As a bonus, it also includes one of Bart’s his finest pranks - replacing the church’s opening hymn with “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” (read as “In the Garden of Eden”).

This is one of Bart’s deeper stories, concluding that the belief in a soul is more important than whether a soul actually exists.

After dealing with unusual repercussions, including also losing his sense of humor, Bart prays to God for the return of his soul, which he eventually gets. Why It’s His Best: Milhouse snitches on Bart after fearing for his soul, and after debating the existence of a soul, Bart ends up “selling” his to Milhouse for five bucks. On top of many classic Homer lines - e.g., “Dental plan” / “Lisa needs braces,” “Where’s my burrito? Where’s my burrito?” and “Find the bathroom alright?” / “Uhhhh… yeah” - it’s a great example of where Homer is absolutely clueless in every situation but somehow everything still manages to work out for him and the cause he’s fighting for. Why It’s His Best: I’ve previously argued that this might be the greatest episode of The Simpsons overall, so it should come as no surprise that it’s also Homer’s best episode. So here then is the very best Simpsons episode for each member of the Simpsons family… Homer Simpson From Homer and Marge, to Bart, Lisa and Maggie, to Grampa, to Santa’s Little Helper and Snowball II, they’re the nucleus the rest of the town orbits around. But one family obviously sits at the heart of all of them - the eponymous Simpsons clan. Springfield, of course, is overflowing with classic characters.

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