The BEST episodes of The Simpsons season 10

Every episode of The Simpsons season 10, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Simpsons season 10!

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Last Updated: 4/17/2024Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
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Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
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7.77
1276 votes

#1 - Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo

Season 10 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/16/1999

After their bank account is drained at a cyber-cafe, the Simpsons go on a disastrous low-budget trip to Japan, where they wind up as contestants on a humiliating game show.

Directors: Jim Reardon
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Mayored to the Mob
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7.73
1512 votes

#2 - Mayored to the Mob

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/20/1998

After a riot at a sci-fi convention, Mayor Quimby hires Homer as his bodyguard, and Homer witnesses the rampant corruption in town politics. When Homer takes a stand, he runs afoul of the Springfield mafia.

Writer: Ron Hauge
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Wild Barts Can't Be Broken
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7.72
1666 votes

#3 - Wild Barts Can't Be Broken

Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/1999

Scapegoated for the vandalism of drunken Isotopes fans, the children of Springfield wage war on the adults by broadcasting their secrets on the radio.

Directors: Mark Ervin
Writer: Larry Doyle
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Maximum Homerdrive
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7.71
1418 votes

#4 - Maximum Homerdrive

Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/1999

After beating Homer in a steak-eating competition, a trucker dies; Homer and Bart take over his rig to complete his shipment.

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Treehouse of Horror IX
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7.61
1740 votes

#5 - Treehouse of Horror IX

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1998

In "Hell Toupée," Snake is sent to the electric chair, and his hair is transplanted onto Homer. In "The Terror of Tiny Toon," Bart and Lisa become cartoon characters in an episode of Itchy & Scratchy. In "Starship Poopers," a growth spurt casts doubt on Maggie's paternity, and the family goes on the Jerry Springer show.

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Viva Ned Flanders
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7.60
1386 votes

#6 - Viva Ned Flanders

Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/1999

When clean-living Ned Flanders wants to experience a new side of life, Homer takes him to Las Vegas. After a drunken binge, they marry a pair of cocktail waitresses.

Directors: Neil Affleck
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Bart the Mother
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7.60
1488 votes

#7 - Bart the Mother

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1998

Under Nelson's bad influence, Bart shoots a bird with a BB gun. Stricken with remorse, he tries to nurture the eggs from the bird's nest, which hatch into a species of lizard outlawed in Springfield.

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Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'
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7.59
1329 votes

#8 - Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'

Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/1999

A new Canyonero SUV turns timid Marge into an aggressive driver, and her road rage lands her in traffic school. But when a stampede occurs at the zoo, the town looks to Marge to save the day.

Directors: Mark Kirkland
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Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'
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7.56
1490 votes

#9 - Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1998

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

Directors: Mike B. Anderson
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The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
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7.56
1702 votes

#10 - The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace

Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1998

A midlife crisis prompts Homer to quit his job and become an inventor.

Directors: Mark Kirkland
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Homer to the Max
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7.53
1400 votes

#11 - Homer to the Max

Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/1999

Homer changes his name to "Max Power" after discovering that he shares his name with a dimwitted TV character.

Directors: Pete Michels
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Monty Can't Buy Me Love
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7.48
1164 votes

#12 - Monty Can't Buy Me Love

Season 10 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/1999

A new mogul wins the hearts of the townspeople with a shower of cash. Jealous, Mr. Burns asks Homer to help make him a beloved billionaire too, and they hatch a plan to bring the Loch Ness Monster to Springfield.

Directors: Mark Ervin
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Mom and Pop Art
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7.45
1330 votes

#13 - Mom and Pop Art

Season 10 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/11/1999

Homer's failed do-it-yourself project gets mistaken for "outsider art." Suddenly in the limelight, Homer must come up with new "works" to impress the art world.

Writer: Al Jean
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The Old Man and the C Student
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7.43
1044 votes

#14 - The Old Man and the C Student

Season 10 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/1999

When Bart ruins Springfield's chance to host the Olympics, the kids are sentenced to community service work at the retirement home. To help the residents recapture their youth, Bart takes them on an ill-fated boat ride.

Directors: Mark Kirkland
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Make Room for Lisa
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7.41
1367 votes

#15 - Make Room for Lisa

Season 10 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/28/1999

Indebted from a mishap at the Smithsonian, Homer lets a cell phone company put a transmitter in the house. Forced to share a room with Bart, Lisa resents Homer until a New Age experience gives her empathy.

Directors: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Brian Scully
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They Saved Lisa's Brain
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7.41
1185 votes

#16 - They Saved Lisa's Brain

Season 10 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/1999

Mayor Quimby flees Springfield, leaving the town chapter of Mensa in charge. As the group's new power goes to their heads, they take their utopian plans too far and the townspeople revolt.

Directors: Pete Michels
Writer: Matt Selman
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D'oh-in in the Wind
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7.41
1267 votes

#17 - D'oh-in in the Wind

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/1998

In a quest to learn Homer's middle name, Homer and Grandpa travel to his mother's old commune, where Homer embraces the hippie life.

Writer: Donick Cary
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When You Dish Upon a Star
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7.35
1308 votes

#18 - When You Dish Upon a Star

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/1998

After a chance encounter with Hollywood celebrities secretly living in Springfield, Homer becomes their friend and gofer... until he spills the beans to the gang at Moe's.

Directors: Pete Michels
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Lard of the Dance
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7.33
1675 votes

#19 - Lard of the Dance

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/23/1998

Homer and Bart try to make money by selling used grease. Meanwhile, Lisa organizes a school dance but feels alienated when a new classmate and her friends try to act like adults.

Directors: Dominic Polcino
Writer: Jane O'Brien
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I'm with Cupid
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7.30
1259 votes

#20 - I'm with Cupid

Season 10 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/1999

Apu is making the husbands of Springfield look bad with his extravagent Valentine's Day efforts for Manjula. When the men try to sabotage Apu's grand gesture, they accidentally wind up benefiting from it.

Directors: Bob Anderson
Writer: Dan Greaney
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Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
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7.28
1362 votes

#21 - Sunday, Cruddy Sunday

Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/1999

Homer and his friends charter a bus to the Super Bowl, only to find that their tickets are fake. Misadventures ensue.

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Simpsons Bible Stories
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7.26
1185 votes

#22 - Simpsons Bible Stories

Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/1999

When Reverend Lovejoy subjects the congregation to an extended Bible reading, the Simpsons fall asleep and have dreams based on Bible stories.

Directors: Nancy Kruse
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Lisa Gets an A
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7.26
1249 votes

#23 - Lisa Gets an A

Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/1998

Stuck at home with a cold, Lisa gets addicted to a video game and neglects her homework. Her A+++ on a test wins the school a grant, but when she confesses that she cheated, Skinner covers it up. Meanwhile, Homer raises a lobster.

Directors: Bob Anderson
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