📺matt groening's 10 favorite simpsons episodes

his picks, from an entertainment weekly piece for the show's 10th anniversary in 2000. put in air-date order because that's how I queue things, no spoilers below

There's No Disgrace Like Home (S1E4)

og family therapy episode. no spoilers but the ending gag is still one of the best blackouts the show ever did

Life on the Fast Lane (S1E9)

Krusty Gets Busted (S1E12)

first Sideshow Bob appearance, before he became the show's best recurring villain

Bart the Daredevil (S2E8)

his actual named favorite: the ambulance-hits-a-tree gag after the gorge jump. still the funniest 30 seconds in the whole run

A Streetcar Named Marge (S4E2)

the musical episode, before musical episodes were a whole genre on this show

Much Apu About Nothing (S7E23)

Treehouse of Horror VII (S8E1)

kang and kodos take over the election. unfortunately still relevant

In Marge We Trust (S8E22)

Homer's Enemy (S8E23)

Frank Grimes' one episode. divisive, groening picked it anyway

Natural Born Kissers (S9E25)

season 9 finale. stop after season 9 if you're doing a rewatch, honestly

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