The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 23

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

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: Justin Hurwitz

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.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Tim Long

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.

Director: Matthew Faughnan

Writer: Carolyn Omine

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

Director: Mark Kirkland

Writer: Stephanie Gillis

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.

Director: Mike B. Anderson

Writer: Matt Selman

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.

Director: Bob Anderson

Writer: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Dan Vebber

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.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Jeff Westbrook

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

Director: Michael Polcino

Writer: Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon

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

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: J. Stewart Burns, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening

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.

Director: Mark Kirkland

Writer: James L. Brooks, John Frink, Matt Groening

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

Director: Chris Clements

Writer: J. Stewart Burns, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening

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.

Director: Bob Anderson

Writer: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Tim Long

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.

Director: Chuck Sheetz

Writer: Rob LaZebnik

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.

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Michael Price

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.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: James L. Brooks, Marc Wilmore, Matt Groening

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

Director: Lance Kramer

Writer: Billy Kimball, Ian Maxtone-Graham, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening

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.

Director: Mike B. Anderson, Michael Polcino

Writer: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Michael Price

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

Director: Mark Kirkland

Writer: Ben Joseph

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

Director: Chris Clements

Writer: Matt Warburton

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.

Director: Bob Anderson

Writer: Marc Wilmore

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.

Director: Chuck Sheetz

Writer: Jeff Westbrook

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.

Director: Chuck Sheetz

Writer: Jeff Westbrook, Tim Long