The Best Episodes Directed By Matthew Faughnan
Every TV Episode Directed by Matthew Faughnan Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Matthew Faughnan Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Matthew Faughnan is "Iron Marge", rated 8.5/10 from 8 user votes. It was "written by Mike Scully". "Iron Marge" aired on 11/12/2023 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream".
8.5/10 8 votes#1 - Iron Marge
Season 35 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2023
When Marge's heart is broken by a bad birthday present, Bart and Lisa must dig into their mom's past to show that they really know her. Homer becomes a neighborhood fear-monger.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Mike Scully
8.4/10 9 votes#2 - A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream
Season 35 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2023
Marge feels an overwhelming dread of the empty nest.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Carolyn Omine
7.3/10 7 votes#3 - Habeas Tortoise
Season 34 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2022
After Homer humiliates himself in a town meeting, he looks for acceptance in an internet group hunting for a missing tortoise but finds something much more sinister.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Broti Gupta
7.0/10 6 votes#4 - Step Brother from the Same Planet
Season 34 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2022
Homer is stunned by his feelings of rage and resentment when Grampa becomes a doting stepfather to his girlfriend's quirky young son. Lisa and Bart throw the ultimate slumber party.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.8/10 9 votes#5 - Podcast News
Season 32 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2020
Grampa Simpson is accused of a crime; Kent Brockman questions his career.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: David X. Cohen
6.5/10 24 votes#6 - Treehouse of Horror XXV
Season 26 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2014
In a Halloween-theme episode Bart reads Aramaic symbols from the bottom of his desk and he and Lisa are transported to an alternate world filled with demons. Also, Moe organizes a "Clockwork Orange"-ish gang in which member Dum (Homer) falls for a young lady (Marge) who wants him to quit. In a homage to "The Others," the Simpsons reconnect with their earlier incarnations from the Tracey Ullman era.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Stephanie Gillis
6.4/10 15 votes#7 - Labor Pains
Season 25 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2013
When Homer helps a woman give birth in an elevator, he forms an emotional attachment to the baby; cheerleaders for the local professional football team recruit Lisa.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Don Payne
6.4/10 10 votes#8 - Treehouse of Horror XXXII
Season 33 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2021
The 32nd annual Simpsons Halloween special includes a spoof of "Parasite" and a segment where Bambi gets his revenge.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: John Frink
6.2/10 23 votes#9 - Springfield Splendor
Season 29 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2017
Marge and Lisa turn Lisa’s sad experience into a successful graphic novel-turned-Broadway show, but they struggle with creative differences and ego.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Tim Long
6.2/10 18 votes#10 - Krusty the Clown
Season 30 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2018
Homer finds his calling as a TV recapper, but his harsh grading causes a brawl with Krusty. After almost killing Homer, Krusty hides out at a real circus, and finds happiness there.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Ryan Koh
6.2/10 9 votes#11 - The Way of the Dog
Season 31 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2020
Santa's Little Helper nips at Marge, causing the family to reflect on the difficult life that the dog led prior to being adopted by the family. They end up reuniting him with his mother to avoid having to euthanize him.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.1/10 17 votes#12 - Loan-a-Lisa
Season 22 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2010
Grampa gives each family member a portion of his savings; Lisa worries that Nelson's instant success with a new business venture might lure him away from continuing his education.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Valentina Garza
6.1/10 15 votes#13 - Friend with Benefit
Season 27 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2015
Lisa makes a new pal at school named Harper, whose internet billionaire father becomes buddies with a different Simpson: Homer. Soon, though, Lisa becomes worried that Harper is a little too entitled.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.1/10 14 votes#14 - Orange is the New Yellow
Season 27 Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/2016
Marge goes to prison for letting Bart play in a park unsupervised.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Eric Horsted
6.1/10 16 votes#15 - There Will Be Buds
Season 28 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2016
Homer gets roped into coaching the kids' lacrosse team with Milhouse's dad, Kirk, who is in desperate need of a friend. When Kirk gets too clingy, Homer vents about how much of a loser he is. Kirk overhears his rant and disappears, right when the team needs him most: the championship game.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Matt Selman
6.0/10 17 votes#16 - Dangerous Curves
Season 20 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2008
Homer and Marge remember the ups and downs of their marriage through a series of flashbacks, including the time they each began flirting with guests at a glamorous party - a situation that led to a food fight and an unexpected swim in the pool.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Billy Kimball
6.0/10 6 votes#17 - A Serious Flanders (2)
Season 33 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2021
Things for Ned and Homer go from bad to gosh-darn worse in the stunning conclusion of this 'Simpflix' prestige crime thriller.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Cesar Mazariegos
5.9/10 21 votes#18 - Treehouse of Horror XXIX
Season 30 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2018
Homer wins an oyster-eating contest against the mythical Cthulhu, Springfield is overrun by plant body-snatchers, Lisa finally snaps and Mr. Burns opens a retirement home with some Jurassic upgrades.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Joel H. Cohen
5.8/10 16 votes#19 - Treehouse of Horror XXII
Season 23 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2011
A boulder traps Homer's arm when he takes a drive through a canyon; a spider bite paralyzes Homer; Flanders becomes a vigilante by night; Bart and Milhouse travel to a distant planet to obtain an extract.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Carolyn Omine
5.8/10 16 votes#20 - The Day the Earth Stood Cool
Season 24 Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2012
A "cool family" from Portland moves in next door to the Simpsons. Homer is desperate to befriend them, while Marge is skeptical, thinking that being cool is not all it's cracked up to be.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Matt Selman
5.6/10 10 votes#21 - Stop or My Dog Will Shoot!
Season 18 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/2007
The Simpsons' pooch, Santa's Little Helper, becomes a police dog.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: John Frink
5.6/10 10 votes#22 - Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion
Season 30 Episode 23 - Aired 5/12/2019
Marge starts a business selling healing crystals to the naive mothers of Springfield when Homer’s work cuts children’s health-care benefits, leading Marge to use the crystals as a cheaper solution for Bart’s ADD.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Megan Amram
5.4/10 14 votes#23 - Go Big or Go Homer
Season 31 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2019
Homer must supervise interns, among whom is a go-getter who asks Homer to be his mentor.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: John Frink