The Simpsons
Despite its decay in calibre in the past few years , The Simpsonsstill has a call for the greatest tv set series ever made . The first grownup animated situation comedy to gain widespread attention , the series first take the form of a recurring skit onThe Tracy UllmanShowbefore morphing into a in full - fledge TV dynamo .
It ’s not that the post - Golden geezerhood episodes are uncollectible ; it ’s just that , compared tothe dizzying heights of theSimpsons’Golden Age episodes — some of the finest installation of video to ever hit the air — the declension in quality is obtrusive . The show had some gross seasons in the early days , but what ’s the bestSimpsonsseason ?
update on October 27th , 2021 by Tanner Fox : As viewership go along to wane , recent entries in the long - run quicken anthology that is The Simpsons still ca n’t seem to encounter their terms . Once one of the most heavily - hitting satiric serial ever to air , The Simpsons now feels like a specter of its former ego .
That said , there ’s never been a good time to reminisce about the serial glory days . The show attained such legendary position for in effect reason , and , while its glory day may well be behind it , persisting fans can still find slew to like in sequence from years gone by .
Season 27
Arguably one of the best Simpsons seasons in recent memory — though that ’s not saying much — Season 27 was a tolerable - if - forgettable function that offered a few joke and , most notably , have two separate Halloween episodes . Holidy - theme episodes were nothing new for the serial , but this actually pock the first fourth dimension the home hascelebrated Halloween outside of a Treehouse of Horror installment .
Cracks in the show ’s framework were begin to manifest in the form of oddball episodes like " Every Man ’s Dream " and " Teenage Mutant Milk - get vault , " but , on the whole , the serial remains competent enough to be worthy of a watch .
Season 18
Many longtimeSimpsonsfans consider time of year 18 , which premiere in 2006 , to be fairly forgettable save for one semi - legendary lampooning of FOX ’s then - popular military action series24 . Though it ’s lost some luster over the past fifteen class , the episode " 24 minutes " is still one of the few post-2000 episodes that lover demand to see .
Season 18 also includes a few curious - enough episode like " Stop ! Or My Dog Will pullulate " as well as the heartwarming " Moe’N’a Lisa , " but it also has a couple of complete duds like " Marge Gamer . "
Season 17
2005 ’s Season 17 showcased a surprising willingness on the part of the show ’s writers to focalise on minor , oft - neglected persona ; episode like " Milhouse of Sand and Fog , " " The Italian Bob , " and " Million Dollar Abie " to a great extent feature character like Millhouse , Sideshow Bob , and Abe Simpson . The mid - season episode " The apparently Never - Ending Story " also deliver the goods an Emmy , mark the series ' ninth overall winnings .
While it does n’t contain any crucial or culturally relevant episode , season 17 was a upstanding continuance of the serial publication which comes across as worlds apart fromThe Simpson ' apparent declension around ten long time later on .
Season 20
The first episode ofThe Simpsonsto program in HD , season 20 attend as something of a milepost for the series . TyingGunsmokein full number of time of year , The Simpsonsstill had enough charm to spin around spectator in , though , even in 2008 , some gags and premises were starting to wear thin .
There are a lot of forgettable installments in this time of year , but that ’s should n’t eclipse some of its good installment . " Sex , Pies and Idiot Scrapes " and " Coming to Homerica " are hilarious , while " The Good , The Sad , and The Drugly " extend a poignant message .
Season 11
In the sweet spot between Homer ’s storylines getting zanier and the rise of “ Jerk Homer , ” season 11 sees the Simpson paterfamilias attempt to connect with Maggie , squad up with Mel Gibson , become a food critic , bring together a motorcycle gang and a leper dependency , and become a Christian missionary on a remote island to outrun his creditors at PBS .
Season 11 was peculiarly good to those who ca n’t get enough of Homer . Episodes like “ Bart to the Future , ” “ Alone Again Natura - Diddly , ” and “ Saddlesore Galactica ” might represent early depressed points for the series , but , in some ways , the disputation those installment invited made them fascinating . Season 11 also terminate with the brilliant meta episode “ Behind the Laughter . ”
Season 16
Few fans would argue thatThe Simpsons ' Season 16 deserve to be range among the series ' capital installment , but it ’s by and bombastic a competent collection of episode that serve to think about without relying too to a great extent on the play - out joke and uninspired satiric takes that would sentence ulterior season .
Some of the time of year ’s best offerings include " Sleeping with the Enemy , " " Midnight Rx , " and the humorously superannuated " Future - Drama " in which the Simpson kids get a glance of what their lives are like in the distant year of 2013 .
Season 9
Although it ’s let down by “ The Principal and the Pauper ” which controversially revealed Seymour Skinner to be an impostor , time of year 9 has plenty of gems . Opening with the hilarious “ The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson , ” the show ’s ninth time of year contains such greats as “ Bart Star ” and “ The Cartridge Family . ”
It also has some terrific Lisa - centrical episodes , such as “ Lisa ’s Sax , ” “ Lisa the Simpson , ” and “ miss Our Lisa . ” This season ’s “ Treehouse of Horror ” installment is delightfully eery , too .
Season 13
The season also has some middling serious-minded installments , like “ She of Little Faith ” in which Lisa questions her Christian faith and converts to Buddhism in an honest rumination on freedom of faith .
Season 1
The Simpsonsdidn’t get into any kookie or absurdist territory until the Springfield Gorge jump in season 2 ’s “ Bart the Daredevil ” marked an integral stylistic turning detail . In its first time of year , it was a traditional family situation comedy . But , with the serial ’ thick plotting and huge mould of supporting type , more traditional sitcom - esque episodes ofThe Simpsonsstill rank among the music genre ’s all - time greats .
The spirit of the series might not be there yet , but Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and even Maggie get as fully rounded characters , unlikeFamily Guy ’s Griffin family , who morphed into more distinguishable characters a couple of season down the line .
Season 12
By the series ’ twelfth time of year , devotee were moderately familiar with the Simpson clan . This grant the writers to come up with ego - referencing concepts like “ HOMR ” and dreamlike assumption like the existential , paranoid “ The Computer Wore Menace Shoes . ”
Season 12 also has a gross ton of great episodes based around accessory characters : “ Skinner ’s Sense of Snow , ” for example , is one of the best Skinner - focused episodes . unluckily , this season also has “ Homer vs. gravitas , ” which has that notorious panda scene .
