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Week 2 of the "Best. Episode. Ever." Tournament is finished. And the episode that will join Krusty Gets Busted in the final vote is...Itchy & Scratchy & Marge! The episode received 9 votes, where Bart Gets an "F", Treehouse of Horror, and Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? finished in a tie with 8 votes each.
And now we go to Season 3. A season that gave us some of the most classic episodes in the history of the series. 24 episodes enter, but only 1 (and maybe more) can be in the final vote. Up to 5 votes, Highest vote-getter moves to the final vote, one-time 3-day tie-breaker should there be a tie, and multiple episodes move on if another tie occurs. And now, here are the episodes (episode synopses courtesy of the simpsons wiki):
Stark Raving Dad
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Stark_Raving_Dad
Thanks to Bart leaving his lucky red hat in the load of washed white shirts, Homer wears a pink shirt to the nuclear power plant. He is promptly committed to a mental institution where he meets up with a heavy-set, bald, white man, Leon Kompowsky, who walks and talks like Michael Jackson.
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Lisa_Goes_to_Washington
Thanks to Lisa's patriotic and winning essay in a contest sponsored by Reading Digest magazine, the Simpsons win a trip to Washington DC. However Lisa's faith in democracy is shaken, when she sees her local representative taking a bribe for a permit, to cut down Springfield National Forest.
When Flanders Failed
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/When_Flanders_Failed
When Ned Flanders announces at a barbecue that he's starting his own general store catering to the left-handed, Homer wishes that his goody-goody neighbor will suffer financial ruin. Meanwhile, Bart takes karate class, but ends up cutting it when he realizes that it's not as exciting as it's cracked up to be.
Bart the Murderer
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Bart_the_Murderer
After having a very lousy day of school, Bart accidentally stumbles into `The Legitimate Businessman Social Club', a mobster front. He becomes a bartender, but when he shows up late at work and blames Principal Skinner, Fat Tony then goes to confront Skinner. The next day when Bart comes to school, he discovers that Skinner is missing.
Homer Defined
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Homer_Defined
During a near-fatal meltdown at The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer frantically presses buttons on his console until he hits the right combination and saves the day. Homer becomes a hero even though he knows in his heart that what he did was a fluke. Meanwhile, Bart's friendship with Milhouse becomes strained when Milhouse's mother bans him from hanging out with her son.
Like Father, Like Clown
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Like_Father,_Like_Clown
Krusty finally drops by to have dinner with the Simpsons to thank Bart for believing him (see "Krusty Gets Busted"), and drops a bombshell: He real name is Herschel Krustofsky, and he is estranged from his rabbi father, who disowned him when Krusty decided to be a clown instead of a rabbi. Now, Bart vows to reunite Clown and rabbi.
Treehouse of Horror II
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_II
The sequel to the original Treehouse of Horror. In 'The Monkey's Paw', Lisa dreams that Homer purchases a monkey's paw that grants the family four wishes. In Bart's nightmare, he dreams that he has the power to read minds, and he punishes people if they are not happy - subsequently turning Homer into a jack-in-the-box. In Homer's dream, his brain is put into a Frankenstein-style robot.
Lisa's Pony
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Lisa%27s_Pony
Homer makes up for his latest example of fatherly ineptitude (failing to get Lisa a saxophone reed in time for the school talent show) by buying Lisa the one thing she's always wanted: a pony. But keeping the animal ends up costing the family money and Homer takes a second job at the Kwik-E-Mart to make Lisa happy.
Saturdays of Thunder
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Saturdays_of_Thunder
Bart becomes deeply immersed in competitive soapbox racing while Homer begins to realize that he's not as good a father as he thought. After attending a lecture at National Fatherhood Institute, Homer becomes a more attentive father, helping Bart build the ultimate soapbox racer. But Bart decides not to use it in his big race against Nelson Muntz, instead opting to borrow Martin Prince's scientifically engineered aerodynamic racer.
Flaming Moe's
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Flaming_Moe%27s
Homer tells Moe how he invented a bizarre drink called the Flaming Homer. It's so good that Moe steals his recipe, renames it the Flaming Moe and takes credit for inventing it. The Flaming Moe revitalizes business, turning Moe's Tavern into the hottest spot in Springfield, and causing Homer's and Moe's relationship to splinter.
Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Burns_Verkaufen_der_Kraftwerk
Mr. Burns sells the Nuclear Power Plant to a pair of German businessmen for $100 million. As a result of the takeover, Homer loses his job, and falls into a state of depression. Homer sees Burns and Smithers in Moe's, and speaks his mind to him. He realises he no longer has his position of power, and buys the power plant back for $50 million - and immediately rehires Homer.
I Married Marge
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/I_Married_Marge
In flashback, the year is 1980, and Homer and Marge are dating. After seeing a Star Wars movie, they get busy afterwards - and Marge finds out she is pregnant with Bart. When Homer finds out, he proposes to her, and then tries to find a higher paying job. He goes to the new power plant, only to be rejected. When the baby's things are repossessed, Homer decides they'll be better off without him - until Marge comes to find him.
Radio Bart
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Radio_Bart
It's Bart's tenth birthday, and one of his presents is a radio microphone, which he promptly uses to play practical jokes on everyone. Things spin out of control, however, when Bart pranks Groundskeeper Willie by making him think a little boy named Timmy O'Toole has fallen down a local well, and the whole town ends up getting involved.
Lisa the Greek
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Lisa_the_Greek
Homer becomes aware that Lisa can predict football results with incredible accuracy, and the two bond when watching the games. Homer places bets in Moe's with Lisa's predictions, and makes a bundle. However, when Lisa finds out what Homer's been doing, she calls off the bets - leaving him with a final prediction for the Super Bowl - if Washington win, she loves him, but if Buffalos win, she won't. Washington come from behind and win.
Homer Alone
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Homer_Alone
When the family causes Marge to flip out, she takes a vacation from it all at Rancho Relaxo, leaving Lisa and Bart with Patty and Selma, and Homer alone with Maggie. Then, Maggie goes searching for Marge while Homer struggles with the former-duties of his wife.
Bart the Lover
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Bart_the_Lover
Mrs. Krabappel's new pen pal has the name of the 28th president, the face of Gordie Howe, and the lines of a food-obsessed Frenchman. Is he the perfect lover, or Bart's latest practical joke? Meanwhile, Homer starts building a doghouse, and learns to give up swearing.
Homer at the Bat
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Homer_at_the_Bat
Mr. Burns bets $1,000,000 that his softball team can beat a competing plant's softball team. In order to do so, he replaced the regular softball team with professional baseballers; he gave them jobs at the plant so it wouldn't be legitimately cheating, he got a new security guard (Roger Clemens), new janitor (Wade Boggs), lunchroom cashier (Ken Griffey, Jr.), and other new employees like Steve Sax, Don Mattingly, Ozzie Smith, Darryl Strawberry, José Canseco, and Mike Scioscia.
Separate Vocations
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Separate_Vocations
After taking the Career Aptitude Normalization Test, or CANT test, Lisa finds out she's more suited to be a homemaker, while Bart is more suited to be a police officer. While Bart enjoys his taste of authority, Lisa turns rebellious after being unable to pursue the career she originally wanted.
Dog of Death
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Dog_of_Death
When Santa's Little Helper suffers from a twisted stomach, the Simpsons cut corners wherever possible in order to pay for a life saving operation. However, when the family's morale suffers from the budget cuts, the dog runs away, and quickly becomes one of Mr. Burns' attack hounds.
Colonel Homer
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Colonel_Homer
After a particularly bad movie experience, Homer drives to a bar where he discovers a singer named Lurleen Lumpkin. Now, Colonel Homer is her manager, much to Marge's disgust.
Black Widower
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Widower
Sideshow Bob gets paroled, and marries Selma. However, Bart suspects that Sideshow Bob has something else up his sleeve.
The Otto Show
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Otto_Show
Otto loses his job driving the school bus, partially because he doesn't have a driver's license, and, after being kicked out of his apartment, goes to live with the Simpsons.
Bart's Friend Falls in Love
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Bart%27s_Friend_Falls_in_Love
Milhouse's relationship with a new student in Springfield Elementary, Samantha Stankey, spend all of their free time together, him without spending time with Bart, much to his friend's irritation and their friendship becomes more distant in the process. Meanwhile, Homer tries to lose weight by listening to a subliminal tape.
Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Brother,_Can_You_Spare_Two_Dimes%3F
Homer's half-brother Herb has been living as a bum since losing his car company because of Homer's failure of designing a car. When he gets an idea for an invention that can make him rich again, he goes to Springfield and asks the Simpsons' help to develop it, using award money that Homer received from Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
Voting ends April 10th, Midnight EDT.
And now we go to Season 3. A season that gave us some of the most classic episodes in the history of the series. 24 episodes enter, but only 1 (and maybe more) can be in the final vote. Up to 5 votes, Highest vote-getter moves to the final vote, one-time 3-day tie-breaker should there be a tie, and multiple episodes move on if another tie occurs. And now, here are the episodes (episode synopses courtesy of the simpsons wiki):
Stark Raving Dad
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Stark_Raving_Dad
Thanks to Bart leaving his lucky red hat in the load of washed white shirts, Homer wears a pink shirt to the nuclear power plant. He is promptly committed to a mental institution where he meets up with a heavy-set, bald, white man, Leon Kompowsky, who walks and talks like Michael Jackson.
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Lisa_Goes_to_Washington
Thanks to Lisa's patriotic and winning essay in a contest sponsored by Reading Digest magazine, the Simpsons win a trip to Washington DC. However Lisa's faith in democracy is shaken, when she sees her local representative taking a bribe for a permit, to cut down Springfield National Forest.
When Flanders Failed
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/When_Flanders_Failed
When Ned Flanders announces at a barbecue that he's starting his own general store catering to the left-handed, Homer wishes that his goody-goody neighbor will suffer financial ruin. Meanwhile, Bart takes karate class, but ends up cutting it when he realizes that it's not as exciting as it's cracked up to be.
Bart the Murderer
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Bart_the_Murderer
After having a very lousy day of school, Bart accidentally stumbles into `The Legitimate Businessman Social Club', a mobster front. He becomes a bartender, but when he shows up late at work and blames Principal Skinner, Fat Tony then goes to confront Skinner. The next day when Bart comes to school, he discovers that Skinner is missing.
Homer Defined
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Homer_Defined
During a near-fatal meltdown at The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Homer frantically presses buttons on his console until he hits the right combination and saves the day. Homer becomes a hero even though he knows in his heart that what he did was a fluke. Meanwhile, Bart's friendship with Milhouse becomes strained when Milhouse's mother bans him from hanging out with her son.
Like Father, Like Clown
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Like_Father,_Like_Clown
Krusty finally drops by to have dinner with the Simpsons to thank Bart for believing him (see "Krusty Gets Busted"), and drops a bombshell: He real name is Herschel Krustofsky, and he is estranged from his rabbi father, who disowned him when Krusty decided to be a clown instead of a rabbi. Now, Bart vows to reunite Clown and rabbi.
Treehouse of Horror II
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_II
The sequel to the original Treehouse of Horror. In 'The Monkey's Paw', Lisa dreams that Homer purchases a monkey's paw that grants the family four wishes. In Bart's nightmare, he dreams that he has the power to read minds, and he punishes people if they are not happy - subsequently turning Homer into a jack-in-the-box. In Homer's dream, his brain is put into a Frankenstein-style robot.
Lisa's Pony
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Lisa%27s_Pony
Homer makes up for his latest example of fatherly ineptitude (failing to get Lisa a saxophone reed in time for the school talent show) by buying Lisa the one thing she's always wanted: a pony. But keeping the animal ends up costing the family money and Homer takes a second job at the Kwik-E-Mart to make Lisa happy.
Saturdays of Thunder
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Saturdays_of_Thunder
Bart becomes deeply immersed in competitive soapbox racing while Homer begins to realize that he's not as good a father as he thought. After attending a lecture at National Fatherhood Institute, Homer becomes a more attentive father, helping Bart build the ultimate soapbox racer. But Bart decides not to use it in his big race against Nelson Muntz, instead opting to borrow Martin Prince's scientifically engineered aerodynamic racer.
Flaming Moe's
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Flaming_Moe%27s
Homer tells Moe how he invented a bizarre drink called the Flaming Homer. It's so good that Moe steals his recipe, renames it the Flaming Moe and takes credit for inventing it. The Flaming Moe revitalizes business, turning Moe's Tavern into the hottest spot in Springfield, and causing Homer's and Moe's relationship to splinter.
Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Burns_Verkaufen_der_Kraftwerk
Mr. Burns sells the Nuclear Power Plant to a pair of German businessmen for $100 million. As a result of the takeover, Homer loses his job, and falls into a state of depression. Homer sees Burns and Smithers in Moe's, and speaks his mind to him. He realises he no longer has his position of power, and buys the power plant back for $50 million - and immediately rehires Homer.
I Married Marge
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/I_Married_Marge
In flashback, the year is 1980, and Homer and Marge are dating. After seeing a Star Wars movie, they get busy afterwards - and Marge finds out she is pregnant with Bart. When Homer finds out, he proposes to her, and then tries to find a higher paying job. He goes to the new power plant, only to be rejected. When the baby's things are repossessed, Homer decides they'll be better off without him - until Marge comes to find him.
Radio Bart
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Radio_Bart
It's Bart's tenth birthday, and one of his presents is a radio microphone, which he promptly uses to play practical jokes on everyone. Things spin out of control, however, when Bart pranks Groundskeeper Willie by making him think a little boy named Timmy O'Toole has fallen down a local well, and the whole town ends up getting involved.
Lisa the Greek
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Lisa_the_Greek
Homer becomes aware that Lisa can predict football results with incredible accuracy, and the two bond when watching the games. Homer places bets in Moe's with Lisa's predictions, and makes a bundle. However, when Lisa finds out what Homer's been doing, she calls off the bets - leaving him with a final prediction for the Super Bowl - if Washington win, she loves him, but if Buffalos win, she won't. Washington come from behind and win.
Homer Alone
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Homer_Alone
When the family causes Marge to flip out, she takes a vacation from it all at Rancho Relaxo, leaving Lisa and Bart with Patty and Selma, and Homer alone with Maggie. Then, Maggie goes searching for Marge while Homer struggles with the former-duties of his wife.
Bart the Lover
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Bart_the_Lover
Mrs. Krabappel's new pen pal has the name of the 28th president, the face of Gordie Howe, and the lines of a food-obsessed Frenchman. Is he the perfect lover, or Bart's latest practical joke? Meanwhile, Homer starts building a doghouse, and learns to give up swearing.
Homer at the Bat
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Homer_at_the_Bat
Mr. Burns bets $1,000,000 that his softball team can beat a competing plant's softball team. In order to do so, he replaced the regular softball team with professional baseballers; he gave them jobs at the plant so it wouldn't be legitimately cheating, he got a new security guard (Roger Clemens), new janitor (Wade Boggs), lunchroom cashier (Ken Griffey, Jr.), and other new employees like Steve Sax, Don Mattingly, Ozzie Smith, Darryl Strawberry, José Canseco, and Mike Scioscia.
Separate Vocations
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Separate_Vocations
After taking the Career Aptitude Normalization Test, or CANT test, Lisa finds out she's more suited to be a homemaker, while Bart is more suited to be a police officer. While Bart enjoys his taste of authority, Lisa turns rebellious after being unable to pursue the career she originally wanted.
Dog of Death
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Dog_of_Death
When Santa's Little Helper suffers from a twisted stomach, the Simpsons cut corners wherever possible in order to pay for a life saving operation. However, when the family's morale suffers from the budget cuts, the dog runs away, and quickly becomes one of Mr. Burns' attack hounds.
Colonel Homer
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Colonel_Homer
After a particularly bad movie experience, Homer drives to a bar where he discovers a singer named Lurleen Lumpkin. Now, Colonel Homer is her manager, much to Marge's disgust.
Black Widower
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Widower
Sideshow Bob gets paroled, and marries Selma. However, Bart suspects that Sideshow Bob has something else up his sleeve.
The Otto Show
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Otto_Show
Otto loses his job driving the school bus, partially because he doesn't have a driver's license, and, after being kicked out of his apartment, goes to live with the Simpsons.
Bart's Friend Falls in Love
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Bart%27s_Friend_Falls_in_Love
Milhouse's relationship with a new student in Springfield Elementary, Samantha Stankey, spend all of their free time together, him without spending time with Bart, much to his friend's irritation and their friendship becomes more distant in the process. Meanwhile, Homer tries to lose weight by listening to a subliminal tape.
Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Brother,_Can_You_Spare_Two_Dimes%3F
Homer's half-brother Herb has been living as a bum since losing his car company because of Homer's failure of designing a car. When he gets an idea for an invention that can make him rich again, he goes to Springfield and asks the Simpsons' help to develop it, using award money that Homer received from Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.
Voting ends April 10th, Midnight EDT.