The BEST episodes directed by Mike B. Anderson

You Only Move Twice
star
8.09
2373 votes

#1 - You Only Move Twice

The Simpsons - Season 8 - Episode 2

When Homer accepts a job offer, the Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where everything seems too good to be true. Finally happy at his job, Homer fails to notice that his new boss is an evil megalomaniac bent on world domination.

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Trilogy of Error
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8.02
1302 votes

#2 - Trilogy of Error

The Simpsons - Season 12 - Episode 18

Homer's rush to the hospital to re-attach his severed thumb, Lisa's rush to school to win the science fair, and Bart's run-in with an illegal fireworks scheme interconnect from their points of view.

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Homer's Phobia
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7.85
1574 votes

#3 - Homer's Phobia

The Simpsons - Season 8 - Episode 15

The Simpsons befriend a shop owner, but when Homer discovers the man is gay, he worries about his influence on Bart.

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HOMЯ
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7.76
1539 votes

#4 - HOMЯ

The Simpsons - Season 12 - Episode 9

An X-ray reveals a crayon lodged in Homer's brain. After the crayon is removed, Homer experiences a sudden surge in intelligence, making him closer to Lisa and isolated from his friends.

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The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
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7.69
1555 votes

#5 - The Secret War of Lisa Simpson

The Simpsons - Season 8 - Episode 25

When Bart is sent to military school after playing a prank on the town, Lisa decides to join him... as the school's only girl cadet.

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Lisa the Iconoclast
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7.68
1400 votes

#6 - Lisa the Iconoclast

The Simpsons - Season 7 - Episode 16

While researching into Jebediah Springfield's past for an essay, Lisa discovers that the town founder wasn't the hero that everyone thinks he was.

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Treehouse of Horror VII
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7.65
1837 votes

#7 - Treehouse of Horror VII

The Simpsons - Season 8 - Episode 1

In "The Thing and I," Bart discovers his evil Siamese twin in the attic. In "The Genesis Tub," Lisa's science experiment becomes a quickly-developing micro-universe, where she is thought of as God and Bart is the devil. In "Citizen Kang," aliens replace Clinton and Dole just in time for the election.

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The Way We Weren't
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7.62
942 votes

#8 - The Way We Weren't

The Simpsons - Season 15 - Episode 20

Homer and Bart get into a fight over using a beer bottle to kiss girls which land them in Simpson family court, where Lisa presides as judge. While giving testimony Marge tells the kids that Homer's first kiss was with her in high school. He confesses that it wasn't his first kiss. Back when he was ten he went to camp See-A-Tree (for underprivileged boys). Here he meets Lenny, Carl and Moe. The boys go to the girl's camp where they work in the kitchen. After Homer returns the retainer to the girl who lost it he gets the opportunity to meet her later that night. He tells the kids she was the prettiest girl he'd ever seen, until he later met their mother. Marge reveals that the girl was her. Marge tells the story from her perspective. At the girls camp, Land-A-Man, we find Marge, Patty, Selma, Helen (Lovejoy), Cookie Kwan. When she met Homer that it was she who first kisses him and then they have the perfect kiss. They agree to meet again the following night, but Homer doesn't show. Marge says it was years before she could trust another boy. Homer explains why he didn't return for a second date. After he left her he fell off a cliff into the lake and drifted to the shores of "Camp Flab-Away," which featured Quimby, Wiggum and Comic Book Guy as some of the overweight campers. Homer manages to escape and gets to Marge's camp, but arrives after she's left. Now that Marge knows the truth Homer hopes for her forgiveness. She doesn't believe he really cared all those years ago, until he pulls the other piece of her broken heart out of his memory box.

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Margical History Tour
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7.60
1192 votes

#9 - Margical History Tour

The Simpsons - Season 15 - Episode 11

Marge, the kids and Milhouse go to the library where they find there are no longer any books on the shelves. With no books for reference, the kid's reports are in danger of not being able to write their reports. Fortunately, Marge knows some history and relates to the children the following tales: Henry VIII (Homer) tries to find a wife that will bear him a son. Lewis and Clark (Lenny and Carl) get assistance from Sacagawea (Lisa) in their quest to explore the western territories. Mozart (Bart) the musical child prodigy wows them in 18th century Austria, while his sister (Lisa) fights for her own musical identity.

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Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'
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7.56
1488 votes

#10 - Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'

The Simpsons - Season 10 - Episode 8

When Grandpa needs a new kidney, Homer agrees to donate one, but then chickens out.

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Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder
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7.51
1424 votes

#11 - Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder

The Simpsons - Season 11 - Episode 6

Homer bowls a perfect 300 game, then concludes that the greatest accomplishment of his life is behind him. He reconnects with the world by bonding with baby Maggie.

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The President Wore Pearls
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7.50
1340 votes

#12 - The President Wore Pearls

The Simpsons - Season 15 - Episode 3

It's Vegas night at Springfield Elementary, where Martin is school class president, and the event is quite a success. Homer wins big and wants his $200,000; but when he and everyone else find out they aren't going to win any real money, there is a riot and Martin is forced to resign. Lisa runs against Nelson for class president. Lisa struggles to fight against Nelson's popularity, she of course all about the issues, while he isn't. Lisa sings her way into popularity that helps her win the vote. The administration is worried about having a popular president, whom is also smart. They start giving her distractions to keep her from knowing about their plans to remove the music, gym and art programs. Lisa is identified as a sellout, but as her last act as president, she gets all the students to go on strike. After several days, Chalmers wants action and he gets Skinner to transfer Lisa to a school for the gifted and troublesome. While it's Lisa's dream to go there, Homer isn't going to pay for it. Lisa returns to Springfield Elementary, where the programs have been restored thanks to the cancellation of flu shots and the selling of loose cigarettes.

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C.E. D'oh!
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7.49
1316 votes

#13 - C.E. D'oh!

The Simpsons - Season 14 - Episode 15

Homer takes over the power plant after tricking Mr. Burns into making him the official owner of the power plant.

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The Food Wife
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7.49
2746 votes

#14 - The Food Wife

The Simpsons - Season 23 - Episode 5

Marge takes Bart and Lisa on a weekend excursion, and when an unexpected restaurant detour awakens their taste buds, fellow foodies Amuse Bruce and Fois Garth (guest voices Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim) inspire them to start their own food blog, “The Three Mouthketeers.”

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The Last Temptation of Krust
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7.49
1268 votes

#15 - The Last Temptation of Krust

The Simpsons - Season 9 - Episode 15

Krusty bombs at a charity comedy event and feels like a tired old hack. With the Simpsons’ support, Krusty takes his act in a fresh new direction… but in the end, his true nature asserts itself.

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Halloween of Horror
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7.48
1811 votes

#16 - Halloween of Horror

The Simpsons - Season 27 - Episode 4

When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.

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Fat Man and Little Boy
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7.45
1298 votes

#17 - Fat Man and Little Boy

The Simpsons - Season 16 - Episode 5

Bart begins designing T-shirt slogans, and his T-shirts become very popular among the citizens of Springfield.

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Future-Drama
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7.43
1163 votes

#18 - Future-Drama

The Simpsons - Season 16 - Episode 15

Bart and Lisa find themselves in Prof. Frink's basement and he uses the science of astrology on his new computer to show them their future, eight years from next Tuesday. In this future, Maggie is away on a trip to Alaska; Homer and Marge have separated and Bart and Lisa are getting ready for prom. Lisa's date is Milhouse, who and Bart is dating a skateboard chick named Jenda. Lisa is graduating 2 years early and is going to Yale (now owned by McDonalds) on a scholarship funded by Mr. Burns as punishment for stealing Christmas. Bart is also graduating and is ready to move to the next level of his relationship with Jenda, he wants to marry her but his vision of their future together makes her break it off. Working his part-time job at the Kwik-E-Mart, Bart winds up saving Mr. Burns life while delivering groceries. As a reward Mr. Burns gives him the scholarship that Lisa was to receive. Bart is back with Jenda, now that he has a future, but Bart finds his way back in Prof. Frink's old basement and sees Lisa's bleak future with Milhouse. He does the right thing and keeps her from destroying her life.

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A Father's Watch
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7.42
1575 votes

#19 - A Father's Watch

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 18

Worried that Bart is destined for failure, Marge turns to a series of parenting "experts" for advice. Homer decides to cash in on one expert’s advice by opening up a trophy store in Springfield. Meanwhile, Bart finds some needed encouragement from Grampa, who gives him a precious watch coveted by Homer.

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Caper Chase
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7.35
1626 votes

#20 - Caper Chase

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 19

Disappointed in Yale, Mr. Burns decides to start his own for-profit university and Homer is hired as a professor.

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The Cad and the Hat
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7.35
1341 votes

#21 - The Cad and the Hat

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 15

When Bart betrays Lisa, he has to deal with his guilt – literally. Meanwhile, Springfield is in awe when Homer is revealed to be a chess savant.

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Pork and Burns
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7.35
1907 votes

#22 - Pork and Burns

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 11

When Marge becomes obsessed with a Japanese style of living, the Simpsons must part with any item that no longer brings them joy. For Homer, this means finding a new home for the family pig. For Lisa, it means saying goodbye to her beloved sax.

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Kamp Krustier
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7.35
1628 votes

#23 - Kamp Krustier

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 16

When Bart and Lisa return home abruptly after a traumatic incident at Kamp Krustier, they put an end to Homer and Marge's romantic encounters. Without sex to distract him, Homer becomes a more productive worker and caring husband, but Marge misses the old Homer. Then, Bart and Lisa return to camp to confront the source of their trauma.

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Mona Leaves-a
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7.30
1194 votes

#24 - Mona Leaves-a

The Simpsons - Season 19 - Episode 19

After Mona, Homer's mother, passes away unexpectedly, Homer feels guilty for not getting the chance to tell her how much he really loved her.

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Them, Robot
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7.30
2529 votes

#25 - Them, Robot

The Simpsons - Season 23 - Episode 17

Mr. Burns replaces all of Springfield Power Plant's employees with robots (guest voice Brent Spiner) but decides to keep Homer as the sole human worker. With unemployment at an all-time high and mechanical arms operating the workplace, Springfield becomes a dismal and humorless place. But when Homer's machine-programmed peers start to turn on the community and his former real-life employees come to the rescue, they all realize that robots can't replace human friends.

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Treehouse of Horror XXVIII
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7.29
1619 votes

#26 - Treehouse of Horror XXVIII

The Simpsons - Season 29 - Episode 4

Maggie becomes possessed by an ancient demon, Lisa discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternate universe and Homer cannibalizes himself.

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22 for 30
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7.29
1622 votes

#27 - 22 for 30

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 17

In this parody of a cable sports show, Bart goes from delinquent with detention to the star basketball player at Springfield Elementary. Lisa covers Bart's success for the school paper, and Homer becomes the team’s coach. Things go awry when Bart gets involved with the mafia.

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Fatzcarraldo
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7.27
1687 votes

#28 - Fatzcarraldo

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 14

When all the fast food restaurants in Springfield become healthy, Homer turns to the last bastion of greasy food for comfort — and digs up some childhood memories along the way. Meanwhile, Lisa must find a good news story when the future of her school radio station is in jeopardy.

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Marge's Son Poisoning
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7.27
1501 votes

#29 - Marge's Son Poisoning

The Simpsons - Season 17 - Episode 5

The family is at Paradise Pier, where Marge was looking forward to riding the Ferris wheel all her life, only to find out that it is being dismantled with some of its equipment being sold. Homer purchases a dumbbell while Marge gets a tandem bicycle. When Marge wants to take the bike for a ride, she finds that Homer is a less than willing participant. She tries it on her own and falls. Realizing that his mother might actually be lonely, Bart offers to go for a ride with her. They ride into an unincorporated part of the county and come upon a small village that features a tea house. Later the tea house closes forever causing Bart to invite his mother to his treehouse for tea. Marge redecorates the treehouse and the pair goes off to get a new tea service where he gets a Krusty Teapot. Outside the store the bullies accuse Bart of being a “Momma’s Boy,” which causes Bart to rebel. Marge goes into a depression and eventually sells the bike. Feeling bad, Bart offers to compete with her in a karaoke contest. While seeing Skinner and his mother perform, Marge has visions of a terrible future for Bart and she stops the show to let Bart know that he shouldn’t worry about her, it’s her job to worry about him. Meanwhile at Moe’s Homer shows off the strength in one of his arms he’s gained from working with the dumbbell and Moe has an idea on how to capitalize on it. Moe takes Homer to the arm wrestling championships, where Homer readily wins, but finds that he really misses his wife.

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Treehouse of Horror XXVII
star
7.25
2542 votes

#30 - Treehouse of Horror XXVII

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 4

Better late than never, The Hunger Games come to Springfield!

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Pranksta Rap
star
7.22
1113 votes

#31 - Pranksta Rap

The Simpsons - Season 16 - Episode 9

After sneaking out to a rap concert, Bart makes Marge and Homer believe he has been kidnapped to avoid punishment. And Chief Wiggum, to everyone’s surprise, attempts to solve the case to improve his reputation.

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How I Spent My Strummer Vacation
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7.21
1443 votes

#32 - How I Spent My Strummer Vacation

The Simpsons - Season 14 - Episode 2

When Homer is secretly videotaped complaining about his family in a taxi, they send him off to a rock and roll fantasy camp so he can try to live his dream.

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The Town
star
7.20
2298 votes

#33 - The Town

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 3

After Homer catches Bart rooting for Springfield’s football rival, the Boston Americans, he plans a family “hate-cation” trip to Boston in an attempt to show Bart that Boston is a terrible city.

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Treehouse of Horror XX
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7.19
2435 votes

#34 - Treehouse of Horror XX

The Simpsons - Season 21 - Episode 4

Lisa becomes livid with Miss Hoover, and in a series of homages to classic Hitchcock sets out for deadly revenge. Next, Krusty's latest fast-food sandwich transforms news anchor Kent Brockman into an enraged zombie and twenty-eight days later, cannibal zombies have overrun Springfield. In the final frightening fable, Homer accidentally falls through a trapdoor in Moe's tavern and impales himself on the pipes of Moe's microbrewery. Moe serves the barflies a glass of delicious beer flavoured with Homer's blood and Homer, now half-man, half-brewing apparatus, returns for vengeance.

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Trust But Clarify
star
7.19
2271 votes

#35 - Trust But Clarify

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 5

Lisa and Bart investigate Krusty’s suspicious new "Krustaceans" candy. Meanwhile, Homer wants a promotion at the nuclear plant and asks Marge to help him dress the part, and news anchor Kent Brockman struggles to find his feet in the changing media world.

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Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em
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7.19
1523 votes

#36 - Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em

The Simpsons - Season 18 - Episode 3

After buying Homer a collection of handyman's books, Marge becomes a handywoman, but uses Homer since no one in town is thrilled over the idea of a female carpenter. Meanwhile, Bart finds out that Principal Skinner has a peanut allergy and uses a peanut on a stick to torture Skinner, but the joke is on Bart when Skinner discovers that Bart is allergic to shrimp.

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Homer's Paternity Coot
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7.10
1334 votes

#37 - Homer's Paternity Coot

The Simpsons - Season 17 - Episode 10

The result of Marge's anger against Quimby’s new toll road leads to the discovery of a frozen mailman and his 40-year-old mail. The old mail is delivered to the recipients, including one to Grampa Simpson's deceased wife, and it reveals a secret love affair and who the real father of her baby Homer might be. Confused and emotional, Homer finds Mason Fairbanks, his wealthy and much improved paternal dad, and happily establishes a father-son relationship with him while rejecting Abe, his surrogate father of 40 years, especially after a DNA test reveals that Mason is indeed his real father. Homer joins Mason on an undersea treasure hunt and when Homer’s life is in mortal danger he reflects upon his childhood and realizes who his true father is. When he confesses that to Abe, Abe has a confession of his own.

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Tales From the Public Domain
star
7.09
1353 votes

#38 - Tales From the Public Domain

The Simpsons - Season 13 - Episode 14

Homer reads three stories from an overdue library book, imagining himself as Odysseus, Lisa as Joan of Arc and Bart as Hamlet.

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Springfield Splendor
star
7.04
1540 votes

#39 - Springfield Splendor

The Simpsons - Season 29 - Episode 2

Marge and Lisa turn Lisa’s sad experience into a successful graphic novel-turned-Broadway show, but they struggle with creative differences and ego.

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The Wettest Stories Ever Told
star
7.01
1057 votes

#40 - The Wettest Stories Ever Told

The Simpsons - Season 17 - Episode 18

As the family waits for their food at “The Frying Dutchman,” they pass the time by telling stories. Lisa tells about the Mayflower’s journey to America, where Marge and her kids are Pilgrims and they are joined by a knave named Homer who joins their family to escape the authorities. Bart recounts the story of Mutiny on the Bounty featuring Skinner as Captain Bligh and Bart as Mr. Christian. Homer tells the tale of the maiden voyage of a cruise ship in the 1970s featuring of a ship that can’t flip over, which of course it does and the attempts of the survivors to get out of the ship alive.

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Whistler's Father
star
6.97
1420 votes

#41 - Whistler's Father

The Simpsons - Season 29 - Episode 3

Homer discovers that Maggie is a whistling savant and launches her baby-celebrity career. Meanwhile, Marge impresses Fat Tony with her interior design taste, and he hires her to style his brothel.

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The Serfsons
star
6.95
1875 votes

#42 - The Serfsons

The Simpsons - Season 29 - Episode 1

In a magical medieval world, Marge's mother is turned into an Ice Walker and the only way for Homer to afford the cure is to force Lisa to use illegal magic. When the King discovers this, he kidnaps Lisa, and Homer must lead a feudal uprising to save her.

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