The 50 Greatest Episodes of 1997
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1.
I'm Alan Partridge (1997–2002)
Episode:
To Kill a Mocking Alan
(1997)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy
Two Irish TV executives are visiting Alan to discuss possibilities for future projects. Alan tries to impress them with his knowledge of Irish things and his "An Afternoon with Alan ... See full summary »
Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Barbara Durkin, Simon Greenall
Votes: 395
10/10
2.
I'm Alan Partridge (1997–2002)
Episode:
Watership Alan
(1997)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Alan has a new gig presenting videos for Hamilton's Water Breaks, a local boating holiday firm. However this is being jeopardised by local farmers, who he has incurred the wrath of after ... See full summary »
Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Barbara Durkin, Simon Greenall
Votes: 396
10/10
3.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Brother from Another Series
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart suspects a paroled Sideshow Bob is up to his old tricks when he is hired by his brother Cecil to assist in the construction of a dam.
Director: Pete Michels | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,019
10/10
4.
I'm Alan Partridge (1997–2002)
Episode:
A Room with an Alan
(1997)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
With his chat show and his marriage both over, Alan is now living at the 3-star Linton Travel Tavern hotel and DJ-ing for the graveyard slot on Radio Norwich. He is desperate for a second ... See full summary »
Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Barbara Durkin, Simon Greenall
Votes: 397
10/10
5.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
In Marge We Trust
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Marge becomes a church counselor; Homer discovers his face on a Japanese detergent logo.
Director: Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,812
10/10
6.
I'm Alan Partridge (1997–2002)
Episode:
Towering Alan
(1997)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy
After resigning himself to judging vegetable contests at local fetes, Alan is overjoyed to learn that BBC Chief Commissioning Editor Tony Hayers has died and will be replaced by the more ... See full summary »
Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Barbara Durkin, Simon Greenall
Votes: 298
10/10
7.
I'm Alan Partridge (1997–2002)
Episode:
Alan Attraction
(1997)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
As Alan hasn't got a second series he faces a difficult choice, get a smaller car or make everyone at Pear Tree Productions redundant. He has a date with Jill so it's time for a visit to the local Owl Sanctuary.
Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Barbara Durkin, Simon Greenall
Votes: 376
10/10
8.
I'm Alan Partridge (1997–2002)
Episode:
Basic Alan
(1997)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
With the Linton Travel Tavern closed for redecoration, Alan is the only guest. Bored out of his brain, he tries to find ways to occupy himself, including buying tungsten-headed screws he ... See full summary »
Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Barbara Durkin, Simon Greenall
Votes: 324
9.5/10
9.
Brass Eye (1997–2001)
Episode:
Drugs
(1997)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy
What can we do about the millions of new drugs like Yellow Bentines and Triple-Sod? Award-winning Chris Morris takes another issue of the day and gives it a good spanking.
Director: Michael Cumming | Stars: Christopher Morris, David Cann, Hayley Casanovas, Kevin Eldon
Votes: 271
9.5/10
10.
Brass Eye (1997–2001)
Episode:
Decline
(1997)
TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy
Religion falls under the spotlight in this episode, which features Terry Waite discussing how Britain has been poisoned by the gospel.
Director: Michael Cumming | Stars: Christopher Morris, David Cann, Bill Cashmore, Saleh Chaudhri
Votes: 172
9/10
11.
Brass Eye (1997–2001)
Episode:
Animals
(1997)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy
A mix of surprising celebrity interviews and startling sketches. The first half of the episode delves into the world of animal fetishes, with helpful contributions from Paul Daniels and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Cumming | Stars: Christopher Morris, Ian Gelder, Mark Heap, John Irwin
Votes: 249
9/10
12.
Brass Eye (1997–2001)
Episode:
Sex
(1997)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy
Chris Morris casts a satirical eye over the subject of sex and its relationship to society. Helpful contributors include Peter Stringfellow and David Sullivan.
Director: Michael Cumming | Stars: Christopher Morris, Alexander Armstrong, Bill Bailey, Peter Baynham
Votes: 197
9/10
13.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Cartridge Family
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After a massive soccer riot, Homer purchases a gun to protect the family.
Directors: Pete Michels, Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,936
9/10
14.
Brass Eye (1997–2001)
Episode:
Crime
(1997)
TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy
Chris Morris turns his laser eye to the subject of crime. Highlights include shocking revelations of how elephants are being used to disperse rioters, and Vanessa Feltz's message to murderers.
Director: Michael Cumming | Stars: Christopher Morris, Jean Ainslie, Bill Bailey, David Cann
Votes: 189
9/10
15.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Mountain of Madness
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer and Mr. Burns get trapped in a snowed-in cabin during a company retreat.
Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,530
8.5/10
16.
Brass Eye (1997–2001)
Episode:
Science
(1997)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
Chris Morris shakes his head in despair as more hoodwinked celebs pass on their fairly loose grasp of bizarre science stories and experiments.
Director: Michael Cumming | Stars: Christopher Morris, Peter Baynham, Amelia Bullmore, David Cann
Votes: 195
8.5/10
17.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
(1997)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Kyle tries to crossbreed an elephant with a pig to win a science contest.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Mary Kay Bergman, Jennifer Howell, Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Votes: 3,817
9/10
18.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo
(1997)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The town is forced to remove anything that either has anything to do with Christmas or is offensive in the least bit to anyone. And Kyle tries to convince everyone of the existence of "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo."
Directors: Matt Stone, Trey Parker | Stars: Mary Kay Bergman, Jennifer Howell, Jesse Brant Howell, Trey Parker
Votes: 3,940
8/10
19.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Lisa's Sax
(1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer recounts the story of Bart's first day of school, which corresponds with the story of how Lisa got her saxophone.
Director: Dominic Polcino | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,668
8/10
20.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Springfield Files
(1997)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Special Agents Mulder and Scully arrive in Springfield after Homer claims to have seen an alien.
Director: Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,751
8/10
21.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Lisa the Skeptic
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Townspeople believe that Lisa has unearthed the fossilized remains of an angel.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Neil Affleck | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,667
8/10
22.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
The Wrestler's Tomb
(1997)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An exuberant artist is found dead at home. The only suspect is the artist's wronged wife who was well aware of his affair with his model, but how could she have left her city office without her P.A. seeing her leave?
Director: Marcus Mortimer | Stars: Colin Baker, Paul Allen, Saskia Mulder, Sheila Gish
Votes: 565
8/10
23.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror VIII
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer battles mutants after Springfield is annihilated by a neutron bomb; Bart has his DNA mixed with a fly; Marge is revealed to be a witch in colonial Springfield.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,936
8/10
24.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After eating insanity peppers at a chili cook-off, Homer has a hallucination of a talking coyote urging him to find his soulmate.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,868
8/10
25.
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: 2,984
8/10
26.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
My Sister, My Sitter
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart is outraged when Lisa becomes his babysitter.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,118
8/10
27.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer vs. the 18th Amendment
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After alcohol is banned in Springfield, Homer adopts the moniker of the "Beer Baron" to bootleg liquor, prompting an investigation from an uptight Treasury agent.
Director: Bob Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,635
8/10
28.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Marge is stressed from motherhood and hires a British nanny to help out around the house, who struggles to teach Bart and Lisa how to behave.
Director: Chuck Sheetz | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,031
8/10
29.
Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–2011)
Episode:
Beavis and Butt-head Are Dead
(1997)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Music
Beavis and Butt-head are believed to be dead after not going to school for 3 weeks.
Directors: Mike Judge, Yvette Kaplan | Stars: Mike Judge, Masako Kanayama, Kristofor Brown, Adam Welsh
Votes: 279
8/10
30.
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: 2,673
8/10
31.
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: 4,364
8/10
32.
King of the Hill (1997–2010)
Episode:
Jumpin' Crack Bass
(1997)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
In an effort to catch more fish than his friends, Hank decides to buy special "bait" from a street vendor. He soon finds himself in trouble with the law.
Directors: Gary McCarver, Wesley Archer | Stars: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 601
8/10
33.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
(1997)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
When Bart accidentally burns down the family's Christmas tree and gifts, he claims that a robber stole everything. As a result, the town gets them a new tree and pitches in to raise funds.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Bob Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,675
8/10
34.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
The Reconstituted Corpse
(1997)
TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Zola Zbzewski publishes her autobiography, her cosmetic surgeon and ex-lover is outraged by what she says about him and threatens to sue her. He is later shot dead at his home.
Director: Marcus Mortimer | Stars: Hilary Lyon, Kika Mirylees, Ralf Beck, Philip McGough
Votes: 441
8/10
35.
One Foot in the Grave (1990–2001)
Episode:
Endgame
(1997)
TV-PG | 68 min | Comedy, Drama
The Meldrews make an effort to get on with their pleasant new neighbors; Victor buys a haunted caravan and accidentally kidnaps the mother of an Indian millionaire.
Director: Christine Gernon | Stars: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Marian McLoughlin
Votes: 131
8/10
36.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Grade School Confidential
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart discovers Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel kissing, and it's not long before the whole town knows of their secret affair.
Director: Susie Dietter | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,150
8/10
37.
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: 6,831
8/10
38.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
(1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer must travel to New York to get his car back, which is illegally parked at World Trade Center Plaza.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,062
8/10
39.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Realty Bites
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Marge becomes a real-estate agent.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Swinton O. Scott III | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,426
8/10
40.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
Jack in the Box
(1997)
TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After Maddy successfully campaigns to free a man she believes to have been wrongly imprisoned for murder, the elderly husband of the victim is found shot dead in his nuclear fall-out shelter.
Director: Marcus Mortimer | Stars: John Bluthal, Colin Stinton, Bernard Kay, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 467
8/10
41.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
No Trace of Tracy
(1997)
TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A teenage girl who loves 1970s rock music goes to visit her idol. She is clearly seen entering his house but then vanishes.
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: Ralph Brown, Heather-Jay Jones, Geraldine Alexander, Vince Leigh
Votes: 429
8/10
42.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Marge enters the pretzel vending business, but when she fails, Homer recruits some help from the mob.
Director: Chuck Sheetz | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,737
8/10
43.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart Star
(1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
A damning report on childhood obesity in Springfield leads to the formation of a pee-wee football team. After belittling Ned Flanders, Homer ends up coaching the team, but his favoring of Bart makes him unpopular.
Directors: Dominic Polcino, Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,489
8/10
44.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Apu receives a letter from his mother stating that it's time for him fulfilled his arranged marriage obligation, he pretends Marge is his wife.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,416
8/10
45.
King of the Hill (1997–2010)
Episode:
King of the Ant Hill
(1997)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After Hank fires him as his exterminator, Dale infests Hanks lawn with ants in order to seek revenge.
Directors: Gary McCarver, Wesley Archer | Stars: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 601
7.5/10
46.
Johnny Bravo (1997–2004)
Episode:
The Sensitive Male/Bravo Dooby Doo
(1997)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Johnny gets a lesson on how to behave around women via a "Schoolhouse Rock"-type singer.
Directors: Van Partible, Butch Hartman, John McIntyre | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Greg Burson, Casey Kasem, Hadley Kay
Votes: 241
7.5/10
47.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Pinkeye
(1997)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The living dead beset South Park after a bottle of Worcestershire sauce mixes with embalming fluid at the mortuary; Tina Yothers judged a costume contest.
Directors: Matt Stone, Trey Parker | Stars: Mary Kay Bergman, Jennifer Howell, Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Votes: 4,071
7.5/10
48.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Canine Mutiny
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
When the items Bart purchased with a fake credit card are repossessed, he claims that Santa's Little Helper is the dog he bought instead of his new pet, Laddie.
Director: Dominic Polcino | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,559
7.5/10
49.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Old Man and the Lisa
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Burns loses his fortune and recruits Lisa to help him get it back.
Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,709
7.5/10
50.
Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode:
The Late Mr. Kent
(1997)
Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Superman's effort to clear a condemned man's name is complicated when he survives a murder attempt as Kent that seems impossible to be seen surviving without jeopardizing his secret identity.
Director: Kenji Hachizaki | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Shelley Fabares, Mike Farrell
Votes: 544
7.5/10
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