The BEST episodes of The Simpsons season 12

Every episode of The Simpsons season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Simpsons season 12!

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: 12/19/2024Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
Trilogy of Error
star
8.03
1348 votes

#1 - Trilogy of Error

Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/29/2001

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.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson
Writer: Matt Selman
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Skinner's Sense of Snow
star
7.78
1595 votes

#2 - Skinner's Sense of Snow

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/17/2000

A freak blizzard traps the students of Springfield Elementary inside their school. Their lives at stake, they are at the mercy of the rescue efforts of a woozy Homer and Ned.

Directors: Lance Kramer
Writer: Tim Long
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The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
star
7.78
1526 votes

#3 - The Computer Wore Menace Shoes

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/2000

As Mr. X, Homer starts his own web page where he reveals Springfield's secrets. But when his information runs out, he resorts to making up news. When one of his stories turns out to be true, he is kidnapped and taken to "The Island," a place where those who know too much are taken out of society.

Directors: Mark Kirkland
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HOMЯ
star
7.75
1570 votes

#4 - HOMЯ

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/7/2001

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.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson
Writer: Al Jean
Watch Now:Apple TV
New Kids on the Blecch
star
7.55
1369 votes

#5 - New Kids on the Blecch

Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/2001

A music producer offers Bart and his friends a chance to participate in an up-and-coming boyband, but the boys are not up to it after making a discovery.

Writer: Tim Long
Watch Now:Apple TV
Worst Episode Ever
star
7.55
1394 votes

#6 - Worst Episode Ever

Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2001

Bart and Milhouse are left in charge of the comic book store after Comic Book Guy is hospitalised, who begins an unusual relationship with Principal Skinner's mother.

Directors: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Larry Doyle
Watch Now:Apple TV
Lisa the Tree Hugger
star
7.53
1328 votes

#7 - Lisa the Tree Hugger

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2000

Lisa's crush on an environmental activist inspires her to live in a redwood tree threatened by loggers.

Writer: Matt Selman
Watch Now:Apple TV
Insane Clown Poppy
star
7.50
1261 votes

#8 - Insane Clown Poppy

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/2000

After he learns he has a daughter, Krusty turns to Homer for parenting advice.

Directors: Bob Anderson
Watch Now:Apple TV
Homer vs. Dignity
star
7.50
1390 votes

#9 - Homer vs. Dignity

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/2000

Desperate for money, Homer accepts payment from Mr. Burns in exchange for humiliating himself.

Directors: Neil Affleck
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Great Money Caper
star
7.50
1429 votes

#10 - The Great Money Caper

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2000

The whole town of Springfield conspires to teach Homer and Bart a lesson after the pair begin running confidence scams.

Directors: Michael Polcino
Watch Now:Apple TV
I'm Goin' to Praiseland
star
7.49
1087 votes

#11 - I'm Goin' to Praiseland

Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/6/2001

With Homer's help, Flanders tries to establish a Christian theme park based on drawings in Maude's sketch book.

Directors: Chuck Sheetz
Watch Now:Apple TV
Hungry Hungry Homer
star
7.47
1409 votes

#12 - Hungry Hungry Homer

Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/2001

Homer is forced to go on a hunger strike by the Springfield Isotopes after uncovering a secret plan to have the baseball team moved to New Mexico.

Directors: Nancy Kruse
Watch Now:Apple TV
Treehouse of Horror XI
star
7.46
1790 votes

#13 - Treehouse of Horror XI

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2000

In "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad" Homer dies after eating broccoli, but must perform a good deed within 24 hours to get into Heaven. In "Scary Tales Can Come True" Bart and Lisa encounter a witch in a gingerbread house. And in "Night of the Dolphin" super-intelligent dolphins strike back at humanity.

Directors: Matthew Nastuk
Watch Now:Apple TV
A Tale of Two Springfields
star
7.43
1521 votes

#14 - A Tale of Two Springfields

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/2000

Springfield is split in two when Homer revolts when his area code is changed; the new town walls itself off from the neighbors.

Directors: Shaun Cashman
Watch Now:Apple TV
Tennis the Menace
star
7.41
1157 votes

#15 - Tennis the Menace

Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/2001

Homer installs a tennis court in the backyard, but his lousy playing creates a rift in the family.

Directors: Jen Kamerman
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Children of a Lesser Clod
star
7.38
1312 votes

#16 - Children of a Lesser Clod

Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/2001

After a debilitating injury forces him to stay indoors, Homer begins a daycare center, making Bart and Lisa jealous.

Directors: Mike Polcino
Writer: Al Jean
Watch Now:Apple TV
Pokey Mom
star
7.36
1200 votes

#17 - Pokey Mom

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/2001

Marge befriends a convict with an artistic streak. Homer battles the chiropractic industry after he creates a miracle back pain cure.

Directors: Bob Anderson
Writer: Tom Martin
Watch Now:Apple TV
Simpson Safari
star
7.27
1271 votes

#18 - Simpson Safari

Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/1/2001

The Simpsons win a trip to Africa after Homer finds a golden animal cracker from the 60's in the loft.

Directors: Mark Kirkland
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Day of the Jackanapes
star
7.22
1353 votes

#19 - Day of the Jackanapes

Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2001

When a new television game show grows in popularity and begins to draw away Krusty's TV audience, he decides to retire from the television business.

Writer: Al Jean
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Bye Bye Nerdy
star
7.19
1275 votes

#20 - Bye Bye Nerdy

Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2001

Problems with a bully lead Lisa to examine just what makes bullies aggressive. Homer gets into the baby-proofing business.

Directors: Lauren MacMullan
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Simpsons Tall Tales
star
7.17
1085 votes

#21 - Simpsons Tall Tales

Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/20/2001

A hobo tells the Simpsons three tall tales on a train ride to Delaware: Homer as Paul Bunyan, Lisa as Connie Appleseed, and Bart and Nelson as Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

Directors: Bob Anderson
Watch Now:Apple TV