On february 19, 2012, the simpsons reached its 500th episode in the twentythird season. Over 12 days, the cable network will air all 552 episodes of the longrunning series with no breaks. The head of the simpson family, homer, is not a typical family man. With 28 seasons and 604 episodes under its belt, the simpsons is an institution and quite possibly the best show ever to grace our tv screens. Oct 30, 2019 a 2017 episode called the serfsons saw homer, marge and the rest of the simpsons gang find themselves in the kingdom of springfieldia, an alternate fantasy universe that parodied many aspects of. In addition to that sheer quantity, it is also a show that has. Nov 23, 2019 one of the best episodes the show has done in ages, and arguably as good as anything from the golden era, woohoo dunnit is proof that with the right script, the simpsons can be as affecting, hilarious and relevant as it ever was. With dan castellaneta, julie kavner, nancy cartwright, yeardley smith. While the episodes themselves in this season are not necessarily bad, and the season overall isnt even that bad, it begins a trend that will turn into the corpse of the simpsons that we have today. The simpsons has been around for almost 30 years now, spawning hundreds of episodes and one theatrical movie. I dont think its fair to lump bobs burgers past season 1 with the others. But the tenth is just pretty good, nothing more, nothing.
Since its debut on december 17, 1989, the simpsons has broadcast 682 episodes. But their take on inception goes the extra mile by using it to explore the subconscious and hidden childhood memories of homer. Season 19 is a mix of really great episodes eternal moonshine of the. In no good read goes unpunished, the 633rd episode of the simpsons, the longestrunning scripted series in tv history finally acknowledged that there is something problematic about the way. The simpsons cant end with rachel getting off the plane, frasier moving away from seattle, kenneth becoming the head of nbc, or any number of. Ratings wise, new episodes of the cosby show beat the simpsons every time during the second season and the simpsons eventually fell out of the top ten. This is a list of the simpsons episodes by broadcast order. These seasons were received decently with critics of the simpsons, but met with mixed receptions. Krusty gets kancelled is the 22nd and final episode of the simpsons fourth season. However, ever since season 11, the show has been going downhill and still hasnt recovered from season 9s the principal and the pauper. The show holds several american television longevity records. When it comes to the best episodes of the simpsons, theres no shortage of. With the simpsons kicking off its 30th season on september 30, were once more looking back at the shows very best episodes.
Like any show thats gone on for decades, though, its understandable if someone fell off the show after a point. At the same time, i believe this is also the season that put the show off track by subverting several key precedents that ul. John swartzwelder homer at the bat, as much as a halfhour cartoon could be, was an event. Still, most fans of the simpsons would agree that the. It has the emotion and humanity of old simpsons from the 90s. Everyone has a great time, especially bart, until he hears the cruise director, played by the instantly.
The episode marked the 600 th new airing for the fox animated series. The simpsons tenth season was originally broadcast on the fox network in the united states between august 23, 1998, and may 16, 1999. This 666th episode of the simpsons parodies the omen and stranger things, not to mention a little crazy rich aliens. In no good read goes unpunished, marge is reading lisa a childrens book called the princess in the garden, which has been updated to. As evidence that these elements of the show remain intact, the a. Its a very touching episode with some good laughs, and probably the best song the simpsons has done in decades. It finds great comic beats with the other citizens of springfield who slip in and out of the episode for quick. Nov 12, 2018 the simpsons has already made the best ending episode possible. I submit that the last completely solid episode of the simpsons was marge vs. As it enters its fourth decade, its time to take a look back at the best simpsons episodes to ever grace our screens. Ultimately, as good as the first nine seasons were, given the ratio of bad seasons to good at this point, i dont think you can actually call the simpsons a good show, only a long running one. Singles, seniors, childless couples and teens and gays.
May 14, 2015 the first classic episode of the simpsons is a satire on political spin, as c montgomery burns decides to run for office after his nuclear plants egregious environmental record is revealed. The simpsons at long last leave tv episode 2012 imdb. A nuclearplant employee, he does his best to lead his family. Its hard to believe that the simpsons is still on the air. The simpsons btsw is an animated sitcom created by matt groening. The simpsons coming to an end after 30 seasons, claims. Some of which overlap with this inventory of great simpsons that aired between seasons 15 and 20. Simpsons roasting on an open fire december 17, 1989. The simpsons season 11present terrible tv shows wiki. The simpsons acknowledged the issue in its latest episode.
After 31 seasons, the simpsons is more in need of innovative programming than any. Season 10 was when it started to get less consistently solid, though there are still some funny episodes in there. If anything, this episode proved to be more cheerful and less cynical than the various other christmasthemed episodes of years past simpsons roasting over a. Simpsons apu ep is what happens when youre on air too long. Which also contained the gems last exit to springfield, mr. The 100 best simpsons episodes since season 9 paste. The simpsons fans are furious with how the show addressed.
Bart being torn between torn between good and evil. Season 31 is the thirtyfirst season of the simpsons that premiered on september 29, 2019, with the winter of our monetized content and it will end on may 17, 2020 with the way of the dog. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on may, 1993. The best episode from each of the simpsons bad seasons. In 2003, the magzine entertainment weekly published their list of the top 25 simpsons episodes.
When i say consistently i mean that for most of the season it was a streak of good episodes such as. Strap in, because it doesnt end until labor day is over. Lisa gets traumatized by a scary amusement park event, and bart discovers what happens on halloween after trickortreat. This longrunning animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of springfield in an unnamed u. The show is set in the fictional town of springfield and parodies american culture and society, television, and the human condition. For my money, the last time that the simpsons enjoyed a consistent string of knockout episodes would be the eighth season. Nov 24, 2019 the vast majority of the simpsons is on disney plus, but one episode is missing, and theres a good reason for it. The first classic episode of the simpsons is a satire on political spin, as c montgomery burns decides to run for office after his nuclear plants egregious environmental record is revealed. Top 10 darkest episodes of the simpsons the simpsons is the longest running animated series in the history of television. The simpsons has now outlived three of our family dogs. We finally know when the simpsons will likely end bgr.
Youd be hard pressed to find a whatsapp argument that cant be won with a. Watch the simpsons season 31 premieres sep 29 at 87c. The simpsons celebrate an fxx marathon of all of their episodes to date and our 150 best episode list. You only move twice, bart after dark, lisas date with density, hurricane neddy, the mysterious voyage of homer my dads favourite, the springfield files and the hilariously dark homers enemy one of my personal. The second episode of the secondtolatest season of the simpsons season 30, broadcast in 2018 features homer and marge selfisolating some two years before any of us were unlucky enough to be. May 20, 2016 the folks over at adobe creative cloud have dedicated an entire blog post to chronicle exactly how matt groening and the rest of the team behind the simpsons managed to pull off homer simpsons. Lisa battles the schools new industrialized detention system. Dec 17, 2019 the simpsons firstever flashback episode introduced homers high school rival for marges affection, artie ziff jon lovitz, as he tries to impress her enough to take her to prom. The simpsons has been on the air for over thirty years, churning out some of the most iconic pieces of american television comedy ever.
The simpsons just ran an episode about the future of work. The problem with the show lasting so long and having so many episodes has created a problem for hardcore simpsons fans. In no good read goes unpunished, one storyline involves lisa and marge reading through a book from. But the most recent seasons have still featured some fantastic episodes that are just as good as anything from the shows classic era. I agree lisa gets an a is the last episode thats anywhere near as solid as the shows classic episodes. When marge realizes that everyone views her as boring, she takes up competitive lumberjacking as a. The twentyeighth season of the animated television series the simpsons began airing on fox in the united states on september 25, 2016, and ended on may 21, 2017. Oct 23, 2019 the simpsons 30th treehouse of horror special and 666th episode gamely tries for some spooktacular fun, but unfortunately peaks with its first step out of the crypt. The 25 best simpsons episodes you should choochoochoose. It is the longestrunning primetime animated series and longestrunning sitcom in the united states. The 25 best simpsons episodes you should choochoochoose to. Serious which season of the simpsons was the last good. Ratings wise, new episodes of the cosby show beat the simpsons every time during the. The episodes arent all bad last tap dance in springfield and.
Every simpsons treehouse of horror hallowen episode. Even though most diehard simpsons fans will gleefully tell you that the shows trademark wit has been missing in action since sometime. The simpsons oral history of last exit to springfield. Here are the best episodes of the simpsons from the last few. The series is a satirical depiction of workingclass life, epitomized by the simpson family, which consists of homer, marge, bart, lisa, and maggie. Jun 06, 2017 for my money, the last time that the simpsons enjoyed a consistent string of knockout episodes would be the eighth season. Twentyfive years ago, simpsons writers jay kogen and wallace wolodarsky begged their bosses not to cut the core joke in last exit to springfield, the best episode in the history of. Apr 09, 2018 and last night, the simpsons finally addressed this ongoing controversy about apus character.
Its also still kinda funny in season 31, which was a nice surprise. The point where the simpsons jumps the shark is season 9, episode 2. We could all use a good laugh in these strange times as well as a great show to bingewatch. The simpsons is a satire of a middle class american lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of homer, marge, bart, lisa and maggie. Entertainment weeklys list of the top 25 episodes simpsons. Mar 25, 2020 the first classic episode of the simpsons is a satire on political spin, as c montgomery burns decides to run for office after his nuclear plants egregious environmental record is revealed. And what do you know the episodes plot was all about stem education and the future of work. Marge unwittingly is hired at drederick tatums new weed dispensary, but her cool new job is threatened when homer teams up with otto and moe to sell pot their own way. With over 650 episodes under its belt and counting, the show once described by the av club as televisions crowning achievement regardless of format has beaten out gunsmoke for the title. The good, the sad, and the drugly this marks the first but not the best time anne hathaway voiced an episode of the simpsons.
The simpsons already made the perfect ending episode. Apu nahasapeemapetilon is a recurring character in the animated tv series the simpsons. But ask any simpsons fan what their favourite episode. If that sounds like too much of a time commitment, or youre struggling with which ones to watch, start here. The simpsons is an emmy award, annie award and peabody awardwinning animated comedy. What was the last good season of simpsons before the decline.
Anyway, after approximately two decades away, i decided last weekend was time to tune back in. Lisa must find a good news story when her school radio station is in jeopardy. At the end of the season cosby averaged as the fifthhighestrated show on television, while the simpsons was thirtyeighth. The best episode from each of the simpsons bad seasons everything went to hell starting with simpson safari, but theres since been a few gems by tyler clark. A meta deconstruction of everything that was good and bad about the show, behind the laughter captured the. Homer turns to the last bastion of greasy food for comfort. A lot of the lazier recent simpsons episodes have just taken the premise of a popular and current movie and rehashed it with their characters in the roles. The list 417 last exit to springfield 504 rosebud 502 cape feare 412 marge vs.
The simpsons go to therapy after an embarrassing incident at the company picnic. Fox via getty images some of us have spent nearly as much time in. For most people, the last good season of the simpsons is the last full season they watched when they were still young. Marge convinces the townspeople to build springfields first s. Marge vs the monorail was the greatest episode ever, so whatever season that was. There are now more bad episodes of the simpsons than good. If were being honest, the show hasnt been good for years now. Despite the general consensus being that it hasnt been very good for a while now, everyone still loves the simpsons. Mar 25, 2009 to me, the last season with every single episode being above average to excellent was season 8 yes, i liked the canine mutiny. In my books season 8 was the last consistently good season of the simpsons. One of the best episodes the show has done in ages, and arguably as good as. What are the goodmust watch episodes of the simpsons.
It contains twentythree episodes, starting with lard of the dance. Feb 09, 2017 an exploration into the golden age of the simpsons and the infamous episode that started its downfall to mediocrity. During the first 10 seasons, the show was considered one of the greatest tv shows of all time. On february 6, 2019, it was announced that the show has been renewed, alongside season 32 and al jean confirmed on his twitter that there will be the 30th treehouse of horror episode of the simpsons. On may 4, 2015, fox announced that the simpsons had been renewed for season 28. Homer and marge attend artie ziffs wedding and become quite uncomfortable when they realize that his bridetobe is a clone of.
Matt groenings subversive, animated satire about springfields hapless first family became a cult favourite when it premiered on fox in. The simpsons is an american animated sitcom created by matt groening for the fox broadcasting company. Me blog write good an episodebyepisode retrospective of a. Watch the simpsons season 31 full episodes online kisscartoon. The longestrunning primetime scripted series ever, the simpsons is regarded simultaneously as one of the greatest shows of the 20th century and most disappointing of the 21st. In the episode, a new show featuring ventriloquist arthur crandall and his dummy gabbo premieres in springfield and competes with krusty the clowns show. When all is said and done, steal this episode is the ideal simpsons episode. Ranking the most cromulent, best simpsons episodes ever made.
Trying to define the entire run by the early years is akin to saying that lost in space wasnt camp merely because the first few episodes were darker. The simpsons is the greatest show in tv history for all the reasons listed previously, plus so many more, that contemplating them all feels a bit like homers daydream about a trip to the land. Heres a guide to the 100 best episodes of the simpsons to watch. When a video of bart and homer fighting goes viral, they begin a journey as social media celebrities. The simpsons hit another major milestone with its halloween episode on sunday night. He is an indianamerican immigrant proprietor who runs the kwikemart, a popular convenience store in springfield, and is best known for his catchphrase, thank you, come again. And if you grew up with the simpsons as i did old enough to remember the first episode airing you may think that the show got bad as i do. Not the treehouse of horror episode, but the actual incontinuity episode. Homer and marge selfisolate in a recent simpsons episode.
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