You know, you remind me of a poem I can’t remember, and a song that may never have existed, and a place I’m not sure I’ve ever been to.Grampa

The Simpsons — Season Thirteen

To quote Matt Groening from The Simpsons Forever book: "Time has a way of slogging on". And so we come to the thirteenth year of The Simpsons' brilliant comedy. Season Thirteen (2001-2002) marked a notable turnaround in episode quality for many fans. Mike Scully left, and was replaces as Executive Producer by Al Jean, a former EP with Mike Reiss in Seasons 3 and 4. Out were some of Homer's 'jerkass' qualities, and in was a more caring Homer in favour of self-improvement (though this didn't last long). This year marked the end of constant Homer episodes, and introduced some more character episodes - most notably, Marge-based episodes. My personal favourites here include Marge's crusade to ban sugar; Homer getting his jaw wired shut; the return of Artie Ziff; Bart's comic-strip-turned-internet-cartoon, Angry Dad, temporarily taking the world by storm; and Lisa posing as a college student (my favourite episode of the whole Jean era).

Treehouse of Horror XII

PCODE
CABF19

INDEX
13×01

AIRED
Nov 06, 2001

House of Whacks: The Simpsons get a home automation computer (voiced by Pierce Brosnan) which tries to kill Homer. Curse of the Dummy: A gypsy curses Homer. Wiz Kids: The children attend Springfield Elementary School for Wizards in a Harry Potter-like adventure.

Treehouse of Horror XII

The Parent Rap

PCODE
CABF22

INDEX
13×02

AIRED
Nov 11, 2001

After accidentally joyriding in Wiggum's police car, Bart is sentenced to be tethered to Homer at all times.

The Parent Rap

Homer the Moe

PCODE
CABF20

INDEX
13×03

AIRED
Nov 18, 2001

While Moe returns to Bartending School to re-ignite his passion for work, he puts Homer in charge of the tavern. But when Moe returns and gives the bar a facelift, Homer and the barflies open their own bar in the Simpsons' garage.

Homer the Moe

Hunka Hunka Burns in Love

PCODE
CABF18

INDEX
13×04

AIRED
Dec 02, 2001

Mr. Burns dates a much younger woman (with Homer's help), but her old boyfriend, Snake, gets jealous and kidnaps her and Homer.

Hunka Hunka Burns in Love

The Blunder Years

PCODE
CABF21

INDEX
13×05

AIRED
Dec 09, 2001

A hypnotist releases a childhood trauma within Homer - when he was little, Homer found a dead body. And so The Simpsons set out to solve the mystery of the unknown corpse.

The Blunder Years

She of Little Faith

PCODE
DABF02

INDEX
13×06

AIRED
Dec 16, 2001

After Homer & Bart's rocket inadvertently destroys Springfield's church, the church rents out its wall space to advertisers to cover the cost of repairs, Horrified, Lisa leaves the church and converts to Buddhism.

She of Little Faith

Brawl in the Family

PCODE
DABF01

INDEX
13×07

AIRED
Jan 06, 2002

After a family fight over a Monopoly game, a social worker visits the family and shows them how to become a functional family again. Until Homer's Las Vegas wife shows up...

Brawl in the Family

Sweets and Sour Marge

PCODE
DABF03

INDEX
13×08

AIRED
Jan 20, 2002

After Springfield is named the World's Fattest Town, Marge goes on an anti-sugar crusade and sugar is banned from the town.

Sweets and Sour Marge

Jaws Wired Shut

PCODE
DABF05

INDEX
13×09

AIRED
Jan 27, 2002

After Homer breaks his jaw in an accident it is wired shut, making him a better listener and well-mannered husband. However, when the wires come off, Marge realizes that she preferred the old Homer.

Jaws Wired Shut

Half Decent Proposal

PCODE
DABF04

INDEX
13×10

AIRED
Feb 10, 2002

Artie Ziff returns to Springfield and offers Homer one million dollars for a weekend alone with Marge.

Half Decent Proposal

The Bart Wants What it Wants

PCODE
DABF06

INDEX
13×11

AIRED
Feb 17, 2002

Bart develops a crush on Rainier Wolfcastle's daughter Greta. However after Bart dumps her and regrets it, she goes out with Milhouse.

The Bart Wants What it Wants

The Lastest Gun in the West

PCODE
DABF07

INDEX
13×12

AIRED
Feb 24, 2002

Bart meets a movie star of westerns from the 1950s and attempts to revive his career.

The Lastest Gun in the West

The Old Man and the Key

PCODE
DABF09

INDEX
13×13

AIRED
Mar 10, 2002

Grandpa Simpson falls in love with a new woman who persuades him to renew his driving license.

The Old Man and the Key

Tales from the Public Domain

PCODE
DABF08

INDEX
13×14

AIRED
Mar 17, 2002

Homer reads three stories from a children's book. Bart is Hamlet, Lisa is Joan of Arc, and Homer is Odysseus.

Tales from the Public Domain

Blame It on Lisa

PCODE
DABF10

INDEX
13×15

AIRED
Mar 31, 2002

A young Brazilian orphan that Lisa has been sponsoring goes missing, and so the Simpsons journey to Brazil to find him.

Blame It on Lisa

Weekend at Burnsie's

PCODE
DABF11

INDEX
13×16

AIRED
Apr 07, 2002

After being attacked by crows, Homer gets addicted to medical marijuana.

Weekend at Burnsie's

Gump Roast

PCODE
DABF12

INDEX
13×17

AIRED
Apr 21, 2002

The Springfield Friars Club roasts Homer Simpson, with from clips from the Simpsons' past escapades.

Gump Roast

I Am Furious (Yellow)

PCODE
DABF13

INDEX
13×18

AIRED
Apr 28, 2002

Homer gets furious over Bart's online animated comic strip,

I Am Furious (Yellow)

The Sweetest Apu

PCODE
DABF14

INDEX
13×19

AIRED
May 05, 2002

While the townspeople re-enact the Civil War, Apu has an affair with the Squishee lady at the Kwik-E-Mart.

The Sweetest Apu

Little Girl in the Big Ten

PCODE
DABF15

INDEX
13×20

AIRED
May 12, 2002

When Lisa joins a gymnastics class outside of school, she meets up with two college students, and pretends to also be a student.

Little Girl in the Big Ten

The Frying Game

PCODE
DABF16

INDEX
13×21

AIRED
May 19, 2002

When an old woman who Homer and Marge have been helping is murdered, they are the prime suspects.

The Frying Game

Papa's Got a Brand New Badge

PCODE
DABF17

INDEX
13×22

AIRED
May 22, 2002

After a blackout in Springfield, the citizens begin looting. When Chief Wiggum is useless at restoring order, Homer starts his own security firm.

Papa's Got a Brand New Badge