The Simpsons (season 21)
Episodes

The Simpsons (season 21)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

442	1	"Homer the Whopper"	Lance Kramer	Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg	September 27, 2009	LABF13	8.31

Comic Book Guy creates a new superhero called Everyman who takes powers from other superheroes. Homer is cast as the lead in the film adaptation.

443	2	"Bart Gets a 'Z'"	Mark Kirkland	Matt Selman	October 4, 2009	LABF15	9.32

Mrs. Krabappel is fired for drinking alcohol on the job (thanks to kids in her class spiking her coffee as revenge for confiscating their cell phones and BlackBerrys) and replaced with a hip, young teacher named Zachary Vaughn.

444	3	"The Great Wife Hope"	Matthew Faughnan	Carolyn Omine	October 11, 2009	LABF16	7.5

When the men and boys of Springfield become obsessed with Ultimate Fighting, Marge leads a protest against it when she catches Bart fighting in school — and ends up fighting the head of the Ultimate Fighting syndicate in order to have it banned.

445	4	"Treehouse of Horror XX"	Mike B. Anderson & Matthew Schofield	Daniel Chun	October 18, 2009	LABF14	8.59

Dial "M" for Murder or Press "#" to Return to Main Menu - In this homage to Alfred Hitchcock's suspense/murder mysteries, Lisa teams up with Bart to get revenge on their teachers after Ms.

446	5	"The Devil Wears Nada"	Nancy Kruse	Tim Long	November 15, 2009	LABF17	9.04

Marge becomes a sex symbol after pin-up pictures of her appear on a calendar, which embarrasses Bart and stirs lust in every man in Springfield -- including Ned Flanders.

447	6	"Pranks and Greens"	Chuck Sheetz	Jeff Westbrook	November 22, 2009	LABF18	7.03

Bart tracks down an immature man named Andy Hamilton who was once hailed Springfield Elementary's best prankster, and realizes the man who was once Springfield Elementary's best prankster has no direction in his life.

448	7	"Rednecks and Broomsticks"	Bob Anderson & Rob Oliver	Kevin Curran	November 29, 2009	LABF19	9.02

Lisa befriends three practicing Wiccans and must save them from being persecuted for their beliefs. Meanwhile, Homer starts hanging out with Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel after discovering that Cletus and his friends make moonshine.

449	8	"O Brother, Where Bart Thou?"	Steven Dean Moore	Matt Selman	December 13, 2009	MABF01	7.11

Jealous of Lisa and Maggie's sisterly bond, Bart goes looking for a surrogate baby brother to call his own. Guest Stars: Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Cooper Manning, Kim Cattrall, Jordan Nagai, Huell Howser and the Smothers Brothers

450	9	"Thursdays with Abie"	Michael Polcino	Don Payne & Mitchell H. Glazer	January 3, 2010	MABF02	8.65

Grampa meets a human interest journalist who writes and publishes Grampa's life stories -- and plots to kill Grampa for a Pulitzer.

451	10	"Once Upon a Time in Springfield"	Matthew Nastuk	Stephanie Gillis	January 10, 2010	LABF20	14.62

The Krusty the Clown Show is once again retooled. This time, in a bid to get girls to watch the show, a princess character named Penelope is hired as Krusty's latest sidekick, whom Krusty hates at first -- until Princess Penelope reveals that she is Krusty's biggest fan.

452	11	"Million Dollar Maybe"	Chris Clements	Bill Odenkirk	January 31, 2010	MABF03	5.11

Homer wins the lottery, but worries when he realizes that he ditched Marge at a wedding to get the winning ticket.

453	12	"Boy Meets Curl"	Chuck Sheetz	Rob LaZebnik	February 14, 2010	MABF05	5.87

The Simpsons head to the 2010 Winter Olympics where Marge and Homer compete as part of a mixed curling team and Lisa becomes addicted to collecting Olympic pins.

454	13	"The Color Yellow"	Raymond S. Persi	Billy Kimball & Ian Maxtone-Graham	February 21, 2010	MABF06	6.08

While going through her family history for a school project to find one Simpsons ancestor who was not an idiot, a freak, or a failure, Lisa discovers a diary of a Simpsons ancestor named Eliza whose family helped a black slave named Virgil (who looks like an African-American version of Homer) escape to freedom, but Milhouse (whose ancestors lived around the same time as Lisa's) has an alternate take on how Virgil was really treated.

455	14	"Postcards from the Wedge"	Mark Kirkland	Brian Kelley	March 14, 2010	MABF04	5.23

Once again, Homer and Marge try to discipline Bart after Mrs. Krabappel tells them that Bart has not been doing his homework, but Bart has a plan to manipulate Homer's strictness and Marge's sympathetic ear.

456	15	"Stealing First Base"	Steven Dean Moore	John Frink	March 21, 2010	MABF07	5.69

When Mrs. Krabappel takes an extended absence her students join with the other fourth grade class where Bart falls for a girl named Nikki, who alternates between loving him and hating him.

457	16	"The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed"	Michael Polcino	Kevin Curran	March 28, 2010	MABF10	5.69

Ned Flanders invites the Simpson family to join him on a church retreat to Jerusalem. Homer is unappreciative of the culture, until a tour guide starts taking him around the city and a dehydrated Homer deludes himself into believing he is the Messiah.

458	17	"American History X-cellent"	Bob Anderson	Michael Price	April 11, 2010	MABF08	5.65

Smithers takes over the nuclear plant after Mr. Burns is put in jail for stealing valuable art -- and starts acting like his boss when Homer and his friends begin taking advantage of his kindness.

459	18	"Chief of Hearts"	Chris Clements	Carolyn Omine & William Wright	April 18, 2010	MABF09	5.93

While completing his court-ordered community service (after a wrongful arrest for robbing a bank), Homer offers Chief Wiggum a sandwich and the two become friends.

460	19	"The Squirt and the Whale"	Mark Kirkland	Matt Warburton	April 25, 2010	MABF14	5.94

The Simpson family goes environmental by building a wind-powered turbine in their yard and saving a beached whale that washed up onshore.

461	20	"To Surveil with Love"	Lance Kramer	Michael Nobori	May 2, 2010	MABF12	6.06

Radiation seeps out of Homer's gym bag after a bomb squad blows it up and Springfield officials decide to suspend all civil liberties.

462	21	"Moe Letter Blues"	Matthew Nastuk	Stephanie Gillis	May 9, 2010	MABF13	5.66

Homer, Reverend Lovejoy and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon receive a letter from Moe that states he will steal one of their wives. The three get together and try to remember intimate moments between Moe and their wives.

463	22	"The Bob Next Door"	Nancy Kruse	John Frink	May 16, 2010	MABF11	6.26

Bart becomes convinced that their new neighbor is Sideshow Bob in disguise, but Marge does not believe him and personally takes Bart to the Springfield Maximum Security Prison to prove it.

464	23	"Judge Me Tender"	Steven Dean Moore	Dan Greaney & Allen Glazier	May 23, 2010	MABF15	5.74

Moe discovers his talent for judging in competitions and is invited to appear on the show American Idol. Meanwhile, Homer drives Marge crazy when he starts spending too much time at home, and takes up golf as a hobby.

Sentence(s)

The most viewed episode of The Simpsons season was "Once Upon a Time in Springfield", watched by 14.62 million.

final_sentence: The most viewed episode of The Simpsons season was "Once Upon a Time in Springfield", watched by 14.62 million.