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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...
Genres:FamilyAnimationComedy
Network:FOX

Season 31 Ratings Summary

"The Winter of Our Monetized Content" is the best rated episode of "The Simpsons" season 31. It scored 5.9/10 based on 1240 votes. Directed by Bob Anderson and written by Ryan Koh, it aired on 9/29/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Go Big or Go Homer".

  • The Winter of Our Monetized Content
    5.9/101,240 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

  • Go Big or Go Homer
    6.0/101,143 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

  • The Fat Blue Line
    6.6/101,019 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

  • Treehouse of Horror XXX
    6.8/101,323 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

  • Gorillas on the Mast
    6.3/10941 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

  • Marge the Lumberjill
    5.7/101,081 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

  • Livin La Pura Vida
    6.6/101,021 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

  • Thanksgiving of Horror
    7.4/101,279 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

  • Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
    6.5/101,112 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

  • Bobby: It's Cold Outside
    6.5/10945 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

  • Hail to the Teeth
    6.1/10855 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

  • The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson
    6.6/10862 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

  • Frinkcoin
    6.0/10848 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

  • Bart the Bad Guy
    7.2/101,119 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

  • Screenless
    6.6/10851 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

  • Better Off Ned
    6.5/10814 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

  • Highway to Well
    6.9/10902 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

  • The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby
    6.4/10798 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

  • Warrin' Priests (1)
    6.1/10915 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

  • Warrin' Priests (2)
    5.7/10871 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

  • The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds
    6.6/10886 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

  • The Way of the Dog
    7.5/101,077 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