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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 12 Episode 1 - Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S12:E1

    Live From New York, it's...Madonna Sketches Include: A Message From Madonna, ""General Dynamics,"" ""Tommy Flanagan,"" ""Quiz Masters,"" ""The Amazing Alexander,"" ""Church Chat,"" ""Bows and Smith Advertising,"" ""Alienses,"" ""Ten Weeks In Jail,"" ""Baby It's Cold Outside"" (musical number), ""Derek Stevens Auditions,"" and ""The Brecht Opera."" Buster Poindexter performed ""Smack Dab in the Middle"" and ""Fool For You.""

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Dog Dale Afternoon
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E20

    When Dale brings home a new 'Super Mower' the neighbors are jealous, but his attitude leaves everyone with a bad taste in their mouths. To knock him down a few notches, the crew decides to hide his new mower, & make it look like a conspiracy, Peggy gets involved and it goes too far. Dale gets pushed over the edge & it is Hank that goes to help him back down.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - Jon Vitti Presents: "Return to La Grunta"
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E16

    Hank gets Luanne a job as a golf course drink girl at the La Grunta resort. In gratitude, Luanne gets Hank a chance to swim with a dolphin. Hank pets the dolphin, and the dolphin becomes aroused and tries to become sexually intimate with him. In return for his silence, the hotel pays him off, and Hank tells Luanne never to talk about what happened. Luanne gets sexually harassed by one of the golfers, she decides to follow Hank's example and not talk about it.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - Hank's Bad Hair Day
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E19

    After his lifelong barber loses it, Hank turns to Army haircutter Bill, who does a fine job on his first civilian head, but at a Government price, prompting Hank to declare war.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  5. undefined Season 12 Episode 8 - William Shatner/Lone Justice
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S12:E8

    Live from New York, it's... William Shatner! Sketches include "The Mute Marine," "Star Trek Seafood," "Star Trek Convention," "TJ Hooker," "Sweeney Sisters Christmas," "It's A Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending" "Frankie Toussaint" (film), and "Look at That!" Lone Justice performed "Shelter" and "I Found Love." Buster Poindexter performed "Zat You, Santa?"

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Cape Feare
    8.6/10(53 votes)

    S5:E2

    The Simpsons go incognito to avoid the newly paroled Sideshow Bob, who's out to get Bart.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 18 - Garage Sale
    8.5/10(48 votes)

    S7:E18

    The office holds a garage sale in the warehouse. Michael decides to propose to Holly, and runs into trouble thinking of how to do it well.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Mr. Plow
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    S4:E9

    Homer and Barney become competitors in the snow-plowing business.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Rodeo Days
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S4:E12

    Bobby's new calling is rodeo roping, but his first experience with livestock introduces him to an ambition even greater--at least to Bobby.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - Bart the Lover
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    S3:E16

    Bart's answer to detention from Mrs. Krabappel is to answer her personal ad with letters from a Mr. Wonderful, but his last laugh is more of a guilty whimper.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Radio Bart
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    S3:E13

    Bart fools the town into thinking there's a little boy trapped in a well.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Lisa's Substitute
    7.8/10(60 votes)

    S2:E19

    With Miss Hoover out sick, a substitute teacher takes the class and becomes an inspiring role model for Lisa.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Treehouse of Horror
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    S2:E3

    The Simpson kids hide in the family treehouse and tell each other spooky stories. The first regards haunted houses, the second introduces Kang and Kodos for the first time in an alien abduction, and the third is a Simpson-adapted retelling of The Raven.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Black Widower
    7.7/10(50 votes)

    S3:E21

    Bart suspects something rotten when Selma gets engaged to Sideshow Bob.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Brother from the Same Planet
    7.7/10(46 votes)

    S4:E14

    When Homer neglects Bart once too often, Bart goes to the Big Brother program to get a new father figure. Stung, Homer replaces Bart with a little brother.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Simpson and Delilah
    7.6/10(68 votes)

    S2:E2

    Homer uses his medical insurance to buy Dimoxinil, a miracle hair-growth formula. After growing luxurious locks, he's given a promotion which allows him to hire a secretary named Karl and makes grand promises to his family at home.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  17. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - Viewing Party
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    S7:E8

    An ostracized Michael does all he can to sabotage Gabe's party while Angela requests sex from Dwight.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily
    7.5/10(41 votes)

    S7:E3

    When Homer and Marge are found to be unfit parents, the kids are placed with the Flanders family. Reluctant participants in the Flanderses' wholesome family activities, Bart and Lisa become the targets of an emergency baptism.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Bart the Genius
    7.4/10(104 votes)

    S1:E2

    Bart's labeled a genius and sent to a school for the gifted.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - When Flanders Failed
    7.4/10(54 votes)

    S3:E3

    Flanders suffers a failure after Homer wishes him ill.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  21. 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.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Treehouse of Horror III
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    S4:E5

    A Halloween trilogy includes a murderous Krusty doll; a "King Kong" parody; an invasion of zombies unleashed by Bart's incantation.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  23. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - Hank's Choice
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S5:E16

    When Bobby develops an allergy to Ladybird, Hank builds a doghouse, an elaborate accommodation that's perfect--for Bobby.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - The Crepes of Wrath
    7.2/10(79 votes)

    S1:E11

    A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jon Vitti

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show
    7.1/10(40 votes)

    S4:E18

    An April Fools' Day prank provides the jumping-off point for Simpson family flashbacks.

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    Writer:Jon Vitti

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Jon Vitti Ratings Summary

"Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter" is the best rated episode written by Jon Vitti. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/11/1986 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "Dog Dale Afternoon".