Directors The Simpsons Best Episode Tournament (1 Viewer)

[Brett Hancock]

After my unsuccesful South Park Tournament thread I decided that I would try out my favorite show of all time as I know it is for alot of other people as well. With that in mind I present to you the nominations.
Season One (1989-1990)
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (7G08)
Bart the Genius (7G02)
Homer's Odyssey (7G03)
There's No Disgrace Like Home (7G04)
Bart the General (7G05)
Moaning Lisa (7G06)
Call of the Simpsons (7G09)
The Telltale Head (7G07)
Life on the Fast Lane (7G11)
Homer's Night Out (7G10)
The Crepes of Wrath (7G13)
Krusty Gets Busted (7G12)
Some Enchanted Evening (7G01)
Season Two (1990-1991)
Bart Gets an F (7F03)
Simpson and Delilah (7F02)
Treehouse of Horror (7F04)
Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish (7F01)
Dancin' Homer (7F05)
Dead Putting Society (7F08)
Bart vs. Thanksgiving (7F07)
Bart the Daredevil (7F06)
Itchy & Scratchy & Marge (7F09)
Bart Gets Hit By A Car (7F10)
One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (7F11)
The Way We Was (7F12)
Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment (7F13)
Principal Charming (7F15)
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (7F16)
Bart's Dog Gets an F (7F14)
Old Money (7F17)
Brush with Greatness (7F18)
Lisa's Substitute (7F19)
The War of the Simpsons (7F20)
Three Men and a Comic Book (7F21)
Blood Feud (7F22)
Season Three (1991-1992)
Stark Raving Dad (7F24)
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (8F01)
When Flanders Failed (7F23)
Bart the Murderer (8F03)
Homer Defined (8F04)
Like Father, Like Clown (8F05)
Treehouse of Horror II (8F02)
Lisa's Pony (8F06)
Saturdays of Thunder (8F07)
Flaming Moe's (8F08)
Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk (8F09)
I Married Marge (8F10)
Radio Bart (8F11)
Lisa the Greek (8F12)
Homer Alone (8F14)
Bart the Lover (8F16)
Homer at the Bat (8F13)
Separate Vocations (8F15)
Dog of Death (8F17)
Colonel Homer (8F19)
Black Widower (8F20)
The Otto Show (8F21)
Bart's Friend Falls in Love (8F22)
Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? (8F23)
Season Four (1992-1993)
Kamp Krusty (8F24)
A Streetcar Named Marge (8F18)
Homer the Heretic (9F01)
Lisa the Beauty Queen (9F02)
Treehouse of Horror III (9F04)
Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie (9F03)
Marge Gets a Job (9F05)
New Kid on the Block (9F06)
Mr. Plow (9F07)
Lisa's First Word (9F08)
Homer's Triple Bypass (9F09)
Marge vs. the Monorail (9F10)
Selma's Choice (9F11)
Brother from the Same Planet (9F12)
I Love Lisa (9F13)
Duffless (9F14)
Last Exit to Springfield (9F15)
So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show (9F17)
The Front (9F16)
Whacking Day (9F18)
Marge in Chains (9F20)
Krusty Gets Kancelled (9F19)
Season Five (1993-1994)
Homer's Barbershop Quartet (9F21)
Cape Feare (9F22)
Homer Goes to College (1F02)
Rosebud (1F01)
Treehouse of Horror IV (1F04)
Marge on the Lam (1F03)
Bart's Inner Child (1F05)
Boy-Scoutz N the Hood (1F06)
The Last Temptation of Homer (1F07)
$pringfield (1F08)
Homer the Vigilante (1F09)
Bart Gets Famous (1F11)
Homer and Apu (1F10)
Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy (1F12)
Deep Space Homer (1F13)
Homer Loves Flanders (1F14)
Bart Gets an Elephant (1F15)
Burns' Heir (1F16)
Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baddasssss Song (1F18)
The Boy Who Knew Too Much (1F19)
Lady Bouvier's Lover (1F21)
Secrets of a Successful Marriage (1F20)
Season Six (1994-1995)
Bart of Darkness (1F22)
Lisa's Rival (1F17)
Another Simpsons Clip Show (2F33)
Itchy & Scratchy Land (2F01)
Sideshow Bob Roberts (2F02)
Treehouse of Horror V (2F03)
Bart's Girlfriend (2F04)
Lisa on Ice (2F05)
Homer: Bad Man (2F06)
Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (2F07)
Fear of Flying (2F08)
Homer the Great (2F09)
And Maggie Makes Three (2F10)
Bart's Comet (2F11)
Homie the Clown (2F12)
Bart vs. Australia (2F13)
Homer vs. Patty & Selma (2F14)
A Star is Burns (2F31)
Lisa's Wedding (2F15)
Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (2F18)
The PTA Disbands (2F19)
'Round Springfield (2F32)
The Springfield Connection (2F21)
Lemon of Troy (2F22)
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One) (2F16)
Season Seven (1995-1996)
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two) (2F20)
Radioactive Man (2F17)
Home Sweet Home-Diddily-Dum-Doodily (3F01)
Bart Sells His Soul (3F02)
Lisa the Vegetarian (3F03)
Treehouse of Horror VI (3F04)
King Size Homer (3F05)
Mother Simpson (3F06)
Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming (3F08)
The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular (3F31)
Marge Be Not Proud (3F07)
Team Homer (3F10)
Two Bad Neighbors (3F09)
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield (3F11)
Bart the Fink (3F12)
Lisa the Iconoclast (3F13)
Homer the Smithers (3F14)
The Day the Violence Died (3F16)
A Fish Called Selma (3F15)
Bart on the Road (3F17)
22 Short Films About Springfield (3F18)
Raging Abe Simpson and his Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" (3F19)
Much Apu About Nothing (3F20)
Homerpalooza (3F21)
Summer of 4 Ft. 2 (3F22)
Season Eight (1996-1997)
Treehouse of Horror VII (4F02)
You Only Move Twice (3F23)
The Homer They Fall (4F03)
Burns, Baby Burns (4F05)
Bart After Dark (4F06)
A Milhouse Divided (4F04)
Lisa's Date with Density (4F01)
Hurricane Neddy (4F07)
El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer (3F24)
The Springfield Files (3G01)
The Twisted World of Marge Simpson (4F08)
Mountain of Madness (4F10)
Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious (3G03)
The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show (4F12)
Homer's Phobia (4F11)
The Brother From Another Series (4F14)
My Sister, My Sitter (4F13)
Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment (4F15)
Grade School Confidential (4F09)
The Canine Mutiny (4F16)
The Old Man and the Lisa (4F17)
In Marge We Trust (4F18)
Homer's Enemy (4F19)
The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase (4F20)
The Secret War of Lisa Simpson (4F21)
Season Nine (1997-1998)
The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson (4F22)
The Principal and the Pauper (4F23)
Lisa's Sax (3G02)
Treehouse of Horror VIII (5F02)
The Cartridge Family (5F01)
Bart Star (5F03)
The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons (5F04)
Lisa the Skeptic (5F05)
Realty Bites (5F06)
Miracle on Evergreen Terrace (5F07)
All Singing, All Dancing (5F24)
Bart Carny (5F08)
The Joy of Sect (5F23)
Das Bus (5F11)
The Last Temptation of Krust (5F10)
Dumbbell Indemnity (5F12)
Lisa the Simpson (4F24)
This Little Wiggy (5F13)
Simpson Tide (3G04)
The Trouble With Trillions (5F14)
Girly Edition (5F15)
Trash of the Titans (5F09)
King of the Hill (5F16)
Lost Our Lisa (5F17)
Natural Born Kissers (5F18)
Lard of the Dance (5F20)
Season Ten (1998-1999)
The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace (5F21)
Bart, the Mother (5F22)
Treehouse of Horror IX (AABF01)
When You Dish Upon A Star (5F19)
D'oh-In in the Wind (AABF02)
Lisa Gets an A (AABF03)
Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" (AABF04)
Mayored to the Mob (AABF05)
Viva Ned Flanders (AABF06)
Wild Barts Can't Be Broken (AABF07)
Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (AABF08)
Homer to the Max (AABF09)
I'm With Cupid (AABF11)
Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers" (AABF10)
Make Room for Lisa (AABF12)
Maximum Homerdrive (AABF13)
Simpsons Bible Stories (AABF14)
Mom and Pop Art (AABF15)
The Old Man and the "C" Student (AABF16)
Monty Can't Buy Me Love (AABF17)
They Saved Lisa's Brain (AABF18)
Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo (AABF20)
Season Eleven (1999-2000)
Beyond Blunderdome (AABF23)
Brother's Little Helper (AABF22)
Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? (AABF21)
Treehouse of Horror X (BABF01)
E-I-E-I-D'oh (AABF19)
Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder (BABF02)
Eight Misbehavin' (BABF03)
Take My Wife, Sleaze (BABF05)
Grift of the Magi (BABF07)
Little Big Mom (BABF04)
Faith Off (BABF06)
The Mansion Family (BABF08)
Saddlesore Galactica (BABF09)
Alone Again, Natura-Diddily (BABF10)
Missionary: Impossible (BABF11)
Pygmoelian (BABF12)
Bart to the Future (BABF13)
Days of Wine and D'oh'ses (BABF14)
Kill the Alligator and Run (BABF16)
Last Tap Dance in Springfield (BABF15)
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge (BABF18)
Behind the Laughter (BABF19)
Season Twelve (2000-2001)
Treehouse of Horror XI (BABF21)
A Tale of Two Springfields (BABF20)
Insane Clown Poppy (BABF17)
Lisa the Tree Hugger (CABF01)
Homer vs. Dignity (CABF04)
The Computer Wore Menace Shoes (CABF02)
The Great Money Caper (CABF03)
Skinner's Sense of Snow (CABF06)
HOM'R' (BABF22)
Pokey Mom (CABF05)
Worst Episode Ever (CABF08)
Tennis the Menace (CABF07)
Day of the Jackanapes (CABF10)
New Kids on the Blecch (CABF12)
Hungry Hungry Homer (CABF09)
Bye Bye Nerdy (CABF11)
Simpson Safari (CABF13)
Trilogy of Error (CABF14)
I'm Goin' to Praiseland (CABF15)
Children of a Lesser Clod (CABF16)
Simpsons Tall Tales (CABF17)
I did not include Season 13 because it is still in progress and this would just confuse things.
Each person gets 3 nominations and 3 seconds. Each episode only needs 1 nomination and 1 second to get into the tournament.
I have decided to throw in 10 already and I have chosen my 10 favorite. They are
1.Homer Defined
2.The Otto Show
3.You Only Move Twice
4.Lisa The Vegetarian
5.Whacking Day
6.Homer Goes to College
7.$pringfield
8.Homer Vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
9.Homer At The Bat
10.Flaming Moe's
Let the tournament begin

 

[Scott Weinberg]

Holy Moley! What a project! I may need a little help along the way, in that I often cannot recognize the episode solely by the title... but being a ridiculous Simpsons freak... I am IN!
(Small piece of advice: Go back and italicize or bold the epsiodes that are already in!)
I'd like to nominate the Maison D'erriere episode, the Frank Grimes episode, and the Monorail episode. If you can supply the appropriate titles, I'd say thanks very much.
Looking forward to getting the voting underway!!

 

[Rain]

I'm with Scott, I have no idea which episodes the titles refer to, so I'll nominate by plot synopsis. My nominations are as follows:
- The episode when they go to New York and Homer ends up driving home with the boot still attached to the car.
- The episode where Maude Flanders dies. Well, ok, Homer killed her.
- Ok, I know the title of this one: Homerpalooza.

 

[Evan Case]

I'll definitely toss in the old stand-by, Homer the Heretic, as well as the Treehouse of Horror episode with King Homer and Clown Without Pity (either II or III) and Deep Space Homer.

I'll second Marge vs. the Monorail (Batman's a scientist?)

Evan (Who sez, "Don't forget about Itchy & Scratchy Land")

 

[Brett Hancock]

Scott those episodes are
Bart After Dark
Homer's Enemy
Marge Vs. The Monorail
Thanks for the tips. If you need a brief run down of the episodes go to snpp.com. One of the best Simpsons site out there. I can't wait to get this going. Also nominated bye episode synopsis is fine sense I pretty much know what episode you are talking about(and I have the ultimate guide to the simpsons book). Marge Vs. The Monorail is now in the tourny.

 

[Ike]

I'll second the Frank Grimes and Homerpalooza episode (Get out of my cooler!).

I'll nominate the episode where Homer Becomes a Boxer, and the one where Lisa Finds an Angel.

 

[Mike Hutman]

I second Kamp krusty.

Not to sure of the episode, but the one when Bart joins the mob.

 

[Paul_D]

Worst Episode Ever!!!

 

[Stevan Lay]

I'll also second Marge vs. the Monorail episode, and nominate the Secret Stonecutters Society and that whacky Pulp Fiction/Run Lola Run episode.

 

[JonZ]

I love the Simpsons, but Im not sure of some of the episode names myself. So help me out here:

1.Bobo the Bear Episode ("Whats that you say, you dont need television as long as you have beer?" "Thats right!" "All Beer trucks on route to Springfield have been diverted...")I CANNOT WAIT to get this on DVD so I can finally see the cut mechanical bear scene again - my favorite Simpsons episode

2.Radioactive Man Movie in Springfield

3.Cape Fear Parody

I second:

1.(Rains nomination)The World Trade Center/Trip to NY Episode ("And thats when the Chuds came after me" "Oh Homer of course youre gonna have bad memmories about NY if all you think about are the pimps and the Chuds")

2.(Stevans nomination)Stonecutters Episode

 

[Brett Hancock]

Jon those episodes are

Rosebud

Radioactive Man

Cape Feare

The City of New York Vs. Homer Simpson and Homer The Great(Stonecutters episode) are in the tourny. On a side note when the episodes face each other I will give a brief rundown of the episode. I figure that will make it alot easier.

 

[paul o'donnell]

Bart Sells His Soul - Same ep as Moe's family feedback
"Awwww, your teef hurt? your teef hurt!!!?"
Bart the Murderer
"Fat Tony, you know anything about a truck full of cigarettes getting stolen!?"
"What's a truck?"
"Don't play dumb with me"
Lemon of Troy - The lemon tree episode. Friggin genius from start to finish.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

I nominate

Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious

I second

Lemon of Troy

2 nominations left, 2 seconds left

 

[JonZ]

I use my last second on Bart Sells His Soul

 

[Paul Richardson]

I nominate:
Selma's Choice (this is the Duff Gardens episode)
Treehouse of Horror (the first one with "The Raven")
Homer's Barbershop Quartet (the B-Sharps)

 

[Rain]

I'll second

Selma's Choice

Homer's Barbershop Quartet

 

[Gabe D]

I nominate:
Homer's Phobia, where Homer is afraid that Bart is gay.
Lisa the Iconoclast, where Lisa learns that Jebediah Springfield was a fraud. This episode features the word "embiggen," which is a perfectly cromulent word.
The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase, which is the episode where they showcase Simpsons spin-offs.
I second Trilogy of Error, the Run Lola Run episode.

 

[Paul Richardson]

I second Homer's Phobia.

 

[paul o'donnell]

Gabe D You rock. I can finally use some of my seconds.
Spin-off Showcase seconded.
Wiggum P.I and Love-Matic Grampa are beyond great.
Lisa the Iconoclast seconded.
"I've got two questions for you. One, where's the fife?, and two, gimme the fife!"
Brett, might I suggest we just have a tourney with everything from the first 7 years in automatically and then nominate from the last 5?

 

[Brett Hancock]

Paul that's a damn good idea but everything from seasons 2-7 could easily qualify as my favorite episode becuase they are just so damn good. So far there are 23 episodes in the tournament and they are

1.Homer Defined

2.The Otto Show

3.You Only Move Twice

4.Lisa The Vegetarian

5.Whacking Day

6.Homer Goes to College

7.$pringfield

8.Homer Vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment

9.Homer At The Bat

10.Flaming Moe's

11.Marge Vs. The Monorail

12.Homers Enemy

13.Homerpalooza

14.Homer The Great

15.The City Of New York Vs. Homer Simpson

16.Lemon of Troy

17.Bart Sells His Soul

18.Selma's Choice

19.Homer's Barbershop Quartet

20.Homer's Phobia

21.Trilogy of Error

22.Lisa The Iconoclast

23.The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase