7.4/1017 votes#1 - Holidays of Future Passed
Season 23 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2011
Thirty years in the future, Bart, Lisa and their children spend the holidays at Marge and Homer's house.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: James L. Brooks
7.0/101 votes#2 - Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1970
Feeling sympathetic for a co-worker who hasn't spent Christmas with his family for years, Mary is forced to stay alone at WJM-TV on Christmas Eve.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: James L. Brooks
6.5/102 votes#3 - Like Father, Like Daughter
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1978
The cabbies volunteer to drive Alex to Miami to meet the daughter he hasn't seen in 15 years.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: James L. Brooks
6.3/1014 votes#4 - The Book Job
Season 23 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2011
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.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: James L. Brooks
6.3/1014 votes#5 - How I Wet Your Mother
Season 23 Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2012
When Homer's bed-wetting worsens, his family tries to infiltrate his dreams to find the source of the problem.
Director: Lance Kramer
Writer: James L. Brooks
6.0/1013 votes#6 - The D'oh-cial Network
Season 23 Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2012
Lisa is called to trial after her online social networking site creates dysfunction in the community; Patty and Selma compete in a rowing event.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: James L. Brooks
6.0/1012 votes#7 - Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart
Season 23 Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/2012
When Bart decides to get back at Homer by becoming a graffiti artist, established street artists offer him a gallery show; a new health food store threatens to put Apu out of business.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: James L. Brooks
5.8/1013 votes#8 - At Long Last Leave
Season 23 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2012
When the Simpsons are kicked out of Springfield, they join an off-the-grid community near by; Homer and Marge's former friends react badly when they try to sneak back into town.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: James L. Brooks
5.8/1015 votes#9 - Them, Robot
Season 23 Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/2012
When Mr. Burn replaces most of the plant's employees with robots that end up turning on the community, the people he laid off must come to the rescue.
Director: Mike B. Anderson
Writer: James L. Brooks
5.7/1016 votes#10 - Moe Goes from Rags to Riches
Season 23 Episode 12 - Aired 1/29/2012
Moe's bar rag explains that he started as a medieval tapestry a thousand years earlier; Bart tries to reconcile with Milhouse; the disappearance of Moe's bar rag makes him realize he has friends.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: James L. Brooks
5.3/1014 votes#11 - The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
Season 23 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2011
After Krusty the Clown's show is canceled and his talent agency drops him, his very first agent, Annie, tries to craft his comeback.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: James L. Brooks
5.2/1017 votes#12 - Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson
Season 23 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2012
After a video of Homer ranting goes viral, he gets his own political talk show; Homer endorses rocker Ted Nugent for the Republican presidential nominee.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: James L. Brooks
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"Holidays of Future Passed" is the best rated episode written by James L. Brooks. It scored 7.4/10 based on 17 votes. It was directed by Rob Oliver. It aired on 12/11/2011 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II".