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'' originally aired on the

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between October 11, 1990, and July 11, 1991, and contained 22 episodes, beginning with " Bart Gets an "F". Another episode, "

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", aired during the summer after the official season finale. The executive producers for the second production season were

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James L. Brooks James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. His television and film work includes ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Taxi'', ''The Simpsons'', '' Broadcast News'', ''As G ...

, and

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, who had also been EPs for the previous season. It was produced by

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and

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. The DVD box set was released on August 6, 2002 in Region 1, July 8, 2002 in Region 2 and in September 2002 in Region 4. The episode "

Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. The 26th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on the Fox network in the United Stat ...

" won the

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, and was also nominated in the "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special" category.Emmy Awards official site
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Production

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" was the first episode produced for the season, but Bart Gets an "F" aired first because Bart was popular at the time and the producers had wanted to premiere with a Bart themed episode. The second season featured a new opening sequence, which was shortened from its original length of roughly 90 seconds. The opening sequence for the first season showed Bart stealing a "Bus Stop" sign; whilst the new sequence featured him skateboarding past several characters who had been introduced during the previous season. Starting with this season, there were three versions of the opening: a full roughly 75-second version, a 45-second version and a 25-second version. This gave the show's editors more leeway.

Voice cast & characters

The season saw the introduction of several new recurring characters, including

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, Bill and Marty,

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, Roger Meyers, Jr.,

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, Troy McClure,

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Professor Frink Professor John I.Q. Nerdelbaum Frink Jr., is a new recurring character in the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. He is voiced by Hank Azaria, and first appeared in the 1991 episode "Old Money". Frink is Springfield's nerdy scientist an ...

, Snake and

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Main cast

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Grampa Simpson Abraham Jebediah "Abe" Simpson II, better known as Grampa, is a recurring character in the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. He made his first appearance in the episode entitled " Grandpa and the Kids", a one-minute Simpsons short on ...

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, Troy McClure,

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and various others *

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Patty Bouvier Patricia Maleficent "Patty" Bouvier and Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discotheque-Simpson-D'Amico () are fictional characters in the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. They are identical twins and are voiced by Julie Kavner who ...

Selma Bouvier Patricia Maleficent "Patty" Bouvier and Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discotheque-Simpson-D'Amico () are fictional characters in the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. They are identical twins and are voiced by Julie Kavner who ...

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Nancy Cartwright Nancy Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress. She is the long-time voice of Bart Simpson on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', for which she has received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Perform ...

as Bart Simpson,

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Yeardley Smith Martha Maria Yeardley Smith ( ; born July 3, 1964) is an American actress, artist and writer. She currently stars as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the long-running animated television series ''The Simpsons''. Smith became an actress in 1982 aft ...

Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. She is the middle child and most accomplished of the Simpson family. Voiced by Yeardley Smith, Lisa was born as a character in '' The Tracey Ullman ...

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Waylon Smithers Waylon Joseph Smithers Jr., usually referred to as Mr. Smithers or simply Smithers, is a recurring fictional character in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'', voiced by Harry Shearer. He first appeared in "Homer's Odyssey", although his voice co ...

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Principal Skinner Principal Seymour Skinner (born Armin Tamzarian) is a recurring fictional character in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'', who is voiced by Harry Shearer. He is the principal of Springfield Elementary School, which he struggles to control, an ...

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, and

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and

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* Russi Taylor as

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and

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as Mrs. Bloomenstein, Kim and Davey *

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as background characters

Guest stars

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as Troy McClure,

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as Karl
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as the Capital City Goofball ("Dancin' Homer") * Daryl L. Coley as "Bleeding Gums" Murphy ("Dancin' Homer") * Ken Levine as Dan Horde ("Dancin' Homer") *

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as Rory ("

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One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 24, 1991. In the episode, ...

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as Akira Kurosawa
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as Herb Powell
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as animal voices
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as Beatrice "Bea" Simmons (" Old Money") *

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") * Daniel Stern as the adult version of Bart ("Three Men and a Comic Book")

Reception

Ratings

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-produced drama, ''

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'', offering competition for the lineups fielded by the other networks including ratings champion

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. ''The Simpsons'' settled into the 8:00 PM position, which put it in direct competition with the five-time defending #1 show in all of television, ''

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''. Many of the producers, including

, were against the move because ''The Simpsons'' had been in the top 10 while airing on Sunday and they felt the move would destroy its ratings. All through the summer of 1990, several news outlets published stories about the supposed "Bill vs. Bart" rivalry. At the time, NBC had 208 television stations, while Fox had only 133. Bart Gets an "F" was the first episode to air against ''

'' and averaged an 18.4

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and 29% of the audience. In the weeks ratings, it finished tied for eighth behind ''The Cosby Show'' which had an 18.5 rating. However, an estimated 33.6 million viewers watched the episode, making it the number one show in terms of actual viewers that week. At the time, it was the most watched episode in the history of

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. The next week, "

" had a 16.2 rating and 25% share while the ''Cosby Show'' managed to maintain its 18.5 rating. However, viewer-wise, ''The Simpsons'' won again with 29.9 million viewers. The next week, "

" fell in the ratings, finishing 24th. Ratings wise, new episodes of ''The Cosby Show'' beat ''The Simpsons'' every time during the second season and ''The Simpsons'' eventually fell out of the top 10. "

" would boast the only victory over ''The Cosby Show'', finishing 23rd in the weekly ratings while a rerun of ''Cosby'' finished 26th. At the end of the season, ''Cosby'' averaged as the fifth highest rated show on television while ''The Simpsons'' was 38th. It would not be until the seventeenth episode of the third season, "

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," that ''The Simpsons'' would beat ''The Cosby Show'' in the ratings. The show remained in its Thursday timeslot until the sixth season.

Reception

The second season of ''The Simpsons'' received critical acclaim. On

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, the season has a 100% approval rating based on 8 critical reviews. On aggregate review website

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, a site which uses a weighted mean score, the season scored a 92/100 based on seven critics, indicating "universal acclaim". At the 7th annual Television Critics Association Awards, the second season of the show was nominated for 'Outstanding Achievement in Comedy' but lost to "Murphy Brown."

Episodes

DVD release

The DVD boxset for season two was released by

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in the United States and Canada on August 6, 2002, eleven years after it had completed broadcast on television. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material including commentaries for every episode. The commentaries were recorded in late 2001.The Simpsons Archive: The Springfield Times: Simpsons DVD News Archive - Season 2
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