List Rules Includes any regular episode starting from 1989 (first season) to present day. Shorts and movies are not included.
The Simpsons was one of the strongest, best written shows in the history of TV and this is a list of the very best episodes for you to vote on, and rank your own version. If you are a Simpsons Fan, you will find this a particularly hard one to rank. The top ten might be easy, you think, but then you will find another one that should be in the top ten... and another, and soon you have a top 20, and its still not enough. Vote on your favorites, add any you see missing, and, if you are a true Simpsons Guru, rank your own version to really impact the master list!
The episode looks into the lives of other Springfield residents in a series of interconnected stories that take place over a single day. This episode serves as a loose parody of Pulp Fiction.
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Mr. Plow Episode: 9, Season: The Simpsons season 4
Original Airing: Nov 19 1992
"Mr. Plow" is the ninth episode of The Simpsons' fourth season, which originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 19, 1992. In the episode, Homer buys a snow ...more
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Cape Feare Episode: 2, Season: The Simpsons season 5
Original Airing: Oct 07 1993
When Bart receives notes from newly paroled Sideshow Bob, the family goes into the Witness Relocation Program and starts a new life on a houseboat on Terror Lake.
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Last Exit to Springfield Episode: 17, Season: The Simpsons season 4
Original Airing: Mar 11 1993
Homer negotiates his union's contract with Mr. Burns, mindful that he needs a dental plan for Lisa's new braces. Burns mistakes Homer's utter ineptitude for strategy and concedes, on the ...more
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BaruchLalaev added Treehouse of Horror V Episode: 6, Season: The Simpsons season 6
Original Airing: Oct 30 1994
"Treehouse of Horror V" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season and the fifth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series. It premiered on October 30, 1994, and features three ...more
"You Only Move Twice" is the second episode of The Simpsons' eighth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 3, 1996. The episode, based on a story ...more
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Homer the Great Episode: 12, Season: The Simpsons season 6
Original Airing: Jan 08 1995
Homer joins the secret society of the Stonecutters and is suddenly exalted when the brethren discover his birthmark. The ancient order is shaken to the core by the ineptitude of its new Chosen
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Homer's Enemy Episode: 23, Season: The Simpsons season 8
Original Airing: May 04 1997
A hardworking new employee at the power plant is consumed with resentment at Homer's undeserved success.
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SnowLeopard44 added Who Shot Mr. Burns? Episode: 129, Season: The Simpsons season 6
Original Airing: 09 17 1995
"Who Shot Mr. Burns?" is a two-part episode of The Simpsons. Part One is the twenty-fifth and final episode of the sixth season and originally aired on Fox on May 21, 1995, while Part ...more
In "The Devil and Homer Simpson," Homer sells his soul for a doughnut. Next, in the Twilight Zone spoof "Terror at 5 1/2 Feet," everyone doubts Bart's sanity when he's the ...more
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Flaming Moe's Episode: 10, Season: The Simpsons season 3
Original Airing: Nov 21 1991
Moe takes the drink recipe Homer invented, and the rechristened “Flaming Moe” turns his tavern into a hotspot. When a national franchise wants to buy the recipe, Homer wants revenge.
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Homer Badman Episode: 9, Season: The Simpsons season 6
Original Airing: Nov 27 1994
When Homer grabs for a gummy candy stuck to the babysitter's pants, she mistakes his intentions and turns the town against him.
"Bart Sells His Soul" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' seventh season. It first aired in the United States on the Fox network, on October 8, 1995. In the episode, while being ...more
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birdiejay23 added The Springfield Files Episode: 10, Season: The Simpsons season 8
Original Airing: Jan 12 1997
Homer witnesses something out of this world in Springfield woods, but no one believes him -- not even FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who come to investigate the incident.
"King-Size Homer" is the seventh episode of The Simpsons' seventh season. It originally aired on FOX in the United States on November 5, 1995. In the episode, Homer despises the ...more
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Bart's Comet Episode: 14, Season: The Simpsons season 6
Original Airing: Feb 05 1995
When Bart is forced to assist Principal Skinner in early-morning astronomy observations, he discovers a giant comet heading towards Springfield. Facing impending doom, the entire town shows up ...more
"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons' second season. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 21, 1991. In the episode, Grampa ...more
Forced to take a vacation, Smithers needs to find a temporary replacement who won't outshine him. Homer seems the perfect choice until a sudden outburst forces Mr. Burns to assert his
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