NHC Top 100 Episodes 2012

[Dark Homer]

50. There's No Disgrace Like Home
49. Lisa the Iconoclast
48. Bart's Inner Child
47. Hurricane Neddy
46. Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
45. The Springfield Files
44. Bart vs. Australia
43. The PTA Disbands!
42. A Fish Called Selma
41. Secrets of a Successful Marriage
40. Radioactive Man
39. Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
38. The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
37. Bart the General
36. Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
35. Separate Vocations
34. Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
33. Bart's Girlfriend
32. Bart on the Road
31. Sideshow Bob Roberts
30. Duffless
29. Homer the Heretic
28. Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily
27. Itchy & Scratchy Land
26. Homer's Barbershop Quartet
25. Homer At The Bat
24. Kamp Krusty
23. Simpsons Spin-off Showcase
22. Life on the Fast Lanes
21. Bart Gets Famous
20. The Last Temptation of Homer
19. Lisa's Rival
18. Bart's Comet
17. Three Men and a Comic Book
16. Lisa's Substitute
15. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
14. You Only Move Twice
13. I Love Lisa
12. The Boy Who Knew Too Much
11. Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie
10. Homer Badman
9. Marge vs. the Monorail
8. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)
7. Lisa's Wedding
6. Homer the Vigilante
5. Last Exit to Springfield
4. Mother Simpson
3. Lisa's First Word
2. Cape Feare
1. Bart's Friend Falls in Love

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

50. Krusty Gets Busted
49. Behind the Laughter
48. Mobile Homer
47. Eeny Teeny Maya Moe
46. Lisa Gets an “A”
45. Treehouse of Horror IX
44. Fat Man and Little Boy
43. Don’t Fear the Roofer
42. Trilogy of Error
41. Homer the Heretic
40. O Brother, Where Bart Thou?
39. Bart’s Comet
38. Bart vs. Thanksgiving
37. Moe Baby Blues
36. Gone Maggie Gone
35. Colonel Homer
34. The Way We Weren’t
33. ‘Tis the Fifteenth Season
32. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star
31. There’s Something About Marrying
30. Mr. Plow
29. Homer’s Triple Bypass
28. Holidays of Future Passed
27. Lisa’s Wedding
26. The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
25. Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
24. Black Widower
23. Lisa on Ice
22. I Married Marge
21. Homer the Father
20. Treehouse of Horror III
19. Last Exit to Springfield
18. Bart Sells His Soul
17. Lisa’s Substitute
16. Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
15. The Way We Was
14. Lisa the Greek
13. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)
12. Cape Feare
11. Lisa’s First Word
10. Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
9. Treehouse of Horror V
8. A Star is Burns
7. The Springfield Files
6. Marge Be Not Proud
5. And Maggie Makes Three
4. Mother Simpson
3. King-Size Homer
2. Lisa’s Sax
1. Homer Badman

Might change things around later but this seems pretty good to me at the moment.

[Marge-Fan]

50. Homer's Phobia
49. Holidays of Future Passed
48. Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy
47. Grade School Confidential
46. Smart and Smarter
45. Some Enchanted Evening
44. Rosebud
43. Marge Be Not Proud
42. Half Decent Proposal
41. Lisa's Sax
40. Natural Born Kissers
39. The Girl Who Slept Too Little
38. Moe Baby Blues
37. Brush with Greatness
36. The Springfield Files
35. Mother Simpson
34. Diatribe of a Mad Housewife
33. Selma's Choice
32. Homer the Heretic
31. Bart's Friend Falls in Love
30. Round Springfield
29. Hurricane Neddy
28. 22 Short Films About Springfield
27. Lisa's Wedding
26. Cape Feare
25. Colonel Homer
24. Secrets of a Successful Marriage
23. A Milhouse Divided
22. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
21. Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part 2
20. Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part 1
19. Homer Badman
18. Homer's Triple Bypass
17. I Love Lisa
16. Flaming Moe's
15. Lisa's Rival
14. A Streetcar Named Marge
13. Bart Sells His Soul
12. Lisa's First Word
11. Bart the Lover
10. The Way We Was
9. Treehouse of Horror V
8. Bart's Girlfriend
7. The Way We Weren't
6. Fear of Flying
5. I Married Marge
4. Lisa's Substitute
3. And Maggie Makes Three
2. Summer of 4 Ft. 2
1. Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily

[Squeaky Voiced Teen]

50.Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
49.THOH V
48.Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
47.Lisa's Pony
46.Lisa's Wedding
45. Three Men and a Comicbook
44. Mother Simpson
43. Mr. Plow
42. Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie show
41.Like Father Like Clown
40.Radio Bart
39.Homer at the Bat
38. A Milhouse Divided
37.Twisted World of Marge Simpson
36.Marge Be Not Proud
35.THOH
34.THOH II
33. Much Apu about Nothing
32.Homer the Heretic
31.Bart the General
30.Bart Gets an "F"
29.Bart Sells his Soul
28.Homer the Great
27.Bart of Darkness
26.Flaming Moe's
25. Sideshow Bob Roberts
24.Bart the Genius
23.Lemon of Troy
22.THOH VII
21. Mountain of Madness
20. Life on the Fast Lane
19. A Streetcar Named Marge
18.Homer Vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
17.Last Exit to Springfield
16. Bart on the Road
15.$pringfield
14.Duffless
13.Who Shot Mr. Burns Part 1
12. Two Cars
11. Cape Feare
10. Summer of 4 Ft. 2
9. Itchy and Scratchy and Marge
8. The Way We Was
7.Rosebud
6. 22 Short Films About Springfield
5.Homer Badman
4.Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
3. Secrets of a Successful Marriage
2. Marge Vs. the Monorail
1. Lisa's Sub


only thing that could change is the 30-50 rankings

[lovedartsandsimpsons]

50. The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
49. The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
48. Bart on the Road
47. Bart's Girlfriend
46. I Married Marge
45. Krusty Gets Busted
44. Lisa's Pony
43. The Front
42. The Springfield Files
41. Treehouse of Horror IX
40. Homer's Enemy
39. King-Size Homer
38. Homer Goes to College
37. Hurricane Neddy
36. Homer the Smithers
35. 22 Short Films About Springfield
34. Marge Be Not Proud
33. Homer the Great
32. Radio Bart
31. Homer Defined
30. Barts Gets an F
29. Black Widower
28. Marge vs. the Monorail
27. Rosebud
26. Homer Badman
25. The Cartridge Family
24. The Springfield Connection
23. Lisa's Substitute
22. Dog of Death
21. Dead Putting Society
20. Treehouse of Horror VI
19. Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
18. Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part 2
17. Lisa the Vegetarian
16. And Maggie Makes Three
15. One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
14. Lisa's Wedding
13. Two Bad Neighbors
12. Bart's Comet
11. Bart Sells His Soul
10. Mountain of Madness
9. Treehouse of Horror V
8. Sideshow Bob Roberts
7. Mother Simpson
6. Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
5. Homer the Heretic
4. Last Exit to Springfield
3. Itchy & Scratchy Land
2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part 1
1. Cape Feare

[Company Picnic]

50. $pringfield
49. Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
48. Lisa Gets An 'A'
47. Bart the General
46. The PTA Disbands
45. Radio Bart
44. Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish
43. Cape Feare
42. The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
41. The Springfield Files
40. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
39. Treehouse of Horror
38. Lisa's Rival
37. A Fish Called Selma
36. Krusty Gets Busted
35. Homer the Great
34. Who Shot Mr. Burns (pt. 2)
33. Sideshow Bob Roberts
32. Lisa's First Word
31. The Last Temptation of Homer
30. Mr Plow
29. Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk
28. Lisa's Sax
27. Homie the Clown
26. 22 Short Films About Springfield
25. Bart on the Road
24. Moe Baby Blues
23. I Love Lisa
22. When Flanders Failed
21. Lemon of Troy
20. A Milhouse Divided
19. King-Size Homer
18. Marge vs the Monorail
17. Selma's Choice
16. Bart the Lover
15. Homer Badman
14. Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily
13. Secrets of a Successful Marriage
12. Summer of 4 Ft. 2
11. Lisa's Substitute
10. Dead Putting Society
9. Marge Be Not Proud
8. Who Shot Mr. Burns (pt. 1)
7. Three Men and a Comicbook
6. Lisa the Greek
5. And Maggie Makes Three
4. Duffless
3. Bart of Darkness
2. Bart Sells His Soul
1. Sweet Seymour Skinners Baadaaassss Song

[Alex_Of_Darkness]

Nice to see Bart of Darkness in third place

[jonnymack]

Yeah. Bart of Darkness is a fun episode. I was a big fan of "Rear Window" before the Simpsons even came to be and rented it from the video store so often I got sick of it. Even though I didn't include it in my list, it is one that I am sort of rooting for. I may (or may not) revise my list before the month is up.

Most people seem to have one or two favorites not frequently listed elsewhere. I suspect there are personal reasons involved for liking them. It is somewhat gratifying when someone else gives a high rating to a personal favorite.

Lemon of Troy and the Summer of 4 ft 2 are two frequent entries whose popularity puzzles me somewhat.

Lemon of Troy is reasonably entertaining, but why the hell would Nelson and Bart hang out with Todd, Martin, and Database? The ending was artificially unrealistic and I lost interest when I watched it.

The Summer of 4 ft 2 is a nice episode. But when I was growing up, I eventually learned that the "nice" label is sort of a consolation prize. I was never "hot", "sexy", "good looking", "strong", "athletic", "charming", "funny", or even particularly "cute", but I could always settle for being "nice". There is nothing gut bustingly funny or incisive or satirical in this episode. But at least it is inoffensive and gives me a grin or two. I'm not sure why so many people put it in their top 50 list.

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

Nice to see Bart of Darkness in third place

How do you know it's in 3rd place? Did you actually go through all the lists and count up the points?

[Financial Panther]

He's referring to Company Picnic's list.

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

Oh okay dude, cheers.

[The Spruce Moose]

it wouldn't be the worst thing if it did come 3rd.

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

I still need to do my list but I know for certain I won't put in such incredibly highly rated episodes like Summer of 4 Ft. 2 and Colonel Homer, altho I do like them, they shouldn't be near the top 50 best Simpsons episodes of all time.

[The Spruce Moose]

hey, Colonel Homer will probably make my list

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

hey, Colonel Homer will probably make my list

Well maybe just making the list but it's just I've seen people place these 2 episodes in their top 10 and that I find absurd but perhaps top 50 is fair game for both of them.

[The Spruce Moose]

yeah I don't think they'll make my Top 10. That's pretty much the only bit i'm even close to sorting out

[Brad Lascelle]

Everyone has at least a few highly-touted fan favorite episodes that for some reason don't click with them.
Doesn't make them any less worthy or credible to include. Summer of 4 Ft. 2 will be near the top of my list when I submit it.

Frankly, I'm shocked that nobody has picked perennial favorite Last Exit to Springfield first yet.
I also never realized there was such a gulf between THOH V and every other classic era Treehouse of Horror amongst fans. (I've always been partial to IV myself.)

[Prune Tracy]

THOH IV almost made my list, but then I edited it with some Season 9 picks.

[jonnymack]

Frankly, I'm shocked that nobody has picked perennial favorite Last Exit to Springfield first yet.

It has become passé, I believe. People are growing tired of it and are moving on to new favorites. It seems that it is getting enough high-rated votes to make the top 20 if not the top 10. We'll see.

I like it for the Yellow Submarine parody that Lisa experiences while getting dental work done, but then I'm a sucker for the way this show presents hallucinations. The wickedly funny satire is a nice bonus.

[Jims]

In addition to LETS, from scanning the lists, it appears that Lisa's Substitute is slipping a little in terms of popularity. It looks like it's still doing really well but it used to always be a guaranteed Top 5 kind of episode... Now it looks like it's going to be fighting off a lot of other episodes. There look to be quite a few episodes that are continually showing up in the lists.

[lovedartsandsimpsons]

I didn't realise how much I dislike season five until I did my list. Only three episodes from that season, although one of them does occupy the top spot. By contrast, there are fifteen from season six.

[ANdre1001]

And Maggie Makes Three is coming really strong this year, also Cape Feare

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

Yeah Season 5 is kinda surprisingly "weak", by which I mean not too many top 50 worthy, for me as well. I think I only included Cape Feare from it which is a Jean/Reiss holdover so...

[Old painty-can Ned]

Season 5 is great. Season 6 is the weaker of the Mirkin seasons

[Oh, that's raspberry!]

I respectfully disagree rather easily

[The Spruce Moose]

they're both better than anything that came before and after. Except maybe LETS and Homer's Phobia. Also i'm surprised by a lack of You Only Move Twice, which comes up as one of the best every time the best episode is mentioned on another non-Simpsons forum I go on

[Old painty-can Ned]

they're both better than anything that came before and after. Except maybe LETS and Homer's Phobia

???

[The Spruce Moose]

I meant Seasons 5 and 6

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Season five is probably the worst classic era season, except 1, but it doesn't count for me, for being the first.

[Safety Inspector]

This is my list:
50. Brush with Greatness
49. Father Knows Worst
48. The Crepes of Wrath
47. The Blunder Years
46. Lisa the Skeptic
45. Mountain of Madness
44. Boy Meets Curl
43. Guess Who’s Coming to Criticize Dinner?
42. The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
41. The Call of the Simpsons
40. Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in “The Curse of the Flying Hellfish”
39. Skinner’s Sense of Snow
38. The Way We Weren’t
37. Little Big Girl
36. The Italian Bob
35. Papa’s Got a Brand New Badge
34. The President Wore Pearls
33. Lost Our Lisa
32. Blame It on Lisa
31. Treehouse of Horror VII
30. Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song
29. Stealing First Base
28. The Last of the Red Hat Mamas
27. Flaming Moe’s
26. The Great Simpsina
25. Treehouse of Horror XX
24. The Boy Who Knew Too Much
23. Homer Scissorhands
22. Bart on the Road
21. Bart the Lover
20. Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part I
19. Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part II
18. The Great Louse Detective
17. Grade School Confidential
16. Bart the Murderer
15. Gone Maggie Gone
14. Cape Feare
13. Last Exit to Springfield
12. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
11. Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
10. The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
9. 22 Short Films About Springfield
8. Treehouse of Horror V
7. Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment
6. 24 Minutes
5. The Springfield Files
4. Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
3. Lisa’s First Word
2. The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
1. Trilogy of Error