The Best Episodes of The Simpsons (work in progress)
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- DirectorWesley ArcherRich MooreDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe Simpsons move into a cursed house, then are abducted by aliens, before Homer is ensconced in a tale by Edgar Allen Poe.
- 1989– 23mTV-PG8.0 (4.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter the power plant experiences bad publicity and is threatened with closure, Mr. Burns decides to run for Governor in order to have power over the law.
- DirectorRich MooreAlan SmartStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMoe claims a drink that Homer invented is his own, with the drink making the bar a local hot spot, but threatens his friendship with Homer.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer and Marge tell the story of how they met and fell in love in high school.
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Krusty is found guilty of robbing the Kwik-E-Mart following Homer's eyewitness testimony, Bart and Lisa set out to prove his innocence.
- DirectorJeffrey LynchStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAs Marge goes to the doctor for a pregnancy test, Homer tells the children of the events leading up to his marriage, and Bart's birth.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter seeing a motorcycle daredevil at a monster truck show, Bart becomes a death-defying daredevil skateboarder.
- 1989– 23mTV-PG8.8 (5.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter apparently consuming poison blowfish, Homer is told that he only has 24 hours to live.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter wishing for Flanders to lose his business, Homer discovers that his neighbor is actually about to go bankrupt and decides to help him out.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer meets his half-brother Herb Powell, an automobile tycoon who zealously bonds with the family and tasks Homer with designing a car for the average American.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
- DirectorKent ButterworthDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer and Marge enjoy a night on the town, leaving the kids with a diabolical babysitter, with a surprising secret.
- DirectorWesley ArcherMilton GrayStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart is sent to France on a student exchange program, where he's treated like a slave; an Albanian student with suspicious motives takes Bart's place in the family.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart, Milhouse and Martin each pitch in to buy an highly-collectible "Radioactive Man" comic book, which soon has a disastrous effect on their friendship.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe Simpson family receives a severed monkey's paw which can grant wishes, Bart gains magical powers which he uses to turn Homer into a Jack-in-the-box, and Mr. Burns uses Homer's brain to create a robot.
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer is a hero after averting a nuclear meltdown that he nearly caused, but he doesn't want to tell anyone that he stopped it completely by accident.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter rekindling her artistic talents, Marge is commissioned to paint a portrait of Mr. Burns; Homer vows to lose weight after getting trapped in a water slide.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightLisa has a crush on her substitute teacher; Bart decides to run for class president.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightIn an attempt to show up Ned Flanders, Homer pits Bart against Ned's son, Todd, in a miniature golf competition.
- 1989– 23mTV-PG8.0 (3.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer gets a crooked cable guy to install free cable in the Simpson home, and as a result, Lisa faces an ethical crisis over her family's stealing.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMrs. Krabappel, fed up with Bart's lackadaisical approach to his studies, gives him an ultimatum: shape up or repeat the fourth grade.
- DirectorKent ButterworthGregg VanzoStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter being embarrassed by the rest of the family at a company picnic, Homer becomes obsessed with improving their behavior towards each other.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMarge contemplates an affair with a handsome bowling instructor.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer accidentally lands in a mental hospital and ends up sharing a room with a white man who thinks he is Michael Jackson.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer lies on a medical insurance form in order to obtain a miracle hair restoring drug.
- DirectorCarlos BaezaStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer buys Lisa a pony that the family can ill afford.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightA depressed Lisa's spirit is lifted when she meets a jazz-man, Bleeding Gums Murphy.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter a photograph of Homer gyrating with an exotic dancer is distributed throughout Springfield, he finds himself kicked out of the house by Marge.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Homer fails a fathering test, he decides to help Bart build his Soap Box Derby racer.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart ends up at a school for gifted children after cheating on an IQ test.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer takes the family camping, but it soon becomes a misadventure when they lose their equipment and Homer is mistaken for Bigfoot.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMarge becomes a crusader against cartoon violence after an episode of "Itchy and Scratchy" seemingly inspires Maggie to attack Homer.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Bart saves Mr. Burns' life with a donated blood transfusion, Homer vows revenge when they receive only a "thank you" card as compensation.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer must decide whether he should complete marriage counseling or skip out to catch a legendary catfish; Bart and Lisa take advantage of Grampa's ignorance of the house rules.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter having a horrible day, Bart gets a job tending bar for a group of gangsters and becomes the prime suspect when Principal Skinner mysteriously disappears.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Bart gets hit by a car driven by Mr. Burns, Homer is manipulated by ambulance-chaser Lionel Hutz into bringing an outrageous lawsuit against his boss.
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBurns decides to retire and sells the power plant to a German consortium for an exorbitant price. Homer's laziness and inefficiency are quickly exposed by his new bosses, and he is laid off.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer tries to set Selma up with Principal Skinner, only for him to fall for Patty instead.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightOn Thanksgiving, Bart runs away after refusing to apologize to a distraught Lisa for accidentally destroying her cornucopia.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter an uncontrollable Santa's Little Helper destroys several important Simpson possessions, Homer announces that he will be thrown out of the house unless he completes obedience training.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter losing his job, Homer contemplates ending it all, until he discovers a new life path as a safety advocate.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart gets more than he bargained for when he saws the head off a statue of the town's founder.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer's heckling of the Springfield Isotopes baseball team during one of their games inadvertently leads to his appointment as the new team mascot.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Grampa's new girlfriend dies and leaves him $106,000 in her will, he tries to decide what to do with it.
- DirectorBrad BirdJeffrey LynchStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart and Lisa try to reunite Krusty the Clown with his father.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter winning a political essay contest, Lisa is invited to Washington, D.C., but she soon becomes upset after discovering how policy-making really works.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter being beaten up by Nelson Muntz one too many times, Bart turns to Grampa for help, and soon leads a rebellion against the school bully.