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The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 8

Every episode of The Simpsons Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 23 - Homer's Enemy
    9.3/10(8040 votes)

    S8:E23

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

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:John Swartzwelder

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  2. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 2 - You Only Move Twice
    9.2/10(7334 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:John Swartzwelder

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  3. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 10 - The Springfield Files
    9.1/10(5619 votes)

    S8:E10

    Homer witnesses something out of this world in Springfield woods, but no one believes him -- not even FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who come to investigate the incident.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Reid Harrison

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  4. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 15 - Homer's Phobia
    8.8/10(4887 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:Ron Hauge

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  5. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 18 - Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
    8.8/10(4265 votes)

    S8:E18

    When Prohibition is revived in Springfield, Homer and Bart supply the town with alcohol.

    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:John Swartzwelder

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  6. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 8 - Hurricane Neddy
    8.7/10(4406 votes)

    S8:E8

    A hurricane destroys the Flanders' home and they have to move into the church basement. The people of Springfield gather to rebuild their house, but when Ned sees the poor workmanship, he has a complete breakdown.

    Director:Bob Anderson
    Writer:Steve Young

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  7. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 9 - El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
    8.6/10(4494 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:Ken Keeler

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  8. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 1 - Treehouse of Horror VII
    8.5/10(4253 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
    Writers:Ken Keeler, David X. Cohen, Dan Greaney

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  9. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 12 - Mountain of Madness
    8.5/10(3948 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:John Swartzwelder

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  10. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 5 - Bart After Dark
    8.3/10(3739 votes)

    S8:E5

    After trespassing and damaging property at a mysterious old house, Bart is required to work there as a punishment... but it turns out to be a burlesque house.

    Director:Dominic Polcino
    Writer:Richard Appel

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  11. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 16 - Brother from Another Series
    8.2/10(3566 votes)

    S8:E16

    When Sideshow Bob is released from prison, his brother Cecil puts him in charge of building Springfield's new hydroelectric dam.

    Director:Pete Michels
    Writer:Ken Keeler

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  12. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 19 - Grade School Confidential
    8.2/10(3556 votes)

    S8:E19

    Bart discovers Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel kissing, and it's not long before the whole town knows of their secret affair.

    Director:Susie Dietter
    Writers:Bill Oakley, Rachel Pulido

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  13. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 3 - The Homer They Fall
    8.1/10(3657 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:Jonathan Collier

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  14. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 6 - A Milhouse Divided
    8.1/10(3503 votes)

    S8:E6

    Kirk and Luann Van Houten are getting a divorce. Homer is confident that it will never happen to him, but Kirk tells him how quickly things can change.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Steve Tompkins

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  15. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 22 - In Marge We Trust
    8.1/10(3370 votes)

    S8:E22

    Disturbed that Reverend Lovejoy has lost interest in counseling parishioners, Marge volunteers as the "Listen Lady." Meanwhile, Homer sees his likeness on a box of Japanese detergent.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Donick Cary

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  16. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 14 - The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
    8.0/10(3599 votes)

    S8:E14

    In an attempt to boost ratings, the Itchy and Scratchy Show adds a new "in-your-face" character voiced by Homer.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:David X. Cohen

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  17. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 7 - Lisa's Date with Density
    7.8/10(3408 votes)

    S8:E7

    Lisa develops a crush on Nelson and tries to change him into a better person. Meanwhile, Homer finds an autodialer and starts a telemarketing scam.

    Director:Susie Dietter
    Writer:Mike Scully

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  18. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 17 - My Sister, My Sitter
    7.8/10(3526 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:Dan Greaney

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  19. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 21 - The Old Man and the Lisa
    7.8/10(3244 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:John Swartzwelder

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  20. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 25 - The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
    7.8/10(3222 votes)

    S8:E25

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

    Director:Mike B. Anderson
    Writer:Richard Appel

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  21. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 11 - The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
    7.7/10(3326 votes)

    S8:E11

    Marge's new pretzel franchise is failing until Homer strikes a deal with Fat Tony, Springfield's local mobster.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writer:Jennifer Crittenden

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  22. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 4 - Burns, Baby Burns
    7.6/10(3510 votes)

    S8:E4

    Mr. Burns' boorish long-lost son Larry gets the brush-off from Burns, but Homer hatches a plan to reconcile them.

    Director:Jim Reardon
    Writer:Ian Maxtone-Graham

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  23. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 13 - Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala (Annoyed Grunt) cious
    7.6/10(3551 votes)

    S8:E13

    Marge is stressed by the demands of motherhood and the Simpsons get a magical British nanny, who floats down from the sky holding an umbrella.

    Director:Chuck Sheetz
    Writers:Mike Reiss, Al Jean

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  24. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 20 - The Canine Mutiny
    7.6/10(3093 votes)

    S8:E20

    When Bart can't pay the credit card bill for his expensive new purebred dog, the repo men unwittingly take Santa's Little Helper.

    Director:Dominic Polcino
    Writer:Ron Hauge

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  25. The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 24 - The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
    7.1/10(3238 votes)

    S8:E24

    Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spinoff spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I.," Chief Wiggum becomes a New Orleans detective. Next, Grampa Simpson's soul is trapped inside Moe's Love tester machine in "The Love-Matic Grampa." Finally, the Simpson family hosts a '70s-style variety show.

    Director:Neil Affleck
    Writers:David X. Cohen, Steve Tompkins, Dan Greaney

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Homer's Enemy" is the best rated episode of "The Simpsons" season 8. It scored 9.3/10 based on 8040 votes. Directed by Jim Reardon and written by John Swartzwelder, it aired on 5/4/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "You Only Move Twice".