8.2/105 votes#1 - Treehouse of Horror XXXV
Season 36 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2024
Giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart, a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans in an unforgettable stop-motion adventure that can only be called… Denim.
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
7.8/108 votes#2 - Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story
Season 35 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2023
In a parody documentary, a young college-dropout CEO embraces the Silicon Valley "fake it until you make it" philosophy and bewitches Mr. Burns into funding her highly dubious dream project.
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.7/106 votes#3 - Mr. Monk is At Your Service
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/2007
When Natalie suspects foul play in the deaths of her parents' wealthy neighbors, Monk goes undercover as a butler to investigate.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.7/1011 votes#4 - E My Sports
Season 30 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2019
As Bart begins to excel in video game competitions, Homer discovers a passion for coaching him; Lisa attempts to bring Homer back to reality, but the plan causes chaos.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.5/1020 votes#5 - Homer vs. Dignity
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/2000
When the Simpsons once again have financial problems, Mr. Burns pays Homer to play pranks on others and humiliate himself in public. Meanwhile, Smithers creates a Malibu Stacy-themed musical.
Director: Neil Affleck
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.4/1019 votes#6 - Treehouse of Horror XI
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2000
This year's Halloween story sees The Simpsons as "The Munsters" (with everyone except Lisa getting killed), Homer as a wandering spirit on the hunt for a good deed in "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad," Bart and Lisa as peasants in a fairy tale forest in "Scary Tales Can Come True," and Lisa inadvertently dooming mankind by rescuing a dolphin in "Night of the Dolphin."
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.4/1014 votes#7 - The Girl Code
Season 27 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2016
After a photo Marge posts on social media gets Homer fired, he returns to the best job he ever had, a dishwasher at a Greek restaurant. This same post inspires Lisa to code an app that predicts the real-life consequences of anything you post online, only to create sentient artificial intelligence.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.4/1018 votes#8 - Baby You Can't Drive My Car
Season 30 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2018
A self-driving car company comes to Springfield, poaching all of the power plant employees with their fun work environment.
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.3/1018 votes#9 - Father Knows Worst
Season 20 Episode 18 - Aired 4/26/2009
Bart and Lisa start struggling in their academic and social lives at school and Homer starts monitoring them and forcing them to do better. Meanwhile, Marge discovers a sauna in the basement.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.3/1019 votes#10 - The War of Art
Season 25 Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/2014
After Lisa's new pet guinea pig destroys the Simpsons' living room art, Marge finds a beautiful painting at the Van Houten's yard sale, which Homer snaps up for 20 bucks
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.1/1016 votes#11 - The Blue and the Gray
Season 22 Episode 13 - Aired 2/13/2011
Moe attends a seminar in hope of gaining more confidence with women; Marge makes a change after discovering her gray hair.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.1/1015 votes#12 - Friend with Benefit
Season 27 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2015
Lisa makes a new pal at school named Harper, whose internet billionaire father becomes buddies with a different Simpson: Homer. Soon, though, Lisa becomes worried that Harper is a little too entitled.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.0/106 votes#13 - Manger Things
Season 32 Episode 16 - Aired 3/21/2021
A secret of Flanders' Past and a never-before-seen room of the Simpson house are shown off.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.0/106 votes#14 - Burger Kings
Season 32 Episode 18 - Aired 4/11/2021
Mr. Burns gets into the plant-based burger business. Lisa refuses to believe he's up to no good.
Director: Lance Kramer
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.9/1015 votes#15 - The Changing of the Guardian
Season 24 Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2013
A tornado touches down in Springfield which sucks up Santa's Little Helper. While Homer and Marge are out looking for the family dog, the tornado strikes again and almost takes Marge and Homer. Marge is distraught about the kids and decide to pick a guardian to care for the children.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.9/1013 votes#16 - The Kids Are All Fight
Season 26 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2015
When Homer gets an old film roll developed, the family takes a trip down memory lane to see the origins of how Bart and Lisa first started fighting with each other.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.9/1014 votes#17 - The Burns Cage
Season 27 Episode 17 - Aired 4/3/2016
After Smithers is crushed by Mr. Burns' lack of affection towards him, other characters attempt to find a boyfriend for him. Meanwhile, Milhouse competes against a new boy for the lead role in a school production of Casablanca, so he can act alongside his own unrequited love, Lisa.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.9/107 votes#18 - Portrait of a Lackey on Fire
Season 33 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2021
Smithers finds true love with a famous fashion designer, but will his new relationship destroy Springfield?
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.8/1014 votes#19 - Throw Grampa from the Dane
Season 29 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/2018
The Simpsons go to Denmark so Grampa can benefit from its free health-care system.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.7/1018 votes#20 - Boy Meets Curl
Season 21 Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2010
Homer takes Marge out for a romantic evening of ice skating and hand-holding, but upon entering the rink, they encounter a curling team practising. Marge and Homer take to the ice and discover their love for the sport, and soon after, join the curling team and compete with them in the Olympic trials. Team Springfield claims the win and moves on to the 2010 Vancouver Games where Bob Costas covers the action. Meanwhile, sleazy vendors introduce Lisa to the world of collecting Olympic pins, and before long, Lisa is hopelessly addicted.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.7/1012 votes#21 - 101 Mitigations
Season 30 Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2019
Comic Book Guy sues Homer for joyriding in his car. Meanwhile, Guillermo del Toro saves Mr. Burns from his troubles with the law.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.6/1016 votes#22 - Pork and Burns
Season 28 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2017
When Marge becomes obsessed with a Japanese style of living, the Simpsons must part with any item that no longer brings them joy. For Homer, this means finding a new home for the family pig. For Lisa, it means saying goodbye to her beloved sax
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.6/1010 votes#23 - Frinkcoin
Season 31 Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/2020
Lisa decides to do an essay on Professor Frink just as the scientist invents a new cryptocurrency. When this makes him the richest man in Springfield, Mr. Burns sees red and he starts plotting against Frink in order to restore his former status, while Frink learns who his real friends are.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.4/1012 votes#24 - The Daughter Also Rises
Season 23 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2012
Marge and Lisa's plans for a mother-daughter Valentine's Day take a turn when Lisa falls head over heels for an intellectual romantic; Bart and Milhouse investigate Springfield Elementary's legends.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
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"Treehouse of Horror XXXV" is the best rated episode written by Rob LaZebnik. It scored 8.2/10 based on 5 votes. It was directed by Timothy Bailey. It aired on 11/3/2024 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story".