What is the funniest The Simpsons episode?

"The Father The Son And The Holy Guest St" (S16E21) is the funniest The Simpsons episode by Humor Index, scoring 93.2 with 67 scored jokes.

How many jokes per minute does The Simpsons have?

The Simpsons averages 3.5 distinct scored jokes per minute across 552 analyzed episodes.

Show Analysis

The Simpsons79.0

Name: The Simpsons
Rating: 79

Animation

79.0/ 100

Humor Index

JPM

3.5

Jokes per minute

Craft

6.9

Avg craft score

Impact

6.6

Avg impact score

IMDb

7.1

Avg episode rating

Jokes Analyzed

34,957

552 episodes

Is The Simpsons funny? Yes — The Simpsons scores 79.0 out of 100 on the Humor Index, the #13 funniest of 21 sitcoms scored, based on an AI analysis of 34,957 jokes across 552 episodes. It averages 3.5 jokes per minute, with a craft score of 6.9 and an impact score of 6.6.

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Top 5 Episodes of The Simpsons

The highest-scoring episodes by our Humor Index. Start here.

The Father The Son And The Holy Guest St

S16E2167 jokesCraft 7.5Impact 7.3

93.2

/ 100

The Joy Of Sect

S9E1385 jokesCraft 7.4Impact 7.3

92.6

/ 100

Tales From The Public Domain

S13E1481 jokesCraft 7.4Impact 7.1

92.5

/ 100

Treehouse Of Horror V

S6E0659 jokesCraft 7.3Impact 7.3

92.2

/ 100

Who Shot Mr Burns 1

S6E2559 jokesCraft 7.5Impact 7.1

90.8

/ 100

Best Season

1550 jokes analyzed

Episode Mean

78.4

unweighted avg · 552 episodes

Score Range

93.2→65.8

best to worst

Episodes 90+

207

Episodes 80+

523

Episodes 70+

5.0

Consistency (σ)

lower = more consistent

Lowest Scoring Episodes

S17E04: Treehouse Of Horror Xvi65.8 S25E22: The Yellow Badge Of Cowardge66.0 S22E08: The Fight Before Christmas66.9

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The Simpsons — Humor Index for every scored episode
Season	Episode	Title	Humor Index
1	1	Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire	69.5
1	2	Bart The Genius	81.8
1	3	Homers Odyssey	82.5
1	4	Theres No Disgrace Like Home	86.8
1	5	Bart The General	76.8
1	6	Moaning Lisa	81.1
1	7	The Call Of The Simpsons	77.6
1	8	The Telltale Head	67.9
1	9	Life On The Fast Lane	81.0
1	10	Homers Night Out	70.5
1	11	The Crepes Of Wrath	81.8
1	12	Krusty Gets Busted	79.1
1	13	Some Enchanted Evening	74.6
2	1	Bart Gets An F	83.1
2	2	Simpson And Delilah	81.9
2	3	Treehouse Of Horror	82.6
2	4	Two Cars In Every Garage And Three Eyes	84.5
2	5	Dancin Homer	73.5
2	6	Dead Putting Society	82.6
2	7	Bart Vs Thanksgiving	80.6
2	8	Bart The Daredevil	84.4
2	9	Itchy Amp Scratchy Amp Marge	70.9
2	10	Bart Gets Hit By A Car	84.2
2	11	One Fish Two Fish Blowfish Blue Fish	79.4
2	12	The Way We Was	69.9
2	13	Homer Vs Lisa And The 8Th Commandment	79.6
2	14	Principal Charming	81.4
2	15	Oh Brother Where Art Thou	71.6
2	16	Barts Dog Gets An F	76.5
2	17	Old Money	83.5
2	18	Brush With Greatness	85.2
2	19	Lisas Substitute	80.4
2	20	The War Of The Simpsons	82.5
2	21	Three Men And A Comic Book	82.1
2	22	Blood Feud	81.4
3	1	Stark Raving Dad	79.8
3	2	Mr Lisa Goes To Washington	70.6
3	3	When Flanders Failed	72.2
3	4	Bart The Murderer	75.0
3	5	Homer Defined	88.6
3	6	Like Father Like Clown	72.9
3	7	Treehouse Of Horror Ii	79.2
3	8	Lisas Pony	74.2
3	9	Saturdays Of Thunder	72.5
3	10	Flaming Moes	74.8
3	11	Burns Verkaufen Der Kraftwerk	82.4
3	12	I Married Marge	77.4
3	13	Radio Bart	76.5
3	14	Lisa The Greek	75.5
3	15	Homer Alone	74.2
3	16	Bart The Lover	80.6
3	17	Homer At The Bat	80.4
3	18	Separate Vocations	79.1
3	19	Dog Of Death	75.1
3	20	Colonel Homer	71.4
3	21	Black Widower	79.1
3	22	The Otto Show	84.0
3	23	Barts Friend Falls In Love	80.5
3	24	Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes	77.6
4	1	Kamp Krusty	82.8
4	2	A Streetcar Named Marge	78.2
4	3	Homer The Heretic	82.0
4	4	Lisa The Beauty Queen	75.8
4	5	Treehouse Of Horror Iii	81.4
4	6	Itchy Amp Scratchy The Movie	77.8
4	7	Marge Gets A Job	75.0
4	8	New Kid On The Block	78.4
4	9	Mr Plow	88.5
4	10	Lisas First Word	79.2
4	11	Homers Triple Bypass	87.5
4	12	Marge Vs The Monorail	85.6
4	13	Selmas Choice	79.8
4	14	Brother From The Same Planet	84.4
4	15	I Love Lisa	78.9
4	16	Duffless	77.5
4	17	Last Exit To Springfield	86.5
4	18	So Its Come To This A Simpsons Clip Show	79.1
4	19	The Front	80.9
4	20	Whacking Day	87.2
4	21	Marge In Chains	78.1
4	22	Krusty Gets Kancelled	84.0
5	1	Homers Barbershop Quartet	82.8
5	2	Cape Feare	89.4
5	3	Homer Goes To College	81.5
5	4	Rosebud	77.5
5	5	Treehouse Of Horror Iv	85.4
5	6	Marge On The Lam	80.1
5	7	Barts Inner Child	81.8
5	8	Boy Scoutz N The Hood	78.2
5	9	The Last Temptation Of Homer	88.0
5	10	Pringfield Or How I Learned To Stop Worr	73.9
5	11	Homer The Vigilante	83.1
5	12	Bart Gets Famous	76.9
5	13	Homer And Apu	82.9
5	14	Lisa Vs Malibu Stacy	85.9
5	15	Deep Space Homer	79.0
5	16	Homer Loves Flanders	77.6
5	17	Bart Gets An Elephant	81.1
5	18	Burns Heir	78.6
5	19	Sweet Seymour Skinners Baadasssss Song	75.6
5	20	The Boy Who Knew Too Much	78.5
5	21	Lady Bouviers Lover	83.2
5	22	Secrets Of A Successful Marriage	74.2
6	1	Bart Of Darkness	87.4
6	2	Lisas Rival	79.9
6	3	Another Simpsons Clip Show	77.9
6	4	Itchy Amp Scratchy Land	82.5
6	5	Sideshow Bob Roberts	84.5
6	6	Treehouse Of Horror V	92.2
6	7	Barts Girlfriend	75.4
6	8	Lisa On Ice	80.4
6	9	Homer Badman	80.2
6	10	Grampa Vs Sexual Inadequacy	77.0
6	11	Fear Of Flying	82.1
6	12	Homer The Great	88.8
6	13	And Maggie Makes Three	81.4
6	14	Barts Comet	80.8
6	15	Homie The Clown	87.2
6	16	Bart Vs Australia	75.5
6	17	Homer Vs Patty And Selma	85.1
6	18	A Star Is Burns	89.5
6	19	Lisas Wedding	73.6
6	20	Two Dozen And One Greyhounds	87.5
6	21	The Pta Disbands	78.9
6	22	Round Springfield	85.0
6	23	The Springfield Connection	83.0
6	24	Lemon Of Troy	77.5
6	25	Who Shot Mr Burns 1	90.8
7	1	Who Shot Mr Burns 2	72.5
7	2	Radioactive Man	80.1
7	3	Home Sweet Homediddly Dum Doodily	79.5
7	4	Bart Sells His Soul	85.2
7	5	Lisa The Vegetarian	79.0
7	6	Treehouse Of Horror Vi	82.0
7	7	King Size Homer	90.0
7	8	Mother Simpson	78.4
7	9	Sideshow Bobs Last Gleaming	81.0
7	10	The Simpsons 138Th Episode Spectacular	83.6
7	11	Marge Be Not Proud	84.2
7	12	Team Homer	82.5
7	13	Two Bad Neighbors	79.8
7	14	Scenes From The Class Struggle In Spring	78.2
7	15	Bart The Fink	83.2
7	16	Lisa The Iconoclast	80.0
7	17	Homer The Smithers	74.8
7	18	The Day The Violence Died	75.1
7	19	A Fish Called Selma	78.6
7	20	Bart On The Road	74.9
7	21	22 Short Films About Springfield	87.0
7	22	Raging Abe Simpson And His Grumbling Gra	73.2
7	23	Much Apu About Nothing	81.2
7	24	Homerpalooza	85.8
7	25	Summer Of 4 Ft 2	73.4
8	1	Treehouse Of Horror Vii	85.0
8	2	You Only Move Twice	79.0
8	3	The Homer They Fall	76.1
8	4	Burns Baby Burns	83.1
8	5	Bart After Dark	75.0
8	6	A Milhouse Divided	86.5
8	7	Lisas Date With Density	84.9
8	8	Hurricane Neddy	86.2
8	9	El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Jomer The	75.6
8	10	The Springfield Files	87.1
8	11	The Twisted World Of Marge Simpson	76.6
8	12	Mountain Of Madness	75.2
8	13	Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala Annoyed Gr	86.5
8	14	The Itchy Amp Scratchy Amp Poochie Show	83.9
8	15	Homers Phobia	88.4
8	16	Brother From Another Series	84.9
8	17	My Sister My Sitter	71.6
8	18	Homer Vs The Eighteenth Amendment	81.4
8	19	Grade School Confidential	88.0
8	20	The Canine Mutiny	71.6
8	21	The Old Man And The Lisa	81.1
8	22	In Marge We Trust	76.4
8	23	Homers Enemy	90.8
8	24	The Simpsons Spin Off Showcase	81.2
8	25	The Secret War Of Lisa Simpson	75.2
9	1	The City Of New York Vs Homer Simpson	88.0
9	2	The Principal And The Pauper	83.6
9	3	Lisas Sax	72.9
9	4	Treehouse Of Horror Viii	84.9
9	5	The Cartridge Family	75.8
9	6	Bart Star	79.9
9	7	The Two Mrs Nahasapeemapetilons	76.6
9	8	Lisa The Skeptic	83.5
9	9	Realty Bites	85.2
9	10	Miracle On Evergreen Terrace	76.5
9	11	All Singing All Dancing	75.9
9	12	Bart Carny	78.6
9	13	The Joy Of Sect	92.6
9	14	Das Bus	83.5
9	15	The Last Temptation Of Krust	79.0
9	16	Dumbbell Indemnity	87.8
9	17	Lisa The Simpson	70.5
9	18	This Little Wiggy	76.2
9	19	Simpson Tide	83.9
9	20	The Trouble With Trillions	79.4
9	21	Girly Edition	75.9
9	22	Trash Of The Titans	79.2
9	23	King Of The Hill	79.1
9	24	Lost Our Lisa	75.0
9	25	Natural Born Kissers	68.6
10	1	Lard Of The Dance	74.4
10	2	The Wizard Of Evergreen Terrace	75.2
10	3	Bart The Mother	79.1
10	4	Treehouse Of Horror Ix	69.9
10	5	When You Dish Upon A Star	76.8
10	6	Doh In In The Wind	76.5
10	7	Lisa Gets An A	73.0
10	8	Homer Simpson In Kidney Trouble	82.8
10	9	Mayored To The Mob	75.2
10	10	Viva Ned Flanders	72.5
10	11	Wild Barts Cant Be Broken	75.4
10	12	Sunday Cruddy Sunday	75.1
10	13	Homer To The Max	83.5
10	14	Im With Cupid	73.1
10	15	Marge Simpson In Screaming Yellow Honker	76.5
10	16	Make Room For Lisa	79.9
10	17	Maximum Homerdrive	68.1
10	18	Simpsons Bible Stories	88.1
10	19	Mom And Pop Art	75.9
10	20	The Old Man And The C Student	79.4
10	21	Monty Cant Buy Me Love	83.5
10	22	They Saved Lisas Brain	68.4
10	23	Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo	75.0
11	1	Beyond Blunderdome	70.9
11	2	Brothers Little Helper	86.5
11	3	Guess Whos Coming To Criticize Dinner	85.4
11	4	Treehouse Of Horror X	86.0
11	5	E I E I Annoyed Grunt	69.9
11	6	Hello Gutter Hello Fadder	71.0
11	7	Eight Misbehavin	76.6
11	8	Take My Wife Sleaze	71.1
11	9	Grift Of The Magi	74.8
11	10	Little Big Mom	76.4
11	11	Faith Off	80.5
11	12	The Mansion Family	86.0
11	13	Saddlesore Galactica	72.0
11	14	Alone Again Natura Diddily	79.2
11	15	Missionary Impossible	88.6
11	16	Pygmoelian	75.2
11	17	Bart To The Future	75.2
11	18	Days Of Wine And Dohses	79.2
11	19	Kill The Alligator And Run	77.8
11	20	Last Tap Dance In Springfield	71.8
11	21	Its A Mad Mad Mad Mad Marge	78.9
11	22	Behind The Laughter	74.1
12	1	Treehouse Of Horror Xi	83.0
12	2	A Tale Of Two Springfields	69.1
12	3	Insane Clown Poppy	81.9
12	4	Lisa The Tree Hugger	82.0
12	5	Homer Vs Dignity	81.8
12	6	The Computer Wore Menace Shoes	71.4
12	7	The Great Money Caper	69.2
12	8	Skinners Sense Of Snow	82.5
12	9	Homя	83.8
12	10	Pokey Mom	71.9
12	11	Worst Episode Ever	85.9
12	12	Tennis The Menace	73.5
12	13	Day Of The Jackanapes	76.1
12	14	New Kids On The Blecch	75.0
12	15	Hungry Hungry Homer	85.6
12	16	Bye Bye Nerdy	73.9
12	17	Simpson Safari	76.5
12	18	Trilogy Of Error	81.0
12	19	Im Goin To Praiseland	78.9
12	20	Children Of A Lesser Clod	74.2
12	21	Simpsons Tall Tales	73.2
13	1	Treehouse Of Horror Xii	77.5
13	2	The Parent Rap	76.5
13	3	Homer The Moe	69.0
13	4	A Hunka Hunka Burns In Love	75.9
13	5	The Blunder Years	82.6
13	6	She Of Little Faith	77.6
13	7	Brawl In The Family	76.1
13	8	Sweets And Sour Marge	76.9
13	9	Jaws Wired Shut	83.0
13	10	Half Decent Proposal	79.6
13	11	The Bart Wants What It Wants	77.8
13	12	The Lastest Gun In The West	74.0
13	13	The Old Man And The Key	75.0
13	14	Tales From The Public Domain	92.5
13	15	Blame It On Lisa	79.2
13	16	Weekend At Burnsies	77.8
13	17	Gump Roast	81.9
13	18	I Am Furious Yellow	76.6
13	19	The Sweetest Apu	86.5
13	20	Little Girl In The Big Ten	79.9
13	21	The Frying Game	74.5
13	22	Poppas Got A Brand New Badge	70.9
14	1	Treehouse Of Horror Xiii	83.2
14	2	How I Spent My Strummer Vacation	76.8
14	3	Bart Vs Lisa Vs The Third Grade	79.0
14	4	Large Marge	71.4
14	5	Helter Shelter	80.9
14	6	The Great Louse Detective	82.5
14	7	Special Edna	76.4
14	8	The Dad Who Knew Too Little	71.8
14	9	The Strong Arms Of The Ma	79.6
14	10	Pray Anything	77.8
14	11	Barting Over	79.6
14	12	Im Spelling As Fast As I Can	79.0
14	13	A Star Is Born Again	70.4
14	14	Mr Spritz Goes To Washington	77.6
14	15	Cedoh	83.0
14	16	Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky	84.1
14	17	Three Gays Of The Condo	78.8
14	18	Dude Wheres My Ranch	77.0
14	19	Old Yeller Belly	77.9
14	20	Brake My Wife Please	76.0
14	21	The Bart Of War	82.5
14	22	Moe Baby Blues	80.2
15	1	Treehouse Of Horror Xiv	78.2
15	2	My Mother The Carjacker	79.4
15	3	The President Wore Pearls	75.8
15	4	The Regina Monologues	75.5
15	5	The Fat And The Furriest	80.8
15	6	Today I Am A Clown	78.8
15	7	Tis The Fifteenth Season	85.0
15	8	Marge Vs Singles Seniors Childless Coupl	74.0
15	9	I Annoyed Grunt Bot	77.4
15	10	Diatribe Of A Mad Housewife	82.4
15	11	Margical History Tour	78.5
15	12	Milhouse Doesnt Live Here Anymore	82.1
15	13	Smart And Smarter	68.8
15	14	The Ziff Who Came To Dinner	76.8
15	15	Co Dependents Day	78.8
15	16	The Wandering Juvie	75.8
15	17	My Big Fat Geek Wedding	81.0
15	18	Catch Em If You Can	86.2
15	19	Simple Simpson	80.0
15	20	The Way We Werent	75.5
15	21	Bart Mangled Banner	78.1
15	22	Fraudcast News	81.8
16	1	Treehouse Of Horror Xv	84.2
16	2	Alls Fair In Oven War	76.0
16	3	Sleeping With The Enemy	77.8
16	4	She Used To Be My Girl	81.0
16	5	Fat Man And Little Boy	76.9
16	6	Midnight Rx	71.2
16	7	Mommie Beerest	70.1
16	8	Homer And Neds Hail Mary Pass	68.9
16	9	Pranksta Rap	77.8
16	10	Theres Something About Marrying	83.6
16	11	On A Clear Day I Cant See My Sister	79.0
16	12	Goo Goo Gai Pan	82.2
16	13	Mobile Homer	85.2
16	14	The Seven Beer Snitch	80.4
16	15	Future Drama	69.8
16	16	Dont Fear The Roofer	72.2
16	17	The Heartbroke Kid	75.6
16	18	A Star Is Torn	86.0
16	19	Thank God Its Doomsday	82.0
16	20	Home Away From Homer	80.5
16	21	The Father The Son And The Holy Guest St	93.2
17	1	The Bonfire Of The Manatees	77.0
17	2	The Girl Who Slept Too Little	80.1
17	3	Milhouse Of Sand And Fog	81.9
17	4	Treehouse Of Horror Xvi	65.8
17	5	Marges Son Poisoning	79.8
17	6	See Homer Run	69.8
17	7	The Last Of The Red Hat Mamas	68.0
17	8	The Italian Bob	83.1
17	9	Simpsons Christmas Stories	80.6
17	10	Homers Paternity Coot	79.0
17	11	Were On The Road To Dohwhere	76.2
17	12	My Fair Laddy	80.9
17	13	The Seemingly Never Ending Story	82.9
17	14	Bart Has Two Mommies	86.2
17	15	Homer Simpson This Is Your Wife	76.0
17	16	Million Dollar Abie	77.9
17	17	Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore	80.8
17	18	The Wettest Stories Ever Told	81.2
17	19	Girls Just Want To Have Sums	82.2
17	20	Regarding Margie	82.1
17	21	The Monkey Suit	75.4
17	22	Marge And Homer Turn A Couple Play	80.1
18	1	The Mook The Chef The Wife And Her Homer	81.8
18	2	Jazzy And The Pussycats	72.8
18	3	Please Homer Dont Hammer Em	80.1
18	4	Treehouse Of Horror Xvii	75.4
18	5	Gi Annoyed Grunt	78.2
18	6	Moena Lisa	78.2
18	7	Ice Cream Of Margie With The Light Blue	76.0
18	8	The Haw Hawed Couple	80.0
18	9	Kill Gil Volumes I Amp Ii	74.0
18	10	The Wife Aquatic	76.9
18	11	Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Three Time	76.6
18	12	Little Big Girl	73.5
18	13	Springfield Up	84.9
18	14	Yokel Chords	79.2
18	15	Rome Old And Juli Eh	80.2
18	16	Homerazzi	75.0
18	17	Marge Gamer	81.4
18	18	The Boys Of Bummer	73.1
18	19	Crook And Ladder	75.5
18	20	Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot	82.1
18	21	24 Minutes	71.5
18	22	You Kent Always Say What You Want	83.6
19	1	He Loves To Fly And He Dohs	70.6
19	2	The Homer Of Seville	76.8
19	3	Midnight Towboy	77.5
19	4	I Dont Wanna Know Why The Caged Bird Sin	79.1
19	5	Treehouse Of Horror Xviii	74.6
19	6	Little Orphan Millie	81.6
19	7	Husbands And Knives	78.0
19	8	Funeral For A Fiend	73.2
19	9	Eternal Moonshine Of The Simpson Mind	78.0
19	10	E Pluribus Wiggum	78.5
19	11	That 90S Show	83.1
19	12	Love Springfieldian Style	73.2
19	13	The Debarted	75.4
19	14	Dial N For Nerder	87.5
19	15	Smoke On The Daughter	75.8
19	16	Papa Dont Leech	80.0
19	17	Apocalypse Cow	78.5
19	18	Any Given Sundance	83.8
19	19	Mona Leaves A	74.5
19	20	All About Lisa	73.2
20	1	Sex Pies And Idiot Scrapes	80.1
20	2	Lost Verizon	81.1
20	3	Double Double Boy In Trouble	75.5
20	4	Treehouse Of Horror Xix	79.6
20	5	Dangerous Curves	77.9
20	6	Homer And Lisa Exchange Cross Words	79.4
20	7	Mypods And Boomsticks	74.1
20	8	The Burns And The Bees	88.8
20	9	Lisa The Drama Queen	72.5
20	10	Take My Life Please	82.5
20	11	How The Test Was Won	77.0
20	12	No Loan Again Naturally	75.9
20	13	Gone Maggie Gone	83.1
20	14	In The Name Of The Grandfather	75.2
20	15	Wedding For Disaster	81.0
20	16	Eeny Teeny Maya Moe	80.5
20	17	The Good The Sad And The Drugly	76.8
20	18	Father Knows Worst	84.9
20	19	Waverly Hills 9 0 2 1 Doh	71.4
20	20	Four Great Women And A Manicure	75.9
20	21	Coming To Homerica	73.4
21	1	Homer The Whopper	74.4
21	2	Bart Gets A Z	79.9
21	3	The Great Wife Hope	87.2
21	4	Treehouse Of Horror Xx	77.9
21	5	The Devil Wears Nada	72.1
21	6	Pranks And Greens	73.0
21	7	Rednecks And Broomsticks	72.9
21	8	Oh Brother Where Bart Thou	72.8
21	9	Thursdays With Abie	76.9
21	10	Once Upon A Time In Springfield	75.5
21	11	Million Dollar Maybe	76.6
21	12	Boy Meets Curl	84.2
21	13	The Color Yellow	73.9
21	14	Postcards From The Wedge	80.1
21	15	Stealing First Base	80.2
21	16	The Greatest Story Ever Dohed	81.5
21	17	American History X Cellent	79.0
21	18	Chief Of Hearts	77.5
21	19	The Squirt And The Whale	70.6
21	20	To Surveil With Love	74.4
21	21	Moe Letter Blues	72.0
21	22	The Bob Next Door	76.5
21	23	Judge Me Tender	72.5
22	1	Elementary School Musical	72.8
22	2	Loan A Lisa	71.5
22	3	Moneybart	72.1
22	4	Treehouse Of Horror Xxi	75.9
22	5	Lisa Simpson This Isnt Your Life	75.4
22	6	The Fool Monty	83.4
22	7	How Munched Is That Birdie In The Window	82.5
22	8	The Fight Before Christmas	66.9
22	9	Donnie Fatso	76.8
22	10	Moms Id Like To Forget	69.1
22	11	Flaming Moe	81.0
22	12	Homer The Father	74.9
22	13	The Blue And The Gray	73.9
22	14	Angry Dad The Movie	72.0
22	15	The Scorpions Tale	68.9
22	16	A Midsummers Nice Dream	68.1
22	17	Love Is A Many Strangled Thing	78.9
22	18	The Great Simpsina	78.8
22	19	The Real Housewives Of Fat Tony	70.1
22	20	Homer Scissorhands	77.1
22	21	500 Keys	73.5
22	22	The Ned Liest Catch	81.6
23	1	The Falcon And The Dohman	77.2
23	2	Bart Stops To Smell The Roosevelts	74.2
23	3	Treehouse Of Horror Xxii	77.4
23	4	Replaceable You	76.0
23	5	The Food Wife	81.8
23	6	The Book Job	78.1
23	7	The Man In The Blue Flannel Pants	76.9
23	8	The Ten Per Cent Solution	74.4
23	9	Holidays Of Future Passed	75.8
23	10	Politically Inept With Homer Simpson	78.6
23	11	The Doh Cial Network	73.0
23	12	Moe Goes From Rags To Riches	74.4
23	13	The Daughter Also Rises	70.1
23	14	At Long Last Leave	82.8
23	15	Exit Through The Kwik E Mart	69.2
23	16	How I Wet Your Mother	77.5
23	17	Them Robot	81.5
23	18	Beware My Cheating Bart	77.2
23	19	A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never	74.0
23	20	The Spy Who Learned Me	68.1
23	21	Ned N Ednas Blend Agenda	82.1
23	22	Lisa Goes Gaga	74.4
24	1	Moonshine River	79.4
24	2	Treehouse Of Horror Xxiii	81.0
24	3	Adventures In Baby Getting	78.1
24	4	Gone Abie Gone	75.4
24	5	Penny Wiseguys	72.9
24	6	A Tree Grows In Springfield	78.8
24	7	The Day The Earth Stood Cool	78.8
24	8	To Cur With Love	79.9
24	9	Homer Goes To Prep School	78.2
24	10	A Test Before Trying	77.1
24	11	The Changing Of The Guardian	75.2
24	12	Love Is A Many Splintered Thing	80.0
24	13	Hardly Kirk Ing	80.0
24	14	Gorgeous Grampa	78.1
24	15	Black Eyed Please	79.1
24	16	Dark Knight Court	79.9
24	17	What Animated Women Want	68.8
24	18	Pulpit Friction	78.5
24	19	Whiskey Business	76.9
24	20	The Fabulous Faker Boy	79.5
24	21	The Saga Of Carl	74.6
24	22	Dangers On A Train	78.0
25	1	Homerland	74.9
25	2	Treehouse Of Horror Xxiv	74.4
25	3	Four Regrettings And A Funeral	74.5
25	4	Yolo	71.8
25	5	Labor Pains	68.9
25	6	The Kid Is All Right	69.1
25	7	Yellow Subterfuge	74.2
25	8	White Christmas Blues	73.1
25	9	Steal This Episode	84.4
25	10	Married To The Blob	81.4
25	11	Specs And The City	76.6
25	12	Diggs	78.5
25	13	The Man Who Grew Too Much	81.5
25	14	The Winter Of His Content	83.9
25	15	The War Of Art	70.8
25	16	You Dont Have To Live Like A Referee	75.6
25	17	Luca	69.4
25	18	Days Of Future Future	69.8
25	19	What To Expect When Barts Expecting	72.0
25	20	Brick Like Me	82.1
25	21	Pay Pal	73.2
25	22	The Yellow Badge Of Cowardge	66.0

The Funniest Simpsons Episodes

Of the 552 The Simpsons episodes we scored, these rate highest on the Humor Index — our blend of joke density, craft, and impact. Tap any episode for the full joke-by-joke breakdown.

The Father The Son And The Holy Guest St

S16E21 · 67 jokes

93.2 2

The Joy Of Sect

S9E13 · 85 jokes

92.6 3

Tales From The Public Domain

S13E14 · 81 jokes

92.5 4

Treehouse Of Horror V

S6E06 · 59 jokes

92.2 5

Who Shot Mr Burns 1

S6E25 · 59 jokes

90.8

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Is The Simpsons Worth Watching?

By the data: The Simpsons earns a Humor Index of 79.0 out of 100, placing it #13 of 21 fully-scored shows here. Across 552 analyzed episodes it averages 3.5 jokes per minute, a craft score of 6.9, and an impact score of 6.6. Those numbers reflect one AI analyst’s judgment applied consistently — and the top shows cluster closely enough that small gaps aren’t meaningful rankings. Scroll up for the season-by-season trend and the characters carrying the comedy.