The BEST episodes directed by Timothy Bailey
#1 - 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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#2 - Baby You Can't Drive My Car
The Simpsons - Season 30 - Episode 5
A self-driving car company comes to Springfield, poaching all of the power plant employees with their fun work environment.
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#3 - Teenage Mutant Milk-caused Hurdles
The Simpsons - Season 27 - Episode 11
There is a new teacher at Springfield Elementary, and a captivated Bart tries everything to win her over. Meanwhile, Homer decides to buy a new brand of “milk,” which causes early puberty, both for Bart (augmenting his wooing powers) and Lisa (whose small bout with acne opens her up to the world of makeup and popularity).
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#4 - 'Cue Detective
The Simpsons - Season 27 - Episode 2
Scotty Boom, a Chew Network super-chef, challenges Homer to a smoke-off. But when someone steals Homer’s secret weapon – a smoker he bought off a mysterious man at a BBQ shack – Lisa and Bart are on the case.
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#5 - 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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#6 - To Courier with Love
The Simpsons - Season 27 - Episode 20
"The Simpsons are going to..." Paris (well, Homer and Marge are), but in order to be able to afford the trip, Homer has to smuggle an exotic snake into France so it can be made into a gourmet meal.
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#7 - The Great Phatsby (2)
The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 13
Mr. Burns tries to relive his glory days and crosses paths with a mysterious music mogul. After being conned by him and reduced to bankruptcy, Mr. Burns seeks revenge on the music producer with the help of Homer, Bart, rapper Jazzy James and the mogul's ex-wife, Praline.
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#8 - Bart's in Jail
The Simpsons - Season 33 - Episode 2
When Grampa falls victim to a phone scammer, the Simpsons set out on a mission of vengeance to get his money back.
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#9 - Game Done Changed
The Simpsons - Season 34 - Episode 10
When Bart discovers a profitable glitch in an online game, he ropes Principal Skinner into his lucrative criminal enterprise. Marge and Maggie discover paradise.
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#10 - Livin' La Pura Vida
The Simpsons - Season 31 - Episode 7
The Simpsons join other Springfield families on the Van Houtens’ annual trip to Costa Rica, where Homer befriends Patty’s new girlfriend and Lisa discovers how the Van Houtens are able to afford this trip every year.
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#11 - A Tree Grows in Springfield
The Simpsons - Season 24 - Episode 6
Homer wins a MyPad at the school auction and quickly becomes obessed with it. He goes into a funk when he breaks it, until Ned Flanders discovers a miracle tree in the Simpsons' back garden.
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#12 - Homer Is Where the Art Isn't
The Simpsons - Season 29 - Episode 12
When Homer is accused of stealing a million-dollar painting, only a detective from the 1970s can clear his name, or send him to jail. It's a classic impossible mystery.
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#13 - The Clown Stays in the Picture
The Simpsons - Season 30 - Episode 14
Krusty reveals the untold story of his past in his movie "The Sands of Space." While working as personal assistants on the movie, Bart and Lisa learn about the early years of their parents' relationship.
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#14 - Lisa's Belly
The Simpsons - Season 33 - Episode 5
Marge puts a hurtful word in Lisa's brain and Bart gets swole.
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#15 - A Made Maggie
The Simpsons - Season 33 - Episode 10
Maggie Simpson gets an unexpected godfather with Fat Tony, who is given the honor of the role.
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#16 - A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas
The Simpsons - Season 32 - Episode 10
A cable channel films a Christmas movie in Springfield and Skinner falls in love.
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#17 - Now Museum, Now You Don't
The Simpsons - Season 32 - Episode 3
Lisa stays home from school to explore the wonders of Western art. She appears as Lisanardo da Vinci, while Bart takes the shape of a French impressionist, Homer and Marge as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and Maggie as a warrior Cupid.
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#18 - Lisa Gets an F1
The Simpsons - Season 35 - Episode 12
Lisa feels a need for speed as well a need for control of her anxiety when she becomes a pro kid go-cart racer.
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#19 - Fan-ily Feud
The Simpsons - Season 34 - Episode 18
Homer publicly disparages a pop singer and faces the ire of her vindictive and highly organized fan army.
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