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The Best Episodes Directed By David Silverman

Every TV Episode Directed by David Silverman Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

David Silverman Ratings Summary

"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".

  • Mother Simpson
    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

  • Homer's Triple Bypass
    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

  • The Way We Was
    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

  • Treehouse of Horror IV
    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

  • Treehouse of Horror
    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

  • Blood Feud
    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

  • Black Widower
    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

  • Homie the Clown
    7.6/1026 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

  • Bart the Genius
    7.5/1074 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Bart Gets an 'F'
    7.5/1054 votes

    #10 - 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

  • Krusty Gets Kancelled
    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

  • Old Money
    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

  • Some Enchanted Evening
    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

  • Treehouse of Horror XIII
    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

  • Bart the General
    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

  • Bart vs. Thanksgiving
    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

  • The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
    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

  • Life on the Fast Lane
    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

  • Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
    6.5/10173 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

  • The Man Who Came to Be Dinner
    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

  • Treehouse of Horror XV
    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

  • Treehouse of Horror XVI
    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

  • Another Simpsons Clip Show
    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

  • Treehouse of Horror XVII
    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