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1. 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: 4,995

2. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Mr. Plow (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer opens a successful snow-plowing business, only to inspire Barney to start a rival outfit that puts him out of work.

Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,555

3. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Lisa's First Word (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

While trying to coax Maggie into saying her first word, Homer and Marge talk about how Lisa spoke hers.

Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,899

4. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Marge vs. the Monorail (1993)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After receiving a considerable donation of money, Springfield builds a monorail system with Homer as the conductor, unaware they've just boarded a one-way train to Hell.

Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 5,782

5. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (1991)

TV-14 | 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: 5,263

6. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Cape Feare (1993)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy

After being released from prison on parole, Sideshow Bob plots to murder Bart.

Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 5,764

7. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Boy Scoutz 'n the Hood (1993)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After joining the Junior Campers while on a sugar high, Bart reluctantly invites Homer to accompany him on the group's annual father-son rafting trip, which soon goes awry.

Director: Jeffrey Lynch | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,019

8. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) (1993)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Mr. Burns builds a casino when Springfield decides to legalize gambling, with Marge becoming addicted to the slot machines.

Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,733

9. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Deep Space Homer (1994)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

In an effort to increase the dismal television ratings for their space launches, NASA decides to send an ordinary man into space, and Homer is chosen for the task.

Director: Carlos Baeza | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,384

10. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Bart of Darkness (1994)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Confined to his room with a broken leg, Bart suspects Ned Flanders of murdering Maude; the family's new swimming pool earns Lisa popularity among the neighborhood kids.

Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,903

11. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Itchy & Scratchy Land (1994)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

A family vacation to Itchy & Scratchy Land turns disastrous when the robots malfunction and turn on the tourists.

Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,691

12. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror V (1994)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

The family's job at Mr. Burns' country estate goes awry when Homer goes mad; Homer's attempt to repair a toaster results in inadvertent time travel; The school staff turn cannibalistic.

Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 5,230

13. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer the Great (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer becomes a member of a mysterious organization called the Stonecutters and is heralded as "the chosen one".

Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,465

14. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Bart's Comet (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart discovers a comet that is on a collision course with Springfield.

Director: Bob Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,522

15. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Lemon of Troy (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When a group of Shelbyville kids steal Springfield's sacred lemon tree, Bart and his friends venture there to get the tree back.

Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,684

16. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After Mr. Burns steals oil from Springfield Elementary and blocks out the sun, an unknown person shoots him.

Director: Jeffrey Lynch | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,746

17. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Mr. Burns is hospitalized while the investigation into his shooter begins: although every citizen has a motivation, traces of Simpson DNA narrows down the list of suspects.

Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,308

18. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Bart Sells His Soul (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart casually sells his soul to Milhouse for $5 but soon regrets it; Moe converts his dank bar into a family restaurant.

Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,222

19. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror VI (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

A lightning storm causes giant advertising mascots to come to life; The children are terrorized by Groundskeeper Willie in their dreams; Homer finds himself trapped in another dimension.

Directors: Bob Anderson, David Mirkin | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,759

20. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: King Size Homer (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer intentionally gains more weight in order to qualify for disability and work from home, but soon realizes that being morbidly obese comes with its own problems.

Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,671



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