The 3rd season of The Simpsons first started showing on television on September 19, 1991. The season started with the episode "Stark Raving Dad". The season ended with the episode "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" on August 27, 1992. The season was first released to DVD for Region 1 on August 23, 2003, Region 2 on October 6, 2003, and Region 4 on November 12, 2003.[1][2][3]
| The Simpsons | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 19, 1991 – August 27, 1992 |
| Season chronology | |
The season won six Primetime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance". These are the people who won:
- Nancy Cartwright for Bart Simpson in the episode "Separate Vocations"[4]
- Dan Castellaneta for Homer Simpson in the episode "Lisa's Pony"[4]
- Julie Kavner for Marge Simpson in the episode "I Married Marge"[4]
- Jackie Mason for Rabbi Krustofski (Krusty the Clown's father) in the episode "Like Father, Like Clown"[4]
- Yeardley Smith for Lisa Simpson in the episode "Lisa the Greek"[4]
- Marcia Wallace for Edna Krabappel in the episode "Bart the Lover"[4]
The episode "Radio Bart" was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program".[5]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | "Stark Raving Dad" | Rich Moore | Al Jean Mike Reiss | September 19, 1991 | 7F24 | 22.9[6] |
| 37 | 2 | "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" | Wes Archer | George Meyer | September 26, 1991 | 8F01 | 20.2[7] |
| 38 | 3 | "When Flanders Failed" | Jim Reardon | Jon Vitti | October 3, 1991 | 7F23 | 22.8[8] |
| 39 | 4 | "Bart the Murderer" | Rich Moore | John Swartzwelder | October 10, 1991 | 8F03 | 20.8[9] |
| 40 | 5 | "Like Father, Like Clown" | Jeffrey Lynch Brad Bird | Jay Kogen Wallace Wolodarsky | October 17, 1991 | 8F04 | 20.6[10] |
| 41 | 6 | "Treehouse of Horror II" | Jim Reardon | Jay Kogen Jeff Swartzwelder Mike Reiss Jeff Martin George Meyer Sam Simon | October 31, 1991 | 8F05 | 20.2[11] |
| 42 | 7 | "Homer Defined" | Howard Gewirtz | Mark Krikland | November 1, 1991 | 8F02 | 20[12] |
| 43 | 8 | "Lisa's Pony" | Carlos Baeza | Al Jean Mike Reiss | November 7, 1991 | 8F06 | 23[13] |
| 44 | 9 | "Saturdays of Thunder" | Jim Reardon | Ken Levine David Isaacs | November 14, 1991 | 8F07 | 24.7[14] |
| 45 | 10 | "Flaming Moe's" | Rich Moore Alan Smart | Robert Cohen | November 21, 1991 | 8F08 | 23.9[15] |
| 46 | 11 | "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" | Mark Kirkland | Jon Vitti | December 5, 1991 | 8F09 | 21.1[16] |
| 47 | 12 | "I Married Marge" | Jeffrey Lynch | Jeff Martin | December 26, 1991 | 8F10 | 21.9[17] |
| 48 | 13 | "Radio Bart" | Carlos Baeza | Jon Vitti | January 9, 1992 | 8F11 | 24.2[18] |
| 49 | 14 | "Lisa the Greek" | Rich Moore | Jay Kogen Wallace Wolodarsky | January 23, 1992 | 8F12 | 23.2[19] |
| 50 | 15 | "Homer Alone" | Mark Kirkland | David M. Stern | February 6, 1992 | 8F14 | 23.7[20] |
| 51 | 16 | "Bart the Lover" | Carlos Baeza | Jon Vitti | February 13, 1992 | 8F16 | 20.5[21] |
| 52 | 17 | "Homer at the Bat" | Jim Reardon | John Swartzwelder | February 20, 1992 | 8F13 | 24.6[22] |
| 53 | 18 | "Separate Vocations" | Jeffrey Lynch | George Meyer | February 27, 1992 | 8F15 | 23.7[23] |
| 54 | 19 | "Dog of Death" | Jim Reardon | John Swartzwelder | March 12, 1992 | 8F17 | 23.4[24] |
| 55 | 20 | "Colonel Homer" | Mark Kirkland | Matt Groening | March 26, 1992 | 8F19 | 25.5[25] |
| 56 | 21 | "Black Widower" | David Silverman | Thomas Chastain (story) Sam Simon (story) Jon Vitti (teleplay) | April 9, 1992 | 8F20 | 17.3[26] |
| 57 | 22 | "The Otto Show" | Wes Archer | Jeff Martin | April 24, 1992 | 8F21 | 17.5[27] |
| 58 | 23 | "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" | Jim Reardon | Jay Kogen Wallace Wolodarsky | May 7, 1992 | 8F22 | 19.5[28] |
| 59 | 24 | "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" | Rich Moore | John Swartzwelder | August 27, 1992 | 8F23 | 17.2[29] |
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