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Every TV Episode Written by Mike Reiss Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Stark Raving Dad
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    S3:E1

    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:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Cousin Elliott
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E5

    Cousin Elliot shows up at the Pembroke house. His ideas on how to deal with children do not coincide with Charles' opinions.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - The Way We Was
    7.8/10(57 votes)

    S2:E12

    When the TV breaks, Marge and Homer entertain the kids with the story of how they first met.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Treehouse of Horror II
    7.6/10(57 votes)

    S3:E7

    Maggie uses one of three wishes; a mind-reading Bart rules Springfield; Homer donates his brain to Mr. Burns' science project.

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - There's No Disgrace Like Home
    7.5/10(92 votes)

    S1:E4

    After seeing families being nice to each other at a company picnic, Homer orders the Simpsons to a family therapist.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 22 - Round Springfield
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    S6:E22

    Bart winds up in the hospital as a result of eating Krusty cereal, and when Lisa comes to visit him, she is reunited with her sax idol.

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Treehouse of Horror III
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    S4:E5

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

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  8. undefined Season 8 Episode 13 - Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) cious
    7.4/10(39 votes)

    S8:E13

    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:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Moaning Lisa
    7.3/10(85 votes)

    S1:E6

    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:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Lisa's Pony
    7.3/10(53 votes)

    S3:E8

    After disappointing Lisa, Homer buys her a pony, solving one problem, but creating others, requiring a second job--at Apu's Kwik-E-Mart.

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Telltale Head
    7.1/10(80 votes)

    S1:E8

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

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - The Boy Next Door
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    S2:E13

    ALF befriends the Ochmoneks' belligerent nephew, Jake.

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Suspicious Minds
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    S3:E15

    ALF is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is actually Elvis Presley.

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - I'm Your Puppet
    6.3/10(9 votes)

    S2:E22

    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.

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Tonight, Tonight (2)
    5.9/10(9 votes)

    S3:E5

    ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Tonight, Tonight (1)
    5.7/10(9 votes)

    S3:E4

    ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Hammer Gets Nailed
    5.3/10(2 votes)

    S1:E2

    A reporter spends a day with Hammer and gets more than he bargained for, and Hammer gets fired. Guest Stars Ronnie Schell as Phil Gumm

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Over My Dead Bodyguard
    5.3/10(2 votes)

    S1:E8

    When the press reveals that Capt. Trunk is scheduled to testify against a mob boss, Hammer is assigned as his bodyguard. In an attempt on his life Trunk is wounded and taken to the hospital. Sledge decides to make a bogus report that the captain’s been killed, but an assassin learns Trunk is still alive and infiltrates the tightly secured hospital posing as a physician.

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Miss of the Spider Woman
    5.3/10(2 votes)

    S1:E12

    Hammer is poisoned by a mysterious woman and learns that he has only twelve hours to live. Hammer learns that the only cure for the poison is held by a group of monks in the Andes who have taken a vow of silence. Severely weakened, Hammer must hunt down the perpetrators before it’s too late… made worse by the fact that it’s also daylight savings time.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - State of Sledge
    5.3/10(2 votes)

    S1:E14

    When Hammer arrests the leader of a Satanic cult, Internal Affairs insists that the cultist be allowed his one phone call. Soon after the cultist makes the call, the precinct headquarters is surrounded by hundreds of demented devil worshippers. With communications to the outside cut off, Hammer devises a risky plan to lift the state of siege.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mike Reiss

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Desperately Seeking Dori
    5.3/10(2 votes)

    S1:E18

    While pursuing a counterfeiter, Doreau gets knocked on the head. The results are a personality disorder that makes her behave in the same anti-social, violent manner as her partner Hammer.

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    Writer:Mike Reiss

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Mike Reiss Ratings Summary

"Stark Raving Dad" is the best rated episode written by Mike Reiss. It scored 8/10 based on 61 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/19/1991 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Cousin Elliott".