Sideshow Bob is released from prison and runs for Mayor of Springfield.

After humiliating Bart at a church picnic, Homer resolves to get in shape. Soon, he is contacted by an energy bar company that wants him to climb a mountain as a promotion.

Former President George Bush and his wife, Barbara, move into the Simpsons' neighborhood and soon clash with Bart and Homer.

Homer buys a truck with an attached snow plow after he destroys his car, and to pay for it, he starts a snow shoveling business, calling himself Mr. Plow.

Marge's relationship with Bart is strained when he is caught shoplifting before Christmas.

After obtaining a credit card, Bart buys a new dog named Laddie. When Santa's Little Helper is repossessed instead of Laddie, he begins to miss his pet.

After Ned Flanders invites Homer to a major football game, the pair become friends. However, Homer's possessiveness and loutish behavior slowly turn Ned against him.

Homer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the side of the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a vampire.

Homer begins teaching a class on how to have a successful marriage, but jeopardizes his own marriage by revealing secrets about himself and Marge.

In an effort to increase the dismal television ratings for their space launches, NASA decides to send an ordinary man into space, and Homer is chosen for the task.

After Marge befriends John, a gay store owner, Homer worries that his presence will have a negative effect on Bart's sexuality.

A girls' night out turns into a high speed chase when Marge learns her friend is driving a stolen car.