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The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 14

Every episode of The Simpsons Season 14 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 14!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 1 - Treehouse of Horror XIII
    7.6/10(2495 votes)

    #1 - Treehouse of Horror XIII

    S14:E1

    The 13th Treehouse of Horror episode, consisting of three self-contained segments. Send in the Clones – Homer buys a hammock that can produce clones of himself. He creates numerous clones to help him around the house, but they soon overrun Springfield. The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms – Lisa petitions the town to get rid of their firearms after discovering the gravestone of a young man named William Bonney who died from gun violence. However, Lisa soon discovers that William Bonney is the real name of Western outlaw Billy the Kid, whose ghost, along with the ghosts of other infamous criminals, takes over the defenseless town. The Island of Dr. Hibbert – Dr. Hibbert invites the citizens of Springfield to his island resort, where he turns them into animals.

    Director:David Silverman
    Writers:Brian Kelley, Kevin Curran, Marc Wilmore

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  2. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 2 - How I Spent My Strummer Vacation
    7.4/10(2140 votes)

    #2 - How I Spent My Strummer Vacation

    S14:E2

    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.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
    Writer:Mike Scully

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  3. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 3 - Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade
    7.1/10(2020 votes)

    #3 - Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade

    S14:E3

    The Simpsons buy a satellite television, which Bart spends so much time watching that he does not study for an important achievement test. He scores so low that Principal Skinner demotes him to third grade, while Lisa does so well that she is moved up to third grade. The two are placed in the same class and become rivals. During a trip to Capital City, they get separated from their class and are forced to help each other in order to find their classmates.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Tim Long

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  4. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 4 - Large Marge
    7.1/10(2121 votes)

    #4 - Large Marge

    S14:E4

    Thinking Homer does not find her attractive anymore, Marge decides to get liposuction, but instead receives breast implants. She becomes adored by many of the men in Springfield, and becomes a spokesmodel for trade shows. Meanwhile, Bart and Milhouse try to imitate a stunt they saw on an episode of Batman that guest stars Krusty the Clown. When the stunt ends badly, media watchdog groups blame Krusty, forcing the clown to make his show more safety-conscious and less fun.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:Ian Maxtone-Graham

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  5. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 5 - Helter Shelter
    6.7/10(1959 votes)

    #5 - Helter Shelter

    S14:E5

    The Simpson family has to find temporary residence while their house is fumigated for termites. When they run out of options, they decide to become contestants on a reality show where families live in the manner that people did in 1895. The family is initially miserable, but slowly adapt to their new life, which causes the show to lose ratings. The producers decide to try to boost viewers by dumping the house in a river and forcing the family to survive in the wilderness. However, the Simpsons find a bunch of rejects from other reality shows and they attack the producers.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writers:Brian Pollack, Mert Rich

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  6. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 6 - The Great Louse Detective
    7.3/10(2061 votes)

    #6 - The Great Louse Detective

    S14:E6

    The Simpson family win a free spa weekend, and Homer is nearly killed when a mysterious figure locks him in a sauna. Chief Wiggum decides to hire someone who can think like a murderer in order to find one. Bart's mortal enemy Sideshow Bob is sent to live with the Simpsons so he can help find Homer's attempted killer. Bob and Homer track down the attempted murderer and discover that it is Frank Grimes, Jr., the son of a man that Homer drove to insanity (in the season eight episode "Homer's Enemy"). After Grimes is arrested, Bob tries to kill Bart, but he finds that he has "grown accustomed to [his] face" and cannot harm him.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writers:Don Payne, John Frink

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  7. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 7 - Special Edna
    7.0/10(1953 votes)

    #7 - Special Edna

    S14:E7

    Ms. Edna Krabappel begins to lose faith in her relationship with Principal Skinner and becomes depressed. Bart wants to cheer her up and decides to nominate her for the Teacher of the Year Award. Ms. Krabappel and the Simpsons are given a free trip to Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida. Skinner decides that he needs to do something to win Edna back, so he follows them there. He tries to sabotage Edna's chances of winning the award, in hopes that she will become so depressed that she will come back to him. However, he has a change of heart and proposes to her.

    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:Dennis Snee

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  8. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 8 - The Dad Who Knew Too Little
    7.3/10(1972 votes)

    #8 - The Dad Who Knew Too Little

    S14:E8

    Homer hires a private detective to learn more about Lisa. But when Homer refuses to pay the detective's expenses, he frames Lisa for a crime she didn't commit, forcing her and Homer to go on the run.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:Matt Selman

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  9. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 9 - The Strong Arms of the Ma
    6.8/10(2041 votes)

    #9 - The Strong Arms of the Ma

    S14:E9

    Marge gets mugged and becomes so traumatized that she develops Agoraphobia. She hides in the basement. Having little else to do, she decides to exercise with a weight set Homer bought from Rainier Wolfcastle's garage sale. She becomes so strong and confident that she is able to leave the basement. She continues working out and decides to start taking steroids so she can enter a bodybuilding competition. One night at Moe's Tavern she loses her temper and starts destroying the bar and fighting all of the patrons. Homer confronts Marge and says he misses the sweet woman that he married. Marge, horrified at what she has done, apologizes and decides to stop working out.

    Director:Pete Michels
    Writer:Carolyn Omine

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  10. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 10 - Pray Anything
    6.7/10(1861 votes)

    #10 - Pray Anything

    S14:E10

    Homer becomes depressed when he sees that Ned Flanders seems to be better off than him. To remedy this, he begins to pray constantly. Meanwhile, the Simpsons discover that tree roots have clogged up their plumbing. The house becomes too run down to live in, and Homer prays for a solution. Homer is injured while attending church; he sues Reverend Lovejoy and is awarded the deed to the church. He throws a huge house-warming party, in which all of the partiers drink and engage in sinful activities. It suddenly starts raining and the town begins to flood. The townspeople flee to the roof of the church. Homer tries praying again but the flood keeps rising. Reverend Lovejoy returns in a helicopter and leads everyone in prayer, asking God to forgive them, and the rain stops.

    Director:Michael Polcino
    Writers:Sam O'Neal, Neal Boushell

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  11. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 11 - Barting Over
    6.7/10(1991 votes)

    #11 - Barting Over

    S14:E11

    Bart learns that he was once a child actor in commercials and that all the money earned was spent by Homer. In retaliation, Bart petitions the court to have himself legally emancipated from his parents and moves out of the Simpson house. Bart is initially miserable in his new apartment, but discovers that skateboarder Tony Hawk lives on one of the floors above. He and Hawk become friends, and Bart is content with his new life. Homer apologizes to Bart and requests that he return home. Bart accepts the apology, but tells his family that he is going on tour with Hawk. At an event, Homer speaks to Bart and finally promises Bart that he will never treat him badly again.

    Director:Matthew Nastuk
    Writer:Andrew Kreisberg

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  12. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 12 - I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can
    7.2/10(1879 votes)

    #12 - I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can

    S14:E12

    Lisa competes at a spelling bee and earns the right to compete in the Spell-lympics, becoming the pride of the town. The host of the show George Plimpton, asks her to intentionally lose so that a more popular boy can win. Lisa refuses and continues to compete, but accidentally misspells a word and loses. Meanwhile, Homer tours with a group obsessed with eating Krusty Burger's latest sandwich.

    Director:Nancy Kruse
    Writer:Kevin Curran

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  13. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 13 - A Star Is Born Again
    6.9/10(1907 votes)

    #13 - A Star Is Born Again

    S14:E13

    During the annual Jellyfish Festival, Ned Flanders realizes that he is lonely and becomes depressed. One night, he meets a beautiful woman, who asks him out on a date. He soon learns that the woman is Sara Sloan, a famous actress. Sloan is charmed by Flanders' wholesomeness, and they continue to date to the point at which she asks that he move to Hollywood. Flanders, worried that Hollywood would conflict with his conservative Christian values, refuses, so Sloan instead decides to stay in Springfield. However, their relationship does not work out, due to his insistence on marriage.

    Director:Michael Marcantel
    Writer:Brian Kelley

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  14. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 14 - Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington
    6.8/10(1833 votes)

    #14 - Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington

    S14:E14

    An air traffic route is redirected so that airplanes start flying directly over the Simpsons' house. The noise starts to disrupt their lives and, desperate for a solution, the family turns to their Congressman. However, he dies of a heart attack, so they ask Krusty the Clown to run for Congress so that he can help them. Krusty is successful in his campaign, but finds that his air traffic bill is ignored by the veteran Congressmen. He soon becomes disillusioned with the system, so the Simpsons, with guidance from Walter Mondale, help him out by blackmailing one of his opponents and attaching the bill to a more popular one. The bill passes, and the air traffic is re-routed.

    Director:Lance Kramer
    Writer:John Swartzwelder

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  15. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 15 - C.E.D'oh
    7.1/10(1754 votes)

    #15 - C.E.D'oh

    S14:E15

    Homer decides to try for a promotion at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and suggests several ideas to Mr. Burns, all of which are rejected. One night, Homer overhears Burns admit that the plant's real owner is a canary to protect Burns from responsibility for any wrongdoing by the power plant. Homer releases the bird and tells Burns that nuclear inspectors have arrived for a surprise inspection. Burns, desperate to find a scapegoat, names Homer the new owner. As his first act, Homer fires Burns and takes control of the Plant. However, he finds that his work life as a CEO is conflicting with his family life. Homer decides to return to his old job and gives ownership back to Burns.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
    Writer:Dana Gould

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  16. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 16 - 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky
    7.1/10(1791 votes)

    #16 - 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky

    S14:E16

    A snobby British filmmaker named Declan Desmond begins making a documentary about student life at Springfield Elementary School. When introduced to Lisa, he tells her that she has too many goals and suggests that she pick one career. Lisa focuses on astronomy, but cannot watch the stars because of light pollution. She convinces Mayor Quimby to decrease the light's intensity during the night, which only results in an increase in the crime rate. Quimby bows to public pressure and switches the lights back on permanently. Lisa overloads the generators at the Power Plant, causing a power outage, and is able to watch a meteor shower undisturbed by light.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Dan Greaney

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  17. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 17 - Three Gays of the Condo
    7.2/10(1957 votes)

    #17 - Three Gays of the Condo

    S14:E17

    After yet another Homer and Marge fight, Homer ends up sharing a condo with two homosexuals - who don't exactly think Homer is straight.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  18. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 18 - Dude, Where's My Ranch?
    6.9/10(1955 votes)

    #18 - Dude, Where's My Ranch?

    S14:E18

    When challenged to think up a new Christmas carol, Homer instead writes a song about how much he hates Ned Flanders. The song becomes such a hit that the Simpsons become sick of hearing it and take a trip to a dude ranch. Lisa develops affections for a local boy named Luke but becomes jealous when he hears him talking to a girl named Clara on the telephone. One night, she meets Clara and gives her the wrong directions, leading her to become lost. After Lisa discovers that Clara is actually Luke's sister, she rushes to find her. She saves Clara, and decides to tell Luke what happened, but he is offended and dumps her. Meanwhile, Bart and Homer decide to help a tribe of Native Americans who want a beaver dam removed so they can reclaim their land.

    Director:Chris Clements
    Writer:Ian Maxtone-Graham

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  19. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 19 - Old Yeller-Belly
    6.6/10(1828 votes)

    #19 - Old Yeller-Belly

    S14:E19

    Homer throws out Santa's Little Helper for not saving him from a fire, but soon the dog becomes Duff's new mascot.

    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writers:Don Payne, John Frink

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  20. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 20 - Brake My Wife, Please
    6.7/10(1802 votes)

    #20 - Brake My Wife, Please

    S14:E20

    Homer becomes obsessed with using new gadgets in his car. One day, he becomes distracted and drives off a pier, losing his driver's license. Unable to use a car, Homer starts to learn the joys of walking. Meanwhile, Marge shoulders the burden of Homer's driving duties and becomes stressed out. One day, as Homer sings about the virtues of walking, Marge accidentally runs him over with her car. Later, as Homer recuperates from the accident, he begins to suspect that Marge is trying to hurt him. They fight and go to see a marriage counselor. The counselor advises Homer to perform one completely unselfish gesture to win Marge back. Homer holds a party with all of her friends and a surprised Marge tells Homer that she loves him.

    Director:Pete Michels
    Writer:Tim Long

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  21. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 21 - The Bart of War
    6.6/10(1827 votes)

    #21 - The Bart of War

    S14:E21

    After destroying Flanders' shrine to The Beatles, Bart and Milhouse are punished by being put in community groups. Bart joins the Pre-Teen Braves along with Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz and Database. Led by Marge, they start engaging in community activities. However, they soon become rivals with The Cavalry Kids, led by Milhouse. The two groups try to outdo each other and become involved in a contest to sell the most candy. The Cavalry Kids win the prize of singing the national anthem at a baseball game. However, the Pre-Teen Braves pretend to be The Cavalry Kids and sing their own version of the national anthem. As the crowd becomes enraged, the real Cavalry Kids arrive and a massive stadium-wide brawl erupts. Marge becomes upset, and the fighting ends when an image of her crying is shown on the JumboTron.

    Director:Michael Polcino
    Writer:Marc Wilmore

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  22. The Simpsons Season 14 Episode 22 - Moe Baby Blues
    7.7/10(2570 votes)

    #22 - Moe Baby Blues

    S14:E22

    Moe Szyslak becomes lonely and decides to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. However, he inadvertently saves Maggie Simpson when she is sent flying from the Simpsons' car window and into his arms. He starts playing with Maggie and becomes attached to her, telling her the story of The Godfather. Homer and Marge become upset about how much time Moe is spending with Maggie and forbid him from seeing her again. One night, Maggie wakes up and hears Fat Tony and the Springfield Mafia outside the house and decides to follow them. When Homer and Marge find her missing, they automatically assume that Moe kidnapped her. When Moe is told that Maggie is missing, his request to help find her is granted by Homer. Maggie follows the mobsters to Luigi's restaurant, where Fat Tony's gang gets into a gun battle with a rival family. Homer, Marge and Moe track Maggie down and Moe decides to go inside and save Maggie. After Moe saves Maggie's life, Homer allows the two to spend more time together.

    Director:Lauren MacMullan
    Writer:J. Stewart Burns

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Season 14 Ratings Summary

"Treehouse of Horror XIII" is the best rated episode of "The Simpsons" season 14. It scored 7.6/10 based on 2495 votes. Directed by David Silverman and written by Brian Kelley, Kevin Curran, Marc Wilmore, it aired on 11/3/2002. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation".