The Best Episodes of The Simpsons (work in progress)
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1.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
The Simpsons move into a cursed house, then are abducted by aliens, before Homer is ensconced in a tale by Edgar Allen Poe.
Directors: Wesley Archer, Rich Moore, David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,365
2.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish
(1990)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
After the power plant experiences bad publicity and is threatened with closure, Mr. Burns decides to run for Governor in order to have power over the law.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,387
3.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Flaming Moe's
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Moe claims a drink that Homer invented is his own, with the drink making the bar a local hot spot, but threatens his friendship with Homer.
Directors: Rich Moore, Alan Smart | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,659
4.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Way We Was
(1991)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer and Marge tell the story of how they met and fell in love in high school.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,168
5.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Krusty Gets Busted
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After Krusty is found guilty of robbing the Kwik-E-Mart following Homer's eyewitness testimony, Bart and Lisa set out to prove his innocence.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,065
6.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
I Married Marge
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
As Marge goes to the doctor for a pregnancy test, Homer tells the children of the events leading up to his marriage, and Bart's birth.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,594
7.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart the Daredevil
(1990)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
After seeing a motorcycle daredevil at a monster truck show, Bart becomes a death-defying daredevil skateboarder.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,421
8.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
(1991)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
After apparently consuming poison blowfish, Homer is told that he only has 24 hours to live.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,271
9.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
When Flanders Failed
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After wishing for Flanders to lose his business, Homer discovers that his neighbor is actually about to go bankrupt and decides to help him out.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,983
10.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
(1991)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer meets his half-brother Herb Powell, an automobile tycoon who zealously bonds with the family and tasks Homer with designing a car for the average American.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,165
11.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 8,807
12.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Some Enchanted Evening
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer and Marge enjoy a night on the town, leaving the kids with a diabolical babysitter, with a surprising secret.
Directors: Kent Butterworth, David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,962
13.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Crepes of Wrath
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart is sent to France on a student exchange program, where he's treated like a slave; an Albanian student with suspicious motives takes Bart's place in the family.
Directors: Wesley Archer, Milton Gray | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,607
14.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Three Men and a Comic Book
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart, Milhouse and Martin each pitch in to buy an highly-collectible "Radioactive Man" comic book, which soon has a disastrous effect on their friendship.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,261
15.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror II
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
The Simpson family receives a severed monkey's paw which can grant wishes, Bart gains magical powers which he uses to turn Homer into a Jack-in-the-box, and Mr. Burns uses Homer's brain to create a robot.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,166
16.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer Defined
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer is a hero after averting a nuclear meltdown that he nearly caused, but he doesn't want to tell anyone that he stopped it completely by accident.
Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,381
17.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Brush with Greatness
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After rekindling her artistic talents, Marge is commissioned to paint a portrait of Mr. Burns; Homer vows to lose weight after getting trapped in a water slide.
Directors: David Silverman, Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,723
18.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Lisa's Substitute
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Lisa has a crush on her substitute teacher; Bart decides to run for class president.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,997
19.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Dead Putting Society
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
In an attempt to show up Ned Flanders, Homer pits Bart against Ned's son, Todd, in a miniature golf competition.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,129
20.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
(1991)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer gets a crooked cable guy to install free cable in the Simpson home, and as a result, Lisa faces an ethical crisis over her family's stealing.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,904
21.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart Gets an F
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Mrs. Krabappel, fed up with Bart's lackadaisical approach to his studies, gives him an ultimatum: shape up or repeat the fourth grade.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,088
22.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
There's No Disgrace Like Home
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After being embarrassed by the rest of the family at a company picnic, Homer becomes obsessed with improving their behavior towards each other.
Directors: Kent Butterworth, Gregg Vanzo | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,242
23.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Life on the Fast Lane
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Marge contemplates an affair with a handsome bowling instructor.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,689
24.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Stark Raving Dad
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer accidentally lands in a mental hospital and ends up sharing a room with a white man who thinks he is Michael Jackson.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,999
25.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Simpson and Delilah
(1990)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer lies on a medical insurance form in order to obtain a miracle hair restoring drug.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,113
26.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Lisa's Pony
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer buys Lisa a pony that the family can ill afford.
Director: Carlos Baeza | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,616
27.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Moaning Lisa
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
A depressed Lisa's spirit is lifted when she meets a jazz-man, Bleeding Gums Murphy.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,104
28.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer's Night Out
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After a photograph of Homer gyrating with an exotic dancer is distributed throughout Springfield, he finds himself kicked out of the house by Marge.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,546
29.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Saturdays of Thunder
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After Homer fails a fathering test, he decides to help Bart build his Soap Box Derby racer.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,589
30.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart the Genius
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart ends up at a school for gifted children after cheating on an IQ test.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 6,011
31.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Call of the Simpsons
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer takes the family camping, but it soon becomes a misadventure when they lose their equipment and Homer is mistaken for Bigfoot.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,906
32.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
(1990)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Marge becomes a crusader against cartoon violence after an episode of "Itchy and Scratchy" seemingly inspires Maggie to attack Homer.
Directors: David Silverman, Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,462
33.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Blood Feud
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After Bart saves Mr. Burns' life with a donated blood transfusion, Homer vows revenge when they receive only a "thank you" card as compensation.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,569
34.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The War of the Simpsons
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer must decide whether he should complete marriage counseling or skip out to catch a legendary catfish; Bart and Lisa take advantage of Grampa's ignorance of the house rules.
Directors: David Silverman, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,628
35.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart the Murderer
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After having a horrible day, Bart gets a job tending bar for a group of gangsters and becomes the prime suspect when Principal Skinner mysteriously disappears.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,658
36.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart Gets Hit by a Car
(1991)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
After Bart gets hit by a car driven by Mr. Burns, Homer is manipulated by ambulance-chaser Lionel Hutz into bringing an outrageous lawsuit against his boss.
Directors: David Silverman, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,962
37.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Burns decides to retire and sells the power plant to a German consortium for an exorbitant price. Homer's laziness and inefficiency are quickly exposed by his new bosses, and he is laid off.
Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,705
38.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Principal Charming
(1991)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer tries to set Selma up with Principal Skinner, only for him to fall for Patty instead.
Directors: David Silverman, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,725
39.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart vs. Thanksgiving
(1990)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
On Thanksgiving, Bart runs away after refusing to apologize to a distraught Lisa for accidentally destroying her cornucopia.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,046
40.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart's Dog Gets an F
(1991)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
After an uncontrollable Santa's Little Helper destroys several important Simpson possessions, Homer announces that he will be thrown out of the house unless he completes obedience training.
Directors: David Silverman, Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,672
41.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer's Odyssey
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After losing his job, Homer contemplates ending it all, until he discovers a new life path as a safety advocate.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,334
42.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Telltale Head
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart gets more than he bargained for when he saws the head off a statue of the town's founder.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,723
43.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Dancin' Homer
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer's heckling of the Springfield Isotopes baseball team during one of their games inadvertently leads to his appointment as the new team mascot.
Directors: David Silverman, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,172
44.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Old Money
(1991)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
After Grampa's new girlfriend dies and leaves him $106,000 in her will, he tries to decide what to do with it.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,668
45.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Like Father, Like Clown
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart and Lisa try to reunite Krusty the Clown with his father.
Directors: Brad Bird, Jeffrey Lynch | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,653
46.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After winning a political essay contest, Lisa is invited to Washington, D.C., but she soon becomes upset after discovering how policy-making really works.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,809
47.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart the General
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After being beaten up by Nelson Muntz one too many times, Bart turns to Grampa for help, and soon leads a rebellion against the school bully.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,571
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