A helpful categorization list designed as an easy reference for comparing episodes with similar themes or subject matter on the Internet. A more thorough guide, "400 types of simpsons episodes," is forthcoming shortly.
- Christmas Episode
i.e. Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, 'Tis the Fifteenth Season - Treehouse of Horror
- Homer Gets A Wacky Job or Gets Into A Wacky Situation
i.e. Dancin' Homer, Deep Space Homer, Simple Simpson, many, many more - Homer and Marge's Marriage Is In Trouble!
i.e. Life on the Fast Lane, The War of the Simpsons, Natural Born Kissers, The Devil Wears Nada, many, many more - The Simpsons Are A Bad Family
i.e. There's No Disgrace Like Home, Brawl in the Family - Sideshow Bob Episode
- Krusty Episode
i.e. Like Father, Like Clown, The Last Temptation of Krust - Lisa is Sad
i.e. Moaning Lisa, 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky, Lisa's Substitute - Lisa Has An Ethical Dilemma
i.e. Lisa Gets an "A", A Star is Torn, Lisa's Rival, Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington - Clip Show
i.e. Gump Roast, So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show, The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular - Flashback Episode
i.e. The Way We Was, Lisa's Sax, Homer's Barbershop Quartet - Flashforward Episode
Lisa's Wedding, Bart to the Future, Future-Drama - Sibling Rivalry!
i.e. On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister, Bart vs. Lisa vs. 3rd Grade, Smart and Smarter - Mystery!
i.e. Black Widower, Who Shot Mr. Burns?, Wedding for Disaster - Marge Episode
i.e. The Twisted World of Marge Simpson, Homer Alone, All's Fair in Oven War - Bart's Crazy Antics
i.e. The Crepes of Wrath, Boy-Scoutz N the Hood, Bart on the Road, Kamp Krusty - Bart Has An Ethical Dilemma
i.e. Marge be Not Proud, Bart Gets an F, The Heartbroke Kid - The Simpsons Are Going To __________!
i.e. Bart vs. Australia, The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson, The Regina Monologues - Springfield Gets Into Zany Hi-Jinx
i.e. Marge vs. the Monorail, $pringfield, - Mr. Burns Episode
i.e. Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish, Rosebud, Fraudcast News - The Writers Tackle A Pressing Social Issue
i.e. Homer's Phobia, There's Something About Marrying, Much Apu About Nothing, Coming to Homerica - Ned Flanders Episode
i.e. A Star is Born-Again, Hurricane Neddy - Format-Benders
i.e. Trilogy of Error, 24 Minutes, 22 Short Films About Springfield - Apu Episode
i.e. Homer and Apu, The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons, The Sweetest Apu - Principal Skinner and/or Springfield Elementary Episode
i.e. Grade School Confidential, The PTA Disbands, Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadassss Song - Fleshing Out A Secondary Character
i.e. Moe Baby Blues, Worst Episode Ever, This Little Wiggy, Sleeping with the Enemy - Grandpa and/or Old People Episode
i.e. Old Money, The Old Man & The Key, Lady Bouvier's Lover - SLH/Snowball II Episode
i.e. Dog of Death, Old Yeller-Belly, Bart's Dog Gets an F - Deals Mainly With Religion
i.e. Homer the Heretic, The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star, Pray Anything - Non-Halloween Trilogy
i.e. Simpsons Bible Stories, The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase, The Wettest Stories Ever Told, Four Great Women and a Manicure - Marge Leads a Crusade
i.e. Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays; Itchy & Scratchy & Marge - Let's See How Many Guest Stars We Can Cram In An Episode
i.e. Homer at the Bat, When You Dish Upon A Star, Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass - Itchy & Scratchy Episode
i.e. The Day the Violence Died, The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show, The Front - Homer Tries To Be A Good Father
i.e. Saturdays of Thunder, Lisa's Pony, Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder, I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot - Look, It's A Long Lost Relative!
i.e. Burns, Baby Burns, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, Mother Simpson - Springfield Denizen Woes
i.e. A Milhouse Divided, Alone Again, Natura-Diddly, My Big Fat Geek Wedding
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