8.0/1030 votes#1 - Mother Simpson
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1995
Homer discovers that his mother is still alive, a former radical who is a fugitive from the law. When her old nemesis Burns spots her and tips off the FBI, she is forced to return to the underground.
Director: David Silverman
Writer: Richard Appel
7.8/1024 votes#2 - 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: Richard Appel
7.7/1029 votes#3 - Bart on the Road
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1996
Bart creates a fake driver's license for himself and uses it to go on a spring break road trip with Milhouse, Nelson, and Martin. Meanwhile, Homer and Lisa bond after spending some quality time together at work.
Director: Swinton O. Scott III
Writer: Richard Appel
7.7/1026 votes#4 - Bart After Dark
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/1996
After trespassing and damaging property at a mysterious old house, Bart is required to work there as a punishment... but it turns out to be a burlesque house.
Director: Dominic Polcino
Writer: Richard Appel
7.2/1024 votes#5 - The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/1997
Lisa joins the all-male military school where Bart is sent for discipline. Then comes the hazing.
Director: Mike B. Anderson
Writer: Richard Appel
6.9/1023 votes#6 - The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1997
Trying to escape his arranged marriage, Apu asks Marge to pose as his wife during his mother’s visit. When the ruse fails, Homer makes a last-ditch attempt to intervene, but Apu is smitten with his new bride Manjula.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Richard Appel
6.5/1019 votes#7 - Family Gay
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 3/8/2009
After buying a brain-damaged horse, which causes over $100,000 worth of damage, Peter participates in medical experiments to make some extra cash. One of the genes he is injected with turns him gay, which later results in him leaving Lois for another man. Although the family is crushed, they quickly realise the most important thing is that Peter is happy.
Director: Brian Iles
Writer: Richard Appel
6.1/1023 votes#8 - When You Dish Upon a Star
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/1998
After a chance encounter with Hollywood celebrities secretly living in Springfield, Homer becomes their friend and gofer... until he spills the beans to the gang at Moe's.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Richard Appel
5.8/105 votes#9 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2009
Cleveland Brown and Cleveland Jr. leave Quahog and take to the road. On their way to California, they stop in Cleveland's hometown of Stoolbend, VA, where he reunites with his old high school crush, Donna Tubbs. Cleveland, still in love with Donna, is determined to start a new life with her, even if Donna's kids aren't exactly angels.
Director: Anthony Lioi
Writer: Richard Appel
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"Mother Simpson" is the best rated episode written by Richard Appel. It scored 8/10 based on 30 votes. It was directed by David Silverman. It aired on 11/19/1995 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "22 Short Films About Springfield".