The Best Episodes Directed By Rob Oliver
Every TV Episode Directed by Rob Oliver Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Rob Oliver Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Rob Oliver is "Clan of the Cave Mom", rated 8.6/10 from 9 user votes. It was "written by Brian Kelley". "Clan of the Cave Mom" aired on 3/24/2024 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV".
8.6/10 9 votes#1 - Clan of the Cave Mom
Season 35 Episode 13 - Aired 3/24/2024
A parenting disagreement between Marge and Luann Van Houten escalates into a life-or-death struggle for survival.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Brian Kelley
8.0/10 8 votes#2 - Treehouse of Horror XXXIV
Season 35 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2023
After Bart is turned into an NFT, Marge fights though the blockchain to rescue her son. To track down a gruesome serial killer, Lisa turns to a murderer from her past. An outbreak transforms Springfielders into a plague of lazy, beer-loving oafs.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Jeff Westbrook
7.7/10 17 votes#3 - Barthood
Season 27 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2015
Bart’s coming of age story a la “Boyhood” chronicles his life from six years old to his time as an accomplished young man. Along the way, his tense relationship with Homer, an overly uncaring version of himself, and Lisa, who overshadows him in every way possible, shape Bart more than he realizes.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Dan Greaney
7.7/10 7 votes#4 - Treehouse of Horror XXXIII
Season 34 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2022
In a book-themed trilogy, Marge's resentment takes monstrous form, Lisa tries to save the planet through murder and Homer learns he's not the man he thought he was.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Carolyn Omine
7.4/10 17 votes#5 - Holidays of Future Passed
Season 23 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2011
Thirty years in the future, Bart, Lisa and their children spend the holidays at Marge and Homer's house.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
7.2/10 8 votes#6 - Bartless
Season 34 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2023
When Bart's latest prank leads to chaos at Springfield Elementary, Marge and Homer dream of a world in which their rambunctious son was never a Simpson.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: John Frink
7.1/10 8 votes#7 - My Octopus and a Teacher
Season 33 Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/2022
Bart can't control his feelings when he gets a new teacher. Meanwhile, Lisa befriends an octopus.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Carolyn Omine
7.1/10 8 votes#8 - Do the Wrong Thing
Season 35 Episode 10 - Aired 12/24/2023
Homer and Bart become kings of the blue-collar sports circuit, but Marge suspects something dishonest at the core of their father-son bond.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Joel H. Cohen
6.9/10 20 votes#9 - The Good, the Sad and the Drugly
Season 20 Episode 17 - Aired 4/19/2009
Bart falls in love with a charitable girl named Jenny, prompting Bart to behave in order to date her. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes depressed when she writes a report on Springfield's future.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Marc Wilmore
6.8/10 17 votes#10 - Gone Boy
Season 29 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2017
When Bart goes missing, the town puts together a search party to find him. After most give up hope, Sideshow Bob manipulates Millhouse into revealing where Bart is hiding.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: John Frink
6.6/10 20 votes#11 - Blazed and Confused
Season 26 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2014
Bart schemes to bring down his new teacher, Mr. Lassen, who is a terrible bully. Meanwhile, The Simpsons go to Burning Man.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.6/10 10 votes#12 - E My Sports
Season 30 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2019
As Bart begins to excel in video game competitions, Homer discovers a passion for coaching him; Lisa attempts to bring Homer back to reality, but the plan causes chaos.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.5/10 19 votes#13 - Puffless
Season 27 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2015
Upon learning that their father really died of lung cancer, Selma and Patty agree to quit smoking. When Selma relapses, an angry Patty moves in with Marge and Homer.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
6.5/10 31 votes#14 - The Serfsons
Season 29 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2017
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.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Brian Kelley
6.5/10 11 votes#15 - I, Carumbus
Season 32 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2020
At a museum exhibit of Ancient Rome, Marge and Homer get into an argument about Homer's lack of ambition. They then imagine a Roman version of what would happen if Homer was more career-driven.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Cesar Mazariegos
6.3/10 15 votes#16 - Adventures in Baby-Getting
Season 24 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2012
When Marge's car falls into a sink hole, she buys the perfect replacement to fit her family of five. But she quickly grows to hate it because, as she tells a shocked Homer, the car would be too small if she wanted to have another baby. Meanwhile, Bart and his friends are determined to find out what secret Lisa is keeping when Bart finds her cryptic messages and follows her sneaking off downtown for covert meetings after school.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Bill Odenkirk
6.3/10 9 votes#17 - Thanksgiving of Horror
Season 31 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2019
The Simpsons face various Thanksgiving nightmares, including the first Thanksgiving, an A.I. mishap and a dangerous space mission complicated by a sentient cranberry sauce.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.3/10 6 votes#18 - From Beer to Paternity
Season 34 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2022
When Homer becomes Duffman's girl-dad hero, they go on a road trip with Lisa that threatens to expose Homer's terrible parenting.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Christine Nangle
6.2/10 24 votes#19 - Treehouse of Horror XXIV
Season 25 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2013
The scariest Simpsons Halloween show yet, featuring an opening by Guillermo Del Toro.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Jeff Westbrook
6.2/10 14 votes#20 - Forgive and Regret
Season 29 Episode 18 - Aired 4/29/2018
Grampa makes a confession to Homer while on his deathbed. After his recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Bill Odenkirk
6.0/10 16 votes#21 - Rednecks and Broomsticks
Season 21 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2009
Lisa befriends three teenaged Wiccans after getting lost in the woods during a game of hide-and-seek, and must clear her new friends' names when they are accused of cursing the townspeople with their supposed witchcraft. Meanwhile, Homer befriends Cletus after learning that he and his friends make their own moonshine.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Kevin Curran
6.0/10 13 votes#22 - Sky Police
Season 26 Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/2015
Chief Wiggum is mistakenly delivered a military jet pack, which he gleefully accepts and uses in order to fight crime. But when the jet pack crashes into the church, the congregation, led by Marge, must resort to gambling and counting cards in order to collect money to repair the church.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Matt Selman
6.0/10 18 votes#23 - My Way or the Highway to Heaven
Season 30 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2018
God and St. Peter contemplate what merits a soul getting into heaven, while citizens of Springfield remember their divine encounters.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Dan Castellaneta
5.9/10 14 votes#24 - The Burns Cage
Season 27 Episode 17 - Aired 4/3/2016
After Smithers is crushed by Mr. Burns' lack of affection towards him, other characters attempt to find a boyfriend for him. Meanwhile, Milhouse competes against a new boy for the lead role in a school production of Casablanca, so he can act alongside his own unrequited love, Lisa.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.9/10 13 votes#25 - Kamp Krustier
Season 28 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2017
Bart and Lisa return home from Kamp Krustier early, interrupting Homer and Marge's romantic encounters; Bart and Lisa confront a source of trauma.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: David M. Stern