The Best Episodes Written By Dan Vebber

Bart makes a new friend.

Director: Michael Polcino

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: David Semel

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: James Whitmore Jr.

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: Timothy Bailey

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: Rob Oliver

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: Bob Bowen

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: Debbie Bruce Mahan

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: N/A

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: N/A

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: Tim Parsons

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: Brian Sheesley

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: James Purdum

Writer: Dan Vebber

Fry is the victim of a horrific sausage-making accident.

Director: Stephen Sandoval

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: Crystal Chesney

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: Brian Sheesley

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: Matthew Faughnan

Writer: Dan Vebber

Bud becomes the high school football coach after the previous coach is forced out of the job by the local redneck fans.

Director: Jack Perkins

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: Frank Marino

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: Pam Cooke

Writer: Dan Vebber

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.

Director: Albert Calleros

Writer: Dan Vebber

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

Director: Edmund Fong

Writer: Dan Vebber

After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.

Director: Bob Bowen

Writer: Dan Vebber