The Best Episodes of The Simpsons
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- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.
- DirectorJeffrey LynchStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter aptitude tests seemingly indicate that they are best-suited to police work and homemaking respectively, Bart is made hall monitor while Lisa becomes a delinquent.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter attributing a relaxing Sunday to his skipping church, Homer vows to never attend service again, and forms his own religion to justify his behavior.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer opens a successful snow-plowing business, only to inspire Barney to start a rival outfit that puts him out of work.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightYears of poor eating habits catch up with Homer when he suffers a massive heart attack, but the family can't afford the triple bypass operation he needs.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter receiving a considerable donation of money, Springfield builds a monorail system with Homer as the conductor, unaware they've just boarded a one-way train to Hell.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Homer loses his license for DUI, Marge pressures him to give up beer for a month; Lisa attempts to prove that Bart is less intelligent than a hamster.
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhen Mr. Burns revokes the plant's dental plan, forcing Lisa to be fitted with cheap, ugly braces, Homer leads its union into going on strike.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart and Lisa convince Grampa to let them use his name for episodes of "Itchy and Scratchy" they have written; Homer re-takes a test he failed in high school.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhen Krusty's show is canceled after losing viewers to a ventriloquist and his dummy, Bart and Lisa organize a celebrity-filled comeback special for their favorite clown.
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter the kids find a record with Homer's picture on it, he recalls the story of how he achieved fame in the 1980s with his barbershop quartet, The Be Sharps.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter being released from prison on parole, Sideshow Bob plots to murder Bart.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhen a surprise inspection of the nuclear power plant reveals that Homer is not qualified to do his job, he is forced to go to college.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter his birthday party goes wrong, Mr. Burns begins to want his childhood toy, a teddy bear named Bobo; Homer finds that Maggie is in possession of the doll.
- 1989– 30mTV-148.6 (3.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMr. Burns builds a casino when Springfield decides to legalize gambling, with Marge becoming addicted to the slot machines.
- DirectorCarlos BaezaStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightIn an effort to increase the dismal television ratings for their space launches, NASA decides to send an ordinary man into space, and Homer is chosen for the task.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightA family vacation to Itchy & Scratchy Land turns disastrous when the robots malfunction and turn on the tourists.
- DirectorJeffrey LynchStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer is branded as a pervert after his kids' babysitter misconstrues his retrieval of a candy from the seat of her pants as a sexual advance.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer becomes a member of a mysterious organization called the Stonecutters and is heralded as "the chosen one".
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter refusing to pay for a collect call, Bart must travel down under to repair US-Australian political relations, but is unprepared for the punishment awaiting him.
- DirectorSusie DietterStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe citizens of Springfield host their own film festival, with popular movie critic Jay Sherman arriving from New York to judge.
- DirectorSteven Dean MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhile Bart is hospitalized, Lisa runs into her old mentor Bleeding Gums Murphy, who is also a patient, and becomes devastated when he dies soon after.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer intentionally gains more weight in order to qualify for disability and work from home, but soon realizes that being morbidly obese comes with its own problems.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightA series of vignettes showcasing a day in the life of various Springfield residents.
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter realizing how unpopular she is, a disillusioned Lisa sees the vacation to Ned Flanders' beach house as an opportunity to reinvent herself.
- DirectorMike B. AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where Homer unwittingly works for a charismatic supervillain; the rest of the family struggles with the transfer.
- DirectorSteven Dean MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightSpecial Agents Mulder and Scully arrive in Springfield after Homer claims to have seen an alien.
- DirectorMike B. AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Marge befriends John, a gay store owner, Homer worries that his presence will have a negative effect on Bart's sexuality.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer's laziness begets the ire of his industrious but arrogant new co-worker Frank Grimes; Bart buys a run-down factory for a dollar.
- DirectorJim ReardonMike B. AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer's rush to the hospital to re-attach his severed thumb, Lisa's rush to school to win the science fair, and Bart's run-in with an illegal fireworks scheme interconnect from their point of view.
- DirectorChuck SheetzJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart's comic about Homer becomes a hit on-line, prompting Homer to attempt to control his anger.
- DirectorPete MichelsJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer becomes chief of police after a scandal forces Wiggum out.