The Best Episodes Directed By Steven Dean Moore

Homer witnesses something out of this world in Springfield woods, but no one believes him -- not even FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who come to investigate the incident.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Reid Harrison

Professor Frink secretly helps Homer, through a zoom interview, land a high-level position at a state-of-the-art nuclear plant in Shelbyville. But since Homer lacks the skills to actually perform the job, Frink must monitor Homer's work situation remotely and dictate his every word... causing Frink to fear he's created a monster.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Joel H. Cohen

Forced to take a vacation, Smithers needs to find a temporary replacement who won't outshine him. Homer seems the perfect choice until a sudden outburst forces Mr. Burns to assert his independence.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: John Swartzwelder

Nabbed for shoplifting, Bart manages to keep it a secret from the family... until it's time to have the family Christmas photo taken at the Try-N-Save.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Mike Scully

After Rainier Wolfcastle helps Homer get in shape, Homer accepts a challenge to climb the Murderhorn, the tallest mountain in Springfield.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: John Swartzwelder

Disturbed that Reverend Lovejoy has lost interest in counseling parishioners, Marge volunteers as the "Listen Lady." Meanwhile, Homer sees his likeness on a box of Japanese detergent.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Donick Cary

While Grandpa goes on to Chicago because he missed his train stop (likely on purpose), the Pickles stop in (fictional) Willoughby, Iowa to attend their family reunion, hosted by Hugh Pickles and his wife Dotti. Angelica tells Tommy and the other kids that reunions are swap meets for kids, with the kids being swapped. Her lie ended up backfiring on her, however, when a couple of other farming relatives, Mackie and Edie, have a kid like Angelica.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Peter Gaffney

In an attempt to boost ratings, the Itchy and Scratchy Show adds a new "in-your-face" character voiced by Homer.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: David X. Cohen

A cult lures in most of Springfield to toil for “The Leader.” After Marge escapes and has the family deprogrammed, Homer exposes the man behind the spaceship.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Steve O'Donnell

Bart winds up in the hospital as a result of eating Krusty cereal, and when Lisa comes to visit him, she is reunited with her sax idol.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Jennifer Ventimilia

Kirk and Luann Van Houten are getting a divorce. Homer is confident that it will never happen to him, but Kirk tells him how quickly things can change.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Steve Tompkins

Homer and his teenaged friends are pursued by a killer clown in a spoof of Stephen King's novel "It".

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Cesar Mazariegos

Homer's failed do-it-yourself project gets mistaken for "outsider art." Suddenly in the limelight, Homer must come up with new "works" to impress the art world.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Al Jean

Otto's girlfriend seems to be usurping Marge's role when she moves in with the family after a dispute over heavy metal.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Larry Doyle

Marge comes upon a surprising windfall and, angry with Homer, spends it secretly on herself.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Al Jean

Feeling worthless at work, Homer volunteers to be a school crossing guard. But when his safety squad receives too much funding, the crossing guards become a force to be feared.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Cesar Mazariegos

Phil and Lil want separate lives. Phil goes to Tommy's with Lil's bow on. Lil stays home looking like Phil. They end up wanting to be together.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Jonathan Greenberg

A mean girl steals toys from babies at the park, so Tommy stands up to her.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Glenn Eichler

The Pickles throw a garage sale and Angelica tricks the babies by letting them help out and give out some stuff too. In the end when Didi and Stu come back inside, the entire house is empty and the money they earnt has to be used to replace everything.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Steve Viksten

Didi's half-brother Ben gets married. All Tommy and Chuckie can think about is the fact that they'll get cake after the ceremony. Things take a turn for the worst though when Elaine, Ben's bride, gets cold feet and disappears. In the end Tommy and Chuckie, on their search for the wedding cake, are the ones that find her.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Steve Viksten

Angelica is mad at Drew for punishing her for messing up his den. Angelica is so mad that she runs away from home and goes to live in Spike's doghouse in Tommy's back yard. After figuring out that she loves her parents, she moves back in with them.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Steve Viksten

In "Hell Toupée," Snake is sent to the electric chair, and his hair is transplanted onto Homer. In "The Terror of Tiny Toon," Bart and Lisa become cartoon characters in an episode of Itchy & Scratchy. In "Starship Poopers," a growth spurt casts doubt on Maggie's paternity, and the family goes on the Jerry Springer show.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: David X. Cohen

Trying to escape his arranged marriage, Apu asks Marge to pose as his wife during his mother’s visit. When the ruse fails, Homer makes a last-ditch attempt to intervene, but Apu is smitten with his new bride Manjula.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Richard Appel

When Homer fails to give money he promised over the phone, he is forced by PBS stars to flee the country. He becomes a missionary on a small tropical island, where he introduces the natives to casino gambling.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Ron Hauge

"Reaper Madness" - Death becomes Homer and our hero must learn to reap what he sows (and pull a fast one on the almighty). "Frinkenstein" - Soon to be Nobel-prize winning Professor Frink reanimates his father for some gruesome body parts-swapping. "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" - A parody of Clockstoppers, starring Bart and Milhouse.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: John Swartzwelder