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The Simpsons Episode Recap: "Homer and Lisa Exchange" | TV Show Recaps | 11/17/2008 New
There are two ways of looking at my expectation level for tonight's episode after last week's shockingly bad trip into the pasts of the Simpson family members. You could argue that because things seemed so bleak last week, any speck of creativity or humor would shine in comparison. On the other hand, you could also say my claws were only sharpened for this week. Thankfully my praise for this episode is earned and there are few items which I can take my sharpened claws to. read more 4 Comments
The Simpsons Episode Recap: "Dangerous Curves" | TV Show Recaps | 11/10/2008
I'm invoking the inalienable right of every Simpsons' fan by using a phrase cultivated by writers of the show themselves via the character of Jeff Albertson, also known as Comic Book Guy — Worst. Episode. Ever.To be honest with you I found the events of this week's episode so simplistic that I was utterly confused. I realize Springfield needs to be kept in a suspended state of present which always exists in whatever time period it is in our world... read more 6 Comments
Simpsons Episode Recap: Treehouse of Horror XIX | TV Show Recaps | 11/3/2008
The Simpsons' aired their Halloween episode 2 days late or 363 days early. This 19th volume in the show's Treehouse of Horror anthology featured spoofs of Transformers, Mad Men, and, in the "can you believe it hadn't been done before" column, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. This volume delivered some of the best Halloween laughs since the 12th season's Treehouse of Horror XI, featuring Homer telling Marge he just needs to get into Heaven, not "run for Jesus." read more 8 Comments
The Simpsons Episode Recap: "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" | TV Show Recaps | 9/29/2008
After starting as a series of short wraparounds for The Tracy Ullman Show, this week The Simpsons begins its 20th season, tying the series-longevity record set by Gunsmoke. After a Boba Fett/Carbonite-inspired couch gag, the season premiere featured loads of action, a few cameos and even some light baking. We return to Springfield to find the Simpson family attending the first booze-free St. Patrick's Day parade the town has ever held. Despite not having alcohol, Mayor Quimby is determined to... read more be the first to leave a comment

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Premiered: December 17, 1989, on FOX

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Premise: Matt Groening's subversive, animated satire about Springfield's hapless first family stumbling through life became a cult favorite soon after premiering on Fox in 1989. Not since `The Flintstones' in the '60s has a cartoon series drawn such a large adult audience, and, ay caramba, given us pop-culture expressions for the ages. `The Simpsons' was originally seen in 1987 as a short on `The Tracey Ullman Show.' It has since become television's longest-running comedy and has received 18 Emmys.

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