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The Simpsons the smallest man for this
list we're looking at even more of the
greatest most culturally relevant and
well remembered times if you don't see
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of the top 10 Simpsons episodes number
10 22 short films about Springfield once
a show enters its seventh season it
needs to start experimenting with the
formula to stay fresh sometimes I wonder
about all the people in this town do you
think anything interesting ever happens
to them I mean there must be thousands
of great stories out there after all we
can only watch so many Bart as a brat
but then finds redemption in a heartfelt
moment episodes season 7 gave us the
wonderfully original 22 short films
about Springfield a richly woven
tapestry of a story involving many
random citizens of Springfield while the
title is a reference to phos washes outs
32 short films about Glenn Gould the
episode style is closer to pulp fiction
as each individual story interconnects
to form a larger and more cohesive
narrative it was a show about a team of
female secret agents called Fox force
five it's great stuff and more
importantly it introduced us to the term
steamed hams super denon I hope you're
ready for mouth-watering hamburgers I
thought we were having steamed clams
don't know I said steamed hams number
nine lisa's substitute most people agree
that the Simpsons really gets going
around season three but the first two
seasons certainly have their gems
case-in-point season two's Lisa's
substitute in this classic Lisa finds a
mentor in her substitute teacher mr.
Bergstrom Bergstrom was famously voiced
by Dustin Hoffman and it remains one of
the greatest celebrity guests in the
show's history
gonna miss your brothers antics when
when when your life takes you places the
rest of us have only heard about he
fills bergstrom with the necessary
maturity and warmth and his performance
allows the famous ending to hit that
much harder when it comes to the show's
most sentimental episodes Lisa's
substitute is always in the running
seriously how can you
that note and not get at least a little
emotional goodbye Lisa honey it'll be
okay just breathe
number eight mr. plow by season four
The Simpsons was pumping out classics
like no other comedy on television don't
tell him you were at a bar but what else
is open at night it's a pornography
store I was buying pornography I would
have never started it
except maybe Seinfeld which was also in
its fan favorite fourth season at the
time in mr. plow Barney takes over the
spotlight as he puts Homer out of the
snow removal business with his own rival
company king plow
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there is a ton of stuff to like about
this episode there's homers iconic mr.
plow jacket the whip smart and
relentless jokes and of course the
classic mr. plow commercial mr. plow
that's my name that name again news mr.
plow dan Castellaneta won his second
Emmy Award for his performance in this
episode and it is well deserved it's
certainly one of the better Homer
centric episodes of the show and it
cemented his legacy as one of the
all-time greatest TV characters come on
give me the key
these look like teeth marks I thought
there was chocolate inside
but why was it wrapped in foil it was
never wrapped in foil number seven Homer
at the bat this episode is typically
regarded as one of the show's earliest
iconic episodes and some people even
regard it as the official start of the
Golden Age homeless wait dude cap Benson
Mordecai three finger Brown sir what is
it smoothies I'm afraid all those
players have retired and passed on in
fact your your right fielder has been
dead 430 years
Harry Shearer and Julie Kavner famously
disliked this episode as it places too
much emphasis on the guest stars but
others argue it's the guest stars who
make the episode such a hit a slew of
famous baseball players voice themselves
including Roger Clemens Jose Canseco
Wade Boggs and ken griffey jr. new
security guard Roger Clemens hello a new
tentative wait bugs I don't catch you
ken griffey jr. they're all game for
some harmless fun and the episode serves
as a wonderful time capsule of the early
90s had an end credits song performed by
Terry Cashman and you have yourself one
of the all-time great Simpsons episodes
we'll miss the Burns had done it
the power plant had wanted with Roger
Clemens clunking Moll number six homers
enemy we don't know how an episode like
homers enemy hadn't been done before the
general setup is brilliant an ambitious
man with great work ethic is hired at
the plant and forced to work alongside
the lazy and incompetent Homer Simpson
you got a 513 no a 513 in your
procedures manual a 513 look at your
control panel
it's a fantastic and realistic concept
we don't know why it took the writers
eight seasons to get to it regardless
homers enemy remains one of the show's
most divisive episodes many people don't
enjoy the episodes darker tone as Frank
Grimes is scorned for competence slowly
goes insane and eventually dies
violently what's this extremely high
voltage well I don't need safety gloves
because I'm but others love it for its
irony the episode told a risky story and
it wasn't above depicting its usual
protagonist as a horribly flawed and
even heartless man whose sloppily
behavior goes unpunished
and even though Frank's agonizing
struggle through life was tragically cut
short but I am sure he's
change the channel Marge number 5 Homer
the Great The Simpsons isn't just about
a suburban family and their random
hijinks an intruder people pay the
ultimate price is ultimate prize
sometimes they aim higher and in the
case of Homer the great their lofty
aspirations take the form of satirizing
Freemasonry it's a big task and most
shows would collapse under the weight of
such ambition but the Simpsons pulls it
off with impeccable grace style and
hilarity all Stonecutters must take the
leap of faith if you survive this
five-story plunge your character will be
proven
of course the episode's brilliance isn't
solely found in its writing it also
contains the wonderful Patrick Stewart
who guest stars as the voice of the
Stonecutters leader number one and an
Emmy nominated song the painfully brief
but wonderfully satiric and catchy we do
who loves Homer the great we do
we plant this off the backs who keeps
Martians under wraps
number four it she and Scratchy land
this is definitely one of the more
bizarre episodes of the show it starts
innocently and normally enough as the
Simpson family decides to take a trip to
itchy and scratchy land a hilarious
parody of Disneyland
you know kids they have a place called
parents island dancing bowling
fashionable shops over 100 bison saloon
however things get all Westworld when
the itchy and scratchy animatronics go
haywire and begin attacking the visitors
it's one of the series most brazenly
unrealistic episodes but it is within
this brazen nonsense that the episode
finds its incredible sense of fun it's
also known for containing the famous
bort license plate which quickly became
a cultural phenomenon mark lay buried
Burt no come along bort it's slightly
satirical completely ridiculous and
consistently funny what's not to love
number three a star is burns this
remains one of the most divisive
episodes of the series even more so than
homers enemy but first we have a special
guest Rainier Woolf Castle star of the
reprehensible McBain movies Jay my new
film is a mix of action and comedy this
episode served as a crossover with the
critic a short-lived animated sitcom
created by ex Simpsons showrunners Al
Jean and Mike Reiss in the episode the
titular critic Jay Sherman stops by
Springfield to judge the local film
festival
dear mr. Sherman on behalf of the people
of Springfield I would like to invite
you to judge our Film Festival you can
stay with us and enjoy the sights and
sounds of the country
Marge is this a pimple or a boy stars
Burns was famously derided by Mack
raining who publicly condemned its very
existence and called it little more than
an undignified advertisement regardless
there is a lot to like about this
episode primarily burns and Barney's
marvelous film Pocahontas
don't cry for me I'm already dead
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a star's burns is a tremendous example
of how to do a crossover right shameless
promotion or not number two lemon of
Troy Season six really was full of some
all-time great bangers serving as the
penultimate episode of the season lemon
of Troy sees the kids of Springfield
wage war against the kids of Shelbyville
after they steal Springfield's beloved
lemon tree is gone candy bar wrapper oh
they're always eating candy and
shelbyville like itchy and scratchy land
Lemon of Troy is a totally bonkers
episode that draws on everything from
Greek mythology to Mad Max to
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Oh car impound watch the impenetrable
fortress of suburbia but then again that
unique blending of pop culture and
academia is what makes the Simpsons such
a beloved series the episode contains an
original story many hilarious jokes and
some surprising character development
for Nelson geez I never hang out with
him normally the boy he looks oh dear
huh hey remains and years and years this
is what the golden era of the Simpsons
was all about am I the only person who
loves the episode where Homer goes to
rock and roll fantasy camp no well what
about you guys
has your favorite episode appeared on
either this list or our original list of
the best Simpsons episodes if not maybe
it's number one here so let's run
through the honorable mentions and then
we'll see which episode is at the top
I didn't want you look kids horsie and
what are you making sideshow Luke Perry
in 19th century carousel you know house
yeah baby getting tired of that soul huh
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Scratchy and Pucci Show with this
episode The Simpsons officially
surpassed The Flintstones in episode
count serving as the show's 167th outing
they like it gee they like Scratchy
one kid seems to love the speedo man to
celebrate the occasion The Simpsons
devoted an entire episode to meta
textually commenting on the show's
longevity and its struggle to stay
relevant hey crusty you look great you
get your teeth bleached cuz you're itchy
scratchy cartoons I stick it up my
rating it does this both through the
network bigwigs who force creative
decisions on the writers and through the
character of Poochie who satirizes the
practice of introducing holo new
characters in an attempt to keep an old
show fresh it also directly attacks the
show's critics using comic book guy who
famously states worst episode ever for
the first time it's a wonderfully
self-referential episode that knowingly
comments on a number of themes and it
proves that The Simpsons is or at least
was one of the smartest shows
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