The 50 Greatest Episodes of 1994
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1.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer Badman
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer is branded as a pervert after his kids' babysitter misconstrues his retrieval of a candy from the seat of her pants as a sexual advance.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,743
10/10
2.
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
10/10
3.
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
10/10
4.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Boy Who Knew Too Much
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart witnesses the alleged assault of a waiter by Mayor Quimby's nephew, but coming forward will mean admitting to skipping class and facing the consequences.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,169
9/10
5.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart accidentally gets Principal Skinner fired on inspection day, with Ned Flanders taking over as his replacement.
Director: Bob Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,612
9/10
6.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart Gets an Elephant
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After Bart receives an elephant as a prize for calling in to a radio station, the animal proves to be too costly to care for and Homer decides to sell it.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,144
9/10
7.
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
9/10
8.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer and Apu
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Apu moves in with the Simpsons after losing his job when Homer gets ill from the contaminated food; James Woods takes over the Kwik-E-Mart.
Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,325
9/10
9.
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
9/10
10.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Sideshow Bob Roberts
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
When Sideshow Bob is released from prison and is elected Mayor of Springfield, Bart and Lisa suspect foul play and are determined to expose his corruption.
Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,239
9/10
11.
The Day Today (1994)
Episode:
Meganews
(1994)
29 min | Comedy
Features reports on an infestation of wild horses in the London underground, the BBC's new soap opera "The Bureau" (replacing the Nine O'Clock News), a fight between Queen Elizabeth and ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Gillman | Stars: Christopher Morris, Patrick Marber, Steve Coogan, David Schneider
Votes: 105
9/10
12.
The Day Today (1994)
Episode:
The First
(1994)
28 min | Comedy
Features reports on Prince Charles volunteering to go to prison, the London Jam Festival, bullying in the Church of England, medieval alternative medicine, and a sheepdog piloting an out of... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Gillman | Stars: Christopher Morris, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan
Votes: 126
9/10
13.
The Day Today (1994)
Episode:
News
(1994)
28 min | Comedy
Features reports on the British Pound being stolen, the plummeting ratings of The Bureau, the clamping of the homeless in London, a reminiscence of events in 1944, government ministers ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Gillman | Stars: Christopher Morris, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber
Votes: 94
9/10
14.
The Day Today (1994)
Episode:
Factgasm
(1994)
28 min | Comedy
Features reports on Buckingham Palace culling 40 members of staff, passengers stuck on a train in Hampshire, Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan reporting on General Motors making 35,000 workers ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Gillman | Stars: Christopher Morris, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan
Votes: 93
9/10
15.
The Day Today (1994)
Episode:
Big Report
(1994)
28 min | Comedy
Features reports on the Junior Minister for Health resigning, Marlon Brando being sold at auction in Sotheby's, illegal back street dentists, and Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan reporting on the ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Gillman | Stars: Christopher Morris, Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front
Votes: 109
9/10
16.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Secrets of a Successful Marriage
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer begins teaching a class on how to have a successful marriage, but jeopardizes his own marriage by revealing secrets about himself and Marge.
Director: Carlos Baeza | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,028
9/10
17.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Burns' Heir
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After a close brush with death, Mr. Burns decides to find an heir to his empire, and chooses Bart because of his truly devious nature.
Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,538
9/10
18. Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge hosts his own chat show on the BBC. He insults and belittles almost all of his guests and is humiliated by the rest.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, Steve Brown
Votes: 6,848
#1.6
9/10
19.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart Gets Famous
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart becomes an overnight sensation as the "I didn't do it" boy on Krusty the Clown's show.
Director: Susie Dietter | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,253
9/10
20.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart's Girlfriend
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart falls for Reverend Lovejoy's daughter and is surprised when she becomes a bad influence on him.
Director: Susie Dietter | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,244
9/10
21. Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge hosts his own chat show on the BBC. He insults and belittles almost all of his guests and is humiliated by the rest.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, Steve Brown
Votes: 6,848
#1.4
9/10
22. Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge hosts his own chat show on the BBC. He insults and belittles almost all of his guests and is humiliated by the rest.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, Steve Brown
Votes: 6,848
#1.1
9/10
23. Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge hosts his own chat show on the BBC. He insults and belittles almost all of his guests and is humiliated by the rest.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, Steve Brown
Votes: 6,848
#1.5
9/10
24.
The Day Today (1994)
Episode:
Stretchcast
(1994)
28 min | Comedy
Features reports on suspicions that British police officers are eating their suspects, Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan interviewing the government minister for ships regarding recent accusations, ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Gillman | Stars: Christopher Morris, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber, Steve Coogan
Votes: 95
8.5/10
25.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Whispers
(1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Chief O'Brien's world is turned upside down when for no reason whatsoever he is being ignored by his family and friends and is being closed out of every essential job on the station.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,481
8/10
26.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
All Good Things...
(1994)
TV-PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Capt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 9,253
8/10
27. Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge hosts his own chat show on the BBC. He insults and belittles almost all of his guests and is humiliated by the rest.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, Steve Brown
Votes: 6,848
#1.3
8.5/10
28. Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge hosts his own chat show on the BBC. He insults and belittles almost all of his guests and is humiliated by the rest.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, Steve Brown
Votes: 6,848
#1.2
8.5/10
29.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer and Abe hit the road to sell Abe's miraculous aphrodisiac.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,010
8/10
30.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Lisa's Rival
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Lisa is jealous when a new girl in class is smarter than she is; Homer obtains a giant mound of sugar.
Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,286
8/10
31.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Lisa on Ice
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Sibling rivalry between Bart and Lisa ensues when they become the star players of their respective ice hockey teams.
Director: Bob Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,544
8/10
32.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer Loves Flanders
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After Flanders invites Homer to a football game, the pair become friends, but Homer's possessiveness and loutish behaviour slowly turns Ned against him.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,728
8/10
33.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Angered by the vacuous phrases her Malibu Stacy doll utters, Lisa works with Malibu Stacy's original designer to create a doll with admirable traits.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,631
8/10
34.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Lady Bouvier's Lover
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Grampa falls in love with Marge's mother, but must compete with Mr. Burns for her heart.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,856
8/10
35.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Fear of Flying
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Marge goes into therapy to find the root cause of her traumatizing aerophobia.
Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,083
8/10
36.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer the Vigilante
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
An outbreak of burglaries inspires Homer to lead a vigilante group.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,391
8/10
37.
Mr. Bean (1990–1995)
Episode:
Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean
(1994)
TV-G | 24 min | Comedy, Family
Mr. Bean hosts a New Year's party with his friends Rupert and Hubert. The next day, Bean buys many tools and appliances to decorate and improve his apartment. He decides to paint his room ... See full summary »
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Robert Austin, Simon Godley, Helen Burns
Votes: 1,846
8/10
38.
Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode:
Ragamuffins/Woodstock Slappy
(1994)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
In "Ragamuffins," a black-and-white, 1930s-style cartoon, the Warners go to work, and create havoc, at a bakery. Then, Slappy and Skippy Squirrel attend the landmark rock concert of 1969 in "Woodstock Slappy."
Directors: Barry Caldwell, Jon McClenahan, Audu Paden | Stars: Sherri Stoner, Nate Ruegger, Frank Welker, Rob Paulsen
Votes: 169
8/10
39.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode:
Baby-Doll
(1994)
Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A washed-up actress with a bizarre condition that makes her look permanently like a child seeks revenge against her canceled show's cast and crew.
Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Robert Costanzo, Bob Hastings
Votes: 1,592
8/10
40.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode:
Make 'Em Laugh
(1994)
Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Batman and Robin investigate why various comedians are suddenly committing crimes with comically bizarre motifs.
Director: Boyd Kirkland | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Mark Hamill
Votes: 1,397
8/10
41.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Lower Decks
(1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mission of the Enterprise is seen through the eyes of some junior officers who are up for promotions, as questions of duty and honor arise among some of them, such as a Bajoran whom Worf has designated to be promoted to operations.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,152
7/10
42.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Thine Own Self
(1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Data is sent to follow a probe that has drifted off course and crashed on a primitive planet, only to crash on the planet himself, with no memory of any event prior to crashing on the planet's surface.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,046
7/10
43.
Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–2011)
Episode:
Beaverly Butt-billies
(1994)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Music
Beavis and Butt-Head mistake sewage for oil and attempt to get rich selling it to their neighbors.
Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Mike Judge, Dale Revo, Guy Maxtone-Graham, Christine Walters
Votes: 146
7/10
44.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
The House of Quark
(1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Quark is forced to marry a Klingon widow after he takes credit for the accidental death of her husband, the head of a powerful Klingon House.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,439
7/10
45.
The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)
Episode:
Headwriter
(1994)
TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy
Phil lobbies to be made the show's head writer.
Director: Todd Holland | Stars: Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Wallace Langham, Penny Johnson Jerald
Votes: 134
7/10
46.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Civil Defense
(1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The station goes into lockdown and the crew is endangered when an old Cardassian security program is accidentally activated.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,310
7/10
47.
The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)
Episode:
Arthur's Crises
(1994)
TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy
Although Arthur is having an affair, Larry worries that he is being courted for another job.
Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Wallace Langham, Penny Johnson Jerald
Votes: 130
7/10
48.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with the Butt
(1994)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Monica's obsessiveness is put to the test after Rachel cleans the apartment. Joey lands a film role as Al Pacino's butt double. Chandler enjoys a relationship with all of the fun but none of the responsibility.
Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 6,837
7/10
49.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
The Host
(1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mulder pursues a humanoid, parasitic organism that uses sewage systems as its home.
Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Darin Morgan
Votes: 5,866
7/10
50.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with the Monkey
(1994)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
The gang make (and break) a pact not to bring dates to their New Years Eve party. Phoebe starts dating a scientist. Ross compensates for his loneliness by getting a monkey.
Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 6,511
7/10
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