The entire ninth season of the animated television show, The Simpsons.
Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 19-DEC-2006
Media Type: DVD

I like this season much more than the other seasons! although i do like the earlier seasons, this season has plenty of great, memorable episodes. it also has a load a special features! even though I would say that you should start at the beginning of the show, this is a great season to get if you want just one season!

These are some fun episodes. The series was at a good point here, having gotten higher quality than in some of the early episodes, and not suffering from the more recent bit of seeming lack of creativity. If you enjoy the Simpsons, then this is a safe and solid bet for you.

Watching the Simpsons on TV is okay, but to really enjoy it you have to watch it again and again. That way you can catch the jokes and hidden items you missed. Season 9 did have a chilling scene in it. Homer vs New York. Homer's car is parked at the World Trade Center. I think that we all will get a chill from seeing the Twin Towers after 9/11.

I used to think that season 9 was the season that The Simpsons started motoring up that ramp towards the shark. After watching this 4 DVD set, however, I found a lot of very good episodes, especially the ones featuring Lisa which is probably why she got the cover to this set. I like the old record label theme to the pacakaging. I prefer the box packages to the head shaped ones as I think they are cooler looking and a little easier to work with. The ramp might have been under construction, but this was not the season The Simpsons jumped the shark. DVDs contain the usual commentaries and deleted scenes.

Disc 1:
"The City of New York Vs. Homer Simpson": Barney abandons Homer's car in the city he despises the most: New York City. When Homer takes his family to retrieve the vehicle, they experience the best the city has to offer while Homer experiences the worst
"The Principal and the Pauper": Strange episode where the Simpsons started getting more outlandish storylines. It turns out that Seymour Skinner stole his identity from his Army Sergeant thought to be dead. Skinner's mother's acceptance is actually rather believable but how the town reacted to the revelation (what the real Skinner did to receive such scorn is unclear) is almost silly. The judge was right; this episode should never be spoken of again.
"Lisa's Sax": One of my favorites. A story about how Lisa got her saxophone (or "saxomaphone" as Homer calls it) turns into a cute flashback story about how Bart became a proud underachiever.
"Treehouse of Horror VIII": One of the better Halloween specials. "The Homega Man"--Mayor Quimby offends the French and Homer thinks he's the sole survivor of the resulting neutron blast, until he's encountered by zombies. "Fly Vs. Fly"--Bart uses a Professor Frink's transporter to morph with a fly. I like when the spider shakes his fists at Bart the prankster fly and when monster Bart is choking Lisa in the kitchen and Homer is seen in the background using the transporter to get a beer out of the fridge. "Easy-Bake Coven"--Marge and her sisters turn out to be real witches in 1649 Sprynge Fielde.
"The Cartridge Family": A soccer riot causes Marge to be concerned about the safety of her family so Homer gets a gun but is so irresponsible with it that Marge feels even less safe. Homer is very over-the-top here.
"Bart Star": Homer becomes coach of Bart's peewee football team and gives him special treatment. Joe Namath is guest.

Disc 2:
"The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons": Just when the single women of Springfield discover Apu as a hot bachelor, he is summoned to an arranged marriage. He tries to get out of it by pretending to be married to Marge. Very funny. When Apu's mother falls outside the Kwiki Mart, Apu is relieved that it buys him time. Homer thinking about a yodle he ate and forgetting to tell Marge about the plan is hilarious.
"Lisa the Skeptic": Interesting episode. Honor students are rewarded and detention students are punished with an archeological dig where Lisa discovers a skeleton that looks like an angel.
"Reality Bites": Homer buys Snake's beloved sports car at a police seized-property auction and Snake wants revenge. Meanwhile, Marge becomes a Realtor and sells the Flanderses the town murder house. Stupid ending.
"Miracle on Evergreen Terrace": Bart burns down the family Christmas presents and plastic tree and makes up a story about being robbed. The town supports them until they find out it's a hoax. Guest Alex Trebek. OK in parts but silly in others. Goes all over the place.
"All Singing All Dancing": Clips of past musical numbers. Totally lame.
"Bart Carny": Homer takes in a couple of carnies down on their luck and they help themselves...to the Simpsons' home. Special guest: Jim Varney.
"The Joy of Sect": Homer, and most of Springfield, join the Movementarians. "Church, cult, cult, church. So we get bored someplace else every Sunday. Does this really change our day-to-day lives?"--Bart.

Disc 3:
"Das Bus": A take-off of Lord of the Flies where Bart and his classmates are stranded on a deserted island.
"The Last Temptation of Krust": When his nightclub act is a bust, Krusty the Clown decides to retire until he finds out that criticizing other comics and money-grubbing companies will reinvent his career. Comedy, however, turns out not to be what's really in his blood. Guests include Jay Leno, Janeane Garofalo, Bobcat Goldthwait.
"Dumbbell Indemnity": Mo finally finds a woman who will go out with him but resorts to deception and fraud to keep her. Not one of my favorites.
"Lisa the Simpson": The best episode of this season. Lisa is puzzled by a kid's puzzle and freaks out when grandpa tells her about the Simpson gene that causes Simpsons to go through a process of "dumbening."
"This Little Wiggy": Marge sets up a playdate for Bart--Ralph Wiggum. Bart and Ralph get hold of Police chief Wiggum's master key and use it to turn on an electric chair at an abandoned prison. Coincidentally, Mayor Quimby decides to reopen the prison and use the chair for a publicity stunt.
"Simpson Tide": Homer and his pals join the Naval Reserve and is put in charge by his captain (Capt. Tennille ha, ha), shoots his captain out a torpedo tube, and takes his sub into Russian waters. Yeah, it's as stupid as that. Guests voices: Bob Denver, Rod Steiger.
"The Trouble With Trillions": After a severe audit, Homer is hired by the IRS to help convict Mr. Burns for stealing a trillion dollar bill from the government.

Disc 4:
"Girly Edition": Lisa and Bart co-anchor a kid's news TV show and Lisa thinks Bart's manipulative "Bart's People" segments are jeopardizing the integrity of the show. Meanwhile, Homer gets a helper monkey who turns out to be as fat and lazy as he is. "But what do you expect? His cholesterol is through the roof!" Better than average episode.
"Trash of the Titans": 200th episode. Why that is so important, I don't know. Homer gets into a fight with the garbage men and they cut off his service. Homer takes on the city and campaigns to become Sanitation Commissioner. "It's just like David and Goliath, only this time David's going to win." U2 makes appearance. Crying Indian at the end for us Generation Xers.
"King of the Hill": Another of the better episodes. After being humiliated in front of Bart during a church picnic game of capture the flag, Homer starts working out and eating Powersauce bars. For a Powersauce promotion, Homer attempts to climb the Murderhorn. Highlight--The Commi-Nazi logo in the McBain movie.
"Lost Our Lisa": Lisa really wants to see the Isis exhibit at the museum but no one will drive her. She decides to take the bus alone and gets lost. Touching father/daughter ending.
"Natural Born Kissers": Homer and Marge try to spice up their marriage by getting romantic in forbidden places.

As a colombian blind lover of the Simpsons there is no way I could say anything negative of them. Season 9 is as great as the others.