The Best Episodes Written By Matt Groening

Every TV Episode Written by Matt Groening Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for 22 Short Films About Springfield
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #1 - 22 Short Films About Springfield

    S7:E21

    Bart and Milhouse wonder if anything interesting happens to the citizens of Springfield, which leads to a series of interconnected vignettes.

    Director:Jim Reardon
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  2. Background image for Space Pilot 3000
    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #2 - Space Pilot 3000

    S1:E1

    On New Year's Eve 1999, Pizza Delivery boy Philip J. Fry accidentally falls into a cryogenic chamber and is frozen for 1,000 years. Finally unfrozen, he explores New New York, meets his new best friend (a kleptomaniacal robot named Bender) and goes to work for his great-great-great-great-grand-nephew's space delivery business.

    Director:Rich Moore
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  3. Background image for Holidays of Future Passed
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #3 - Holidays of Future Passed

    S23:E9

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

    Director:Rob Oliver
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  4. Background image for Colonel Homer
    7.7/10(40 votes)

    #4 - Colonel Homer

    S3:E20

    Marge fears a cheatin' heart when a waitress-country singer asks Homer to be her manager.

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  5. Background image for Rebirth
    7.2/10(44 votes)

    #5 - Rebirth

    S6:E1

    After a devastating spaceship crash, Professor Farnsworth attempts to resuscitate the crew with his birth machine.

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  6. Background image for The Telltale Head
    7.2/10(65 votes)

    #6 - The Telltale Head

    S1:E8

    Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.

    Director:Rich Moore
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  7. Background image for Some Enchanted Evening
    7.2/10(68 votes)

    #7 - Some Enchanted Evening

    S1:E13

    Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter--who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."

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  8. Background image for In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #8 - In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela

    S6:E2

    Leela and Zapp Brannigan find themselves stranded on an Eden-like planet.

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  9. Background image for A Princess, an Elf, and a Demon Walk Into a Bar
    6.8/10(60 votes)

    #9 - A Princess, an Elf, and a Demon Walk Into a Bar

    S1:E1

    Princess Bean already has the wedding day blues when a mysterious figure arrives, claiming he's her personal demon. Elfo hates his happy homeland.

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  10. Background image for The Book Job
    6.7/10(17 votes)

    #10 - The Book Job

    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.

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  11. Background image for Bean Falls Apart
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Bean Falls Apart

    S2:E20

    In her dreams, Bean confronts her inner "Bad Bean" but the evil doppelgänger conceals a sinister plot. Derek, Bear Boy and Freckles get captured.

    Director:Edmund Fong
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  12. Background image for How I Wet Your Mother
    6.6/10(17 votes)

    #12 - How I Wet Your Mother

    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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  13. Background image for Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart

    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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  14. Background image for Them, Robot
    6.4/10(19 votes)

    #14 - Them, Robot

    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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  15. Background image for At Long Last Leave
    6.2/10(16 votes)

    #15 - At Long Last Leave

    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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  16. Background image for Moe Goes from Rags to Riches
    6.0/10(20 votes)

    #16 - Moe Goes from Rags to Riches

    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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  17. Background image for The D'oh-cial Network
    5.9/10(16 votes)

    #17 - The D'oh-cial Network

    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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  18. Background image for Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson
    5.8/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson

    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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  19. Background image for Clown in the Dumps
    5.7/10(23 votes)

    #19 - Clown in the Dumps

    S26:E1

    A Springfield resident dies, Krusty retires after he's offended by a comedy cable channel roast of him, and Lisa tries to protect Homer from getting hurt.

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  20. Background image for The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
    5.5/10(17 votes)

    #20 - The Ten-Per-Cent Solution

    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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Matt Groening Ratings Summary

"22 Short Films About Springfield" is the best rated episode written by Matt Groening. It scored 8.1/10 based on 30 votes. It was directed by Jim Reardon. It aired on 4/14/1996 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Space Pilot 3000".