The Best Episodes Directed By Mike B. anderson

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(46 votes)

   #1 - You Only Move Twice

   S8:E211/3/1996

   In an idyllic planned community, Homer works for a new boss who has trouble with the government. Meanwhile, the rest of the family has difficulty dealing with the bucolic burg.

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   8.3/10(44 votes)

   #2 - Homer's Phobia

   S8:E152/16/1997

   The Simpsons befriend a shop owner, but when Homer discovers the man is gay, he worries about his influence on Bart.

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   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #3 - Homer? A Cracker Bro?

   S37:E152/15/2026

   Homer strikes up an unlikely friendship with Kirk Van Houten, which leads to them launching a hugely successful business venture together - a "crumbless" cracker that sweeps the nation. But when Kirk's darkest secrets are revealed, Homer has to choose between his family and his fortune... and may just end up going in jail.

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   7.8/10(42 votes)

   #4 - Treehouse of Horror VII

   S8:E110/27/1996

   A Halloween trilogy. This time, Bart meets his "pure evil" Siamese twin; Lisa's science project attacks Bart; aliens Kang and Kodos invade as Clinton and Dole's replicas just before the 1996 Presidential election.

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   7.8/10(32 votes)

   #5 - Trilogy of Error

   S12:E184/29/2001

   Homer's rush to the hospital to reattach his thumb, Lisa's rush to school to win the science fair, and Bart's run-in with an illegal fireworks scheme are interconnected in a parody of Go and Run Lola Run.

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   7.8/10(42 votes)

   #6 - Lisa the Iconoclast

   S7:E162/18/1996

   While researching into Jebediah Springfield's past for an essay, Lisa discovers that the town founder wasn't the hero that everyone thinks he was.

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   7.6/10(32 votes)

   #7 - HOMЯ

   S12:E91/7/2001

   While working as a human guinea pig (to pay off the family's lost savings after making a bad investment), Homer discovers the root cause of his subnormal intelligence: a crayon that was lodged in his brain ever since he was a boy. He decides to have it removed to increase his IQ, but discovers that being smart does not necessarily equal being happy.

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   7.4/10(36 votes)

   #8 - The Secret War of Lisa Simpson

   S8:E255/18/1997

   Lisa joins the all-male military school where Bart is sent for discipline. Then comes the hazing.

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   7.3/10(7 votes)

   #9 - The Past and the Furious

   S0:E812/12/2025

   Lisa travels back in time to 1923 and discovers that the Springfield Mini Moose, once key to the town’s ecosystem, were driven to extinction in 1925. Teaming up with young Monty Burns, Lisa works to save the moose, but her actions unintentionally shape his future as a ruthless tycoon.

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    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Homer Scissorhands

    S22:E205/8/2011

    Homer opens his own hair salon after discovering he is a talented stylist; Milhouse professes his love for Lisa.

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    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #11 - The Way We Weren't

    S15:E205/9/2004

    Homer and Marge recall the story of their first kiss at a summer camp when they were children—an event which was not all happy, as Homer (unwillingly) betrayed Marge by standing her up on their second date.

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    7.2/10(38 votes)

    #12 - The Last Temptation of Krust

    S9:E152/22/1998

    Krusty bombs at a charity comedy event and feels like a tired old hack. With the Simpsons’ support, Krusty takes his act in a fresh new direction… but in the end, his true nature asserts itself.

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    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Tales from the Public Domain

    S13:E143/17/2002

    When Homer gets a notice from the library that he has a book of classic tales that is years overdue, he finds it on the shelf and reads three stories: The Odyssey (where Homer and his bar buddies try to get home after fighting the Trojans), Joan of Arc (where Lisa leads the French against the English with the help of God), and Hamlet (where Bart tries to kill Moe after Moe kills Homer in order to marry Marge).

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    7.1/10(35 votes)

    #14 - Halloween of Horror

    S27:E410/18/2015

    When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.

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    6.9/10(32 votes)

    #15 - Treehouse of Horror XX

    S21:E410/18/2009

    Dial "M" for Murder or Press "#" to Return to Main Menu- Lisa is forced into a Hitchcockian murder scheme by Bart. Don't Have a Cow, Mankind- Springfield is once again overrun by zombies, thanks to Krusty Burger's latest sandwich. There's No Business Like Moe Business- In a Sweeney Todd spoof, Moe bleeds Homer dry to create the perfect microbrewed great beer.

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    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'

    S10:E812/6/1998

    When Grandpa needs a new kidney, Homer agrees to donate one, but then chickens out.

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    6.8/10(31 votes)

    #17 - How I Spent My Strummer Vacation

    S14:E211/10/2002

    A drunken Homer appears on the show Taxicab Conversations and rants about how awful his life as a husband and father is. Although his family is at first outraged, they realise that they do somewhat burden him and decide to make up for it by sending him to a Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp where he mingles with rock stars, including Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The rock stars ask Homer to help out at a concert and, expecting that he will be allowed to perform, he accepts. Actually, they want him to test the microphones; however, a humiliated Homer grabs a guitar and starts playing.

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    6.8/10(27 votes)

    #18 - The Great Simpsina

    S22:E184/10/2011

    When the Great Raymondo takes Lisa on as his magician's assistant, she is conned into revealing the secret of his greatest trick to his nemesis.

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    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Future-Drama

    S16:E154/17/2005

    Through Professor Frink's future machine, Bart and Lisa see their lives in the year 2013, where Bart steals Lisa's chances at going to an Ivy League school in order to impress a skater girl named Jenda while Homer (now separated from Marge and living in an underwater apartment) fights Krusty the Clown after Marge begins dating him.

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    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Mona Leaves-a

    S19:E195/11/2008

    Homer's mother, Mona, returns, but Homer is reluctant to trust her because she abandoned him so many times as a child.

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    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #21 - Margical History Tour

    S15:E112/8/2004

    When the local library proves to be useless for the kids' class project, Marge tells Milhouse, Bart, and Lisa three Simpsons-style historical accounts: Henry VIII's (Homer's) attempts at siring a son, Lewis and Clark (Lenny and Carl) exploring the USA's wilderness with Sacagawea (Lisa), and Salieri (Lisa again) out to ruin piano-playing virtuoso Mozart (Bart).

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    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #22 - Homer's Paternity Coot

    S17:E101/8/2006

    Mail from forty years earlier is discovered, and a letter from Homer Simpson's mother's old boyfriend states that he is Homer's true father. Homer sets out to find his supposed new father, leaving Abe behind.

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    6.7/10(22 votes)

    #23 - The Food Wife

    S23:E511/13/2011

    Marge, Bart and Lisa start their own food blog and land a reservation at a popular restaurant; when Marge sends Homer to a cooking lab, he finds himself in a situation with law enforcement.

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    6.7/10(44 votes)

    #24 - The Serfsons

    S29:E110/1/2017

    In a magical medieval world, Marge's mother is turned into an Ice Walker and the only way for Homer to afford the cure is to force Lisa to use illegal magic. When the King discovers this, he kidnaps Lisa, and Homer must lead a feudal uprising to save her.

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    6.7/10(24 votes)

    #25 - The Scorpion's Tale

    S22:E153/6/2011

    During a field trip, Lisa discovers desert water that makes usually combative creatures get along; after getting kicked out of the retirement home, Grampa comes to live with the family.

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