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The Best Episodes Written By James L. brooks

Every TV Episode Written by James L. brooks Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 23 Episode 9 - Holidays of Future Passed
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    S23:E9

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E14

    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:N/A
    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Support Your Local Mother
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E6

    Rhoda's mother, Ida, comes visiting and Rhoda refuses to see her. Ida stays with Mary but drives her crazy.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  4. undefined Season 23 Episode 6 - The Book Job
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    S23:E6

    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:N/A
    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Like Father, Like Daughter
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E1

    The cabbies volunteer to drive Alex to Miami to meet the daughter he hasn't seen in 15 years.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  6. undefined Season 8 Episode 17 - The Mayberry Chef
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E17

    The head of a local TV station enlists Aunt Bee to do a nightly cooking show, having heard about her cooking. Although she may not exude great professionalism, she has that extra "naturalness" that they're looking for. But her main concern is that someone suitable is cooking for Andy and Opie during her absence each evening. Unable to find someone, but not wanting Aunt Bee to back out of this opportunity, Andy (with Opie) maintains the pretense that a "Mrs. Parkinson" is on the job. Andy actually does the cooking -- to his and Opie's mutual gastric discomfort. After 2 days on the job, Aunt Bee shows unusual quickness of mind in seeing through the charade and finding a resolution.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  7. undefined Season 23 Episode 16 - How I Wet Your Mother
    6.9/10(25 votes)

    S23:E16

    When Homer's bed-wetting worsens, his family tries to infiltrate his dreams to find the source of the problem.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  8. undefined Season 23 Episode 17 - Them, Robot
    6.7/10(27 votes)

    S23:E17

    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.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  9. undefined Season 23 Episode 14 - At Long Last Leave
    6.6/10(24 votes)

    S23:E14

    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.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  10. undefined Season 23 Episode 15 - Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart
    6.6/10(23 votes)

    S23:E15

    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.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  11. undefined Season 23 Episode 11 - The D'oh-cial Network
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    S23:E11

    Lisa is called to trial after her online social networking site creates dysfunction in the community; Patty and Selma compete in a rowing event.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  12. undefined Season 23 Episode 12 - Moe Goes from Rags to Riches
    6.3/10(27 votes)

    S23:E12

    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.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  13. undefined Season 23 Episode 10 - Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson
    6.1/10(28 votes)

    S23:E10

    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.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  14. undefined Season 8 Episode 18 - Emmett's Brother-In-Law
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E18

    Emmett's brother in law wants him to leave the fix it shop and join him in selling life insurance.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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  15. undefined Season 23 Episode 8 - The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
    5.9/10(25 votes)

    S23:E8

    After Krusty the Clown's show is canceled and his talent agency drops him, his very first agent, Annie, tries to craft his comeback.

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    Writer:James L. Brooks

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James L. Brooks Ratings Summary

"Holidays of Future Passed" is the best rated episode written by James L. Brooks. It scored 7.9/10 based on 28 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/11/2011 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II".