The Simpsons' eighth period initially aired between October 27, 1996 as well as May 18, 1997, starting with "Treehouse of Scary VII". The show joggers for the eighth production period were Costs Oakley and also Josh Weinstein. [1] The broadcast period contained two episodes which were hold-over episodes from period 7, which Oakley and Weinstein likewise ran. It likewise contained 2 episodes for which Al Jean and also Mike Reiss were the show joggers.
The DVD box set was released in Region 1 on August 15, 2006, Area 2 on September 2, 2006, and Region 4 on October 2, 2006. The collection was launched in 2 various forms: a Maggie-shaped head to match the Homer and Marge shaped heads of the previous 2 sets and a basic rectangular designed box. Like the 7th period box set, both variations are readily available available for sale individually.