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The Best Episodes Written By Matt Warburton

Every TV Episode Written by Matt Warburton Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Digital Estate Planning
    8.9/10(54 votes)

    S3:E20

    Pierce and his closest friends are summoned to Hawthorne Labs to play a video game that will determine who will inherit his father's fortune.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  2. undefined Season 23 Episode 19 - A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    S23:E19

    When Bart gets his wish for a family vacation, he becomes determined to make it last forever.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  3. 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).

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - ... had to be on my best behavior
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    S1:E9

    Flashbacks unearth painful memories and resentment for Devi. Meanwhile, Kamala is forced to get honest as the family welcomes her suitor at home.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  5. undefined Season 16 Episode 21 - The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    S16:E21

    Bart gets expelled from school and transfers to a Catholic school, where a hip priest named Father Sean tries to convert Bart and Homer to Catholicism, which worries Marge when she believes that Catholics do not go to the same heaven as Protestants and discovers that Catholic women do not use birth control.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  6. 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:N/A
    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  7. undefined Season 14 Episode 17 - Three Gays of the Condo
    6.6/10(28 votes)

    S14:E17

    After yet another Homer and Marge fight, Homer ends up sharing a condo with two homosexuals - who don't exactly think Homer is straight.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  8. undefined Season 18 Episode 13 - Springfield Up
    6.6/10(23 votes)

    S18:E13

    A documentary filmmaker who interviewed a group of Springfield schoolchildren 32 years ago has followed up at eight-year intervals to film how their lives have unfolded.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  9. undefined Season 20 Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror XIX
    6.6/10(31 votes)

    S20:E4

    Springfield is the setting for parodies of Charlie Brown, It's the Great Pumpkin and Michael Bay's Transformers as Homer's vote on election day is misread by a renegade machine.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  10. undefined Season 18 Episode 6 - Moe'N'a Lisa
    6.4/10(23 votes)

    S18:E6

    Lisa sees poetry in the notes Moe sticks to the walls of his hotel room, so she sends his work to a poetry journal, which publishes it, making Moe the toast of the literary circuit.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  11. undefined Season 18 Episode 3 - Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em
    6.4/10(24 votes)

    S18:E3

    Marge reads Homer's carpentry books and becomes very handy at fixing things. Gender bias keeps the townspeople from accepting a female carpenter, so Marge pretends that Homer does the work. Meanwhile, Bart torments Skinner when he learns the principal has an extreme allergy to peanuts.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  12. undefined Season 21 Episode 19 - The Squirt and the Whale
    6.4/10(29 votes)

    S21:E19

    The Simpsons decide to embrace a cheaper, alternate source of energy by erecting a wind turbine in their backyard. But when Homer realizes some of the power is being directed to the local electric company, he decides to remove his home from the grid and becomes completely dependent upon an unreliable source of power. Meanwhile, a storm erupts, trapping a magnificent 150-foot-long blue whale ashore, and Lisa and Homer attempt to help the poor creature.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  13. undefined Season 15 Episode 15 - Co-Dependent's Day
    6.1/10(26 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.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - That Comment Tho
    4.4/10(15 votes)

    S1:E5

    While a cryptic message from Nico sends Kimberly reeling, Leighton invites the women's center to her brother's frat party. Bela has an uncomfortable experience with a Catullan editor, and Whitney navigates the fallout of investigative work.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - A Velma in the Woods
    2.9/10(17 votes)

    S1:E8

    After finding themselves trapped in a cave, Velma and Daphne are forced to confront their complicated relationship. While Fred proves he really does love women for their brains, Gigi vies for Norville’s attention.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Marching Band Sleepover
    2.9/10(22 votes)

    S1:E5

    After Crystal Cove instates a city-wide curfew, Velma has no choice but to spend the night with band geeks… and Fred. Later, Daphne makes a discovery of her own.

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    Writer:Matt Warburton

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Matt Warburton Ratings Summary

"Digital Estate Planning" is the best rated episode written by Matt Warburton. It scored 8.87/10 based on 54 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/17/2012 and is rated 1.6 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again".