Top 10 Simpsons Season 12 Episodes 

Even though I uploaded this video close to a holiday, I did not include the Thanksgiving Classic episode "Homer vs Dignity." My apologies. 🦃

Skinner's Sense of Snow REALLY felt like a Season 3 episode, that the script was just laying under a bunch of papers for all those years and they stumbled on it and went with it during Season 12.

Fun fact about Season 12: Our town government uses "123 Fake St." as a dummy address whenever we need to test something or show people how to fill out their address. We started doing this because of me and my love for the Simpsons. (We also used 742 Evergreen Terrace as the dummy address for the garage sale registration for the same reason!)

What about a Simpsons Showdown between A Streetcar Named Marge and A Fish Called Selma? Both are about a Bouvier having issues with their marriage and whether or not their spouse truly cares for them. Oh, and they also have an extremely funny musical segment, there’s that too

“So, your mother tells me you go to Springfield Elementary?” Comic Book Guy to Principal Skinner. Under-appreciated funniest line.

This is probably the season I feel the most nostalgic about, because for some reason this era of The Simspons (seasons 10-12) got replayed the most on TV when I was a kid, and season 12 definitely had the highest quality and most memorable set of episodes.

HomR is properly ranked, however, it has my favorite relatable joke: "Extended warranty?! How can I lose?!"

I forgot how many quotes my family and I use that are from this season. From "DUFFMAN is THRUSTING in the direction of the problem!" to "Bring me my ranch dressing hose!" and "What do I tell the doctor?/Tell him to suck a lemon!"

I keep forgetting "Skinner's Sense of Snow" is this season. I always pegged it for Season 8. Then I remember the DVD joke. Had the episode been in Season 8, it would have aired in December 1996. DVDs didn't even come out in the USA until March 1997. The More You Know

I really like Skinner’s Sense Of Snow, and while I have no objection to Trilogy Of Error getting #1, Skinner’s Sense Of Snow is my personal favorite. It also feels pretty cathartic to have Willie stand up to Skinner.

*_"For I am the mayor of Albuquerque!"_* That line has stuck with me ever since I saw it as a kid. 😂

So at first I questioned why people don't like the third act of new kids on the blech, as I have very positive memories of the episode overall. And then you showed a picture of the mad magazine building and I realised just how much of the ending I'd truly forgotten, despite the episode itself being pretty iconic. And yeah, while the episode itself definitely still holds up, that ending choice was a little odd

Trilogy of Error is one of the best. It takes a big effort to tell three different stories and tie them all together in the end. Props to the staff for making that happen.

"New Kids on the Blecch" is one of the most underrated Simpson's episodes ever. I'm not saying that it is one of the best ever--just that it is underappreciated. As a kid who grew up in the 90's, this episode really resonated with me over the years.

Hungry Homer at 2 is perfect, having rewatched season 12 following your retrospect I found myself laughing the hardest at this episode. The loafer lightner joke alone is so great, also Homer's song about being like Jesus but not in a sacreligous waaay.

My problem with The Computer Wore Menace Shoes wasn't that it ended with a Prisoner parody, it was that the parody wasn't very good. It felt like the writers read a few episode recaps and watched a couple of clips and figured they could take it from there.

New Kids on the Blecch is my guilty pleasure episode, very few episodes make me laugh as much. Lieutenant L.T Smash is second favourite one-off character, right after Don Brodka. That's right, Don Brodka.

Everyone can say all they want about post season 9 Simpsons, but for me, if the chaos of seasons 10-11-12 serves to get "Trilogy of Error", it's all worth it, one of my favorite all time Simpsons episodes.

"It's part of our three pronged attack. Subliminal, liminal, and super liminal." "What's super liminal?" "Hey you! Join the navy!" "Uh.. ok."

One of the few season 12 episodes I actually liked was "Simpson Safari", nothing groundbreaking but it was one good gag after another

Dancin' away my hunger pangs, movin' my feet so my stomach don't hurt! I'm kinda like Jesus, but not in a sacriligious waaay... My friends and I used to sing that song all the time in high school when it came out, it's such a classic Homer moment. And the whole episode is just top notch and hilarious!

The boy band episode is great if only for giving me “super liminal”. Hungry, Hungry Homer is only #2 if the mayor scene at the end is included (which it isn’t in reruns) And, yes, I also consider Trilogy of Error the best of the season.

New Kids on the Blecch, Hungry Hungry Homer, and Trilogy of Error are definitely my favorites from this season. Other episodes I think are just okay have some funny bits in them, like Bye Bye Nerdie with that lady pretending to be Maggie, succeeding (after banging the bottle up a bit) to open a bottle of baby formula, and Homer freaking out about it. Seriously, Homer's freak-out still lives rent-free in my head. Oh, and Skinner's Sense of Snow, the bit where Martin says "With a little help from our friend sodium chloride" and Nelson starts being the shit out of him, I laugh EVERY time, that scene is just too funny and I can't fully articular why.

The “Christmas Hobgoblin” song was listed as my favorite song in my 4th grade yearbook haha. I always have such good memories when I rewatch Skinners Sense of Snow.

Children of a Lesser Clod still has one of my absolutely favorite line deliveries by Dan Castellaneta in the entire series; "I'll mace you good!"

One minute in and Jim's drops a Josie and the Pussycats shoutout. You never fail to amaze and impress me Jim. ❤

Man, the "Actually, I feel better" joke slays me so hard everytime that I'm all in on the Mad Magazine swerve, and elevates that episode for me to an all time great, and then the whole boy band and subliminal recruitment story just makes the whole thing so good

If you need a light week, I would love a Simpsons History on Johnny Tightlips...

I can’t wait till the day you do a video on “The best episode” from the entirety of the Simpsons once you’ve reviewed every damn thing.

I've always really liked the area code episode just it sounds like something that only a town like Springfield would do crazy plots like this can happen in a lot of shows but it needs a Cast. as strong as The Simpsons to have an entire town do that.

"Snakes Natures quitters" "Forget it Homer... Its Chiro-Town" Also I do appreciate HOMR as the Flowers for Algernon parody it is.

I love the screen shake when Homer finally takes a bite out of the hot dog in Hungry Hungry Homer.

Geez no love for Simpsons Safari. The best episode in the entire season and it's not even close. Booooooo!!!

Bart on the Road vs Lemon of Troy would be a good comparison. They both primarily involve Bart, Milhouse, Nelson and Martin going somewhere without their parents’ permission.

The scene where the cops raid the kid's secret tape screening and several of them try to escape through the posters and bash their heads will always be my favorite joke of the season.

Seeing "Simpsons Safari" eliminated right off the bat was incredibly satisfying. Anyway, I've been thinking about "Skinner's Sense of Snow" and Skinner's overall character for some time now. It's rare to see Skinner snap into Vietnam flashbacks after the classic era, and there's a LOT of reasons for him to snap. Unruly kids, a nagging, overbearing mother he has to live with well into his adult years, managing a failing school while Chalmers breathes down his neck, and failing to be seen as a peer or friend by him. While it's easy to sympathize with the kids in this episode, Skinner in the end IS responsible for these kids. He wants to do what he thinks is right and he knows if any of the kids get caught out in the storm, he's going to take the blame for it. Sure, he becomes a control freak and completely unreasonable the further on the episode goes, plus he sure as hell should have cancelled school for the day (if it was in his power, anyway). I always find there's a narrative about Skinner being a wide-eyed idealist, looking to turn his life around after the war by involving himself in children's education, only for the reality of a poorly funded public school beating him down to crush his spirit.

THEREALJIMS’ OFFICIAL RANKINGS FOR SEASONS 1-12: SEASON 1: 1) Life on the Fast Lane 2) Krusty Gets Busted 3) Moaning Lisa 4) Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire 5) Bart the General 6) The Telltale Head 7) The Crepes of Wrath 8) Bart the Genius 9) Call of the Simpsons 10) Homer’s Night Out SEASON 2: 1) Lisa’s Substitute 2) Bart Gets an ”F” 3) Three Men and a Comic Book 4) Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish 5) The Way We Was 6) Itchy & Scratchy & Marge 7) One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish 8) Bart vs. Thanksgiving 9) Bart the Daredevil 10) Dead Putting Society SEASON 3: 1) Homer at the Bat 2) Bart’s Friend Falls in Love 3) Radio Bart 4) Like Father, Like Clown 5) Bart the Lover 6) Flaming Moe’s 7) Black Widower 8) Bart the Murderer 9) Lisa the Greek 10) Lisa’s Pony SEASON 4: 1) Last Exit to Springfield 2) Marge vs. the Monorail 3) I Love Lisa 4) Mr. Plow 5) A Streetcar Named Marge 6) Lisa’s First Word 7) Homer’s Triple Bypass 8) Treehouse of Horror III 9) Homer the Heretic 10) Duffless SEASON 5: 1) Cape Feare 2) Rosebud 3) The Last Temptation of Homer 4) Treehouse of Horror IV 5) Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song 6) $pringfield (or, How I learned to stop worrying and love legalized gambling) 7) Boy Scoutz ‘n the Hood 8) Burns’ Heir 9) Deep Space Homer 10) Homer Loves Flanders SEASON 6: 1) Treehouse of Horror V 2) And Maggie Makes Three 3) Homer Badman 4) Lisa’s Wedding V) Lemon of Troy 6) Bart’s Comet 7) Who Shot Mr. Burns (Part One) 8) Homer the Great 9) Homie the Clown 10) Sideshow Bob Roberts SEASON 7: 1) Bart Sells His Soul 2) Marge Be Not Proud 3) Summer of 4 Ft 2 4) A Fish Called Selma 5) 22 Short Films About Springfield 6) Mother Simpson 7) Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in “The Curse of the Flying Hellfish” 8) King-Size Homer 9) Lisa the Vegetarian 10) Homer the Smithers SEASON 8: 1) You Only Move Twice 2) Homer’s Enemy 3) The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show 4) A Milhouse Divided 5) Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment 6) Mountain of Madness 7) Grade School Confidential 8) Homer’s Phobia 9) The Springfield Files 10) Treehouse of Horror VII SEASON 9: 1) The Joy of Sect 2) Lisa's Sax 3) Lisa the Skeptic 4) Girly Edition 5) King of the Hill 6) Dumbbell Indemnity 7) Natural Born Kissers 8) The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson 9) Lisa the Simpson 10) This Little Wiggy SEASON 10: 1) Lisa Gets an "A" 2) Bart the Mother 3) Sunday, Cruddy Sunday 4) Mom and Pop Art 5) The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace 6) Mayored to the Mob 7) Homer to the Max 8) Treehouse of Horror IX 9) Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo 10) Wild Barts Can't Be Broken SEASON 11: 1) Behind the Laughter 2) Last Tap Dance in Springfield 3) Pygmoelian 4) Grift of the Magi 5) Days of Wine and D'ohses 6) Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? 7) Treehouse of Horror X 8) Brother's Little Helper 9) Faith Off 10) Little Big Mom SEASON 12: 1) Trilogy of Error 2) Hungry, Hungry Homer 3) Skinner's Sense of Snow 4) The Computer Wore Menace Shoes 5) Bye Bye Nerdie 6) HOMЯ 7) Worst Episode Ever 8) Treehouse of Horror XI 9) Simpsons Tall Tales 10) New Kids on the Blecch BEST OF EACH SEASON: SEASON 1: Life on the Fast Lane SEASON 2: Lisa’s Substitute SEASON 3: Homer at the Bat SEASON 4: Last Exit to Springfield SEASON 5: Cape Feare SEASON 6: Treehouse of Horror V SEASON 7: Bart Sells His Soul SEASON 8: You Only Move Twice SEASON 9: The Joy of Sect SEASON 10: Lisa Gets an "A" SEASON 11: Behind the Laughter SEASON 12: Trilogy of Error (My personal favourite out of these twelve episodes: Last Exit to Springfield) THEREALJIMS’ TOP 10 FUTURAMA EPISODES: 1) The Luck of the Fryrish 2) The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings 3) The Sting 4) The Why of Fry 5) The Late Phillip J. Fry 6) Amazon Women in the Mood 7) Jurassic Bark 8) The Farnsworth Parabox 9) Reincarnation 10) Roswell That Ends Well

At 5:25, that shot of Wiggum throwing up his arms like that gets me EVERY time. That's just such a goofy but simple pose it never fails to make me laugh.

It's interesting how many of these episodes are so much 'you either love it or you hate it' It's interesting to see how the fans began to split more and more in what they personally like to see from a simpsons episode

Man, in the classic era an episode with a "dogshit" third act would never make a top 10 list for a season. Ouch.

I knew Trilogy Of Error would (rightfully) be crowned the winner, but I'm very glad Hungry Hungry Homer made it to the #2 spot. It's a genuinely great episode, I think you could slide it into season 8 and you would hardly notice.

i really really like the stupidity of Simpsons Safari and it is a very funny and gag driven over the top simpsons episode for me

Can't believe you didn't put 'the great money caper' on there, that's my number 1!

My area aired Simpson Tall Tales SOOOOOOO much as a kid I grew so sick of the episode as it seemed to be on every other day. Looking back, I don't hate it anymore, but despite not seeing it in 15 years I can still remember it vividly.

S12 has some decent episodes but most were let down by the wacky act 3. In addition, it’s like the writers tried their hardest to throw swerves in each episode and they thought it was hilarious. An example is in ‘Simpson Safari’ when Homer asks “do you think those bag boys are still on strike?” whilst their sailing through Africa - a ‘joke’ to highlight how the down to earth act 1 has escalated so far.

You definitely echoed my thoughts on Homr. The concept is really solid, but it’s let down by the series’ insistence (really growing around this time) that each act 1 be its own thing. There’s not much time left to explore how Homer’s intelligence affects everyone.

Triology of error truly is the Sonic Adventure of Simpsons episodes

Honestly surprised New Kids on the Blecch isn't higher. The jokes are just so good, as are the songs.. ♪ I saw you last night ♪ ♪ At the spelling bee ♪ ♪ I knew right then ♪ ♪ That it was L-U-V ♪ ♪ I gotta spell out ♪ ♪ What you mean to me ♪ [Deep Voice] ♪ 'Cause I can no longer be ♪ ♪ A silent "G" ♪ and who could forget: The hippie fantasy again? They're getting less frequent, sir.

I really like season 12. Is like the wacky season 11 but more engaging and a little more down to earth

Funny how the criteria for an episode to enter this list is much more lax than for previous seasons. It shows the decline.

I'm a musician who was obsessed with the Backstreet Boys in the 90s -- so New Kids on the Blech was definitely higher on my list for that season. Also, I love fairy-tales, so Treehouse XI is one I always re-watch on Halloween... xD

New Kids on the Blecch is incredible commentary for the time in retrospect. People didn't realize the boyband/pop culture industry was that cynical until years after. The 3rd act did spoil an easy Top 2 season episode

The computer wore menace shoes has my favorite bit of Simpsons continuity when the salesman tells Homer this is the computer Astronauts use and he says "I was an astronaut"

Could have ended the video at 0:08 but you kept going. That's dedication right there.

Hell yeah! I just caught up last week. Love your content! Got me through a tough time.

Every time Jim’s puts out a new video, it’s like sitting down with a good friend, while he tells you about his hobby, it’s delightful. Thanks Jim’s

Man. I loved loved loved season 12... This list explains why.

"There's so much grammar tips he could've teached we" Freaking brilliant, well done

With a tale of two Springfields, i understand it embodies many of the problems with middle/modern Simpsons, but honestly i just find it so funny. There's just a genuinely funny joke every 5 seconds. honestly one of my favourite episodes

Great Job! I love HOMR myself for the Reasons you just listed.

New Kids on The Blech is a family favourite. We quote lines from it ALL the time

Hungry Hungry Homer is genuinely one of the best episodes from the middle seasons. It feels like I'm watching something from Season 3-6

Skinner's sense of Snow needed a Vietnam War flashback

You know, i's surprised you haven't done a best christmas list

The episode with The Who was one of my favourites growing up. "I'll give you this bottle of chloroform if you take us to The Who!"

Skinners Sense of Snow is such a good episode, for a long time I thought it was from season 6 or 7

Playing a Blizzard Buffalo remix over the blizzard episode? Ooooh I see what you did there!

Okay, opinions on your top 10: 10: I saw this on TV when I was about thirteen. I thought it was OK. I think I would have picked Insane Clown Poppy over it myself, but it's not my list. 9: Now I think about it, yeah, Paul Bunyan and Marge do have a similar dynamic to King Homer. But I still like it. I enjoyed Connie Appleseed, too, even though Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were fun enough. 8: Well, I liked this one. And yeah, I love the George Cauldron joke. 7: It doesn't live up to its name. It's okay. I think my favourite part is that Matt Groening's photo is on the Permanent Ban wall. I mean, seriously, that's how Matt was drawn three seasons later, wasn't it? 6: Bits of this one make me squeamish (inserting a crayon in someone's brain?), but the father/daughter bonding over brainpower really sells the episode to me. It also explains where Lisa's smarts came from. 5: Yeah, the Pointdextrose just doesn't make any sense, but the rest of the story was pretty good. I love how when Francine's nose is plugged, she not only doesn't attack Lisa, but she actually smiles and waves. But the thing is, if Lisa's theory worked, then boys would go after her, too, wouldn't they? 4: I grew up with the Internet when it had reached past this point. But I still thought the jokes were awesome. Plus, the Mr X website was actually real a good ten years ago. Someone made posts that looked just like Homer's. 3: A nice more easy episode. I always liked this one because it had so many jokes. 2: I never ever remember this episode. I just remember Homer went on hunger strike because of some team leaving Springfield, and then they put him in the stadium to make his strike backfire. There isn't much in it. 1: How could this NOT be number one? This episode made no sense! Tell the people! But seriously, no one's going to argue about the episode that introduced Linguo. Oh, and one more thing: THANK YOU SO MUCH for not including A Tale of Two Springfields. I dislike that one more than Simpson Safari.

I never liked "bye bye nerdie", Homer's subplot makes it bearable but the A-Plot is just 20-odd minutes of Lisa being brutalised by a blank slate bully in Francine. She lacks any wit or charisma, she's just a psychotic brute with no redeeming qualities or charm. The ending felt dumb as well.

Great list all around, with the only major disagreement I have being that "Computer Wore Menace Shoes" is in the top ten at all. My personal favorite of the season (and one of my favorites in the entire series) is "Hungry, Hungry Homer", so I'm glad you gave it the recognition it deserved. And the episode it ultimately lost to is one that deserves the top spot, so I'm okay with it.

looking forward to this one for a while, hell yeah

It's a hot take, but I think Skinner's sense of snow has the best simpsons joke ever, when Lisa says "that sounds like a silo falling over" iykyk

Poor Linguo, "there's so much grammar tips he could've teached we." 😆😆😆😆😆

21: Simpsons Safari 20: Homer vs. Dignity 19: Insane Clown Puppy 18: Tennis the Menace 17: Simpson Tall Tales 16: Pokey Mom 15: Bye Bye Nerdy 14: Lisa the Treehugger 13: Children of A Lesser Clod 12: The Great Money Caper 11: New Kids on the Blecch 10: I’m Goin’ to Praiseland 9: Tale of Two Springfields 8: Hungry Hungry Homer 7: The Computer Wore Menace Shoes 6: Worst Episode Ever 5: Day of the Jackanapes 4: Skinner’s Sense of Snow 3: Treehouse of Horror XI 2: HOMR 1: Trilogy of Error

Has TheRealJims sworn this whole time and I just never noticed?

I can't help but feel happy for Homer when he gets his way after doing something he doesn't enjoy doing in the slightest

No "Tale of Two Springfields"? Maybe the episode worked on your test Top 10 corpse.

New kids on the Bleche is one of the funniest episodes of all time.

Years and years after seeing this episode on TV I finally went and watched 'The Prisoner' with massive levels of confusion. If anything, the Simpsons version of it makes more sense.

The Fat Tony stuff (See: Johnny Tight Lips and Frankie the Squealer) will always enhance an episode like "Insane Clown Pappi"

I love Skinner’s Sense Of Snow. “Nibbles quick, chew through my ball sack” is a top 10 Simpson joke.

Nice! Birthday upload!

New Kids on the Blecch Super Liminal joke lives in my head rent free.... which is rather ironic come to think of it. Oh well *whistles In the Navy*

Many people might disagree but I think A Tale Of Two Springfields is the third or second best episode of the season simply because of its jokes, i particularly love the running gag with Homer freaking out whenever he tries to make a phone call and hears the bleeping sound Edit: Here's my personal top 3 3. A Tale Of Two Springfields and Hungry Hungry Homer at the same place 2. Skinner's Sense Of Snow 1.Trilogy Of Error Honorable mentions: The Great Money Caper, HOMЯ, The Computer Wore Menace Shoes and Homer vs. Dignity (everyone seems to think it's the worst of the season just because of the infamous panda scene, but even though I don't like that scene, I think the rest of the episode is solid) also that reply was made before I edited the comment, it was referring to the scene of Homer with the phone

Trilogy Of Error is my number 1 favorite episode from Season 12. I like how Homer, Bart, and Lisa's stories are connected and cross paths with each other. This proves that post season 10 still had some good episodes.

I think you've got to give Insane Clown Pappi the 10 spot for the Johnny Tight Lips bit alone

I don't really care for "Insane Clown Poppy". I also think I remember liking "I'm Goin' to Praiseland".

Good video Jim's

I'm among those who appreciate these islands of more grounded, classic throwbacks among all craziness of this season, that's why I regard season 12 partial returning to form or at least, establishing of something different, but still almost on par with S9 in its mix of wacky and "relatable" material. With this, "HOMR" and "Hungry, Hungry Homer" are two definite favorites of me, genuine remnants of pre-Scully sensibilities. I can imagine either being part of seasons 7-9 period, maybe even 5-6. (And I often forget "Little Girl in the Big Ten" isn't S12, because it fits in line.) I'm very interested to see retrospective of season 13. Not exactly one of gems of an era, but Jean's perspective on the series and where it's going is visibly different from either Scully's run or what was before him. There's some apparent effort in returning to classic roots, focus on character- and relationship-driven narrative, and even orientation on stronger sense of continuity (Lisa becomes buddhist and stays that way, additional backstory to connection between Burns and Simpsons via "The Blunder Years", return of Artie Ziff, some storylines which aren't in this season yet, like delving into Skinner and Edna's relationships, etc.). In the same time, not exactly smooth or outstanding season, more curiosity than anything, yet consists of a many memorable elements. A beginning of modern canon, in some sense.

Thank GOD you put New Kids on the Bleach in your list. It's probably in my top 5 for season 12. I'm a NSYNC fan, so it helps ❤

Simpson Safari has one of my favorite opening bits when Homer makes the bag boy bag groceries in the order they were discovered by man. Sure falls off after that though

Such a shame you didn't even include A Tale of Two Springfields. It's always been one of my favourites. Everything about it is so awesome.

Skinner's Sense of Snow is one of my favorite episodes ever so... I am happy with this ranking

This is the most I have ever deviated from the list in the video 10. Simpsons Safari (I know the problems with it but I just find it dumbly enjoyable) 9. Skinner's Sense Of Snow 8. Trilogy Of Error 7. Treehouse Of Horror XI 6. The Great Money Caper 5. Bye Bye Nerdie 4. The Computer Wore Menace Shoes 3. HOMR 2. Day Of The Jackanapes (I'm a sucker for Sideshow Bob) 1. Lisa The Tree Hugger (One of my favourite Lisa episodes ever)

Lisa the Tree Hugger is one of my favorite episodes tbh. A lot of it is nostalgia, but I still think it has a good number of classic jokes that hold up whenever I rewatch it.

*My List* #10.Day of the Jackanapes #9.New Kids on the Blecch #8.Lisa The Tree Hugger #7.Treehouse of Horror XI #6.Bye Bye Nerdie #5.The Computer Wore Menace Shoes #4.Skinner's Sense of Snow #3.Hungry Hungry Homer #2.HOMR #1.Trilogy of Error

You didn't mention Superliminal, one of my favorite parts to quote!

whats funny for me about the Yvan eht nioj moment is when I watched it for the first time, I was folding clothes in my parents room which has a vanity mirror right next to the TV, I SAW the words shown correctly in the mirror before I even had a chance to think of it or be surprised by the reveal XD

You're biased, the answer is clearly #1 druggings, #2 kidnappings, and #3 animal attacks.

The computer wore menace shoes ending was just a massive the prisoner reference which makes the episode a personal fav for me