The Best Episodes Written By Mike Reiss

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

ALF befriends the Ochmoneks' belligerent nephew, Jake.

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

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

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.

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

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.