8.5/1010 votes#1 - A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream
Season 35 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2023
Marge feels an overwhelming dread of the empty nest.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Carolyn Omine
7.7/107 votes#2 - Treehouse of Horror XXXIII
Season 34 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2022
In a book-themed trilogy, Marge's resentment takes monstrous form, Lisa tries to save the planet through murder and Homer learns he's not the man he thought he was.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Carolyn Omine
7.1/108 votes#3 - My Octopus and a Teacher
Season 33 Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/2022
Bart can't control his feelings when he gets a new teacher. Meanwhile, Lisa befriends an octopus.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.9/1021 votes#4 - The Great Money Caper
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2000
Homer and Bart become father–son con artists (after Bart is given money out of pity when Homer decided to not take him home), but soon find that they are the ones being had.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.9/1019 votes#5 - Halloween of Horror
Season 27 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2015
When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.
Director: Mike B. Anderson
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.8/1013 votes#6 - To Cur, with Love
Season 24 Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2012
Grampa has to move into the Simpsons house following a fire at the retirement home, and on moving day, Homer 'throws his back out' and 'rests' at home. He later finds an advert for a video game, Villageville on his myPad, and starts playing. During that time, Homer loses Santa's Little Helper. When the family find him, Homer doesn't seem to care because he's "not a dog person". Grampa later tells the rest of the family the story of Homer's childhood companion, pet dog Bongo.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.6/1020 votes#7 - Blazed and Confused
Season 26 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2014
Bart schemes to bring down his new teacher, Mr. Lassen, who is a terrible bully. Meanwhile, The Simpsons go to Burning Man.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.5/1019 votes#8 - Chief of Hearts
Season 21 Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2010
Homer is completing his court-ordered community service when he befriends his supervisor, Chief Wiggum, by offering him one of his sandwiches. Touched by the act of kindness, Wiggum assigns the other convicts unpleasant tasks, but allows Homer to join him at the picnic table. They continue to grow close, but when the Chief gets injured during a botched bank robbery, Homer doesn't come through when Wiggum needs him the most. Meanwhile, Bart becomes addicted to Battle Ball, a Japanese game made up of plastic balls and magnetic cards, and his family and teachers try to help him kick the habit.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.4/1019 votes#9 - Treehouse of Horror XI
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2000
This year's Halloween story sees The Simpsons as "The Munsters" (with everyone except Lisa getting killed), Homer as a wandering spirit on the hunt for a good deed in "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad," Bart and Lisa as peasants in a fairy tale forest in "Scary Tales Can Come True," and Lisa inadvertently dooming mankind by rescuing a dolphin in "Night of the Dolphin."
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.4/1016 votes#10 - Dial 'N' for Nerder
Season 19 Episode 14 - Aired 3/9/2008
Homer cheats on his diet, so Marge gets a reality show called "The Sneakers" to check up on him. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa fear that a prank they played on Martin Prince had deadly consequences.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.4/1017 votes#11 - Gal of Constant Sorrow
Season 27 Episode 14 - Aired 2/21/2016
After Bart accidentally sends a sweet homeless woman's cart into the river, he allows her to live in his closet for a small fee. When Lisa discovers that the woman is an incredible folk singer, she offers her own closet and plans a concert, only to be disappointed by Hettie's surprising substance abuse and violent nature. Meanwhile Homer tries to prove he's handy, but accidentally traps the cat in the walls of the house.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.4/1016 votes#12 - Looking for Mr. Goodbart
Season 28 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/2017
Bart gets in trouble on Grandparents Day at school and is forced to hang out with Skinner's mother as punishment. After spending time with various grandmas in the neighborhood, he learns the benefits of hanging out with the elderly, but eventually recognizes the dangers of taking advantage of them. Meanwhile, Peekimon Get has taken over the town of Springfield.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.3/106 votes#13 - Highway to Well
Season 31 Episode 17 - Aired 3/22/2020
When Maggie goes to preschool, Marge decides to get a job to pass the time and ends up working at an upscale weed dispensary; Homer decides to open his own dispensary that mimics a sketchy drug deal, putting their two businesses at odds.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.2/1021 votes#14 - Luca$
Season 25 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2014
Lisa dates a competitive eater; Bart benefits from helping convict Snake Jailbird escape from a jam.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.2/109 votes#15 - The Way of the Dog
Season 31 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2020
Santa's Little Helper nips at Marge, causing the family to reflect on the difficult life that the dog led prior to being adopted by the family. They end up reuniting him with his mother to avoid having to euthanize him.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.1/1018 votes#16 - Treehouse of Horror XII
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2001
In the twelfth Treehouse of Horror episode: Hex and the City – While on a day trip through Ethnictown, Homer's bumbling catches the ire of a gypsy, who curses Homer's family and friends into receiving nothing but bad luck. House of Whacks – in this mixed parody of Demon Seed and 2001: A Space Odyssey, Marge buys an automated house and customizes it with the Pierce Brosnan personality, who falls for Marge and attempts to murder Homer. Wiz Kids – In this Harry Potter parody, Bart and Lisa go to a school for wizards, and Lord Montemort (Mr. Burns) uses Bart to capture Lisa's magic. Guest star: Pierce Brosnan and Matthew Perry.[20]
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.1/1017 votes#17 - The Strong Arms of the Ma
Season 14 Episode 9 - Aired 2/2/2003
Marge gets mugged and becomes so traumatized that she develops Agoraphobia. She hides in the basement. Having little else to do, she decides to exercise with a weight set Homer bought from Rainier Wolfcastle's garage sale. She becomes so strong and confident that she is able to leave the basement. She continues working out and decides to start taking steroids so she can enter a bodybuilding competition. One night at Moe's Tavern she loses her temper and starts destroying the bar and fighting all of the patrons. Homer confronts Marge and says he misses the sweet woman that he married. Marge, horrified at what she has done, apologizes and decides to stop working out.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.1/1016 votes#18 - Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)
Season 18 Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2006
Homer is fired and decides to buy an ice-cream truck. Marge makes use of the mountains of Popsicle sticks from Homer's ice-cream consumption by creating sculptures of Springfield citizens with them, leading to a feature about her on the news.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Carolyn Omine
5.9/1019 votes#19 - Little Big Mom
Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 1/9/2000
When Marge leaves the house to recuperate from a skating injury, everything goes to hell - until Lisa convinces Homer and Bart they have leprosy.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Carolyn Omine
5.9/1014 votes#20 - Smart and Smarter
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 2/22/2004
When Maggie does better than Lisa on an IQ test, Lisa becomes upset over no longer being the smart one and tries to lead Maggie astray.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Carolyn Omine
5.8/1016 votes#21 - Sweets and Sour Marge
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 1/20/2002
Springfield is officially declared the World's Fattest Town after an attempt to break a world record lands everyone on top of a truck scale. Out of embarrassment and disgust, Marge goes on a crusade against the local sugar corporation. However, when sugar is banned, Homer, Bart, Mr. Burns and Apu start bootlegging sugar.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Carolyn Omine
5.8/1018 votes#22 - The Great Wife Hope
Season 21 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2009
The men and boys in Springfield become obsessed with Ultimate Punch Kick and Choke Championships, a violent sport where fighters inflict severe pain on each other. When Marge and her friends stage a protest against the sport, the show's promoter embraces the controversy and challenges Marge to a match, promising to shut down the competition if she wins. She begins to train with rhythmic gymnastics, but her family step in and get her professional martial arts help to give her a real chance at winning.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Carolyn Omine
5.8/1016 votes#23 - Treehouse of Horror XXII
Season 23 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2011
A boulder traps Homer's arm when he takes a drive through a canyon; a spider bite paralyzes Homer; Flanders becomes a vigilante by night; Bart and Milhouse travel to a distant planet to obtain an extract.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Carolyn Omine
5.7/106 votes#24 - The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.
Season 32 Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2021
A British secret agent comes to Springfield in search of a Russian spy.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Carolyn Omine
5.6/1014 votes#25 - A Star Is Torn
Season 16 Episode 18 - Aired 5/8/2005
Lisa agrees to enter a Krusty-sponsored "Li'l Starmaker" competition and panics when another contestant (guest voice Fantasia Barrino) outperforms her.
Director: Nancy Kruse
Writer: Carolyn Omine
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"A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream" is the best rated episode written by Carolyn Omine. It scored 8.5/10 based on 10 votes. It was directed by Matthew Faughnan. It aired on 10/8/2023 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII".