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The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 7

Every episode of The Simpsons Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 7!

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.

Genres:FamilyAnimationComedy
Network:FOX

Season 7 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Simpsons" season 7 is "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (2)", rated 9/10 from 4476 user votes. It was directed by Wes Archer and written by Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein. "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (2)" aired on 9/17/1995 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Radioactive Man".

  • Who Shot Mr. Burns? (2)
    9.0/10 4,476 votes

    #1 - Who Shot Mr. Burns? (2)

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1995

    With Mr. Burns shot, Chief Wiggum investigates the crime, and nearly everyone in town has a motive. At the end, it all comes down to the Simpson DNA.

    Director: Wes Archer

    Writer: Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein

  • Radioactive Man
    8.3/10 3,391 votes

    #2 - Radioactive Man

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1995

    Bart auditions for the part of Fallout Boy in the movie "Radioactive Man," being filmed in Springfield.

    Director: Susie Dietter

    Writer: John Swartzwelder

  • Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily
    8.4/10 3,307 votes

    #3 - Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1995

    When Homer and Marge are found to be unfit parents, the kids are placed with the Flanders family. Reluctant participants in the Flanderses' wholesome family activities, Bart and Lisa become the targets of an emergency baptism.

    Director: Susie Dietter

    Writer: Jon Vitti

  • Bart Sells His Soul
    8.8/10 4,388 votes

    #4 - Bart Sells His Soul

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1995

    Bart sells his soul to Milhouse for five dollars, but soon regrets his decision. Meanwhile, Moe turns the Tavern into a family-friendly restaurant.

    Director: Wes Archer

    Writer: Greg Daniels

  • Lisa the Vegetarian
    8.5/10 4,012 votes

    #5 - Lisa the Vegetarian

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1995

    After visiting a local petting zoo, Lisa becomes a vegetarian and faces ridicule from family and friends. When she lashes out and ruins Homer's barbecue, she learns a lesson in tolerance.

    Director: Mark Kirkland

    Writer: David X. Cohen

  • Treehouse of Horror VI
    8.6/10 3,923 votes

    #6 - Treehouse of Horror VI

    Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1995

    In "Attack of the 50 Foot Eyesores," strange atmospheric conditions bring giant advertising statues to life. In "Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace," Groundskeeper Willie is killed in a freak accident and seeks revenge in the childrens' dreams. In the final segment, Homer steps through a secret portal and becomes three-dimensional.

    Director: Bob Anderson

    Writer: David X. Cohen, John Swartzwelder, Steve Tompkins

  • King-Size Homer
    9.0/10 4,852 votes

    #7 - King-Size Homer

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1995

    Homer tries to gain sixty pounds so he can stay home on disability. When he nearly causes a catastrophe at the plant, Homer reconsiders his plan.

    Director: Jim Reardon

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Mother Simpson
    8.7/10 3,691 votes

    #8 - Mother Simpson

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1995

    Homer discovers that his mother is still alive, a former radical who is a fugitive from the law. When her old nemesis Burns spots her and tips off the FBI, she is forced to return to the underground.

    Director: David Silverman

    Writer: Richard Appel

  • Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming
    8.0/10 3,036 votes

    #9 - Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1995

    After Sideshow Bob escapes from prison, the Springfield Air Show is the setting for his ill-fated vendetta against television and Krusty the Clown.

    Director: Dominic Polcino

    Writer: Spike Feresten

  • The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
    7.3/10 2,940 votes

    #10 - The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1995

    Troy McClure hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the show, including clips of the series' beginnings as shorts on "The Tracy Ullman Show," Simpsons trivia questions, and unaired scenes from popular episodes.

    Director: David Silverman

    Writer: Jon Vitti

  • Marge Be Not Proud
    8.5/10 3,926 votes

    #11 - Marge Be Not Proud

    Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1995

    Nabbed for shoplifting, Bart manages to keep it a secret from the family... until it's time to have the family Christmas photo taken at the Try-N-Save.

    Director: Steven Dean Moore

    Writer: Mike Scully

  • Team Homer
    8.3/10 3,102 votes

    #12 - Team Homer

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1996

    Homer catches Mr. Burns in an ether-induced haze and asks for $500 for his bowling team. When Burns' head clears, he demands to join the team. Meanwhile, Bart's inflammatory T-shirt provokes Principal Skinner to require school uniforms.

    Director: Mark Kirkland

    Writer: Mike Scully

  • Two Bad Neighbors
    8.5/10 3,883 votes

    #13 - Two Bad Neighbors

    Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1996

    Homer resents being upstaged when former president George Bush moves into the neighborhood. After Bush spanks Bart, an all-out prank war ensues.

    Director: Wes Archer

    Writer: Ken Keeler

  • Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield
    7.7/10 2,841 votes

    #14 - Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield

    Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/1996

    A chance encounter with a former classmate yields an invitation to the Springfield Country Club, where Marge tries to parlay a bargain basement Chanel suit into elevated social status for her family.

    Director: Susie Dietter

    Writer: Jennifer Crittenden

  • Bart the Fink
    7.6/10 2,809 votes

    #15 - Bart the Fink

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1996

    In a scheme to get Krusty's autograph, Bart sends him a check. When Krusty's offshore holding corporation endorses the check, his illegal tax shelter is exposed. In despair after the government auctions off his possessions, Krusty fakes his own death.

    Director: Jim Reardon

    Writer: Bob Kushell, John Swartzwelder

  • Lisa the Iconoclast
    8.1/10 3,066 votes

    #16 - Lisa the Iconoclast

    Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1996

    While researching into Jebediah Springfield's past for an essay, Lisa discovers that the town founder wasn't the hero that everyone thinks he was.

    Director: Mike B. Anderson

    Writer: Jonathan Collier

  • Homer the Smithers
    8.8/10 4,264 votes

    #17 - Homer the Smithers

    Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/1996

    Forced to take a vacation, Smithers needs to find a temporary replacement who won't outshine him. Homer seems the perfect choice until a sudden outburst forces Mr. Burns to assert his independence.

    Director: Steven Dean Moore

    Writer: John Swartzwelder

  • The Day the Violence Died
    8.0/10 3,004 votes

    #18 - The Day the Violence Died

    Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 3/17/1996

    Bart meets the original animator who created Itchy, penniless some 70 years after the studio stole his idea. When Bart helps him sue for restitution, he unwittingly bankrupts Itchy & Scratchy.

    Director: Wes Archer

    Writer: John Swartzwelder

  • A Fish Called Selma
    8.2/10 3,464 votes

    #19 - A Fish Called Selma

    Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/1996

    Washed up and plagued by scandal, Troy McClure sees a marriage to Selma as his ticket back to success.

    Director: Mark Kirkland

    Writer: Jack Barth

  • Bart on the Road
    8.6/10 3,819 votes

    #20 - Bart on the Road

    Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1996

    Bart creates a fake driver's license for himself and uses it to go on a spring break road trip with Milhouse, Nelson, and Martin. Meanwhile, Homer and Lisa bond after spending some quality time together at work.

    Director: Swinton O. Scott III

    Writer: Richard Appel

  • 22 Short Films About Springfield
    9.0/10 4,302 votes

    #21 - 22 Short Films About Springfield

    Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 4/14/1996

    Bart and Milhouse wonder if anything interesting happens to the citizens of Springfield, which leads to a series of interconnected vignettes.

    Director: Jim Reardon

    Writer: Bill Oakley, Brent Forrester, David X. Cohen, Greg Daniels, Jennifer Crittenden, Jonathan Collier, Josh Weinstein, Matt Groening, Rachel Pulido, Richard Appel, Steve Tompkins

  • Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'
    8.5/10 3,254 votes

    #22 - Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'

    Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1996

    When a fellow veteran dies, Grandpa Simpson and Mr. Burns fight for buried WWII treasure as the only surviving members of their battalion.

    Director: Jeffrey Lynch

    Writer: Jonathan Collier

  • Much Apu About Nothing
    8.1/10 2,913 votes

    #23 - Much Apu About Nothing

    Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/1996

    When Mayor Quimby uses immigrants as a political scapegoat, the Simpsons discover that Apu is an illegal immigrant.

    Director: Susie Dietter

    Writer: David X. Cohen

  • Homerpalooza
    7.9/10 3,029 votes

    #24 - Homerpalooza

    Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/1996

    To show his kids how hip he is, Homer takes Bart and Lisa to a music festival, where he earns himself a place in the sideshow by catching a cannonball with his belly.

    Director: Wes Archer

    Writer: Brent Forrester

  • Summer of 4 Ft. 2
    8.5/10 3,306 votes

    #25 - Summer of 4 Ft. 2

    Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/1996

    On a family vacation, Lisa tries on a new identity to fit in with the other kids at the beach. Jealous, Bart reveals her true nerdiness to the group.

    Director: Mark Kirkland

    Writer: Dan Greaney