The Best Episodes Written By Dan Vebber

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(20 votes)

   #1 - Lovers Walk

   S3:E811/24/1998

   Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.

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   8.3/10(22 votes)

   #2 - The Zeppo

   S3:E131/26/1999

   Feeling useless due to his lack of supernatural powers, Xander becomes obsessed with becoming cool and falls in with a dangerous crowd. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang race to prepare for the Hellmouth to reopen.

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   8.2/10(11 votes)

   #3 - Bart's Brain

   S35:E185/19/2024

   Bart makes a new friend.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Escape from Pearl Bailey

   S5:E511/9/2008

   Steve plots revenge after girlfriend Debbie loses a very dirty election for class president. But it backfires badly.

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   8.0/10(13 votes)

   #5 - Treehouse of Horror XXXIV

   S35:E511/5/2023

   After Bart is turned into an NFT, Marge fights though the blockchain to rescue her son. To track down a gruesome serial killer, Lisa turns to a murderer from her past. An outbreak transforms Springfielders into a plague of lazy, beer-loving oafs.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #6 - The One That Got Away

   S5:E210/5/2008

   Roger plays detective to track down a case of what he suspects is identity theft. Meanwhile, the Smith family gets sucked into a mean game of Simon Says.

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   7.9/10(14 votes)

   #7 - Treehouse of Horror XXXV

   S36:E511/3/2024

   Giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart, a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans in an unforgettable stop-motion adventure that can only be called… Denim.

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   7.8/10(13 votes)

   #8 - McMansion & Wife

   S35:E310/22/2023

   When a new neighbor showers him with kindness, Homer thinks he's being tricked into buying a sports car at the dealership where the neighbor works - but the truth turns out to be even more sinister; Lisa neutralizes Nelson after he goes on a bullying spree.

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   7.5/10(48 votes)

   #9 - A Clockwork Origin

   S6:E98/12/2010

   The theory of evolution is put to the test on a planet inhabited by robots.

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    7.5/10(44 votes)

    #10 - Obsoletely Fabulous

    S5:E147/27/2003

    A new model of robot threatens Bender, forcing him to run away after he avoids upgrading his own technology.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - I Loathe a Parade

    S4:E64/7/2000

    An ill-timed trip to the store results in Daria's becoming trapped in Lawndale's homecoming parade.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Art Burn

    S5:E74/2/2001

    The members of Mystic Spiral are traumatized by an exploding fog machine.

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    7.4/10(45 votes)

    #13 - Love and Rocket

    S4:E42/10/2002

    As Valentine's Day approaches, Bender's romance with the Planet Express ship puts the crew in jeopardy.

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    7.4/10(43 votes)

    #14 - The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz

    S3:E93/4/2001

    A sober Bender crashes a dark matter tanker on Pluto, threatening the penguin reserve nearby. Leela helps out in the clean-up, but when the penguins begin mating out of control, drastic action must be taken to thin the herd.

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    7.4/10(45 votes)

    #15 - Fun on a Bun

    S7:E88/1/2012

    Fry is the victim of a sausage-making accident during the crew's visit to Oktoberfest.

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    7.3/10(45 votes)

    #16 - The Route of All Evil

    S5:E312/8/2002

    Farnsworth's clone Cubert teams up with Hermes' son Dwight to launch a newspaper delivery business. Farnsworth and Hermes scoff at the kids' efforts - until the delivery boys accumulate enough capital to buy out Planet Express. Meanwhile, Fry and Leela use Bender to brew their own homemade beer.

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    7.3/10(46 votes)

    #17 - Cold Warriors

    S6:E248/25/2011

    Fry's sneezing reintroduces the common cold to the world of the future, with devastating consequences.

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    7.2/10(43 votes)

    #18 - Mobius Dick

    S6:E218/4/2011

    Leela becomes obsessed with hunting down a mysterious four-dimensional space whale.

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    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Step Brother from the Same Planet

    S34:E811/20/2022

    Homer is stunned by his feelings of rage and resentment when Grampa becomes a doting stepfather to his girlfriend's quirky young son. Lisa and Bart throw the ultimate slumber party.

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    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #20 - The American Dad After School Special

    S3:E29/17/2006

    Stan realizes his own weight problem after he criticizes Steve about his new, overweight girlfriend, so he goes overboard with exercising, and develops anorexia. Steve realizes that his overweight girlfriend is the root of his father's problems, and he has to make a hard choice in an effort to save his father's life.

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    7.1/10(42 votes)

    #21 - The Inhuman Torch

    S7:E187/10/2013

    Bender becomes a famous firefighter, but the crew suspects him of arson.

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    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Roger Codger

    S1:E56/5/2005

    Stan invites his boss over for dinner, but the Smith family fears getting caught hiding Roger. After a close-call, Roger goes into a coma, making everyone thinking he's dead. After the family disposes of his body, Roger tries to get back home, but he ends up in another risky situation with the CIA.

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    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Widowmaker

    S4:E122/17/2008

    Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the queen bee from Steve's science project, and he vows vengeance.

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    7.1/10(44 votes)

    #24 - The Thief of Baghead

    S7:E47/4/2012

    Bender joins the paparazzi and attempts to photograph a famous actor whose face has never been seen.

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    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #25 - The Book Job

    S23:E611/20/2011

    Homer creates a team, including author Neil Gaiman, to write the next hit "tween" book; after receiving an advance copy of the work from his publisher, Homer learns there's more to the business than he imagined.

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