The Simpsons: 10 Most Disturbing Episodes

10. Alone Again, Natura Diddly

The Simpsons very rarely deals with the concept of death, despite running for such a long time. Therefore the one that is occurs in the episode Alone Again, Natura Diddly is incredibly out of left field and utterly disturbing.

This episode sees The Simpsons discover an oval racing track built around a bird sanctuary and upon entering find that Ned and his adoring family are there. Soon after a T-shirt cannon appears, Homer forcibly requests one but ducks to pick up a bobby pin as it fires towards him, thus resulting in the package colliding with Maude Flanders and causing her to tragically fall to her death.

The moment is so out of the blue and is shown in a surprising amount of detail. But the death of this regular character isn't the only disturbing thing about the episode, as soon we see the devout Ned Flanders completely crumble and lose his faith. This feels incredibly utterly uncomfortable as religion is how Ned's character has always found its base.

There is also the disturbing realisation that comes from the fact that Homer Simpson is partly responsible for man-slaughter, adding a thoroughly horrifying implication for the otherwise innocent character.