The Best Episodes Written By Tim Long

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(28 votes)

   #1 - Skinner's Sense of Snow

   S12:E812/17/2000

   A snowstorm traps the students of Springfield Elementary inside, with them overthrowing Principal Skinner when he uses his Army skills to control them. Meanwhile, Homer tries to rescue the children–using Flanders' car.

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   7.3/10(29 votes)

   #2 - Treehouse of Horror X

   S11:E410/31/1999

   In "I Know What You Diddily-Iddly-Did" the Simpsons fear they have killed Ned Flanders. "Desperately Xeeking Xena" satirizes superheroes of yore with "Stretch Dude" Bart and "Clobber Girl" Lisa. And "Life's A Glitch, Then You Die" depicts the upcoming horror of Y2K.

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   7.1/10(29 votes)

   #3 - Simpsons Bible Stories

   S10:E184/4/1999

   When Reverend Lovejoy subjects the congregation to an extended Bible reading, the Simpsons fall asleep and have dreams based on Bible stories.

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   7.1/10(27 votes)

   #4 - The Mansion Family

   S11:E121/23/2000

   Worried about his health, Mr. Burns visits the Mayo Clinic. He lets Homer housesit his mansion, which leads of course to an offshore knife fight and an attack by Chinese pirates.

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   7.1/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Estranger Things

   S36:E185/18/2025

   When Bart & Lisa stop watching Itchy & Scratchy together, Marge fears that they'll start to drift apart... but she has no idea how bad things are about to get!

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   7.0/10(27 votes)

   #6 - Behind the Laughter

   S11:E225/21/2000

   A "Behind the Music"-style look at the Simpsons, narrated by VH1's Jim Forbes, shows their rise to stardom--and the "private hell" that followed.

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   7.0/10(27 votes)

   #7 - New Kids on the Blecch

   S12:E142/25/2001

   A music producer selects Bart, Nelson, Milhouse and Ralph to be members of the next hit boy band, who record subliminal songs about joining the Navy.

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   7.0/10(23 votes)

   #8 - Bull-E

   S26:E215/10/2015

   After Bart gets bullied at the school dance, Marge convinces the town to pass anti-bullying legislation. Homer then gets arrested and sent to rehab for bullying Ned Flanders, only to subsequently leave rehab as a hero.

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   6.9/10(28 votes)

   #9 - Half-Decent Proposal

   S13:E102/10/2002

   Homer develops a snoring problem, so Marge decides to spend a night with her sisters Patty and Selma. After a night of drinking, Marge sees a news report about her ex-prom date Artie Ziff, who is now very wealthy, and decides to send him an e-mail. Artie is still obsessed with Marge, so he offers the Simpsons $1 million in exchange for Marge spending a weekend with him.

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    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Brake My Wife, Please

    S14:E205/11/2003

    Homer becomes obsessed with using new gadgets in his car. One day, he becomes distracted and drives off a pier, losing his driver's license. Unable to use a car, Homer starts to learn the joys of walking. Meanwhile, Marge shoulders the burden of Homer's driving duties and becomes stressed out. One day, as Homer sings about the virtues of walking, Marge accidentally runs him over with her car. Later, as Homer recuperates from the accident, he begins to suspect that Marge is trying to hurt him. They fight and go to see a marriage counselor. The counselor advises Homer to perform one completely unselfish gesture to win Marge back. Homer holds a party with all of her friends and a surprised Marge tells Homer that she loves him.

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    6.9/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Married to the Blob

    S25:E101/12/2014

    When Comic Book Guy meets a woman writing an autobiographical manga, he seeks Homer's advice on dating.

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    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #12 - Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade

    S14:E311/17/2002

    The Simpsons buy a satellite television, which Bart spends so much time watching that he does not study for an important achievement test. He scores so low that Principal Skinner demotes him to third grade, while Lisa does so well that she is moved up to third grade. The two are placed in the same class and become rivals. During a trip to Capital City, they get separated from their class and are forced to help each other in order to find their classmates.

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13. 

    6.8/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts

    S23:E210/2/2011

    When superintendent Chalmers is fired for taking Bart and his friends on an unauthorized field trip, the boys hold the school hostage until he is reinstated.

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14. 

    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #14 - You Kent Always Say What You Want

    S18:E225/20/2007

    Newsman Kent Brockman is fired for swearing on the air when Homer dumps coffee in his lap, but Lisa gets Brockman back in the game with her Webcam.

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    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #15 - The Kid Is All Right

    S25:E611/24/2013

    Lisa discovers her new best friend is a Republican who is opposing her in the class election.

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    6.7/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    S31:E912/1/2019

    Todd blames God for the death of his mother and rejects his faith, so Ned sends him to live with the Simpsons, hoping they can scare him into believing in God again.

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    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words

    S20:E611/16/2008

    Lisa learns she is good at crossword puzzles and enters a city-wide contest. Homer discovers he has a flair for letting loved ones down so he opens Sweet Conclusions Break-Up Service, but lands himself in trouble with his daughter when he places a bet against her in the competition.

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    6.6/10(26 votes)

    #18 - MoneyBART

    S22:E310/10/2010

    Lisa starts coaching Bart's Little League team; Marge and Bart spend the day at an amusement park, where former MLB manager Mike Scioscia gives Bart advice.

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    6.6/10(22 votes)

    #19 - Moonshine River

    S24:E19/30/2012

    Bart will be visited by many of his past girlfriends.

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    6.6/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Desperately Seeking Lisa

    S36:E310/20/2024

    Lisa has a blazing misadventure in the dark world of Capital City's downtown art scene.

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    6.5/10(28 votes)

    #21 - Saddlesore Galactica

    S11:E132/6/2000

    Homer and Bart befriend a diving horse at a county fair. They turn it into a racehorse with an attitude, whose success runs them afoul of mysterious, tree-dwelling jockeys.

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    6.5/10(22 votes)

    #22 - The Devil Wears Nada

    S21:E511/15/2009

    Marge and a group called the "Charity Chicks" pose for a calendar in hopes of raising money for charity, but Marge becomes the talk of the town thanks to her racy poses. Meanwhile, Carl is chosen as the newest supervisor at the nuclear power plant, and hires Homer to be his personal assistant.

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    6.5/10(31 votes)

    #23 - Springfield Splendor

    S29:E210/8/2017

    Marge and Lisa turn Lisa’s sad experience into a successful graphic novel-turned-Broadway show, but they struggle with creative differences and ego.

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    6.4/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing

    S24:E122/10/2013

    Bart's dream girl, Mary Spuckler, comes to town, but his failure to pay her enough attention is having a negative impact on their relationship. Meanwhile, Homer once again runs afoul of Marge and lands in the doghouse.

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    6.4/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Haw-Haw Land

    S29:E101/7/2018

    When the Simpsons go to a STEM conference, Lisa falls for a crooning jazz pianist named Brendan. Meanwhile, Bart discovers that he has an affinity for chemistry

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