The BEST episodes of The Simpsons season 25

Every episode of The Simpsons season 25, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Simpsons season 25!

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: 11/11/2024Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
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Brick Like Me
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7.74
1792 votes

#1 - Brick Like Me

Season 25 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2014

Homer wakes up in a world where his family and everyone in Springfield are made of Lego, and he must "put together" how he got there, and figure out how to get home before he's stuck in a world of bricks forever.

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Steal This Episode
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7.61
2059 votes

#2 - Steal This Episode

Season 25 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/2014

Homer becomes annoyed with movie theaters, so Bart teaches him how to download movies illegally. Homer is delighted with his discovery of free movies until he's caught for piracy.

Directors: Matthew Nastuk
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Days of Future Future
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7.59
1662 votes

#3 - Days of Future Future

Season 25 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/2014

Set in the future, Homer has a new clone for every time he dies. Lisa is married to a zombie version of Milhouse, while Bart deals with custody issues with his ex-wife, Jenda. Each defines what love means to them.

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Labor Pains
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7.50
1811 votes

#4 - Labor Pains

Season 25 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2013

Homer delivers a baby in an elevator. When the mother names the child Homer Jr., he develops a deep emotional bond with the kid. Lisa is recruited by the cheerleaders of the local pro football team.

Directors: Matthew Faughnan
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The Yellow Badge of Cowardge
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7.48
1510 votes

#5 - The Yellow Badge of Cowardge

Season 25 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2014

Bart is plagued with guilt when he wins the annual "last day of school" race around Springfield Elementary, with assistance from Nelson, who beats up frontrunner Milhouse. Meanwhile, Homer tries to bring back the annual 4th of July fireworks display after it's canceled for budget reasons.

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Homerland
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7.46
2587 votes

#6 - Homerland

Season 25 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2013

A parody of "Homeland". Homer starts to act strangely polite after returning from a nuclear power plant convention, prompting a suspicious Lisa to ask an intense FBI agent named Annie to help her solve this mystery.

Directors: Bob Anderson
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Specs and the City
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7.45
1896 votes

#7 - Specs and the City

Season 25 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2014

Mr. Burns gives high-tech eyeglasses to all of his employees in order to spy on them. Homer loves the enhanced reality of his new gadget - that is, until Marge tries them on and he finds out she's seeing a marriage counselor. Meanwhile, Bart takes a stand against buying Nelson a Valentine's Day card, despite buying one for every other kid in class, and Nelson delivers him an ultimatum: find him the best Valentine's Day gift ever or be fed to the classroom electric pencil sharpener.

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YOLO
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7.41
2113 votes

#8 - YOLO

Season 25 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2013

Marge encourages Homer to cross an item off an old to-do list by inviting an old pen pal to visit; Lisa institutes an honor code at school.

Directors: Michael Polcino
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The War of Art
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7.38
1388 votes

#9 - The War of Art

Season 25 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/2014

After Lisa's new pet guinea pig destroys the Simpsons' living room art, Marge falls in love with a beautiful painting at the Van Houten's yard sale, which Homer snaps up for 20 bucks. But, when Lisa reveals it's by a famous early 20th century painter and could be worth $100,000, Marge and Homer face a dilemma: split the money with the Van Houtens, or keep the cash as a "cushion" for their kids.

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Yellow Subterfuge
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7.35
1668 votes

#10 - Yellow Subterfuge

Season 25 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/8/2013

Principal Skinner promises the students that the best-behaved among them can take a ride in a submarine. When Skinner gives all the kids a clean slate, Bart believes even his own past indiscretions will be forgotten if he doesn't get into any more trouble. Meanwhile Lisa tries to help a cash-poor Krusty to turn things around by suggesting he sell the foreign rights to his shows.

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Pay Pal
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7.29
1515 votes

#11 - Pay Pal

Season 25 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2014

Marge swears off befriending any more couples when Homer offends their charming new British neighbors, but when Lisa declares that she, too, doesn't need friends, Marge reconsiders.

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Luca$
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7.28
1547 votes

#12 - Luca$

Season 25 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2014

Lisa dates a boy named Luca$ Bortner, who wants to be a competitive eater. Marge becomes concerned that Lisa is trying to marry a boy that's just like Homer. Bart helps Snake Jailbird break out of jail and starts to receive gifts from him, making Milhouse jealous.

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Married to the Blob
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7.25
1817 votes

#13 - Married to the Blob

Season 25 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2014

Comic Book Guy realizes his comics are nothing if he can't share them with anyone. Then he meets Kumiko, a Japanese woman writing an autobiographical manga, and he seeks out Homer's advice on how to date her, ending happily for everyone.

Directors: Chris Clements
Writer: Tim Long
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Four Regrettings and a Funeral
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7.24
1917 votes

#14 - Four Regrettings and a Funeral

Season 25 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2013

Kent Brockman has decided that local news has been a real mistake and a terrible career move for him.

Directors: Mark Kirkman
Writer: Marc Wilmore
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The Man Who Grew Too Much
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7.23
1611 votes

#15 - The Man Who Grew Too Much

Season 25 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/9/2014

On a research trip, Lisa is shocked to discover that Sideshow Bob is now the chief scientist at a massive chemical engineering company, but her fears are allayed as she becomes enamored with his likeminded appreciation of high-culture. Meanwhile, Marge's attempt to preach healthy sexual practices to a teen church group goes awry.

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Treehouse of Horror XXIV
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7.22
2471 votes

#16 - Treehouse of Horror XXIV

Season 25 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2013

In "Oh The Places You'll D'oh," the first of three spine-tingling stories, Homer rides around Springfield wreaking havoc as "The Fat in The Hat" in a rhyming Dr. Seuss-ian tale. In "Dead and Shoulders," Bart is beheaded during a kite accident, his head is attached to Lisa's body and they must live together as one. The final terrifying tale, "Freaks no Geeks," features Mr. Burns' traveling circus, The Burnsum and Bailey Circus, which has stopped in Springfieldland in the 1930s. Trapeze artist Marge and Strong Man Homer are performers and things go awry when circus freak Moe starts to make advances towards Marge.

Directors: Rob Oliver
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You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee
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7.21
1470 votes

#17 - You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee

Season 25 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2014

The Simpsons go to South America to watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Homer becomes a referee and runs into trouble when local gangsters pressure him into match-fixing.

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What to Expect When Bart's Expecting
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7.20
1557 votes

#18 - What to Expect When Bart's Expecting

Season 25 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2014

When Bart develops powers that help Springfield couples conceive, the mafia kidnaps Homer and Bart in hopes of birthing a thoroughbred race horse.

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The Kid is All Right
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7.19
1897 votes

#19 - The Kid is All Right

Season 25 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/24/2013

Lisa finally makes a new best friend, Isabel Gutierrez, only to discover that she's a Republican and her opponent in the campaign for second grade class representative.

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White Christmas Blues
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7.18
1709 votes

#20 - White Christmas Blues

Season 25 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/15/2013

Springfield is inundated with holiday revelers after the nuclear power plant springs a radiation leak, causing snow to fall all over town. When the tourists drive up Christmas shopping prices, Marge opens up the Simpsons' house to boarders.

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The Winter of His Content
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7.17
1580 votes

#21 - The Winter of His Content

Season 25 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2014

When the retirement home closes, Marge invites Grampa and two other elderly folks to stay at the Simpsons' house. Nelson becomes Bart's friend, after Bart defends him for wearing used underwear.

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Diggs
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7.13
1566 votes

#22 - Diggs

Season 25 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/9/2014

Bart encounters Diggs, a strange older boy with a passion for falconry, among other things.

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