The children of Springfield fight to the death, Hunger Games style; Lisa's imaginary friend kills her real friends; Moe recruits Bart into his group of covert barfly agents.
Homer is placed in a cast following a workplace accident, leading Marge to receive romance from an unexpected source; Lisa attempts to keep the peace as bus monitor.
Krusty and his daughter spend Christmas with the Simpsons; Reverend Lovejoy seeks converts to boost attendance at church; A Christmas toy scares Maggie.
When all the fast food restaurants in Springfield become healthy, Homer turns to the last bastion of greasy food for comfort; Lisa must find a good news story when her school radio station is in jeopardy.
Bart ruins Lisa's perfect day out of jealousy and becomes haunted by the manifestation of his guilty conscious. Homer is revealed to be a master chess player which helps him bond with his competitive dad.
A mocumentary about how Bart became a star basketball player at Springfield Elementary only to fall prey to fame, his own ego and the schemes of mobster Fat Tony.
As Homer and Marge try a different parenting style on the hellraising Bart, Grampa gives him a special watch that becomes Bart's moral center. But Bart loses it and tries everything to get it back.
Bart bonds with Skinner's mother over their mutual dislike of Skinner and realizes that he could make a bundle by befriending other lonely and disgruntled grandmothers of Springfield for money.
After a successful animal rights campaign, all dogs in Springfield are allowed to go where they want and do what they want. Pack mentality quickly kicks in and the dogs of Springfield assert their dominance by threatening the people.
