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The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 36

Every episode of The Simpsons Season 36 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 36!

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 36 Ratings Summary

"Bart's Birthday" is the best rated episode of "The Simpsons" season 36. It scored 8/10 based on 734 votes. Directed by Rob Oliver and written by Jessica Conrad, it aired on 9/29/2024. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Yellow Lotus".

  • Bart's Birthday
    8.0/10734 votes

    #1 - Bart's Birthday

    Season 36 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2024

    Bart celebrates the most shocking birthday party of his entire life — one that might just change everyone in Springfield forever.

    Director: Rob Oliver

    Writer: Jessica Conrad

  • The Yellow Lotus
    6.7/10417 votes

    #2 - The Yellow Lotus

    Season 36 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2024

    The Simpsons encounter death on vacation at a high-end resort.

    Director: Rob Oliver

    Writer: Loni Steele Sosthand

  • Desperately Seeking Lisa
    6.0/10368 votes

    #3 - Desperately Seeking Lisa

    Season 36 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2024

    Lisa has a blazing misadventure in the dark world of Capital City's downtown art scene.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: Tim Long

  • Shoddy Heat
    6.3/10315 votes

    #4 - Shoddy Heat

    Season 36 Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2024

    An unearthed corpse opens up a cold case from Springfield in the 1980s… as well as a steamy relationship between young Grampa and Agnes Skinner.

    Director: Gabriel DeFrancesco

    Writer: Jeff Westbrook

  • Treehouse of Horror XXXV
    6.5/10390 votes

    #5 - Treehouse of Horror XXXV

    Season 36 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2024

    Giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart, a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans in an unforgettable stop-motion adventure that can only be called… Denim.

    Director: Timothy Bailey

    Writer: Matt Selman, Rob LaZebnik, Dan Vebber

  • Women in Shorts
    5.7/10320 votes

    #6 - Women in Shorts

    Season 36 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2024

    Girls just want to have funny.

    Director: Eric Koenig

    Writer: Christine Nangle

  • Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes
    6.9/10254 votes

    #7 - Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes

    Season 36 Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/2024

    A tattooed man at a mysterious night circus transports Lisa into three strange stories from the innocent 1950s, the chilling retro-present, and a brutalist future where prestige TV rules the world.

    Director: Debbie Bruce Mahan

    Writer: Jessica Conrad

  • Convenience Airways
    6.8/10205 votes

    #8 - Convenience Airways

    Season 36 Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/2024

    The Simpsons are trapped on a flight with the most unruly passengers in America.

    Director: Rob Oliver

    Writer: Loni Steele Sosthand

  • Homer and Her Sisters
    6.4/10149 votes

    #9 - Homer and Her Sisters

    Season 36 Episode 9 - Aired 12/15/2024

    After a fight in an escape room, Krusty's truth-telling Aunt fixes Homer's relationship with Patty and Selma.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: Nick Dahan

  • The Man Who Flew Too Much
    6.8/10332 votes

    #10 - The Man Who Flew Too Much

    Season 36 Episode 10 - Aired 12/22/2024

    The new and improved Pin Pals travel to Capital City for their first ever state bowling championship.

    Director: Steven Dean Moore

    Writer: Al Jean

  • Bottle Episode
    NaN/100 votes

    #11 - Bottle Episode

    Season 36 Episode 11 - Aired 12/29/2024

    Marge and Smithers team up to become wine-forging Robin Hoods.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rob LaZebnik, Johnny LaZebnik