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The Best Episodes Directed By Rich Moore

Every TV Episode Directed by Rich Moore Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Cape Feare
    8.6/10(53 votes)

    S5:E2

    The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Marge vs. the Monorail
    8.5/10(59 votes)

    S4:E12

    When Springfield gets a sudden windfall, a charismatic traveling salesman convinces the town to build a monorail.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
    8.5/10(60 votes)

    S5:E16

    Fry makes a deal with the Robot Devil so he can become a skillful musician and win Leela's heart.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Roswell That Ends Well
    8.4/10(58 votes)

    S4:E1

    A spacetime accident leaves the Planet Express crew stranded in Roswell, New Mexico in the year 1947, where a shattered Bender is mistaken for UFO debris and Zoidberg is captured as an alien specimen. Leela and the professor work to get everybody home, while Fry tries to keep his accident-prone grandfather alive.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Flaming Moe's
    8.1/10(58 votes)

    S3:E10

    Moe steals the drink recipe Homer invented, and the rechristened “Flaming Moe” turns his tavern into a hotspot. When a national franchise wants to buy the recipe, Homer wants revenge.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Space Pilot 3000
    8.1/10(118 votes)

    S1:E1

    On New Year's Eve 1999, Pizza Delivery boy Philip J. Fry accidentally falls into a cryogenic chamber and is frozen for 1,000 years. Finally unfrozen, he explores New New York, meets his new best friend (a kleptomaniacal robot named Bender) and goes to work for his great-great-great-great-grand-nephew's space delivery business.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Bart the Murderer
    8.0/10(54 votes)

    S3:E4

    While working for Fat Tony, Bart gains enough influence with his boss to solve his problems with Principal Skinner--perhaps permanently.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Stark Raving Dad
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    S3:E1

    A deviation from his norm lands Homer in a mental institution, where he shares a room with a man who thinks he's Michael Jackson.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Anthology of Interest I
    8.0/10(57 votes)

    S2:E20

    The Professor's "What-If" machine simulates Bender, Leela and Fry's wishes. Bender discovers what it would be like if he were 500 feet tall, Leela discovers what it would be like if she were more impulsive, and Fry discovers what would happen if he never came to the future.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Lisa's Substitute
    7.8/10(60 votes)

    S2:E19

    With Miss Hoover out sick, a substitute teacher takes the class and becomes an inspiring role model for Lisa.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    S4:E6

    Bart is punished by being barred from the Itchy and Scratchy movie.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Hell Is Other Robots
    7.8/10(72 votes)

    S1:E9

    During a Beastie Boys concert, Bender runs into a high school buddy, Fender. He invites him to a party, which turns out to be robots getting high off of electricity, or "jacking on". After one try, Bender is hooked.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Treehouse of Horror
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    S2:E3

    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:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Simpson and Delilah
    7.6/10(68 votes)

    S2:E2

    Homer uses his medical insurance to buy Dimoxinil, a miracle hair-growth formula. After growing luxurious locks, he's given a promotion which allows him to hire a secretary named Karl and makes grand promises to his family at home.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
    7.6/10(48 votes)

    S3:E24

    Homer's half-brother asks for a loan after Homer is awarded some cash.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
    7.5/10(61 votes)

    S2:E13

    Homer becomes the most popular guy in town when he gets an illegal cable hook-up, but Lisa fears he will go to hell for violating the Eighth Commandment.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - Lisa the Greek
    7.5/10(49 votes)

    S3:E14

    Lisa's ability to pick winning football teams kicks off a strong bond with Homer.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - The Front
    7.5/10(44 votes)

    S4:E19

    Lisa and Bart write an Itchy and Scratchy episode; Homer makes up a missing high-school credit.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - A Streetcar Named Marge
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    S4:E2

    Marge is cast in a version of "A Streetcar Named Desire," playing Blanche to Ned Flanders' Stanley.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Dead Putting Society
    7.2/10(62 votes)

    S2:E6

    Bart and Todd Flanders decide to enter a miniature golf tournament. Homer becomes confident that Bart will win and makes a bet with Ned that the father of the boy that does not win will have to mow their neighbors lawn in their wife's Sunday dress.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Brannigan, Begin Again
    7.2/10(66 votes)

    S2:E6

    Upon destroying the new DOOP headquarters, Zapp Brannigan and Kif find themselves court-martialed and dishonorably discharged. They take up jobs at Planet Express, where Kif learns what respect feels like and Zapp incites a mutiny against Leela.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - A Clone of My Own
    7.2/10(62 votes)

    S2:E15

    Professor Farnsworth unveils his clone, Cubert Farnsworth, whom he plans to leave everything to upon his retirement. But Cubert wants no part of Farnsworth's lifestyle, prompting the professor into a premature retirement on the Near-Death Star.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Telltale Head
    7.1/10(80 votes)

    S1:E8

    Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Clum Babies
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E5

    Wooldoor discovers the healing powers of his bodily fluids. Ling-Ling finds love.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Alzheimer's That Ends Well
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E14

    Clara appears on "Extreme Vaginal Makeover"; demented Toot gets committed by her roommates.

    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:N/A

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Rich Moore Ratings Summary

"Cape Feare" is the best rated episode directed by Rich Moore. It scored 8.6/10 from 53 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on October 7, 1993. It is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Marge vs. the Monorail".