The Regina Monologues (Episode 4, Season 15) When Bart finds $1000, Lisa is able to convince him to take the family on vacation instead of spending it on himself. They choose to go to England, where Homer promptly rear-ends the Queen of England with their rented car. Homer is then held prisoner in the Tower of London. He escapes prison only to be caught again, but he sweet-talks his way out of it.

30 Minutes Over Tokyo (Episode 22, Season 10) After attending a Mega-Savings Seminar where they learn how to save money on everything, the Simpsons take a trip to Tokyo. While there, they lose all of their money and must enter a degrading game show called Happy Smile Super Challenge Family Wish Show to win tickets back to Springfield. After a series of increasingly cruel stunts meted out by the game show's host, Wink, the Simpsons win the tickets and return, a bit haggard, to the United States. On the way home, their plane is attacked by Godzilla.

Blame it on Lisa (Episode 15, Season 13) Marge is on a campaign to bring down the phone company because she's convinced that they are billing them for calls the family didn't make. When Lisa sheepishly admits that she's been calling Brazil to check up on an orphan she's been sponsoring, the whole family decides to head down to Rio de Janeiro for a visit. Upon arrival, Homer is promptly kidnapped and forces the family to come up with the ransom money.

Simpsons Safari (Episode 17, Season 12) Tired of constant mistreatment, the bag boys of Springfield go on strike, creating a grocery shortage. In Homer's frantic search for food, he unearths a thirty-year-old box of animal crackers in the attic. He bites into a giraffe but is surprised to find that it's made of solid gold - which means he's just won an American safari for the entire family.