The debut of Family Guy was a big deal. They started out as an imitation of The Simpsons, but then The Simpsons made the mistake of imitating the imitation.
As a childhood Simpsons fan from 1989 to 1998, i can only enjoy and stomach seasons 1-10 which is exactly what my series DVD collection consists of since i initially stopped watching The Simpsons in 1999 and became quite fond of South Park, Futurama, and Family Guy these past twenty five years.
very quickly. I remember watching every episode during my late school years together with a friend. then there was one season where we were like "OK not the best". and then 1 season later we switched off during an episode and watched something else.
When Disney erased Apu, it was dead. Before that, it was meh. Lets be honest, The Simpsons never got much better than Who Shot Mr Burns? Then again, i thought the movie was pretty great.
I was a "purist" once, but honestly, there are some great episodes post season 8. D'oh-ing in the wind from 10. Weekend at Burnsie's from 13. Trilogy of error, New Kids on the Blech(yvan eht nioj) and Skinner's sense of snow from 12. I'd say every season has at least one really good to great episode
Season 15 is the best of the silver age in my opinion Season 9 is also a guilty pleasure of mine but that's probably because I'm a sucker for good Lisa Episodes Season 13 I absolutely hated as it has a lot of Homer screaming in that season & a lot of bad & mediocre episodes like The Sweetest Apu The Frying Game Weekend at Burnsie's The Old Man And The Key, Gump Roast its the worst of the silver Era for me.
The original seasons are definitely great. But there's lots of good jokes in the later seasons. Maybe I'm too much of a silly stoner but I laughed hard at the Kent Brockman thing, and at the marge nagging t shirt.
I think you're missing a pretty important piece of context. Everyone involved with the Simpsons thought they were going to be cancelled around season 8. So that changed the way they approached the show. The "surf's up" ending is obviously self-aware, from a bunch of creators who thought the end was nigh. I don't disagree with anything you've said, but it's pretty fundamental to how the show changed in the late-classic era.
Klasky Csupo was behind the goofiness in Seasons 1-4, then in Season 5, the show shifted Film Roman all the way until 2016. Now Fox Television Animation controls the Animation on the rest of the show now.
Around the time Lisa became a radical feminist and we had entire episodes all about Lisa complaining about the size of mannequins, that was the start of the end for me. I started tuning out when I realised an episode was focused on Lisa, and not long after that I lost interest altogether. It's not the same show anymore, the characters are different and Flanderised (Homer- stupid, Bart- Stupid, Lisa- annoying, Marge- whatever it is she does) and the writers are different. The jokes and storylines we laughed at in the early days just won't happen anymore because that isn't what today's writers can do.
I'd say season11 Behind the music episode would've been a great series finale. Simpsons took a turn for the worst at the and of season 12 and and season 13 as a whole. True season 13 was better but still "off" I couldn't take it anymore
Lisa got preachy is a common complaint I think is pretty unfair, I don't think she really got that much so or that what she did become was really bad, she was opinionated from beginning and at times self-righteous but no not that much, a lot of people seem to hate that she's strongly opinionated at all.
Forced to watch classics cuz new episodes suck cuz they’re all woke Lisa episodes and she sucks worst character and Carl changed voices and no more apu
The debut of Family Guy was a big deal. They started out as an imitation of The Simpsons, but then The Simpsons made the mistake of imitating the imitation.
Also TBH the digital ink style used from Seasons 14-19 is still my favorite art style of the entire series
As a childhood Simpsons fan from 1989 to 1998, i can only enjoy and stomach seasons 1-10 which is exactly what my series DVD collection consists of since i initially stopped watching The Simpsons in 1999 and became quite fond of South Park, Futurama, and Family Guy these past twenty five years.
very quickly. I remember watching every episode during my late school years together with a friend. then there was one season where we were like "OK not the best". and then 1 season later we switched off during an episode and watched something else.
Id say 1-9 is golden, 10-18 was silver, the rest is last place
Yes
Agreed but I love the Silver age. Those first few seasons 10, 11 and 12 are great
i'd say more like 10-20, but yea
@@tonyking2880 the hell wrong with u
@@Mikeymilne1510 umm... idk, just didn't find it as bad as the recent ones
When Disney erased Apu, it was dead. Before that, it was meh. Lets be honest, The Simpsons never got much better than Who Shot Mr Burns? Then again, i thought the movie was pretty great.
Fuck that mouse click sound effect it’s bloody everywhere
3:48 are we not going to question that
It's cute
@@stellarkat4657sacrificing Mario to Satan might help humanity but is not cute
@@tylerbivins9807 Oh, I meant the jaguar post but that's an interesting idea too
Great analysis on this, I hope your channel gets the best!
I was a "purist" once, but honestly, there are some great episodes post season 8. D'oh-ing in the wind from 10. Weekend at Burnsie's from 13. Trilogy of error, New Kids on the Blech(yvan eht nioj) and Skinner's sense of snow from 12. I'd say every season has at least one really good to great episode
Do you think the digital art style looks bad or you just associate the hand-drawn style with your favorite episodes?
nah dijital sucks i like the hand drawn style more
Season 15 is the best of the silver age in my opinion
Season 9 is also a guilty pleasure of mine but that's probably because I'm a sucker for good Lisa Episodes
Season 13 I absolutely hated as it has a lot of Homer screaming in that season & a lot of bad & mediocre episodes like The Sweetest Apu The Frying Game Weekend at Burnsie's The Old Man And The Key, Gump Roast its the worst of the silver Era for me.
Man. I really need to watch the Simpsons.
Most classic Simpsons fans dropped off after Phil Hartman passed away
Which led to Troy McGlure and Lionel Hutz to be erased from the show forever.
I'm always seen Season 13 as an unexpected peak compared to both the Scully and later Jean years. Good to see someone else agreeing!
The original seasons are definitely great. But there's lots of good jokes in the later seasons.
Maybe I'm too much of a silly stoner but I laughed hard at the Kent Brockman thing, and at the marge nagging t shirt.
You deserve way more subscribers man!
Is that Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz in the background?
It is
I think Futurama and Family Guy's debut led to The Simpsons adding more insult to injury on the show's viewership. Wasn't saying it as a bad thing.
The Last Temptation of Homer is, in my opinion, the best written episode
Amen 🙏
I think you're missing a pretty important piece of context. Everyone involved with the Simpsons thought they were going to be cancelled around season 8. So that changed the way they approached the show. The "surf's up" ending is obviously self-aware, from a bunch of creators who thought the end was nigh. I don't disagree with anything you've said, but it's pretty fundamental to how the show changed in the late-classic era.
The show is definitely a lot more cartoony in that era but I think not always bad, sometimes that still works pretty well or very well.
Klasky Csupo was behind the goofiness in Seasons 1-4, then in Season 5, the show shifted Film Roman all the way until 2016. Now Fox Television Animation controls the Animation on the rest of the show now.
I like David Mirkin era Simpsons
The program has deteriorated into mindless drivel and it's anyones guess what they'll be talking about or where there going.
Banjo Tooie?!
Around the time Lisa became a radical feminist and we had entire episodes all about Lisa complaining about the size of mannequins, that was the start of the end for me. I started tuning out when I realised an episode was focused on Lisa, and not long after that I lost interest altogether. It's not the same show anymore, the characters are different and Flanderised (Homer- stupid, Bart- Stupid, Lisa- annoying, Marge- whatever it is she does) and the writers are different. The jokes and storylines we laughed at in the early days just won't happen anymore because that isn't what today's writers can do.
I'd say season11 Behind the music episode would've been a great series finale. Simpsons took a turn for the worst at the and of season 12 and and season 13 as a whole. True season 13 was better but still "off" I couldn't take it anymore
Yes
Honestly i didn't like the season after 15
yes
Season 9 is great
Umm...yeah.
I stopped ar Season 10 because the Japan episode was so bad.
Lisa got preachy is a common complaint I think is pretty unfair, I don't think she really got that much so or that what she did become was really bad, she was opinionated from beginning and at times self-righteous but no not that much, a lot of people seem to hate that she's strongly opinionated at all.
Forced to watch classics cuz new episodes suck cuz they’re all woke Lisa episodes and she sucks worst character and Carl changed voices and no more apu