The Best Episodes Written By Brian Kelley

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Sinking Ship

   S4:E225/12/1998

   The episode spoofs the movie Titanic, where Walt and Dave sketch Lisa nude and give her heart-shaped necklaces. Soon, though, the ship starts to sink...

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   #2 - Complaint Box

   S3:E141/29/1997

   Dave has reason to whine when a complaint box is put up and the staff begins lodging groundless gripes against each other and their belabored leader.

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   8.6/10(9 votes)

   #3 - Bart 'N' Frink

   S37:E611/9/2025

   When Bart becomes Professor Frink's lab assistant, the Simpsons are thrown into a world of tech billionaires determined to live forever, with the future of the internet at stake.

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   8.2/10(12 votes)

   #4 - Clan of the Cave Mom

   S35:E133/24/2024

   A parenting disagreement between Marge and Luann Van Houten escalates into a life-or-death struggle for survival.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Friends

   S2:E611/14/1995

   Beth and her copycat friend fight for Matthew. Bill is plagued by security guards who refuse to let him enter the building without his ID.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Station Sale

   S2:E111/7/1996

   Jimmy negotiates with a media conglomerate to sell the station so he can meet with their attractive representative. Matthew handcuffs himself to a chair to protest a sale, while the rest of the staff schemes up ways to keep their jobs.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - Bitch Session

   S2:E121/14/1996

   Dave accidentally overhears the entire staff mocking and insulting him. Jimmy tries to lift Dave's spirits.

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   #8 - Houses of the Holy

   S2:E163/10/1996

   Joe does an admirable job filling in for an ill Catherine, much to Bill's dismay. Beth dates Mr. James' nephew who is a depressed motivational speaker, in a form of a magician.

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   7.6/10(70 votes)

   #9 - Love's Labours Lost in Space

   S1:E44/13/1999

   On a mission intended to save endangered animals on a collapsing planet, Leela and the crew run into legendary starship captain Zapp Brannigan. A self-proclaimed ladies man, Zapp sees Leela as a potential new conquest. When the captain refuses to aid the animal rescue, Leela and her crew try to leave Zapp's starship. But Zapp throws Fry and Bender in jail, and summons Leela to his "Lovenasium". They ultimately escape and arrive on the doomed planet, where Leela finally finds love - with a cute, and very useful, creature named Nibbler.

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    7.5/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Brick Like Me

    S25:E205/4/2014

    Homer wakes up in a Springfield where everyone and everything is made out of Legos, and he must figure his way out before he gets stuck in the plastic world forever.

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    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Treehouse of Horror XIII

    S14:E111/3/2002

    The 13th Treehouse of Horror episode, consisting of three self-contained segments. Send in the Clones – Homer buys a hammock that can produce clones of himself. He creates numerous clones to help him around the house, but they soon overrun Springfield. The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms – Lisa petitions the town to get rid of their firearms after discovering the gravestone of a young man named William Bonney who died from gun violence. However, Lisa soon discovers that William Bonney is the real name of Western outlaw Billy the Kid, whose ghost, along with the ghosts of other infamous criminals, takes over the defenseless town. The Island of Dr. Hibbert – Dr. Hibbert invites the citizens of Springfield to his island resort, where he turns them into animals.

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    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #12 - The Very Hungry Caterpillars

    S34:E205/7/2023

    When a plague of insects shuts down Springfield, the Simpsons face their greatest challenge yet… spending time in lockdown with each other.

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    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Joey and the Husband

    S1:E710/21/2004

    After Gina keeps complaining about her current workplace, Joey decides to loan her some money, so that she can open her own salon, but she has second thoughts. Also, Alex's husband Eric returns to town and things get weird between him and Joey.

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    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Specs and the City

    S25:E111/26/2014

    When Marge tries Homer's new high-tech glasses on, he learns she's seeing a marriage counselor; Bart refuses to buy Nelson a Valentine's Day card.

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    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #15 - A Star is Born-Again

    S14:E133/2/2003

    During the annual Jellyfish Festival, Ned Flanders realizes that he is lonely and becomes depressed. One night, he meets a beautiful woman, who asks him out on a date. He soon learns that the woman is Sara Sloan, a famous actress. Sloan is charmed by Flanders' wholesomeness, and they continue to date to the point at which she asks that he move to Hollywood. Flanders, worried that Hollywood would conflict with his conservative Christian values, refuses, so Sloan instead decides to stay in Springfield. However, their relationship does not work out, due to his insistence on marriage.

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    6.8/10(20 votes)

    #16 - Margical History Tour

    S15:E112/8/2004

    When the local library proves to be useless for the kids' class project, Marge tells Milhouse, Bart, and Lisa three Simpsons-style historical accounts: Henry VIII's (Homer's) attempts at siring a son, Lewis and Clark (Lenny and Carl) exploring the USA's wilderness with Sacagawea (Lisa), and Salieri (Lisa again) out to ruin piano-playing virtuoso Mozart (Bart).

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    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #17 - The Marge-ian Chronicles

    S27:E163/13/2016

    Not feeling unique, Lisa signs up for the Mars One Space Colony – to Marge’s dismay. Then, Marge hires Bart to go through the tryout process with Lisa to make her want to quit.

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    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #18 - The Serfsons

    S29:E110/1/2017

    In a magical medieval world, Marge's mother is turned into an Ice Walker and the only way for Homer to afford the cure is to force Lisa to use illegal magic. When the King discovers this, he kidnaps Lisa, and Homer must lead a feudal uprising to save her.

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    6.7/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Wad Goals

    S32:E132/28/2021

    Bart becomes a successful caddy, but Marge worries it is ruining his character.

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    6.6/10(23 votes)

    #20 - Lisa Gets the Blues

    S29:E174/22/2018

    When the Simpsons' flight to Gainesville gets re-routed to New Orleans, Lisa is forced to face her failures, and regain her confidence as a jazz musician. Meanwhile, Bart is intrigued by the voodoo in Louisiana, and Homer is intrigued by the drinking.

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    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #21 - Postcards from the Wedge

    S21:E143/14/2010

    When Bart fails to turn in his homework, Mrs. Krabappel sends a letter home about Bart's behaviour. Despite Bart's best efforts to intercept it, Homer reads the letter, and he and Marge visit Principal Skinner for a parent-teacher conference. Furious, Homer punishes him, but Marge takes a more sympathetic approach. When Bart realizes he can pit Homer and Marge against each other to his benefit, his scheming reaches new heights.

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    6.4/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Penny-Wiseguys

    S24:E511/18/2012

    Homer is shocked to discover that his bowling teammate is an accountant for Fat Tony and his mob. When Fat Tony gets jury duty, he appoints Dan as the temporary don of the mafia. Meanwhile, Lisa adds insects to her vegetarian diet after she passes out in the middle of a saxophone solo, but starts questioning her decision when bugs start pleading for mercy in her dreams.

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    6.4/10(22 votes)

    #23 - Homer Goes to Prep School

    S24:E91/6/2013

    Homer joins the "Springfield Preppers," an off-the-grid survivalist group whose leader has set up a top-secret retreat outside of town to prepare for the end of the world.

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    6.3/10(20 votes)

    #24 - Moms I'd Like to Forget

    S22:E101/9/2011

    Marge reconnects with a close group of mothers she used to be friends with; Bart tries to break up their group when his playdates stop being fun.

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    6.3/10(27 votes)

    #25 - Treehouse of Horror XXIII

    S24:E210/7/2012

    A black hole threatens to swallow Springfield, Homer tries to find the source of paranormal activity, and a "Back to the Future" parody in which Bart keeps Marge from marrying Homer.

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