The Best Episodes Written By Dan Greaney

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(40 votes)

   #1 - King-Size Homer

   S7:E711/5/1995

   Homer tries to gain sixty pounds so he can stay home on disability. When he nearly causes a catastrophe at the plant, Homer reconsiders his plan.

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   7.9/10(27 votes)

   #2 - Barthood

   S27:E912/13/2015

   Bart’s coming of age story a la “Boyhood” chronicles his life from six years old to his time as an accomplished young man. Along the way, his tense relationship with Homer, an overly uncaring version of himself, and Lisa, who overshadows him in every way possible, shape Bart more than he realizes.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #3 - Treehouse of Horror XXXVI

   S37:E310/19/2025

   Springfield is threatened by a mysterious killer monster emerging from the sewers, Krusty welcomes a demonic guest to his Halloween special, and the action moves a thousand years into the future in a post-apocalyptic, plastic version of the city.

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   7.8/10(38 votes)

   #4 - Treehouse of Horror VII

   S8:E110/27/1996

   A Halloween trilogy. This time, Bart meets his "pure evil" Siamese twin; Lisa's science project attacks Bart; aliens Kang and Kodos invade as Clinton and Dole's replicas just before the 1996 Presidential election.

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   7.8/10(29 votes)

   #5 - Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo

   S10:E235/16/1999

   After their bank account is drained at a cyber-cafe, the Simpsons go on a disastrous low-budget trip to Japan, where they wind up as contestants on a humiliating game show.

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   7.7/10(31 votes)

   #6 - Summer of 4 Ft. 2

   S7:E255/19/1996

   On a family vacation, Lisa tries on a new identity to fit in with the other kids at the beach. Jealous, Bart reveals her true nerdiness to the group.

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   7.7/10(32 votes)

   #7 - My Sister, My Sitter

   S8:E173/2/1997

   Lisa has a stellar reputation as a babysitter, but when Homer and Marge leave her in charge of Bart and Maggie, everything starts going wrong.

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   7.7/10(26 votes)

   #8 - Mrs. California

   S8:E912/1/2011

   Robert California brings his wife into the office for a job, and tells Andy behind her back not to give her one which turns disastrous. Meanwhile, Dwight opens a gym in the building and tries to get Darryl to join it.

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   7.7/10(25 votes)

   #9 - Suit Warehouse

   S9:E111/17/2013

   Clark brings an espresso maker to the office. Dwight and Clark pretend to be a father-and-son to land a sale. Darryl goes on an interview at Jim's company, where Pam drops by unexpectedly.

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    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #10 - This Little Wiggy

    S9:E183/22/1998

    At Marge’s insistence, Bart has a “play date” with Ralph. Bart suddenly sees the upside of this friendship when he discovers Chief Wiggum’s “master key” and goes to explore Springfield’s abandoned prison.

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    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Realty Bites

    S9:E912/7/1997

    When Marge gets her real estate license, she learns to put a positive spin on the flaws of the houses she’s selling. But when the Flanders buy the Murder House, she realizes she has to tell the truth.

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    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #12 - I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot

    S15:E91/11/2004

    Homer builds a battle robot to win Bart's respect, and places it in a tournament against other robots. What Bart does not know, though, is that the robot is actually Homer in costume. Meanwhile, Snowball II dies and Lisa tries to find a replacement cat.

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    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #13 - I'm with Cupid

    S10:E142/14/1999

    Apu is making the husbands of Springfield look bad with his extravagent Valentine's Day efforts for Manjula. When the men try to sabotage Apu's grand gesture, they accidentally wind up benefiting from it.

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    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Bart to the Future

    S11:E173/19/2000

    We see a possible future in which Bart is a grown-up slacker, living with Ralph Wiggum, while Lisa is no less than President of the United States.

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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #15 - The Great Phatsby (2)

    S28:E131/15/2017

    Mr. Burns tries to relive his glory days and crosses paths with a mysterious music mogul. After being conned by him and reduced to bankruptcy, Mr. Burns seeks revenge on the Music Producer with the help of Homer, Bart, rapper Jazzy James and the mogul's ex-wife, Praline. Also, Lisa is courted by the richest kid in town, Smithers begins a perilous journey and Marge opens an obscure boutique store.

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    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Lisa the Boy Scout

    S34:E310/9/2022

    When the Boy Explorers become co-ed, Bart and Lisa vow to "out scout" each other at the annual jamboree.

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    6.6/10(30 votes)

    #17 - The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase

    S8:E245/11/1997

    Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spinoff spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I.," Chief Wiggum becomes a New Orleans detective. Next, Grampa Simpson's soul is trapped inside Moe's Love tester machine in "The Love-Matic Grampa." Finally, the Simpson family hosts a '70s-style variety show.

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    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Now Museum, Now You Don't

    S32:E310/11/2020

    Lisa stays home from school to explore the wonders of Western art. She appears as Lisanardo, while Bart takes the shape of a French impressionist, Homer and Marge as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and Maggie as a warrior Cupid.

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    6.4/10(23 votes)

    #19 - The Bonfire of the Manatees

    S17:E19/11/2005

    After Homer gets into trouble over his football gambling debts, he allows the Springfield Mafia to shoot a "snuggle film" in the house without Marge's permission. When she and the kids return home from a trip to "Santa's Village" and find production still going on, a furious Marge leaves for the beach and encounters a marine biologist named Caleb Thorn who has dedicated his life to saving manatees.

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    6.3/10(20 votes)

    #20 - 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky

    S14:E163/30/2003

    A snobby British filmmaker named Declan Desmond begins making a documentary about student life at Springfield Elementary School. When introduced to Lisa, he tells her that she has too many goals and suggests that she pick one career. Lisa focuses on astronomy, but cannot watch the stars because of light pollution. She convinces Mayor Quimby to decrease the light's intensity during the night, which only results in an increase in the crime rate. Quimby bows to public pressure and switches the lights back on permanently. Lisa overloads the generators at the Power Plant, causing a power outage, and is able to watch a meteor shower undisturbed by light.

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    6.3/10(30 votes)

    #21 - Diggs

    S25:E123/9/2014

    A recent transfer student named Diggs rescues Bart from a confrontation with bullies.

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    6.2/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Judge Me Tender

    S21:E235/23/2010

    When Moe discovers a hidden talent for judging contests, he is approached by a television agent to join the AMERICAN IDOL judges' panel. Moe flies to Los Angeles where he tours the Fox lot and receives some sage career advice. Meanwhile, Homer drives Marge crazy when he begins hanging around the house.

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    6.2/10(18 votes)

    #23 - The Great Phatsby (1)

    S28:E121/15/2017

    Mr. Burns tries to relive his glory days and crosses paths with a mysterious music mogul. After being conned by him and reduced to bankruptcy, Mr. Burns seeks revenge on the Music Producer with the help of Homer, Bart, rapper Jazzy James and the mogul's ex-wife, Praline. Also, Lisa is courted by the richest kid in town, Smithers begins a perilous journey and Marge opens an obscure boutique store.

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