![]() Plow (season 4, episode 9) Image used with permission by copyright holderĪlthough Homer spends most of The Simpsons working at the power plant, he’s accumulated some memorable side gigs over the course of his many years on the show. In the end, Homer finds that he may actually be able to get his moment of glory after all, and The Simpsons‘ writers knew that they didn’t need to undercut that. What follows is a pretty convincing send-up of sports movie tropes, as each of the professional players get eliminated from the game in truly outlandish ways. When Homer joins the power plant’s softball team, he finds that Burns has stacked the opposing team with legendary MLB players, all voiced by the real guys. Burns is almost always trying to stand between Homer and his glory, and that’s never more clear than in Homer at the Bat. Homer at the Bat (season 3, episode 17) Image used with permission by copyright holder This kind of bold experimentation is what made early Treehouse of Horror segments so wonderful, and each of these segments is hilarious for totally different reasons. The episode’s segments include one where the town’s various advertisements come to life and begin to attack the residents, another that parodies the horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street, and a third that sees Homer become a 3D animated character and enter the real world. This list needed at least two Treehouse of Horror installments to feel truly complete, and Treehouse of Horror VI has long been a fan favorite. Treehouse of Horror VI (season 7, episode 6) Image used with permission by copyright holder Like so many of the best Simpsons episodes, it understands The X-Files well enough to know how to best skewer it, and that’s what makes it one of the show’s very best. Mulder and Scully come to town to investigate an alien that Homer claims he saw in the woods, and we even get a bit of Leonard Nimoy in a framing story. The Springfield Files (season 8, episode 10) Image used with permission by copyright holderĪ straight-up parody of The X-Files that even features Mulder and Scully, The Springfield Files is a reminder that while people may complain about how reliant modern Simpsons are on on easy parodies and references, the show used to be able to carry them off with aplomb. Burns that reminds him of his unending toil, and also puts pictures of Maggie in his office as a reminder of the reason he gets up every morning and goes to work. Homer finds himself with an opportunity to leave the nuclear power plant, until he discovers that Marge is pregnant with Maggie.Īfter Homer realizes that he can’t leave his job, he’s gifted a nice plaque from Mr. And Maggie Makes Three (season 6, episode 13) Image used with permission by copyright holderĪ shockingly sweet episode, And Maggie Makes Three gives us a flashback to a time when there were just four Simpsons. The jokes all hit, we get a few surprisingly tender moments that help us better understand Moe, and plenty of time with Homer as he attempts to process how Moe could have betrayed him like this. The episode sees Moe the bartender taking credit for a drink that Homer invented, and really just feels rock-solid from front to back. Flaming Moe’s (season 3, episode 10) Image used with permission by copyright holderĪ cameo by legendary rock band Aerosmith is just a teaser for the greatness that is Flaming Moe’s. Framed as a series of vignettes, 22 Short Films About Springfield packs so many stories into its tight running time that it can feel overwhelming, but the jokes are so good that you won’t mind watching it over and over again. The Simpsons are at the core of the show that bears their name, but this season 7 episode allowed viewers to focus on the many other colorful characters that inhabit Springfield. 22 Short Films About Springfield (season 7, episode 21) Disney Mostly, though, this episode is just rife with brilliant jokes, and is a reminder of how good The Simpsons can be at packing in gag after gag. This episode in particular features a loving parody of Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, but also a great running bit where Willie rushes in to save the day and is immediately killed by an axe. The Treehouse of Horror series feels like an ideal place to start this list, in part because these episodes are a staple of every Simpsons fan’s episode diet. Treehouse of Horror V (season 6, episode 6) Image used with permission by copyright holder ![]() Too Hot For TV Series 2: Against the World.Series 1: Bart Wars - The Simpsons Strike Back The Simpsons: The Last Temptation of Homer The Simpsons: Springfield Murder Mysteries The Simpsons: On Your Marks, Get Set, D'oh!
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