The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 34

After Homer humiliates himself in a town meeting, he looks for acceptance in an internet group hunting for a missing tortoise but finds something much more sinister.

Director: Matthew Faughnan

Writer: Broti Gupta

Lisa gets called for jury duty while Marge becomes obsessed with her exercise bike.

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: Jessica Conrad

When the Boy Explorers become co-ed, Bart and Lisa vow to "out scout" each other at the annual jamboree.

Director: Timothy Bailey

Writer: Dan Greaney

Marge is hired as a segment producer on Krusty's new daytime talk show. But her initial excitement about the job fades when she discovers what an endless nightmare it is!

Director: Debbie Bruce Mahan

Writer: Jessica Conrad

Homer and his teenaged friends are pursued by a killer clown in a spoof of Stephen King's novel "It".

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Cesar Mazariegos

In a book-themed trilogy, Marge's resentment takes monstrous form, Lisa tries to save the planet through murder and Homer learns he's not the man he thought he was.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: Carolyn Omine, Matt Selman, Ryan Koh

When Homer becomes Duffman's girl-dad hero, they go on a road trip with Lisa that threatens to expose Homer's terrible parenting.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: Christine Nangle

Homer is stunned by his feelings of rage and resentment when Grampa becomes a doting stepfather to his girlfriend's quirky young son. Lisa and Bart throw the ultimate slumber party.

Director: Matthew Faughnan

Writer: Dan Vebber

A future tale of the will-they-won't-they-I-guess-they-won't-maybe-they-will of Springfield's most unlikely couple.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Ryan Koh

When Bart discovers a profitable glitch in an online game, he ropes Principal Skinner into his lucrative criminal enterprise. Marge and Maggie discover paradise.

Director: Timothy Bailey

Writer: Ryan Koh

Coach Moe recruits the world's greatest brawlers to teach Nelson the art of hockey goonery.

Director: Chris Clements

Writer: Joel H. Cohen

Through a series of YouTube recommended videos, the story of the rise and fall of The Simpson Family Vlog is revealed.

Director: Debbie Bruce Mahan

Writer: Jessica Conrad

When Ned Flanders falls on hard times, Fat Tony makes him an offer he can't refuse.

Director: Bob Anderson

Writer: Al Jean

When Carl is smitten by a beautiful woman, he looks into the roots of his own identity by discovering the origins of a mysterious rodeo buckle.

Director: Mike Frank Polcino

Writer: Loni Steele Sosthand

When Bart's latest prank leads to chaos at Springfield Elementary, Marge and Homer dream of a world in which their rambunctious son was never a Simpson.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: John Frink

When Milhouse's Dad, Kirk, takes exception to a school history lesson that paints one of his ancestors in a bad light, Kirk goes on a crusade to censor and control the school curriculum -- a crusade that Homer co-opts for fun and profit.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Michael Price

A mysterious figure from Marge's past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament.

Director: Chris Clements

Writer: Jeff Westbrook

Homer publicly disparages a pop singer and faces the ire of her vindictive and highly organized fan army.

Director: Timothy Bailey

Writer: Broti Gupta

When Marge and Lisa start a charity together, Marge is seduced by the money and prestige of Big Charity fundraising.

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: J. Stewart Burns

When a plague of insects shuts down Springfield, the Simpsons face their greatest challenge yet… spending time in lockdown with each other.

Director: Gabriel DeFrancesco

Writer: Brian Kelley

Krusty opens a school for clowning, and it becomes the most successful thing he's ever done.

Director: Lance Kramer

Writer: Jeff Westbrook

Time stands still after Homer crashes his car and flies through the windshield. As his life flashes before his eyes, a magical friend helps Homer learn the secret truth about his marriage.

Director: Bob Anderson

Writer: Tim Long