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Legend has it that when Matt Groening was sitting in James L. Brooks\u2019 waiting room, about to sell away his comic strip to become a TV show, he got cold feet about selling his life\u2019s work and quickly scrawled a family with three kids<\/a> and when he was called into Brooks\u2019 office, he pitched this family for a TV show instead. That family, of course, became The Simpsons<\/em><\/a>, one of the most beloved and groundbreaking TV series<\/a> ever to hit the airwaves.<\/p>\n

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The show has been going on for so long that its steady decline in quality has now lasted for longer than the \u201cgolden age\u201d did, but those early seasons contain some of the funniest material ever put on television.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>King Size Homer (9.0)<\/h2>\n
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Homer starts gaining weight more rapidly than usual when he realizes he\u2019s just a few pounds away from qualifying for workers\u2019 comp. Marge has reservations about Homer\u2019s plan and he finds people\u2019s attitudes toward him change.<\/p>\n

With a lot to say about obesity, fat-shaming, and the ups and downs of working from home, \u201cKing Size Homer\u201d is a primo Simpsons<\/em> episode.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>The Springfield Files (9.1)<\/h2>\n
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Crossover episodes are usually a bad idea, but The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 crossover with The X-Files<\/em> was hugely satisfying for fans of both shows. Mulder and Scully travel to Springfield when Homer claims he saw an alien in the woods and nobody in town believes him.<\/p>\n

From Scully forcing Homer to exercise to Mulder having a glamor shot on his federal identification, \u201cThe Springfield Files\u201d does a terrific job of transplanting The X-Files<\/em>\u2019 characters<\/a> into The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 world.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>The City Of New York Vs. Homer Simpson (9.1)<\/h2>\n
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\u201cThe City of New York vs. Homer Simpson\u201d is one of The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 funniest episodes, but it, unfortunately, became retroactively controversial because Homer spends most of the episode at the World Trade Center. The episode aired in 1997 and was removed from syndication for a while in the wake of 9\/11.<\/p>\n

The animators painstakingly recreated Manhattan for the episode, which adds a visual supplement to timeless gags like the Khlav Kalash vendor and the \u201cCheckin\u2019 In\u201d number from Kickin\u2019 It: A Musical Journey Through the Betty Ford Center<\/em>.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Marge Vs. The Monorail (9.1)<\/h2>\n
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One of the common picks for The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 best ever episode, \u201cMarge vs. the Monorail\u201d begins with Mr. Burns paying a huge fine to the town and Mayor Quimby holding a town meeting to determine what they\u2019ll spend the money on. A snake oil salesman named Lyle Lanley pitches a monorail system and wows the town with a musical number.<\/p>\n

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However, Marge uncovers the history of Lanley\u2019s monorail scams on the eve of the maiden voyage of Springfield\u2019s monorail \u2013 conducted by none other than Homer.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Last Exit To Springfield (9.1)<\/h2>\n
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Another regular pick for The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 best episode, \u201cLast Exit to Springfield\u201d sees Homer elected the head of his workers\u2019 union after Lisa is told she needs braces and Mr. Burns tries to cut his dental plan.<\/p>\n

On top of mining a ton of absurd humor out of the premise of Homer leading a workers\u2019 strike, \u201cLast Exit to Springfield\u201d has a lot to say about the balance of power between workers and their corporate overlords.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>You Only Move Twice (9.2)<\/h2>\n
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Homer uproots the family and moves them to a seemingly idyllic gated community when a supervillain offers him a job in \u201cYou Only Move Twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the episode, the Simpsons are all driven to despise their new lives \u2013 all except for Homer, who loves his new boss (and is completely oblivious to his out-in-the-open global terrorism).<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One (9.2)<\/h2>\n
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The sixth-season finale of The Simpsons<\/em> set up the show\u2019s first (and, so far, only) two-part episode. \u201cWho Shot Mr. Burns? Part One\u201d sets up beefs between various Springfieldians and Mr. Burns.<\/p>\n

In the episode\u2019s final moments, Mr. Burns is shot by an unseen assailant. Fans were left to ponder the titular question for months before the season 7 premiere paid it off.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Treehouse Of Horror V (9.2)<\/h2>\n
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Since its second season, The Simpsons<\/em> has delivered an annual Halloween special under the iconic \u201cTreehouse of Horror\u201d banner<\/a>. These episodes are anthologies comprised of three spooky shorts and it\u2019s very rare that all three are great, but \u201cTreehouse of Horror V\u201d manages it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Shinning\u201d puts Homer in Jack Torrance\u2019s place in a Shining<\/em> parody, \u201cTime and Punishment\u201d explores thought-provoking themes as Homer keeps unwittingly altering the course of history, and \u201cNightmare Cafeteria\u201d plays like a regular episode that takes a dark turn into cannibalism.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Cape Feare (9.2)<\/h2>\n
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Sideshow Bob gets out of prison and terrorizes the Simpson family into witness protection in \u201cCape Feare,\u201d a spot-on parody of Martin Scorsese\u2019s remake of Cape Fear<\/em>.<\/p>\n

From Bob\u2019s hilariously drawn-out rake gag to Homer\u2019s inability to grasp his new identity as Homer Thompson, \u201cCape Feare\u201d is filled with classic Simpsons<\/em> moments that\u2019ll never get old<\/a>. The ending is also excellent and\u00a0an example of\u00a0The Simpsons\u00a0<\/em>at the absolute peak of its powers.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Homer\u2019s Enemy (9.3)<\/h2>\n
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One of The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 most uncharacteristically dark episodes, \u201cHomer\u2019s Enemy\u201d revolves around a hard-working self-made man who is hired to work at the nuclear plant and is subsequently astounded by the way Homer lives.<\/p>\n

As an outsider who is driven out of his mind by the unbelievable world of Homer Simpson, Frank Grimes ranks alongside Hank Scorpio and Jessica Lovejoy as one of The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 most memorable one-off characters.<\/p>\n

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