The Simpsons: Homer’s 15 Funniest Episodes, Ranked

Everyone’s favorite donut-loving animated dad is the reason why fans love The Simpsons. Homer’s had some hilarious episodes, but what are his best?

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There are a ton of popular characters on The Simpsons, from Krusty the Clown to Mr. Burns to Principal Skinner, but without a doubt, the most beloved of all is everyone’s favorite negligent alcoholic father, Homer Simpson. From Dan Castellaneta’s four Emmy wins to his catchphrase “D’oh!” being added to the dictionary, Homer is a cultural icon renowned across the world.

While some Simpsons episodes are built around a satirical premise and some revolve around the entire family, most of the show’s installments are centered on one member of the titular family unit. Homer has been at the heart of some of The Simpsons’ funniest episodes.

Updated on July 3rd, 2021 by Kristen Palamara: The Simpsons continues to be one of the best, and longest-running, animated series, and Homer Simpson has become an iconic character even when detached from the rest of Springfield. Although not every one of the best episodes of The Simpsons is Homer-centric, there are still a lot of episodes that focus on Homer and his silly and outrageous antics as the patriarch of the Simpson family. From trying to solve his attempted murder with Sideshow Bob, to joining a secret society, to trying to become “king-sized”, there are dozens of memorable and hilarious Homer-centric episodes that deserve to be remembered above the rest.

15 Homer The Smithers (Season 7, Episode 17)

This episode sees Homer try to take the place of Mr. Burns’ assistant Smithers while Smithers is on vacation. It’s a funny choice since it’s pretty clear that Homer is arguably the laziest and least competent employee at the power plant.

Mr. Burns quickly realizes this about Homer and starts doing things for himself because he can’t rely on Homer to help him. Smithers is upset to return to a Mr. Burns that no longer needs him and confronts Homer about it. Seeing Homer attempt to take Smithers’ place is hilarious in general as the audience knows he won’t be up to the task and Smithers’ memorable vacation scenes make this a fun and fairly standout episode.

14 Homie The Clown (Season 6, Episode 15)

Krusty gets into financial trouble and is in debt to the mob, in particular Fat Tony. To try to get out of this debt, Krusty starts a clown college in Springfield. Homer is too tempted by the idea that he could learn to become a clown and ends up applying to the college. He’s impressive and so good that Fat Tony accidentally mistakes Homer, when he’s dressed up and performing as a clown, for Krusty.

Homer and Krusty look exactly the same because of their design so the hilariously dangerous mix-up alone is a funny premise. Also, seeing Homer as a clown attempting Krusty’s stunts on a mini trike never gets old.

13 The Great Louse Detective (Season 14, Episode 6)

Someone tries to murder Homer as he’s in the steam room of the local Springfield spa. Chief Wiggum doesn’t have any idea who could have wanted to kill Homer, so he enlists the help of a real killer to help, Sideshow Bob.

Homer and Sideshow Bob work together in the episode to try to catch the killer and Homer, along with the rest of the town, have to wonder if Sideshow Bob has gotten over his murderous ways, hoping that he doesn’t go after Bart. Seeing fan-favorite evil genius Sideshow Bob interact more with the bumbling Homer made for a surprising and hilarious duo from the show’s wide cast of characters.

12 D’oh-in’ In The Wind (Season 10, Episode 6)

Homer looks into the origins of his middle name and is told that he got his middle name, Jay, after an incident at Woodstock when his mom took him there. He sees a mural painted in his honor that two friends of his mom, Seth and Munchie, have on their farm.

Homer begins to live out his 1960s hippie roots in the episode and enjoys his carefree new life, but everything takes a turn for the worse when he realizes that his new life is hurting others. The episode spoofed the 1960s, which is always a popular era to focus on, and seeing Homer as a carefree hippie made sense for his character. There were some great elements to the episode throughout, from Martin Mull and George Carlin voicing Seth and Munchie to the flashbacks of young Homer at Woodstock with his mom.

11 Dancin’ Homer (Season 2, Episode 5)

Homer gets a job as the new mascot for the local Springfield Isotopes baseball team when he impresses the fans with his dancing skills.

The Isotopes win the game the drunken Homer danced at, which gets him the job in the first place, and the minor league team continues to win every game Homer performs at. Because of his track record, the confident Homer is promoted to the major leagues with disastrous results. This season 2 episode was action-packed with an epic Homer-centric story and had hilariously classic moments from Homer’s mascot routine to Mr. Burns attempting to throw the first pitch.

10 Homer’s Barbershop Quartet (Season 5, Episode 1)

The fifth-season premiere of The Simpsons is a tribute to the Beatles. “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet” begins with Bart and Lisa finding their dad on an album cover at a rummage sale. In flashbacks, he explains that he was once a member of a barbershop quartet called the Be Sharps.

The trajectory of the band’s success closely follows that of the Fab Four, right down to Barney dating a Japanese conceptual artist and their final impromptu live performance being on a rooftop. This episode does what The Simpsons does best as it balanced parodying and paying homage to pop culture. It was a memorable and hilarious Homer episode that spoofed Beatlemania and even had a cameo from George Harrison.

9 El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage Of Homer) (Season 8, Episode 9)

With some mind-bogglingly surreal animation and a guest turn by Johnny Cash in the role of a space coyote, “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer” is a different kind of Simpsons episode and all the funnier because of it.

Marge makes Homer promise he won’t drink any beer at a chili festival, but he eats a pepper that’s so hot, he needs to grab the nearest beverage and pour it down his throat. Then, he runs into the desert as the peppers make him hallucinate and goes on a spiritual journey to reaffirm his love for Marge.

8 Homer’s Phobia (Season 8, Episode 15)

When Marge and the kids befriend a gay man named John, played by guest star John Waters, Homer is forced to confront his prejudices. The episode has a poignant message against homophobia.

“Homer’s Phobia” was praised for openly and humorously addressing LGBTQ+ issues when they were still rarely discussed, and won a GLAAD Media Award in addition to an Emmy.

7 Homer The Great (Season 6, Episode 12)

Homer stumbles upon a secret society called the Stonecutters in season 6’s “Homer the Great.” He’s initially rejected from joining, but when the cult’s insignia is seen in Homer’s birthmark, he’s declared to be the Chosen One destined to lead them.

Eventually, they all get sick of worshipping Homer and start a new secret society that Homer isn’t allowed to be a part of, echoing the childhood trauma that made him want to be accepted into the Stonecutters in the first place. Again, The Simpsons successfully and hilariously spoofed pop culture this time focusing on secret societies, specifically the Free Masons, with a memorable guest spot from Patrick Stewart.

6 Homer Goes To College (Season 5, Episode 3)

When an inspection of the nuclear plant finds that Homer doesn’t have a college degree, Mr. Burns pulls some strings to get him into a decent school to stop the plant from being shut down.

The episode hilariously subverts the usual college comedy tropes, as the dean is a cool down-to-earth guy who gives his students the benefit of the doubt — but Homer hates him anyway.

5 King-Size Homer (Season 7, Episode 7)

Homer starts binge-eating even more than usual when he finds out he’s only a few pounds away from qualifying for worker’s compensation in “King-Size Homer.”

From muumuu shopping to Honk If You’re Horny to the search for the “any” key, Homer has a ton of classic moments in this episode.

4 Homer Loves Flanders (Season 5, Episode 16)

After spending half a decade wringing a ton of laughter out of the running gag of Homer’s disdain for his next-door neighbor Ned Flanders, The Simpsons took a look at the other side of the coin in season 5’s “Homer Loves Flanders” with hilarious results.

A kind gesture causes a change of heart and Homer suddenly decides that Flanders is his best friend and wants to spend all his time with him. But Flanders finds that Homer’s love is far more dangerous and annoying than his hatred.

3 Homer At The Bat (Season 3, Episode 17)

With the power plant’s softball tournament coming up, Homer is excited to get the rightfield spot on the team. However, when Mr. Burns brings on a bunch of Major League legends to fill out his softball team as ringers, Homer is benched and his position is played by Darryl Strawberry.

In recent seasons, The Simpsons has relied too heavily on celebrity guest stars, but “Homer at the Bat” represents the best that this show can do with its guest voices.

2 Mr. Plow (Season 4, Episode 9)

Homer buys a snowplow, comes up with a catchy jingle in the iconic episode that’s become one of the show’s most famous songs, and quickly becomes one of Springfield’s most beloved residents in the season 4 episode “Mr. Plow.”

Alas, things get complicated when Homer encourages Barney to follow his own dreams and it backfires because Barney’s dream is also to buy a snowplow and he becomes even more popular as the Plow King than Homer was as Mr. Plow.

1 Last Exit To Springfield (Season 4, Episode 17)

Homer becomes the head of his workers’ union when Mr. Burns threatens his dental plan around the same time that Lisa needs new braces.

As the union goes on strike and Homer’s ineptness comes across as hardball negotiation tactics, Burns is pressured to meet his demands. In the episode’s hilarious ending, Burns realizes Homer is “not the brilliant tactician I thought he was.” and “Last Exit To Springfield” is frequently ranked by fans as one of the top-rated episodes of The Simpsons.

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