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The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 23

Every episode of The Simpsons Season 23 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 23!

The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 23

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...
  1. Background image for Holidays of Future Passed
    8.3/10(2.5k votes)

    #1 - Holidays of Future Passed

    S23:E9

    Thirty years in the future, Bart, Lisa and their children spend the holidays at Marge and Homer's house.

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  2. Background image for The Book Job
    7.9/10(2.0k votes)

    #2 - The Book Job

    S23:E6

    Homer creates a team, including author Neil Gaiman, to write the next hit "tween" book; after receiving an advance copy of the work from his publisher, Homer learns there's more to the business than he imagined.

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  3. Background image for A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again
    7.6/10(1.8k votes)

    #3 - A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again

    S23:E19

    When Bart gets his wish for a family vacation, he becomes determined to make it last forever.

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  4. Background image for How I Wet Your Mother
    7.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #4 - How I Wet Your Mother

    S23:E16

    When Homer's bed-wetting worsens, his family tries to infiltrate his dreams to find the source of the problem.

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  5. Background image for The Falcon and the D'ohman
    7.1/10(1.7k votes)

    #5 - The Falcon and the D'ohman

    S23:E1

    Homer befriends a new security guard at the plant; Marge daydreams about being a contestant on "Top Chef."

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  6. Background image for Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts
    7.1/10(1.5k votes)

    #6 - Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts

    S23:E2

    When superintendent Chalmers is fired for taking Bart and his friends on an unauthorized field trip, the boys hold the school hostage until he is reinstated.

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  8. Background image for The Food Wife
    7.1/10(1.5k votes)

    #7 - The Food Wife

    S23:E5

    Marge, Bart and Lisa start their own food blog and land a reservation at a popular restaurant; when Marge sends Homer to a cooking lab, he finds himself in a situation with law enforcement.

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  9. Background image for Beware My Cheating Bart
    7.1/10(1.4k votes)

    #8 - Beware My Cheating Bart

    S23:E18

    Bart ends up in trouble with school bullies after Jimbo's girlfriend develops feelings for him; Homer buys a treadmill equipped with a TV.

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    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:Ben Joseph
  10. Background image for The D'oh-cial Network
    6.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #9 - The D'oh-cial Network

    S23:E11

    Lisa is called to trial after her online social networking site creates dysfunction in the community; Patty and Selma compete in a rowing event.

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  11. Background image for At Long Last Leave
    6.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #10 - At Long Last Leave

    S23:E14

    When the Simpsons are kicked out of Springfield, they join an off-the-grid community near by; Homer and Marge's former friends react badly when they try to sneak back into town.

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  12. Background image for Them, Robot
    6.9/10(1.4k votes)

    #11 - Them, Robot

    S23:E17

    When Mr. Burn replaces most of the plant's employees with robots that end up turning on the community, the people he laid off must come to the rescue.

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  13. Background image for Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart
    6.8/10(1.3k votes)

    #12 - Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart

    S23:E15

    When Bart decides to get back at Homer by becoming a graffiti artist, established street artists offer him a gallery show; a new health food store threatens to put Apu out of business.

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  14. Background image for The Spy Who Learned Me
    6.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #13 - The Spy Who Learned Me

    S23:E20

    Marge and Homer go on a date, but Marge is embarrassed when Homer talks during the movie; when Homer gets hurt and can't work, he tries to learn how to be a better husband from a man he believes is a movie star.

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    Director:Bob Anderson
  15. Background image for The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants
    6.6/10(1.3k votes)

    #14 - The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants

    S23:E7

    The Simpsons host a party to promote Krusty's own brand of liquor; impressed with the party's sucess, Mr. Burns decides to promote Homer; Bart takes an interest in reading classic novels.

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  16. Background image for Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda
    6.6/10(1.3k votes)

    #15 - Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda

    S23:E21

    When Marge learns Ned and Edna got married, she offers to throw them a reception; Edna changes some rules to help Ned's kids become more socially acceptable.

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  17. Background image for Treehouse of Horror XXII
    6.4/10(1.8k votes)

    #16 - Treehouse of Horror XXII

    S23:E3

    A boulder traps Homer's arm when he takes a drive through a canyon; a spider bite paralyzes Homer; Flanders becomes a vigilante by night; Bart and Milhouse travel to a distant planet to obtain an extract.

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  18. Background image for Replaceable You
    6.4/10(1.4k votes)

    #17 - Replaceable You

    S23:E4

    Lisa's science fair project is overshadowed by Bart's mechanical baby seal; Homer's new assistant ends up stealing his job.

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  19. Background image for The Daughter Also Rises
    6.3/10(1.3k votes)

    #18 - The Daughter Also Rises

    S23:E13

    Marge and Lisa's plans for a mother-daughter Valentine's Day take a turn when Lisa falls head over heels for an intellectual romantic; Bart and Milhouse investigate Springfield Elementary's legends.

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    Director:Chuck Sheetz
  20. Background image for The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
    6.1/10(1.3k votes)

    #19 - The Ten-Per-Cent Solution

    S23:E8

    After Krusty the Clown's show is canceled and his talent agency drops him, his very first agent, Annie, tries to craft his comeback.

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  21. Background image for Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson
    6.0/10(1.4k votes)

    #20 - Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson

    S23:E10

    After a video of Homer ranting goes viral, he gets his own political talk show; Homer endorses rocker Ted Nugent for the Republican presidential nominee.

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  22. Background image for Moe Goes from Rags to Riches
    5.7/10(1.5k votes)

    #21 - Moe Goes from Rags to Riches

    S23:E12

    Moe's bar rag explains that he started as a medieval tapestry a thousand years earlier; Bart tries to reconcile with Milhouse; the disappearance of Moe's bar rag makes him realize he has friends.

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  23. Background image for Lisa Goes Gaga
    4.0/10(3.5k votes)

    #22 - Lisa Goes Gaga

    S23:E22

    Lisa tries to make herself more popular by writing good things about herself on the school blog, but the plan backfires; Lisa helps Lady Gaga and learns the importance of being yourself.

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Season 23 Ratings Summary

"Holidays of Future Passed" is the best rated episode of "The Simpsons" season 23. It scored 8.3/10 based on 2543 votes. Directed by Rob Oliver and written by J. Stewart Burns, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, it aired on 12/11/2011. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Book Job".