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The Best Episodes Written By Sam Simon

Every TV Episode Written by Sam Simon Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Endless Slumper
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    S1:E10

    Rick Walker, a friend of Sam, seeks his advice on how to end a losing streak.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Fairy Tales Can Come True
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    S3:E4

    Cliff meets a woman during a costume party at Cheers that he likes very much, but he's afraid to see her again as himself.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - The Bartender's Tale
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    S3:E23

    Carla insists that Sam should hire an older woman to replace Diane but she doesn't reckon on Sam's attraction to the woman's daughter.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - Cheerio, Cheers
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S3:E22

    Diane announces that she's leaving Cheers to accompany Frasier to Italy and Sam throws her a going-away party.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - The Way We Was
    7.8/10(57 votes)

    S2:E12

    When the TV breaks, Marge and Homer entertain the kids with the story of how they first met.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  6. 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  7. 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish
    7.6/10(64 votes)

    S2:E4

    Bart catches a three-eyed fish in a river downstream of the Nuclear Power Plant. This causes the plant to become inspected, and in order to prevent it from being shut down, Mr. Burns decides to run for governor. After a hard campaign which sees Burns rise from being universally despised to running neck and neck with popular incumbent Mary Bailey, it is decided that Burns will have dinner with a random employee the night before the election. Homer is chosen, much to Marge's chagrin.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Treehouse of Horror II
    7.6/10(57 votes)

    S3:E7

    Maggie uses one of three wishes; a mind-reading Bart rules Springfield; Homer donates his brain to Mr. Burns' science project.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Treehouse of Horror III
    7.4/10(53 votes)

    S4:E5

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  11. 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:Sam Simon

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Some Enchanted Evening
    7.2/10(81 votes)

    S1:E13

    Homer takes Marge out for a romantic night, leaving the kids with a sitter, who's profiled on "America's Most Armed and Dangerous."

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Battle of the Exes
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    S2:E13

    Not wanting to appear lonely and dateless whilst going to her ex-husband Nick's wedding ceremony to blonde bimbo Loretta, Carla asks Sam to accompany her.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Telltale Head
    7.1/10(80 votes)

    S1:E8

    Bart pulls a stunt that shocks the entire town, including the new friends he was trying to impress.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Out of Commission
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E12

    After Tony is beaten badly in his most recent boxing match, the state takes his boxing license away.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 12 - Get Me Through the Holidays
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E12

    Alex's ex-wife, Phyllis, depressed and lonely, comes to see Alex, who takes pity on her and includes her in his holiday plans. This turns ugly, when she manages to bring the whole gang down with her self-pity. Her Christmas present to Alex is that she won't bug him for New Year's, which turns out to be the best gift she could give him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  17. undefined Season 23 Episode 8 - The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
    5.9/10(25 votes)

    S23:E8

    After Krusty the Clown's show is canceled and his talent agency drops him, his very first agent, Annie, tries to craft his comeback.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Simon

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Sam Simon Ratings Summary

"Endless Slumper" is the best rated episode written by Sam Simon. It scored 8.4/10 from 10 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on December 2, 1982. It is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Fairy Tales Can Come True".