The Simpsons: 11 Best Episodes From Season 11
8. The Mansion Family
The easiest formula for jokes on The Simpsons is to just plop the family into a new environment and let them run wild with it. Such is the case with “The Mansion Family,” in which Homer is tasked with looking after Mr. Burns’ mansion while he gets a physical at the Mayo Clinic.
The episode is a conga line of absurd scenes, and they’re all delightfully ridiculous. After several gags of Homer, Lisa, and Bart playing with Monty’s possessions, Homer decides to have one final blowout party on his yacht. Bart and Homer take a group of drunks out to international waters, which results in whippings, pirates, air guitar, and the simple joys of a monkey knife fight.
Is the episode dumb? Perhaps, but shows like The Simpsons are allowed to be dumb when they’re funny, and all you need is to see Lenny and Carl anxiously wait for sunlight to cross a certain line to let them know they can drink to be convinced it’s funny.