The Best Episodes Written By Jeff Westbrook

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Seperance

   S37:E131/4/2026

   Homer's enthusiasm skills land him a job at a secretive company with a mind-altering agenda.

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   8.0/10(13 votes)

   #2 - Treehouse of Horror XXXIV

   S35:E511/5/2023

   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.

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   7.9/10(48 votes)

   #3 - Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles

   S5:E73/30/2003

   The Planet Express crew is exposed to a substance that causes everyone to age backwards.

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   7.9/10(44 votes)

   #4 - The Day the Earth Stood Stupid

   S3:E72/18/2001

   Earth is invaded by super-intelligent flying brains, who sap the Earth's populace of their intelligence. Leela is taken to Nibbler's home planet Eternia, where the Nibblonians explain that only one human is immune to the brains' powers - Fry.

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   7.0/10(11 votes)

   #5 - Pin Gal

   S34:E173/19/2023

   A mysterious figure from Marge's past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament.

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   7.0/10(10 votes)

   #6 - Clown v. Board of Education

   S34:E215/14/2023

   Krusty opens a school for clowning, and it becomes the most successful thing he's ever done.

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   6.9/10(19 votes)

   #7 - The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants

   S23:E711/27/2011

   The Simpsons host a party to promote Krusty's own brand of liquor; impressed with the party's sucess, Mr. Burns decides to promote Homer; Bart takes an interest in reading classic novels.

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   6.8/10(18 votes)

   #8 - Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda

   S23:E215/13/2012

   When Marge learns Ned and Edna got married, she offers to throw them a reception; Edna changes some rules to help Ned's kids become more socially acceptable.

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   6.8/10(12 votes)

   #9 - The Road to Cincinnati

   S32:E811/29/2020

   Odd couple Skinner and Chalmers embark on an 800-mile car ride to Cincinnati to attend an administrator's convention - but can they reach their destination without killing each other first?

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    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Shoddy Heat

    S36:E410/27/2024

    An unearthed corpse opens up a cold case from Springfield in the 1980s… as well as a steamy relationship between young Grampa and Agnes Skinner.

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    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #11 - Treehouse of Horror XXIV

    S25:E210/6/2013

    The scariest Simpsons Halloween show yet, featuring an opening by Guillermo Del Toro.

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12. 

    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Diary Queen

    S32:E122/21/2021

    Bart finds his old teacher's diary and learns a surprising secret. Then, Lisa discovers an even bigger surprise.

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    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Full Heart, Empty Pool

    S36:E175/11/2025

    Homer and Grampa team up to create a new sport that rivals pickleball, until Homer kicks Grampa off the team.

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    6.6/10(21 votes)

    #14 - On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister

    S16:E113/6/2005

    Lisa does what every little sister has dreamed of - she gets a restraining order put on her big brother. Bart is forced to live in the back garden, but soon realises the joy of communing with nature.

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    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #15 - No Loan Again, Naturally

    S20:E123/8/2009

    When the adjustable rate on the Simpson couple's mortgage resets at more than the pair can afford, they must sell their house. Good Samaritan Ned Flanders buys the house and rents it out to them at an affordable rate. But Homer pushes his luck too far when he takes advantage of Ned's generous landlord duties.

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    6.6/10(28 votes)

    #16 - The Wreck of the Relationship

    S26:E210/5/2014

    When Bart disrespects Homer's authority, Homer makes a point to try his hand at parenting. This proves fruitless, so Marge signs them up for the Relation Ship, where they'll resolve their conflicts at sea. Meanwhile, Marge is in charge of Homer's fantasy football league, but manages to win despite being the underdog.

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    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Girls Just Shauna Have Fun

    S33:E195/1/2022

    When Lisa joins the high school marching band, she finds an unlikely mentor in Shauna Chalmers. Meanwhile, Homer becomes a craft beer brewer.

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    6.5/10(20 votes)

    #18 - The Wettest Stories Ever Told

    S17:E184/23/2006

    As the family waits for their food at “The Frying Dutchman,” they pass the time by telling stories. Lisa tells about the Mayflower’s journey to America, where Marge and her kids are Pilgrims and they are joined by a knave named Homer who joins their family to escape the authorities. Bart recounts the story of Mutiny on the Bounty featuring Skinner as Captain Bligh and Bart as Mr. Christian. Homer tells the tale of the maiden voyage of a cruise ship in the 1970s featuring of a ship that can’t flip over, which of course it does and the attempts of the survivors to get out of the ship alive.

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    6.4/10(24 votes)

    #19 - The Ned-liest Catch

    S22:E225/22/2011

    When Ned starts dating Mrs. Krabappel, he is surprised to learn how many of Springfield's men she has been with.

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    6.4/10(30 votes)

    #20 - The Man Who Grew Too Much

    S25:E133/9/2014

    During a research trip, Lisa learns that Sideshow Bob is the chief scientist at a big chemical engineering company; Marge tries to teach a teen church group about healthy sexual practices.

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    6.4/10(26 votes)

    #21 - The Caper Chase

    S28:E194/2/2017

    Disappointed in Yale, Mr. Burns decides to start his own for-profit university and Homer is hired as a professor

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    6.3/10(19 votes)

    #22 - Apocalypse Cow

    S19:E174/27/2008

    Bart joins the 4-H club and raises a calf to be a blue-ribbon-winning bull, but panics when he learns the bull will be slaughtered.

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    6.3/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Let's Go Fly a Coot

    S26:E205/3/2015

    The Simpsons learn about Grampa’s days in the Air Force, and Bart takes up smoking to impress Milhouse’s Dutch cousin, Annika.

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    6.1/10(24 votes)

    #24 - Pranks and Greens

    S21:E611/22/2009

    Principal Skinner is getting fed up with Bart's pranks, so he informs Bart that he is not the best prankster after all. A former student named Andy Hamilton is hailed as the best prankster, and Bart sets out on a mission to track Andy down. However, when Bart finds out that Andy is a 19-year-old still in his pranking days, they become fast friends.

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    6.1/10(20 votes)

    #25 - 'Tis the 30th Season

    S30:E1012/9/2018

    After a failed Black Friday shopping spree, Marge is determined to fix Christmas; Homer and the kids surprise Marge with a vacation to a Florida resort.

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