My 50 Favourites Episodes of the Simpson.

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1. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Bart the General (1990)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After being beaten up by Nelson Muntz one too many times, Bart turns to Grampa for help, and soon leads a rebellion against the school bully.

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

Votes: 5,563

2. 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: 5,355

3. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (1991)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer 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.

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

Votes: 4,161

4. 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: 4,994

5. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer Defined (1991)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer 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.

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

Votes: 4,377

6. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Radio Bart (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After Bart receives a microphone which can transmit through radios, he decides to pull a series of pranks and eventually convinces the town that a boy has fallen down a well.

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

Votes: 3,937

7. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer at the Bat (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.

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

Votes: 4,711

8. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Kamp Krusty (1992)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart and Lisa attend "Kamp Krusty" but it is nothing like they thought it would be; Homer's hair grows back and he loses weight while the kids are away.

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

Votes: 4,126

9. 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

10. 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: 4,553

11. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer's Triple Bypass (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Years of poor eating habits catch up with Homer when he suffers a massive heart attack, but the family can't afford the triple bypass operation he needs.

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

Votes: 4,233

12. 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: 5,779

13. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Last Exit to Springfield (1993)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When Mr. Burns revokes the plant's dental plan, forcing Lisa to be fitted with cheap, ugly braces, Homer leads its union into going on strike.

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

Votes: 5,261

14. 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: 5,761

15. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer Goes to College (1993)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When a surprise inspection of the nuclear power plant reveals that Homer is not qualified to do his job, he is forced to go to college.

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

Votes: 4,094

16. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Rosebud (1993)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After his birthday party goes wrong, Mr. Burns begins to want his childhood toy, a teddy bear named Bobo; Homer finds that Maggie is in possession of the doll.

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

Votes: 4,428

17. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror IV (1993)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the side of the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a vampire.

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

Votes: 4,288

18. 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: 3,732

19. 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: 3,389

20. 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: 4,383

21. 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: 3,690

22. 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: 5,228

23. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: And Maggie Makes Three (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer recounts the story of Maggie's birth when the kids ask why there are no photos of her in the family album.

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

Votes: 3,973

24. 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: 3,520

25. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homie the Clown (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer becomes a Krusty the Clown stand-in, but is mistaken for the real Krusty by the Springfield mafia.

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

Votes: 3,550

26. 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: 3,683

27. 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: 4,745

28. 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: 3,755

29. 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: 4,668

30. 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: 3,516

31. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer the Smithers (1996)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When Smithers is forced to take a vacation, he appoints Homer as his temporary replacement.

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

Votes: 4,111

32. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: 22 Short Films About Springfield (1996)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

A series of vignettes showcasing a day in the life of various Springfield residents.

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

Votes: 4,134

33. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' (1996)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After surviving multiple assassination attempts by Mr. Burns to inherit a cache of artwork they stole from the Nazis, Grampa teams up with Bart to recover the paintings.

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

Votes: 3,111

34. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: You Only Move Twice (1996)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy

The Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where Homer unwittingly works for a charismatic supervillain; the rest of the family struggles with the transfer.

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

Votes: 6,385

35. 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: 3,873

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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: 5,063

42. 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: 2,802

43. 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: 2,924

44. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer (2006)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

When Fat Tony has to take a time-out due to a whacking attempt, Homer and Bart take over the business.

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

Votes: 1,876

45. 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

46. 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: 2,328

47. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Simpsorama (2014)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

The Simpsons meet the Planet Express crew, who have come to Springfield in the present to stop them from destroying the future.

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

Votes: 2,262

48. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Halloween of Horror (2015)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

The Simpsons are proud to be the most festively decorated house on the block. But when Lisa is traumatized at Krustyland Horror Night, she feels she cannot handle Halloween anymore.

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

Votes: 1,639

49. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Barthood (2015)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

A tale of Bart's journey from youth to adulthood, where he is constantly in search of approval from his father and in the shadow of his more-successful younger sister.

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

Votes: 2,380

50. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Town (2016)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer takes the family on a "hate-cation" to Boston after he catches Bart rooting for a rival football team.

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

Votes: 1,166



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