The 50 Greatest Episodes of 1991
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- DirectorRich MooreAlan SmartStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMoe 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.9/10
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBurns 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.9/10
- DirectorCarlos BaezaStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer buys Lisa a pony that the family can ill afford.9/10
- 1989– 23mTV-PG8.0 (3.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer 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.8.5/10
- DirectorJeffrey LynchStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAs 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.8.5/10
- DirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonPicard must learn to communicate with a race that speaks in metaphor under a difficult set of circumstances.8/10
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe 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.8/10
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer and Marge tell the story of how they met and fell in love in high school.8/10
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonEffects of passing through a wormhole give the Enterprise crew a sense that they were unconscious for more than the thirty seconds they've been led to believe.8/10
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Bart saves Mr. Burns' life with a donated blood transfusion, Homer vows revenge when they receive only a "thank you" card as compensation.8/10
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter 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.8/10
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter wishing for Flanders to lose his business, Homer discovers that his neighbor is actually about to go bankrupt and decides to help him out.8/10
- DirectorDavid SilvermanMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer 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.8/10
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter winning a political essay contest, Lisa is invited to Washington, D.C., but she soon becomes upset after discovering how policy-making really works.8/10
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer accidentally lands in a mental hospital and ends up sharing a room with a white man who thinks he is Michael Jackson.8/10
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart, Milhouse and Martin each pitch in to buy an highly-collectible "Radioactive Man" comic book, which soon has a disastrous effect on their friendship.8/10
- 1989– 23mTV-PG8.8 (5.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter apparently consuming poison blowfish, Homer is told that he only has 24 hours to live.8/10
- DirectorDavid SilvermanMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter 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.8/10
- DirectorEd ByeStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesRimmer catches the crew going on a fishing trip without him, forcing them to reluctantly bring him along. However, Starbug collides with the ship of Ace Rimmer, a more popular and successful version of Rimmer from an alternate universe.8/10
- DirectorEd ByePaul JacksonStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesAfter repairing Talkie Toaster, Kryten has the idea to restore Holly's 6,000 IQ at the cost of reducing her lifespan but she instead gains an IQ of 12,000. Meanwhile the Red Dwarf hurtles towards a white hole, the opposite of a black hole.8/10
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer 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.8/10
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Homer fails a fathering test, he decides to help Bart build his Soap Box Derby racer.8/10
- DirectorDavid SilvermanJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter 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.8/10
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer 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.8/10
- DirectorBrad BirdJeffrey LynchStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart and Lisa try to reunite Krusty the Clown with his father.8/10
- 1990–200148mTV-PG8.1 (127)TV EpisodeDirectorSusan BelbinStarsRichard WilsonAnnette CrosbieAngus DeaytonRelations between Patrick and Victor reach a new low via an unending stream of post-it notes; during a visit from a council health inspector, Victor learns that the horse manure he bought for his allotment may be radioactive.8/10
- DirectorDavid SilvermanJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter 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.7.5/10
- DirectorJohn BirkinPaul WeilandStarsRowan AtkinsonNick HancockRobin DriscollMr Bean purchases a new TV, only to experience a spot of reception trouble. He then takes a stroll in the park to try out his new camera, which is promptly stolen. This leads to an identity parade, where Bean does his best to discover the identity of the camera thief. Later, Bean's night on the town spells disaster for a stage magician. Lastly, Mr Bean shows of his dancing skills at Club Phut.7.5/10
- DirectorTom BenkoStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhile answering a distress call, Picard finds himself not sure of exactly who he is dealing with, but he's sure he's not dealing with the planet's version of the Devil, as she claims to be.7.5/10
- DirectorEd ByeStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesThe Red Dwarf crew investigates a alien spaceship that is drifting in deep space. Where they discover a D.N.A modifier, a genetic altering machine that alters all organic life. But all havoc breaks loose, when Lister gets turned into a chicken, a hamster, Kryten becomes a human male and they create a curry monster from Lister's curry.7/10
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCounselor Troi's mother visits the Enterprise and becomes infatuated with a man whose culture forces him into a suicidal ritual called "The Resolution."7/10
- 1987–199445mTV-PG7.2 (3.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorPaul LynchStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonReaching Penthara IV after an asteroid wreaks havoc of catastrophic proportions, the Enterprise crew deals with trying to save the planet as well as deal with someone who claims to be a historian from the future.7/10
- DirectorEd ByeStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesWhen Kryten finds a matter paddle on the Red Dwarf, the crew decide to test it out and end up on Waxworld, an enormous waxdroid theme park where waxdroids modelled after history's most famous heroes and villains are at war with each other.7/10
- 1987–199445mTV-PG8.3 (3.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonOn Romulus, Picard finds Spock, as well as an underground peace movement, a double agent, a bold ulterior motive against the Federation, and a familiar adversary.7/10
- DirectorEd ByeStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesThe Red Dwarf crew pick up an escape pod containing either prison guard Barbra Bellini or a dangerous Simulant convict. They transport the pod back to Justice World where Rimmer finds himself put on trial for past crimes long forgotten.7/10
- DirectorGabrielle BeaumontStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCollision with a quantum filament leaves Troi in charge of a damaged and endangered Enterprise with emergency bulkheads cutting off sections of the ship.7/10
- DirectorPatrick StewartStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhen a female crew member is infatuated with Lieutenant Commander Data, he decides to give a romantic relationship a try. Also, the Enterprise finds itself having to maneuver through a dangerous nebula.7/10
- DirectorCorey AllenStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWesley Crusher returns to the Enterprise on vacation from the Academy only to discover a mysterious alien game infiltrating and controlling the crew.7/10
- DirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonDisguised as an alien prior to First Contact, Will's life becomes imperiled when incurred injuries reveal his foreign internal structure to a xenophobic alien population.7/10
- DirectorDavid SilvermanMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer tries to set Selma up with Principal Skinner, only for him to fall for Patty instead.7/10
- DirectorEd ByeStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesRimmer and Kryten rescue Camille, a female android from a passenger ship that has crash landed. Kryten falls in love with Camille, only to learn Camille is not who she appears to be, and finds she can shape-shift into Kochanski, a female Rimmer and the Cat.7/10
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightLisa has a crush on her substitute teacher; Bart decides to run for class president.7/10
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Grampa's new girlfriend dies and leaves him $106,000 in her will, he tries to decide what to do with it.7/10
- DirectorJohn HarrisonStarsTim RothRoya MegnotNancy FishPainter Jack Craig gains himself a wealthy patron when he sells a morbid painting. He soon finds that in order to please his patron, he must continue to paint pictures of death - and this leads him down a murderous path.7/10
- 1987–199445mTV-PG7.9 (3.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert LegatoStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhen assigned to investigate an unknown probe, Lt. Barclay is hit by an energy surge, through a shuttlecraft's computer, and he receives an inexplicable boost of confidence and a vast increase in his knowledge.7/10
- 1989–199629mNot Rated7.0 (993)TV EpisodeDirectorElliot SilversteinStarsMalcolm McDowellSandra DickinsonGeorge WendtA good natured vampire takes a more novel approach to satisfying his blood lust with his chosen undercover employment.7/10
- DirectorRobert WiemerStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonData tries to comprehend the complex emotions between O'Brien and Keiko, who are about to be married.7/10
- 1987–199446mTV-PG7.0 (3.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAs Geordi La Forge finally meets the real Dr. Leah Brahms, a tragic first contact leaves the Enterprise with a gigantic galactic infant suckling the ship's energy.7/10
- 1987–199445mTV-PG7.7 (3.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid LivingstonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonGeordi is brainwashed by the Romulans to start a war between the Klingons and the Federation.7/10
- DirectorHoward E. BakerStarsMichael BellChristine CavanaughMelanie ChartoffIt is Tommy Pickle's first birthday. Tommy wants some of Spike's dog food. He convinces his friends, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and big cousin Angelica to try it.7/10