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The Best Episodes Written By Tim Long

Every TV Episode Written by Tim Long Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 7.2/10(24 votes)

    #1 - Skinner's Sense of Snow

    S12:E8

    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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    Director:Lance Kramer
    Writer:Tim Long
  2. 7.0/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Treehouse of Horror X

    S11:E4

    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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    Director:Pete Michels
    Writer:Tim Long
  3. 7.0/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Behind the Laughter

    S11:E22

    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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    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:Tim Long
  4. 6.8/10(24 votes)

    #4 - Simpsons Bible Stories

    S10:E18

    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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    Director:Nancy Kruse
    Writer:Tim Long
  5. 6.8/10(22 votes)

    #5 - The Mansion Family

    S11:E12

    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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    Writer:Tim Long
  6. 6.8/10(23 votes)

    #6 - New Kids on the Blecch

    S12:E14

    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. 6.8/10(24 votes)

    #7 - Half-Decent Proposal

    S13:E10

    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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    Writer:Tim Long
  8. 6.8/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Bull-E

    S26:E21

    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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    Director:Lance Kramer
    Writer:Tim Long
  9. 6.7/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Brake My Wife, Please

    S14:E20

    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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    Director:Pete Michels
    Writer:Tim Long
  10. 6.7/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Married to the Blob

    S25:E10

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

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    Writer:Tim Long
  11. 6.5/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Moonshine River

    S24:E1

    Bart will be visited by many of his past girlfriends.

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    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:Tim Long
  12. 6.4/10(20 votes)

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

    S14:E3

    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. 6.4/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words

    S20:E6

    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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    Director:Nancy Kruse
    Writer:Tim Long
  14. 6.4/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts

    S23:E2

    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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  15. 6.4/10(19 votes)

    #15 - The Kid Is All Right

    S25:E6

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

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    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:Tim Long
  16. 6.4/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Desperately Seeking Lisa

    S36:E3

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

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    Writer:Tim Long
  17. 6.3/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Saddlesore Galactica

    S11:E13

    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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    Director:Lance Kramer
    Writer:Tim Long
  18. 6.3/10(15 votes)

    #18 - You Kent Always Say What You Want

    S18:E22

    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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    Writer:Tim Long
  19. 6.3/10(19 votes)

    #19 - The Devil Wears Nada

    S21:E5

    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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    Director:Nancy Kruse
    Writer:Tim Long
  20. 6.3/10(26 votes)

    #20 - Springfield Splendor

    S29:E2

    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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    Writer:Tim Long
  21. 6.3/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Haw-Haw Land

    S29:E10

    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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    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:Tim Long
  22. 6.3/10(9 votes)

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

    S31:E9

    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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    Writer:Tim Long
  23. 6.2/10(21 votes)

    #23 - MoneyBART

    S22:E3

    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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    Director:Nancy Kruse
    Writer:Tim Long
  24. 6.2/10(18 votes)

    #24 - Moe Goes from Rags to Riches

    S23:E12

    Moe's bar rag explains that he started as a medieval tapestry a thousand years earlier; Bart tries to reconcile with Milhouse; the disappearance of Moe's bar rag makes him realize he has friends.

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    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:Tim Long
  25. 6.2/10(19 votes)

    #25 - Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing

    S24:E12

    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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    Writer:Tim Long

Tim Long Ratings Summary

"Skinner's Sense of Snow" is the best rated episode written by Tim Long. It scored 7.2/10 based on 24 votes. It was directed by Lance Kramer. It aired on 12/17/2000 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Treehouse of Horror X".