The Best Episodes Written By J. stewart Burns

Every TV Episode Written by J. stewart Burns Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Roswell That Ends Well
    8.4/10(45 votes)

    #1 - Roswell That Ends Well

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    S4:E1

    The combined explosions of a supernova and Fry putting metal in the microwave hurtle the Planet Express crew back in time to 1947. They land at Roswell, New Mexico, where a shattered Bender is mistaken for UFO debris, Zoidberg is taken in for an alien autopsy, and Fry accidentally kills his grandfather, Enis, in a nuclear explosion.

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  2. Background image for The Tipping Point
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #2 - The Tipping Point

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    S35:E17

    Homer loses his mind over tipping culture run amok.

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  3. Background image for Holidays of Future Passed
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #3 - Holidays of Future Passed

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    S23:E9

    Thirty years in the future, Bart, Lisa and their children spend the holidays at Marge and Homer's house.

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  4. Background image for Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind

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    S19:E9

    Homer loses his memory--and his family--when he drinks Moe's most potent libation, the Forget-Me-Shot, in an episode that spoofs "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "It's a Wonderful Life."

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  5. Background image for My Three Suns
    7.4/10(60 votes)

    #5 - My Three Suns

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    S1:E7

    Delivery Boy Philip J. Fry is promoted to Emperor after accidentally drinking his fluid-based predecessor.

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  6. Background image for A Head in the Polls
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #6 - A Head in the Polls

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    S2:E7

    When the price of titanium skyrockets, Bender pawns his titanium-rich body and lives the high life as just a head. But when the head-in-a-jar of Richard M. Nixon uses Bender's body to run for election for President of Earth, Bender vows to get his rightful property back.

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  7. Background image for The Cryonic Woman
    7.3/10(40 votes)

    #7 - The Cryonic Woman

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    S3:E3

    Fry is reunited with his old girlfriend from the 20th Century, but she doesn't adapt to the 31st century as well as he has. Convincing Fry to return to the cryogenic chamber, they awaken in a barren wasteland and struggle to make a place for themselves.

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  8. Background image for The Deep South
    7.3/10(45 votes)

    #8 - The Deep South

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    S2:E16

    A fishing trip over the ocean takes a turn for the worse when a colossal mouth bass pulls the Planet Express ship to the bottom of the sea. There, Fry falls in love with a mermaid named Umbriel, and the crew discovers the sunken city of Atlanta, Georgia.

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  9. Background image for Simpsorama
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    #9 - Simpsorama

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    S26:E6

    The Planet Express crew come to present-day Springfield to prevent the Simpsons from destroying the future.

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  10. Background image for Mars University
    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #10 - Mars University

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    S2:E2

    Fry, Leela, Bender and Farnsworth have to go to Mars University where Fry has to share a room with a talking monkey, Farnsworth's last invention. The monkey becomes a real headache when he starts beating Fry in all areas. Meanwhile, Bender is hanging out with nerd robots.

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  11. Background image for Neutopia
    7.1/10(42 votes)

    #11 - Neutopia

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    S6:E14

    The crew members encounter a bizarre alien with the power to change their sexual characteristics.

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  12. Background image for The Way We Weren't
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    #12 - The Way We Weren't

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    S15:E20

    Homer and Marge recall the story of their first kiss at a summer camp when they were children—an event which was not all happy, as Homer (unwillingly) betrayed Marge by standing her up on their second date.

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  13. Background image for Days of Future Future
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Days of Future Future

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    S25:E18

    Set in the future, Homer has a new clone for every time he dies. Lisa is married to a zombie version of Milhouse, while Bart deals with custody issues with his ex-wife, Jenda. Each defines what love means to them.

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  14. Background image for Moe Baby Blues
    6.9/10(20 votes)

    #14 - Moe Baby Blues

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    S14:E22

    Moe Szyslak becomes lonely and decides to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. However, he inadvertently saves Maggie Simpson when she is sent flying from the Simpsons' car window and into his arms. He starts playing with Maggie and becomes attached to her, telling her the story of The Godfather. Homer and Marge become upset about how much time Moe is spending with Maggie and forbid him from seeing her again. One night, Maggie wakes up and hears Fat Tony and the Springfield Mafia outside the house and decides to follow them. When Homer and Marge find her missing, they automatically assume that Moe kidnapped her. When Moe is told that Maggie is missing, his request to help find her is granted by Homer. Maggie follows the mobsters to Luigi's restaurant, where Fat Tony's gang gets into a gun battle with a rival family. Homer, Marge and Moe track Maggie down and Moe decides to go inside and save Maggie. After Moe saves Maggie's life, Homer allows the two to spend more time together.

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  15. Background image for Steal This Episode
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #15 - Steal This Episode

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    S25:E9

    Homer becomes annoyed with movie theaters, so Bart teaches him how to download movies illegally. Homer is delighted with his discovery of free movies until he's caught for piracy. Deputy Director Gratman, the FBI's anti-piracy boss, is tasked with hunting down Homer, who stands accused of illegally downloading a film.

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  16. Background image for Write Off This Episode
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Write Off This Episode

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    S34:E19

    When Marge and Lisa start a charity together, Marge is seduced by the money and prestige of Big Charity fundraising.

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  17. Background image for Where the Buggalo Roam
    6.9/10(38 votes)

    #17 - Where the Buggalo Roam

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    S4:E6

    When Amy's parents' ranch is hit by a dust storm that blows away their herd of buggalo, Kif sets out to prove his masculinity by rounding up the herd, only to become entangled with the native Martians.

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  18. Background image for The Monkey Suit
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    #18 - The Monkey Suit

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    S17:E21

    Working through their checklists of things to do before summer ends, Lisa gets the family to go a museum. At the Springfield Museum of Natural History there is an exhibit Lisa is excited to see on Women’s History turns into an exhibit on the history of weapons, which excites Homer and Bart. When Flanders sees the exhibit of evolution and another that mocks creationism, he raises an alarm. Reverend Lovejoy gets Skinner to have creationism taught in school. Lisa is the only one who holds onto the scientific theory. She brings the topic up at the town meeting and the town votes to teach only one theory, creationism. Lisa decides to hold her own class on evolution, until she is arrested. The ACLU gives her a lawyer who is up against a slick Southern lawyer, but ultimately it’s a family member that is a key to her defense.

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  19. Background image for Puffless
    6.7/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Puffless

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    S27:E3

    Upon learning that their father really died of lung cancer, Selma and Patty agree to quit smoking. When Selma relapses, an angry Patty moves in with Marge and Homer.

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  20. Background image for There's Something About Marrying
    6.6/10(18 votes)

    #20 - There's Something About Marrying

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    S16:E10

    Springfield legalizes same-sex marriage to increase tourism. After becoming a minister, Homer starts to wed people to make money. Meanwhile, Marge's sister Patty comes out as a lesbian and reveals that she is going to marry a woman named Veronica.

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  21. Background image for Homerazzi
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Homerazzi

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    S18:E16

    After a celebrity scandal is accidentally captured in a family photo, Homer decides to become a paparazzo.

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  22. Background image for Marge Gamer
    6.4/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Marge Gamer

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    S18:E17

    Marge goes online for the first time and becomes obsessed with a role-playing game that Bart and many of their neighbors are playing. Meanwhile, Lisa develops her own obsession--for soccer--and Homer becomes a referee.

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  23. Background image for Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh
    6.4/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh

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    S20:E19

    When Marge learns Springfield Elementary is the worst school in the state, she and Homer rent an apartment in the upscale Waverly Hills school district so Bart and Lisa can attend a better school. Meanwhile, Homer moves into the rented Waverly Hills apartment and gets used to the bachelor lifestyle.

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  24. Background image for Fland Canyon
    6.3/10(19 votes)

    #24 - Fland Canyon

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    S27:E19

    Homer recalls a tense family vacation to the Grand Canyon with the Flanders family. At first, the Flanders’ perfection puts the families at odds, but when they get stranded and Ned and Bart go for help, the families finally bond.

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  25. Background image for Flanders' Ladder
    6.3/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Flanders' Ladder

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    S29:E21

    Bart falls into a coma after being struck by lightning.

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J. Stewart Burns Ratings Summary

"Roswell That Ends Well" is the best rated episode written by J. Stewart Burns. It scored 8.356/10 based on 45 votes. It was directed by Rich Moore. It aired on 12/9/2001 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Tipping Point".