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The Worst Episodes of The Simpsons

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Simpsons Season 33 Episode 1 - The Star of the Backstage
    4.7/10(15 votes)

    #1 - The Star of the Backstage

    S33:E1

    A musical comes to life in Springfield as Marge stages a revival of her beloved high school show - but her wonderful memories are threatened by the return of a rival from the past.

    Director:Rob Oliver
    Writer:Elisabeth Kiernan Averick

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  2. The Simpsons Season 9 Episode 11 - All Singing, All Dancing
    4.8/10(33 votes)

    #2 - All Singing, All Dancing

    S9:E11

    Homer rents a Clint Eastwood movie and is dismayed to find it's a musical. Using clips from past episodes, the rest of the family reminds him about the many times he and other members of the family and town have broken into song and dance.

    Director:Mark Ervin
    Writer:Steve O'Donnell

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  3. The Simpsons Season 33 Episode 22 - Poorhouse Rock
    5.1/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Poorhouse Rock

    S33:E22

    After Bart humiliates him at church, Homer finally teaches his son to admire his dad - until a visit from a magical, singing janitor changes everything they thought they knew.

    Director:Jennifer Moeller
    Writer:Tim Long

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  4. The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 21 - D'oh Canada
    5.2/10(21 votes)

    #4 - D'oh Canada

    S30:E21

    Lisa is mistakenly given political asylum in Canada during a family trip to Niagara Falls.

    Director:Matthew Nastuk
    Writers:Tim Long, Miranda Thompson

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  5. The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 7 - Werking Mom
    5.3/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Werking Mom

    S30:E7

    Marge wants a job, and stumbles into becoming a plastic food storage container-selling drag queen. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to make the world better in the style of "Amelie"

    Director:Michael Polcino
    Writers:Carolyn Omine, Robin Sayers

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  6. The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 11 - Mad About the Toy
    5.4/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Mad About the Toy

    S30:E11

    When Marge and Homer leave Grampa to baby-sit the kids, some little green army men trigger a PTSD episode, sending the family on a journey to Grampa's past and the time period when he was a post-war toy model.

    Director:Rob Oliver
    Writer:Michael Price

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  7. The Simpsons Season 36 Episode 15 - Abe League of Their Moe
    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Abe League of Their Moe

    S36:E15

    After Grampa and Moe recruit a Macedonian slugger to play in Springfield, it strains their friendship and the very integrity of baseball.

    Director:Rob Oliver
    Writer:Joel H. Cohen

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  8. The Simpsons Season 13 Episode 17 - Gump Roast
    5.5/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Gump Roast

    S13:E17

    In this clip show episode, Homer is honored at a Friars' Club Roast. A number of characters show up to roast him, but the celebrating is interrupted by Kang and Kodos, who say that humanity will be judged based on Homer's experiences.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writers:Deb Lacusta, Dan Castellaneta

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  9. The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 22 - Woo-Hoo Dunnit?
    5.5/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Woo-Hoo Dunnit?

    S30:E22

    The documentary crime series "Dateline: Springfield" goes in-depth to solve the case of Lisa’s missing college fund.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Brian Kelley

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  10. The Simpsons Season 13 Episode 19 - The Sweetest Apu
    5.6/10(26 votes)

    #10 - The Sweetest Apu

    S13:E19

    Homer and Marge discover that Apu is having an affair with the Squishee delivery lady at the Kwik-E-Mart. They decide to keep Apu's wife Manjula from finding out about it. However, she eventually learns of Apu's affair by watching store security tapes. She throws Apu out of the house and decides to file for divorce, but soon realizes that she misses him.

    Director:Matthew Nastuk
    Writer:John Swartzwelder

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  11. The Simpsons Season 23 Episode 22 - Lisa Goes Gaga
    5.6/10(28 votes)

    #11 - Lisa Goes Gaga

    S23:E22

    Lisa tries to make herself more popular by writing good things about herself on the school blog, but the plan backfires; Lisa helps Lady Gaga and learns the importance of being yourself.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Jeff Westbrook, Tim Long

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  12. The Simpsons Season 29 Episode 3 - Whistler's Father
    5.6/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Whistler's Father

    S29:E3

    Homer discovers that Maggie is a whistling savant and launches her baby-celebrity career. Meanwhile, Marge impresses Fat Tony with her interior design taste, and he hires her to style his brothel.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
    Writers:Tom Gammill, Max Pross

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  13. The Simpsons Season 29 Episode 15 - No Good Read Goes Unpunished
    5.6/10(25 votes)

    #13 - No Good Read Goes Unpunished

    S29:E15

    In an attempt to bring the family together, Marge forces everyone to hand in their electronics and take a trip to a book store.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:Jeff Westbrook

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  14. The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 5 - Gorillas on the Mast
    5.6/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Gorillas on the Mast

    S31:E5

    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

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  15. The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 7 - Livin La Pura Vida
    5.6/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Livin La Pura Vida

    S31:E7

    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

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  16. The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 11 - Hail to the Teeth
    5.6/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Hail to the Teeth

    S31:E11

    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

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  17. The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 16 - I Want You (She's So Heavy)
    5.7/10(20 votes)

    #17 - I Want You (She's So Heavy)

    S30:E16

    When a romantic night ends in injury, Marge recovers by taking up kite boarding while Homer bonds with his hallucinated hernia; Lisa attempts to fix her parents' strained relationship by seeking advice from an unlikely source.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Jeff Westbrook

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  18. The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 18 - Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy
    5.7/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy

    S30:E18

    Krusty releases an all-female reboot of “Itchy and Scratchy,” so Bart and his crew of all-male friends decide to boycott the show. After Bart’s friends turn on him for laughing at the reboot, Bart joins a woke group of sixth-grade girls who commit crimes against patriarchy.

    Director:Chris Clements
    Writer:Megan Amram

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  19. The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 1 - The Winter of Our Monetized Content
    5.7/10(29 votes)

    #19 - The Winter of Our Monetized Content

    S31:E1

    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

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  20. The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror XXX
    5.7/10(21 votes)

    #20 - Treehouse of Horror XXX

    S31:E4

    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

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  21. The Simpsons Season 18 Episode 9 - Kill Gil, Volumes I & II
    5.8/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Kill Gil, Volumes I & II

    S18:E9

    Homer jumps into a brawl during a holiday ice-skating show. To escape the melee, Marge takes the family Christmas shopping, where a chance encounter with Gil leads to bad luck for Gil and the Simpson clan.

    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:Jeff Westbrook

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  22. The Simpsons Season 23 Episode 8 - The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
    5.8/10(21 votes)

    #22 - The Ten-Per-Cent Solution

    S23:E8

    After Krusty the Clown's show is canceled and his talent agency drops him, his very first agent, Annie, tries to craft his comeback.

    Director:Michael Polcino
    Writers:Deb Lacusta, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Dan Castellaneta, Sam Simon

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  23. The Simpsons Season 28 Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror XXVII
    5.8/10(30 votes)

    #23 - Treehouse of Horror XXVII

    S28:E4

    Better late than never, The Hunger Games come to Springfield!

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Joel H. Cohen

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  24. The Simpsons Season 29 Episode 6 - The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be
    5.8/10(26 votes)

    #24 - The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be

    S29:E6

    Frustrated with the local government, Marge decides to run for Mayor. To win public support, she begins making Homer the butt of her jokes.

    Director:Matthew Nastuk
    Writers:Tom Gammill, Max Pross

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  25. The Simpsons Season 29 Episode 14 - Fears of a Clown
    5.8/10(24 votes)

    #25 - Fears of a Clown

    S29:E14

    Everybody is now horrified of clowns after Bart's prank using clown masks, which also causes Krusty to lose his job. He attempts a comeback as a dramatic actor in the play "The Salesman's Bad Day", with Llewellyn Sinclair as his director.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Michael Price

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Star of the Backstage" is the worst rated episode of "The Simpsons". It scored 4.7/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Rob Oliver and written by Elisabeth Kiernan Averick, it aired on 9/26/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "All Singing, All Dancing".