The Best Episodes Written By Bill Odenkirk

Every TV Episode Written by Bill Odenkirk Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for The Farnsworth Parabox
    8.4/10(42 votes)

    #1 - The Farnsworth Parabox

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    S5:E10

    The Planet Express crew goes to a parallel universe made accessible by the Professor's latest experiment.

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    Director:Ron Hughart
  2. Background image for Insane in the Mainframe
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #2 - Insane in the Mainframe

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    S3:E12

    Accused of robbing a bank, Fry and Bender plead insanity and are both sent to a robot insane asylum. While Bender and his buddy Roberto plan an escape, Fry is brainwashed into thinking that he is a robot.

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  3. Background image for How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back
    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #3 - How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back

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    S2:E14

    When Hermes takes a stress-relieving vacation, replacement bureaucrat Morgan Proctor becomes infatuated with Fry. Bender threatens to publicize their affair, but Morgan removes Bender's memory and hides it within the cavernous Central Bureaucracy.

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    Director:Mark Ervin
  4. Background image for I Second That Emotion
    7.2/10(49 votes)

    #4 - I Second That Emotion

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    S2:E5

    Professor Farnsworth installs an empathy chip in Bender after the inconsiderate robot flushes Nibbler down the toilet. With his newfound emotions, a concerned Bender ventures into the mutant-infested sewers to rescue Leela's beloved pet.

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    Director:Mark Ervin
  5. Background image for A Tale of Two Santas
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    #5 - A Tale of Two Santas

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    S4:E2

    A Planet Express mission to Robot Santa's colony on Neptune leaves the murderous robot trapped in the frozen sea, and Bender takes over as Santa, vowing to bring peace and goodwill to Xmas again. But when Bender is mistaken for the real Robot Santa, he is arrested and sentenced to death.

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    Director:Ron Hughart
  6. Background image for Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch
    7.2/10(39 votes)

    #6 - Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch

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    S5:E5

    When Kif gets pregnant, Amy questions her readiness to become a parent.

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    Director:Wes Archer
  7. Background image for Love Is Hell
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Love Is Hell

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    S2:E11

    In hell, Bean resists Dagmar's attempts to force her to marry Satan. Meanwhile, Luci plots to flee heaven and Elfo tries to escape from the ogres.

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    Director:Ed Tadem
  8. Background image for The Goo-Bye Girl
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #8 - The Goo-Bye Girl

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    S2:E19

    Freckles manipulates Derek and Bear Boy into confronting some bullies. The secret of the goo is out but who will drink it to become the savior?

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    Director:Jeff Myers
  9. Background image for Planet Espresso
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Planet Espresso

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    S9:E7

    Hermes inherits a Jamaican coffee farm that holds the ruins of an ancient spaceship.

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  10. Background image for Adventures in Baby-Getting
    6.5/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Adventures in Baby-Getting

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    S24:E3

    When Marge's car falls into a sink hole, she buys the perfect replacement to fit her family of five. But she quickly grows to hate it because, as she tells a shocked Homer, the car would be too small if she wanted to have another baby. Meanwhile, Bart and his friends are determined to find out what secret Lisa is keeping when Bart finds her cryptic messages and follows her sneaking off downtown for covert meetings after school.

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    Director:Rob Oliver
  11. Background image for The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer
    6.4/10(22 votes)

    #11 - The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer

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    S18:E1

    Lisa's friendship with Fat Tony's son Michael prompts mob boss Tony to invite the Simpsons over for dinner. Michael says he'd rather be a chef than take over the family business, but that's before Tony is shot by a rival mobster.

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  12. Background image for Pulpit Friction
    6.4/10(20 votes)

    #12 - Pulpit Friction

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    S24:E18

    Homer is recruited to be a deacon by the cutting-edge new pastor. The dry cleaner mistakenly switches Marge's wedding dress for one of Krusty's costumes.

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  13. Background image for The Pitter-Patter of Little Feet
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    #13 - The Pitter-Patter of Little Feet

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    S2:E15

    After Sorcerio brings Freckles to life, the wooden puppet sets out to undermine Zøg with a comedy roast and an alliance with Becky and Cloyd

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    Director:Edmund Fong
  14. Background image for Treehouse of Horror XV
    6.3/10(20 votes)

    #14 - Treehouse of Horror XV

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    S16:E1

    Ned Flanders' head injury gives him the power to predict others' deaths, Bart and Lisa play detective when a string of Victorian-era prostitutes are murdered by Jack the Ripper, and the Simpsons go on a fantastic voyage inside Mr. Burns' body to save Maggie.

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  15. Background image for Super Franchise Me
    6.3/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Super Franchise Me

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    S26:E3

    Marge opens a sandwich franchise store after her sandwiches become a huge hit at Springfield Elementary. But running day-to-day at the store proves challenging, especially when the same franchise opens another location across the street.

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  16. Background image for To Courier with Love
    6.3/10(20 votes)

    #16 - To Courier with Love

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    S27:E20

    "The Simpsons are going to..." Paris (well, Homer and Marge are), but in order to be able to afford the trip, Homer has to smuggle an exotic snake into France so it can be made into a gourmet meal.

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  17. Background image for Million Dollar Maybe
    6.2/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Million Dollar Maybe

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    S21:E11

    Homer blows off Marge to buy a lottery ticket and winds up winning the million-dollar jackpot. Fearing how Marge will react if she finds out the reason Homer missed their date, Homer keeps his newly inherited fortune a secret and spoils his family with “anonymous” gifts. When Bart finds out, he and Homer spend the money like it’s going out of style, including buying front-row to tickets to see Coldplay in concert.

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  18. Background image for The Fat Blue Line
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    #18 - The Fat Blue Line

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    S31:E3

    During the San Castellanta street festival, much of the town finds their wallets have been pickpocketed; after the state investigator puts the wrong man in jail, Chief Wiggum sets out to catch the real criminal and show he's still up for police work.

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  19. Background image for The Seven-Beer Snitch
    6.1/10(18 votes)

    #19 - The Seven-Beer Snitch

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    S16:E14

    After Shelbyville accuses Springfield of being hicks, Marge convinces the townspeople to fund a Frank Gehry-designed concert hall, which is then converted to a prison when the concert hall goes bankrupt on opening night. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa investigate Snowball II's recent weight gain.

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  20. Background image for Crook and Ladder
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Crook and Ladder

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    S18:E19

    Homer, Apu, Moe and Skinner volunteer as firemen after Homer's sleepwalking accident injures the town's firefighters. They do some light looting at the fires to make up for not being compensated, but Marge and Lisa shame them into mending their ways.

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  21. Background image for Love Is a Many Strangled Thing
    6.1/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Love Is a Many Strangled Thing

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    S22:E17

    Marge persuades Homer to enroll in a fathering enrichment class; Bart becomes a school bully.

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  22. Background image for Double, Double, Boy in Trouble
    6.0/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Double, Double, Boy in Trouble

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    S20:E3

    An irreverent take on the Prince and the Pauper. Bart enthusiastically trades lives with a wealthy lookalike after landing himself in trouble for triggering a rampage of vacuum cleaners, but finds the lavish lifestyle too much when he becomes the target of all his new friends' pranks.

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  23. Background image for Forgive and Regret
    6.0/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Forgive and Regret

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    S29:E18

    Grampa makes a confession to Homer while on his deathbed. After his recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile.

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    Director:Rob Oliver
  24. Background image for The Last Traction Hero
    5.7/10(19 votes)

    #24 - The Last Traction Hero

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    S28:E9

    A workplace accident leaves Homer in a cast, and in a position to sue Mr. Burns. This leaves Marge unfulfilled, so she turns to an unexpected source for romance. Meanwhile, Lisa is made "Bus Monitor" and tries to keep the peace.

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  25. Background image for Grampy Can Ya Hear Me
    5.7/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Grampy Can Ya Hear Me

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    S29:E5

    Grampa gets a hearing aid and finally hears what everyone has been saying about him. Meanwhile, Mr. Skinner discovers that his mother has kept the ultimate secret from him.

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Bill Odenkirk Ratings Summary

"The Farnsworth Parabox" is the best rated episode written by Bill Odenkirk. It scored 8.357/10 based on 42 votes. It was directed by Ron Hughart. It aired on 6/8/2003 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "Insane in the Mainframe".