The Simpsons (season 3)

The Simpsons<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season' originally aired on the Fox network between September 19, 1991 and May 7, 1992. The show runners for the third production season were Al Jean and Mike Reiss who executive produced 22 episodes the season, while two other episodes were produced by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Sam Simon. An additional episode, Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?, aired in August, after the official end of the third season and is included on the Season 3 DVD set. Season three won six Primetime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance" and also received a nomination for "Outstanding Animated Program" for the episode "Radio Bart". The complete season was released on DVD in region 1 on August 26, 2003, region 2 on October 6, 2003, and in region 4 on October 22, 2003.

Production

Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had written for The Simpsons since the start of the show, took over as show runners this season. Their first episode as show runners was "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" and they felt a lot of pressure about running the show.Jean, Al & Reiss, Mike. (2003). Commentary for "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season . 20th Century Fox. They also ran the following season and Jean would return as executive producer in season 13. There were two episodes, "Kamp Krusty" and "A Streetcar Named Marge", that were...
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