The Simpsons: 20 Best Episodes Ever - Anniversary Collection

To bowl or not to bowl...In response to his thoughtless birthday gift, Marge teaches Homer a lesson by taking up bowling under the hands-on tutelage of Jacques, a suave bowling instructor, who tries to pick up more than just a spare.

Homer gets an illegal cable hookup, and Lisa is so worried about the consequences of his stealing, she boycotts the TV.

For his birthday, Bart gets a microphone which he uses to play pranks, including convincing the Flanders boys that he is God.

Homer starts a thriving snowplow business, only to have his best friend Barney start a rival service, complete with commercials featuring Linda Ronstadt.

Homer goes undercover to reveal that Apu is selling tainted meat at his convenience store.

The Simpsons visit a local fortune teller, who describes Lisa's wedding in the future.

In the conclusion of the cliff-hanger which ended season six, we learn the identity of Mr. Burns' mysterious assailant.

Homer begins to suspect that Bart is gay.

The family travels to New York to get Homer's car back.

Homer and, of all people, Ned Flanders enjoy a bender in Vegas.

In this satire of VH1's "Behind the Music," we learn the secrets of the Simpsons' rise, fall, and ultimate success.

In this Emmy-winning episode, Homer undergoes a medical treatment to make himself smarter.

A model rocket that Homer and Bart shoot off accidentally destroys the church, which must sell advertising to make ends meet.

When Homer discovers that Marge intended to break up with him before they had Bart, he leaves home and moves in with two gay roommates.

In this flashback episode, we learn that Homer and Marge met as kids--an encounter that did not end well.

In this look at the possible future of the Simpsons, Homer and Marge are separated and Bart is hit on by his fourth-grade teacher.

In this story within a story within a story within a story, a cave-exploring expedition, an angry sheep and a lovestruck Moe become inextricably entwined.

Bart and Nelson become friends, but when Bart tries to break if off, he fears for his safety.

When Homer returns to an empty house after a night he can't remember, he has to figure out what happened.

In this satire of the DaVinci code, when Homer briefly leaves Maggie outside a convent, the nuns take her in and refuse to give her back. Trying to recover her sister, Lisa uncovers a plot involving a mystical gem, the founding fathers, and Principal Skinner's mother's minivan.