The twenty best Simpsons episodes of all time

20) "The Last Temptation of Homer" Season Five - December 9, 1993 Choice Moment: Homer serenades Marge in the Capitol City hotel room Choice Quote: Homer (cursing his similarities to attractive co-worker Mindy): "Foul temptress. I'll bet she thinks Ziggy's gotten too preachy too!" 19) "Homerpalooza" Season Seven - May 19, 1996 Choice Moment: The Simpsons theme as covered by Sonic Youth Choice Quote: Announcer (introducing Homer's human cannonball act): "And now, Springfield, this is the moment that you've been waiting for: the man who embodies everything about rock 'n roll... except the music." 18) "Brush With Greatness" Season Two - April 11, 1991 Choice Moment: The Simpsons' visit to Mt. Splashmore Choice Quote: Art critic (commenting on Marge's painting of a naked Burns): "He's bad, but he'll die. So I like it." 17) "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore" Season Seventeen - April 9, 2006 Choice Moment: The Indian dancing montage Choice Quote: Comic Book Guy (at the Stargate SG-1 convention): "Richard Dean Anderson, of the four Star franchises: Wars, Trek, Gate and Search, Gate is easily my third favorite." 16) "Selma’s Choice" Season Four - January 21, 1993 Choice Moment: Homer's obsession with his hoagie Choice Quote: Lisa (after drinking the water on the Little Land of Duff ride): "I AM the Lizard Queen!" 15) "A Fish Called Selma" Season Seven - March 24, 1996 Choice Moment: Troy McClure's comeback musical Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off Choice Quote: Server (offended by Selma's smoking): "Please don't smoke in our restaurant; we don't serve contemporary Californian cuisine in your lungs." 14) "New Kid on the Block" Season Four - November 12, 1992 Choice Moment: Bart pictures Laura ripping out his heart Choice Quote: Lionel Hutz (when Homer tries to sue an all-you-can-eat restaurant for leaving him hungry): "I don't use the word hero very often, but you are the greatest hero in American history." 13) "A Streetcar Named Marge" Season Four - October 1, 1992 Choice Moment: Marge's violent rehearsal with Ned Choice Quote: The cast of Oh Streetcar!: "If you want to go to hell, you should take a trip/ To the Sodom and Gomorrah of the Mississip" 12) "Itchy and Scratchy Land" Season Six - October 2, 1994 Choice Moment: The Simpsons fight off the Itchy and Scratchy robots with camera flashes Choice Quote: Mother (addressing another Bort in the gift shop): "No, my son is also named Bort." 11) "Marge vs. the Monorail" Season Four - January 14, 1993 Choice Moment: Lyle Lanley's monorail song Choice Quote: Sebastian Cobb (realizing that he and Marge are too late to stop the runaway monorail): "I shouldn't have stopped for that haircut. Sorry." 10) "You Only Move Twice" Season Eight - November 3, 1996 Choice Moment: Homer quitting the Globex corporation as the Army troops infiltrate Choice Quote: Gordy (explaining why he's in a remedial class): "I moved here from Canada, and they think I'm slow, eh?" 9) "A Star Is Burns" Season Six - March 5, 1995 Choice Moment: Barney's film festival entry Pukahontas Choice Quote: Hans Moleman (responding to whether the audience was yelling Boo! or Boo-urns): "I was saying Boo-urns." 8) "Lisa The Vegetarian" Season Seven - October 15, 1995 Choice Moment: The film shown in Lisa's class, Meat and You: Partners in Freedom Choice Quote: Homer (trying to justify eating the catapulted "pig de resistance"): "It’s just a little airborne, it’s still good, it’s still good!" 7) "The City of New York v. Homer Simpson" Season Nine - September 24, 1997 Choice Moment: Homer has to go to the bathroom at the World Trade Plaza Choice Quote: Marge (watching Kickin' It, a musical about the Betty Ford Center): "You know, when I was a little girl I always dreamed of being in a Broadway audience." 6) "Behind the Laughter" Season Eleven - May 20, 2000 Choice Moment: A look at the Simpsons' solo projects Choice Quote: Narrator (revealing the story behind the Simpsons' rise to fame): "But reckless spending and interracial homoeroticism were just Volume 1 of the Encyclopedia Self-Destructica." 5) "Homer The Great" Season Six - January 8, 1995 Choice Moment: The Stonecutters song Choice Quote: Number One (explaining the last step of Homer's initiation): "And now, the final ordeal: the Paddling of the Swollen Ass... With Paddles." 4) "Lisa On Ice" Season Six - November 13, 1994 Choice Moment: Lisa imagines her future on Monster Island Choice Quote: Homer (after learning that Lisa's and Bart's hockey teams are playing each other): "I want to see you both fighting for your parents' love! [flicks light on and off] Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!" 3) "Homer Badman" Season Six - November 27, 1994 Choice Moment: The film Homer S.: Portrait of an Assgrabber starring Dennis Franz Choice Quote: Kent Brockman (narrating live coverage of the Simpson house): "Remember, by the way, to tune in at 8:00 for highlights of today's vigil, including when the garbageman came and when Marge Simpson put the cat out... possibly because it was harassed, we don't know." 2) "Brother From The Same Planet" Season Four - February 4, 1993 Choice Moment: Bigger Brother Tom and Homer battle for Bart's love at the aquarium Choice Quote: Homer (declaring his love for his Little Brother Pepi): "I love you too, Pepsi." 1) "Cape Feare" Season Five - October 7, 1993 Choice Moment: Sideshow Bob's infamous rake sequence Choice Quote: Agent (unsuccessfully testing Homer's ability to recognize his new identity): "Hello, Mr. Thompson..." (With thanks to The Simpsons Archive)