8.4/1016 votes#1 - Lovers Walk
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1998
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
8.4/109 votes#2 - Bart's Brain
Season 35 Episode 18 - Aired 5/19/2024
Bart makes a new friend.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: Dan Vebber
8.2/1018 votes#3 - The Zeppo
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/1999
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.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Dan Vebber
8.2/105 votes#4 - Treehouse of Horror XXXV
Season 36 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2024
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.
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Dan Vebber
8.0/108 votes#5 - Treehouse of Horror XXXIV
Season 35 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2023
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.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Dan Vebber
8.0/102 votes#6 - Escape from Pearl Bailey
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2008
Steve plots revenge after girlfriend Debbie loses a very dirty election for class president. But it backfires badly.
Director: Bob Bowen
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.9/108 votes#7 - McMansion & Wife
Season 35 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2023
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.
Director: Debbie Bruce Mahan
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.7/103 votes#8 - Art Burn
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 4/2/2001
The members of Mystic Spiral are traumatized by an exploding fog machine.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.5/104 votes#9 - I Loathe a Parade
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/2000
An ill-timed trip to the store results in Daria's becoming trapped in Lawndale's homecoming parade.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.5/102 votes#10 - The One That Got Away
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2008
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.
Director: Tim Parsons
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.4/1040 votes#11 - A Clockwork Origin
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 8/12/2010
The theory of evolution is put to the test on a planet inhabited by robots.
Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.4/1037 votes#12 - Love and Rocket
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/10/2002
Bender falls deeply in love with the Planet Express ship autopilot's female voice setting. Meanwhile, Fry searches for the perfect candy heart to properly convey his feelings for Leela.
Director: Brian Sheesley
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.4/1035 votes#13 - Obsoletely Fabulous
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 7/27/2003
Bender is incompatible with Professor Farnsworth's new Robot 1-X, but rather than get an upgrade, Bender escapes to a desert island to start his life anew. There, he meets several other outdated robots and receives a downgrade, then leads his new comrades in a rebellion against technology.
Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.3/1035 votes#14 - The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2001
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.
Director: James Purdum
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.2/1034 votes#15 - Fun on a Bun
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 8/1/2012
Fry is the victim of a sausage-making accident during the crew's visit to Oktoberfest.
Director: Stephen Sandoval
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.2/1037 votes#16 - Cold Warriors
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 8/25/2011
Fry inadvertently reintroduces the common cold to the 31st century.
Director: Crystal Chesney
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.1/1037 votes#17 - The Route of All Evil
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2002
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.
Director: Brian Sheesley
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.1/1034 votes#18 - Mobius Dick
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 8/4/2011
While traveling through the Bermuda Tetrahedron, the crew encounters a giant 4-dimensional space whale.
Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.0/106 votes#19 - Step Brother from the Same Planet
Season 34 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2022
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.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.0/102 votes#20 - High School Football
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2016
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
6.9/1033 votes#21 - The Inhuman Torch
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 7/10/2013
Bender becomes a famous firefighter, but the crew suspects him of arson.
Director: Frank Marino
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.8/1033 votes#22 - The Thief of Baghead
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 7/4/2012
Bender joins the paparazzi and tries to take a photo of an actor whose face has never been seen.
Director: Edmund Fong
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.7/107 votes#23 - Widowmaker
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/2008
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.
Director: Joe Daniello
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.6/107 votes#24 - Bart the Bad Guy
Season 31 Episode 14 - Aired 3/1/2020
Bart accidentally sees a new superhero movie one month before its intended release, and uses his knowledge to terrorize the other fans. Two executive producers of the film attempt to prevent Bart from leaking any more news to the public.
Director: Jennifer Moeller
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.6/1011 votes#25 - Roger Codger
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/5/2005
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.
Director: Albert Calleros
Writer: Dan Vebber
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"Lovers Walk" is the best rated episode written by Dan Vebber. It scored 8.4/10 based on 16 votes. It was directed by David Semel. It aired on 11/24/1998 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Bart's Brain".