The Best Episodes Directed By Mark Kirkland

Every TV Episode Directed by Mark Kirkland Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 12 - Mountain of Madness
    8.2/10(32 votes)

    #1 - Mountain of Madness

    S8:E12

    To promote teamwork amongst the power plant's employees, Mr. Burns makes them go on a corporate retreat up in the mountains.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Homer's Barbershop Quartet
    8.1/10(44 votes)

    #2 - Homer's Barbershop Quartet

    S5:E1

    Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Lisa's First Word
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    #3 - Lisa's First Word

    S4:E10

    While trying to get Maggie to say her first word, Marge and Homer reminisce about Bart's and Lisa's first words.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Kamp Krusty
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    #4 - Kamp Krusty

    S4:E1

    Bart leads an uprising at Krusty's summer camp after he and Lisa are subjected to a Dickensian sweatshop.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Last Exit to Springfield
    8.0/10(40 votes)

    #5 - Last Exit to Springfield

    S4:E17

    Union president Homer fights to keep the dental plan.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - Lisa the Vegetarian
    7.9/10(38 votes)

    #6 - Lisa the Vegetarian

    S7:E5

    After visiting a local petting zoo, Lisa becomes a vegetarian and faces ridicule from family and friends. When she lashes out and ruins Homer's barbecue, she learns a lesson in tolerance.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 9 Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror VIII
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    #7 - Treehouse of Horror VIII

    S9:E4

    In “The Homega Man,” Homer faces a post-apocalyptic Springfield. Next, Bart attempts to become Superfly in "Fly vs. Fly." In “Easy-Bake Coven,” amidst a witch hunt in 1649, Marge and her sisters invent trick-or-treating.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 10 Episode 2 - The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #8 - The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace

    S10:E2

    A midlife crisis prompts Homer to quit his job and become an inventor.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Bart Gets Hit by a Car
    7.7/10(50 votes)

    #9 - Bart Gets Hit by a Car

    S2:E10

    After Mr. Burns hits Bart with his car, ambulance-chasing attorney Lionel Hutz persuades Homer and Marge to sue for a million dollars.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Colonel Homer
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    #10 - Colonel Homer

    S3:E20

    Marge fears a cheatin' heart when a waitress-country singer asks Homer to be her manager.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Homer Defined
    7.7/10(46 votes)

    #11 - Homer Defined

    S3:E5

    Homer's averting of a nuclear meltdown earns him employee-of-the-month honors--and a call from Magic Johnson; Milhouse's parents prohibit him from playing with Bart.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - Burns' Heir
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    #12 - Burns' Heir

    S5:E18

    Bart is picked to be Burns' heir and moves into the Burns mansion, prompting Homer and Marge to hire a deprogrammer to get him back.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - A Fish Called Selma
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #13 - A Fish Called Selma

    S7:E19

    Washed up and plagued by scandal, Troy McClure sees a marriage to Selma as his ticket back to success.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 25 - Summer of 4 Ft. 2
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #14 - Summer of 4 Ft. 2

    S7:E25

    On a family vacation, Lisa tries on a new identity to fit in with the other kids at the beach. Jealous, Bart reveals her true nerdiness to the group.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 8 Episode 3 - The Homer They Fall
    7.7/10(39 votes)

    #15 - The Homer They Fall

    S8:E3

    When Moe sees that Homer can absorb massive blows to the head, he turns him into a prizefighter and sets up a match with heavyweight champion Drederick Tatum.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 12 Episode 6 - The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #16 - The Computer Wore Menace Shoes

    S12:E6

    Homer decides to buy a computer after turning up to the Plant to find it closed by e-mail. He then creates his own website and it eventually gains attention when he posts gossip. Homer dubs himself as "Mr. X" to conceal his identity. When he reveals that he is Mr. X, he becomes drugged into a mysterious island where people who know too much are imprisoned after Homer starts writing conspiracy theories such as flu shots.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Homer Alone
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #17 - Homer Alone

    S3:E15

    A stressed Marge vacations alone, leaving Bart and Lisa with Patty and Selma, and Maggie with Homer--until she leaves in search of Marge.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Marge on the Lam
    7.6/10(38 votes)

    #18 - Marge on the Lam

    S5:E6

    Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - Fear of Flying
    7.6/10(36 votes)

    #19 - Fear of Flying

    S6:E11

    When they try to go on vacation, the family discovers Marge's debilitating fear of flying. Marge consults a psychoanalyst to find the source of her baffling fear.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 6 Episode 23 - The Springfield Connection
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #20 - The Springfield Connection

    S6:E23

    Marge joins the police force after thwarting a criminal, and Homer thinks he now has a free ride as a cop's spouse.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Homer and Apu
    7.5/10(35 votes)

    #21 - Homer and Apu

    S5:E13

    Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office--in India--after Apu is fired.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 6 Episode 5 - Sideshow Bob Roberts
    7.5/10(34 votes)

    #22 - Sideshow Bob Roberts

    S6:E5

    Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob, who then runs against Quimby for mayor.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - The War of the Simpsons
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #23 - The War of the Simpsons

    S2:E20

    At a lakeside retreat for married couples, Marge is determined to fix her marriage with Homer, but Homer is more determined to catch General Sherman, the freakishly large catfish that lives in the lake.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 6 Episode 17 - Homer vs. Patty and Selma
    7.4/10(35 votes)

    #24 - Homer vs. Patty and Selma

    S6:E17

    A loan from Patty and Selma makes Homer their slave; Bart is forced to take ballet.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 8 Episode 21 - The Old Man and the Lisa
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #25 - The Old Man and the Lisa

    S8:E21

    Financially ruined, Mr. Burns turns to Lisa for help in building a recycling business. Lisa believes he's changed, but his new business venture takes a shocking new direction.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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Mark Kirkland Ratings Summary

"Mountain of Madness" is the best rated episode directed by Mark Kirkland. It scored 8.2/10 based on 32 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/2/1997 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Homer's Barbershop Quartet".