"The Simpsons" is one of the most beloved, well known, and quoted television shows of all time. Homer Simpson is admired for his endless supply of one-liners and adventures, and each member of the family has a story to tell that could fill up several tomes each.

"The Simpsons" is a great show, and one of the most fun aspects when it comes to quality, long-running shows like this one is debating with other fans and experts about which character, scene, line, episode, and season is the best of them all. The fodder for discussions and debate is virtually endless, especially considering that "The Simpsons" has been on the air since the late 1980s.

However, it's hard to debate the point that the mid to late 1990s were the high point for the show. That time-frame is home to many of the show's classic seasons and episodes. It's incredibly difficult to pick a favorite episode and/or season from that stretch of time, and no one could be faulted for picking one episode or season over another from that period. That's how good of a run the show was on in those days.

One of our favorite seasons of "The Simpsons" is Season Nine. There are many classic episodes in that season alone, but we've never taken a look at which of those stand out the most until now.

With that in mind, here are our picks of the five best episodes of "The Simpsons" from its ninth season.

5. The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons

This episode features Kwik-E-Mart employee Apu avoiding his mother on purpose in an attempt to get out of an arranged marriage that was set up when he was a boy. His mother responds by coming to America to confront him, and Apu tries to cover up when Homer allows him to make believe that he is married to Marge.

However, the scheme is soon revealed, and Apu is forced to go through with the ritual. When Apu's bride is revealed to be a beautiful woman, he feels much less apprehensive about the idea of marrying someone he doesn't know.

Classic moment: Homer tries to disrupt the wedding by posing as the Indian elephant-god Ganesh. However, he ends up offending a burly member of the wedding party, who then chases him up a tree.

4. Bart Carny

The family attends a carnival, but Bart gets himself into trouble when he steals and drives off with Adolf Hitler's car, which was on display at the event. 

Once Bart wrecks the car, he and Homer are forced to get jobs at the carnival in order to pay off the damages.

Classic moment: While Bart is driving Hitler's car and driving into crowds, he yells "Out of the way, I'm Hitler!"

3. Simpson Tide

Homer joins the Navy, and gets assigned to a submarine, which is then sent out to perform a war exercise. However, when the sub's commander gives Homer control of the sub, he gets the sub lost and pilots it towards Russian waters. Homer's sub and another U.S. sub get into a firefight, but eventually, the sub is rescued, and Homer returns home.

Classic moment: Local TV news reporter Kent Brockman reports that the submarine is missing and a photo displays on-screen during the report with Homer in Russian garb standing in Moscow with vodka in hand.

2. The Trouble With Trillions

Homer gets arrested for tax fraud. To get a lesser penalty, Homer agrees to work for the IRS and FBI by ordering him to gain access to a trillion dollar bill that's in the possession of his boss, Mr. Burns. 

Homer convinces Burns to show him the bill, and the authorities break in to apprehend Burns. However, he, Homer, and Smithers, Burns' assistant, escape in a plane. Burns decides to use the bill to buy an island, and the three land in Cuba. There, they meet with Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro, but come away empty handed. From there, they set out to travel back to Sprinfield.

Classic moment: Castro asks to see the bill, and the three hand it over. When they ask for it back, Castro pretends to not know what they're talking about, essentially stealing the bill from them right before their eyes.

1. King of the Hill

In an effort to impress Bart and gain his admiration, Homer agrees to climb up a giant mountain while only subsisting on Powersauce bars. Eventually, a huge part of the mountain breaks off, and the point at which Homer quits in his quest to scale the entirety of it is now the peak of the mountain by default. Homer then declares victory, and sets out for home. Bart regains respect for Homer as a result.

Classic moment: When Homer eventually learns that the bars are made of nothing but apple cores and old chinese newspapers, he looks at one of the bars and reads off a headline about a Chinese person's death.

What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with this ranking of the best episodes of "The Simpsons" from season nine? Sound off in the comments below.