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The Best Episodes Directed By Mike B. anderson

Every TV Episode Directed by Mike B. anderson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 2 - You Only Move Twice
    8.5/10(49 votes)

    S8:E2

    In an idyllic planned community, Homer works for a new boss who has trouble with the government. Meanwhile, the rest of the family has difficulty dealing with the bucolic burg.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 8 Episode 15 - Homer's Phobia
    8.2/10(46 votes)

    S8:E15

    The Simpsons befriend a shop owner, but when Homer discovers the man is gay, he worries about his influence on Bart.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 37 Episode 15 - Homer? A Cracker Bro?
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    S37:E15

    Homer strikes up an unlikely friendship with Kirk Van Houten, which leads to them launching a hugely successful business venture together - a "crumbless" cracker that sweeps the nation. But when Kirk's darkest secrets are revealed, Homer has to choose between his family and his fortune... and may just end up going in jail.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  4. undefined Season 7 Episode 16 - Lisa the Iconoclast
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    S7:E16

    While researching into Jebediah Springfield's past for an essay, Lisa discovers that the town founder wasn't the hero that everyone thinks he was.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  5. undefined Season 8 Episode 1 - Treehouse of Horror VII
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    S8:E1

    A Halloween trilogy. This time, Bart meets his "pure evil" Siamese twin; Lisa's science project attacks Bart; aliens Kang and Kodos invade as Clinton and Dole's replicas just before the 1996 Presidential election.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  6. undefined Season 12 Episode 18 - Trilogy of Error
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    S12:E18

    Homer's rush to the hospital to reattach his thumb, Lisa's rush to school to win the science fair, and Bart's run-in with an illegal fireworks scheme are interconnected in a parody of Go and Run Lola Run.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 12 Episode 9 - HOMЯ
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    S12:E9

    While working as a human guinea pig (to pay off the family's lost savings after making a bad investment), Homer discovers the root cause of his subnormal intelligence: a crayon that was lodged in his brain ever since he was a boy. He decides to have it removed to increase his IQ, but discovers that being smart does not necessarily equal being happy.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  8. undefined Season 8 Episode 25 - The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
    7.4/10(38 votes)

    S8:E25

    Lisa joins the all-male military school where Bart is sent for discipline. Then comes the hazing.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  9. undefined Season 22 Episode 20 - Homer Scissorhands
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    S22:E20

    Homer opens his own hair salon after discovering he is a talented stylist; Milhouse professes his love for Lisa.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  10. undefined Season 13 Episode 14 - Tales from the Public Domain
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    S13:E14

    When Homer gets a notice from the library that he has a book of classic tales that is years overdue, he finds it on the shelf and reads three stories: The Odyssey (where Homer and his bar buddies try to get home after fighting the Trojans), Joan of Arc (where Lisa leads the French against the English with the help of God), and Hamlet (where Bart tries to kill Moe after Moe kills Homer in order to marry Marge).

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  11. undefined Season 0 Episode 81 - The Past and the Furious
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    S0:E81

    Lisa travels back in time to 1923 and discovers that the Springfield Mini Moose, once key to the town’s ecosystem, were driven to extinction in 1925. Teaming up with young Monty Burns, Lisa works to save the moose, but her actions unintentionally shape his future as a ruthless tycoon.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  12. undefined Season 9 Episode 15 - The Last Temptation of Krust
    7.1/10(41 votes)

    S9:E15

    Krusty bombs at a charity comedy event and feels like a tired old hack. With the Simpsons’ support, Krusty takes his act in a fresh new direction… but in the end, his true nature asserts itself.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  13. undefined Season 15 Episode 20 - The Way We Weren't
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    S15:E20

    Homer and Marge recall the story of their first kiss at a summer camp when they were children—an event which was not all happy, as Homer (unwillingly) betrayed Marge by standing her up on their second date.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  14. undefined Season 27 Episode 4 - Halloween of Horror
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    S27:E4

    When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  15. undefined Season 10 Episode 8 - Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'
    6.9/10(35 votes)

    S10:E8

    When Grandpa needs a new kidney, Homer agrees to donate one, but then chickens out.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  16. undefined Season 14 Episode 2 - How I Spent My Strummer Vacation
    6.9/10(34 votes)

    S14:E2

    A drunken Homer appears on the show Taxicab Conversations and rants about how awful his life as a husband and father is. Although his family is at first outraged, they realise that they do somewhat burden him and decide to make up for it by sending him to a Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp where he mingles with rock stars, including Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The rock stars ask Homer to help out at a concert and, expecting that he will be allowed to perform, he accepts. Actually, they want him to test the microphones; however, a humiliated Homer grabs a guitar and starts playing.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  17. undefined Season 21 Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror XX
    6.9/10(32 votes)

    S21:E4

    Dial "M" for Murder or Press "#" to Return to Main Menu- Lisa is forced into a Hitchcockian murder scheme by Bart. Don't Have a Cow, Mankind- Springfield is once again overrun by zombies, thanks to Krusty Burger's latest sandwich. There's No Business Like Moe Business- In a Sweeney Todd spoof, Moe bleeds Homer dry to create the perfect microbrewed great beer.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  18. undefined Season 22 Episode 18 - The Great Simpsina
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    S22:E18

    When the Great Raymondo takes Lisa on as his magician's assistant, she is conned into revealing the secret of his greatest trick to his nemesis.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  19. undefined Season 16 Episode 15 - Future-Drama
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    S16:E15

    Through Professor Frink's future machine, Bart and Lisa see their lives in the year 2013, where Bart steals Lisa's chances at going to an Ivy League school in order to impress a skater girl named Jenda while Homer (now separated from Marge and living in an underwater apartment) fights Krusty the Clown after Marge begins dating him.

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  20. undefined Season 17 Episode 10 - Homer's Paternity Coot
    6.8/10(24 votes)

    S17:E10

    Mail from forty years earlier is discovered, and a letter from Homer Simpson's mother's old boyfriend states that he is Homer's true father. Homer sets out to find his supposed new father, leaving Abe behind.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  21. undefined Season 19 Episode 19 - Mona Leaves-a
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    S19:E19

    Homer's mother, Mona, returns, but Homer is reluctant to trust her because she abandoned him so many times as a child.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  22. undefined Season 11 Episode 6 - Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder
    6.7/10(30 votes)

    S11:E6

    Homer bowls a perfect 300 game, then concludes that the greatest accomplishment of his life is behind him. He reconnects with the world by bonding with baby Maggie.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  23. undefined Season 15 Episode 11 - Margical History Tour
    6.7/10(26 votes)

    S15:E11

    When the local library proves to be useless for the kids' class project, Marge tells Milhouse, Bart, and Lisa three Simpsons-style historical accounts: Henry VIII's (Homer's) attempts at siring a son, Lewis and Clark (Lenny and Carl) exploring the USA's wilderness with Sacagawea (Lisa), and Salieri (Lisa again) out to ruin piano-playing virtuoso Mozart (Bart).

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  24. undefined Season 23 Episode 5 - The Food Wife
    6.7/10(23 votes)

    S23:E5

    Marge, Bart and Lisa start their own food blog and land a reservation at a popular restaurant; when Marge sends Homer to a cooking lab, he finds himself in a situation with law enforcement.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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  25. undefined Season 23 Episode 17 - Them, Robot
    6.7/10(27 votes)

    S23:E17

    When Mr. Burn replaces most of the plant's employees with robots that end up turning on the community, the people he laid off must come to the rescue.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
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Mike B. Anderson Ratings Summary

"You Only Move Twice" is the best rated episode directed by Mike B. Anderson. It scored 8.5/10 based on 49 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 11/3/1996 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Homer's Phobia".