Top 10 Worst Simpsons Episodes of all Time 

I honestly believe that current writers hate Bart. He's always getting bullied, dumped, or shit on by Lisa and he rarely gets revenge. Boys of Bummer is clear evidence of the writer’s distain for Bart.

"I just had the most wonderful dream where I died." "Oh no you don't. Not till they're out of college." "Listen, I'll die when I want to!" Aww c'mon. That's funny!

"PTSD is funny?" Well...it is if it's done right, like with any form of dark humour. Like with Principal Skinner, and when his Vietnam flashbacks kick in and he starts talking about some serious dark stuff for a few seconds....only to go back to normal. To me, those Skinner moments are golden XD But yeah, Love is a Many Strangled Thing was pretty bad, and Bart was just so uncharacteristically cruel, like in many modern Simpson episodes :/

Personally I liked Apu’s kid episode because it didn’t shy away from how stressful being a parent could be.

Personally 'The Saga of Carl' is the worst episode for me, effectively destroying an entire character and the relationships we thought he had over all these years (basically Carl steals $200000 from Homer Lenny and Moe and ends up saying they were never even friends in the first place)

Re: "My SIster, My Sitter": I think you're misinterpreting Bart's antics. They weren't meant to be a comedic high point. The purpose was to show Bart at his most immature, obnoxious, and petulant; it was when his pranks stopped being cute and started being desperate because, deep down, he's intimidated by his little sister being better than him. If you look at it not so much as a "funny" episode and more as the culmination of years of Bart's resentment boiling over, it's a pretty emotional, uncomfortable episode. It's not the funniest episode, but then, neither was "Stark Raving Homer" or "Lisa's Substitute".

The Simpsons Seasons 1-9 was the show's Golden Age!

my worst episodes when the school of Springfield is divided with genders. It made me angry when I was a child and it does now because how sexist it is to both male and female.

I didn't care for the Lisa goes Gaga episode either. My favourite Lisa episodes are ones where she is with Homer. The same with the Homer & Maggie episodes. The father daughter bonding ones rank among some of my top favourites.

Lisa goes Gaga was unfortunately the first episode I saw after a long pauze of no Simpsons...

As someone diagnosed with ptsd, that episode just made me feel uncomfortable. Haha, abuse to the point of traumatization is funny right guys???

I think Marge got mad at homer because the girl looked like a stripper and thought he was at a strip club, wich is what made her so mad.

Does anyone remember the episode where Principal Skinner was an imposter?

So many modern shows get so mean and cynical they stop being fun sometimes :/

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I agree with all but Eight Misbehabing. That "I'll die when I want to" joke is one of my favorites lol

The Michael Jackson episode was so heartwarming. Thanks for bringing it up and making me remember why I originally used to love this show.

The old simpsons artstyle is way better than this flash animation bullshit

Im suprised that "What Animated Women Want" (season 24 ep.17) was not on the list Its basically about marge getting mad at homer for eating while she is talking WHILE THEY WERE AT A RESTURANT what makes it worse is that homer tries so hard to make Marge forgive him and she only ends up forgiving him when he ends up in the hospital. The other half is Millhouse being a jerk to Lisa which makes her love him every time he is ruder to her. This episode is just hard to watch.

"I'm sure Elon Musk is a great guy who's made great contributions to society." Ohh, Strider.

Metallica gets a 20 second clip. Lady gaga gets an entire fucking episode? There is truly no justice in this world for all.

This maybe the first time I've ever heard anyone say that Lisa is their favorite character

I think the treatment of Bart in boys of bummer is too mean, he misses a ball and loses a game? That is ridiculous.

"I'm sure Elon Musk is a great guy" hahahahahahahahahahaha..... No

i actually find go to bread funny

Is it bad that I laughed at "go to Bread"

i dunno i just wish they would end it. like, give it a dignified send off mirroring the one they gave futurama.

As a kid the Simpsons was my favourite show. I always connected to the story of a dysfunctional family, and honestly speaking, it was the only cartoon that didn't make me feel ashamed to have a messed up family life. I've watched every season over my twenty years of life and I think the new seasons are horrible! Bart, who was mainly a brat who would learn his lesson, is just a sociopath. Lisa, who was a smart girl who didn't fit in, is now a trend seeking jerk. and Homer and Marge went from a dysfunctional Marriage who still loved each other, to two sex crazed pervs who have no concept of family. I actually agreed fully with your list (Which i commonly do) and i always have my opinion and the occasional "well that wasn't that bad" moments but i cannot agree more with *Lisa Goes Gaga* Worst episode I have ever seen and it only shows people that you have to think only of yourself and only emulate what others think you should be. I never agreed more, or respected more, of any opinion about a T.V. show!

number 10 sounds a lot like Chicken Little

Personally I really started to dislike Lisa as the series went on. In the begining she was the voice of reason, but now the more I notice her she seems like the know it all, bossy girl. For example one of the worst moments with her was when she decided to push and destroy Homers Roast during his barbecue just because it was meat and she was a vegetarian

"I'm sure Elon Musk is a great guy" Well, that aged like milk.

From my memory, one of the first episodes I saw that I genuinely hated was the one where Homer becomes some kind of love/relationship teacher and just uses it to gossip about Marge. He starts telling all kinds of secrets and embarrassing personal things about her to the class. Even when she finds out and tells him to stop, he makes it worse and worse, until Marge snaps. He was so unapologetically mean towards Marge (even for him) that it sucked the joy it of the episode.

Watched 'My Sister, My Sitter' for the first time just last night, dear God Bart is such a little prick in that episode and he never even gets his oh so due comeuppance.

"a 9 year old boy" how can you not know he's 10. Credibility completely blown.

“Boys of bummer” almost made me cry if I had to be honest. They could have done it well as a more serious episode but they tried to make it comedic?

8:27 what Strider said here DID NOT AGE WELL…

I think Season 10 was their worse season. So many clunkers. They tried way too hard to compete with South Park (and later Family Guy) when they didn't need to. It may also have something to do with Futurama starting. EDIT: Another thing that may have affected Season 10 was the murder of Phil Hartman. While he wasn't a main character, he played several key characters forcing many abrupt re-writes. He was a great loss to the show.

The worst episode in my opinion is the one where Lisa gets a restraining order, it's just a ridiculous storyline and Lisa's cruelty pissed me off including the lack of sympathy from the rest of the family, just a horrible episode and the only laugh I had was with the Gary Busey instructional video. Modern Simpsons as a whole is unbearable honestly.

You forgot the Principal & the Pauper. I completely & totally agree with your number 1 pick, but disagree on Homer's Night Out. It's one of my fave episodes. It's awesome, & represents some of what the show was originally about.

Credit to you for picking some older episodes, but I personally feel the show started going downhill in a serious way in season 10 (season 9 was where the seasonal rot really began showing-it gave us Principal and the Pauper, after all), and by now it’s just plain sad. Homer’s gone from being a bumbling idiot who still loves his family to a screaming psychopath who seems to loathe his wife and children (when he acknowledges they exist, anyway), and by this point, his and Marge’s relationship feels less sweet and more depressing and borderline abusive. The animation’s gone from fluid and expressive to stiff, rigid and soulless. There’s a couple of diamonds in the rough from the ‘zombie Simpsons’ era (Marge Gamer, Holidays of Future Passed), but even those don’t quite hold up to the classic era. I was actually upset when Futurama was brought back, because while its original cancellation was disappointing, it nonetheless meant the show didn’t end up going down the same road as The Simpsons. Even the revived series was starting to show cracks, but that’s a comment essay for another day. The Simpsons used to be groundbreaking; now it *is* the ground. It’s become more and more mean spirited and nasty (season ten is where this really started setting in, and (TW for a mention of rape) there was that horrible episode in season fourteen-I think-where Marge rapes Homer). Of the seasons I consider ‘classic’ the only truly bad ones I can think of are the season five finale ‘Scenes From a Marriage’ and season eight’s ‘My Sister My Sitter’.

Bart missing the ball was probably dark like that to say something, like a message about being to cruel on someone because if sports or a different stupid reason

I completely forgot about My Sister, My Sitter. It was... mildly traumatizing. Although I was about six at the time I first saw it.

“I’m sure Elon Musk is a great guy” daaaaaamn this video is old

I personally felt like The Principal and the Pauper should've replaced 5 or 4 as not only it ended the golden age of The Simpsons, but it insulted the audience, had very poor writing, contradicts previous episodes, and it was so bad that Matt Groening himself considers it non-canon, I'm surprised you didn't put it on the list

Wow this fella REALLY hates Lady Gaga.

"That 90s show" was just bad. Apparently Marge and Homer were in their teenage years in the 90s. And Bart was born in the 80s. I never got it. The story was no better. Every time it appears, I have to wash it out with a Season 3 or 4 classic to make up for it.

Listen I'll die when I want too

My sister my sitter: *is an episode* The episode writers: "how do we make an eight year old equivalent to a thirty year old?"

The episode where Homer dances with Lady Cashmere isn't just about him dancing with a woman and people making a big deal for no reason. Lady Cashmere is a known exotic dancer/stripper. She's seen sleeping with several men around Springfield including the mayor and Apu at different points and Homer was at a bachelor party where he dances with her. He'd just shoved money into her panties. Yes, strippers often choose that line of work themselves (though others are pressured into it, feel they have no other choice etc) but a lot of people including Marge, view that work as degrading because it makes women out to be entertainment toys for men for money. (some women feel empowered by this and power to them) Not only did the photo imply that Homer might be cheating on Marge, because Lady Cashmere sleeps around, but she felt it sent a bad message to Bart that women should just be viewed as eye candy for men. Also the entire town found out, passed the photo around and were gossiping about it. That's super embarrassing for anyone's wife or husband to deal with. So I definitely think she's a little justified here, although I agree, throwing him out of the house without an explanation on his part was a bit much.

"That 90's show" which inexplicably retconned Homer and Marge's early days. this is my least favorite episode. I can forgive "Lisa goes Ga Ga" because it is a just a bland special guest appearance. But to move the date of Homer and Marge's marriage over a decade just so you can hop on the 90's nostalgia bandwagon is an insult to long time fans.

Thanks for talking about Lisa Goes Gaga! Growing up this show was a big part of my viewing TV and I really empathized with Lisa as she struggled to fit in, felt she has to change for others, worried over her looks and was bullied etc. I'm sure not all Modern Simpsons is bad, but that was just..so uncomfortable to watch. Especially the ending which made little sense to me.

It's funny how much Lady Gaga and Musk's reputations have changed since.

About Papa Don't Leech, it seems as though Lily is just one of those people who got the short straw in life, even though she's a smart, capable, and thoughtful person. While I agree that it's wrong that she's treated poorly by her friends, family, and peers, it's also realistic. Some people just can't catch a break, no matter how much they deserve it.

Lisa goes gaga. Worst episode ever.

Although #10 was awful to watch. It shows an accurate portrayal of the real world. People are so obsessed with sports that people would turn to violence and anger over a sport event. Look at Twitter, they would bully a kid to suicide over something small

You guys hate “Lisa goes Gaga” I really don’t like “Moe’s Talking Rag To Riches”

Anything from the last 10 seasons

You insulted the 'go to bread' joke?! :O

the problem with the Simpsons is they tried to be like Family Guy and it didn't work

I gotta agree... Lisa Goes Gaga is the worst of them all... Even Bart Vs Australia is more tolerable...

Bart is 10 not 9

The Gaga episode was the nadir of The Simpsons. It is a horror show. An abomination. It's torture porn. On a brighter note, one of my favorite Simpsons lines: "Lisa, in this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!"

No offence, but I think you should probably remake a lot of these old top 10 videos, since I don't think they haven't aged the best and probably need an uptade. Just my opinion

To be fair, I too would be horrified if I suddenly had 8 children thrown at me at once by fate lol.

my most hated episode Iis when lisa put a restraining order on her brother and than homer and marge didn't ground her or make her live outside instead of bart to get her to lift it

I can't believe this guy doesn't like Bart Simpson, who doesn't like Bart Simpson??

PhantomStrider in 2015: Note the Disclaimer *Starts with a creepy version of the intro while a Raven with 3 eyes get electrocuted*

5:25 This is actually a reference to the Sopranos but that doesn't make it any better

Anything after 1999 is unwatchable. Simpsons is both my favourite and least favourite show of all time.

How can anyone forget THAT 90s SHOW episode where they completely ignore that anything they did in the 90s never existed and homer started a grunge band, ruining all continuity.

The Simpsons definitely isn't as good as it once was, however it's still a million times better than modern Family Guy

I think your hatred of callback episodes stems from a lack of experience of the old days when you had to catch each episode on tv as there weren’t any collections of entire seasons you could just watch. If there was an episode you missed, you either had to watch the callback episode, or you had to hope they would rerun that episode sometime soon, but back in the day Simpsons only came on one night a week (either Sunday or Thursday evening. Fox kept switching between them. ) It wasn’t for a year or two until they syndicated the show and started showing episodes every day. Sorry, I was expecting a list of episodes that were actually bad.

Back in the day, The Simpsons would invite a guest voice and proceed to make them look silly. (Barney to David Crosby: "You're a musician??") You usually had to be a good sport to participate. Nowadays they treat them with reverence, which defeats the purpose and is just lame.

I actually stopped watching The Simpsons after Lisa goes Gaga too, I stay well clear of the later seasons now too

I think one of the major issues with modern-day Simpsons episodes is their need to pander to celebrity guests. There are two examples in this video, but I can think of many more where celebrities just randomly show up and everyone does the "[gasp] It's [celebrity]!" Then they give the celebrity nothing to work with, instead of having the celebs mock themselves, it becomes a gush-fest. The London episode had multiple examples. "Oh my god it's JK Rowling, the writer of the Harry Potter books!" I mean come on.

I'm surprised that you didn't think that the boys of bummer was the worst episode,that episode is extremely hard for me to watch,I just can't watch that episode ever,it's just so hard to watch :'( but I'm highly sensitive though,so it makes sense on why that episode makes me very uncomfortable and sad

10- agree 100% this episode is awful. I would’ve put this further down the list actually. 9- I like the compilation of Simpsons songs but I hate the storyline where Snake is trying to break on. 8- Agreed, Lerleen was better off just being on season 3, not sure why she needed a comeback. Homer was way out of character too. 7- As I said before, I like compilations of favourite moments. 6- I agree, they tried too hard here. I like the way it ended though. 5- this is my first time seeing this, but judging from what I’m seeing, and since it’s a later season, I’m gonna agree that this episode is stupid. 4- Agreed, but I don’t know about preferring the muppets haha. 3- Bart was funny for a little bit but they took the joke too far and for too long. I couldn’t stand the part where Lisa was taking him to hospital. 2- haven’t seen this episode but I hate humiliation of the characters in episodes. I hate Bart in this. 1- haven’t seen this episode either but it looks ridiculous. It looks like they tried to incorporate GaGa but failed. They’ve really lost Lisa’s character here.

I appreciate your thoughtful reasons for dislikes and ranking these episodes, and I like that you got beyond the 'because it's not funny' knee-jerk reaction the fanbase seems to cling to. You show a much deeper thoughtfulness and appreciation for the show in picking these episodes, and the supportive arguments for your reasons for doing so are intelligent and spot on. Many kudos to you for bringing this articulate analysis.

Hard to have a crack at the “Clip Show” episodes. you have to remember these were made before the re-runs had begun and the show was syndicated, before the internet, before memes, etc. I imagine most people in the Mid 90s were just happy to hear the songs again for a second time because there wasn’t that constant replay.

"There are few episodes of the Simpsons I consider _bad_" * checks date * Ohhhh, ok

To be honest, you should have just put "EVERY CLIP SHOW EVER" in one spot, to make room for bad episodes that are really insulting. I'm surprised you left out 'Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing', 'Homer vs Dignity', 'Kill the Alligator and Run', 'Moe Goes from Rags to Riches', and 'Clown in the Dumps' off the list. I often can't sit through new episodes completely, I usually judge them based on the first couple of minutes, and if they are particularly boring or unfunny, I just stop watching. I nearly never find myself doing that with old episodes, even clip shows.

I REALLY hate the episode where Lisa decides to become a vegetarian. Because Iwas raised in a vegetarian house, but we never cared if other people eated meat or not and didn't try to convince them of anything. So seeing Lisa crash a barbecue because of a ideological tantrun really triggers me of

Oh no...😓 The entire human race being idiots because of a Bad singer...oh crap! Hannah Montana flashbacks 😨

*listens to an Elon Musk podcast* *falls asleep for 3 months* *wakes up* *wonders why I'm in a literal glass case*

The Principal and the Pauper, and the episode which implies that Homer's stupidity is all because of a crayon stuck up his nose are on my 10 least-favorite for sure. Both these episodes destroyed the character development for Principle Skinner and Homer, all for a half-baked premise that lasted only an episode. Ultimately, I agree with your #1 worst (saw that when it was new and thought it was absolute celebrity-focused poorly-written garbage), though not some of the your others.

Most of the good writers left after season 8 and the show has been going down hill ever since. Sometimes they do come up with a good episode, But the characters personalities have really changed after the first 9 seasons. Bart felt bad about cutting the head off a statue good writers. Bart commits treason for a dirt bike bad writing!

Phantom: “I’m sure Elon Musk is a great guy.” Spongebob Narrator: “One Twitter takeover later.” Ron Howard: “Elon Musk was not a great guy.”

8:30 this aged pretty badly

#10 You are supposed to feel horrified and angry at the citizens of Springfield for torturing a small child. It's completely ridiculous to vilify any kind of sports figure for blowing a game, because in the end, they don't matter, our lives are not decided on the outcome of a game. Yet, we as a nation are obsessed with sports, and put the athletes up on pedestals to be idolized so when one of them fails, they are dragged through the mud, vilified and hated for no reason at all, other than they ruined the outcome of the game. It's basically Bill Buckner's life in a nutshell.

Generally I HATE the future episodes, the ones in the later seasons at least I also hate the episodes that don’t really have any morals of plot it’s just: let’s all bully Lisa for making something up but then stop because lady Gaga says so

I always liked Bart,he’s one of the best troublemaker/prankster characters I’ve seen. But My Sitter,My Sister and Love Is A Many Strangled Thing is probably the worst side of Bart I’ve seen.

I've never actually seen 'Lisa goes Gaga', must check it out to see if it really is this bad!

I hate the episode "the frying game" so much from all the other hated episodes. Homer kills an endangered species, so he must do labor for an old hag, then marge gets involved and both are treated like servants. When the old lady gets murdered by someone they are convicted and are sentenced to execution. The kids are upset and are taken to foster parents, so homer takes the blame for the whole thing and let's marge go, but when he was sent to the electric chair it turns out the whole thing was staged for some prank show and the old lady was a celebrity in disguise. This was the worst episode ever made

Really? You didn't include The Principal and the Pauper? That's gotta be one of the single worst episodes of any show ever made.

That Elon Musk comment did not age well...

Finally SOMEBODY else hates My Sister My Sitter. I thought I was the only one!

Your perspective on My Sister, My Sitter is way off. Bart's parents set up the situation by putting Lisa in charge, and Lisa was too stupid to realize that this breach of trust would only insure that Bart acted out. Lisa could have pacified the entire situation by not trying to tell Bart to do anything. Instead, she acts as though she's a parent. Any older child is sure to take that wrong.

Am I the only one who likes Lisa? I've been reading the comments and everyone seems to hate her.

I think Miracle on Evergreen Terrace should be on the list. I mean: Bart ruined the Christmas tree and presents Lied to his family that a burglar took them Because of his lie, everyone in Springfield hates the Simpsons and stole all of their furniture and pets

Season 8 maybe one of my favorite seasons, but “My Sister, My Sister” is one of my most disliked episodes.