The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 30

A self-driving car company comes to Springfield, poaching all of the power plant employees with their fun work environment.

Director: Timothy Bailey

Writer: Rob LaZebnik

Lisa and Homer's bond gets stronger when they start spending real quality time together, and Bart feels neglected. So Marge tries to help Homer balance his attention between the kids.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Al Jean

Homer angers Marge by binging their favorite show without her, and has to pick up a new skill in order to make amends. Meanwhile, Bart prepares to compete in "Krusty's Holiday Trample".

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: Jane Becker

After a failed Black Friday shopping spree, Marge is determined to fix Christmas; Homer and the kids surprise Marge with a vacation to a Florida resort.

Director: Lance Kramer

Writer: John Frink, Joel H. Cohen

On a mission to play hardcore pranks, Bart, Nelson and Milhouse get Moe a mail-order bride on the Dark Web.

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: Michael Ferris

When Lisa spots a new best friend from the window of the bus, she gets a taste of what life could be like with a different, more cultured family.

Director: Chris Clements

Writer: Joel H. Cohen

Comic Book Guy sues Homer for joyriding in his car. Meanwhile, Guillermo del Toro saves Mr. Burns from his troubles with the law.

Director: Mark Kirkland

Writer: Brian Kelley, Rob LaZebnik, Dan Vebber

Homer works extra shifts at the plant so Lisa can play in the Capitol City Philharmonic.

Director: Jennifer Moeller

Writer: Nancy Cartwright

Homer finds his calling as a TV recapper, but his harsh grading causes a brawl with Krusty. After almost killing Homer, Krusty hides out at a real circus, and finds happiness there.

Director: Matthew Faughnan

Writer: Ryan Koh

As Bart begins to excel in video game competitions, Homer discovers a passion for coaching him; Lisa attempts to bring Homer back to reality, but the plan causes chaos.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: Rob LaZebnik

Bart takes a dare, and ends up in the hospital. To cover for himself and Homer, he says he went to Heaven and met Jesus. Christian producers offer the Simpsons a movie deal, which Homer takes. But Bart can't deal with the guilt and comes clean to Marge after the movie is finished.

Director: Bob Anderson

Writer: Stephanie Gillis

God and St. Peter contemplate what merits a soul getting into heaven, while citizens of Springfield remember their divine encounters.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta, Vince Waldron

The documentary crime series "Dateline: Springfield" goes in-depth to solve the case of Lisa’s missing college fund.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Brian Kelley

Marge and Homer's marriage is tested when they travel to a tropical island to compete for a million dollars on Marge's favorite reality competition show.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Matt Selman, Renee Ridgeley

Krusty reveals the untold story of his past in his movie "The Sands of Space". While working as personal assistants on the movie, Bart and Lisa learn about the early years of their parents' relationship.

Director: Timothy Bailey

Writer: Matt Selman

Marge starts a business selling healing crystals to the naive mothers of Springfield when Homer’s work cuts children’s health-care benefits, leading Marge to use the crystals as a cheaper solution for Bart’s ADD.

Director: Matthew Faughnan

Writer: Megan Amram

Homer wins an oyster-eating contest against the mythical Cthulhu, Springfield is overrun by plant body-snatchers, Lisa finally snaps and Mr. Burns opens a retirement home with some Jurassic upgrades.

Director: Matthew Faughnan

Writer: Joel H. Cohen

When Marge and Homer leave Grampa to baby-sit the kids, some little green army men trigger a PTSD episode, sending the family on a journey to Grampa's past and the time period when he was a post-war toy model.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: Michael Price

Marge wants a job, and stumbles into becoming a plastic food storage container-selling drag queen. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to make the world better in the style of "Amelie"

Director: Michael Polcino

Writer: Carolyn Omine, Robin Sayers

When a romantic night ends in injury, Marge recovers by taking up kite boarding while Homer bonds with his hallucinated hernia; Lisa attempts to fix her parents' strained relationship by seeking advice from an unlikely source.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Jeff Westbrook

Lisa is mistakenly given political asylum in Canada during a family trip to Niagara Falls.

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: Tim Long, Miranda Thompson

Marge becomes director of Springfield's local theater, armed with Lisa's script resembling "Hamilton"; Homer joins a baby class with Maggie, and he takes a liking to supervisor Chloe.

Director: Michael Polcino

Writer: Jeff Martin, Jenna Martin

Krusty releases an all-female reboot of “Itchy and Scratchy,” so Bart and his crew of all-male friends decide to boycott the show. After Bart’s friends turn on him for laughing at the reboot, Bart joins a woke group of sixth-grade girls who commit crimes against patriarchy.

Director: Chris Clements

Writer: Megan Amram