My favourite episodes from “The Simpsons”...

by sebasarena | created - 04 Oct 2015 | updated - 04 Nov 2022 | Public

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1. 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: 6,003

2. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Moaning Lisa (1990)

TV-14 | 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: 5,102

3. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Life on the Fast Lane (1990)

TV-14 | 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: 4,687

4. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Crepes of Wrath (1990)

TV-14 | 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: 4,602

5. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Simpson and Delilah (1990)

TV-14 | 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: 5,107

I just loved the first appearance of Karl and, of course, been able to see Homer with hair.

6. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror (1990)

TV-14 | 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: 5,356

The adaptation of “The Raven” (Poe) was magnificent!

7. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Dead Putting Society (1990)

TV-14 | 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: 4,126

1. Nirvana. 2. Psychiatric (Lisa mentioned that).

8. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Itchy & Scratchy & Marge (1990)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy

Marge becomes a crusader against cartoon violence after "Itchy and Scratchy" seemingly inspires Maggie to attack Homer.

Directors: David Silverman, Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,458

Vienna, psychoanalisis, Dr. Monroe, violence, neurosis...

9. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Way We Was (1991)

TV-14 | 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: 4,163

The roots of a very deep love story!

10. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Old Money (1991)

TV-14 | 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: 3,664

Very memorable quotes (especially that one of Rudyard Kipling), Marvin Monroe it's in it telling about a secret psychological experiment he wants to do, Lisa tells something deep but at the same time has a superficial moment and Plato appears to tell “his philosophy”. Overall a good insight in the life of Abraham Simpson in that kind of asylum (that turn out to be almost a paradise after one special donnation)...

11. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Blood Feud (1991)

TV-14 | 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: 3,566

There is a lot of things that I truly liked about this episode, but the best of it all was the ending dialogue:

Homer: Save a guy's life, and what do you get? Nothing! Worse than nothing! Just a big, scary rock!

Bart: Hey, don't knock the head, man.

Marge: Homer, you don't do things like that to be rewarded! The moral of the story is that a good deed is its own reward!

Bart: But we got a reward, the head is cool!

Marge: Well, then maybe the moral is, no good deed goes unrewarded.

Homer: Wait a minute! If I hadn't written that nasty letter we wouldn't have gotten anything.

Marge: Mmmm... then I guess the moral is, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Lisa: Maybe there is no moral, Mom.

Homer: Exactly! It's just a bunch of stuff that happened.

Marge: But it certainly was a memorable few days.

Homer: Amen to that.

12. 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

Dr. Marvin Monroe, asylum, Michael Jackson, insane & not insane certificate

13. 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: 3,804

An ironic parody & sutler reference to the principal weaknesses of the democracy, including funny gags of historical figures (Lincoln and Jefferson) and the “system of justice” (or “how to make a child keep his/her faith in democracy”).

A pretty radical discourse of Nelson Muntz; besides the award of essay for “USA A-OK” made by an immigrant who only wants to repeat the so well know “American dream” or, as other people would say, “YEAH! this is truly the land of opportunities!”. Another irony thing about it, because I already presumed that Truong van Dinh would be the winner.

And, last but not least, Homer as a truly reader! (he even turn off the TV, just a miracle)...

14. 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: 3,649

Although the main premise of the episode is to be a “family portrait”, there's very deep implications around the subject of religion, the solitude itself, and, of course, the father-son relationship.

E. Morin have talked enough about the “central” and “peripheral” problems & things that we usually have as the roots of our daily life, and most of the themes that this episodes explores are “central” ones. Therefore, it's not recommended to avoid them... And that's why this little “behind-the-smile-of-the-clown” story it's so perfect: because it shows the struggle and the resolution for a big problem, that it's more than a father-son relationship, it's about being tolerant and, as Bart says (Lisa help him to know that in the first place):

"At all times let a man be supple as a reed, and not rigid as a cedar."

15. 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: 3,585

It's always nice to know more about this couple. And this story in particular was very funny too!

16. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer Alone (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

While Marge spends a couple of days at Rancho Relaxo after she has a breakdown, Bart and Lisa stay with Patty and Selma, and Homer stays at home to take care of Maggie.

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

Votes: 3,441

A very conscious episode about the mother's daily life. Even those womans that have works outside of her houses spent the majority of their time being worried about his family, and having all in order (the house itself, the things of the children, the husband, the to-do list that even Marge has in this story, etc...).

It's curious that the stress breakdown that Marge had at the beginning of the episode it's not more common. Or maybe it's, but, at least, it doesn't have enough attention of the media (it's like the indifference of Kent Brockman about the dangerous situation of Bart in “Radio Bart”, that actually preferred to stay all night worried and talking around the Lincoln squirrel).

17. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Colonel Homer (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer becomes the manager of a beautiful young country singer and finds himself almost attracted to her, sparking Marge's jealousy.

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

Votes: 3,597

This was just Homer being a real man!

He didn't take advantage even when he was tempted, and he was always respectful to the feelings and thoughts of both womans: Lurleen and Marge. He proved in this little story that he's more than just an over-weight man addicted to beer: he can actually cares about someone else.

Plus: the songs were fantastic & this was written by Matt Groening!

18. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: A Streetcar Named Marge (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Marge stars in a musical adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, but is angry with Homer's lack of interest; Maggie squares off with her strict new daycare owner.

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

Votes: 3,757

Loved the subtle references to Ayn Rand and Alfred Hitchcock! This story also made me think in “All About My Mother” (1999), another tribute to the play of Williams...

19. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer the Heretic (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After attributing a relaxing Sunday to his skipping church, Homer vows to never attend service again, and forms his own religion to justify his behavior.

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

Votes: 5,181

The whole concept of not going to the church just to prove that you believe in God is what makes this episode so special. It's a shame that the ending of it is so "political correct" with Christianity (that's why I gave it 7/10 and not 10/10), but all the rest of it (even what God himself says) is just perfect...

20. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Lisa the Beauty Queen (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer enters Lisa in the Little Miss Springfield pageant to build her self-esteem.

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

Votes: 3,427

I just gonna said that, after seeing this, “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) doesn't look so original and good. Maybe they should called it “Little Miss Springfield” to be more honest with their influences...

21. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

With Bart continually getting in trouble, Homer bans him from seeing the new Itchy & Scratchy movie.

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

Votes: 3,663

Maybe it doesn't have a complex plot, but that ending was great! The relationship between Bart and Homer really show something more deep than the usual fight, something like they are, more or less, father & son after all, and not only two characters that haven't so much to related with the other...

22. 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

The perfect portrait of the relationship between brothers & sisters of different ages...

23. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Brother from the Same Planet (1993)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When Bart gets tired of Homer's horrible parenting skills, he enrolls in the "Bigger Brother" program where he's assigned a fantastic role model.

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

Votes: 3,392

24. 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

A parody better made than the original film!

25. 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

Skinner shows his truly human side being friendly with Bart, and this boy shows that he actually cares even if he tries to hide it most of the time...

26. 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

Rumor has it, as some people says. Marge and Homer are far from each other until this man ask for forgiveness. Truly romantic at the end.

27. 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: 3,904

Another perfect parody of a film...

28. 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

29. 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

Psychoanalysis & Marge.

30. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: A Star Is Burns (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

The citizens of Springfield host their own film festival, with popular movie critic Jay Sherman arriving from New York to judge.

Director: Susie Dietter | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,502

31. 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

32. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Home Sweet Home-Dum-Diddly Doodily (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Marge and Homer lose custody of the kids, who are sent to live at the Flanders' house.

Director: Susie Dietter | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,172

33. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Lisa the Vegetarian (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

A trip to a local petting zoo convinces Lisa to give up meat, despite excessive pressure to convince her not to do so.

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

Votes: 3,856

The only bad thing about this one is the song of Paul McCartney.

34. 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

35. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Mother Simpson (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After faking his own death, Homer is reunited with his mother, who harbors a deep secret.

Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,520

Sunshine of your love, 60's, rock, grandma...

36. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Lisa the Iconoclast (1996)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

While researching for an essay, Lisa discovers that Springfield's founding father was actually a murderous thief.

Director: Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,927

The myths are necessary.

37. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: A Milhouse Divided (1996)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer questions the state of his marriage after Luann Van Houten demands a divorce from Kirk.

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

Votes: 2,896

A divorce and a second marriage...

38. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Hurricane Neddy (1996)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After a hurricane destroys Ned Flanders' house, he suffers a nervous breakdown and is forced to confront repressed problems from his childhood.

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

Votes: 3,876

The truth face of Ned Flanders. Anger management.

39. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show (1997)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer is cast as Poochie, a new "Itchy and Scratchy" character designed to reverse declining ratings; a hip college student moves in with the Simpsons.

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

Votes: 2,986

The irony of a show that lasted too long and some fans being pissed off by it.

40. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer's Phobia (1997)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy

After Marge befriends John, a gay store owner, Homer worries that his presence will have a negative effect on Bart's sexuality.

Director: Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,365

EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!!!

41. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer's Enemy (1997)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer's laziness begets the ire of his industrious but arrogant new co-worker Frank Grimes; Bart buys a run-down factory for a dollar.

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

Votes: 6,836

Frank Grimes... Obsessive and compulsive.

42. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Secret War of Lisa Simpson (1997)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart is sent to a military school to be disciplined; Lisa, seeking a challenge, enrolls with him, but faces discrimination as the school's only girl cadet.

Director: Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,675

Army, poetry and being good brothers after all...

43. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Joy of Sect (1998)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

An evil cult called the Movementarians brainwashes the citizens of Springfield and it's up to Marge to get them back.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,803

A parody of religion...

44. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Trouble with Trillions (1998)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer is forced to spy for the IRS after an audit. But when he is asked to retrieve a trillion dollar bill from Mr. Burns, he switches sides and the two flee to Cuba for refuge.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Swinton O. Scott III | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,790

Cuba & Castro

45. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Natural Born Kissers (1998)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer and Marge's attempt to spice up their marriage leads to the couple being chased naked through Springfield.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Klay Hall | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,504

It's a parody of one the shorts included inside “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask”...

46. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace (1998)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer's midlife crisis leads to a disastrous attempt at being an inventor.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,945

Thomas Edison...

47. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Simpsons Bible Stories (1999)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Three famous religious stories are retold Simpsons style as the family nods off at church.

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

Votes: 2,220

48. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Mom and Pop Art (1999)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer becomes the talk of the Springfield art community when a failed barbecue pit he worked on is mistaken for an art project.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,308

Andy Warhol, Picasso, Dalí, etc...

49. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Bart to the Future (2000)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart gets a glimpse of the future while the family is on vacation at an Indian casino.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Michael Marcantel | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,167

50. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Behind the Laughter (2000)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Fans are invited to take a behind-the-scenes look at "The Simpsons," revisiting some of the most memorable experiences the family has been through.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,450

51. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer vs. Dignity (2000)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Desperate for money, Homer accepts payment from Mr. Burns in exchange for humiliating himself.

Directors: Neil Affleck, Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,045

52. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Computer Wore Menace Shoes (2000)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer's gossip website becomes a huge hit, but when his information runs out he resorts to making up news.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,140

53. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: HOMR (2001)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

An X-ray reveals a crayon lodged in Homer's brain. After the crayon is removed, Homer experiences a sudden surge in intelligence, making him closer to Lisa and isolated from his friends.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,405

54. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Trilogy of Error (2001)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer's rush to the hospital to re-attach his severed thumb, Lisa's rush to school to win the science fair, and Bart's run-in with an illegal fireworks scheme interconnect from their point of view.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,925

55. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Children of a Lesser Clod (2001)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After a debilitating injury forces him to stay indoors, Homer begins a daycare center.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mike Frank Polcino | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,777

56. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: She of Little Faith (2001)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer and Bart get careless with a model rocket and accidentally do damage to Springfield's church, but when Mr. Burns offers to commercialize it to repair the destruction, Lisa leaves Christianity behind to become a Buddhist.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,908

57. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Half-Decent Proposal (2002)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Marge's high school sweetheart Artie Ziff returns and offers Homer a million dollars to spend a weekend with Marge.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Lauren MacMullan | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,138

58. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Tales from the Public Domain (2002)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer reads three stories from an overdue library book, imagining himself as Odysseus, Lisa as Joan of Arc, and Bart as Hamlet.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,720

59. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: I Am Furious Yellow (2002)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart's comic about Homer becomes a hit on-line, prompting Homer to attempt to control his anger.

Directors: Chuck Sheetz, Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,908

60. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror XIII (2002)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer clones himself with a magic hammock; Zombie cowboys come back from the dead after Springfield bans guns; The Simpsons family take a vacation on an island where Dr. Hibbert can turn people into animals.

Directors: Jim Reardon, David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,164

61. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2004)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Milhouse moves to Capitol City, and therefore Lisa and Bart become best friends.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,631

62. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Way We Weren't (2004)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Marge and Homer find out that they actually kissed each other at age 10 without knowing they were each other's first kisses, and tell the story about this.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,651

63. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Fraudcast News (2004)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After Mr. Burns is erroneously reported as dead, he buys all of he media outlets in order to prevent them from writing scathing articles about him.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Bob Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,553

64. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Sleeping with the Enemy (2004)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Because she thinks her own children do not appreciate her anymore, Marge becomes a mother figure for Nelson.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Lauren MacMullan | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,635

65. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: There's Something About Marrying (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

A townsperson comes out of the closet when Springfield legalized same-sex marriages in a plot to bolster tourism; Homer uses the Internet to become a minister.

Directors: David Silverman, Nancy Kruse | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,601

66. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Future-Drama (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart and Lisa see into the future where their lives have changed.

Directors: David Silverman, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,674

67. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Heartbroke Kid (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart starts living on food from the new candy machine in school only, but he becomes so overweight that he has to go to a fat camp.

Directors: David Silverman, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,600

68. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Thank God It's Doomsday (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer hears about the Rapture, and by using numerology to calculate when the Rapture is coming he learns that it is only one week away.

Directors: David Silverman, Michael Marcantel | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,562

69. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart is expelled from Springfield Elementary, and Bart is therefore enrolled in St. Jerome's Catholic School.

Directors: David Silverman, Mike Frank Polcino | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,649

70. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer's Paternity Coot (2006)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When a frozen mailman from the 60's is found in a Springfield glacier, doubts arise about whether Abe really is Homer's father.

Directors: David Silverman, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,538

71. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: My Fair Laddy (2006)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart and Lisa bet whether Lisa can turn Groundskeeper Willie into a proper gentleman.

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

Votes: 1,525

72. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Seemingly Never-Ending Story (2006)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

In this story within a story within a story within a story, a cave-exploring expedition, an angry sheep and a lovestruck Moe become inextricably entwined.

Directors: David Silverman, Raymond S. Persi | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,776

73. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Regarding Margie (2006)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After hitting her head on a stool Marge suffers from amnesia. Slowly but surely memories are starting to come back, except memories about Homer.

Directors: David Silverman, Mike Frank Polcino | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,529

74. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Monkey Suit (2006)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After seeing a museum exhibit on evolution, in which creation is labeled a myth, an outraged Ned Flanders teams with Reverend Lovejoy to blackmail Principal Skinner into requiring ... See full summary »

Directors: David Silverman, Raymond S. Persi | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,583

75. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Moe'N'a Lisa (2006)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Lisa helps Moe become a distinguished poet, but she turns on him when he takes all the credit for his newfound greatness.

Directors: David Silverman, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,578

76. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Haw-Hawed Couple (2006)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart and Nelson become best friends, but Bart surprisingly discovers that the fringe benefits aren't worth Nelson's neediness.

Directors: Mark Kirkland, Chris Clements | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,544

77. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times (2007)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

While Homer tries to get revenge on a driver who cut him off, his family warns him of the folly of revenge by telling stories based on "The Count of Monte Cristo," "Revenge of the Nerds," and "Batman."

Directors: Mark Kirkland, Mike Frank Polcino | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,525

78. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind (2007)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer goes to Dr. Frink to help him recover his memories from the night before, and he discovers, based on his interpretation of the memories, that Marge is having an affair.

Directors: Chuck Sheetz, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,329

79. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror XIX (2008)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

The Simpsons' 19th Halloween Special, with parodies of "Transformers," "Mad Men," and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Mark Kirkland, Bob Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,858

80. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: MyPods and Boomsticks (2008)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer suspects that the family of Bart's new Muslim friend from Jordan is part of a terrorist plot, and Lisa becomes obsessed with her new MyPod.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,655

81. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Lisa the Drama Queen (2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Lisa and her new best friend create their own fantasy world, but Marge doesn't want Lisa to see her friend anymore after she finds out that they're too far gone in it.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,627

82. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: No Loan Again, Naturally (2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

The Simpsons lose their house, but Flanders buys it and offers to rent it back to them. But when they turn out to be less-than-reliable renters, Flanders kicks them out.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,415

83. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Wedding for Disaster (2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer is kidnapped moments before he and Marge are supposed to re-renew their vows. However, Marge comes to the conclusion that Homer left her at the altar.

Directors: Chuck Sheetz, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,388

84. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Eeny Teeny Maya Moe (2009)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Moe begins dating a little person he met on the Internet, while Maggie is being bullied at the playground next to Moe's where Homer is leaving her.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Nancy Kruse | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,496

85. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Good, the Sad and the Drugly (2009)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart gets Milhouse to take the rap for a prank at school, and then blows him off when he falls for a cute 5th grade do-gooder, prompting Milhouse's wrath. Meanwhile, Lisa begins taking "happy pills" to improve her negative outlook.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Rob Oliver | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,518

86. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Father Knows Worst (2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer becomes a "helicopter parent" at Springfield Elementary by helping Bart finish a class project and helping Lisa become popular, and Marge finds a secret sauna in their house.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,403

87. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Four Great Women and a Manicure (2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

A series of parodies based on four strong women: Queen Elizabeth, Snow White, Lady MacBeth, and Ayn Rand.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Raymond S. Persi | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,405

88. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror XX (2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Lisa becomes livid with Miss Hoover, and in a series of homages to classic Hitchcock sets out for deadly revenge. Next, Krusty's latest fast-food sandwich transforms news anchor Kent ... See full summary »

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Schofield | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,751

89. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Moe Letter Blues (2010)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer, Apu and Reverend Lovejoy all suspect that Moe may have left with one of their wives after receiving a mysterious letter, but which one is it?

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,319

90. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life (2010)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When Lisa discovers that Marge was also a model student, she tries to find out where everything changed so that she doesn't repeat her mistakes. Meanwhile, a series of chance accidents cause Bart to replace Nelson as school bully.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,315

91. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer the Father (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer picks up parenting advice from an 80s sitcom; Bart becomes involved in trading nuclear secrets.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,252

92. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Angry Dad: The Movie (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart's "Angry Dad" character gets his own movie, but when the movie starts winning awards, Homer tries to hog all the credit.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,427

93. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Scorpion's Tale (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Lisa's school project leads to the discovery of a new drug that makes the elderly less cranky and more tolerable.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Schofield | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,318

94. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Love Is a Many Strangled Thing (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

The tables are turned for Homer and Bart after a therapist cures Homer of his violent tendencies toward the boy.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Mike Frank Polcino | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,304

95. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Book Job (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer and Bart put together a team to author the next successful tween novel franchise and make a million dollars, but discover that they need Lisa's help to pull it off.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Bob Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Nancy Cartwright

Votes: 1,887

96. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Holidays of Future Passed (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Thirty years in the future the Simpsons get together for Christmas. Bart and Lisa are struggling as parents to connect with their children.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Rob Oliver | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,330

97. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Moe Goes from Rags to Riches (2012)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

While Bart tries to regain Milhouse's friendship, Moe's bar cleaning rag tells his unlikely story of how he got to where he is today.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Bob Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,422

98. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: How I Wet Your Mother (2012)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

The family break into Homer's dreams Inception-style after he begins wetting the bed.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Lance Kramer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,414

99. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again (2012)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart gets the family to take the cruise vacation of his dreams, and then launches a fiendish plot to ensure that it goes on forever.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Chris Clements | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,609

100. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Ned 'N Edna's Blend Agenda (2012)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After Ned and Edna announce publicly that they were secretly married, the two clash over how to raise Rod and Todd.

Directors: Chuck Sheetz, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,219



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