8.1/1037 votes#1 - Stark Raving Dad
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1991
A deviation from his norm lands Homer in a mental institution, where he shares a room with a man who thinks he's Michael Jackson.
Director: Rich Moore
Writer: Mike Reiss
7.8/1037 votes#2 - The Way We Was
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/1991
When the TV breaks, Marge and Homer entertain the kids with the story of how they first met.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Mike Reiss
7.5/1063 votes#3 - There's No Disgrace Like Home
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/1990
After seeing families being nice to each other at a company picnic, Homer orders the Simpsons to a family therapist.
Director: Gregg Vanzo
Writer: Mike Reiss
7.4/1060 votes#4 - Moaning Lisa
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/1990
The meaning of life and second grade have Lisa playing the blues solo--until she jams with a kindred spirit; Homer seeks tutelage to beat Bart at video boxing.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Mike Reiss
7.4/1036 votes#5 - Treehouse of Horror II
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1991
Maggie uses one of three wishes; a mind-reading Bart rules Springfield; Homer donates his brain to Mr. Burns' science project.
Director: Jim Reardon
Writer: Mike Reiss
7.3/1032 votes#6 - Treehouse of Horror III
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1992
A Halloween trilogy includes a murderous Krusty doll; a "King Kong" parody; an invasion of zombies unleashed by Bart's incantation.
Director: Carlos Baeza
Writer: Mike Reiss
7.3/1026 votes#7 - Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) cious
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/1997
Marge is stressed by the demands of motherhood and the Simpsons get a magical British nanny, who floats down from the sky holding an umbrella.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Mike Reiss
7.1/1057 votes#8 - The Telltale Head
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/1990
Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.
Director: Rich Moore
Writer: Mike Reiss
7.1/1034 votes#9 - Lisa's Pony
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1991
After disappointing Lisa, Homer buys her a pony, solving one problem, but creating others, requiring a second job--at Apu's Kwik-E-Mart.
Director: Carlos Baeza
Writer: Mike Reiss
5.8/104 votes#10 - The Boy Next Door
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1988
ALF befriends the Ochmoneks' belligerent nephew, Jake.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Mike Reiss
5.8/104 votes#11 - Suspicious Minds
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/1989
ALF is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is actually Elvis Presley.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Mike Reiss
5.2/104 votes#12 - Tonight, Tonight (2)
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1988
ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Mike Reiss
5.0/104 votes#13 - Tonight, Tonight (1)
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1988
ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Mike Reiss
4.8/104 votes#14 - I'm Your Puppet
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/1988
ALF's mail-order ventriloquist's dummy takes on a life of its own, and it takes a visit from a psychiatrist to cure him.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Mike Reiss
4.0/101 votes#15 - Marty Buys the Farm
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1997
When Marty DePolo dies after eating a six-month-old hamburger, he is chosen to be the guardian angel of his best friend Steve Beauchamp.
Director: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Mike Reiss
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"Stark Raving Dad" is the best rated episode written by Mike Reiss. It scored 8.1/10 based on 37 votes. It was directed by Rich Moore. It aired on 9/19/1991 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Way We Was".