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.
#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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.