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Every TV Episode Directed by Mark Kirkland Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 12 - Mountain of Madness
    8.1/10(38 votes)

    S8:E12

    To promote teamwork amongst the power plant's employees, Mr. Burns makes them go on a corporate retreat up in the mountains.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Homer's Barbershop Quartet
    8.0/10(53 votes)

    S5:E1

    Homer recalls when he, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner became recording icons.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Lisa's First Word
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    S4:E10

    While trying to get Maggie to say her first word, Marge and Homer reminisce about Bart's and Lisa's first words.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Kamp Krusty
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    S4:E1

    Bart leads an uprising at Krusty's summer camp after he and Lisa are subjected to a Dickensian sweatshop.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Last Exit to Springfield
    7.9/10(47 votes)

    S4:E17

    Union president Homer fights to keep the dental plan.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - Lisa the Vegetarian
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    S7:E5

    After visiting a local petting zoo, Lisa becomes a vegetarian and faces ridicule from family and friends. When she lashes out and ruins Homer's barbecue, she learns a lesson in tolerance.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 25 - Summer of 4 Ft. 2
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    S7:E25

    On a family vacation, Lisa tries on a new identity to fit in with the other kids at the beach. Jealous, Bart reveals her true nerdiness to the group.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 10 Episode 2 - The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    S10:E2

    A midlife crisis prompts Homer to quit his job and become an inventor.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Bart Gets Hit by a Car
    7.7/10(57 votes)

    S2:E10

    After Mr. Burns hits Bart with his car, ambulance-chasing attorney Lionel Hutz persuades Homer and Marge to sue for a million dollars.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Homer Defined
    7.7/10(54 votes)

    S3:E5

    Homer's averting of a nuclear meltdown earns him employee-of-the-month honors--and a call from Magic Johnson; Milhouse's parents prohibit him from playing with Bart.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - Burns' Heir
    7.7/10(41 votes)

    S5:E18

    Bart is picked to be Burns' heir and moves into the Burns mansion, prompting Homer and Marge to hire a deprogrammer to get him back.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - A Fish Called Selma
    7.7/10(40 votes)

    S7:E19

    Washed up and plagued by scandal, Troy McClure sees a marriage to Selma as his ticket back to success.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 8 Episode 3 - The Homer They Fall
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    S8:E3

    When Moe sees that Homer can absorb massive blows to the head, he turns him into a prizefighter and sets up a match with heavyweight champion Drederick Tatum.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 9 Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror VIII
    7.7/10(40 votes)

    S9:E4

    In “The Homega Man,” Homer faces a post-apocalyptic Springfield. Next, Bart attempts to become Superfly in "Fly vs. Fly." In “Easy-Bake Coven,” amidst a witch hunt in 1649, Marge and her sisters invent trick-or-treating.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 12 Episode 6 - The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    S12:E6

    Homer decides to buy a computer after turning up to the Plant to find it closed by e-mail. He then creates his own website and it eventually gains attention when he posts gossip. Homer dubs himself as "Mr. X" to conceal his identity. When he reveals that he is Mr. X, he becomes drugged into a mysterious island where people who know too much are imprisoned after Homer starts writing conspiracy theories such as flu shots.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Colonel Homer
    7.6/10(50 votes)

    S3:E20

    Marge fears a cheatin' heart when a waitress-country singer asks Homer to be her manager.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Homer Alone
    7.6/10(45 votes)

    S3:E15

    A stressed Marge vacations alone, leaving Bart and Lisa with Patty and Selma, and Maggie with Homer--until she leaves in search of Marge.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Marge on the Lam
    7.6/10(43 votes)

    S5:E6

    Marge's wild night out with neighbor Ruth includes running from the police in Ruth's car, stolen from her ex.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 6 Episode 23 - The Springfield Connection
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    S6:E23

    Marge joins the police force after thwarting a criminal, and Homer thinks he now has a free ride as a cop's spouse.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - Fear of Flying
    7.5/10(43 votes)

    S6:E11

    When they try to go on vacation, the family discovers Marge's debilitating fear of flying. Marge consults a psychoanalyst to find the source of her baffling fear.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 6 Episode 5 - Sideshow Bob Roberts
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    S6:E5

    Mayor Quimby pardons attempted murderer Sideshow Bob, who then runs against Quimby for mayor.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 8 Episode 21 - The Old Man and the Lisa
    7.5/10(33 votes)

    S8:E21

    Financially ruined, Mr. Burns turns to Lisa for help in building a recycling business. Lisa believes he's changed, but his new business venture takes a shocking new direction.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - The War of the Simpsons
    7.4/10(55 votes)

    S2:E20

    At a lakeside retreat for married couples, Marge is determined to fix her marriage with Homer, but Homer is more determined to catch General Sherman, the freakishly large catfish that lives in the lake.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    S3:E11

    Burns sells the power plant to a German corporation that doesn't care for Homer's approach to his work.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Homer and Apu
    7.4/10(42 votes)

    S5:E13

    Homer accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart home office--in India--after Apu is fired.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
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Mark Kirkland Ratings Summary

"Mountain of Madness" is the best rated episode directed by Mark Kirkland. It scored 8.1/10 based on 38 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/2/1997 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Homer's Barbershop Quartet".