Air date: 4/20/97

Burns loses all his money and must move into the decrepit Springfield Retirement Castle. Vowing to make back his fortune, Burns does it – with Lisa’s help – through recycling.

In Marge We Trust

Air date: 4/27/97

Marge attempts to assist Reverend Lovejoy and becomes more popular with his congregation than the Reverend is. Meanwhile, Homer is befuddled by his apparent likeness on a box of Japanese dish soap.

Homer’s Enemy

Air date: 5/4/97

A new employee at the nuclear plant, Frank Grimes, is disgusted by Homer’s laziness and popularity. Grimes’ spite gets the better of him, but Homer is never aware of just how much he was hated.

The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase

Air date: 5/11/97

In this trilogy of Simpsons spin-offs that never made it, Chief Wiggum gets his own cop show, Grampa’s spirit inhabits the Love Tester at Moe’s, and the family gets a smarmy variety show – complete with a new Lisa.

The Secret War of Lisa Simpson

Air date: 5/18/97

A destructive prank gets Bart sent to a military school. Lisa joins as well, but is intimated by a difficult physical test.