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The one where skinner gets turned into a weather balloon, or the one where Homer keeps burning breakfast even when it's cereal.
Or that one where Bart tries really hard and gets a D minus. Shit was relatable as a kid with ADHD.
A more serious answer would be the strike episode or the Frank Grimes one but I don't think those are underrated.
Bart's comet and Homer the Smithers are what you're thinking about. Bart's Comet really does get lost in the shuffle, it's a really great episode with a lot of fantastic jokes,a nice heartfelt moment and one of the best end of episode jokes of the damn series. That is a really good call.
Homer the Smithers is one I'd have to rewatch, I'd consider around average for classic simpsons which is still legendary status, even at their worst they wetr better than most. But it's been a little while since I've watched it and can only remember a few of the gags.
For the one where Bart gets a D minus, it's called Bart gets an F. Ms. Krabapel was a fantastic character and that's the episode where it really kicked off. When re-runs aired on cable 6 times a day if you had a decent cable package in the early 2000s I'd often not watch the season 1 episodes but I was glad I caught that one as a kid.
Ah, I almost forgot to include the one where they go to Australia. They spend the whole episode roasting Australia and it's great.
That one is borderline classic and the basis of soooo many of my jokes around Australians.
Ay mates, wots the good wuhd
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Nine hundred dollarydoos!?
Homer the Smithers has one of my favorite underrated jokes:
Burns: Here, tell me how my stocks did yesterday.
Homer: Uh... they all won.
Burns: What about my options?
Homer: Well, you can either get up or go back to sleep.
Burns' genuine consideration before saying 'I think I'll get up" is absolutely perfect delivery. Homer and Burns on sorta friendly terms is always magic. On that note Mointain of Madness is similarly great. Burns and Homer as allies is a fantastic pairing that it's kinda odd they never caught on to it that much.
Graphic of comet hitting Springfield with only MOE'S BAR and nothing else labeled in the blast zone
Moe: Oh dear god, no!
Scale model of Springfield with a rocket intercepting the comet
The model comet explodes in real flames for some reason and Moe's catches on fire
Moe: Oh dear god, no!
I love the union plant strike song. "They have the plant, but we have the power" is such a strong line
This might be my choice too. There's a sort of serene quality to those early episodes that they never quite managed to reach again (and probably didn't try to).