The Simpsons is the longest-running animated series. For over 30 years, this working-class family has cracked us up with their antics, as well as the antics of their fellow residents in Springfield. The creator of the show, Matt Groening, creates a world of satire, absurdity, and politics. The Simpsons isn’t afraid to “go there.” Since its creation, many people have come up with their own adult animation. While a lot of them are great, there is only one original. Here are the 25 Best Simpsons Episodes of All Time. When Herb asks his brother to come up with a car design for the future for his business, Homer creates a fiasco as usual. Moe quickly turns into a celebrity for the invention of “The Flaming Moe” while Homer is left feeling jealous and betrayed. Of course, the creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening took this as an opportunity to poke fun at the former president. He recast Bush as an old grumpy neighbor, constantly at war with Homer. In the episode “Summer of 4 Ft. 2” Lisa decides to reinvent herself. She ditches her nerdy behavior and begins to dumb herself down. It works. She is instantly popular with a group of beach kids. However, Bart becomes jealous of her new popularity and tries to ruin it. Lisa becomes infatuated with the substitute and his style of teaching. When Miss Hoover returns, however, it means that Lisa’s favorite teacher has to leave. What makes this episode entertaining is that not only does it deal with the absurdity of bigotry, but it also has a heartfelt message at the end. Done, of course, with The Simpsons hilarity. If you’ve watched this episode, you definitely remember the big musical number at the end. When he discovers that he can get paid to not work simply by getting on disability, Homer decides to gain as much weight as possible so he is immobile. One of the best parts of this episode is when Lisa taunts Bart with a prayer, “God bless my soul, and mom’s soul, and dad’s soul.” He instantly becomes annoyed at Homer’s laziness and lack of work ethic. When he tricks Homer into entering a contest for children, Grimes realizes that no matter what Homer does, he usually comes out on top. Lisa is embarrassed about her family meeting her fiance, but she soon discovers that her fiance is not the man she thought he was. When she tries to tell everyone, they refuse to believe her. She ends up getting proof but decides to keep the secret; she realizes that even if it is a myth, the story gives people hope. Fun fact: There were many celebrity musical guests in this episode such as Cypress Hill and Kid Rock. However, fans of the show don’t like the new character as much as Homer hoped they would. When Smithers returns from vacation, he finds Mr. Burns completely self-sufficient. Scorpio is the dream boss – friendly, outgoing, and even offers Homer a new position and high salary. Scorpio is also an evil international villain set on world domination. Meh, nobody’s perfect. Throughout the entire show, we see the journey of Bobo. The bear eventually ends up with Maggie Simpson. Everybody is on board with this, except Lisa Simpson, who is a lover of all animals. Homer and Bart discover a way to sneak alcohol to the residents and help Wiggum get his job back. She begins to notice similarities between a character from the play and Homer. Unfortunately, his best friend and drinking buddy, Barney, also begins his own snowplow business, thus setting off a war of the plows. As usual, chaos erupts in Springfield as Bart’s trick takes on a life of its own. Not being able to take it anymore, Lisa blows up at Ralph in front of a live studio audience. The town of Springfield thought it was Homer. However, many people had a motive for killing Montgomery Burns. He goes on a mission to prove that his hero is innocent and will not give until he has done so. This episode also set up Bart having a reoccurring nemesis on the show, “Sideshow Bob.”
