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The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 15

Every episode of The Simpsons Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 15!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 1 - Treehouse of Horror XIV
    7.5/10(2532 votes)

    S15:E1

    "Reaper Madness" - Death becomes Homer and our hero must learn to reap what he sows (and pull a fast one on the almighty). "Frinkenstein" - Soon to be Nobel-prize winning Professor Frink reanimates his father for some gruesome body parts-swapping. "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" - A parody of Clockstoppers, starring Bart and Milhouse.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:John Swartzwelder

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  2. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 19 - Simple Simpson
    7.4/10(2023 votes)

    S15:E19

    Homer becomes "Pie Man", a masked vigilante who delivers a pie in the face of justice to evildoers. However, after attacking Mr. Burns, Burns hires him as a personal hitman, until Homer is ordered to attack the Dalai Lama.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  3. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 9 - I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot
    7.3/10(2048 votes)

    S15:E9

    Homer builds a battle robot to win Bart's respect, and places it in a tournament against other robots. What Bart does not know, though, is that the robot is actually Homer in costume. Meanwhile, Snowball II dies and Lisa tries to find a replacement cat.

    Director:Lauren MacMullan
    Writers:Allen Glazier, Dan Greaney

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  4. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 2 - My Mother the Carjacker
    7.2/10(2017 votes)

    S15:E2

    Homer's mother returns, and after being cleared of all charges, is re-imprisoned on a technicality.

    Director:Nancy Kruse
    Writer:Michael Price

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  5. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 10 - Diatribe of a Mad Housewife
    7.2/10(1954 votes)

    S15:E10

    Marge writes a romance novel with characters based on Homer and Ned Flanders that becomes a hit. Meanwhile, Homer gets fired from the power plant again and becomes an ambulance driver.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:Robin J. Stein

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  6. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 12 - Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    7.2/10(1951 votes)

    S15:E12

    Bart finds a friend in his own sister Lisa after Milhouse moves away to Capitol City to live with his divorced mom. Meanwhile Homer goes into panhandling to buy anniversary gifts for Marge. Later on Milhouse returns and Bart goes back being friends with him.

    Director:Matthew Nastuk
    Writers:David Chambers, Julie Chambers

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  7. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 20 - The Way We Weren't
    7.2/10(1947 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
    Writer:J. Stewart Burns

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  8. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 22 - Fraudcast News
    7.2/10(1828 votes)

    S15:E22

    Mr. Burns buys out Springfield's media outlets after a newspaper mistakenly reports his death, and Lisa's homemade newspaper is next on his list.

    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:Don Payne

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  9. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 5 - The Fat and the Furriest
    7.1/10(1929 votes)

    S15:E5

    Homer is humiliated when he appears on the news running from a bear that nearly attacks him at the city dump. After Grampa scolds him, he swears to fight the bear himself.

    Director:Matthew Nastuk
    Writer:Joel H. Cohen

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  10. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 11 - Margical History Tour
    7.1/10(1878 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).

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
    Writer:Brian Kelley

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  11. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 13 - Smart and Smarter
    7.1/10(1938 votes)

    S15:E13

    When Maggie does better than Lisa on an IQ test, Lisa becomes upset over no longer being the smart one and tries to lead Maggie astray.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Carolyn Omine

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  12. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 18 - Catch 'Em If You Can
    7.1/10(1964 votes)

    S15:E18

    After a ruined movie night, thanks to Bart and Lisa, Homer and Marge take a vacation away from them, but decide to go to Miami instead of going to see an uncle. When Bart and Lisa catch wind of their parents' secret plan, Bart steals Rod's credit card (just like Homer stole Ned's) and go after them.

    Director:Matthew Nastuk
    Writer:Ian Maxtone-Graham

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  13. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 4 - The Regina Monologues
    7.0/10(2118 votes)

    S15:E4

    After making over $3000 from his own museum featuring a $1000 bill, Bart takes the family to London (on the suggestion of Grampa), where Homer is arrested for treason after crashing into the Queen.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:John Swartzwelder

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  14. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 7 - 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
    7.0/10(1971 votes)

    S15:E7

    Homer realizes how selfish he is after he spends all the family's Christmas money on a present for himself. He becomes the nicest guy in town, making Ned Flanders jealous.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Michael Price

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  15. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 16 - The Wandering Juvie
    7.0/10(1946 votes)

    S15:E16

    Bart gets sent to juvenile hall after fooling everyone that there was a marriage concerning him. He encounters a dangerous girl there... He flees with Gina, but then the two are caught by Wiggum.

    Director:Lauren MacMullan
    Writers:Don Payne, John Frink

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  16. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 3 - The President Wore Pearls
    6.8/10(2046 votes)

    S15:E3

    In this loose parody of the musical/movie Evita, Lisa is elected Student Body president, but is unaware that the school staff is using her for their own devices and as a scapegoat if something goes wrong.

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
    Writer:Dana Gould

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  17. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 8 - Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays
    6.6/10(1885 votes)

    S15:E8

    When a group of singles, seniors, childless couples, teens and gays band together to protest having to accommodate families (including paying property taxes used to teach children they do not have) after a riot at a children's concert, Marge takes up the cause for the families, with some help from Bart and Lisa.

    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  18. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 14 - The Ziff Who Came to Dinner
    6.6/10(1843 votes)

    S15:E14

    The Simpsons go on a late-night attic search after Bart and Lisa (who are freaked out over a horror movie Homer let them watch) begin hearing voices -- and find Marge's ex-prom date Artie Ziff, who's on the run for cheating the shareholders of his company.

    Director:Nancy Kruse
    Writers:Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta

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  19. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 15 - Co-Dependent's Day
    6.6/10(1873 votes)

    S15:E15

    Homer and Marge's bond becomes stronger when they both get drunk on wine, but soon the bond unravels when Homer blames Marge for crashing the car and Marge gets sent to rehab. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa complain to Randall Curtis (a George Lucas-esque science fiction movie director) about his latest film.

    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  20. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 17 - My Big Fat Geek Wedding
    6.6/10(1884 votes)

    S15:E17

    After hearing that Skinner is getting cold feet about their wedding, Edna leaves Skinner at the altar and, after sending back one marriage gift, hooks up with Comic Book Guy. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge have an argument about if their marriage is still solid or not.

    Director:Mark Kirkland
    Writer:Kevin Curran

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  21. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 6 - Today I Am a Clown
    6.3/10(1856 votes)

    S15:E6

    Krusty discovers that he never had a bar mitzvah as a child. He quits his show to have it as an adult, with the help of his father, Rabbi Krustofski. Meanwhile, Homer hosts a late-night talk show a la "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher" as a replacement for Krusty's show.

    Director:Nancy Kruse
    Writer:Joel H. Cohen

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  22. The Simpsons Season 15 Episode 21 - Bart-Mangled Banner
    6.3/10(1912 votes)

    S15:E21

    After receiving an injection from Dr. Hibbert, Bart becomes temporarily deaf, which makes him impervious to being bullied, until he accidentally moons the American flag during a donkey basketball game, prompting everyone in town to accuse the Simpsons of being unpatriotic under the new "Government Knows Best" Act.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:John Frink

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Season 15 Ratings Summary

"Treehouse of Horror XIV" is the best rated episode of "The Simpsons" season 15. It scored 7.5/10 based on 2532 votes. Directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by John Swartzwelder, it aired on 11/2/2003. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Simple Simpson".