Best Simpsons Episodes Chronologically
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- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter losing his job, Homer contemplates ending it all, until he discovers a new life path as a safety advocate.
- DirectorKent ButterworthGregg VanzoStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter being embarrassed by the rest of the family at a company picnic, Homer becomes obsessed with improving their behavior towards each other.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightA depressed Lisa's spirit is lifted when she meets a jazz-man, Bleeding Gums Murphy.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart gets more than he bargained for when he saws the head off a statue of the town's founder.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMrs. Krabappel, fed up with Bart's lackadaisical approach to his studies, gives him an ultimatum: shape up or repeat the fourth grade.
- 1989– 23mTV-PG8.0 (4.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter the power plant experiences bad publicity and is threatened with closure, Mr. Burns decides to run for Governor in order to have power over the law.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightIn an attempt to show up Ned Flanders, Homer pits Bart against Ned's son, Todd, in a miniature golf competition.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightOn Thanksgiving, Bart runs away after refusing to apologize to a distraught Lisa for accidentally destroying her cornucopia.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMarge becomes a crusader against cartoon violence after an episode of "Itchy and Scratchy" seemingly inspires Maggie to attack Homer.
- 1989– 23mTV-PG8.8 (5.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter apparently consuming poison blowfish, Homer is told that he only has 24 hours to live.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer and Marge tell the story of how they met and fell in love in high school.
- 1989– 23mTV-PG8.0 (3.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer gets a crooked cable guy to install free cable in the Simpson home, and as a result, Lisa faces an ethical crisis over her family's stealing.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer meets his half-brother Herb Powell, an automobile tycoon who zealously bonds with the family and tasks Homer with designing a car for the average American.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Grampa's new girlfriend dies and leaves him $106,000 in her will, he tries to decide what to do with it.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightLisa has a crush on her substitute teacher; Bart decides to run for class president.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter winning a political essay contest, Lisa is invited to Washington, D.C., but she soon becomes upset after discovering how policy-making really works.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter wishing for Flanders to lose his business, Homer discovers that his neighbor is actually about to go bankrupt and decides to help him out.
- DirectorBrad BirdJeffrey LynchStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart and Lisa try to reunite Krusty the Clown with his father.
- DirectorCarlos BaezaStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer buys Lisa a pony that the family can ill afford.
- DirectorJeffrey LynchStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAs Marge goes to the doctor for a pregnancy test, Homer tells the children of the events leading up to his marriage, and Bart's birth.
- DirectorCarlos BaezaStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Bart receives a microphone which can transmit through radios, he decides to pull a series of pranks and eventually convinces the town that a boy has fallen down a well.
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhile Marge spends a couple of days at Rancho Relaxo after she has a breakdown, Bart and Lisa stay with Patty and Selma, and Homer stays at home to take care of Maggie.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMarge stars in a musical adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, but is angry with Homer's lack of interest; Maggie squares off with her strict new daycare owner.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter attributing a relaxing Sunday to his skipping church, Homer vows to never attend service again, and forms his own religion to justify his behavior.
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhile trying to coax Maggie into saying her first word, Homer and Marge talk about how Lisa spoke hers.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightYears of poor eating habits catch up with Homer when he suffers a massive heart attack, but the family can't afford the triple bypass operation he needs.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Homer loses his license for DUI, Marge pressures him to give up beer for a month; Lisa attempts to prove that Bart is less intelligent than a hamster.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter his birthday party goes wrong, Mr. Burns begins to want his childhood toy, a teddy bear named Bobo; Homer finds that Maggie is in possession of the doll.
- DirectorJeffrey LynchStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAngered by the vacuous phrases her Malibu Stacy doll utters, Lisa works with Malibu Stacy's original designer to create a doll with admirable traits.
- DirectorSwinton O. Scott IIIStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer recounts the story of Maggie's birth when the kids ask why there are no photos of her in the family album.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightA fortune teller gives Lisa a look at her wedding in the year 2010.
- DirectorWesley ArcherStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightBart casually sells his soul to Milhouse for $5 but soon regrets it; Moe converts his dank bar into a family restaurant.
- DirectorMark KirklandStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightA trip to a local petting zoo convinces Lisa to give up meat, despite excessive pressure to convince her not to do so.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter faking his own death, Homer is reunited with his mother, who harbors a deep secret.
- DirectorSteven Dean MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMarge's relationship with Bart is strained when he is caught shoplifting before Christmas.
- DirectorMike B. AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhile researching for an essay, Lisa discovers that Springfield's founding father was actually a murderous thief.
- DirectorSusie DietterStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAnti-immigration fever sweeps Springfield, which threatens to lead to the deportation of Apu, until Homer decides to reject the mob mentality and help him become a legal citizen.
- DirectorMike B. AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where Homer unwittingly works for a charismatic supervillain; the rest of the family struggles with the transfer.
- DirectorMike B. AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Marge befriends John, a gay store owner, Homer worries that his presence will have a negative effect on Bart's sexuality.
- DirectorJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer's laziness begets the ire of his industrious but arrogant new co-worker Frank Grimes; Bart buys a run-down factory for a dollar.
- DirectorDominic PolcinoStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer recounts the story of Bart's first day of school, which corresponds with the story of how Lisa got her saxophone.
- DirectorJim ReardonNeil AffleckStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightTownspeople believe that Lisa has unearthed the fossilized remains of an angel.
- DirectorPete MichelsJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightLisa gets lost after she tries to take a bus to a museum.
- DirectorJim ReardonSteven Dean MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhen Bart accidentally kills a mother bird, he tries to make amends by raising the eggs.
- DirectorJim ReardonSteven Dean MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer and Bart get careless with a model rocket and accidentally do damage to Springfield's church, but when Mr. Burns offers to commercialize it to repair the destruction, Lisa leaves Christianity behind to become a Buddhist.
- DirectorJim ReardonSteven Dean MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhen Maggie is revealed to have an IQ of 167, Lisa is no longer the genius of the family, causing a rivalry between the sisters.