8.0/1030 votes#1 - Mother Simpson
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1995
Homer discovers that his mother is still alive, a former radical who is a fugitive from the law. When her old nemesis Burns spots her and tips off the FBI, she is forced to return to the underground.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Richard Appel
7.9/1030 votes#2 - Homer's Triple Bypass
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1992
Homer sees a discount doctor for a coronary bypass.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Michael Carrington
7.8/1037 votes#3 - The Way We Was
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/1991
When the TV breaks, Marge and Homer entertain the kids with the story of how they first met.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Al Jean
7.7/1032 votes#4 - Treehouse of Horror IV
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1993
Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.6/1048 votes#5 - Treehouse of Horror
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/1990
The Simpson kids hide in the family treehouse and tell each other spooky stories. The first regards haunted houses, the second introduces Kang and Kodos for the first time in an alien abduction, and the third is a Simpson-adapted retelling of The Raven.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Jay Kogen
7.6/1034 votes#6 - Blood Feud
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 7/11/1991
When Mr. Burns is saved by a transfusion of Bart's blood, Homer expects a handsome reward but is outraged to receive only a simple thank-you note.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: George Meyer
7.6/1033 votes#7 - Black Widower
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/9/1992
Bart suspects something rotten when Selma gets engaged to Sideshow Bob.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Jon Vitti
7.6/1027 votes#8 - Homie the Clown
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/1995
Krusty the Clown's reckless spending forces him to open a clown college to keep afloat. New graduate Homer discovers the perks and perils of being Krusty.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: John Swartzwelder
7.5/1054 votes#9 - Bart Gets an 'F'
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/1990
Bart fails four consecutive history exams and the school psychiatrist recommends that Bart repeat the fourth grade.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: David M. Stern
7.5/1074 votes#10 - Bart the Genius
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1990
Bart's labeled a genius and sent to a school for the gifted.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Jon Vitti
7.4/1034 votes#11 - Krusty Gets Kancelled
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1993
Krusty's Hollywood pals help when his show is canceled after a new star causes his ratings to plummet.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: John Swartzwelder
7.3/1036 votes#12 - Old Money
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/1991
When Grandpa's new girlfriend at the Springfield Retirement Castle dies, he inherits her savings and must decide the best way to spend his windfall.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Jay Kogen
7.2/1057 votes#13 - Some Enchanted Evening
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/13/1990
Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter--who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Matt Groening
7.1/1021 votes#14 - Treehouse of Horror XIII
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/2002
The 13th Treehouse of Horror episode, consisting of three self-contained segments. Send in the Clones – Homer buys a hammock that can produce clones of himself. He creates numerous clones to help him around the house, but they soon overrun Springfield. The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms – Lisa petitions the town to get rid of their firearms after discovering the gravestone of a young man named William Bonney who died from gun violence. However, Lisa soon discovers that William Bonney is the real name of Western outlaw Billy the Kid, whose ghost, along with the ghosts of other infamous criminals, takes over the defenseless town. The Island of Dr. Hibbert – Dr. Hibbert invites the citizens of Springfield to his island resort, where he turns them into animals.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Brian Kelley
7.0/1064 votes#15 - Bart the General
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/1990
Terrorized by the school bully, Bart seeks counsel from Grandpa Simpson, who takes him to a warfare expert for basic training.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: John Swartzwelder
7.0/1039 votes#16 - Bart vs. Thanksgiving
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/1990
Lisa makes a table centerpiece for the Thanksgiving dinner, which Bart accidentally destroys. After he is sent to his room by his parents, Bart angrily runs away from home and experiences a very different kind of Thanksgiving holiday.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: George Meyer
7.0/1023 votes#17 - The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1995
Troy McClure hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the show, including clips of the series' beginnings as shorts on "The Tracy Ullman Show," Simpsons trivia questions, and unaired scenes from popular episodes.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Jon Vitti
6.9/1056 votes#18 - Life on the Fast Lane
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/18/1990
Homer's bowling-ball gift "for Marge" prompts her to take up the sport--and maybe also a handsome instructor who offers to teach her "many things."
Director: David Silverman
Writer: John Swartzwelder
6.4/10174 votes#19 - Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/17/1989
Homer's Christmas bonus is canceled and the rainy-day funds are needed to pay for Bart's tattoo removal.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Mimi Pond
6.4/1023 votes#20 - The Man Who Came to Be Dinner
Season 26 Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/2015
During a trip to "Dizzneeland" the Simpsons board the wrong ride, Rocket To Your Doom, and are transported through the galaxy to Kang and Kodos' home planet, where they are held captive at the local zoo and the inhabitants decide to eat Homer.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Al Jean
6.1/1017 votes#21 - Treehouse of Horror XV
Season 16 Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/2004
Ned Flanders' head injury gives him the power to predict others' deaths, Bart and Lisa play detective when a string of Victorian-era prostitutes are murdered by Jack the Ripper, and the Simpsons go on a fantastic voyage inside Mr. Burns' body to save Maggie.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Bill Odenkirk
6.1/1016 votes#22 - Treehouse of Horror XVI
Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2005
Bart ends up in a coma after attempting to jump from the roof to the swimming pool at Spinster Arms Apartments, while attending a hunting party at Burns Manor, Homer panics and believes the prey is the hunting party, and after losing a Halloween costume contest to Dr Hibbert as Dracula, a real witch puts a spell on the people of Springfield.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Marc Wilmore
6.0/1021 votes#23 - Another Simpsons Clip Show
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1994
After reading the weepy best-seller The Bridges of Madison County, Marge sits down with the family and recalls romantic moments, along with temptations from her bowling instructor Jacques and Homer's coworker Mindy.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Jon Vitti
5.6/1018 votes#24 - Treehouse of Horror XVII
Season 18 Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2006
The 17th annual Halloween trilogy. Included: "Married to the Blob," in which a meteor turns Homer into a monster; "You Gotta Know When to Golem," about a monster from Jewish folklore; and "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid," about an alien invasion.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Peter Gaffney
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"Mother Simpson" is the best rated episode directed by David Silverman. It scored 8/10 based on 30 votes. It was written by Richard Appel. It aired on 11/19/1995 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Homer's Triple Bypass".