The Best Episodes Written By Jon Vitti

Every TV Episode Written by Jon Vitti Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - Jon Vitti Presents: "Return to La Grunta"
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Jon Vitti Presents: "Return to La Grunta"

    S3:E16

    Hank gets Luanne a job as a golf course drink girl at the La Grunta resort. In gratitude, Luanne gets Hank a chance to swim with a dolphin. Hank pets the dolphin, and the dolphin becomes aroused and tries to become sexually intimate with him. In return for his silence, the hotel pays him off, and Hank tells Luanne never to talk about what happened. Luanne gets sexually harassed by one of the golfers, she decides to follow Hank's example and not talk about it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Dog Dale Afternoon
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Dog Dale Afternoon

    S3:E20

    When Dale brings home a new 'Super Mower' the neighbors are jealous, but his attitude leaves everyone with a bad taste in their mouths. To knock him down a few notches, the crew decides to hide his new mower, & make it look like a conspiracy, Peggy gets involved and it goes too far. Dale gets pushed over the edge & it is Hank that goes to help him back down.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - Hank's Bad Hair Day
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Hank's Bad Hair Day

    S4:E19

    After his lifelong barber loses it, Hank turns to Army haircutter Bill, who does a fine job on his first civilian head, but at a Government price, prompting Hank to declare war.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Cape Feare
    8.6/10(45 votes)

    #4 - Cape Feare

    S5:E2

    The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  5. undefined Season 7 Episode 18 - Garage Sale
    8.5/10(37 votes)

    #5 - Garage Sale

    S7:E18

    The office holds a garage sale in the warehouse. Michael decides to propose to Holly, and runs into trouble thinking of how to do it well.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Rodeo Days
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Rodeo Days

    S4:E12

    Bobby's new calling is rodeo roping, but his first experience with livestock introduces him to an ambition even greater--at least to Bobby.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Mr. Plow
    8.3/10(43 votes)

    #7 - Mr. Plow

    S4:E9

    Homer and Barney become competitors in the snow-plowing business.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - Hank's Choice
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Hank's Choice

    S5:E16

    When Bobby develops an allergy to Ladybird, Hank builds a doghouse, an elaborate accommodation that's perfect--for Bobby.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Lisa's Substitute
    7.9/10(53 votes)

    #9 - Lisa's Substitute

    S2:E19

    With Miss Hoover out sick, a substitute teacher takes the class and becomes an inspiring role model for Lisa.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - Bart the Lover
    7.9/10(43 votes)

    #10 - Bart the Lover

    S3:E16

    Bart's answer to detention from Mrs. Krabappel is to answer her personal ad with letters from a Mr. Wonderful, but his last laugh is more of a guilty whimper.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Radio Bart
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #11 - Radio Bart

    S3:E13

    Bart fools the town into thinking there's a little boy trapped in a well.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  12. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #12 - Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily

    S7:E3

    When Homer and Marge are found to be unfit parents, the kids are placed with the Flanders family. Reluctant participants in the Flanderses' wholesome family activities, Bart and Lisa become the targets of an emergency baptism.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Treehouse of Horror
    7.7/10(65 votes)

    #13 - Treehouse of Horror

    S2:E3

    The Simpson kids hide in the family treehouse and tell each other spooky stories. The first regards haunted houses, the second introduces Kang and Kodos for the first time in an alien abduction, and the third is a Simpson-adapted retelling of The Raven.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Black Widower
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    #14 - Black Widower

    S3:E21

    Bart suspects something rotten when Selma gets engaged to Sideshow Bob.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Brother from the Same Planet
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #15 - Brother from the Same Planet

    S4:E14

    When Homer neglects Bart once too often, Bart goes to the Big Brother program to get a new father figure. Stung, Homer replaces Bart with a little brother.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Simpson and Delilah
    7.5/10(59 votes)

    #16 - Simpson and Delilah

    S2:E2

    Homer uses his medical insurance to buy Dimoxinil, a miracle hair-growth formula. After growing luxurious locks, he's given a promotion which allows him to hire a secretary named Karl and makes grand promises to his family at home.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  17. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - Viewing Party
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #17 - Viewing Party

    S7:E8

    An ostracized Michael does all he can to sabotage Gabe's party while Angela requests sex from Dwight.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Bart the Genius
    7.4/10(93 votes)

    #18 - Bart the Genius

    S1:E2

    Bart's labeled a genius and sent to a school for the gifted.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - When Flanders Failed
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #19 - When Flanders Failed

    S3:E3

    Flanders suffers a failure after Homer wishes him ill.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk
    7.3/10(49 votes)

    #20 - Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk

    S3:E11

    Burns sells the power plant to a German corporation that doesn't care for Homer's approach to his work.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Treehouse of Horror III
    7.3/10(45 votes)

    #21 - Treehouse of Horror III

    S4:E5

    A Halloween trilogy includes a murderous Krusty doll; a "King Kong" parody; an invasion of zombies unleashed by Bart's incantation.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - The Crepes of Wrath
    7.2/10(69 votes)

    #22 - The Crepes of Wrath

    S1:E11

    A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    #23 - So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show

    S4:E18

    An April Fools' Day prank provides the jumping-off point for Simpson family flashbacks.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  24. undefined Season 13 Episode 16 - Weekend at Burnsie's
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Weekend at Burnsie's

    S13:E16

    Homer is prescribed medicinal marijuana after getting pecked in the eyes by a murder of crows. While his family and friends worry about the drug altering his personality, Homer becomes Mr. Burns's vice president after cracking up at Burns's antiquated jokes.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  25. undefined Season 15 Episode 19 - Simple Simpson
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Simple Simpson

    S15:E19

    Homer becomes "Pie Man", a masked vigilante who delivers a pie in the face of justice to evildoers. However, after attacking Mr. Burns, Burns hires him as a personal hitman, until Homer is ordered to attack the Dalai Lama.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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Jon Vitti Ratings Summary

"Jon Vitti Presents: "Return to La Grunta"" is the best rated episode written by Jon Vitti. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 2/23/1999 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Dog Dale Afternoon".