The Best Episodes Written By Mike Scully

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(13 votes)

   #1 - Iron Marge

   S35:E611/12/2023

   When Marge's heart is broken by a bad birthday present, Bart and Lisa must dig into their mom's past to show that they really know her. Homer becomes a neighborhood fear-monger.

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   7.9/10(39 votes)

   #2 - Ron and Tammy

   S2:E811/5/2009

   Leslie is upset when she learns the library department wants to take over her lot. Making matters worse, the library is run by Ron's ex-wife Tammy, who still has a powerful emotional hold on him. Meanwhile, Andy gets a job in hopes of winning Ann back.

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   7.8/10(39 votes)

   #3 - The Possum

   S2:E183/11/2010

   When a possum bites the mayor's dog on a golf course, Leslie is asked to form a task force to catch the pesky animal. Meanwhile, Ron is upset when Mark refuses to bend the rules for him.

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   7.8/10(35 votes)

   #4 - The Comeback Kid

   S4:E111/12/2012

   Leslie enlists everyone's help in staging an attention-getting event. Ben takes up a new hobby, while April and Andy adopt a pet.

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   7.7/10(41 votes)

   #5 - Lisa on Ice

   S6:E811/13/1994

   Lisa's surprising ability at hockey spawns jealousy in Bart and a showdown when their teams meet.

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   7.7/10(38 votes)

   #6 - Marge Be Not Proud

   S7:E1112/17/1995

   Nabbed for shoplifting, Bart manages to keep it a secret from the family... until it's time to have the family Christmas photo taken at the Try-N-Save.

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   7.7/10(39 votes)

   #7 - Treehouse of Horror VIII

   S9:E410/26/1997

   In “The Homega Man,” Homer faces a post-apocalyptic Springfield. Next, Bart attempts to become Superfly in "Fly vs. Fly." In “Easy-Bake Coven,” amidst a witch hunt in 1649, Marge and her sisters invent trick-or-treating.

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   7.4/10(39 votes)

   #8 - Two Dozen and One Greyhounds

   S6:E204/9/1995

   The Simpson household's overrun with puppies--the offspring of Santa's Little Helper and his new girlfriend from which Mr. Burns would love to make a greyhound-skin tuxedo.

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9. 

   7.3/10(37 votes)

   #9 - Team Homer

   S7:E121/7/1996

   Homer catches Mr. Burns in an ether-induced haze and asks for $500 for his bowling team. When Burns' head clears, he demands to join the team. Meanwhile, Bart's inflammatory T-shirt provokes Principal Skinner to require school uniforms.

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10. 

    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #10 - Lisa's Date with Density

    S8:E712/15/1996

    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.

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11. 

    7.1/10(41 votes)

    #11 - Lisa's Rival

    S6:E29/11/1994

    Lisa feels threatened when a new girl moves to Springfield: Allison is smart, pretty, a great saxophone player and a crack diorama builder. Lisa tries to befriend her new rival, but she's consumed with envy and competitiveness.

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12. 

    6.8/10(36 votes)

    #12 - Beyond Blunderdome

    S11:E19/26/1999

    Homer befriends Mel Gibson just as Mel is completing a remake of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Homer convinces Mel to make the film more violent, with disastrous results.

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13. 

    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #13 - How I Spent My Strummer Vacation

    S14:E211/10/2002

    A drunken Homer appears on the show Taxicab Conversations and rants about how awful his life as a husband and father is. Although his family is at first outraged, they realise that they do somewhat burden him and decide to make up for it by sending him to a Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp where he mingles with rock stars, including Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The rock stars ask Homer to help out at a concert and, expecting that he will be allowed to perform, he accepts. Actually, they want him to test the microphones; however, a humiliated Homer grabs a guitar and starts playing.

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14. 

    6.7/10(33 votes)

    #14 - Behind the Laughter

    S11:E225/21/2000

    A "Behind the Music"-style look at the Simpsons, narrated by VH1's Jim Forbes, shows their rise to stardom--and the "private hell" that followed.

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15. 

    6.7/10(26 votes)

    #15 - The Parent Rap

    S13:E211/11/2001

    Bart gets in trouble for joyriding in a police car, but feels confident he will be let off by Judge Snyder. However, Snyder goes on vacation before ruling his verdict and is replaced with a coldhearted judge named Constance Harm. She accuses Homer of being a negligent father and sentences him to be tethered to Bart. The two are against it at first but later start to bond. Marge however is unable to take anymore of it and slices the tether off of them both. Homer and Marge then go after Judge Harm only to end up sinking her houseboat. Eventually Bart decides to take punishment and is about to be sentenced to 5 year in juvenile hall, only though Judge Snyder returns and dismisses Harm.

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    6.3/10(37 votes)

    #16 - Sunday, Cruddy Sunday

    S10:E121/31/1999

    Homer and his friends charter a bus to the Super Bowl, only to find that their tickets are fake. Misadventures ensue.

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