When You Dish Upon a Star

Chastised for living so little for a man his age, Flandersasks for fun lessons from Homer, who obliges with a trip to Las Vegas and Ned's first hangover. The Moody Blues have a cameo.

Homer's a hometown hero after rescuing Mayor Quimby and Mark Hamill of "Star Wars" from a life and death situation.

After inadvertently damaging Grandpa Simpson's kidneys, Homer offers to donate one of his. But he chickens out when he learns what's involved and runs away to the sea, boarding "The Ship of Lost Souls."

Springfield Elementary receives an enormous grant as a result of Lisa's cheating on a test; Homer's appetite causes trouble.

Homer digs up his estranged mother's past, discovers his true hippy middle name and meets her old friends.

After getting lost during a trip to the beach, Homer becomes the butler of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, who are living in asecret place near Springfield

Homer gets wigged out when his new toupee is possessed by its previous owner -- an executed prisoner; Bart and Lisa are magically transported into the television and become the target of psychotic Itchy and Scratchy; Marge and Homer do some trash talking on "Jerry Springer".

Bart becomes a nursemaid to a dangerous species after it is injured in an accident.

Homer is inspired by the work of Thomas Edison and sets his site on inventing the next great gadget-- even if it means going to the Edison Museum and destroying anything similar that currently exists.

Lisa is envious of a worldly new student from Capital City, who suggests the school hold a dance; Homer drags Bart into his grease-recycling business.