The Best Episodes Written By Sam Simon

Rick Walker, a friend of Sam, seeks his advice on how to end a losing streak.

Director: James Burrows

Writer: Sam Simon

Cliff meets a woman during a costume party at Cheers that he likes very much, but he's afraid to see her again as himself.

Director: James Burrows

Writer: Sam Simon

Carla insists that Sam should hire an older woman to replace Diane but she doesn't reckon on Sam's attraction to the woman's daughter.

Director: James Burrows

Writer: Sam Simon

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

Director: David Silverman

Writer: Sam Simon

Diane announces that she's leaving Cheers to accompany Frasier to Italy and Sam throws her a going-away party.

Director: James Burrows

Writer: Sam Simon

Bart suspects something rotten when Selma gets engaged to Sideshow Bob.

Director: David Silverman

Writer: Sam Simon

The Simpson kids hide in the family treehouse and tell each other spooky stories. The first regards haunted houses, the second introduces Kang and Kodos for the first time in an alien abduction, and the third is a Simpson-adapted retelling of The Raven.

Director: David Silverman

Writer: Sam Simon

Bart catches a three-eyed fish in a river downstream of the Nuclear Power Plant. This causes the plant to become inspected, and in order to prevent it from being shut down, Mr. Burns decides to run for governor. After a hard campaign which sees Burns rise from being universally despised to running neck and neck with popular incumbent Mary Bailey, it is decided that Burns will have dinner with a random employee the night before the election. Homer is chosen, much to Marge's chagrin.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Sam Simon

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: Sam Simon

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: Sam Simon

Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter--who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."

Director: David Silverman

Writer: Sam Simon

A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb.

Director: Wes Archer

Writer: Sam Simon

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

Director: Rich Moore

Writer: Sam Simon

After Tony is beaten badly in his most recent boxing match, the state takes his boxing license away.

Director: James Burrows

Writer: Sam Simon

Alex's ex-wife, Phyllis, depressed and lonely, comes to see Alex, who takes pity on her and includes her in his holiday plans. This turns ugly, when she manages to bring the whole gang down with her self-pity. Her Christmas present to Alex is that she won't bug him for New Year's, which turns out to be the best gift she could give him.

Director: Michael Zinberg

Writer: Sam Simon

Not wanting to appear lonely and dateless whilst going to her ex-husband Nick's wedding ceremony to blonde bimbo Loretta, Carla asks Sam to accompany her.

Director: James Burrows

Writer: Sam Simon

George's sanity is questioned after he sees a UFO.

Director: Sam Simon

Writer: Sam Simon

After Krusty the Clown's show is canceled and his talent agency drops him, his very first agent, Annie, tries to craft his comeback.

Director: Michael Polcino

Writer: Sam Simon