9.3/1027 votes#1 - Not What He Seems
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/9/2015
After agents Powers and Trigger take Stan into custody, Dipper and Mabel begin to wonder how much they actually know about their Grunkle Stan.
Director: Stephen Sandoval
Writer: Josh Weinstein
9.1/1024 votes#2 - A Tale of Two Stans
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 7/13/2015
Cornered underneath the Mystery Shack, Stan must finally reveal the secrets of his past and his mysterious portal to Dipper and Mabel.
Director: Sunil Hall
Writer: Josh Weinstein
9.0/1018 votes#3 - Weirdmageddon Part I
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 10/26/2015
Bill has returned to take down the Pines family. But this time he has brought some of his friends with him.
Director: Sunil Hall
Writer: Josh Weinstein
8.1/1033 votes#4 - Who Shot Mr. Burns? (1)
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/21/1995
Mr. Burns makes many enemies when he steals the oil discovered beneath Springfield Elementary.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Josh Weinstein
8.0/1029 votes#5 - Who Shot Mr. Burns? (2)
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1995
With Mr. Burns shot, Chief Wiggum investigates the crime, and nearly everyone in town has a motive. At the end, it all comes down to the Simpson DNA.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Josh Weinstein
8.0/1022 votes#6 - Dungeons, Dungeons, & More Dungeons
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 8/3/2015
Dipper finds an unlikely friend to join him with his newest obsession, a board game called “Dungeons, Dungeons & More Dungeons.”
Director: Stephen Sandoval
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.9/1028 votes#7 - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/1994
Bart takes his dog to school, which gets Skinner fired, which in turn leaves Bart missing his archnemesis.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.8/1031 votes#8 - $pringfield
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1993
Legalized gambling comes to Springfield, and Marge becomes addicted; Robert Goulet entertains at Bart's casino for kids.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.8/1024 votes#9 - 22 Short Films About Springfield
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 4/14/1996
Bart and Milhouse wonder if anything interesting happens to the citizens of Springfield, which leads to a series of interconnected vignettes.
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.7/1032 votes#10 - Treehouse of Horror IV
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1993
Homer sells his soul; Vampire Burns invites the Simpsons for dinner; Bart sees a gremlin damaging his school bus.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.6/1030 votes#11 - Bart vs. Australia
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/1995
After tricking an Australian boy into accepting a collect call, Bart flies Down Under to apologize.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.6/1021 votes#12 - The Stanchurian Candidate
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 8/24/2015
When Grunkle Stan decides to run for mayor, Dipper and Mabel have their work cut out for them trying to turn their gaffe-prone uncle into the perfect candidate.
Director: Matt Braly
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.4/1019 votes#13 - Tiabeanie Falls
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/20/2019
With King Zøg incapacitated, Odval makes a power play, assisted by the Arch Druidess. Luci and Elfo try to help Bean.
Director: N/A
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.3/1027 votes#14 - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/1994
Lisa's outrage over the gender stereotypes reinforced by a new talking doll prompts her to confront the dollmaker.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.3/1027 votes#15 - Sideshow Bob Roberts
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1994
Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob, who then runs against Quimby for mayor.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.3/1026 votes#16 - Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1994
Grandpa's homemade tonic puts life back in the Simpson bedroom, so he and Homer hit the road to sell the stuff.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.2/1033 votes#17 - Law and Oracle
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 7/7/2011
Fed up with his go-nowhere job, Fry joins the police force.
Director: Stephen Sandoval
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.2/1022 votes#18 - The Love God
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2014
Mabel takes matchmaking too far when she steals a love potion from a real Love God.
Director: Sunil Hall
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.1/1038 votes#19 - That Darn Katz!
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 8/5/2010
Earth is invaded by a race of intelligent cats.
Director: Frank Marino
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.1/1030 votes#20 - Marge Gets a Job
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1992
Mr. Burns is instantly smitten when Marge takes a job at the nuclear power plant.
Director: Jeffrey Lynch
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.0/1033 votes#21 - T.: The Terrestrial
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 6/26/2013
After being marooned on an distant planet, Fry is befriended by a young monster.
Director: Lance Kramer
Writer: Josh Weinstein
7.0/1033 votes#22 - All the Presidents' Heads
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 7/28/2011
Professor Farnsworth licks George Washington's head and it sends him on a trip to the Revolutionary War.
Director: Stephen Sandoval
Writer: Josh Weinstein
6.9/1027 votes#23 - Marge in Chains
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1993
Overwhelmed by her family's demands during a flu epidemic, Marge accidentally shoplifts at the Kwik-E-Mart and winds up in prison.
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: Josh Weinstein
6.9/1016 votes#24 - Roadside Attraction
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 9/21/2015
Grunkle Stan takes the kids with him on a road-trip to sabotage all the other tourist traps in Oregon.
Director: Sunil Hall
Writer: Josh Weinstein
6.8/1033 votes#25 - Viva Mars Vegas
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 8/22/2012
The crew stages a casino heist to recover stolen property from the Robot Mafia.
Director: Frank Marino
Writer: Josh Weinstein
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"Not What He Seems" is the best rated episode written by Josh Weinstein. It scored 9.3/10 based on 27 votes. It was directed by Stephen Sandoval. It aired on 3/9/2015 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Tale of Two Stans".