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Every TV Episode Written by Bill Odenkirk Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - The Farnsworth Parabox
    8.5/10(60 votes)

    S5:E10

    The Planet Express crew goes to a parallel universe made accessible by the Professor's latest experiment.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Insane in the Mainframe
    7.6/10(52 votes)

    S3:E12

    Accused of robbing a bank, Fry and Bender plead insanity and are both sent to a robot insane asylum. While Bender and his buddy Roberto plan an escape, Fry is brainwashed into thinking that he is a robot.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back
    7.4/10(61 votes)

    S2:E14

    When Hermes takes a stress-relieving vacation, replacement bureaucrat Morgan Proctor becomes infatuated with Fry. Bender threatens to publicize their affair, but Morgan removes Bender's memory and hides it within the cavernous Central Bureaucracy.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    S5:E5

    When Kif gets pregnant, Amy questions her readiness to become a parent.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - I Second That Emotion
    7.3/10(63 votes)

    S2:E5

    Professor Farnsworth installs an empathy chip in Bender after the inconsiderate robot flushes Nibbler down the toilet. With his newfound emotions, a concerned Bender ventures into the mutant-infested sewers to rescue Leela's beloved pet.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Love Is Hell
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    S2:E11

    In hell, Bean resists Dagmar's attempts to force her to marry Satan. Meanwhile, Luci plots to flee heaven and Elfo tries to escape from the ogres.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  7. undefined Season 11 Episode 4 - Lords of the Ring
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    S11:E4

    The Planet Express ship crash-lands on a mysterious world inhabited by intelligent rats.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - A Tale of Two Santas
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    S4:E2

    A Planet Express mission to Robot Santa's colony on Neptune leaves the murderous robot trapped in the frozen sea, and Bender takes over as Santa, vowing to bring peace and goodwill to Xmas again. But when Bender is mistaken for the real Robot Santa, he is arrested and sentenced to death.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  9. undefined Season 10 Episode 5 - Scared Screenless
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    S10:E5

    Bender is sent off to Zapp Brannigan's camp for screen addicts.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - The Goo-Bye Girl
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    S2:E19

    Freckles manipulates Derek and Bear Boy into confronting some bullies. The secret of the goo is out but who will drink it to become the savior?

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  11. undefined Season 9 Episode 7 - Planet Espresso
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    S9:E7

    Hermes inherits a Jamaican coffee farm that holds the ruins of an ancient spaceship.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  12. undefined Season 18 Episode 1 - The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer
    6.8/10(30 votes)

    S18:E1

    Lisa's friendship with Fat Tony's son Michael prompts mob boss Tony to invite the Simpsons over for dinner. Michael says he'd rather be a chef than take over the family business, but that's before Tony is shot by a rival mobster.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  13. undefined Season 16 Episode 1 - Treehouse of Horror XV
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    S16:E1

    Ned Flanders' head injury gives him the power to predict others' deaths, Bart and Lisa play detective when a string of Victorian-era prostitutes are murdered by Jack the Ripper, and the Simpsons go on a fantastic voyage inside Mr. Burns' body to save Maggie.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  14. undefined Season 21 Episode 11 - Million Dollar Maybe
    6.6/10(26 votes)

    S21:E11

    Homer blows off Marge to buy a lottery ticket and winds up winning the million-dollar jackpot. Fearing how Marge will react if she finds out the reason Homer missed their date, Homer keeps his newly inherited fortune a secret and spoils his family with “anonymous” gifts. When Bart finds out, he and Homer spend the money like it’s going out of style, including buying front-row to tickets to see Coldplay in concert.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  15. undefined Season 24 Episode 3 - Adventures in Baby-Getting
    6.6/10(29 votes)

    S24:E3

    When Marge's car falls into a sink hole, she buys the perfect replacement to fit her family of five. But she quickly grows to hate it because, as she tells a shocked Homer, the car would be too small if she wanted to have another baby. Meanwhile, Bart and his friends are determined to find out what secret Lisa is keeping when Bart finds her cryptic messages and follows her sneaking off downtown for covert meetings after school.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  16. undefined Season 27 Episode 20 - To Courier with Love
    6.6/10(27 votes)

    S27:E20

    "The Simpsons are going to..." Paris (well, Homer and Marge are), but in order to be able to afford the trip, Homer has to smuggle an exotic snake into France so it can be made into a gourmet meal.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  17. undefined Season 18 Episode 19 - Crook and Ladder
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    S18:E19

    Homer, Apu, Moe and Skinner volunteer as firemen after Homer's sleepwalking accident injures the town's firefighters. They do some light looting at the fires to make up for not being compensated, but Marge and Lisa shame them into mending their ways.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  18. undefined Season 24 Episode 18 - Pulpit Friction
    6.5/10(27 votes)

    S24:E18

    Homer is recruited to be a deacon by the cutting-edge new pastor. The dry cleaner mistakenly switches Marge's wedding dress for one of Krusty's costumes.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  19. undefined Season 29 Episode 18 - Forgive and Regret
    6.5/10(25 votes)

    S29:E18

    Grampa makes a confession to Homer while on his deathbed. After his recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - The Pitter-Patter of Little Feet
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    S2:E15

    After Sorcerio brings Freckles to life, the wooden puppet sets out to undermine Zøg with a comedy roast and an alliance with Becky and Cloyd

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  21. undefined Season 22 Episode 17 - Love Is a Many Strangled Thing
    6.4/10(25 votes)

    S22:E17

    Marge persuades Homer to enroll in a fathering enrichment class; Bart becomes a school bully.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  22. undefined Season 31 Episode 3 - The Fat Blue Line
    6.4/10(18 votes)

    S31:E3

    During the San Castellanta street festival, much of the town finds their wallets have been pickpocketed; after the state investigator puts the wrong man in jail, Chief Wiggum sets out to catch the real criminal and show he's still up for police work.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  23. undefined Season 26 Episode 3 - Super Franchise Me
    6.3/10(36 votes)

    S26:E3

    Marge opens a sandwich franchise store after her sandwiches become a huge hit at Springfield Elementary. But running day-to-day at the store proves challenging, especially when the same franchise opens another location across the street.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  24. undefined Season 16 Episode 14 - The Seven-Beer Snitch
    6.2/10(27 votes)

    S16:E14

    After Shelbyville accuses Springfield of being hicks, Marge convinces the townspeople to fund a Frank Gehry-designed concert hall, which is then converted to a prison when the concert hall goes bankrupt on opening night. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa investigate Snowball II's recent weight gain.

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    Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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  25. undefined Season 20 Episode 3 - Double, Double, Boy in Trouble
    6.2/10(29 votes)

    S20:E3

    An irreverent take on the Prince and the Pauper. Bart enthusiastically trades lives with a wealthy lookalike after landing himself in trouble for triggering a rampage of vacuum cleaners, but finds the lavish lifestyle too much when he becomes the target of all his new friends' pranks.

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Bill Odenkirk Ratings Summary

"The Farnsworth Parabox" is the best rated episode written by Bill Odenkirk. It scored 8.467/10 based on 60 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 6/8/2003 and is rated 0.9 points higher than their second-best episode, "Insane in the Mainframe".