The Best Episodes Written By Bill Oakley

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(8 votes)

   #1 - Brunch Village

   S2:E103/9/2012

   New brunch hotspot Fisherman’s Porch gets a write-up in the local paper, prompting Peter and Nance to give it a try – only to find hundreds of others had the same idea. Portland’s Mayor (Kyle MacLachlan) offers to take Fred and Carrie to brunch, but when the bridge is blocked he is forced to find alternate routes. Feminist bookstore owners Toni and Candace take physical measures to remove unwanted pedestrians in line for brunch in front of their store. Nance has Peter hold her spot while she gets her jacket, only to return to accusations that she is cutting the line. Two bouncers escort her to a crazed man (Tim Robbins) who metes out punishment for line cutters – and it is up to Peter to save her.

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   8.3/10(44 votes)

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

   S6:E255/21/1995

   Mr. Burns makes many enemies when he steals the oil discovered beneath Springfield Elementary.

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   8.2/10(13 votes)

   #3 - Death Punchies

   S1:E49/27/2010

   When Rigby becomes tired of losing at "punchies", he visits Death Kwon Do, a mediocre martial-arts clinic, to learn a move that will enable him to win.

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   8.2/10(39 votes)

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

   S7:E19/17/1995

   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.

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   8.1/10(10 votes)

   #5 - Rigby's Body

   S1:E1111/15/2010

   When Mordecai and Rigby are told that all the snacks in the snack bar are free for employees, they go on a junk-food spree. But, the next day, when Mordecai cops-out, Rigby continues to eat junk-food, and his body, literally, leaves him.

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   8.0/10(42 votes)

   #6 - Treehouse of Horror IV

   S5:E510/28/1993

   Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.

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   8.0/10(39 votes)

   #7 - $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)

   S5:E1012/16/1993

   Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.

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   8.0/10(36 votes)

   #8 - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song

   S5:E194/28/1994

   Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis.

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   7.9/10(34 votes)

   #9 - 22 Short Films About Springfield

   S7:E214/14/1996

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

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10. 

    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Just Set Up the Chairs

    S1:E29/13/2010

    It's work time in The Park. They're having a birthday so Mordecai and Rigby are doing the chairs. They hate the chairs but need to do it. Afterwards they're out of chairs. They found a room with chairs instead they played a Arcade game that's not working. They have to save the day but they have to destroy The Destroyer.

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11. 

    7.8/10(31 votes)

    #11 - Dreamland Falls

    S1:E108/17/2018

    As Dreamland celebrates an unexpected arrival while saying goodbye to a friend, everyday life is thrown into disarray.

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    7.7/10(38 votes)

    #12 - Bart vs. Australia

    S6:E162/19/1995

    After tricking an Australian boy into accepting a collect call, Bart flies Down Under to apologize.

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    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #13 - Grade School Confidential

    S8:E194/6/1997

    Bart discovers Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel kissing, and it's not long before the whole town knows of their secret affair.

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14. 

    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #14 - In Her Own Write

    S1:E189/20/2019

    While Zøg refuses to face his feelings about Dagmar's betrayal, Bean writes to deal with her pain. But she faces obstacles to sharing her work.

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15. 

    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #15 - Marge Gets a Job

    S4:E711/5/1992

    Mr. Burns is instantly smitten when Marge takes a job at the nuclear power plant.

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    7.5/10(37 votes)

    #16 - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy

    S5:E142/17/1994

    Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker.

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17. 

    7.5/10(34 votes)

    #17 - Sideshow Bob Roberts

    S6:E510/9/1994

    Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob, who then runs against Quimby for mayor.

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18. 

    7.5/10(33 votes)

    #18 - Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy

    S6:E1012/4/1994

    Grandpa's homemade tonic puts life back in the Simpson bedroom, so he and Homer hit the road to sell the stuff.

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    7.3/10(35 votes)

    #19 - Marge in Chains

    S4:E215/6/1993

    Overwhelmed by her family's demands during a flu epidemic, Marge accidentally shoplifts at the Kwik-E-Mart and winds up in prison.

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    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #20 - 100% No Stress Day

    S1:E67/9/2020

    The roommates work together to give Emily a stress-free day but are promptly sidetracked by shady characters from Alex's past.

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    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #21 - Lady Bouvier's Lover

    S5:E215/12/1994

    Grandpa Simpson falls for Marge's mother, but loses out to a competitor; Bart gets ripped off shopping at home with Homer's credit card.

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