The NHC Top 100 Episodes

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

[*]Saddlesore Galactica (42)
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[zartok-35]

I'm terrible about putting good episodes above eachother, because they're all just as good as the next. But this is a pretty good list, all things considered. I was hoping "I D'oh bot" would place better than this.

[ANdre1001]

Top 10/15 Post Classic Episodes is a really interesting idea!!

We could also do Top 15 Homer Episodes, Top 15 Lisa episodes and so and so.

[Prune Tracy]

I'll post my overall thoughts on the list later. Overall, these results are okay, but I wish that Marge Be Not Proud was higher over anything. Regardless of the results, I'd like to give a big thank-you to Jims for constructing this. I've done this sort of thing before on other forums, and I have one hyphenated word: time-consuming. It takes a lot of effort to do this sort of thing, but I love seeing the results.

[Gladys the Groovy Mule]

my list:

50. I, (D'oh)Bot N/A
49. Burns' Heir N/A
48. When Flanders Failed 99th
47. Simpson Tide N/A
46. Marge vs. the Monorail 5th
45. Lemon of Troy 19th
44. Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk 59th
43. Home Sweet Homediddly-dum-doodily 21st
42. A Star is Burns 81st
41. Homer's Enemy 18th
40. Bart the General N/A
39. Homer the Great 22nd
38. Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish 71st
37. Homer's Phobia 72nd
36. The Way We Was 47th
35. A Milhouse Divided 36th
34. Sideshow Bob Roberts 23rd
33. Who Shot Mr Burns? Part One 3rd
32. Much Apu About Nothing N/A
31. A Streetcar Named Marge 66th
30. The Dad Who Knew Too Little N/A
29. Lisa the Vegetarian 69th
28. Rosebud 11th
27. Homer's Barbershop Quartet 65th
26. Homer the Smithers 52nd
25. Flaming Moe's 17th
24. Treehouse of Horror V 10th
23. Radio Bart 35th
22. Lisa the Iconoclast 40th
21. Separate Vocations 76th
20. Radioactive Man N/A
19. One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Bluefish 41st
18. Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment 9th
17. Homer's Triple Bypass 31st
16. You Only Move Twice 12th
15. Mr. Plow 26th
14. Secrets of a Successful Marriage 32nd
13. Treehouse of Horror IV 49th
12. Blood Feud N/A
11. The PTA Disbands 48th
10. The Last Temptation of Homer 28th
9. Cape Feare 2nd
8. The Springfield Files 16th
7. Homer at the Bat 14th
6. Homie the Clown 46th
5. Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy N/A
4. Colonel Homer 42nd
3. A Fish Called Selma 64th
2. And Maggie Makes Three 13th
1. Last Exit to Springfield 1st wooo!

[Prune Tracy]

My list:

50. Hurricane Neddy - Didn't make it
49. Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy - Didn't make it
48. The Old Man and the Lisa - Didn't make it, evidently I'm on a roll
47. Summer of 4 Ft. 2 - 25th
46. Homer Badman - 4th
45. A Star is Burns - 81st
44. The PTA Disbands - 48th
43. Bart of Darkness - 34th
42. Homer vs. Patty and Selma - Didn't make it
41. Bart the Murderer - 97th
40. Lost Our Lisa - Didn't make it
39. The Day the Violence Died - Didn't make it
38. Last Exit to Springfield - 1st, what a shocker
37. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 2) - 56th
36. Fear of Flying - Didn't make it
35. When Flanders Failed - 99th
34. Homer’s Enemy - 18th
33. You Only Move Twice - 12th
32. Treehouse of Horror V - 10th
31. Dumbbell Indemnity - Didn't make it
30. Das Bus - Didn't make it
29. Lisa the Simpson - Didn't make it
28. King of the Hill - Didn't make it, and there's the last of my Season 9 picks. I was hoping at least one would make the list.
27. The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show - 51st
26. Mother Simpson - 30th
25. 22 Short Films About Springfield - 8th, I was surprised by this
24. Homer the Smithers - 52nd
23. Homer’s Phobia - 72nd
22. Radio Bart - 35th, glad it made it as far as it did, because I wasn't expecting it
21. Homer the Heretic - 15th
20. One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish - 41st
19. Marge Gets a Job - Didn't make it
18. King-Size Homer - 33rd
17. New Kid on the Block - Didn't make it
16. Lisa’s Wedding - 38th
15. The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular - Didn't make it
14. Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in “The Curse of the Flying Hellfish” - Didn't make it
13. Simpsons Roasting On an Open Fire - Didn't make it, wow, popular opinion I do not have.
12. Mr. Plow - 26th
11. Selma’s Choice - 62nd
10. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part 1) - 3rd
9. Homer the Great - 22nd
8. Itchy & Scratchy Land - 44th
7. Sideshow Bob Roberts - 23rd, pleased that this one made it as far as it did, again, was not expecting it
6. Lisa the Vegetarian - 69th
5. Homer’s Triple Bypass - 31st, same is Sideshow Bob Roberts
4. Lisa’s First Word - 27th? What the hell?
3. And Maggie Makes Three - 13th
2. Marge Be Not Proud - 29th, would have liked it a little higher, like maybe 27 places :P
1. Bart Sells His Soul - 7th

Overall, decent list. Kind of bummed that none of my Season 9 picks and some of my Top 20 didn't even make the list, but c'est la vie. Also, as good as it is, I was kinda hoping that LETS wouldn't be number one. It's so freakin' obvious.

[Financial Panther]

50. Bart the Lover - #61
49. Saddlesore Galactica - Not on the list
48. The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - Not on the list
47. Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? - Not on the list
46. Mobile Homer - Not on the list
45. Marge on the Lam - #80
44. The Falcon and the D'ohman - Not on the list
43. The Bob Next Door - Not on the list
42. Realty Bites - Not on the list
41. The Day the Violence Died - Not on the list
40. Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo - Not on the list
39. King of the Hill - Not on the list
38. Das Bus - Not on the list
37. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two) - #56
36. Moe Baby Blues - Not on the list
35. Homer's Triple Bypass - #31
34. Two Bad Neighbors - #93
33. Homer the Great - #22
32. Homer the Vigilante - #50
31. Homer the Smithers - #52
30. Don't Fear the Roofer - Not on the list
29. The Haw-Hawed Couple - Not on the list
28. The Dad Who Knew Too Little - Not on the list
27. Marge vs. the Monorail - #5
26. Bart's Friend Falls in Love - #75
25. Flaming Moe's - #17
24. Lisa the Skeptic - Not on the list
23. Simpsoncalifragilisticexpialad'ohcious - Not on the list
22. The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson - #45
21. Homer's Enemy - #18
20. Lisa the Greek - #86
19. Black Widower - #83
18. Deep Space Homer - #37
17. A Milhouse Divided - #36
16. Raging Abe Simpson and his Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" - Not on the list
15. Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood - #55
14. The Springfield Files - #16
13. Treehouse of Horror V - #10
12. Bart on the Road - #24
11. Mr. Plow - #26
10. Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy - #88
9. Homer Badman - #4
8. Lemon of Troy - #19
7. HOMЯ - Not on the list
6. Girly Edition - Not on the list
5. Brother From the Same Planet - #92
4. Bart's Comet - #43
3. Homer at the Bat - #14
2. King-Size Homer - #33
1. Cape Feare - #2

[The Thompsons]

50. Krusty Gets Busted N/A
49. The Tell-Tale Head N/A
48. You Only Move Twice 12
47. There's No Disgrace Like Home N/A (Wish some more first season episodes made it. I still laugh my ass off at the shock therapy scene 22 years later. This is what hooked me on the Simpsons)
46. Homer vs The Eighteenth Ammendment 9 ( Yeah, it's an underrated episode by me. Possibly the best one-time character in Rex Banner.)
45. The Boy Who Knew Too Much 57
44. Sideshow Bob Roberts 23
43. Three Men And A Comic Book 67
42. Lisa On Ice 63
41. Who Shot Mr. Burns Pt.2 56
40. Treehouse Of Horror VI 87
39. Homer Alone N/A
38. Separate Vocations 76
37. Homer's Phobia 72
36. Homer Bad Man 4 (slightly overrated)
35. Krusty Gets Kancelled N/A
34. Home Sweet Home Diddly-Dum-Doodily 21
33. Mysterious Voyage Of Homer 39
32. Lisa's Wedding 38
31. Deep Space Homer 37
30. Two Cars In Every Garage, Three Eyes On Every Fish 71
29. The Last Temptation Of Homer 28
28. Mother Simpson 30
27. Marge Be Not Proud 29
26. Homer The Great 22 (I guess you can say I'm in agreement on the last 4)
25. $pringfield 79
24. Homer's Barbershop Quartet 65 (Not too many fans of the Beatles here?)
23. Rosebud 11
22. Kamp Krusty 78 (Now this I can see, a hit or miss episode with most)
21. The Way We Was 47
20. One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish 41
19. Duffless 20 (I actually think I could have put this higher, forgot about the science fair subplot)
18. Marge vs The Monorail 5 (Same with this episode although not top 5 material)
17. Mr. Plow 26
16. A Streetcar Named Marge 66 (How the mighty have fallen, but why?)
15. Homer At The Bat 14 (Can't win them all)
14. Treehouse Of Horror V 10 (Quite suprised this rated this high)
13. Trilogy Of Error 54 (Suprisingly it still holds up)
12. Bart Gets An "F" 70 (Me and school didn't quite get along, this one hits home)
11. Bart Of Darkness 34 (Almost as good as Cape Feare for a movie parody)
10. Homer's Enemy 18 (The outright funniest episode on my list)
9. Lisa's First Word 27 (Best of the flashbacks, good stuff)
8. Homer The Heretic 15 (That's some nice choppin')
7. Bart Sells His Soul 7
6. And Maggie Makes Three 13 (Most heartfelt ending in the series, still should be higher on the official list)
5. Cape Feare 2 (For a time this was my number 1, with repeated viewings it has lost some luster)
4. 22 Short Films About Springfield 8 (Amazing how much they could put into 23 minutes back in the day)
3. Lisa's Substitute 6 (The episode that makes you forget you're watching a cartoon)
2. Who Shot Mr. Burns Pt. 1 3 (Getting the absolute most out of a cliched cliffhanger, brilliant writing and effort put into this episode)
1. Last Exit To Springfield 1 (Combines satire, characterization, surrealism and gags with a strong plotline like no other episode)

[Unckie Herb]

Bleeding Gums - I agree with you on Saddlsore ha, wonder why you were banned ha

[The Thompsons]

Just a slight difference of opinion on Al Jean ie wanting to kill him.

[Unckie Herb]

Al Jean? What does he do again?

[jonnymack]

Other than Jimmy Carter, Al Jean is history's greatest monster.

[Unckie Herb]

Haha better watch out, you be banned to for joking!

[zach]

saddlesore galactica is fantastic.

[Safety Inspector]

The Cartridge Family (146)
Dumbbell Indemnity (52)
The Otto Show (51)
Little Girl in the Big Ten (43)
Beyond Blunderdome (42)
Don't Fear the Roofer (36)
The Debarted (29)
The Principal and the Pauper (26)
E Pluribus Wiggum (23)
The Last Temptation of Krusty (3)
A Midsummer's Nice Dream (1)

[Bartesque]

saddlesore galactica is fantastic.

No it isn't.

[zach]

it's got so many great jokes.

[Bartesque]

it's got so many great jokes.

Except for Wiggum's line about letting criminals go, I don't think so. Plus the nonsense plot twists that were rife in Season 11 hurt this episode too. Not a good episode by any stretch.

[zach]

man, i love it.



^BTO!



^"And the winner is Ogdenville."



^and the best line, "Hey, where do you get those metal dealies for his feet? You mean, horseshoes? Hey, what's with the attitude, I just want some dealies."

DO IT FOR THE NORMALS!

[Financial Panther]

I agree. Saddlesore Galactica was number 49 on my list. Except for Homer being a jerk in a couple parts, the episode is highly enjoyable.

[The Thompsons]

How ironic, discussing one of the worst episodes in the show's history in the top 100 thread.

[zach]

back to the lists. here's my favourites.

1. itchy and scratchy land (ranked 44)
2. itchy and scratchy the movie (ranked 90)
3. bart carny (ranked 221, most underrated episode, in my opinion.)
4. homer goes to college (ranked 73)
5. the springfield connection (ranked 132, underrated Wiggum is hilarious.)

[The Thompsons]

1. itchy and scratchy land (ranked 44)
2. itchy and scratchy the movie (ranked 90)
3. bart carny (ranked 221, most underrated episode, in my opinion.)

I take it you're a big fan of Itchy & Scratchy? As for the third episode this was close to the begining of the downward spiral. The rest of your choices are an interesting blend of the best and worst of the series. A very unique list to say the least .

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Top 15 Lisa episodes

There's 15 good Lisa episodes?

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

There's 15 good Lisa episodes?

Moaning Lisa
Lisa's Substitute
Mr Lisa Goes to Washington
Lisa's Pony
Lisa the Greek
Lisa the Beauty Queen
Lisa's First Word
I Love Lisa
Lisa vs Malibu Stacy
Lisa's Rival
Lisa on Ice
Lisa's Wedding
Lisa the Vegetarian
Lisa the Iconoclaust
Summer of 4 Ft 2
Lisa's Date with Density
The Old Man and the Lisa
The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
Lisa's Sax
Lisa the Simpson
Lost Our Lisa

21 off the top of my head.

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

.

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Moaning Lisa
Lisa's Substitute
Mr Lisa Goes to Washington
Lisa's Pony
Lisa the Greek
Lisa the Beauty Queen
Lisa's First Word
I Love Lisa
Lisa vs Malibu Stacy
Lisa's Rival
Lisa on Ice
Lisa's Wedding
Lisa the Vegetarian
Lisa the Iconoclaust
Summer of 4 Ft 2
Lisa's Date with Density
The Old Man and the Lisa
The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
Lisa's Sax
Lisa the Simpson
Lost Our Lisa

Throw and Lost our Lisa and fine. 20 good ones.

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

It's not a strong classic, I agree.

[The Spruce Moose]

Saddlesore is okay, but nowhere near anything on this list so it can fuck off out of discussion for all I care

[zach]

I take it you're a big fan of Itchy & Scratchy? As for the third episode this was close to the begining of the downward spiral. The rest of your choices are an interesting blend of the best and worst of the series. A very unique list to say the least .

you'd think so, but i'm not a fan of itchy and scratchy, just the stories revolving itchy and scratchy. bart is amazing in "the movie" episode.
haha well thanks for the input Thompsons!