The Simpsons
The Simpsons , an liven sitcom about a working - form family of parents and their three minor , is the longest - run American situation comedy ever , having been on the air for 31 time of year since 1989 . Despite how long the series has operate the mob never age . Homer and Marge remain their spritely selves , Bart is always a worry - make up 10 - year - old , Lisa a precocious and well-informed eight - twelvemonth - honest-to-goodness , and Maggie a rarely - speaking , pacifier - addicted baby .
Of all the episodes of the series that have aired to date , it ’s inevitable that a few wouldnot be quite as strong as the others . Indeed , as the show has aged , some episodes , particularly over the last ten , have not dwell up to the cagey , funny , and engaging story presented in early ones .
update on January 25th , 2021 by Kristen Palamara : The Simpsons continues to be one of the most democratic and long - running animated series that continues to build its rooter - base the longer that it ’s on the air . Although the series has slipped a bit in its later seasons andthere ’s been talk of the town of canceling the show it stays on the airand there ’s still a lot of fans that tune in every week to watch the new episode . Even though there are frightening young episode of The Simpsons there are also Old episodes that are n’t as pop or as strong too .
“I’m Just A Girl Who Can’t Say D’oh” (2019)
This Season 30 episode lack the sucker because it strictly bank onthe popularity of the musicalHamiltonto seek to make it a successful sequence . margarin guide a musical pen by Lisa about the town of Springfield and the two essay to cast and convey the musical to fruition is the main plot of the episode .
The melodic is calledBloody , Bloody Jebediahin an manifest nod to the musical comedy about Andrew Jackson that came beforeHamiltonbut was n’t anywhere close as democratic . The episode does n’t offer much more than just cite real - life musicals .
“Four Great Women And A Manicure” (2009)
This Season 20 episode jumps from story to story get a line womenSimpsonscharacters portraying noted fair sex throughout history both historic and fictitious as Lisa and Marge get manicures .
The episode is o.k. , but it is n’t really special or memorable as it does n’t do much other than rehash storey in real - life story like Selma as Queen Elizabeth I and Lisa as Snow White .
“Homer Vs Dignity” (2000)
This Season 12 episode is lustreless at good and offensive at worst . Homer starts doing any and all random project that Mr. Burns asks him to do to earn some excess money and Lisa tries to convince him to stop so he can hold onto some of his dignity .
It ’s a jolly basic game , but the coon bear aspect in this episode is arguably one of the most violative joke of the series as Homer is dressed as a panda and is seemingly sexually assail by another panda off - projection screen and it ’s played off as queer in the sequence .
“No Good Read Goes Unpunished” (2018)
This Season 29 installment centers on two Word as Bart reads " The Art of War " and Marge attempts to depend with her favorite puerility book " The Princess in the Garden " being viewed as insensitive and debatable by today ’s banner .
The episode prove to deal the issues around unimaginative racial representation in medium with the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon being onThe Simpsonsand it fails to actually get any literal commentary or sixth sense into the way out .
“The Principal And The Pauper” (1997)
This other installment that premiered in time of year 9 ofTheSimpsonstries a shocking reveal centered around Principal Skinner . The sequence ’s plot of ground reveals that Seymour Skinner is really Armin Tamzarian and he stole the identity of Seymour Skinner who was a prisoner of war .
Principal Skinner is n’t the most exciting quality in the first seat and to have an installment fully concentrate on on him that break something shocking about his character that ends up being whole erased by the goal of the episode as he ’s leave to continue to be call Seymour Skinner and keep his line at the schooltime makes for a terribleSimpsonsepisode .
“The Bonfire of the Manatees” (2005)
recoil off the 17thseason , this episode did n’t actually get things off to a strong start . Homer is in debt to Fat Tony after falling for a football game betting cozenage and must leave Fat Tony to shoot a porno film in his house to make adept on what he owes . It wastoo far , even for a risqué serial likeThe Simpsons .
Then , the plot line about manatees , which visualize Marge get stuck in a phone booth with one of the marine mammals , is weird , even for this show . The phone booth , with Trichechus manatus and Marge still in spite of appearance , is snagged by a marine biologist , Marge develops an affinity for the creature , and when jet skier assail a pack of them , Homer economise the day .
“A Midsummer’s Nice Dreams” (2011)
It seems this episode , which was a parody of William Shakespeare ’s playA Midsummer ’s Night ’s Dreamcombined with computer address to Cheech and Chong ’s filmNice Dreams , did n’t quite cipher with the show ’s audience . From time of year 22 , Homer joins a live show in position of Chong and actualize that their speculate lapidator persona is all a farce comedy . Cheech , meanwhile , is substitute by Seymour Skinner in his new duo .
Meanwhile , in Marge ’s exertion to assist the Crazy Cat Lady get over her hoarding , she terminate up keeping many of the items and cluttering her own home . The badly - rated sequence was the lowest - give away one of that season .
“The Nightmare After Krustmas” (2016)
Another later season episode , this instalment from season 28 , and the 18thChristmas - theme sequence of the series overall were n’t quite as gay as looker had hoped . Krusty and his daughter spend Christmas with the Simpsons , Reverend Lovejoy tries to find new parishioner for the church service ( including Krusty , who convert ) , and Maggie is haunt by a creepy Christmas Gnome in Your Home ( a takeoff of Elf on a Shelf ) .
In Marge ’s nightmare , the gnome attacks Maggie , Marge meets Santa Claus with the Abominable Snowman and Wayne Gretzky , and she ’s eat on by the gnome . It seems The Simpsons generate their Christmas and Halloween episodes flux up .
“Clown in the Dumps” (2014)
Krusty the Clown retires after he feels suffer by a comedy cable channel joint , and his father dies before telling him whether he suppose he ’s funny or not . A funeral , a goofball sinking feeling into a mysterious Great Depression , then Lisa reacting to the news by wrap Homer in bubble wrap to protect him , was all too existent .
Viewers just need to watchThe Simpsonsto laugh and be uplift , not feel deplorable and conceive about death and desperation .
“The Musk Who Fell to Earth” (2015)
Elon Musk , who voices himself , come to Springfield and befriends Homer in his endeavor to overhaul the atomic power plant . But he go too far , leaving Homer to project out a gracious way to break railroad tie .
Mr. Burns , meanwhile , tries to assassinate Musk , and when Homer lastly say the billionaire tech mogul that they ca n’t be friends , Musk have off in his rocketship . A history that cleverly touches on technical innovation , job losses , and major corporations lose millions , it just was n’t what viewers were look for when they tuned in that week .
