The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 31
Every episode of The Simpsons Season 31 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 31!
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 31 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Simpsons" season 31 is "The Winter of Our Monetized Content", rated 5.9/10 from 1226 user votes. It was directed by Bob Anderson and written by Ryan Koh. "The Winter of Our Monetized Content" aired on 9/29/2019 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Go Big or Go Homer".
5.9/10 1,226 votes#1 - The Winter of Our Monetized Content
Season 31 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2019
When a video of Bart and Homer fighting goes viral, they begin a journey as social media celebrities; Lisa battles the school's new industrialized detention system.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Ryan Koh
6.0/10 1,127 votes#2 - Go Big or Go Homer
Season 31 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2019
Homer must supervise interns, among whom is a go-getter who asks Homer to be his mentor.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: John Frink
6.6/10 1,001 votes#3 - The Fat Blue Line
Season 31 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2019
During the San Castellanta street festival, much of the town finds their wallets have been pickpocketed; after the state investigator puts the wrong man in jail, Chief Wiggum sets out to catch the real criminal and show he's still up for police work.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: Bill Odenkirk
6.8/10 1,289 votes#4 - Treehouse of Horror XXX
Season 31 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2019
The 666th episode of the Simpsons parodies the Omen and Stranger Things, not to mention a little Crazy Rich Aliens.
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
6.3/10 928 votes#5 - Gorillas on the Mast
Season 31 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2019
After a trip to Aquatraz Water Park, Lisa becomes determined to set free Springfield's most vicious animals in captivity. Meanwhile, Homer fulfills a lifelong dream of buying a boat, and quickly realizes boat ownership sucks.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Max Cohn
5.7/10 1,065 votes#6 - Marge the Lumberjill
Season 31 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2019
When Marge realizes that everyone views her as boring, she takes up competitive lumber-jacking as a hobby (and has a real gift for it). The circuit of competitive timbersports takes her on a month-long retreat to Portland with her trainer, Paula, whom Homer worries is going to steal her away forever
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Ryan Koh
6.6/10 1,006 votes#7 - Livin La Pura Vida
Season 31 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2019
The Simpsons join other Springfield families on the Van Houten's annual trip to Costa Rica, which they obviously can't afford. While there, Homer befriends Patty's new girlfriend, Evelyn, and Lisa tracks down the real reason the Van Houtens can go on this trip every year
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Brian Kelley
7.4/10 1,250 votes#8 - Thanksgiving of Horror
Season 31 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2019
The Simpsons face various Thanksgiving nightmares, including the first Thanksgiving, an A.I. mishap and a dangerous space mission complicated by a sentient cranberry sauce.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.5/10 1,101 votes#9 - Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
Season 31 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2019
Todd blames God for the death of his mother and rejects his faith, so Ned sends him to live with the Simpsons, hoping they can scare him into believing in God again.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Tim Long, Miranda Thompson
6.5/10 934 votes#10 - Bobby: It's Cold Outside
Season 31 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2019
Sideshow Bob gets contracted as this year’s mall Santa. Meanwhile, someone is stealing all the Christmas packages off people’s front porches.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Jeff Westbrook, John Frink
6.1/10 840 votes#11 - Hail to the Teeth
Season 31 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2020
Homer and Marge attend Artie Ziff’s wedding and become quite uncomfortable when they realize that his bride-to-be is a clone of Marge. Meanwhile, Lisa grapples with the misogynistic implications of the immediate popularity she receives after getting her new Invisalign braces.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Elisabeth Kiernan Averick
6.6/10 850 votes#12 - The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson
Season 31 Episode 12 - Aired 2/16/2020
Marge recruits Chrissy Teigen and John Legend for an education-based proposal.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
6.0/10 833 votes#13 - Frinkcoin
Season 31 Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/2020
Lisa decides to do an essay on Professor Frink just as the scientist invents a new cryptocurrency. When this makes him the richest man in Springfield, Mr. Burns sees red and he starts plotting against Frink in order to restore his former status, while Frink learns who his real friends are.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
7.2/10 1,102 votes#14 - Bart the Bad Guy
Season 31 Episode 14 - Aired 3/1/2020
Bart accidentally sees a new superhero movie one month before its intended release, and uses his knowledge to terrorize the other fans. Two executive producers of the film attempt to prevent Bart from leaking any more news to the public.
Director: Jennifer Moeller
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.6/10 836 votes#15 - Screenless
Season 31 Episode 15 - Aired 3/8/2020
When Marge implements a screen time limit for the family, she realizes that she is the one addicted.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
6.5/10 803 votes#16 - Better Off Ned
Season 31 Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2020
Bart bonds with Ned Flanders, which leaves Homer jealous, so he retaliates by mentoring Nelson Muntz; a heroic act by Homer makes Bart look up to him again.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 890 votes#17 - Highway to Well
Season 31 Episode 17 - Aired 3/22/2020
When Maggie goes to preschool, Marge decides to get a job to pass the time and ends up working at an upscale weed dispensary; Homer decides to open his own dispensary that mimics a sketchy drug deal, putting their two businesses at odds.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.4/10 787 votes#18 - The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby
Season 31 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2020
Mr. Burns tasks Homer with swindling Cletus Spuckler out of his newfound helium fortune. Meanwhile, Maggie is reunited with Hudson from Playdate with Destiny again, only for Marge to tear them apart after his mother annoys her.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Tom Gammill, Max Pross
6.1/10 904 votes#19 - Warrin' Priests (1)
Season 31 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2020
Helen Lovejoy's request for a youth pastor is answered by Bode Wright, a charismatic young preacher from Michigan. When Bode quickly has the Springfield congregation enamored by his easy-going and liberal approach to religion, an outcast and suspicious Reverend Lovejoy decides to look into the newcomer's past.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Pete Holmes
5.8/10 857 votes#20 - Warrin' Priests (2)
Season 31 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2020
While Bode has won over most of Springfield, he finds one churchgoer he can't sway in Ned Flanders. Meanwhile in Michigan, Reverend Lovejoy finds the ammunition he needs to get rid of his replacement.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Pete Holmes
6.6/10 874 votes#21 - The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds
Season 31 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2020
After severing her sibling ties with Bart, Lisa attends a sleepover at her new friend Addy's house, only to discover that Addy's clique are a group of cruel snobby rich girls that taunt her. Meanwhile, Homer takes Marge on a sunset cruise for the evening and finds himself at odds with the boat's cover band.
Director: Jennifer Moeller
Writer: Joel H. Cohen
7.5/10 1,062 votes#22 - The Way of the Dog
Season 31 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2020
Santa's Little Helper nips at Marge, causing the family to reflect on the difficult life that the dog led prior to being adopted by the family. They end up reuniting him with his mother to avoid having to euthanize him.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Carolyn Omine