The Simpsons — Season Three

Homer is committed to a mental institution, where he meets up with an overweight white man who thinks he is Michael Jackson.

Lisa wins a essay competition in Reader's Digest, and the family get a free trip to Washington D.C.

Ned Flanders announces that he is opening a left-handed store. Homer, however, wishes that Flanders would fail.

Bart gets a job at 'The Legitimate Businessmen's Social Club', which is actually mafia headquarters. However, when he shows up late at work and blames Principal Skinner, Skinner disappears.

During a meltdown, Homer saves the plant by pressing a random button, and is subsequently praised as a hero.

When Krusty comes to dinner at The Simpsons' home, he reveals he is Jewish and estranged from his rabbi father.

Homer, Bart and Lisa eat too much candy, and have nightmares: Lisa's Nightmare: Homer buys a monkey's paw that gives the holder four wishes, but with bad side effects. Bart's Nightmare: Bart has evil powers, and everyone in Springfield must act happy or bad things will happen. Homer's Nightmare: Homer is the subject of Mr. Burns' Frankenstein-like experiment.

Homer buys Lisa's love with a pony, which the family cannot afford.

To be a better father, Homer helps Bart build a soapbox racer. However, Bart jumps at the chance to ride in Martin's superior machine when Martin breaks his arm.

Homer gives Moe the recipe to his own cocktail - the 'Flaming Homer'. But Moe steals his idea and the profits when it becomes a huge success.

Homer is fired from the plant after Mr. Burns sells it to German businessmen for one million dollars.

After Marge thinks she may be pregnant again, Homer tells the kids the story of how Bart was born.

Bart tricks all of Springfield into thinking that a little boy named Timmy O'Toole has fallen down a well.

Lisa's football predicting skills brings about a closer relationship between her and Homer.

When stress caused by the family causes Marge to have a nervous breakdown, she takes a solo vacation at 'Rancho Relaxo'.

Mrs. Krebappel takes an ad out in the personals, however, it all goes wrong when Bart answers it for a joke.

To win a million-dollar bet, Mr. Burns replaces the company softball team with professional players.

Bart finds new respect for the law after a test shows he is suited to be a police officer. Meanwhile, Lisa hangs out with the bad kids after her test says she should be a homemaker.

Santa's Little Helper runs away after the expense of an operation for him leads to budget cuts and low morale for the family.

Homer becomes a manager to a beautiful country and western singer, much to Marge's disapproval.

Sideshow Bob gets paroled from prison, and marries Selma. However, Bart suspects an ulterior motive.

Bart invites Otto to live with the Simpsons when he loses his job and is kicked out of his apartment.

Milhouse falls in love with a new girl at school, and casts his friendship with Bart aside. Meanwhile, Homer tries to lose weight by listening to a subliminal tape.

Herbert Powell (Homer's half-brother) returns, and asks Homer to fund a new invention of his.