30. "Bart of Darkness" S6 E1
Chalkboard Gag: Beans are neither fruit nor musical
Plot: During the summer the Simpsons invest in an outdoor swimming pool but unfortunately Bart breaks his leg and spends the summer in his bedroom becoming increasingly isolated and unhinged. He begins to suspect that Ned Flanders has murdered his wife after spying on him in this great riff on Hitchcocks Rear Window.
Best Gag: Chief Wiggum in the police helicopter looking at Homer and Marge skinny dipping: '' Do not be alarmed. Continue swimming naked...aw, come on, continue! Come on!...aw all right...Lou, open fire''
29. "Marge Be Not Proud" S7 E11
Chalkboard Gag: I will stop talking about the twelve inch pianist
Plot: When Marge refuses to buy Bart the latest video game (Bonestorm) he steals it from the local store but gets caught by the store security guard. He then gets shunned from his family who are disappointed with him.
Best Gag: Homer lecturing Bart about stealing: ''How could you? Haven't you learned anything from that guy who gives sermons at church? Captain Whatshisname? We live in a society of laws. Why do you think I took you to all those Police Academy movies? FOR FUN?? WELL I DIDN'T HEAR ANYONE ELSE LAUGHING! DID YOU? Except at that guy who made all those sound effects (Homer makes noises and laughs to himself) Where was i? Oh yeah, stay out of my booze!''
28. "Homer To The Max" S10 E13
Chalkboard Gag: No one wants to hear about my sciatica
Plot: Homer, after watching a new TV show called Police Cops featuring a character called Homer Simpson, is thrilled because of how cool the character is. However when the character is changed to an idiot he is mocked by all of Springfield. This causes Homer to change his name to Max Power which gains him new important friends and a more glamorous lifestyle.
Best Gag: Homer and Marge: ''This is the worst party ever!''...''I don't know. Remember that New Years Eve at Lenny's?...He didn't even have a clock'
27. "Maximum Homerdrive" S10 E17
Chalkboard Gag: It does not suck to be you
Plot: At a new restaurant Homer challenges trucker Red Barclay to an eating contest which Red wins but the victory costs him his life (beef poisoning) Feeling bad for him, Homer decides to deliver Reds cargo to Atlanta with Bart along for the ride.
Best Gag: Homer's balancing act of taking stay awake pep pills AND sleeping pills whilst driving through the night or Marge's line: ''Your father traded all our tools for M&M's again''
26. "King of the Hill" S9 E23
Couch Gag: The Simpsons sit on the couch, the camera zooms out to reveal theyre inside a snow globe. Two hands then shake the globe.
Plot: After embarrassing Bart in a game of capture the flag Homer decides to get fit and starts working out in a gym. Hes soon selected by apple sauce power bar makers, in a publicity stunt, as the perfect man to climb The Murderhorn which Homer sees as the perfect opportunity to impress Bart.
Best Gag: Homer, shirtless and breathless, collasping before reaching the finishing line during a game of capture the flag is pelted with eggs by all the children. Homer outside a gym (''A
gime? what the hell's a
gime?)