5 of the best episodes from season 3 of The Simpsons
By Grant Butler
Season three was full of terrific episodes, but here are 5 of the best episodes from season three of The Simpsons.
In the second installment of The Simpsons annual Halloween special, Bart, Lisa, and Homer all have nightmares after eating too much candy. As a result, they find themselves dreaming about wishes from a monkey’s paw that don’t go as planned, Bart having supernatural powers, and Mr. Burns using Homer’s brain to build a robot.
Flaming Moe’s
While at Moe’s Tavern one day, Homer reveals to Moe the recipe for the Flaming Homer, his own personal drink concoction. Moe makes it and when it turns out to be a surprise hit with customers, he renames it the Flaming Moe and takes credit for inventing it. The smash success of it causes Homer to stew with resentment and eventually it boils over. The episode also features a terrific cameo by the band Aerosmith.
When Marge may be pregnant again, Homer begins to reminisce about the early days of their relationship. So while Marge does to the doctor to find out for sure, Homer tells Bart and Lisa the story of how he proposed, their wedding, and what it was like when she was pregnant with Bart.
Eager to explore other activities, Mr. Burns decides to sell the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to some wealth Germans for a ton of money. But he soon finds out that life without it is a bit different from what he anticipated. This is also the episode where Homer has his iconic daydream about the land of chocolate.
Like Father, Like Clown
When Krusty the Clown finally has dinner with the Simpsons as a thank you to Bart for helping clear his name, it comes out that Krusty is Jewish and his father is a Rabbi who does not approve of his chosen profession. Touched by the story, Bart and Lisa try to reunite Krusty with his father.