<Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> "Making Faces" </Td> <Td> Season 2, Episode 1 </Td> <Td> September 27, 1987 (1987 - 09 - 27) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Marge warns the kids that if they make scary faces, their faces will freeze in place forever . Bart, Lisa, and Maggie ignore her--until Marge gives them a scare with a mirror . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> "The Funeral" </Td> <Td> Season 2, Episode 2 </Td> <Td> October 4, 1987 (1987 - 10 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> The family attends the funeral of Uncle Hubert . Bart proves to be disruptive and Homer swears to never take the kids to another funeral, much to their dismay . </Td> </Tr>

The simpsons first debuted as a short in what variety show