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Every TV Episode Directed by Jim Reardon Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 7 Episode 7 - King-Size Homer
    8.4/10(47 votes)

    S7:E7

    Homer tries to gain sixty pounds so he can stay home on disability. When he nearly causes a catastrophe at the plant, Homer reconsiders his plan.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - Homer the Great
    8.4/10(49 votes)

    S6:E12

    Homer joins the secret society of the Stonecutters and is suddenly exalted when the brethren discover his birthmark. The ancient order is shaken to the core by the ineptitude of its new Chosen One.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 8 Episode 23 - Homer's Enemy
    8.4/10(52 votes)

    S8:E23

    A hardworking new employee at the power plant is consumed with resentment at Homer's undeserved success.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Mr. Plow
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    S4:E9

    Homer and Barney become competitors in the snow-plowing business.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Homer the Heretic
    8.2/10(56 votes)

    S4:E3

    After skipping church one Sunday morning, Homer decides to quit church altogether and spend Sundays worshiping in his own way -- with cigars and beer.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 6 - Treehouse of Horror V
    8.2/10(44 votes)

    S6:E6

    Lack of beer and cable TV make Homer a crazed killer; the present is altered by a time-traveling Homer; and Principal Skinner turns detention students into food.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 9 Episode 1 - The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
    8.1/10(48 votes)

    S9:E1

    Designated driver Barney absconds to Manhattan in Homer's car and leaves it there. But when the family journeys to the Big Apple to retrieve their property, Homer discovers his car has been booted.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 7 Episode 21 - 22 Short Films About Springfield
    8.0/10(41 votes)

    S7:E21

    Bart and Milhouse wonder if anything interesting happens to the citizens of Springfield, which leads to a series of interconnected vignettes.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Bart of Darkness
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    S6:E1

    Stuck in his room with a broken leg, Bart hears a high-pitched scream. When he looks through his telescope, he sees a guilty Ned Flanders burying the evidence.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 9 - El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
    7.8/10(39 votes)

    S8:E9

    After eating a dish laced with potent peppers during the chili cookoff, Homer has hallucinations where a mystical coyote urges him to find his soulmate.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Homer Goes to College
    7.7/10(51 votes)

    S5:E3

    Homer takes Nuclear Physics 101 at the local college, where he gets a trio of nerdy tutors expelled for extracurricular activities.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
    7.7/10(60 votes)

    S2:E9

    Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet after seeing it on Itchy & Scratchy. Marge begins a protest outside the production offices, demanding the show be retooled to prevent further violence.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - Duffless
    7.7/10(41 votes)

    S4:E16

    After a DUI, Homer swears off beer for a month. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa's sibling rivalry plays out in the school science fair.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - Homer the Vigilante
    7.7/10(40 votes)

    S5:E11

    Homer leads a vigilante group to catch the Springfield Cat Burglar, who then robs the museum.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 6 Episode 24 - Lemon of Troy
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    S6:E24

    Springfield boys try to recapture the town's beloved lemon tree after it's stolen.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 9 Episode 22 - Trash of the Titans
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    S9:E22

    Homer feuds with the Springfield garbage men and decides to run for Sanitation Commissioner. After winning the election with a sleazy campaign, Homer can’t keep the extravagant promises he made to the town.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 10 Episode 23 - Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    S10:E23

    After their bank account is drained at a cyber-cafe, the Simpsons go on a disastrous low-budget trip to Japan, where they wind up as contestants on a humiliating game show.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Brush with Greatness
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    S2:E18

    Marge rediscovers her interest in art and takes up painting. When Mr. Burns hires her to paint his official portrait, Marge tries but fails to find his "inner beauty."

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Treehouse of Horror II
    7.6/10(57 votes)

    S3:E7

    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:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 6 Episode 19 - Lisa's Wedding
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    S6:E19

    A fortuneteller predicts Lisa's engagement and wedding to a fellow student from an upper-crust British family.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 8 Episode 17 - My Sister, My Sitter
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    S8:E17

    Lisa has a stellar reputation as a babysitter, but when Homer and Marge leave her in charge of Bart and Maggie, everything starts going wrong.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Homer at the Bat
    7.5/10(50 votes)

    S3:E17

    Burns hires Major League ringers for the plant softball championship.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - When Flanders Failed
    7.4/10(54 votes)

    S3:E3

    Flanders suffers a failure after Homer wishes him ill.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - Bart Gets an Elephant
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    S5:E17

    Bart wins an elephant, but Homer won't let him keep it.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Bart the Fink
    7.4/10(40 votes)

    S7:E15

    In a scheme to get Krusty's autograph, Bart sends him a check. When Krusty's offshore holding corporation endorses the check, his illegal tax shelter is exposed. In despair after the government auctions off his possessions, Krusty fakes his own death.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:N/A

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Jim Reardon Ratings Summary

"King-Size Homer" is the best rated episode directed by Jim Reardon. It scored 8.426/10 based on 47 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 11/5/1995 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Homer the Great".