The BEST episodes written by Carolyn Omine

Matadi or Bust
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8.91
44 votes

#1 - Matadi or Bust

The Wild Thornberrys - Season 1 - Episode 5

When Eliza, Darwin and Donnie are flung from a Matadi-bound barge and stranded on the banks of the Congo river, they must traverse the cliffs and crags of mountainous Zaire in order to catch up with her family.

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Treehouse of Horror XXXIII
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7.84
492 votes

#2 - Treehouse of Horror XXXIII

The Simpsons - Season 34 - Episode 6

In a book-themed trilogy, Marge's resentment takes monstrous form, Lisa tries to save the planet through murder and Homer learns he's not the man he thought he was.

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Festival of the Festering Moon
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7.75
4 votes

#3 - Festival of the Festering Moon

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters - Season 3 - Episode 1

The festival celebrates the shedding of skins that each monster must undergo as he or she moves from childhood to adolescence. As the festival approaches, Krumm is chosen to form a band and Oblina is chosen to perform the festival's ceremonial dance. Ickis, who shows no signs of shedding, feels left out.

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Treehouse of Horror XXII
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7.59
2993 votes

#4 - Treehouse of Horror XXII

The Simpsons - Season 23 - Episode 3

Simpsons' twentysecond Halloween show. The Diving Bell and the Butterball: Homer is bitten by a radioactive spider. Dial "D" for Diddly: Ned becomes a serial killer. In the Na'Vi: Bart and Milhouse in an Avatar spoof.

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Smart and Smarter
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7.52
1058 votes

#5 - Smart and Smarter

The Simpsons - Season 15 - Episode 13

Apu and Manjula are signing up two of the octuplets for Miss Wickerbottom's Pre-Nursery School and after a verbal exchange with Dr. Hibbert, Homer decides they should do the same for Maggie. Because she can't talk, she doesn't pass the initial screening. Afterwards Lisa discovers that even though Maggie can't talk she does show signs of brilliance. Another screening at the pre-pre school shows of her talents and reveals that she has a higher IQ than Lisa. Maggie's new brilliance leaves Lisa searching for a new identity, since she no longer has her status as "the smart one." Lisa tries stand-up comedy, becoming a goth ‘Ravencrone Neversmiles,' cheerleader, rapper, soccer player, cowgirl; none of which workout for her. After she is discovered trying to sabotage her sister's education Lisa leaves home with 2¢ to her name. She decides to stay at the Natural History Museum, where her family is sure to never find her; however Springfield's "finest" do discover her location and they bring the family to help them find her. An accident gets Marge, Bart and Homer trapped in an exhibit and they look to Maggie to get them out, but Maggie's secret to her brilliance is nowhere to be found.

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The Great Money Caper
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7.51
1400 votes

#6 - The Great Money Caper

The Simpsons - Season 12 - Episode 7

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

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To Cur With Love
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7.50
2127 votes

#7 - To Cur With Love

The Simpsons - Season 24 - Episode 8

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.

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Halloween of Horror
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7.48
1811 votes

#8 - Halloween of Horror

The Simpsons - Season 27 - Episode 4

When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.

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Treehouse of Horror XI
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7.47
1758 votes

#9 - Treehouse of Horror XI

The Simpsons - Season 12 - Episode 1

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.

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Sweets and Sour Marge
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7.41
1427 votes

#10 - Sweets and Sour Marge

The Simpsons - Season 13 - Episode 8

Marge rallies for a ban on sugar after Springfield is declared America's fattest town.

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Treehouse of Horror XII
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7.38
1981 votes

#11 - Treehouse of Horror XII

The Simpsons - Season 13 - Episode 1

In “Hex and the City” a gypsy puts a curse on Homer. In “House of Whack” the Simpsons' new automated house malfunctions and tries to kill Homer. And in “Wiz Kids” Bart and Lisa attend a school for wizards.

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Dial 'N' for Nerder
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7.37
1456 votes

#12 - Dial 'N' for Nerder

The Simpsons - Season 19 - Episode 14

Marge hires an investigative television show to follow Homer around after she suspects him of cheating on his diet. Meanwhile, one of Bart and Lisa's pranks on Martin Prince goes wrong and they become burdened with guilt after assuming they are responsible for Martin's accidental death.

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The Way of the Dog
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7.37
493 votes

#13 - The Way of the Dog

The Simpsons - Season 31 - Episode 22

After the Simpsons' dog bites Marge, the family explores the tragic past of Santa's Little Helper

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Little Big Mom
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7.36
1283 votes

#14 - Little Big Mom

The Simpsons - Season 11 - Episode 10

When Marge leaves the house to recuperate from a skating injury, everything goes to hell - until Lisa convinces Homer and Bart they have leprosy.

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Highway to Well
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7.34
523 votes

#15 - Highway to Well

The Simpsons - Season 31 - Episode 17

When Maggie goes to pre-school, Marge decides to get a job to pass the time and ends up working at an upscale weed dispensary. Then, Homer decides to open his own dispensary that mimics a sketchy drug deal, putting their two businesses at odds.

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The Homer of Seville
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7.33
1703 votes

#16 - The Homer of Seville

The Simpsons - Season 19 - Episode 2

After a freak accident, Homer becomes an opera singer and finds himself star of the Springfield Opera. Soon he becomes mobbed by fans and gains himself a female stalker.

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Looking for Mr. Goodbart
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7.33
1515 votes

#17 - Looking for Mr. Goodbart

The Simpsons - Season 28 - Episode 20

Bart gets in trouble on Grandparents Day at school and is forced to hang out with Skinner’s mother as punishment. After spending time with various grandmas in the neighborhood, he learns the benefits of hanging out with the elderly, but eventually recognizes the dangers of taking advantage of them. Meanwhile, Peekimon Get has taken over the town of Springfield.

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Strong Arms of the Ma
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7.25
1387 votes

#18 - Strong Arms of the Ma

The Simpsons - Season 14 - Episode 9

After being mugged at the Kwik-E-Mart and afraid to leave the house, Marge takes up body-building to boost her self-esteem.

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A Star Is Torn
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7.23
994 votes

#19 - A Star Is Torn

The Simpsons - Season 16 - Episode 18

The family tries to eat a total vegetarian meal and everyone except Lisa gets sick from eating the healthy meal. As they moan from the sickness Lisa sings them to sleep. The next morning they've recovered enough to go back to their old dietary habits. On television a commercial airs for a Krusty-sponsored "Li'l Starmaker" competition and Lisa's singing voice seems a natural for the competition. Of course, Lisa and every other child in Springfield signs up. When Clarissa, one of the competitors sings the same song that Lisa was going to sing, and does it much better than Lisa believes she will be able to, Homer reassures her that he will write her a can't lose song. Lisa sings the song and makes it into the final competition. Homer takes charge of her career and writes her more songs that take her into the finals of the competition; it's Lisa versus Cameron, a boy all the girls go crazy over. When Homer oversteps his bounds with his obnoxiousness, Lisa fires him. Homer retaliates by getting himself a new client, Cameron. The final competition begins and Lisa's sings a song she wrote on her own, a song about her relationship with her father. Homer tells her that he was always in her corner and that Cameron is learning the greatest lesson he can ever learn in the music business, don't trust people in the music business.

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Gal of Constant Sorrow
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7.23
1376 votes

#20 - Gal of Constant Sorrow

The Simpsons - Season 27 - Episode 14

After Bart accidentally sends a sweet homeless woman's cart into the river, he allows her to live in his closet for a small fee. When Lisa discovers that the woman is an incredible folk singer, she offers her own closet and plans a concert, only to be disappointed by Hettie's surprising substance abuse and violent nature. Meanwhile Homer tries to prove he's handy, but accidentally traps the cat in the walls of the house.

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The Great Wife Hope
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7.22
2568 votes

#21 - The Great Wife Hope

The Simpsons - Season 21 - Episode 3

Mixed martial arts (MMA) gains popularity in Springfield, and Marge leads a protest against it. The promoter of a local MMA company decides to gain publicity from the controversy by challenging Marge to a match, with the promise that he will shut down if she wins.

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Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)
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7.20
1262 votes

#22 - Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)

The Simpsons - Season 18 - Episode 7

After Homer is fired from the power plant, he buys an ice-cream truck and sells ice-cream. His successful business yields an abundance of discarded popsicle sticks and Marge finds another calling in life, as she uses the leftover sticks to create popular life-size statues of various citizens from Springfield.

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Werking Mom
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7.06
770 votes

#23 - Werking Mom

The Simpsons - Season 30 - Episode 7

Marge wants a job, and stumbles into becoming a plastic food storage container-selling drag queen. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to make the world better in the style of "Amelie".

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A Mid-Childhood's Night Dream
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6.91
257 votes

#24 - A Mid-Childhood's Night Dream

The Simpsons - Season 35 - Episode 2

Marge feels an overwhelming dread of the empty nest.

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Simon's Big Score
star
6.33
3 votes

#25 - Simon's Big Score

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters - Season 3 - Episode 2

Ickis, Krumm, and Oblina sneak into Simon's house to scare him. After the scare, Simon seems to know the monsters' whereabouts. He shows up when they least expect it. How is he doing it?

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