The Best Episode Promo Cards From 'The Simpsons'

Promo cards are a lot like comic book covers in that they are supposed to give you a general idea of what an episode will entail. "The Simpsons" has been doing them since the show premiered on December 17th, 1989 with the pilot episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire." Needless to say, they've only gotten better through the years, with the most effective ones finding a way to encompass the hilarity of a plot line in a single photo. With Season 26 having just wrapped up a few weeks ago, we decided to scour all 574 episodes for the 26 promo cards we consider the best in terms of capturing its respective episode's essence. It was no easy task, but we're certain our picks with leave you flooded with nostalgia for some of the show's greatest moments.

Season 25, Episode 20: "Brick Like Me"


Season 15, Episode 19: "Simple Simpson"


Season 3, Episode 22: "The Otto Show"


Season 10, Episode 10: "Viva Ned Flanders"


Season 19, Episode 8: "Funeral for a Fiend"


Season 5, Episode 19: "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"


Season 8, Episode 10: "The Springfield Files"


Season 12, Episode 21: "Simpsons Tall Tales"


Season 9, Episode 22: "Trash of the Titans"


Season 6, Episode 25 & Season 7, Episode 1: "Who Shot Mr. Burns?"


Season 24, Episode 21: "The Saga of Carl"


Season 7, Episode 17: "Homer the Smithers"


Season 15, Episode 16: "The Wandering Juvie"


Season 6, Episode 4: "Itchy & Scratchy Land"


Season 14, Episode 11: "Barting Over"


Season 8, Episode 1: "Treehouse of Horror VII"


Season 12, Episode 8: "Skinner's Sense of Snow"


Season 19, Episode 10: "E. Pluribus Wiggum"


Season 11, Episode 22: "Behind the Laughter"


Season 9, Episode 13: "The Joy of Sect"


Season 11, Episode 6: "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder"


Season 13, Episode 21: "The Frying Game"


Season 10, Episode 12: "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday"


Season 18, Episode 21: "24 Minutes"


Season 10, Episode 2: "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"


Season 6, Episode 12: "Homer the Great"