8.2/109 votes#1 - Cremains of the Day
Season 35 Episode 15 - Aired 4/21/2024
When someone in Homer's life passes away, he and guys from Moe's go on a road trip to scatter the ashes... but will their friendship die as well?
Director: Gabriel DeFrancesco
Writer: John Frink
7.2/109 votes#2 - Bartless
Season 34 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2023
When Bart's latest prank leads to chaos at Springfield Elementary, Marge and Homer dream of a world in which their rambunctious son was never a Simpson.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: John Frink
6.8/1017 votes#3 - Gone Boy
Season 29 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2017
When Bart goes missing, the town puts together a search party to find him. After most give up hope, Sideshow Bob manipulates Millhouse into revealing where Bart is hiding.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: John Frink
6.7/1020 votes#4 - The Great Louse Detective
Season 14 Episode 6 - Aired 12/15/2002
The Simpson family win a free spa weekend, and Homer is nearly killed when a mysterious figure locks him in a sauna. Chief Wiggum decides to hire someone who can think like a murderer in order to find one. Bart's mortal enemy Sideshow Bob is sent to live with the Simpsons so he can help find Homer's attempted killer. Bob and Homer track down the attempted murderer and discover that it is Frank Grimes, Jr., the son of a man that Homer drove to insanity (in the season eight episode "Homer's Enemy"). After Grimes is arrested, Bob tries to kill Bart, but he finds that he has "grown accustomed to [his] face" and cannot harm him.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: John Frink
6.6/1015 votes#5 - 500 Keys
Season 22 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/2011
After finding the keys to every door in Springfield, Lisa finds a hidden room beneath the elementary school.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: John Frink
6.6/1016 votes#6 - Black-Eyed, Please
Season 24 Episode 15 - Aired 3/10/2013
When Flanders' parents prove to prefer Homer's company to his, he jealously responds by giving Homer a shiner, and then tries desperately to reconcile with him. Meanwhile, Lisa is at a loss to understand why a new substitute teacher is bullying her for no obvious reason.
Director: Matthew Schofield
Writer: John Frink
6.5/1017 votes#7 - The Girl Who Slept Too Little
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2005
After the family successfully protest against a stamp museum being built next to their house, a cemetery is built near the Simpson house instead, making the normally unflappable Lisa realize that someone as smart as her can be afraid of something.
Director: Raymond S. Persi
Writer: John Frink
6.5/1020 votes#8 - Eeny Teeny Maya Moe
Season 20 Episode 16 - Aired 4/5/2009
Moe once again searches for love and falls for a woman named Maya over the Internet. However, when Moe meets Maya face-to-face, he discovers it's more like face-to-knee, as Maya is only three feet tall.
Director: Nancy Kruse
Writer: John Frink
6.4/1019 votes#9 - Treehouse of Horror XI
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2000
This year's Halloween story sees The Simpsons as "The Munsters" (with everyone except Lisa getting killed), Homer as a wandering spirit on the hunt for a good deed in "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad," Bart and Lisa as peasants in a fairy tale forest in "Scary Tales Can Come True," and Lisa inadvertently dooming mankind by rescuing a dolphin in "Night of the Dolphin."
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: John Frink
6.4/1018 votes#10 - The Italian Bob
Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2005
Homer brings the whole family along when he is sent to Italy to pick up a new sports car for Mr. Burns, when they find themselves in a small town that Sideshow Bob has become the mayor of.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: John Frink
6.4/1019 votes#11 - Angry Dad: The Movie
Season 22 Episode 14 - Aired 2/20/2011
Bart's film about an angry father quickly becomes a critical favorite, winning him several awards.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: John Frink
6.4/1010 votes#12 - Treehouse of Horror XXXII
Season 33 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2021
The 32nd annual Simpsons Halloween special includes a spoof of "Parasite" and a segment where Bambi gets his revenge.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: John Frink
6.2/1020 votes#13 - Insane Clown Poppy
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/2000
Krusty takes parenting lessons from Homer when, during an outdoor book fair, a girl tells Krusty that she is his long-lost daughter from a one-night stand with a female soldier who fought during the first Gulf War.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: John Frink
6.2/1017 votes#14 - Old Yeller-Belly
Season 14 Episode 19 - Aired 5/4/2003
Homer throws out Santa's Little Helper for not saving him from a fire, but soon the dog becomes Duff's new mascot.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: John Frink
6.2/1015 votes#15 - Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4
Season 27 Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/2016
Lonely Professor Frink uses science to turn himself into a man whom women find attractive. Then, overwhelmed by the attention, he invents an algorithm to perfectly pair the lonely men and women of Springfield, realizing that scientific exploration is his true love. Meanwhile, Marge, Bart, and Lisa visit Grampa for Valentine's Day and try to rescue the old folks from a drug-induced hallucination that allows them to relive their happiest memories.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: John Frink
6.1/1018 votes#16 - Bye Bye Nerdy
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2001
When Lisa becomes the target of a female bully, Lisa discovers a scientific reason as to why bullies pick on nerds. Meanwhile, Homer goes into the baby-proofing business, which is threatening the businesses of pediatricians and greeting card salesmen.
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Writer: John Frink
6.1/1018 votes#17 - Treehouse of Horror XII
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2001
In the twelfth Treehouse of Horror episode: Hex and the City – While on a day trip through Ethnictown, Homer's bumbling catches the ire of a gypsy, who curses Homer's family and friends into receiving nothing but bad luck. House of Whacks – in this mixed parody of Demon Seed and 2001: A Space Odyssey, Marge buys an automated house and customizes it with the Pierce Brosnan personality, who falls for Marge and attempts to murder Homer. Wiz Kids – In this Harry Potter parody, Bart and Lisa go to a school for wizards, and Lord Montemort (Mr. Burns) uses Bart to capture Lisa's magic. Guest star: Pierce Brosnan and Matthew Perry.[20]
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: John Frink
6.1/1017 votes#18 - The Bob Next Door
Season 21 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2010
Bart becomes convinced that his new neighbor, Walt, is his archenemy, Sideshow Bob, disguised and back for revenge. But when Marge tries to convince Bart otherwise by taking him to visit the state penitentiary, a disturbing truth is revealed.
Director: Nancy Kruse
Writer: John Frink
6.0/1016 votes#19 - The Bart Wants What It Wants
Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 2/17/2002
Bart befriends Rainer Wolfcastle's daughter Greta. She has a crush on Bart, but he does not seem to realize it and eventually stops seeing her. Seeking revenge, Greta begins dating Bart's best friend Milhouse, which causes Bart to start missing her. She leaves for Toronto with her father, and Bart convinces his family to follow them there.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: John Frink
6.0/1017 votes#20 - The Wandering Juvie
Season 15 Episode 16 - Aired 3/28/2004
Bart gets sent to juvenile hall after fooling everyone that there was a marriage concerning him. He encounters a dangerous girl there... He flees with Gina, but then the two are caught by Wiggum.
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Writer: John Frink
6.0/1012 votes#21 - Peeping Mom
Season 26 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2015
Bart lies about being involved in a bulldozer crash, so Marge decides to follow him everywhere until he confesses. Meanwhile, Homer ignores Santa’s Little Helper when Flanders gets a new dog.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: John Frink
5.9/1017 votes#22 - Lost Verizon
Season 20 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2008
Bart lands himself in trouble when he steals a mobile phone from Denis Leary and subsequently uses it to land the actor a comical film role. The troublemaker then leads his family to the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu after Marge confiscates the device and decides to use its GPS technology to track her son.
Director: Raymond S. Persi
Writer: John Frink
5.9/1017 votes#23 - What to Expect When Bart's Expecting
Season 25 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2014
When Bart's voodoo doll spell accidentally makes his teacher pregnant, he becomes a savior to couples hoping to conceive.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: John Frink
5.9/1013 votes#24 - Waiting for Duffman
Season 26 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/2015
When Duffman (guest voice Stacy Keach) undergoes hip replacement surgery and retires, the company sets up a reality show competition to find his replacement. Homer wins the competition, and because the job requires him to stay sober, he learns that beer isn't as necessary as he thought to have a good time.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: John Frink
5.9/1018 votes#25 - Treehouse of Horror XXVIII
Season 29 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2017
Maggie becomes possessed by an ancient demon, Lisa discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternate universe and Homer cannibalizes himself.
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: John Frink
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"Cremains of the Day" is the best rated episode written by John Frink. It scored 8.2/10 based on 9 votes. It was directed by Gabriel DeFrancesco. It aired on 4/21/2024 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Bartless".