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The Simpsons
Season 9
DVD cover
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1997 (1997-09-21) –
May 17, 1998 (1998-05-17)
Season chronology
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Season 8
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Season 10
List of episodes

The Simpsons' ninth season originally aired on the Fox network between September 1997 and May 1998, beginning on Sunday, September 21, 1997, with "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson". The showrunner for the ninth production season was Mike Scully.[1] The aired season contained three episodes which were hold-over episodes from season eight, which Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein ran. It also contained two episodes which were run by David Mirkin, and another two hold-over episodes which were run by Al Jean and Mike Reiss.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Season nine won three Emmy Awards: "Trash of the Titans" for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) in 1998,[9] Hank Azaria won "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance" for the voice of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon,[10] and Alf Clausen and Ken Keeler won the "Outstanding Music and Lyrics" award.[11] Clausen was also nominated for "Outstanding Music Direction" and "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)" for "Treehouse of Horror VIII".[9] Season nine was also nominated for a "Best Network Television Series" award by the Saturn Awards and "Best Sound Editing" for a Golden Reel Award.[11]

The Simpsons 9th Season DVD was released on December 19, 2006 in Region 1, January 29, 2007 in Region 2 and March 21, 2007 in Region 4. The DVD was released in two different forms: a Lisa-shaped head, to match the Maggie, Homer and Marge shaped heads from the three previous DVD sets, and also a standard rectangular shaped box. Like the previous DVD sets, 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)
1791"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"Jim ReardonIan Maxtone-GrahamSeptember 21, 1997 (1997-09-21)4F2210.5[12]
1802"The Principal and the Pauper"Steve MooreKen KeelerSeptember 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)4F2314.9[13]
1813"Lisa's Sax"Dominic PolcinoAl JeanOctober 19, 1997 (1997-10-19)3G0212.9[14]
1824"Treehouse of Horror VIII"Mark KirklandMike Scully, David S. Cohen & Ned GoldreyerOctober 26, 1997 (1997-10-26)5F0210.9[15]
1835"The Cartridge Family"Pete MichelsJohn SwartzwelderNovember 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)5F0110.3[16]
1846"Bart Star"Dominic PolcinoDonick CaryNovember 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)5F0310.6[17]
1857"The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons"Steven Dean MooreRichard AppelNovember 16, 1997 (1997-11-16)5F0411.4[18]
1868"Lisa the Skeptic"Neil AffleckDavid S. CohenNovember 23, 1997 (1997-11-23)5F059.3[19]
1879"Realty Bites"Swinton ScottDan GreaneyDecember 7, 1997 (1997-12-07)5F0610.6[20]
18810"Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"Bob AndersonRon HaugeDecember 21, 1997 (1997-12-21)5F079.6[21]
18911"All Singing, All Dancing"Mark ErvinSteve O'DonnellJanuary 4, 1998 (1998-01-04)5F248.9[22]
19012"Bart Carny"Mark KirklandJohn SwartzwelderJanuary 11, 1998 (1998-01-11)5F0811.7[23]
19113"The Joy of Sect"Steven Dean MooreSteve O'DonnellFebruary 8, 1998 (1998-02-08)5F239.4[24]
19214"Das Bus"Pete MichelsDavid S. CohenFebruary 15, 1998 (1998-02-15)5F119.6[25]
19315"The Last Temptation of Krust"Mike B. AndersonDonick CaryFebruary 22, 1998 (1998-02-22)5F109.5[26]
19416"Dumbbell Indemnity"Dominic PolcinoRon HaugeMarch 1, 1998 (1998-03-01)5F1210.3[27]
19517"Lisa the Simpson"Susie DietterNed GoldreyerMarch 8, 1998 (1998-03-08)4F2410.4[28]
19618"This Little Wiggy"Neil AffleckDan GreaneyMarch 22, 1998 (1998-03-22)5F138.9[29]
19719"Simpson Tide"Milton GrayJoshua Sternin & Jeffrey VentimiliaMarch 29, 1998 (1998-03-29)3G049.0[30]
19820"The Trouble with Trillions"Swinton ScottIan Maxtone-GrahamApril 5, 1998 (1998-04-05)5F147.4[31]
19921"Girly Edition"Mark KirklandLarry DoyleApril 19, 1998 (1998-04-19)5F158.5[32]
20022"Trash of the Titans"Jim ReardonIan Maxtone-GrahamApril 26, 1998 (1998-04-26)5F0910.2[33]
20123"King of the Hill"Steven Dean MooreJohn SwartzwelderMay 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)5F169.2[34]
20224"Lost Our Lisa"Pete MichelsBrian ScullyMay 10, 1998 (1998-05-10)5F177.6[35]
20325"Natural Born Kissers"Klay HallMatt SelmanMay 17, 1998 (1998-05-17)5F188.6[36]

Nielsen ratings

In terms of households, the show ranked just outside the Top 30, coming in at #32 with a 9.3 household rating and a 15 percent audience share.[37] However, in terms of total viewers, the show ranked within the Top 20, coming in at #17 for the season, (tying with Dateline Tuesday) and being watched by an average of 15.3 million viewers per episode.[38]

DVD release

The Simpsons season 9 DVD digipak, special Lisa head edition

The DVD boxset for season nine was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2006, eight 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 two preceding seasons, the set was released in two different packagings: A "Collector's Edition" plastic packaging molded to look like Lisa's head, and a standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Lisa with a backstage pass to a show at a club.[39] The menus continue the same format from the previous four seasons, and the overall theme is various characters waiting in line at a club.

The Complete Ninth Season
Set Details[40][41] Special Features[40][41]
  • 25 episodes
  • 4-disc set
  • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitles)[41]
    • Latin Spanish (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)[41]
    • French Canadian (Dolby Digital)[41]
    • Special Language feature: Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Japanese
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
December 19, 2006 January 29, 2007 March 21, 2007

See also

References

General
  • Gimple, Scott (1999). The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-06-098763-4.
  • Turner, Chris (2005). Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. Foreword by Douglas Coupland. (1st ed.). Toronto: Random House Canada. ISBN 978-0-679-31318-2. OCLC 55682258. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Specific
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  9. ^ a b "1997-1998 Emmy Awards". infoplease.com. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
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  11. ^ a b "Every show, every winner, every nominee". The Envelope. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
  12. ^ Associated Press (September 25, 1997). "NBC lands on top; new season starts". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  13. ^ "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. 1997-10-01. p. D3. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  14. ^ "Nielsen ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company. 1997-10-22. p. D3. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  15. ^ Bauder, David (October 31, 1997). "Strongs series finish boosts NBC". Rocky Mountain News. p. 11D.
  16. ^ Associated Press (November 6, 1997). "'Cinderella' works magic for ABC". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  17. ^ Associated Press (November 13, 1997). "CBS soars to top on 'angel' wings". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  18. ^ Associated Press (November 20, 1997). "'Bella Mafia' leads CBS to no. 1". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  19. ^ "CBS no. 1 as sweeps month nears end". Sun-Sentinel. Associated Press. November 28, 1997. p. 4E.
  20. ^ Associated Press (December 11, 1997). "CBS, NBC tie for tops in evening news". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  21. ^ Associated Press (December 25, 1997). "NBC basks in holiday spirit". Rocky Mountain News. p. 18D.
  22. ^ Associated Press (January 10, 1998). "Angels and oranges for CBS". Sun-Sentinel. p. 9D.
  23. ^ Associated Press (January 15, 1998). "NBC reclaims Nielsen ratings title". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  24. ^ Associated Press (February 12, 1998). "CBS takes gold as Fox flexes muscle". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  25. ^ Associated Press (February 20, 1998). "CBS wins; olympics disappointing". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  26. ^ Associated Press (February 25, 1998). "Prime time Nielsen ratings". Associated Press Archive.
  27. ^ Associated Press (March 5, 1998). "CBS last despite Grammys' boost". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  28. ^ Associated Press (March 12, 1998). "WB beats its own record". Rocky Mountain News. p. 9D.
  29. ^ Associated Press (March 27, 1998). "'Seinfeld' among comendies that gave NBC Nielsen lead". Rocky Mountain News. p. 46D.
  30. ^ Associated Press (April 2, 1998). "ABC rides Oscar to ratings win". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  31. ^ Associated Press (April 9, 1998). "Ball bounces to CBS in ratings race". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  32. ^ "How they rate". St. Petersburg Times. 1988-04-28. p. 14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Retrieved on April 20, 2008.
  33. ^ Associated Press (April 30, 1998). "'Merlin' works ratings magic". Rocky Mountain News. p. 14D.
  34. ^ Associated Press (May 7, 1998). "'Merlin' magic works again for NBC". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  35. ^ Associated Press (May 14, 1998). "Seinfeld, on the way out, hits its peak". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  36. ^ Associated Press (May 21, 1998). "Seinfeld, on the way out, hits its peak". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
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  38. ^ "The Final Countdown". Entertainment Weekly (434). May 29, 1998. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
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