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The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 19

Every episode of The Simpsons Season 19 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 19!

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Genres:FamilyAnimationComedy
Network:FOX

Season 19 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Simpsons" season 19 is "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs", rated 6.6/10 from 1698 user votes. It was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by Joel H. Cohen. "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" aired on 9/23/2007 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Homer of Seville".

  • He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs
    6.6/10 1,698 votes

    #1 - He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs

    Season 19 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2007

    Homer falls in love with the high life of flying in private planes when he saves Mr. Burns from drowning, and Burns repays him by flying him to Chicago for a night on the town.

    Director: Mark Kirkland

    Writer: Joel H. Cohen

  • The Homer of Seville
    6.5/10 1,706 votes

    #2 - The Homer of Seville

    Season 19 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2007

    A freak accident gives Homer an operatic singing voice, and he becomes a star at the Springfield Opera. But with fame and fortune comes a price: He's continually bothered by fans, an obsessed woman in particular.

    Director: Michael Polcino

    Writer: Carolyn Omine

  • Midnight Towboy
    7.1/10 1,612 votes

    #3 - Midnight Towboy

    Season 19 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2007

    Homer takes a job as a tow-truck driver, and Marge hires a service that claims to make babies less clingy. Both decisions have unexpected consequences.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: Stephanie Gillis

  • I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
    6.7/10 1,579 votes

    #4 - I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    Season 19 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2007

    Marge is held hostage during a bank robbery and forms an uneasy bond with one of the thieves before he's taken to prison.

    Director: Bob Anderson

    Writer: Dana Gould

  • Treehouse of Horror XVIII
    6.9/10 1,817 votes

    #5 - Treehouse of Horror XVIII

    Season 19 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2007

    The series' 18th Halloween show features three vignettes that parody movies: one that spoofs "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; one that sends up "E.T."; and one that parodies "Se7en."

    Director: Chuck Sheetz

    Writer: Marc Wilmore

  • Little Orphan Millie
    6.6/10 1,553 votes

    #6 - Little Orphan Millie

    Season 19 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2007

    Milhouse stays with the Simpsons when his parents remarry each other and honeymoon on a cruise ship. But when his parents are knocked overboard and lost at sea, Milhouse decides to grow up and be a man.

    Director: Lance Kramer

    Writer: Mick Kelly

  • Husbands and Knives
    6.9/10 1,682 votes

    #7 - Husbands and Knives

    Season 19 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2007

    Marge opens a gym for real women because she's disenchanted with Springfield's snooty, glitzy L.A. Body Works. Her gym, Shapes: A Gym for Women, is a huge success, launching a chain that makes Marge rich and famous. But Homer fears Marge will leave him for someone more attractive and goes to extreme lengths to try to save his marriage.

    Director: Nancy Kruse

    Writer: Matt Selman

  • Funeral for a Fiend
    7.1/10 1,700 votes

    #8 - Funeral for a Fiend

    Season 19 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2007

    Sideshow Bob tries again for revenge against the Simpsons.

    Director: Rob Oliver

    Writer: Michael Price

  • Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
    8.1/10 2,407 votes

    #9 - Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind

    Season 19 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/2007

    Homer loses his memory--and his family--when he drinks Moe's most potent libation, the Forget-Me-Shot, in an episode that spoofs "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "It's a Wonderful Life."

    Director: Chuck Sheetz

    Writer: J. Stewart Burns

  • E Pluribus Wiggum
    6.7/10 1,591 votes

    #10 - E Pluribus Wiggum

    Season 19 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2008

    Homer burns down Springfield's fast-food district. In order to float a bond issue to rebuild it, Mayor Quimby moves up election day, making Springfield's primary election the first in the nation. This causes the town to be overrun with reporters, candidates and pundits.

    Director: Michael Polcino

    Writer: Michael Price

  • That 90's Show
    6.3/10 2,209 votes

    #11 - That 90's Show

    Season 19 Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2008

    Flashbacks follow Marge and Homer back to their dating days, when she was a college student and he was working for his father to support her. Then Marge becomes smitten with a professor, so a sorrowful Homer turns to music--and invents grunge.

    Director: Mark Kirkland

    Writer: Matt Selman

  • Love, Springfieldian Style
    6.5/10 1,616 votes

    #12 - Love, Springfieldian Style

    Season 19 Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/2008

    Homer and Marge celebrate Valentine's Day by going on the Tunnel of Love ride at a carnival, but they end up stranded when Bart pulls a prank involving gelatin. To pass the time, Homer tells the love story of Bonnie and Clyde, Marge tells her version of "Lady and the Tramp," and Bart tells the love story of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen.

    Director: Raymond S. Persi

    Writer: Don Payne

  • The Debarted
    7.6/10 1,936 votes

    #13 - The Debarted

    Season 19 Episode 13 - Aired 3/2/2008

    A new kid at school named Donny works with Bart on his pranks. But when the pranks start to backfire, Bart wonders if he can trust his new accomplice. Meanwhile, the Simpsons get a fancy loaner car after Marge gets in an accident, and Homer falls in love with it.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: Joel H. Cohen

  • Dial 'N' for Nerder
    7.4/10 1,675 votes

    #14 - Dial 'N' for Nerder

    Season 19 Episode 14 - Aired 3/9/2008

    Homer cheats on his diet, so Marge gets a reality show called "The Sneakers" to check up on him. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa fear that a prank they played on Martin Prince had deadly consequences.

    Director: Bob Anderson

    Writer: Carolyn Omine

  • Smoke on the Daughter
    6.6/10 1,546 votes

    #15 - Smoke on the Daughter

    Season 19 Episode 15 - Aired 3/30/2008

    With Lisa's encouragement, Marge pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina. But when Marge auditions at the ballet academy, Lisa is invited to enroll. Unfortunately, Lisa becomes addicted to secondhand smoke from the other dancers. Meanwhile, Homer's beef-jerky operation runs into a snag.

    Director: Lance Kramer

    Writer: Billy Kimball

  • Papa Don't Leech
    6.1/10 1,457 votes

    #16 - Papa Don't Leech

    Season 19 Episode 16 - Aired 4/13/2008

    The Simpsons take in a country singer Homer used to manage who owes back taxes to Springfield. She is now destitute, so the family tries to help her get back on her feet.

    Director: Chris Clements

    Writer: Reid Harrison

  • Apocalypse Cow
    6.8/10 1,558 votes

    #17 - Apocalypse Cow

    Season 19 Episode 17 - Aired 4/27/2008

    Bart joins the 4-H club and raises a calf to be a blue-ribbon-winning bull, but panics when he learns the bull will be slaughtered.

    Director: Nancy Kruse

    Writer: Jeff Westbrook

  • Any Given Sundance
    7.0/10 1,549 votes

    #18 - Any Given Sundance

    Season 19 Episode 18 - Aired 5/4/2008

    Lisa makes a film about her family that gets accepted by the Sundance Film Festival, and the Simpsons go to Park City, Utah, to attend.

    Director: Chuck Sheetz

    Writer: Daniel Chun

  • Mona Leaves-a
    7.0/10 1,582 votes

    #19 - Mona Leaves-a

    Season 19 Episode 19 - Aired 5/11/2008

    Homer's mother, Mona, returns, but Homer is reluctant to trust her because she abandoned him so many times as a child.

    Director: Mike B. Anderson

    Writer: Joel H. Cohen

  • All About Lisa
    6.4/10 1,419 votes

    #20 - All About Lisa

    Season 19 Episode 20 - Aired 5/18/2008

    Lisa receives Springfield's Entertainer of the Year Award, and Sideshow Mel narrates her history in showbiz in a wry spoof of "All About Eve."

    Director: Steven Dean Moore

    Writer: John Frink