The Best Episodes Written By Bill Oakley

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Winter in Portlandia

   S3:E112/14/2012

   It's wintertime in Portlandia and Peter and Nance struggle to keep off winter weight by cutting pasta from their diets; Candace's son visits Women and Women First bookstore for the holidays; a couple tries to keep their food cart in business.

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   8.8/10(6 votes)

   #2 - Take Back MTV

   S3:E21/4/2013

   Spyke and Iris join forces with a gang of former MTV stars to take back MTV from the Tweens; a group of frustrated college grads stage a protest on the dance floor; Sandra has a crush on a mysterious man in her meditation class.

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   8.8/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Squiggleman

   S3:E51/18/2013

   Concerned parents Brendan and Michelle start a band that makes kids music; The Portland Nerd Council issues a Public Service Announcement; Malcom and Kris have an uncomfortable lunch at a vegan restaurant. The Feminist Bookstore hosts a comedy night.

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   8.7/10(6 votes)

   #4 - Off the Grid

   S3:E61/25/2013

   Following an environmental scandal, The Mayor steps down from office and moves off the grid; a dolphin discovers that plastic bags have been banned in Portland; musicians compete in a Battle of the Gentle Bands.

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   8.7/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Soft Opening

   S3:E82/8/2013

   Peter and Nance practice hosting friends at the soft opening of their bed and breakfast; a magazine features a local furniture maker in their Man Issue; steampunks attend a convention; Fred takes a love interest on a bold third date.

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   8.6/10(8 votes)

   #6 - 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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   8.5/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Missionaries

   S3:E31/4/2013

   The Mayor sends Fred and Carrie on a door-to-door mission in Seattle to recruit new citizens for Portland. A pedicab driver hustles for clients. Peter and Nance prepare for the opening of their Bed and Breakfast with a visit to The Doily Shoppe. Doug and Claire spoil television shows for friends at a dinner party. Toni and Candace investigate a bad Yelp review of "Women and Women First."

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   8.5/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Nina's Birthday

   S3:E41/11/2013

   The Mayor sends Fred and Carrie on a door-to-door mission to Seattle to recruit new citizens for Portland; pedicab driver hustles for clients; Peter and Nance prepare for the opening of their Bed and Breakfast with a visit to The Doily Shoppe.

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   8.3/10(6 votes)

   #9 - The Temp

   S3:E72/1/2013

   A temp worker hopes to turn her stint as Interim Mayor of Portland into a full-time job with Fred and Carrie's help; a wedding is interrupted; local baristas draft a coffee shop manifesto; Kath and Dave struggle to find a table at a restaurant.

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    8.3/10(48 votes)

    #10 - 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(5 votes)

    #11 - Blackout

    S3:E113/1/2013

    Electricity is shut off for the entire City of Portland due to unpaid bills at the Mayor's Office. Peter and Nance have a mysterious guest at their bed and breakfast. Kath and Dave go into survival mode. Fred and Carrie team up to find Mr. Mayor and restore power to the city.

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    8.2/10(43 votes)

    #12 - 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(14 votes)

    #13 - Rigby's Body

    S1:E1111/15/2010

    After Rigby eats an excessive amount of junk food, his body quits on him, leaving him a ghost-like consciousness. Mordecai and Skips must find his body before the day is over.

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    8.0/10(39 votes)

    #14 - 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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    8.0/10(43 votes)

    #15 - $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(40 votes)

    #16 - 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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    8.0/10(47 votes)

    #17 - 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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    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Death Punchies

    S1:E49/27/2010

    Rigby learns an ultimate karate move and becomes the bully of the park.

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    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Just Set Up the Chairs

    S1:E29/13/2010

    Mordecai and Rigby get distracted while setting up chairs for a kid's birthday party and unleash a monster that terrorizes the entire park.

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    7.7/10(34 votes)

    #20 - 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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    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #21 - 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(42 votes)

    #22 - 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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    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #23 - 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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    7.5/10(40 votes)

    #24 - 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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    7.5/10(37 votes)

    #25 - 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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