# Best, and worst, Simpsons episodes (ever)?

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**Created:** [January 31, 2005, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-simpsons-episodes-ever/287571 "2005-01-31T10:48:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-simpsons-episodes-ever/287571/101 "2005-02-04T00:07:29Z")

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> [@Typically Sunday](#):
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> A bunch of my favorites have already been mentioned, but if I had to pick the best it would be **Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy**. The first half of the episode is absolutely hilarious, and it’s the one Simpsons episode where I didn’t mind the shmoopy ending. Plus, reverse vampires!
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> I’m suprised that whenever people talk about worst episodes, they never mention the one where the Simpsons get a tennis court. It contains everything suck about the last few seasons: abrupt plot change (the first half of the episode is about buying Grampa a coffin ferchrissake), pointless celebrity cameos (the Williams sisters and a bunch of other tennis stars), and to top it off, it’s not even remotely funny. The only reason I can think of why nobody brings it up is that they’re trying too hard to repress it.

I agree that it is way up on the terrible-meter, yet, as _The Simpsons_ invariably does it has one of my favorite lines:

Andre Agassi: Hello Homer, I’m Andre Agassi.  
Homer: The Pro Wrestler?

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-simpsons-episodes-ever/287571/102 "2005-02-04T02:14:54Z")

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> [@Gadfly](#):
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> The Grimes episode was not only hilarious, it was the only episode where a character that could exist in reality came in and poked holes in the series’ insanity.

Which is why I thought this episode was so incredibly **un** funny. The conceit gets old within 3 minutes, so everything after is a trite variation of Homer Irritates Grimey/Grimey Criticizes Homer ad nauseum. Yeah, Homer would be a jerk in real life. Yeah, that stuff could never really happen. We _get it!_

Double Blech.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Faldeglim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@Michael\_Faldeglim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Faldeglim)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-simpsons-episodes-ever/287571/103 "2010-12-19T04:55:20Z")

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I’ll name 5 each at the top and bottom

Best: “Last Exit to Springfield” “Marge vs. the Monorail” “Cape Feare” “The Secret War of Lisa Simpson” “Lisa the Beauty Queen”

Worst: “Missionary: Impossible” “Days of Wine and (Annoyed Grunt)'ses” “The Last of the Red Hat Mamas” “Alone Again Natural-Diddily” “Marge vs. SSCCATAG”

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