The Simpsons Season 9, Episode 2 The Principal and the Pauper Family Animation Comedy IMDB 8 Country United States Duration 22 min Air Date 1997-09-28 Actors Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice)) Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)) Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)) Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson (voice)) Hank Azaria (Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)) Harry Shearer (Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)) Overview Unmasked as an impostor, Principal Skinner flees to Capital City to reclaim his former life as a shiftless good-for-nothing. The people of Springfield gain a newfound appreciation for him and form a plan to bring him back.