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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

"Brunch Village" is the best rated episode written by Bill Oakley. It scored 9.5/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/9/2012 and is rated 1.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1)".

  • Brunch Village
    9.5/104 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

  • Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1)
    8.1/1033 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: Wes Archer

    Writer: Bill Oakley

  • Death Punchies
    8.1/109 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

  • Who Shot Mr. Burns? (2)
    8.0/1029 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

  • Just Set Up the Chairs
    8.0/109 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

  • Rigby's Body
    8.0/107 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

  • Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
    7.9/1028 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

  • $pringfield
    7.8/1031 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

  • 22 Short Films About Springfield
    7.8/1024 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

  • Treehouse of Horror IV
    7.7/1032 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

  • Dreamland Falls
    7.7/1024 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

  • Bart vs. Australia
    7.6/1030 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

  • In Her Own Write
    7.6/1018 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

  • Grade School Confidential
    7.5/1023 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

  • Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
    7.3/1027 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

  • Sideshow Bob Roberts
    7.3/1027 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

  • Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy
    7.3/1026 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

  • 100% No Stress Day
    7.3/106 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

  • Marge Gets a Job
    7.1/1030 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

  • Marge in Chains
    6.9/1027 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

  • Lady Bouvier's Lover
    6.8/1024 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

  • Pilot (or The Douchebag Aspect)
    6.0/101 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