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The Worst Episodes of The Simpsons

Every episode of The Simpsons ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Simpsons!

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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Lisa Goes Gaga" is the worst rated episode of "The Simpsons". It scored 4/10 based on 3459 votes. Directed by Chuck Sheetz and written by Jeff Westbrook, Tim Long, it aired on 5/20/2012. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Star of the Backstage".

  • Lisa Goes Gaga
    4.0/103,459 votes
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    #1 - Lisa Goes Gaga

    Season 23 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2012

    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

    Writer: Jeff Westbrook, Tim Long

  • The Star of the Backstage
    4.4/101,582 votes
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    #2 - The Star of the Backstage

    Season 33 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2021

    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

  • All Singing, All Dancing
    5.0/102,913 votes
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    #3 - All Singing, All Dancing

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1998

    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

  • Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy
    5.1/101,793 votes
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    #4 - Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy

    Season 30 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2019

    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

  • The Musk Who Fell to Earth
    5.3/101,533 votes
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    #5 - The Musk Who Fell to Earth

    Season 26 Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2015

    When inventor Elon Musk lands in Springfield, he and Homer become fast friends and revolutionize the town's nuclear plant. But when Musk goes overboard and Mr. Burns wants him removed, Homer must figure out a way to break up with him.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: Neil Campbell

  • Gump Roast
    5.4/101,950 votes
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    #6 - Gump Roast

    Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 4/21/2002

    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

    Writer: Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta

  • Fan-ily Feud
    5.5/10723 votes
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    #7 - Fan-ily Feud

    Season 34 Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/2023

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

    Director: Timothy Bailey

    Writer: Broti Gupta

  • Every Man's Dream
    5.6/101,505 votes
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    #8 - Every Man's Dream

    Season 27 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2015

    Homer is diagnosed with narcolepsy, but instead of returning home with his prescription medication, he returns home drunk. He and Marge visit a marriage counselor and have a trial separation, during which Homer begins dating a 20-something.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: J. Stewart Burns

  • I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh
    5.6/10939 votes
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    #9 - I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh

    Season 30 Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/2019

    Marge becomes director of Springfield's local theater, armed with Lisa's script resembling "Hamilton"; Homer joins a baby class with Maggie, and he takes a liking to supervisor Chloe.

    Director: Michael Polcino

    Writer: Jeff Martin, Jenna Martin

  • Yokel Hero
    5.6/10790 votes
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    #10 - Yokel Hero

    Season 32 Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2021

    Cletus becomes a singing sensation, while Homer becomes a new man. Then, Cletus turns on his fans, ruining everything.

    Director: Rob Oliver

    Writer: Jeff Martin, Samantha Martin

  • The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed
    5.7/101,716 votes
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    #11 - The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed

    Season 21 Episode 16 - Aired 3/28/2010

    The Simpsons family vacation in Israel with Ned Flanders, but Homer does not appreciate any of the culture—until an Israeli tour guide named Jakob shows him around and, in a severe state of dehydration, Homer believes he is the Messiah.

    Director: Michael Polcino

    Writer: Kevin Curran

  • Moe Goes from Rags to Riches
    5.7/101,492 votes
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    #12 - Moe Goes from Rags to Riches

    Season 23 Episode 12 - Aired 1/29/2012

    Moe's bar rag explains that he started as a medieval tapestry a thousand years earlier; Bart tries to reconcile with Milhouse; the disappearance of Moe's bar rag makes him realize he has friends.

    Director: Bob Anderson

    Writer: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Tim Long

  • Clown in the Dumps
    5.7/101,562 votes
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    #13 - Clown in the Dumps

    Season 26 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2014

    A Springfield resident dies, Krusty retires after he's offended by a comedy cable channel roast of him, and Lisa tries to protect Homer from getting hurt.

    Director: Steven Dean Moore

    Writer: Matt Groening

  • Marge the Lumberjill
    5.7/101,083 votes
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    #14 - Marge the Lumberjill

    Season 31 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2019

    When Marge realizes that everyone views her as boring, she takes up competitive lumber-jacking as a hobby (and has a real gift for it). The circuit of competitive timbersports takes her on a month-long retreat to Portland with her trainer, Paula, whom Homer worries is going to steal her away forever

    Director: Rob Oliver

    Writer: Ryan Koh

  • Warrin' Priests (2)
    5.7/10875 votes
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    #15 - Warrin' Priests (2)

    Season 31 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2020

    While Bode has won over most of Springfield, he finds one churchgoer he can't sway in Ned Flanders. Meanwhile in Michigan, Reverend Lovejoy finds the ammunition he needs to get rid of his replacement.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: Pete Holmes

  • The 7 Beer Itch
    5.7/101,004 votes
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    #16 - The 7 Beer Itch

    Season 32 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2020

    Homer is tempted by a British femme fatale while Marge and the kids are on a seaside vacation.

    Director: Michael Polcino

    Writer: Al Jean, John Frink, Joel H. Cohen

  • Women in Shorts
    5.7/10283 votes
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    #17 - Women in Shorts

    Season 36 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2024

    Girls just want to have funny.

    Director: Eric Koenig

    Writer: Christine Nangle

  • Another Simpsons Clip Show
    5.8/103,056 votes
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    #18 - Another Simpsons Clip Show

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1994

    After reading the weepy best-seller The Bridges of Madison County, Marge sits down with the family and recalls romantic moments, along with temptations from her bowling instructor Jacques and Homer's coworker Mindy.

    Director: David Silverman

    Writer: Jon Vitti

  • What to Expect When Bart's Expecting
    5.8/101,242 votes
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    #19 - What to Expect When Bart's Expecting

    Season 25 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2014

    When Bart's voodoo doll spell accidentally makes his teacher pregnant, he becomes a savior to couples hoping to conceive.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: John Frink

  • Werking Mom
    5.8/101,196 votes
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    #20 - Werking Mom

    Season 30 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2018

    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

    Writer: Carolyn Omine, Robin Sayers

  • I Want You (She's So Heavy)
    5.8/10888 votes
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    #21 - I Want You (She's So Heavy)

    Season 30 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2019

    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

  • D'oh Canada
    5.8/101,092 votes
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    #22 - D'oh Canada

    Season 30 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2019

    Lisa is mistakenly given political asylum in Canada during a family trip to Niagara Falls; Homer goes to a “Daddy and Me” class with Maggie.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: Tim Long, Miranda Thompson

  • Now Museum, Now You Don't
    5.8/10999 votes
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    #23 - Now Museum, Now You Don't

    Season 32 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2020

    Lisa stays home from school to explore the wonders of Western art. She appears as Lisanardo, while Bart takes the shape of a French impressionist, Homer and Marge as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and Maggie as a warrior Cupid.

    Director: Timothy Bailey

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • The Longest Marge
    5.8/10749 votes
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    #24 - The Longest Marge

    Season 33 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2022

    Marge and Mr. Burns fight for the soul of a brash young football prodigy.

    Director: Matthew Nastuk

    Writer: Brian Kelley

  • The Boys of Bummer
    5.9/101,757 votes
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    #25 - The Boys of Bummer

    Season 18 Episode 18 - Aired 4/29/2007

    Bart goes from hero to goat on his Little League team after an error in the championship game. Meanwhile, Homer falls asleep on a bed in a department store. When he's awakened, he raves about the mattress and is given a job as a salesman.

    Director: Rob Oliver

    Writer: Michael Price