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Long live the original decade.
For me, 15-30 have only been spot checked (I’ll watch if it’s on). I find the past few years they’ve hit a new stride. Not at all the original, something different using the same characters. I find I get a good laugh here and there. Not always good, but still better than many newcomers considering its the longest running show at this point
My hard cutoff is S15. That is when I stopped watching them premiere on Sunday nights. S10-15 still have their good moments here and there. Anything after that is unwatchable to me.
The show had already gone seriously downhill by season 8.
Their best skit ever was 9 though wasn’t it? The halloween special where they aliens captured the presidential candidates. Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos.
after the golden era of the Simpsons (ends anywhere between s8 to s9 depending on preference), the Simpsons becomes so boring and flanderized that I wonder if later fans liked the Simpsons for what it truly made it standout or they are just lifers because funny colors and faces onscreen
So there are more than 9 great simpsons seasons, I would extend it by maybe 5.
But the rest aren’t bad, I just watched all of them, for the first time, 17th season was my previous stopping point.
They have some bullshit that turned me off previously, and pisses me off now, but disregarding their rw bullshittery they endorsed, they are still good, the great being reserved for the first ten or so.
but there are bangers in 10, 11, and 12
I still think it’s great until and including season 13, it has the Brazil episode and the weed episode, rather iconic.
Also has the old man yells at cloud meme
There are a fair few of memes from the Simpsons that actually come from “later” episodes, e.g.
- Wow, The Fortune Cookies Here Really Are More Accurate (S16E12)
- I gotta tell you. This is pretty terrific. (S13E07)
- Damn Scots, they ruined Scotland! (S15E12)
- Moe throwing Barney out and him coming back (S17E13)
- Ralph Wiggum dives through window (S14E21)
- Homer hides his fat in his back (S19E7)
- etc etc
When I tried to do a complete rewatch last year, I found that quality started dropping in seasons 10 and 11. There were still funny moments and episodes but they were less consistent. I stopped about 2/3 of the way through season 14.
Seasons 12-13 have some great episodes, but some bad ones too. I agree it’s Season 14 where it took the true nose dive and stopped having great episodes.
A Trilogy of Error (a classic) is season 12. Probably the last episode i consider a classic.
Long live the Conan years
Monorail, monorail, monorail…
Homer, when you go home tonight, there’ll be an extra floor on your house.
Here’s some sugar, sorry it’s not in packets (out of scorpio’s pockets,) you want some cream?
Homer: Uh, no.
Not on your life my Hindu friend!
OK…which are they?
4-7 twice and the Halloween episodes as the ninth
Seasons 2 - 10
On a rewatch with my partner (their first time watching!) season 1 hit SO differently than it did when I was young. I hated old episodes as a kid, but going through all of season 1 in a few days, it was EXCELLENT. Sooo much heart, just janky animation. We both cried at least once, like real feelings and shit!
I think season 1 was good. Better than a lot of the later stuff, certainly.
But the art and animation and the pacing really improved over the next seasons.
Hooo boy the art is indeed a rough sight hahaha
seasons 3-11!
I think he’s talking to you
I might include the Treehouse of Horrors episodes as a stand alone season. There are sure dozens of outliers.
First 8 are generally recognized as I understand it maybe 9 unsure how much us nostalgia influenced vs it got stale writing for characters especially homer started to change US society started to change etc.
The writers’ general consensus is that the “Golden Age,” ended with season 9, episode 2, “The Principal and the Pauper.” I’m not sure if they believe the episode itself to be a part of the Golden Age or not, but I think its a pretty good episode.
Don’t make me tap judge snyder
A caller? At this hour?
