The WORST episodes of The Simpsons

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

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: 10/24/2025Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
The Star of the Backstage
star
5.97
572 votes

#1 - The Star of the Backstage

Season 33 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2021

A musical comes to life in Springfield as Marge stages a revival of her beloved high school show - but her wonderful memories are threatened by the return of a rival from the past.

Directors: Rob Oliver
All Singing, All Dancing
star
6.23
1428 votes

#2 - All Singing, All Dancing

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1998

Homer rents a Clint Eastwood movie and is dismayed to find it's a musical. Using clips from past episodes, the rest of the family reminds him about the many times he and other members of the family and town have broken into song and dance.

Directors: Mark Ervin
Women in Shorts
star
6.24
276 votes

#3 - Women in Shorts

Season 36 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2024

Girls just want to have funny.

Directors: Eric Koenig
Fan-ily Feud
star
6.40
359 votes

#4 - Fan-ily Feud

Season 34 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/2023

Homer publicly disparages a pop singer and faces the ire of her vindictive and highly organized fan army.

Directors: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Broti Gupta
The Tipping Point
star
6.51
263 votes

#5 - The Tipping Point

Season 35 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/12/2024

Homer loses his mind over tipping culture run amok.

Directors: Matthew Nastuk
Desperately Seeking Lisa
star
6.53
305 votes

#6 - Desperately Seeking Lisa

Season 36 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2024

Lisa has a blazing misadventure in the dark world of Capital City's downtown art scene.

Directors: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Tim Long
Watch Now:Apple TV
Bart’s Brain
star
6.53
279 votes

#7 - Bart’s Brain

Season 35 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/19/2024

Bart makes a new friend.

Directors: Michael Polcino
Writer: Dan Vebber
My Life as a Vlog
star
6.56
367 votes

#8 - My Life as a Vlog

Season 34 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/1/2023

Through a series of YouTube recommended videos, the story of the rise and fall of The Simpson Family Vlog is revealed.

The Tell-Tale Pants
star
6.60
264 votes

#9 - The Tell-Tale Pants

Season 35 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/5/2024

Marge comes upon a surprising windfall and, angry with Homer, spends it secretly on herself.

Writer: Al Jean
Yokel Hero
star
6.61
424 votes

#10 - Yokel Hero

Season 32 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2021

Cletus becomes a singing sensation, while Homer becomes a new man. Then, Cletus turns on his fans, ruining everything.

The Sound of Bleeding Gums
star
6.61
375 votes

#11 - The Sound of Bleeding Gums

Season 33 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/2022

Lisa meets the son of the late musician Bleeding Gums Murphy - and attempts to improve his life.

The 7 Beer Itch
star
6.63
523 votes

#12 - The 7 Beer Itch

Season 32 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2020

When Marge and the kids take a seaside vacation, Homer is unwittingly tempted by a British femme fatale.

Directors: Michael Polcino
Poorhouse Rock
star
6.63
384 votes

#13 - Poorhouse Rock

Season 33 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/2022

After Bart humiliates him at church, Homer finally teaches his son to admire his dad - until a visit from a magical, singing janitor changes everything they thought they knew.

When Nelson Met Lisa
star
6.67
362 votes

#14 - When Nelson Met Lisa

Season 34 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2022

A future tale of the will-they-won't-they-I-guess-they-won't-maybe-they-will of Springfield's most unlikely couple.

Writer: Ryan Koh
The Longest Marge
star
6.68
401 votes

#15 - The Longest Marge

Season 33 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2022

Marge and Mr. Burns fight for soul of a brash young football prodigy.

Hostile Kirk Place
star
6.68
368 votes

#16 - Hostile Kirk Place

Season 34 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/2023

When Milhouse's Dad, Kirk, takes exception to a school history lesson that paints one of his ancestors in a bad light, Kirk goes on a crusade to censor and control the school curriculum -- a crusade that Homer co-opts for fun and profit.

Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story
star
6.69
344 votes

#17 - Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story

Season 35 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2023

In a parody documentary, a young college-dropout CEO embraces the Silicon Valley "fake it until you make it" philosophy and bewitches Mr. Burns into funding her highly dubious dream project.

Directors: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
Now Museum, Now You Don't
star
6.72
544 votes

#18 - Now Museum, Now You Don't

Season 32 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2020

Lisa stays home from school to explore the wonders of Western art. She appears as Lisanardo da Vinci, while Bart takes the shape of a French impressionist, Homer and Marge as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and Maggie as a warrior Cupid.

Directors: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Dan Greaney
Love, Springfieldian Style
star
6.73
1215 votes

#19 - Love, Springfieldian Style

Season 19 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/2008

After being stranded in a Tunnel of Love ride at a carnival, Homer, Marge and Bart pass the time by sharing some of the greatest love stories of all time.

Directors: Raymond S. Persi
Writer: Don Payne
Lisa Gets an F1
star
6.73
296 votes

#20 - Lisa Gets an F1

Season 35 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/25/2024

Lisa feels a need for speed as well a need for control of her anxiety when she becomes a pro kid go-cart racer.

Directors: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Ryan Koh
Frinkenstein's Monster
star
6.74
319 votes

#21 - Frinkenstein's Monster

Season 35 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/18/2024

Professor Frink secretly helps Homer, through a zoom interview, land a high-level position at a state-of-the-art nuclear plant in Shelbyville. But since Homer lacks the skills to actually perform the job, Frink must monitor Homer’s work situation remotely and dictate his every word… causing Frink to fear he’s created a monster.

Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars
star
6.75
409 votes

#22 - Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars

Season 32 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/2021

Homer tries to reunite a mechanical band from his youth, but film and TV creator J.J. Abrams gets ahold of them first.

Pin Gal
star
6.75
354 votes

#23 - Pin Gal

Season 34 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/2023

A mysterious figure from Marge's past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament.

Directors: Chris Clements
Million Dollar Abie
star
6.75
811 votes

#24 - Million Dollar Abie

Season 17 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/2/2006

Homer spearheads the effort to get pro-football to bring a new franchise to Springfield. The football commissioner, on his way to officially award the franchise, stops at the Simpson house where Grandpa (mistaking him for a burglar) attacks him. Springfield loses out and Abe becomes the town’s pariah. After trying and failing assisted suicide, Abe decides to live his life without fear and when the town decides to reuse their football stadium as a bullfighting ring, he volunteers to be the toreador. Ever the activist, granddaughter Lisa protests his new profession.

Writer: Tim Long
The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.
star
6.75
387 votes

#25 - The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.

Season 32 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2021

A British secret agent comes to Springfield in search of a Russian spy.