The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 35

Feeling worthless at work, Homer volunteers to be a school crossing guard. But when his safety squad receives too much funding, the crossing guards become a force to be feared.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Cesar Mazariegos

Marge feels an overwhelming dread of the empty nest.

Director: Matthew Faughnan

Writer: Carolyn Omine

When a new neighbor showers him with kindness, Homer thinks he's being tricked into buying a sports car at the dealership where the neighbor works - but the truth turns out to be even more sinister; Lisa neutralizes Nelson after he goes on a bullying spree.

Director: Debbie Bruce Mahan

Writer: Dan Vebber

In a parody documentary, a young college-dropout CEO embraces the Silicon Valley "fake it until you make it" philosophy and bewitches Mr. Burns into funding her highly dubious dream project.

Director: Timothy Bailey

Writer: Rob LaZebnik

After Bart is turned into an NFT, Marge fights though the blockchain to rescue her son. To track down a gruesome serial killer, Lisa turns to a murderer from her past. An outbreak transforms Springfielders into a plague of lazy, beer-loving oafs.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: Jeff Westbrook, Dan Vebber, Jessica Conrad

When Marge's heart is broken by a bad birthday present, Bart and Lisa must dig into their mom's past to show that they really know her. Homer becomes a neighborhood fear-monger.

Director: Matthew Faughnan

Writer: Mike Scully

Lisa recounts the story of how Homer was scapegoated for a power outage that plunged Springfield into darkness days before Thanksgiving.

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: Elisabeth Kiernan Averick

When Groundskeeper Willie is kidnapped to Scotland, Bart and the Simpsons follow - only to discover that what awaits is Homer's worst nightmare.

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: Michael Price

Lisa must solve a closed-boat mystery when Comic Book Guy's million-dollar action figure is "murdered" on a pop culture cruise.

Director: Chris Clements

Writer: Broti Gupta

Homer and Bart become kings of the blue-collar sports circuit, but Marge suspects something dishonest at the core of their father-son bond.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: Joel H. Cohen

Professor Frink secretly helps Homer, through a zoom interview, land a high-level position at a state-of-the-art nuclear plant in Shelbyville. But since Homer lacks the skills to actually perform the job, Frink must monitor Homer's work situation remotely and dictate his every word... causing Frink to fear he's created a monster.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Joel H. Cohen

Lisa feels a need for speed as well a need for control of her anxiety when she becomes a pro kid go-cart racer.

Director: Timothy Bailey

Writer: Ryan Koh

A parenting disagreement between Marge and Luann Van Houten escalates into a life-or-death struggle for survival.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: Brian Kelley

Marge gets a job in a high-pressure ghost kitchen, but when she tries to start a union, she gets more than she (collectively) bargained for.

Director: Chris Clements

Writer: Cesar Mazariegos

When someone in Homer's life passes away, he and guys from Moe's go on a road trip to scatter the ashes... but will their friendship die as well?

Director: Gabriel DeFrancesco

Writer: John Frink

Marge comes upon a surprising windfall and, angry with Homer, spends it secretly on herself.

Director: Steven Dean Moore

Writer: Al Jean

Homer loses his mind over tipping culture run amok.

Director: Matthew Nastuk

Writer: J. Stewart Burns

Bart makes a new friend.

Director: Michael Polcino

Writer: Dan Vebber