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There are a lot of clips from it on hulu. Here is one. http://www.hulu.com/watch/26215/the-simpsons-dental-plan

Ok, then...

SHOCKING TWIST

These episodes will be ranked :

One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
Homer the Heretic
Marge vs. the Monorail
I Love Lisa
Last Exit to Springfield
Alone Again, Natura-Diddily

Since I don't want to bump any episode already ranked, these "honorable mentions" will be tied with other episodes.

44 - Boy-Scoutz N The Hood



Bart and Milhouse find 20 dollars and buy a Squishee made entirely of syrup. After a night of carousing, Bart wakes up to discover he has joined a scout troupe, "The Junior Campers". At first, Bart hates the group but then enjoys it when he finds out he can use a knife.



Despite mocking Bart's new activity, Homer agrees to participate in a river-rafting trip with his son. In a boat with Ned and Rod Flanders (or was it Todd ? I can't tell them apart), Homer loses their map and the boat gets lost in the ocean.



After being stuck out at sea for a long time, Bart, Homer, Ned and Todd/Rod discover an oil rig with a Krusty Burger on it. They are saved. Meanwhile, other scouts and guest-star Ernest Borgnine meet Jason.



Episode with only one plot <3 I like this episode and I realized I like it for different reasons than other people. It's usually the first two acts which are liked by the fan but I really like the third act (with Homer, Bart and the Flanders stuck out at sea). There's plenty of great gags and one-liners, but there are also weird gags such as the burst appendix. This episode is ranked this low because I hate the part where Bart and Milhouse are "drunk" because of the Squishee. Matt Groening said it was one of his favourite scene, so he clearly has no taste (and by the way, I don't like Matt Groening, but I'll tell you why when I'll talk about the 25th episode).
The best thing about this episode is the scene in which Bart criticizes an episode of Itchy & Scratchy. With Homer looking on from the couch, Lisa reminds Bart that cartoons do not simply reproduce reality, a point hammered on as a second Homer meanders past the living-room window.


Show with self-awareness <3

Other Great Gags :

Homer : Oh, twenty dollars...I wanted a peanut!
Homer's brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how.
Homer's brain: Money can be exchanged for good and services.

Bart : "Don't do what Donny Don't does"...*sighs* They could have made this clearer.

Homer: How was jerk practice, boy? Did they teach you how to sing to trees? And build crappy furniture out of useless wooden logs? Huh? *chair collapses* D'oh! Stupid poetic justice.
Bart: Actually, we were just planning the father-son river rafting trip.
Homer: Heh heh, you don't have a son.

Bart: *to himself* Look, Homer won't want to go, so just ask him and he'll say "No." Then it'll be his fault.
Homer: *to himself* I don't want to go, so if he asks me to go, I'll just say, "Yes!"
Homer's brain: Wait! Are you sure that's how this sort of thing works?
Homer: Shut up, brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!
Bart: Dad, I really want you to come on this trip with me.
Homer: Bart, I'd be delighted to go on your trip with you.
Bart & Homer: D'oh!

Homer: Oh, pardon me, Mr. "Let's ration everything", but what d'you think we're floating on? Don't you know the poem? "Water, water, everywhere, so let's all have a drink."

Homer: Oh, what does it matter, we're doomed!
*a seagull flies into view*
Flanders: Wrong, we're saved! Seagulls always stay near land. They only go out to sea to die!
*it squawks and spirals into the ocean*
Homer: Woo-hoo! See that, boy? Your old man was right, not Flanders. We are doomed! In your face, Flanders!

And the last clue was referencing to this :

Sugar do-do-do-do-do Oh! Honey Honey do-do-do-do-do You are my candy girl

Clue for next entry :
The only Grampa centric of this ranking

43 - Raging Abe Simpson and his Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"



Grampa and Bart's relationship is deteriorated after Grampa came at Bart's school. The same day, Grampa learns that one of his fellow-veterans of WWII died.



It leaves Mr. Burns as the only other living member of Grampa's squad : The Flying Hellfish. In the final days of the war, the unit had discovered several paintings and agreed on a tontine, placing the paintings in a crate. The surviving member would inherit the paintings. As Mr. Burns wants the paintings as soon as possible, he orders Grampa's assassination and hire an assassin to do the job.



In order to escape death, Grampa moves into the Simpsons house. He reveals the secret of the treasure to Bart and the two manage to steal Burns' key and leave to get the paintings.



After several adventures, Grampa and Bart succeed, but they are discovered by the State Department who give the paintings back to their rightful owner. It doesn't matter in the end since Bart and Grampa's relationship is back on good terms.



I think Raging Abe Simpson and his Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" is the most underrated episode in this ranking. I never heard someone saying good things about it and I never met someone saying it's one of his favos. It's a shame because it's a great episode. It's true that there are not a lot of gags or funny one-liners but I still always liked it. I think you have to watch this episode as a mini action adventure movie, the title is a clue that it's not a normal episode.
Something that drives me crazy is when people talk bad about this episode because it apparently contains "continuity errors" like they said. Hello, The Simpsons has NO continuity Another grief against Raging Abe Simpson and his Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish" is the use of Grampa as a major character. I usually hate Grampa-centric but this one is clearly a good episode :

Well-writen plot ? Check
No unfunny subplot ? Check
Good gags ? Check (not a lot of it but the one present are hilarious : see Mr Burns as Marge Simpson)

It's a solid episode and haters should get over it.

Also, there's something I always wondered about that :


I thought it was forbidden to show a kid being threatened by a gun ??? I read somewhere that a Pokemon episode where a man points a gun at Ash was never aired. Weird.

Great Quotes :

Bart: Grampa! I don't mind when you spit at home, but I have to work with these people.
Abe: Oh, jabberjack. Schoolhouse don't put up spittoons, I ain't responsible. *spits*

Homer: Maybe it's time we put Grampa in a home.
Lisa: You already put him in a home.
Bart: Maybe it's time we put him in one where he can't get out.

Vidal: Hola?
Burns: Fernando, it's M.B.
Vidal: Ah, Marion Barry. Is it time for another shipment already?

Homer: Where are you two going at this hour?
Bart: On a treasure hunt.
Homer: Oh! Can I come?
Abe: Only if you're ready to stare danger in the face, put your manhood to the ultimate test, and take...
Homer: Pass.

*Grampa starts sawing the anchor*
Ned: *on the boat* Well, howdy-doodily, stranger! Couldn't help but notice you're stealing my boat.
Abe: I'll bring it back.
Ned: You ever operated a powerboat?
Abe: No.
Ned: Know anything about water safety?
Abe: No!
Ned: What do you need it for?
Abe: It's a secret.
Ned: Hoo-hoo, sounds spine-tingling-dingling! Just promise you'll have a good time. *hands him the keys*

I like the fact that Grampa acts the same way than Homer towards Ned


Clue for the next entry : a parody of a book written in 1954