The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 24
Every episode of The Simpsons Season 24 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 24!
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.
Season 24 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Simpsons" season 24 is "Moonshine River", rated 6.3/10 from 1495 user votes. It was directed by Bob Anderson and written by Tim Long. "Moonshine River" aired on 9/30/2012 and is rated 0.9 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Treehouse of Horror XXIII".
6.3/10 1,495 votes#1 - Moonshine River
Season 24 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2012
Bart will be visited by many of his past girlfriends.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Tim Long
7.2/10 1,647 votes#2 - Treehouse of Horror XXIII
Season 24 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012
A black hole threatens to swallow Springfield, Homer tries to find the source of paranormal activity, and a "Back to the Future" parody in which Bart keeps Marge from marrying Homer.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Brian Kelley, David Mandel
6.8/10 1,279 votes#3 - Adventures in Baby-Getting
Season 24 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2012
When Marge's car falls into a sink hole, she buys the perfect replacement to fit her family of five. But she quickly grows to hate it because, as she tells a shocked Homer, the car would be too small if she wanted to have another baby. Meanwhile, Bart and his friends are determined to find out what secret Lisa is keeping when Bart finds her cryptic messages and follows her sneaking off downtown for covert meetings after school.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Bill Odenkirk
6.7/10 1,233 votes#4 - Gone Abie Gone
Season 24 Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2012
Homer and Marge try to track down Grampa by following clues that lead to secrets from his past.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Joel H. Cohen
6.3/10 1,193 votes#5 - Penny-Wiseguys
Season 24 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2012
Homer is shocked to discover that his bowling teammate is an accountant for Fat Tony and his mob. When Fat Tony gets jury duty, he appoints Dan as the temporary don of the mafia. Meanwhile, Lisa adds insects to her vegetarian diet after she passes out in the middle of a saxophone solo, but starts questioning her decision when bugs start pleading for mercy in her dreams.
Director: Mark Kirkland, Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Brian Kelley, Michael Price, David Mandel
6.3/10 1,219 votes#6 - A Tree Grows in Springfield
Season 24 Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2012
Homer wins a MyPad at the school auction and Steve Mobbs, who is now in heaven, talks to Homer through it. Homer goes into a funk when he breaks the myPad, until Ned Flanders discovers a miracle tree in the Simpsons' back garden.
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Stephanie Gillis
6.9/10 1,380 votes#7 - The Day the Earth Stood Cool
Season 24 Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2012
A "cool family" from Portland moves in next door to the Simpsons. Homer is desperate to befriend them, while Marge is skeptical, thinking that being cool is not all it's cracked up to be.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Matt Selman
7.2/10 1,274 votes#8 - To Cur, with Love
Season 24 Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2012
Grampa has to move into the Simpsons house following a fire at the retirement home, and on moving day, Homer 'throws his back out' and 'rests' at home. He later finds an advert for a video game, Villageville on his myPad, and starts playing. During that time, Homer loses Santa's Little Helper. When the family find him, Homer doesn't seem to care because he's "not a dog person". Grampa later tells the rest of the family the story of Homer's childhood companion, pet dog Bongo.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.7/10 1,186 votes#9 - Homer Goes to Prep School
Season 24 Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2013
Homer joins the "Springfield Preppers," an off-the-grid survivalist group whose leader has set up a top-secret retreat outside of town to prepare for the end of the world.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Brian Kelley
7.0/10 1,200 votes#10 - A Test Before Trying
Season 24 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2013
The fate of Springfield Elementary rests on Bart and his test scores, and Homer finds way to make money with his own parking meter.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Joel H. Cohen
6.5/10 1,205 votes#11 - The Changing of the Guardian
Season 24 Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2013
A tornado touches down in Springfield which sucks up Santa's Little Helper. While Homer and Marge are out looking for the family dog, the tornado strikes again and almost takes Marge and Homer. Marge is distraught about the kids and decide to pick a guardian to care for the children.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.2/10 1,261 votes#12 - Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing
Season 24 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2013
Bart's dream girl, Mary Spuckler, comes to town, but his failure to pay her enough attention is having a negative impact on their relationship. Meanwhile, Homer once again runs afoul of Marge and lands in the doghouse.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: Tim Long
7.0/10 1,227 votes#13 - Hardly Kirk-ing
Season 24 Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2013
Bart and Milhouse explore the perks of adulthood following a shaving experiment.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Tom Gammill, Max Pross
6.2/10 1,242 votes#14 - Gorgeous Grampa
Season 24 Episode 14 - Aired 3/3/2013
Homer's obsession with the TV show "Storage Battles" leads the family to discover Grampa's past identity as "Gorgeous Godfrey," the most feared, villainous man in pro-wrestling history
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Matt Selman
6.9/10 1,256 votes#15 - Black-Eyed, Please
Season 24 Episode 15 - Aired 3/10/2013
When Flanders' parents prove to prefer Homer's company to his, he jealously responds by giving Homer a shiner, and then tries desperately to reconcile with him. Meanwhile, Lisa is at a loss to understand why a new substitute teacher is bullying her for no obvious reason.
Director: Matthew Schofield
Writer: John Frink
7.1/10 1,277 votes#16 - Dark Knight Court
Season 24 Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2013
Springfield's Easter is ruined by a prank and all fingers point to Bart. It is up to Lisa to save her brother, in a student court presided over by Attorney General Janet Reno. Meanwhile, inspired by an old comic book, Mr. Burns becomes an ineffectual superhero—fruit bat man.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Billy Kimball, Ian Maxtone-Graham
6.4/10 1,214 votes#17 - What Animated Women Want
Season 24 Episode 17 - Aired 4/14/2013
Homer's behavior once again lands him in hot water with Marge and he needs to fathom a way to save his marriage, while a dose of "A Streetcar Named Desire" drives Milhouse to affect a Marlon Brando-esque bad-boy demeanor in an effort to impress Lisa.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
6.4/10 1,193 votes#18 - Pulpit Friction
Season 24 Episode 18 - Aired 4/28/2013
Homer is recruited to be a deacon by the cutting-edge new pastor. The dry cleaner mistakenly switches Marge's wedding dress for one of Krusty's costumes.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Bill Odenkirk
6.7/10 1,115 votes#19 - Whiskey Business
Season 24 Episode 19 - Aired 5/5/2013
Moe is flying high after venture capitalists take a shine to his homemade whiskey, while Grampa, after injuring himself babysitting Bart, decides he'd rather be looked after by his grandson than be at the nursing home. Also, Lisa voices her displeasure at a hologram of music legend Bleeding Gums Murphy, and Sonny Rollins (as himself) shows up to ask her to stop all that jazz about boycotting a record label.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Valentina Garza
6.2/10 1,159 votes#20 - The Fabulous Faker Boy
Season 24 Episode 20 - Aired 5/12/2013
Marge encourages Bart to explore his creative side, and his initial reticence quickly subsides when she hires Slava’s beautiful daughter, Zhenya, as his new piano instructor. Homer is shocked when he loses the last two hairs on his head, and employs a wide variety of headgear to try and keep his new found baldness a secret from Marge.
Director: Bob Anderson, John Harvatine IV
Writer: Brian McConnachie
7.1/10 1,323 votes#21 - The Saga of Carl
Season 24 Episode 21 - Aired 5/19/2013
Homer, Moe, Lenny and Carl win $200,000 in the Springfield Lottery. But when Carl takes off to Iceland – his homeland – with all the winnings, the guys embark on a Nordic adventure to get the cash back.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Eric Kaplan
7.0/10 1,206 votes#22 - Dangers on a Train
Season 24 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/2013
When Marge tries to buy Homer snack cakes for their anniversary, she winds up meeting a married man who shares a common love of British Television. Ignorant of all, Homer attempts to secretly construct a romantic anniversary train in the Simpsons back yard.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Michael Price