.

The Simpsons S16E2 - All's Fair in Oven War
Episode 2November 13, 2004

All's Fair in Oven War

23m

Marge gets her kitchen remodeled and the dishes she makes inside it get rave reviews. The suggestion of Ned Flanders leads her to enter a cooking contest. However, Marge realizes the competition is harder than it seems. Meanwhile, Bart finds Homer's vintage Playdude magazines and decides to adopt the lifestyle he sees within the articles.

The Simpsons S16E3 - Sleeping with the Enemy
Episode 3November 20, 2004

Sleeping with the Enemy

23m

Marge finds Nelson and acts as a mother figure towards him due to her children's loss of interest in her. Meanwhile, Lisa gets teased about her big butt, and becomes obsessed with her weight.

The Simpsons S16E4 - She Used to Be My Girl
Episode 4December 4, 2004

She Used to Be My Girl

23m

Marge meets up with a former high-school pal who is now a famous news anchor, and she wonders if she made the right life choice.

The Simpsons S16E5 - Fat Man and Little Boy
Episode 5December 11, 2004

Fat Man and Little Boy

23m

When Bart writes slogans on T-shirts, he catches the attention of Goose Gladwell, a gag-gift entrepreneur, and soon becomes a T-shirt mogul; Homer feels he no longer has a place in the family when Bart becomes the breadwinner.

The Simpsons S16E6 - Midnight Rx
Episode 6January 15, 2005

Midnight Rx

23m

Homer, Grampa, Apu and Flanders travel to Canada to buy sorely needed prescription drugs with fake Canadian health-care cards.

The Simpsons S16E7 - Mommie Beerest
Episode 7January 29, 2005

Mommie Beerest

23m

When Marge discovers Homer has remortgaged the house to help Moe's bar, she takes over as landlady. Little does Homer know, Moe and Marge are a match made in pub heaven.

The Simpsons S16E8 - Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass
Episode 8February 5, 2005

Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass

23m

Homer's impromptu dance at a carnival leads to a job choreographing victory dances for sports stars Tom Brady, Warren Sapp, Michelle Kwan, Yao Ming and LeBron James.

The Simpsons S16E9 - Pranksta Rap
Episode 9February 12, 2005

Pranksta Rap

23m

Bart fakes his own kidnapping to get out of being punished for going to a rap concert, but the ruse goes too far when Milhouse's father is implicated as the kidnapper and Chief Wiggum sees this as an opportunity to make a name for himself as a competent police officer.

The Simpsons S16E10 - There's Something About Marrying
Episode 10February 19, 2005

There's Something About Marrying

23m

Springfield legalizes same-sex marriage to increase tourism. After becoming a minister, Homer starts to wed people to make money. Meanwhile, Marge's sister Patty comes out as a lesbian and reveals that she is going to marry a woman named Veronica.

The Simpsons S16E11 - On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister
Episode 11March 5, 2005

On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister

23m

Lisa does what every little sister has dreamed of - she gets a restraining order put on her big brother. Bart is forced to live in the back garden, but soon realises the joy of communing with nature.

The Simpsons S16E12 - Goo Goo Gai Pan
Episode 12March 12, 2005

Goo Goo Gai Pan

23m

Selma has a severe hot flash while giving Mr. Burns his driving test. Dr. Hibbert explains that Selma is experiencing the onset of menopause. Selma, decides she wants a baby rather than grow old alone. Adoption is suggested, but the Springfield orphanage is empty. Lisa suggests adopting a baby girl from China - but when the Chinese government only allows married couples to adopt, Selma writes down Homer's name as her husband.

The Simpsons S16E13 - Mobile Homer
Episode 13March 19, 2005

Mobile Homer

23m

When Marge starts economising, Homer thinks he's being left out of the family's important financial decisions, so splashes out on an expensive camper van and sets up camp on the driveway.

The Simpsons S16E14 - The Seven-Beer Snitch
Episode 14April 2, 2005

The Seven-Beer Snitch

23m

After Shelbyville accuses Springfield of being hicks, Marge convinces the townspeople to fund a Frank Gehry-designed concert hall, which is then converted to a prison when the concert hall goes bankrupt on opening night. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa investigate Snowball II's recent weight gain.

The Simpsons S16E15 - Future-Drama
Episode 15April 16, 2005

Future-Drama

23m

Through Professor Frink's future machine, Bart and Lisa see their lives in the year 2013, where Bart steals Lisa's chances at going to an Ivy League school in order to impress a skater girl named Jenda while Homer (now separated from Marge and living in an underwater apartment) fights Krusty the Clown after Marge begins dating him.

The Simpsons S16E16 - Don't Fear the Roofer
Episode 16April 30, 2005

Don't Fear the Roofer

23m

The Simpsons' roof springs a leak when the perfect storm hits Springfield. And when Marge asks what type of father can't keep a roof over his family's head, Homer tries to fix things up, but falls through the roof. Sick of being unwanted, Homer befriends a man who works as a roofer. However, no one else can see him and Homer's insistence that the roofer does exist prompts everyone to think he has gone crazy.

The Simpsons S16E17 - The Heartbroke Kid
Episode 17April 30, 2005

The Heartbroke Kid

23m

When Bart endangers his health by bingeing on vending-machine food, the Simpsons turn their home into a hostel in order to afford sending him to a forced starvation facility.

The Simpsons S16E18 - A Star Is Torn
Episode 18May 7, 2005

A Star Is Torn

23m

Lisa agrees to enter a Krusty-sponsored "Li'l Starmaker" competition and panics when another contestant (guest voice Fantasia Barrino) outperforms her.

The Simpsons S16E19 - Thank God It's Doomsday
Episode 19May 7, 2005

Thank God It's Doomsday

23m

Homer sees a movie about the end of the world and fears the same thing will happen in real life after seeing a chain of random occurrences (celebrities ["stars"] falling from the sky, raining blood, a man in a realistic devil costume) and doing a complicated math equation that predicts the end will come on May 18th, but when the end does not come, Homer discovers a flaw in the equation and ends up in Heaven where he meets God and learns that God is planning The Rapture.

The Simpsons S16E20 - Home Away from Homer
Episode 20May 14, 2005

Home Away from Homer

23m

Flanders rents a room to two college girls who, without his knowledge, use the spare room to broadcast live softcore pornographic web videos of themselves. Upset that no one in town told him this (and that Homer was the one who told everyone), Ned moves to the seemingly perfect town of Humbleton, Pennsylvania, while a brash coach moves into Flanders' house and begins harassing Homer the same way Homer harassed Ned.

The Simpsons S16E21 - The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star
Episode 21May 14, 2005

The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star

23m

Bart gets expelled from school and transfers to a Catholic school, where a hip priest named Father Sean tries to convert Bart and Homer to Catholicism, which worries Marge when she believes that Catholics do not go to the same heaven as Protestants and discovers that Catholic women do not use birth control.