The Best Episodes Written By Dan Greaney

Every TV Episode Written by Dan Greaney Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Dan Greaney Ratings Summary

The best episode written by Dan Greaney is "King-Size Homer", rated 8.3/10 from 30 user votes. It was "directed by Jim Reardon". "King-Size Homer" aired on 11/5/1995 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Suit Warehouse".

  • King-Size Homer
    8.3/10 30 votes

    #1 - King-Size Homer

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1995

    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.

    Director: Jim Reardon

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Suit Warehouse
    7.7/10 19 votes

    #2 - Suit Warehouse

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2013

    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.

    Director: Matt Sohn

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Treehouse of Horror VII
    7.7/10 26 votes

    #3 - Treehouse of Horror VII

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/1996

    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.

    Director: Mike B. Anderson

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Barthood
    7.7/10 17 votes

    #4 - Barthood

    Season 27 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2015

    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.

    Director: Rob Oliver

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Mrs. California
    7.7/10 20 votes

    #5 - Mrs. California

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2011

    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.

    Director: Charlie Grandy

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • My Sister, My Sitter
    7.6/10 24 votes

    #6 - My Sister, My Sitter

    Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/2/1997

    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.

    Director: Jim Reardon

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
    7.5/10 22 votes

    #7 - Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo

    Season 10 Episode 23 - Aired 5/16/1999

    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.

    Director: Jim Reardon

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • The Great Phatsby (2)
    7.5/10 2 votes

    #8 - The Great Phatsby (2)

    Season 28 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2017

    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.

    Director: Timothy Bailey

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Summer of 4 Ft. 2
    7.4/10 21 votes

    #9 - Summer of 4 Ft. 2

    Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/1996

    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.

    Director: Mark Kirkland

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Realty Bites
    7.1/10 22 votes

    #10 - Realty Bites

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/1997

    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.

    Director: Swinton O. Scott III

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • This Little Wiggy
    7.1/10 20 votes

    #11 - This Little Wiggy

    Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 3/22/1998

    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.

    Director: Neil Affleck

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot
    6.9/10 18 votes

    #12 - I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot

    Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 1/11/2004

    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.

    Director: Lauren MacMullan

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Lisa the Boy Scout
    6.8/10 6 votes

    #13 - Lisa the Boy Scout

    Season 34 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2022

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

    Director: Timothy Bailey

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • I'm with Cupid
    6.7/10 21 votes

    #14 - I'm with Cupid

    Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/1999

    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.

    Director: Bob Anderson

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Bart to the Future
    6.6/10 17 votes

    #15 - Bart to the Future

    Season 11 Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/2000

    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.

    Director: Michael Marcantel

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
    6.3/10 22 votes

    #16 - The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase

    Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/1997

    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.

    Director: Neil Affleck

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Now Museum, Now You Don't
    6.1/10 9 votes

    #17 - Now Museum, Now You Don't

    Season 32 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2020

    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.

    Director: Timothy Bailey

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • The Bonfire of the Manatees
    5.9/10 18 votes

    #18 - The Bonfire of the Manatees

    Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/2005

    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.

    Director: Mark Kirkland

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky
    5.8/10 14 votes

    #19 - 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky

    Season 14 Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2003

    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.

    Director: Steven Dean Moore

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Judge Me Tender
    5.8/10 17 votes

    #20 - Judge Me Tender

    Season 21 Episode 23 - Aired 5/23/2010

    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.

    Director: Steven Dean Moore

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • The Great Phatsby (1)
    5.7/10 11 votes

    #21 - The Great Phatsby (1)

    Season 28 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2017

    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.

    Director: Chris Clements

    Writer: Dan Greaney

  • Diggs
    5.5/10 20 votes

    #22 - Diggs

    Season 25 Episode 12 - Aired 3/9/2014

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

    Director: Michael Polcino

    Writer: Dan Greaney