
The tenth season of the animated television series The Simpsons was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States between August 23, 1998 and May 16, 1999. It contains twenty-three episodes, starting with "Lard of the Dance". The Simpsons is a satire of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Set in the fictional city of Springfield, the show lampoons American culture, society, television, and many aspects of the human condition. The showrunner for the tenth season was Mike Scully. Before production began, a salary dispute between the main cast members of The Simpsons and Fox arose. However, it was soon settled and the actors' salaries were raised to $125,000 per episode. In addition to the large Simpsons cast, many guest stars appeared in season ten, including Phil Hartman in his last appearance before his death. The season, which won the Annie Award for "Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Program", has been cited by several critics as the beginning of the series' decline in quality. It ranked twenty-fifth in the season ratings with an average of 13.5 million viewers per episode. The tenth season DVD boxset was released in the United States and Canada on August 7, 2007. It is available in two different packagings, both featuring Bart.
Name | The Simpsons Season 10 |
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Air Date | August 23rd, 1998 |
Genres | Family, Animation, Comedy |
Network | FOX |
Production Companies | The Curiosity Company, Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television |
Number of Episodes | 23 Episodes |
Plot Keywords | cartoon, satire, nuclear power plant, parody, middle class, dysfunctional family, social satire |






Episodes List
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 1 : Lard of the Dance
August 23rd, 1998Homer and Bart try to make money by selling used grease. Meanwhile, Lisa organizes a school dance but feels alienated when a new classmate and her fri...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 2 : The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
September 20th, 1998A midlife crisis prompts Homer to quit his job and become an inventor....
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 3 : Bart the Mother
September 27th, 1998Under Nelson's bad influence, Bart shoots a bird with a BB gun. Stricken with remorse, he tries to nurture the eggs from the bird's nest, which hatch ...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 4 : Treehouse of Horror IX
October 25th, 1998In "Hell Toupée," Snake is sent to the electric chair, and his hair is transplanted onto Homer. In "The Terror of Tiny Toon," Bart and Lisa become ca...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 5 : When You Dish Upon a Star
November 8th, 1998After a chance encounter with Hollywood celebrities secretly living in Springfield, Homer becomes their friend and gofer... until he spills the beans ...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 6 : D'oh-in' in the Wind
November 15th, 1998In a quest to learn Homer's middle name, Homer and Grandpa travel to his mother's old commune, where Homer embraces the hippie life....
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 7 : Lisa Gets an "A"
November 22nd, 1998Stuck at home with a cold, Lisa gets addicted to a video game and neglects her homework. Her A+++ on a test wins the school a grant, but when she conf...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 8 : Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"
December 6th, 1998When Grandpa needs a new kidney, Homer agrees to donate one, but then chickens out....
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 9 : Mayored to the Mob
December 20th, 1998After a riot at a sci-fi convention, Mayor Quimby hires Homer as his bodyguard, and Homer witnesses the rampant corruption in town politics. When Home...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 10 : Viva Ned Flanders
January 10th, 1999When clean-living Ned Flanders wants to experience a new side of life, Homer takes him to Las Vegas. After a drunken binge, they marry a pair of cockt...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 11 : Wild Barts Can't Be Broken
January 17th, 1999Scapegoated for the vandalism of drunken Isotopes fans, the children of Springfield wage war on the adults by broadcasting their secrets on the radio....
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 12 : Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
January 31st, 1999Homer and his friends charter a bus to the Super Bowl, only to find that their tickets are fake. Misadventures ensue....
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 13 : Homer to the Max
February 7th, 1999A new TV series features a suave and debonair character named Homer Simpson. Homer capitalizes on his new namesake, until the character is rewritten t...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 14 : I'm with Cupid
February 14th, 1999Apu is making the husbands of Springfield look bad with his extravagent Valentine's Day efforts for Manjula. When the men try to sabotage Apu's grand ...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 15 : Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"
February 21st, 1999A new Canyonero SUV turns timid Marge into an aggressive driver, and her road rage lands her in traffic school. But when a stampede occurs at the zoo,...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 16 : Make Room for Lisa
February 28th, 1999Indebted from a mishap at the Smithsonian, Homer lets a cell phone company put a transmitter in the house. Forced to share a room with Bart, Lisa rese...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 17 : Maximum Homerdrive
March 28th, 1999After beating Homer in a steak-eating competition, a trucker dies; Homer and Bart take over his rig to complete his shipment....
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 18 : Simpsons Bible Stories
April 4th, 1999When Reverend Lovejoy subjects the congregation to an extended Bible reading, the Simpsons fall asleep and have dreams based on Bible stories....
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 19 : Mom and Pop Art
April 11th, 1999Homer's failed do-it-yourself project gets mistaken for "outsider art." Suddenly in the limelight, Homer must come up with new "works" to impress the ...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 20 : The Old Man and the "C" Student
April 25th, 1999When Bart ruins Springfield's chance to host the Olympics, the kids are sentenced to community service work at the retirement home. To help the reside...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 21 : Monty Can't Buy Me Love
May 2nd, 1999A new mogul wins the hearts of the townspeople with a shower of cash. Jealous, Mr. Burns asks Homer to help make him a beloved billionaire too, and th...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 22 : They Saved Lisa's Brain
May 9th, 1999Mayor Quimby flees Springfield, leaving the town chapter of Mensa in charge. As the group's new power goes to their heads, they take their utopian pla...
The Simpsons Season 10 Episode 23 : Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
May 16th, 1999After their bank account is drained at a cyber-cafe, the Simpsons go on a disastrous low-budget trip to Japan, where they wind up as contestants on a ...