The Simpsons season 8

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The Simpsons
Season 8
DVD cover
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseOctober 27, 1996 (1996-10-27) –
May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The Simpsons' eighth season originally aired between October 27, 1996, and May 18, 1997, beginning with "Treehouse of Horror VII". The showrunners for the eighth production season were Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein.[1] The aired season contained two episodes that were hold-over episodes from season seven, which Oakley and Weinstein also ran. It also contained two episodes for which Al Jean and Mike Reiss were the show runners.

Season eight received critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including two Emmy Awards: "Homer's Phobia" won for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) in 1997,[2] and Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler won for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics" with the song "We Put The Spring In Springfield" from the episode "Bart After Dark".[3] Clausen also received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Music Direction" for "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious".[4] "Brother from Another Series" was nominated for the Emmy for "Sound Mixing For a Comedy Series or a Special".[5] For "Homer's Phobia", Mike Anderson won the Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production, and the WAC Winner Best Director for Primetime Series at the 1998 World Animation Celebration.[6] Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation awarded the episode the GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding TV – Individual Episode".[7]

The DVD box set was released in Region 1 on August 15, 2006, Region 2 on October 2, 2006, and Region 4 on September 27, 2006. The set was released in two different forms: a Maggie-shaped head to match the Homer and Marge shaped heads of the previous two sets and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like the seventh season box set, both versions are available for sale separately.

Episodes

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1541"Treehouse of Horror VII"Mike B. AndersonKen Keeler, Dan Greaney & David S. CohenOctober 27, 1996 (1996-10-27)4F0218.3[8]
1552"You Only Move Twice"Mike B. AndersonJohn SwartzwelderNovember 3, 1996 (1996-11-03)3F2313.9[9]
1563"The Homer They Fall"Mark KirklandJonathan CollierNovember 10, 1996 (1996-11-10)4F0317.0[10]
1574"Burns, Baby Burns"Jim ReardonIan Maxtone-GrahamNovember 17, 1996 (1996-11-17)4F0512.6[11]
1585"Bart After Dark"Dominic PolcinoRichard AppelNovember 24, 1996 (1996-11-24)4F0614.1[12]
1596"A Milhouse Divided"Steven Dean MooreSteve TompkinsDecember 1, 1996 (1996-12-01)4F0412.8[13]
1607"Lisa's Date with Density"Susie DietterMike ScullyDecember 15, 1996 (1996-12-15)4F01
N/A
1618"Hurricane Neddy"Bob AndersonSteve YoungDecember 29, 1996 (1996-12-29)4F07
N/A
1629"El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)"Jim ReardonKen KeelerJanuary 5, 1997 (1997-01-05)3F2414.9[14]
16310"The Springfield Files"Steven Dean MooreReid HarrisonJanuary 12, 1997 (1997-01-12)3G0120.9[15]
16411"The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"Chuck SheetzJennifer CrittendenJanuary 19, 1997 (1997-01-19)4F0814.0[16]
16512"Mountain of Madness"Mark KirklandJohn SwartzwelderFebruary 2, 1997 (1997-02-02)4F109.1[17]
16613"Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"Chuck SheetzAl Jean & Mike ReissFebruary 7, 1997 (1997-02-07)3G0317.7[18]
16714"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"Steven Dean MooreDavid S. CohenFebruary 9, 1997 (1997-02-09)4F1215.5[19]
16815"Homer's Phobia"Mike B. AndersonRon HaugeFebruary 16, 1997 (1997-02-16)4F1115.3[20]
16916"Brother from Another Series"Pete MichelsKen KeelerFebruary 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)4F1415.1[21]
17017"My Sister, My Sitter"Jim ReardonDan GreaneyMarch 2, 1997 (1997-03-02)4F1315.1[22]
17118"Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"Bob AndersonJohn SwartzwelderMarch 16, 1997 (1997-03-16)4F1514.6[23]
17219"Grade School Confidential"Susie DietterRachel PulidoApril 6, 1997 (1997-04-06)4F0913.3[24]
17320"The Canine Mutiny"Dominic PolcinoRon HaugeApril 13, 1997 (1997-04-13)4F16
N/A
17421"The Old Man and the Lisa"Mark KirklandJohn SwartzwelderApril 20, 1997 (1997-04-20)4F1714.0[25]
17522"In Marge We Trust"Steven Dean MooreDonick CaryApril 27, 1997 (1997-04-27)4F1816.9[26]
17623"Homer's Enemy"Jim ReardonJohn SwartzwelderMay 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)4F1911.8[27]
17724"The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"Neil AffleckStory by: Ken Keeler
Teleplay by: David S. Cohen, Dan Greaney and Steve Tompkins		May 11, 1997 (1997-05-11)4F2011.6[28]
17825"The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"Mike B. AndersonRichard AppelMay 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)4F2112.7[29]

DVD release

The Simpsons season 8 DVD digipak, special Maggie head edition

The DVD boxset for season eight was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on August 15, 2006, nine years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, Animatics, and commentaries for every episode. As with the previous season, the set was released in two different packagings: a "Collector's Edition" plastic packaging molded to look like Maggie's head, and a standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Maggie looking through a photo album.[30][31] The menus continue the same format from the previous three seasons, and the overall theme is various characters posing for photographs.

The Complete Eighth Season
Set Details[32][33] Special Features[32][33]
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
August 15, 2006 October 2, 2006 September 27, 2006

See also

References

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