The Best Episodes Directed By Wes Archer

The whole family makes mistakes.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Tom Kauffman

A bank robber holds up a bank across the street from Bob’s Burgers. When the robbery goes awry, Bob finds himself at the center of a hostage crisis.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Dan Fybel

Rick, Morty, and Summer get into trouble when time is fractured by a feedback loop of uncertainty that split reality into more than one equally possible impossibilities. Meanwhile, Beth and Jerry go to extreme lengths to save a deer struck by their vehicle.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Matt Roller

After eating poisonous blowfish at a sushi restaurant, Homer decides to live life to the fullest in the 24 hours he has left to live.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Nell Scovell

Mr. Burns makes many enemies when he steals the oil discovered beneath Springfield Elementary.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Bill Oakley

The Simpsons go to a Monster truck rally that features famous daredevil Lance Murdock. Bart immediately becomes enamored and decides that he wants to become a daredevil as well. His first stunt ends in injury, but to gain the respect of his friends, he promises a far more impressive feat to them: to jump the Springfield Gorge.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Jay Kogen

Burns longs for a childhood toy that winds up in the grip of Maggie.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: John Swartzwelder

With Mr. Burns shot, Chief Wiggum investigates the crime, and nearly everyone in town has a motive. At the end, it all comes down to the Simpson DNA.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Bill Oakley

Bart sells his soul to Milhouse for five dollars, but soon regrets his decision. Meanwhile, Moe turns the Tavern into a family-friendly restaurant.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Greg Daniels

After Tina accidentally wrecks the car, and gets the whole family involved with a slimy insurance agent, she worries that she's a "jinx".

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Jon Schroeder

The family's trip to Itchy & Scratchy Land takes an unexpected turn when high-tech robots malfunction and become violent.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: John Swartzwelder

When a massive head descends into Earth's atmosphere, Rick and Morty must save the planet by coming up with a new hit song. Meanwhile, Jerry, Beth, and Summer become part of a new religion.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Tom Kauffman

Nibbler enlists Fry in a mission to blow up evil brains bent on destroying the universe.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: David X. Cohen

Chief Wiggum's son has a crush on Lisa after she gives him a Valentine out of pity.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Frank Mula

Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Bill Oakley

Flanders' extra ticket to the big game makes him Homer's new best friend, a role that sorely tests Flanders' patience.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: David Richardson

Jimmy Jr. is threatened when Tina starts dating a ballet dancer named Josh and the two boys get into an epic dance-off for her heart

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Scott Jacobson

Bob appears in a cooking segment on a local news morning program, but Gene steals the show when he crashes the set with a sasquatch mask.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Nora Smith

As Dreamland celebrates an unexpected arrival while saying goodbye to a friend, everyday life is thrown into disarray.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Bill Oakley

Bart, Milhouse, and Martin pool their money to buy the new first issue of Radioactive Man, but their investment and their friendship are threatened when they can't agree on who will keep it.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Jeff Martin

Bart has a crush on his new neighbor, a teenage girl who only has eyes for Jimbo Jones. Bart sets out to prove that Jimbo is not as tough as he seems.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Conan O'Brien

After tricking an Australian boy into accepting a collect call, Bart flies Down Under to apologize.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Bill Oakley

After Gene loses his confidence at his baseball game, Linda decides to sign him up for baseball camp. The only problem? She needs money to pay for it! Meanwhile, Tina discovers her love for espresso and becomes a caffeine addict.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Greg Thompson

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: Wes Archer

Writer: Jay Kogen

Bart catches a three-eyed fish in a river downstream of the Nuclear Power Plant. This causes the plant to become inspected, and in order to prevent it from being shut down, Mr. Burns decides to run for governor. After a hard campaign which sees Burns rise from being universally despised to running neck and neck with popular incumbent Mary Bailey, it is decided that Burns will have dinner with a random employee the night before the election. Homer is chosen, much to Marge's chagrin.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: John Swartzwelder