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TV Shows - Simpsons, The
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons many aspects of the human condition including American culture, society, and television.
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| 1 |
Death |
Maude Flanders |
471 |
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| 2 |
Season 10 |
Character Driven Stories Replaced by Gags |
440 |
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| 3 |
That 90's Show |
The Simpsons As We Know Them Crapped On! |
420 |
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| 4 |
Gump Roast |
The End Credits Song Clinched It For Me |
237 |
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| 5 |
Never Boned |
Still rocks. |
218 |
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| 6 |
Everyone gets really stupid |
Rarely ever see any smart characters |
195 |
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| 7 |
Death of Frank Grimes |
Cannot Empathize With Characters |
186 |
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| 8 |
Changed Opening Sequence |
After 20 Years? |
156 |
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| 9 |
Fans are Sheep |
All episodes are the |
155 |
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| 10 |
Religion Bashing |
Religious people watch too....... |
145 |
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| 11 |
Lisa ashamed to be American |
Anti-Bush sentiment goes WAY too far |
134 |
| 12 |
1999 Season |
South Park and Family Guy Imitation |
126 |
| 13 |
No Longer Realistic |
You Used To Relate To It. |
126 |
| 14 |
Death of Phil Hartman |
One of the best recurring guests. We miss you! |
120 |
| 15 |
Lisa as the writers' soapbox |
Lisa Simpson is always right! |
116 |
| 16 |
Spiderpig |
Hype: Movie Popular Before Release |
112 |
| 17 |
Lisa renounces her faith |
Lisa now more intolerant and less likeable |
91 |
| 18 |
Skinner exposed |
May seem minor now but back then was a disgrace |
83 |
| 19 |
The Loch Ness monster |
Burns finds the Loch Ness monster |
76 |
| 20 |
Futurama flopped |
Was The Simpsons supposed to cancel back then? |
75 |
| 21 |
Fans must love every episode |
You're not a "true fan" if you pan ANY episodes |
72 |
| 22 |
Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie |
Arrogant writers show true colors towards fans |
68 |
| 23 |
Faith Off |
Bart becomes a faith healer |
63 |
| 24 |
The Monkey Suit |
"We can be more antireligious than Family Guy!!" |
63 |
| 25 |
Characters become failures |
Moe, Kirk Van Houten, Groundskeeper Willie, etc. |
62 |
| 26 |
Troy McClure's odd sex life |
Involves Sea World...and BonetheFish.com... |
61 |
| 27 |
Ned becomes intolerant |
Becomes a stereotypical intolerant Christian |
53 |
| 28 |
Jebediah Springfield Expose |
What? All this time, he was a murderous pirate? |
45 |
| 29 |
They find the angel skeleton |
...and Lisa becomes a self-righteous snot |
45 |
| 30 |
Digital ink and paint |
Looked better with traditional animation |
42 |
| 31 |
Special guest star |
'NSync |
40 |
| 32 |
Scientology Connection |
Bart is voiced by a Scientologist |
38 |
| 33 |
End of 1990's |
not as good and less relevant after 2000 |
37 |
| 34 |
Special guest star |
Britney Spears |
36 |
| 35 |
Bart stops being a Menace |
and starts being Really, Really Stupid |
34 |
| 36 |
Kidney Trouble |
Homer nearly kills Grampa by being a selfish jerk |
31 |
| 37 |
Lisa is a Bitch |
Who Actually Likes Her Now? |
30 |
| 38 |
Writers' liberal bias exposed |
Used to satirize everyone equally. Not any more. |
29 |
| 39 |
Homer is raped by a panda |
Need I say more! |
28 |
| 40 |
Marge vs. the Monorail |
The Simpsons become "cartoony". |
26 |
| 41 |
Cartoons bleeding |
Nothing funny about that |
25 |
| 42 |
Lisa the Vegetarian |
Self-explanitory. |
25 |
| 43 |
George W. Bush years |
It became "The We Hate Dubya Show" |
23 |
| 44 |
Viva Ned Flanders |
Ned's a senior citizen? RETCON! |
16 |
| 45 |
Marge Boob Job |
Accidental Boob |
15 |
| 46 |
Bart-Mangled Banner |
Was this episode written by Osama Bin Laden? |
13 |
| 47 |
Became too PC |
Too Many Messages |
13 |
| 48 |
Death |
Homer's mother |
13 |
| 49 |
Kill Gil, Volumes I & II |
Worst Christmas episode in the history of TV |
13 |
| 50 |
Lisa the Simpson |
Forgot Herbert Powell? He's a smart male Simpson! |
12 |
| 51 |
Snowball II dies |
Then, a "let's pretend this never happened" end |
12 |
| 52 |
Suicidal Moe |
Not Funny At All. |
11 |
| 53 |
Kesha-inspired opening. |
Not satirical, but what used to be satirised. |
11 |
| 54 |
A very special |
Behind the Laughter |
11 |
| 55 |
Mypods and Boomsticks |
Ripped off South Park's episode, "The Snuke" |
11 |
| 56 |
Special guest star |
Alec Baldwin |
9 |
| 57 |
The Italian Bob |
"Vendetta! Vendetta! Vendetta! Vendetta!" |
8 |
| 58 |
Day 1 |
Sucked from the start. |
8 |
| 59 |
Birth |
The Nahasapeemapetilon Octuplets |
8 |
| 60 |
The Blunder Years |
Homer screaming nonstop for half the episode |
7 |
| 61 |
Saddlesore Galactica |
They get a horse...again |
7 |
| 62 |
Patty comes out of the closet |
Not that there's anything wrong with that... |
7 |
| 63 |
Apu has an affair |
Apu cheats on Manjula with the Squishee Lady |
7 |
| 64 |
Too many "future" episodes |
"Lisa's Wedding" was enough |
6 |
| 65 |
I do |
Apu and Manjula |
6 |
| 66 |
Conan O'Brien leaves |
Writing worsened after that |
6 |
| 67 |
I do |
Grampa marries Selma |
5 |
| 68 |
New kid in town |
Selma adopts Ling-Ling |
5 |
| 69 |
Ray Ramano Stars |
The two dead sitcoms crossover |
5 |
| 70 |
Phil Hartman Died |
RIP |
4 |
| 71 |
Lard of the Dance |
Homer's eye bulging out is a repulsive sight. |
4 |
| 72 |
Divorce |
Kirk and Luanne Van Houten Divorce |
4 |
| 73 |
All Singing, All Dancing |
Yet another clip show. This time, it's a musical |
4 |
| 74 |
Marge in Chains |
Apu calls Marge a bitch |
4 |
| 75 |
Special guest star |
Tony Hawk |
4 |
| 76 |
Propaganda |
Creators send political ideas through Lisa |
4 |
| 77 |
Ke$ha |
When they used Tik Tok for the opening |
4 |
| 78 |
The Debarted |
Cletus uses Milhouse as an outhouse toilet |
4 |
| 79 |
A very special... |
Drunk Driving Episode |
3 |
| 80 |
Death |
Snowball 1, 2, etc... |
3 |
| 81 |
The Simpsons are going to... |
Florida |
3 |
| 82 |
Papa Don't Leech |
What was wrong with it: Where do I begin?! |
3 |
| 83 |
Weekend at Burnsie's |
Homer tokes, & a dead Mr. Burns becomes a puppet |
3 |
| 84 |
The Simpsons are going to... |
Canada |
2 |
| 85 |
The movie |
The Simpsons Movie |
2 |
| 86 |
The Simpsons are going to... |
Japan |
2 |
| 87 |
They sang Daddy's Back |
Ruined a character from a classic episode |
2 |
| 88 |
Homer goes on a hunger strike |
gluttonous Homer on a hunger strike, yeah right |
2 |
| 89 |
The Simpsons are going to... |
Australia |
2 |
| 90 |
The Simpsons are going to... |
Brazil |
2 |
| 91 |
Dead President |
Teddy Roosevel as a guest voice? SHARK JUMPING |
1 |
| 92 |
carny episode |
this was the first absolutley terrible episode |
1 |
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This was once a cutiing-edge, can't miss show! I loved it for about the first 10 years. By the 11th year, it had become total dreck! I cannot believe that this dead fish is still floating around the toliet bowl. Sombody please pull the flush handle quick, so we can remember this show how it was (and not the pathetic joke that it has become)! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on February 12, 2013, 5:39 pm - (0 votes)
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Surprised that I didn't see anyone mention the episode where Skinner turned out to be a completely different person. That was terrible. They ripped on that later when they killed Fat Tony and had him replaced. Those were low moments on the show. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on January 1, 2013, 5:17 am - (1 votes)
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One of the things that strikes me odd while reading some of the comments and reasons on the boned when...list is that most of the people commenting have not really watched alot of episodes and just use sites like these as a soap box to spew their politics. If they really watched the show often enough they would know the show's history of lampooning both major politcal partys. Having gotten that out of the way i would point out mini-btf moments (not complete btf moments because I think the show is still great). I had mentioned guest stars appearing too often on the show which is bad, but the worst is when the guest stars get a completely different reaction from the main characters then they should. The first time I really noticed that was on a really good episode that had Micheal Jackson voicing a huge white man that claimed he was MJ. While the episode was a good one the thing that annoyed me some was that Bart thought MJ was awesome instead of mocking him(which is what the character would have really done). The most cringe worthy guest star moment for me came when they had N'Synch on. Both Nelson(the main bully on the show) and Bart were excited to see them. Nothing against N'Synch, but come on they were a boyband aimed at teen and pre-teen girls and not young boys (ok, Milhouse and Ralph would probably like them, but certainly not Bart and Nelson). -- Submitted By: () on January 1, 2013, 5:12 am - (0 votes)
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Is this still on? I loved The Simpsons for the first 10 years or so, but it became incredibly stale after that! Talk about OVERKILL!!! Somebody please put this rotten fish out of it's misery ASAP. This would have been an all time classic show, had they known when to quit wile they were ahead. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 16, 2012, 12:45 am - (1 votes)
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The Simpsons remain my favorite show ever. However, there have been times when I have been disappointed with the show,but considering it has been on the small screen for over 20 years I can overlook a few off episodes ever now and then. I will agree that the show doesn't have the emotional impact that it had in early seasons and is more driven by comedic puns and oddball storylines today, but it still is a great show. It's not as popular as it once was and I don't expect it to keep going much longer, but I will keep enjoying it while it last and then still watch it in reruns and on dvd. If i were to list one major gripe I have with the show it is the guest star factor, which normally adds nothing good to the show. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 28, 2012, 5:57 am - (0 votes)
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I read the blog (thanks for posting it, Travoltron!). It echoes practically everything I think about the Simpsons then and now. It perfectly points out the biggest flaw with the Simpson's switch to digital ink and paint: "The fluid and vibrant hand drawn animation has been replaced by militarily rigid computer templates." It even shows the arrogance of Ken Keeler (who wrote that infamous Skinner is a fraud episode). He rebutted critics of the show by saying they get too attached to the characters. Well, yeah, if people don't get attached to the characters, then the show would fail. But thanks to the blog, we officially have an accurate name for what was once the Simpsons: Zombie Simpsons. Since the only way to get it to cancel is to make it less profitable, boycotting Simpsons stuff until the show's cancelled might be the 12-gauge shot to the head that takes this zombie down. -- Submitted By: () on September 19, 2012, 2:09 pm - (1 votes)
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@Travoltron: I've read about half of the Zombie Simpsons blog entry, and it makes for VERY illuminating reading. To anyone who loved the show in its heyday but feels guilty about not liking it in recent years, I say read the blog and "Stop guilting yourself!", as Nelson might put it. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on September 17, 2012, 8:17 am - (1 votes)
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A family member forwarded me this blog. I like that this guy explains why the Simpsons was so good as well as how it went bad. Because there is a generation now that has grown up with the lousy Simpsons episodes and have no idea how the show impacted television. http://deadhomersociety.com/zombiesimpsons/ -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 5, 2012, 11:46 pm - (2 votes)
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To JayD, the answer is "you can't", but then I have another question....why make it worse than it already is by producing two blatantly conflicting story lines? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 4:58 pm - (2 votes)
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How can you have continuity on a show that's been going on for over 20 years and with characters that never age? That said, I think it's time for the show to finally come to an end. It was great for the first 10 years or so. In the more recent episodes, there are more ridiculous plots, more sex jokes, and more gross out gags than ever before. Overall, it's been a gradual bone. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 1, 2012, 12:07 pm - (3 votes)
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It's just been on for far too long. It started going bad around the time Groening was working on Futurama. -- Submitted By: (Bryan527) on July 30, 2012, 8:33 pm - (4 votes)
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I was looking for the ep where they changed how Homer and Marge met. Good thing I googled "That 90's Show" before voting.....and to that category I say HELL YES! I realize there have been other shows with disconinuity issues where I voted "Never Boned", like "The Odd Couple", but those discontinuities didn't have Oscar and Felix having met under circumstances that occurred FOUR PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIONS APART! Honestly, with all the episodes they've come up with over all these years, they should have passed on this one.....and this is exactly the sort of crap that will be seen in syndicated reruns while the original (and far superior) 1974-set episode will be shelved so viewers won't be "confused" by the discontinuity, but the best way to achieve that is to limit the discontinuity...duh! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on June 26, 2012, 11:42 am - (3 votes)
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"Simpson, Homer Simpson. He's the greatest guy in hist-o-ryyy. From the town of Springfield, he's about to hit a chestnut tree. AHHH!" -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 29, 2012, 10:20 pm - (1 votes)
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Hens love goose geese love ganders everyone else loves Ned Flanders. LMFAO!!! -- Submitted By: () on March 28, 2012, 2:39 pm - (1 votes)
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According to the Nielsen ratings, only 7.2 Million people still watch, compared to the total population of 312 Million. During the early seasons, the population was lower than that, and yet there were 2-3 times more viewers. We left this undersea shipwreck back when it was just starting to sink. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 10, 2011, 11:57 am - (3 votes)
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Wierd thing is, I dont know anyone that watches this show anymore. I cannot believe they are paying anyone for it. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on October 8, 2011, 5:38 pm - (4 votes)
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Sigh. So close, and yet so far. Hopefully, the voice actors will demand $100 Trillion paychecks once the next two seasons are over. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 8, 2011, 1:12 pm - (4 votes)
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Critics' reviews of early Simpsons episodes praised the show for its wit, realism, and intelligence.In the late 1990s, around the airing of season ten, the tone and emphasis of the show began to change. Some critics started calling the show "tired".By 2000, some long-term fans had become disillusioned with the show and pointed to its shift from character driven plots to what they perceived as an overemphasis on zany antics. -- Submitted By: (lrbloom) on October 8, 2011, 12:45 pm - (2 votes)
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Well here you go guys and gals. Read it and weep or jump for joy. Regardless of how you feel Simpsons has been renewed http://news.yahoo.com/threat-averted-fox-renews-simpsons-2-years-005224367.html -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 7, 2011, 9:58 pm - (2 votes)
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$4 Million isn't enough for them? They earn more than the average person earns in a lifetime, and it's not enough? This is greed. I would be happy to earn "just" $3 Million on my salary. In fact, I hope they request $100 Trillion salaries. Why? Because it couldn't be paid to one person, let alone 4, and it would guarantee the Simpsons' cancellation. Finally, this zombie would be put to rest! -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 6, 2011, 9:01 pm - (0 votes)
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