The Best Episodes Written By Bill Oakley
Every TV Episode Written by Bill Oakley Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Bill Oakley Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Bill Oakley is "Brunch Village", rated 9.5/10 from 4 user votes. It was "directed by N/A". "Brunch Village" aired on 3/9/2012 and is rated 1.4 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1)".
9.5/10 4 votes#1 - Brunch Village
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2012
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bill Oakley
8.1/10 33 votes#2 - Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1)
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/21/1995
Mr. Burns makes many enemies when he steals the oil discovered beneath Springfield Elementary.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch
Writer: Bill Oakley
8.1/10 9 votes#3 - Death Punchies
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/2010
Rigby suffers a final humiliation as he loses a fight to Mordecai over a video game. He turns to 'Death Kwon Do' in order to finally win one over his friend.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bill Oakley
8.0/10 29 votes#4 - 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
8.0/10 9 votes#5 - Just Set Up the Chairs
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/2010
A birthday party is scheduled in the park, and everyone has interesting jobs to do. That is, everybody but Mordecai and Rigby, who are only trusted with the lame job of setting up the chairs. In order to prove they are not slackers, the duo agree to set them up without being distracted.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bill Oakley
8.0/10 7 votes#6 - Rigby's Body
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/15/2010
After gorging on snacks at the snack bar, Rigby suffers an unfortunate accident as his consciousness separates from his body.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.9/10 28 votes#7 - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/1994
Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.8/10 31 votes#8 - $pringfield
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1993
Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.8/10 24 votes#9 - 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
7.7/10 32 votes#10 - Treehouse of Horror IV
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1993
Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.7/10 24 votes#11 - Dreamland Falls
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/17/2018
As Dreamland celebrates an unexpected arrival while saying goodbye to a friend, everyday life is thrown into disarray.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.6/10 30 votes#12 - Bart vs. Australia
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/1995
After tricking an Australian boy into accepting a collect call, Bart flies Down Under to apologize.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.6/10 18 votes#13 - In Her Own Write
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/20/2019
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.5/10 23 votes#14 - Grade School Confidential
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/1997
Bart discovers Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel kissing, and it's not long before the whole town knows of their secret affair.
Director: Susie Dietter
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.3/10 27 votes#15 - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/1994
Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.3/10 27 votes#16 - Sideshow Bob Roberts
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1994
Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob, who then runs against Quimby for mayor.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.3/10 26 votes#17 - Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1994
Grandpa's homemade tonic puts life back in the Simpson bedroom, so he and Homer hit the road to sell the stuff.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.3/10 6 votes#18 - 100% No Stress Day
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/9/2020
The roommates work together to give Emily a stress-free day but are promptly sidetracked by shady characters from Alex's past.
Director: Sean Szeles
Writer: Bill Oakley
7.1/10 30 votes#19 - Marge Gets a Job
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1992
Mr. Burns is instantly smitten when Marge takes a job at the nuclear power plant.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch
Writer: Bill Oakley
6.9/10 27 votes#20 - Marge in Chains
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1993
Overwhelmed by her family's demands during a flu epidemic, Marge accidentally shoplifts at the Kwik-E-Mart and winds up in prison.
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: Bill Oakley
6.8/10 24 votes#21 - Lady Bouvier's Lover
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/1994
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.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Bill Oakley
6.0/10 1 votes#22 - Pilot (or The Douchebag Aspect)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1999
Andy's parents stick his nerdy, little brother, Kevin, on him -- which poses quite the threat to Andy's slacker lifestyle. Meanwhile, Kevin is torn between his desire to rat on Andy and his desire to cease being a nerd.
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Writer: Bill Oakley