The BEST episodes of The Simpsons season 24
Every episode of The Simpsons season 24, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Simpsons season 24!
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 - Dark Knight Court
Season 24 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2013
Lisa comes to her brother's defense when Bart is accused of an Easter prank involving the school marching band, the horn section and some rotten eggs. Meanwhile, Mr. Burns seizes the opportunity to realize his lifelong ambition to become a superhero.
#2 - The Saga of Carl
Season 24 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/19/2013
Homer, Moe, Lenny and Carl win $200,000 in the Springfield Lottery. But when Carl takes off to Iceland – his homeland – with all the winnings, the guys embark on a Nordic adventure to get the cash back.
#3 - To Cur With Love
Season 24 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2012
A distracted Homer allows Santa's Little Helper to get loose, and the family are furious with his unconcerned attitude, until Grandpa shines some light on things by telling them the story of Homer's childhood pup, Bongo.
#4 - Treehouse of Horror XXIII
Season 24 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012
Marge and Homer go back to ancient Mayan times and learn that the world will come to an end in 2012; and a glitch in the Springfield Subatomic Supercollider wreaks havoc on the city.
#5 - Homer Goes to Prep School
Season 24 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2013
With the end of the world looming, Homer decides to join an off the grid group of survivalists who've set up a secret sanctuary outside of Springfield to prep for the apocalypse. However, a skeptical Marge is suspicious of the plans.
#6 - A Test Before Trying
Season 24 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2013
Springfield Elementary must depend on Bartificial intelligence when it's threatened with closure after doing poorly on standardized testing, and since Bart's the only one who missed the exam, it's up to him to raise the average grade to save the school.
#7 - The Day the Earth Stood Cool
Season 24 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2012
A "cool family" from Portland moves in next door to the Simpsons. Homer is desperate to befriend them, while Marge is skeptical, worried about some of their more eccentric qualities.
#8 - Black-Eyed, Please
Season 24 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/10/2013
When Flanders' parents prove to prefer Homer's company to his, he jealously responds by giving Homer a shiner, and then tries desperately to reconcile with him. Meanwhile, Lisa is at a loss to understand why a new substitute teacher is bullying her for no obvious reason.
#9 - What Animated Women Want
Season 24 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/14/2013
Homer's behavior once again lands him in hot water with Marge and he needs to fathom a way to save his marriage, while a dose of "A Streetcar Named Desire" drives Milhouse to affect a Marlon Brando-esque bad-boy demeanor in an effort to impress Lisa.
#10 - Pulpit Friction
Season 24 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/28/2013
Homer is recruited to be a deacon by the cutting-edge new pastor. The dry cleaner mistakenly switches Marge's wedding dress for one of Krusty's costumes.
#11 - Dangers on a Train
Season 24 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/2013
Marge mistakes Sassy Madison, a swinging-type website, for Dolly Madison, a cupcake site, not realizing it’s a destination for married people seeking liaisons. On the site, she meets the charming Ben, who pursues her after they learn they share mutual love of TV series Upton Rectory. Meanwhile, Bart and Homer obtain a small steam train from the now closed down Itchy & Scratchy Land.
#12 - The Changing of the Guardian
Season 24 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2013
A tornado inspires Homer and Marge look for guardians for the kids in case something bad happens; Marge questions the motives of potential guardians.
#13 - Whiskey Business
Season 24 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/5/2013
Moe is flying high after venture capitalists take a shine to his homemade whiskey, while Grampa, after injuring himself babysitting Bart, decides he'd rather be looked after by his grandson than be at the nursing home. Also, Lisa voices her displeasure at a hologram of music legend Bleeding Gums Murphy, and Sonny Rollins (as himself) shows up to ask her to stop all that jazz about boycotting a record label.
#14 - Gone Abie Gone
Season 24 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2012
Homer and Marge try to track down Grampa by following clues from his past, while Lisa struggles to resist gambling away her college fund.
#15 - The Fabulous Faker Boy
Season 24 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/12/2013
Marge encourages Bart to explore his creative side, and his initial reticence quickly subsides when she hires Slava’s beautiful daughter, Zhenya, as his new piano instructor. Homer is shocked when he loses the last two hairs on his head, and employs a wide variety of headgear to try and keep his new found baldness a secret from Marge.
#16 - Moonshine River
Season 24 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2012
Bart will be visited by many of his past girlfriends. Zooey Deschanel, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Silverman, Natalie Portman, and Sarah Michelle Gellar will guest star, reprising their roles as Mary Spuckler, Jenny, Nikki McKenna, Darcy, and Gina Vendetti.
#17 - Adventures in Baby-Getting
Season 24 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2012
When Marge's car falls into a sink hole, she buys the perfect replacement to fit her family of five. But she quickly grows to hate it because, as she tells a shocked Homer, the car would be too small if she wanted to have another baby. Meanwhile, Bart and his friends are determined to find out what secret Lisa is keeping when Bart finds her cryptic messages and follows her sneaking off downtown for covert meetings after school.
#18 - Love is a Many-Splintered Thing
Season 24 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2013
Bart's dream girl, Mary Spuckler, comes to town, but his failure to pay her enough attention is having a negative impact on their relationship. Meanwhile, Homer once again runs afoul of Marge and lands in the doghouse.
#19 - A Tree Grows in Springfield
Season 24 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2012
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.
#20 - Hardly Kirk-ing
Season 24 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2013
Bart and Milhouse explore the perks of being an adult when a shaving accident leaves Milhouse looking exactly like his father, Kirk. Marge fears Maggie is slipping into the clutches of children's television.
#21 - Penny-Wiseguys
Season 24 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2012
Homer is shocked to discover that his bowling teammate, Dan Gillick (guest voice Steve Carell), is an accountant for Fat Tony (guest voice Joe Mantegna) and his mob. Meanwhile, Lisa adds insects to her vegetarian diet after passing out during a saxophone solo, but starts questioning her decision when bugs start pleading for mercy in her dreams.
#22 - Gorgeous Grampa
Season 24 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/3/2013
Homer's obsession with the TV show "Storage Battles" leads the family to discover Grampa's past identity as "Gorgeous Godfrey," the most feared, villainous man in pro-wrestling history. What's more amazing, he was once revered by a young Montgomery Burns, who now convinces Grampa to get back in the ring. But when Bart starts to adopt some of his grandfather's former cheating ways, Grampa must reconcile with his past before it's too late.