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The Simpsons
Season 11
DVD cover featuring Krusty the Clown
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 26, 1999 (1999-09-26) –
May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)
Season chronology
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Season 10
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Season 12
List of episodes

The eleventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States between September 26, 1999 and May 21, 2000, starting with "Beyond Blunderdome" and ending with "Behind the Laughter". With Mike Scully as the showrunner for the eleventh season,[1] it has twenty-two episodes, including four hold-over episodes from the season 10 production line. Season 11 was released on DVD in Region 1 on October 7, 2008 with both a standard box and Krusty-molded plastic cover.

The season coincided with The Simpsons family being awarded their star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, the season receiving itself an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, an Annie Award, and a British Comedy Award. It also saw the departure of voice actress Maggie Roswell. The Simpsons ranked 41st in the season ratings with an average U.S. viewership of 8.8 million viewers, making it the second highest rated show on Fox after Malcolm in the Middle. It got an 18-49 Nielsen Rating of 8.2//13.[citation needed]

Production

Towards the end of the production of season 10, voice actress Maggie Roswell, who voiced Helen Lovejoy, Maude Flanders and Miss Hoover, among others,[2] left the show because of a contract dispute.[3] She returned to the show in season 14. As a result of Roswell's leaving, Marcia Mitzman Gaven was brought to voice many of her characters, but it was decided to kill off Maude Flanders in the episode "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" to open new storylines for that episode.[4] Gaven started voicing Roswell's characters in hold-over season 10 episode "Brother's Little Helper".

Writers credited with episodes in the 11th season include Al Jean, Dan Greaney, Donick Cary, Tim Long, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Carolyn Omine, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder and George Meyer. Animation directors included Bob Anderson, Mike B. Anderson, Mark Kirkland, Lance Kramer, Nancy Kruse, Lauren MacMullan, Pete Michels, Steven Dean Moore, Matthew Nastuk, Michael Polcino and Jim Reardon. The main cast consisted of Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown amongst others), Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Hank Azaria (Moe Szyslak, Apu, Chief Wiggum, amongst others) and Harry Shearer (Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, amongst others).[2] Other cast members included Marcia Wallace (Edna Krabappel), Pamela Hayden (Milhouse Van Houten, amongst others), Tress MacNeille (Agnes Skinner, amongst others), Russi Taylor (Martin Prince) and Karl Wiedergott (additional characters).[2] This was also the first season to have Tress MacNeille performing voices in every episode.

Release

Awards

See also: List of awards and nominations received by The Simpsons

Aside from winning several awards in 2000, The Simpsons family themselves were awarded on January 14, 2000, their own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard. The 11th season itself gathered an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program,[5] as well as an Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime or Late Night Animated Television Program,[6] and a British Comedy Award for Best International Comedy TV Show.[7] Alf Clausen also received a 2000 Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production for his work on the episode "Behind the Laughter".[6] In the same year, "Treehouse of Horror X" won the CINE Golden Eagle Award.[8]

In 2000, music editor Bob Beecher was nominated for the Golden Reel Award for "Treehouse of Horror X".[9] At the Prism Awards, "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses" received a commendation in the Comedy Series Episode category in 2001 for its frank depiction of alcoholism and drug rehabilitation.[10] The show was also nominated for a Blimp Award in the Favorite Cartoon category at the 2000 Kids' Choice Awards,[11] as well as for the Teen Choice Award in the category Choice TV Show — Comedy.[12]

Episodes

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
2271"Beyond Blunderdome"Steven Dean MooreMike ScullySeptember 26, 1999 (1999-09-26)AABF238.1[13]
2282"Brother's Little Helper"Mark KirklandGeorge MeyerOctober 3, 1999 (1999-10-03)AABF227.1
2293"Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"Nancy KruseAl JeanOctober 24, 1999 (1999-10-24)AABF216.7
2304"Treehouse of Horror X"Pete MichelsDonick Cary
Tim Long
Ron Hauge		October 31, 1999 (1999-10-31)BABF018.7[14]
2315"E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)"Bob AndersonIan Maxtone-GrahamNovember 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)AABF198.4
2326"Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder"Mike B. AndersonAl JeanNovember 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)BABF029.2
2337"Eight Misbehavin'"Steven Dean MooreMatt SelmanNovember 21, 1999 (1999-11-21)BABF039.2
2348"Take My Wife, Sleaze"Neil AffleckJohn SwartzwelderNovember 28, 1999 (1999-11-28)BABF058.9
2359"Grift of the Magi"Matthew NastukTom MartinDecember 19, 1999 (1999-12-19)BABF077.76[15]
23610"Little Big Mom"Mark KirklandCarolyn OmineJanuary 9, 2000 (2000-01-09)BABF0410
23711"Faith Off"Nancy KruseFrank MulaJanuary 16, 2000 (2000-01-16)BABF0610.4
23812"The Mansion Family"Michael PolcinoJohn SwartzwelderJanuary 23, 2000 (2000-01-23)BABF0811.3[16]
23913"Saddlesore Galactica"Lance KramerTim LongFebruary 6, 2000 (2000-02-06)BABF099.6[17]
24014"Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"Jim ReardonIan Maxtone-GrahamFebruary 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)BABF1010.8[18]
24115"Missionary: Impossible"Steven Dean MooreRon HaugeFebruary 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)BABF119.8
24216"Pygmoelian"Mark KirklandLarry DoyleFebruary 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)BABF129.4
24317"Bart to the Future"Michael MarcantelDan GreaneyMarch 19, 2000 (2000-03-19)BABF138.77[19]
24418"Days of Wine and D'oh'ses"Neil AffleckDan Castellaneta & Deb LacustaApril 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)BABF148.3
24519"Kill the Alligator and Run"Jen KamermanJohn SwartzwelderApril 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)BABF167.46[20]
24620"Last Tap Dance in Springfield"Nancy KruseJulie ThackerMay 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)BABF157.3
24721"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge"Steven Dean MooreLarry DoyleMay 14, 2000 (2000-05-14)BABF187.5
24822"Behind the Laughter"Mark KirklandTim Long, George Meyer, Mike Scully & Matt SelmanMay 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)BABF198.3

DVD release

The Simpsons season 11 DVD digipak, special Krusty head edition

The DVD boxset for Season 11 was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on October 7, 2008, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television, in the UK on October 6, 2008, and in Australia on November 5, 2008. The special features include deleted scenes, storyboards/animatics, and commentaries.

The set was released in two different packagings: a standard rectangular cardboard box featuring Krusty the Clown on the cover, and a "limited edition" plastic packaging molded to look like Krusty's head. This is first time that a character-themed packaging doesn't feature a main character from The Simpsons family.[21] Unlike the previous seasons, the Collector's Edition packaging is a removable molded face attached to a cardboard sleeve, as opposed to a fully plastic clamshell. Both versions have changed from a digipak style of disc tray in previous seasons, to an accordion-style series of cardboard sleeves into which the discs slide. Following the release of the set, there were a number of complaints regarding the style of packaging due to the fact that the cardboard packaging may scratch the discs; David Lambert of TVShowsOnDVD.com described the set as "functionally defective."[22]

The Complete Eleventh Season
Set details[23] Special features[23]
  • 22 episodes
  • 4-disc set
  • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
  • AUDIO
    • English 5.1 Dolby Digital
    • Spanish 2.0 Dolby Surround
    • French 2.0 Dolby Surround
  • SUBTITLES
    • English SDH
    • Spanish[23]
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
October 7, 2008 October 6, 2008 November 6, 2008

References

Specific
  1. ^ Groening, p. 12.
  2. ^ a b c McCann 2005, pp. 118–119
  3. ^ Cartwright 2000, p. 96
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Jean, Al (2004). The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Mr. Plow" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  6. ^ a b "28th Annual Annie: Award Nominees and Winners (2000)". Annie Award. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ "The British Comedy Awards — Past Winners 2000". The British Comedy Awards. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  8. ^ Scully, Mike (2008). Commentary for "Treehouse of Horror X" (DVD). The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season. 20th Century Fox.
  9. ^ "Past Golden Reel Awards". Motion Picture Sound Editors. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  10. ^ "PRISM Commendations". Entertainment Industries Council. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  11. ^ "Kids Choice Awards USA 2000". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  12. ^ "Teen Choice Awards 2000". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  13. ^ "Prime-time Nielsen ratings". Associated Press Archive. Associated Press. September 29, 1999.
  14. ^ "Quick end to series wounds NBC's ratings". Sun-Sentinel. MediaNews Group. Associated Press. November 4, 1999. p. 4E.
  15. ^ Moore, Frazier (1999-12-22). "CBS scores a narrow victory in weekly ratings". Daily Breeze.
  16. ^ Associated Press (2000-02-06). "Weekly Nielsen Ratings". The Stuart News. p. P10.
  17. ^ Associated Press (2000-02-10). "'Millionarie' is a Nielsen darling once again". The Orlando Sentinel. p. E6.
  18. ^ Associated Press (2000-02-27). "Weekly Nielsen Ratings". The Stuart News. p. P10.
  19. ^ Bauder, David (Associated Press) (2000-03-23). "'Millionaire' lifts ratings – for shows airing after it". The Augusta Chronicle. p. B04.
  20. ^ Associated Press (2000-05-04). "ABC, NBC dead even in prime-time ratings". Sun-Sentinel. p. 4E.
  21. ^ "The Simpsons — The Complete 11th Season (Lisa Head)". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  22. ^ Lambert, David (2008-10-21). "The Simpsons — Editorial: Season 11: Worst... Packaging... Ever!". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  23. ^ a b c Lambert, David. "Here's Krusty... The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season DVD collection". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
General
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