The Simpsons are part of history as one of the longest running television series. At some point in life, all viewers have identified with the follies of Homer Simpson, Marge or one of their children. And that's part of the secret that explains his predictions. The first seasons contain the best episodes that the yellow family has given, full of laughter and very absurd situations. But from the tenth season, the quality of its plots was not the same and has been falling without brakes for the most staunch fans of the series.
But we have already made a ranking of the 5 worst episodes of The Simpsons. It must be recognized that it is difficult to maintain the success of the first seasons, where the series featured the best stories. Today precisely we want to remember those moments that made you laugh out loud, the scenes you know by heart after watching the same episode hundreds of times without getting tired. Here go the 10 best episodes of The Simpsons, according to IMDb.
10. Homer the heretic (T4, ep. 62)
Religion has always been very present in The Simpsons. In this episode, Homer refuses to go to church, but when the others return they try to convince him to come back. No one is able to do it and one day Homer falls asleep drinking and smoking a cigar. It falls off and causes an incredible fire. But Ned Flanders is nearby to help him and rescue him paradoxically. There is also a fire truck with non-christian characters. So after this experience, Homer decides to go back to church.
9. Marge against the monorail (T4, ep. 71)
The Simpsons and the songs. Despite not being a very popular series to sing, some episodes made Let's hum their lyrics
8. Last train to Springfield (T4, ep. 76)
"Dental insurance" and Lisa needs a device these are just some of the phrases that made this episode popular, which were not few. Nuclear power plant employees will give up dental insurance in a new revision of the union agreement. But Homer continually remembers that Lisa is going to need a device, so he becomes the president of the workers union. Homer demonstrates that if they go on strike, the city would have no electricity, but Burns plunges them into complete darkness by cutting off power. More than a funny episode, it is a criticism of the unscrupulous businessman and the privatized healthcare.
7. The Springfield Records (T8, ep. 163)
This episode was quite a wink to X-Files with the appearance of the original actors of Mulder and Scully. After spending an afternoon drinking beer at Moe's bar, Homer is lost in the woods where he has an encounter with an alien. Nobody believes him, so he decides to return to record it another night. Warned by the rumors, the two FBI agents Mulder and Scully appear, but are quite skeptical of Homer's capabilities. It is finally discovered that the alleged alien is Mr. Burns after undergoing a very aggressive treatment for "Cheat death" once again recognized by Smithers himself. It is surprising that this episode also features the participation of Leonard Nimoy, who has become a talisman for the series.
6. New York City vs. Homer Simpson (T9, ep. 179)
You don't need many more introductions. This chapter aired in 1997, 4 years before the attack on the United States at the World Trade Center. The Simpson family travels to New York because your car is badly parked near the Twin Towers. Homer already had a bad experience as a young man, but he has no choice. The vehicle is full of fines and a stocks, so you have to wait for an officer to show up to pay and the car to be taken away. But waiting is not the greatest virtue of Homer who, after drinking a strange crab soda, leaves the place to look for a bath urgently. He climbs the floors of the Twin Towers until he finds a bathroom available, but from the window he sees the policeman issuing another fine. Desperate, Homer decides that he will leave the city the hard way, while his family has had a great time.
5. The end of fear (T5, ep. 83)
A classic episode that pays tribute to the film by Robert de Niro and Nick Nolte. The plot unfolds in a similar way, although the protégé will be Bart Simpson, after the death threats from supporting actor Bob. In this episode, the career of this character definitely took off thanks to the success of this subplot. So the family has to adopt a new identity in another city. Bob soon finds them and kidnaps Bart. He proves to be smarter than he is, letting him sing the buffa opera repertoire as his last wish before dying. And that was his downfall so that his plans would be ruined once again.
4. The Treehouse of Terror V (T6, ep. 109)
Halloween special episodes have always been a success because they focus on a more fantastic plot than usual. This edition was especially remembered for being a parody of The Shining where Homer loses his mind without TV and without beer. Many scenes from the film appear, such as the moment when he makes his way with axes or Marge's escape with the children through the snow. The ending is surprising when Bart turns off Homer's will to kill with a portable television. Over time, the cold causes the device to fail, putting the family at risk again. As a curiosity, in this episode the janitor Willie dies in all three stories.
3. Who shot Mr. Burns? First part (T6, ep. 128)
For the first time, The Simpsons left a story up in the air after the season ended. A mystery that Burns himself finally solves in the second part, although all the clues pointed to Smithers or Homer Simpson because it is the only thing that Burns manages to say. The episode creates an atmosphere against Mr. Burns who, as always, is carried away by his greed. It creates so many enemies around that when you are shot everyone is suspicious
2. Only moves twice (T8, ep. 155)
Homer receives a job offer, where he is allowed to live in a huge house with assistants in an apparently perfect exclusive city. Everything is so perfect that Marge gives herself to the drink, Lisa discovers that she is allergic to pollen and nature and Bart is put in a support class with children with intellectual disabilities. Homer's dream is coming true, but his family is not happy there so he asks him to return to Springfield. At the end of the episode it is discovered that his boss Hank Scorpio is a villain who wants to conquer the west coast of the United States in a movie scene with James Bond cameo included.
1. Homer's enemy (T8, ep. 176)
Another character that became relevant was Frank Grimes, who will come out on more occasions. Grimes is an exemplary worker who does not understand Homer's success because he is completely useless. This it becomes an obsession for him because around him everyone defends Homer who is the prototype of an employee against him. After an accident, Grimes publicly declares himself to be Homer's enemy and tries to bring him out in a children's model contest. But the opposite is true and his colleagues celebrate that he wins the contest. So Grimes goes crazy and pretends to be Homer Simpson for the nuclear power plant with his irresponsibility. He touches high-voltage cables that instantly kill him. This episode was a success and confronts two characters divided by work ethic and effort.
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