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Something I’ve noticed with a lot of legacy franchises (Godzilla, SpongeBob, Call of Duty, etc.) is they start of great, become bad for awhile, then new blood comes in and it becomes a mixed bag.
I'd say the biggest cause of this is the original writers leave, and then new writers are forced on that have no attachment to the original series, and by the time they need to hire new writers, there are plenty of new writers who grew up with the original property and naturally understand it a lot better.
I wouldn't say Godzilla. At least when talking about the Japanese-made movies, they've been pretty consistent in quality aside from the significant drop offs like Godzilla's Revenge and the CG anime trilogy.
Never really watched the Simpsons in constant tandem but there was something about the number of episodes I liked from season 33 that has not only kept me more invested in keeping up with the modern era, but checking out some of the past favourites and ones I've missed. Making me feel like this is the biggest time I've been a Simpsons fan since I was a kid.
17:20 After Disney bought the Simpsons, they begun using more American animators for some of the scenes in the newest seasons which is why some shots look much better than others. The Itchy and Scratchy short from Season 34 being one of the biggest examples
The episode about lisa and the singer only ended that way because its a parody of Morrissey, its unfortunate though instead of parodying a existing celebrity, they could of made one up giving more opportunity in the story, instead of relying on pre existing celebrities to tell the story
I think American Dad deserves some kind of individual video from you, especially in how it's been able to evolve and stay pretty damn good this many seasons in.
I'm surprised how little mention he's made of it considering how many Family Guy videos he's done. He did mention Francine smith in his last video and to my memory I think that's the only real time he's brought it up by name.
Exactly, i think what made american dad good and imo better than both family guy and modern simpsons is that they completely ditched the political commentary to just become...well funny, they have a little satire here and there but its usually just gags while the entire episodes just center around the characters doing stuff fun stuff, and in an era where EVERY adult cartoon wants to make a statement (and fail miserably) its refreshing to have an actual comedy
"The Simpsons is good again" is something I never expected to hear from people online. I'm glad they're turning things around. As for a new ranking video, I'd love to see you cover Aqua Teen Hunger Force!
I will say that the reason why there seems to be a shift in Season 33 is because in the first time since Season 13 we got a new showrunner thru Matt Selman He has been on the show for a while and is even credited a few times between Season 21-32 but they where always usually 1 or 2 episodes per season (in my opinion the episodes he showrunned where usually the highlight) but from 33 to now he is now a main showrunner, with Al Jean taking a step back and sometimes showrunning 1 or 2 episodes now I really hope that as the show goes on we go back to how the show would change showrunners every few seasons. Matt G, James L, and Sam Simon did Seasons 1 and 2, Al Jean and Mike R did Seasons 3 and 4, David Mirkin did 5 and 6, Bill O and Josh W did 7 and 8, Mike Scully did 9 thru 12, and Al Jean did 13 till 32 It helps the show from feeling stagnate and you can definitely see the show starting to do more once we properly got a new showrunner at the helm
that and also episodes are co-showrunned in a communal way by someone else along Selman, sometimes even the episode's writer is allowed to do so, it brings new approaches and flavour to the characters
@@DawgBarkz Al Jean was the showrunner during seasons 13 through 33. He was succeeded by Matt Selman who has previously been on the show in other roles since season 9, A.K.A. the first decline season.
I reccomend doing a bob's burger ranking next, it hasn't really gotten worse over its 14 seasons, one of its latest episodes are the highest rated on imdb
Replying to this because I also would love that! I think it’s been fairly consistent. I mean sure, every season has a couple of episodes you say “eh” to. But they’ve done such a good job changing the expectations. Especially with the last season being more emotional and having a more heartfelt tone. I’d love to hear his comments on the Christmas episode of last season!
Bob's burgers is the best animated tv show of the past 15 years. The first season is a little rough but maintains high quality even to the most recent episode.
Yay, LS Mark Simpsons follow-up vid! 😀 Found myself nodding along to all the episodes that you didn't care for. They really need to stop doing Cletus spotlight episodes, lol
Bob’s Burgers has almost taken the Simpson’s place in my heart now. The Simpsons may not be at its worst anymore but I still don’t care to watch it much anymore because it only reminds me of how fantastic it used to be. Bob’s Burgers is my favorite adult cartoon on the air right now and it’s been great now for longer than the Simpsons was.
Same thing for me, but with American Dad. I've been watching that for the first time and the first decade of that is basically the spiritual successor to David Mirkin-era Simpsons (S5/S6) that no one was watching because they assumed it was like Family Guy. It's not like Family Guy though. It's brilliant. (I've heard American Dad went completely off the rails in the last 5 years, but even that is supposedly an entertaining trainwreck you can't look away from, compared to the predictable monotony of modern Simpsons.)
@@aidanandreasen2611 that's a matter of taste. personally my favorite episodes where when they leaned into the insane ideas the show had. so i'm loving it.
If there's anything I'd love to see you do a ranking video on, it would be the Adventure Time Series and it's spinoffs. I say that because Adventure time has gone through multiple massive tonal shifts over the years and it's worldbuilding and characters are so strong that the showrunners are still producing very good quality spinoffs even to this day (the "Fionna and Cake" series was incredible!).
I’d be interested in seeing them go back and remake bad episodes I had two ideas * Miracle on Evergreen Terrace- The people of Springfield just dump their unwanted presents onto the Simpsons who find enjoyment in them. Also since the people of Springfield wanted an excuse to get rid of the gifts they don’t want, they forgive the Simpsons (Mainly Bart) for the whole lie * At Long Last Leave - Many of the Simpsons friends are against the family being banished, not just out of loyalty but because it’s just going to be undone eventually. A commentary on the “Status Quo is God” trope. The Simpsons do go to the Outlands but only out of their own volition.
I would not expect a Miracle on Evergreen Terrace remake to be better than the original. Simpsons Season 9 is a lot closer to the classic era than the present stuff. But they could easily make a better version of At Long Last Leave! 30 minutes of a test pattern would be better than that train wreck ...
The Simpsons have been getting a lot better than what people gave it credit for. I like to think it's thanks to more of the writers becoming attached to the show, instead of writing it off as another resume piece, but also that the showrunners are taking chances and getting great results! From A Serious Ned, Pixelated and Afraid, last years The Treehouse of Horror with Death Note, and Krusty the Clown as IT, they have been really smashing it out of park with some great episodes! Sure there's a few DUDS here and there, but overall the experience has been wonderful! Especially for his longtime fans of the series! Clause said it best in American Dad, season 16, " The Simpsons are getting good now!"❤
This is something that I like to see. The Simpsons has a soft spot in my heart, and also the last season for Family Guy was their best season within the last 10 years, another show that has a soft spot in my heart. I love both shows so much, so glad to see that they still have it!❤👍
I think them occasionally adding a real Halloween episode is a good move since they haven't really been able to explore it much because of THoH. But making a serious episode about the subject or just putting more time into a parody isn't that bad of an idea. I still remember that one episode "Halloween of Horror" (Season 27 Episode 4) being pretty good and a change of pace from whatever else they were putting out at the time.
I honestly don't care one way or the other about the show but I was scrolling through the comments just to find the inevitable person who would make this exact statement. If this is truly your "deepest secret", your life must be quite shallow.
Thank you for showing appreication towards modern simpsons! I definitely think the latest seasons have been a step in the right direction to the point where I actually enjoy watching the show again. This 'Modern Simpsons is bad' stigma needs to die, and videos like this help prevent it
Well if you're looking for suggestions for ranking videos, Futurama would be amazing, Phineas and Ferb and Gravity Falls would make a nice short one where most of it is actually pure gold
Regarding the floating timeline: Wasn't there a joke relatively recently when Homer hears a date in the late '70s or early '80s and briefly reminisces that that was when he was in his 20s "... or, _two!"_ ?
I would personally love to see you rank the powerpuff girls at some point Mark since there is the original run and the reboot and both are very different levels of quality. But personally I would love to see you review every dreamworks movie next, its only an evolution from your Disney ranking a couple years back.
I remember watching your simpsons ranking video when I was only nine. It inspired me to write my own stories a pilot I made was accepted in Cartoon network and now I am 36 with two children and a mansion in Pennsylvania.
I have watched Futurama for around 1.5 times and I feel like it would be great for you to rank all the episodes, I understand if you don’t want to as it must be hell on earth to do this like 4 times but still.
I'm so glad the series is back to being solid. Not amazing, but decent entertainment with some good laughs and a bit of heart. After how long the series was in the doldrums, getting back to pretty consistent 7/10 episodes is a hell of a result imo
I think you can just tell everyone is finally having *fun* with the episodes again and it just really makes everything better! I think the one problem I still have is that the simplicity that I've always appreciated in modern Simpsons isn't really there in a lot of the episodes. I think it would be nice to start mixing in some slower-paced episodes with the more zany "what if"/experimental episodes. More of stuff like Lisa's Belly or Bartless. But I'm genuinely interested to see where the show goes.
(15:30) I think this could work with her being perfect and surrounded by terrible people. She could try for a while to make things better and then it all slowly falls apart and she begins to become kind of jaded and lose her perfect edge, while never becoming outright hopeless or malicious.
Still amazes me that the Simpsons rank video was 6 years ago, time flies when you continuously torture yourself with watchings whole series and ranking them
6:41 Anyone else spot the minor animation error where Wiggams just suddenly appears on screen? Well not sure if it's an error or intentional, but it looks kinda weird.
I think they addressed ages ago that Sarah Wiggum was a criminal, Chief Wiggum said in one episode they met when he arrested her and then loved each other ever since so basically building upon a one off line And i think they made Maya Moes wife because of the criticism the episode got with Maya having to leave Moe because of obvious having to rewind what happened for the next episode, so they bought her back to make the fans happy
I like when Simpsons does that, they did the same thing with Carl's Icelandic Heritage (it's mentioned as a throwaway joke in season 14 and than is the focal point of season 24's The Saga of Carl)
I’d really be interested in seeing a ranking video for American dad! I think it has its fair shares of low points but has some really good stuff for the majority of its run imo
I don’t know about anyone else but I’ve always kind of liked modern Simpsons. Sure it may of “fallen off” compared to the old days but I do see the point that Mark is making
While I haven't watched every episode this season (maybe skipped 1 or 2 so far), I think this current season is the best one we've had in some time. Hoping that the trend keeps up 🤞
You should rank every episode of American Dad. It's one of two long running shows that have avoided season rot in my opinion. The other one is Robot Chicken, in case you were wondering.
Honestly i think the main drawback of new Simpsons is how they're not really philosophical anymore. There no bittersweet endings or moments where characters don't need words to convey feelings. Everything is spelled out and nothing is left for interpretation.
Respect the coming back to this. Just going to say my piece: For the DECADES people have been saying the show has been dead since insert season here, the fact that the show came back with enough to make people reappraise it and acknowledge improvement kind of speaks to the quality of the overall show and how a lot of people's critical analysis was really shortsighted. A dead show wouldn't come back; that's the whole point of being dead. The Simpsons didn't die and it won't anytime soon.
I think the one show you should see is: the anime One Piec-*gets bashed with a bat* But seriously, some shows I would recommend are American Dad, Bob's Burgers, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Ed, Edd n Eddy, or The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, esp. since all of these are shorter in episode length
I originally put off watching new Simpsons for some time, until I checked some of Season 33 out and was pleasantly surprised. I don’t think that the new episodes hit as hard as the classics in the humour department (there’s some good jokes with the occasional Rodrigo from Instagram), but the storytelling of these latest seasons have really hooked me in. I just watched A Mid-Childhood’s Night Dream and was sucked into the story the whole way through. A Serious Flanders is also phenomenal. I’ve not really seen any of Season 34 outside of Not It due to Disney+ not having it on in the UK yet (I watched AMCND on the fire stick if you’re wondering), but I’ll be waiting. The Vlog episode initially rubbed me the wrong way, but you’ve actually made me pretty hopeful for it. I think that the only thing that really bugs me is how much the intro has been shortened. You’d be surprised to even see a couch gag nowadays. I get that TV airings need to save time, but why can’t Disney+ have the whole shebang? Even if it’s hard to think of more couch gags, why not reuse some like in the classic episodes? It’s a nitpick, sure, but they were always a part of the show’s identity. EDIT: I just watched a good chunk of Season 34 over the past few days and it was really damn good. I feel that they really stepped up their game this season, with more jokes that land, great animation and some really unique stories. And yes, that includes the Vlog episode, which is actually one of my favourites for how unique it was; I don’t even think it’ll become all that dated in the future since this kind of stuff is quite common on TH-cam. The Boblox one was also pretty damn good. I also loved The Very Hungry Caterpillars for how it chose to do their own thing with the concept of a lockdown episode rather than just making it a straightforward COVID story. My favourites were easily Lisa the Boy Scout and Treehouse of Horror XXXIII for how creative they were. It feels like the show has broke out of its years of stagnation and is doing fresh stories yet again. Even the worst of the batch of episodes I saw, that being Clown V. Board of Education, was still okay, if a little underwhelming.
Pixilated and Afraid is the closest Homer and Marge have had if a good relationship for years. There was am episode where Homer plain framed her for DUI. Pixilated and Afraid is great basically
The cycle of a successful show: Good breakfast Great at Brunch Terrible Lunch Bland at Dinner Bedtime feels rough because of Dinner and Lunch You wake at midnight to find a piece of brunch that makes you remember the good times.
5:43 According to The Simpsons wiki and other sources probably, Sarah Wiggum is voiced by Megan Mullally instead of Pamela Hayden in some of the newer Simpsons episodes since Season 32. Why? I don't know.
The fact that they did something on Ring, but didnt tackle the actual book. Like the book is insane as hell. But its probably one of the funnest books ive ever read. Definately reccomend reading it. (Author is Koji Suzuki btw)
Can’t wait for “I was WRONG about simpsons” video in about 4 weeks where thumbnail is this video crossed out with a big red line and the animated author character standing there with its mouth open or arms crossed
I think American dad ranking video would be interesting to see mainly because i feel like that show has a kinda bad start, which then turned for the better, while having probably the most inconsistent character writing ever. Which works though
I would love to see you talk about Ed, Edd, & Eddy since that was my favorite show as a kid and its very short compared to what you usually rank. Another one I'd like to see is King of the Hill. Someone also mentioned the topic of Dreamworks movies and i think thatd be very fun to watch.
That "joke" from the infamous Kamp Krusty "sequel" episode from Season 28 where on a little subtitle says "until Kamp Krustiest, Season 52" may become a reality.
we bare bears and most notably the amazing world of gumball already did the on the computer watching the characters POV episodes, it's not exactly unique
I feel as though it would be difficult, since there are thirteen different series, all with varying different lengths of episodes and runtimes such as the Scooby and Scrappy Doo shorts being 7 minutes each encompassing 99 episodes, and The New Scooby Doo Movies having 25 episodes but around 41 minutes long each. Not to mention the wide range of quality.
Try watching every Bob's burgers episode. Most are really good, it's rarely terrible but when it is.. it's pretty bad. But for the most part it's a pretty funny show with a family that actually loves eachother. Which is so rare in animation nowadays tbh
Scooby do would be great for the next ranking video. All of the series’s that have released since it’s premiere in 1969, the Scoobynatural episode of supernatural, the specials released outside of main series’s, the Scooby so project, all of the movies, live action and animated, and the Lego specials/movies
The Ms. Wigum and Cletus episodes are the big problem I have with the Simpsons as a whole. The Simpsons is at its best when it’s exploring little stories of white trash in American suburbia. Nobody in town should have a wild, cool backstory. Moe should never be in a quartet. Homer should never have gone to space. Life is hell and everyone is a disappointment- that’s the joke. “22 short stories in Springfield” is great because it focuses on the small lives of dumb people. I think king of the hill kinda perfected this concept better, but it’s a shame because Springfield and its inhabitants have a unique feel I’d like to see more of. When Simpsons is small, it’s at its best (imo).
I'll die on my hill of "the caterpillar lockdown episode was great". Yes, its a lockdown joke years too late, but it was fun and format breaking and I loved Lisa's struggles with doomscrolling and her comment about sarcastic twitter making memes and conspiracy twitter taking them as reality.
I wouldnt exactly call it clever, its kind of funny (although a waste of a possible good ending) but “morrissey racist” morrissey bad” jokes are so tired
How about an every episode of One Piece 😂? Joking aside, why not do an every episode ranking for a show that you consider an under appreciated gem or something that really isn’t talked much about? Sure, the easy route would be ranking every episode of a highly praised show like Avatar… but it could be fun to see something like a Chowder ranking or something that an American like me has never heard of but might be interested in checking out that had heard a good word about it. Variety & trying new stuff is definitely welcomed in my book.
Never thought I'd see the day where someone would upload something like this. The Simpsons has been going on a downward spiral for a long time now so it's nice to see the show finally do something that gives the viewers hope.
Please do Futurama! I'm interested to see how you feel about the multiple cancellations and returns, as well as the newer episodes. It also has quite a few seasons!
I was shocked you didn’t mention the Season 34 finale/750th episode of the show. Aside from the intro where they literally fit 750 characters into it, it was a real mixed bag with an okay idea, but weak execution. It’s where Homer gets in a car wreck and is flying out in slow-motion, and he rethinks his life and what Marge did, and it could have been a good character study, but it just missed the mark in my opinion.
Nice, I was hoping for this. Please do a Regular Show or Gumball ranking next, neither of them would be too bad compared to what you went through previously. 29:31 lol Edit: Didn't age that well cuz you rushed the former!
American Dad, Bob's Burgers, or Beavis & Butthead for your next ranking video I'd say. Those are probably the last adult sitcoms that are long enough to warrant ranking videos
Honestly the new perfect teacher could be so fun with bart ngl. Literally just have him be his usual self but instead of pranking her to piss her off its almost like a friendly rivalry. Honestly could see her working so well with like all of Barts class. Maybe chastising Martin for being too much of a tattletail, of course in a friendly way. But it unravels Martins whole world as he simply cant fathom Bart being liked by a teacher more than him. Or just simple plots where she tries to help Nelson or Millhouse with their BS. Idk she just seems like she could actually be way more involved in a plot then any of the other teachers since the kids ACTUALLY wanna be around her
No, dude, you absolutely should do the 'it would be better if they did it this way' type stuff. That's the difference between constructive criticism and just complaining; you _offer a solution._
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Review Thomas the tank engine, for the memes
nu uh
Review Lego Monkie Kid
Maybe
Something I’ve noticed with a lot of legacy franchises (Godzilla, SpongeBob, Call of Duty, etc.) is they start of great, become bad for awhile, then new blood comes in and it becomes a mixed bag.
I'd say the biggest cause of this is the original writers leave, and then new writers are forced on that have no attachment to the original series, and by the time they need to hire new writers, there are plenty of new writers who grew up with the original property and naturally understand it a lot better.
I guess this is what immortals feel like when longest running shows lived with their longer lifespans.
and if spider-man is anything to go by, after the mixed bag era it becomes hell
I wouldn't say Godzilla. At least when talking about the Japanese-made movies, they've been pretty consistent in quality aside from the significant drop offs like Godzilla's Revenge and the CG anime trilogy.
@@kingbash6466 bro the later half of the Showa era was mostly garbage.
Never really watched the Simpsons in constant tandem but there was something about the number of episodes I liked from season 33 that has not only kept me more invested in keeping up with the modern era, but checking out some of the past favourites and ones I've missed.
Making me feel like this is the biggest time I've been a Simpsons fan since I was a kid.
The question we’ve all been wondering..
Will Mark give us a definitive answer?
will mark have any substance?
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Who knows?
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Hmmm
17:20 After Disney bought the Simpsons, they begun using more American animators for some of the scenes in the newest seasons which is why some shots look much better than others. The Itchy and Scratchy short from Season 34 being one of the biggest examples
I'm the mascot of an evil corporation! - Bart, 2007
The episode about lisa and the singer only ended that way because its a parody of Morrissey, its unfortunate though instead of parodying a existing celebrity, they could of made one up giving more opportunity in the story, instead of relying on pre existing celebrities to tell the story
Yea I was abt to say it ended like that because the whole pouting the episode was making fun of morrissey
Honestly I found it funny as hell that they went the the effort of making an episode to dunk on Morrisey, even if it was a bit middling overall.
And then Morrissey and his lawyer publicly went after the Simpsons
Me and my dad left Morrissey behind after years of finding out that he’s an a-hole.
I think American Dad deserves some kind of individual video from you, especially in how it's been able to evolve and stay pretty damn good this many seasons in.
I'm surprised how little mention he's made of it considering how many Family Guy videos he's done. He did mention Francine smith in his last video and to my memory I think that's the only real time he's brought it up by name.
Exactly, i think what made american dad good and imo better than both family guy and modern simpsons is that they completely ditched the political commentary to just become...well funny, they have a little satire here and there but its usually just gags while the entire episodes just center around the characters doing stuff fun stuff, and in an era where EVERY adult cartoon wants to make a statement (and fail miserably) its refreshing to have an actual comedy
i bet your happy now
American Dad is personally one of the only Seth mcfarlane shows that has stayed good and stood the test of time. You should totally watch it!
In my honest opinion, it's the ONLY good Seth McFarlane show out of the three right now.
I love family guy
Eh, American Dad has fallen off pretty hard, in my opinion, though it was able to maintain its quality far longer than Family Guy
Totally! 🥲
@@puffnstuff7905 Okay, true. But at least AD is being somewhat more creative and humorous compared to Family Guy.
"The Simpsons is good again" is something I never expected to hear from people online. I'm glad they're turning things around.
As for a new ranking video, I'd love to see you cover Aqua Teen Hunger Force!
I will say that the reason why there seems to be a shift in Season 33 is because in the first time since Season 13 we got a new showrunner thru Matt Selman
He has been on the show for a while and is even credited a few times between Season 21-32 but they where always usually 1 or 2 episodes per season (in my opinion the episodes he showrunned where usually the highlight) but from 33 to now he is now a main showrunner, with Al Jean taking a step back and sometimes showrunning 1 or 2 episodes now
I really hope that as the show goes on we go back to how the show would change showrunners every few seasons. Matt G, James L, and Sam Simon did Seasons 1 and 2, Al Jean and Mike R did Seasons 3 and 4, David Mirkin did 5 and 6, Bill O and Josh W did 7 and 8, Mike Scully did 9 thru 12, and Al Jean did 13 till 32
It helps the show from feeling stagnate and you can definitely see the show starting to do more once we properly got a new showrunner at the helm
that and also episodes are co-showrunned in a communal way by someone else along Selman, sometimes even the episode's writer is allowed to do so, it brings new approaches and flavour to the characters
Hopefully season 35 keeps things up with quality
@@DawgBarkz Al Jean was the showrunner during seasons 13 through 33. He was succeeded by Matt Selman who has previously been on the show in other roles since season 9, A.K.A. the first decline season.
@@andykishore Al Jean is still showrunner. Next new episode will be one of his
@@dm6905 Source? Or is it a holdover episode?
It's surreal seeing Morrissey referred just as "A british singer"
What he deserves, fuck him
That sounds like a very british feeling.
I reccomend doing a bob's burger ranking next, it hasn't really gotten worse over its 14 seasons, one of its latest episodes are the highest rated on imdb
Replying to this because I also would love that! I think it’s been fairly consistent. I mean sure, every season has a couple of episodes you say “eh” to. But they’ve done such a good job changing the expectations. Especially with the last season being more emotional and having a more heartfelt tone. I’d love to hear his comments on the Christmas episode of last season!
I've been watching this show recently, on season 9 now, and I can't believe how well its managed to maintain its consistency over the series.
That would be cool
The movie was pretty great too!
Bob's burgers is the best animated tv show of the past 15 years. The first season is a little rough but maintains high quality even to the most recent episode.
Yay, LS Mark Simpsons follow-up vid! 😀
Found myself nodding along to all the episodes that you didn't care for. They really need to stop doing Cletus spotlight episodes, lol
I was thinking the whole time "But what does TheRealJims think?"
Yay RealJims!
Can't wait for the Simpsons season 34 retrospective in twelve years
Bob’s Burgers has almost taken the Simpson’s place in my heart now. The Simpsons may not be at its worst anymore but I still don’t care to watch it much anymore because it only reminds me of how fantastic it used to be. Bob’s Burgers is my favorite adult cartoon on the air right now and it’s been great now for longer than the Simpsons was.
Currently rewatching Bob's burgers and I totally agree. That first episode never gets old.
The bobs burgers movie deserves more attention
@@kongboy4585 Fr "Some lucky ducks get all the luck".
Same thing for me, but with American Dad. I've been watching that for the first time and the first decade of that is basically the spiritual successor to David Mirkin-era Simpsons (S5/S6) that no one was watching because they assumed it was like Family Guy. It's not like Family Guy though. It's brilliant. (I've heard American Dad went completely off the rails in the last 5 years, but even that is supposedly an entertaining trainwreck you can't look away from, compared to the predictable monotony of modern Simpsons.)
@@aidanandreasen2611 that's a matter of taste. personally my favorite episodes where when they leaned into the insane ideas the show had. so i'm loving it.
If there's anything I'd love to see you do a ranking video on, it would be the Adventure Time Series and it's spinoffs. I say that because Adventure time has gone through multiple massive tonal shifts over the years and it's worldbuilding and characters are so strong that the showrunners are still producing very good quality spinoffs even to this day (the "Fionna and Cake" series was incredible!).
please no
I’d be interested in seeing them go back and remake bad episodes
I had two ideas
* Miracle on Evergreen Terrace- The people of Springfield just dump their unwanted presents onto the Simpsons who find enjoyment in them. Also since the people of Springfield wanted an excuse to get rid of the gifts they don’t want, they forgive the Simpsons (Mainly Bart) for the whole lie
* At Long Last Leave - Many of the Simpsons friends are against the family being banished, not just out of loyalty but because it’s just going to be undone eventually. A commentary on the “Status Quo is God” trope. The Simpsons do go to the Outlands but only out of their own volition.
What if that second idea is used for the eventual 1,000th episode?
I would not expect a Miracle on Evergreen Terrace remake to be better than the original. Simpsons Season 9 is a lot closer to the classic era than the present stuff. But they could easily make a better version of At Long Last Leave! 30 minutes of a test pattern would be better than that train wreck ...
I actually like Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
@@weathermansam2I think it's a really funny episode.
At Long Last Leave is okay though, not good enough to be the 500th episode haha
people dont like miracle of evergreen terrace?
The Simpsons have been getting a lot better than what people gave it credit for. I like to think it's thanks to more of the writers becoming attached to the show, instead of writing it off as another resume piece, but also that the showrunners are taking chances and getting great results!
From A Serious Ned, Pixelated and Afraid, last years The Treehouse of Horror with Death Note, and Krusty the Clown as IT, they have been really smashing it out of park with some great episodes!
Sure there's a few DUDS here and there, but overall the experience has been wonderful! Especially for his longtime fans of the series! Clause said it best in American Dad, season 16, " The Simpsons are getting good now!"❤
This is something that I like to see. The Simpsons has a soft spot in my heart, and also the last season for Family Guy was their best season within the last 10 years, another show that has a soft spot in my heart. I love both shows so much, so glad to see that they still have it!❤👍
Hi
The best part is season 35 aired its second episode yesterday and it's genuinely really well done and probably one of the better episodes in ages.
Bede?!
@@AbyssalSkum-gd5lyget the Steel-types.
The Simpsons doing a defund the police episode for a season opener using a crossing guard setup is pretty great in my opinion.
“Erm.. if you imply police officers have souls… I will cry personally..” -Zach Hadel
you just know acab/defund the police mfers call the cops when someone looks at them for too long
@@4zy1 Projection.
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@@4zy1of course dumbass,what else they suppose to do?
I think them occasionally adding a real Halloween episode is a good move since they haven't really been able to explore it much because of THoH. But making a serious episode about the subject or just putting more time into a parody isn't that bad of an idea. I still remember that one episode "Halloween of Horror" (Season 27 Episode 4) being pretty good and a change of pace from whatever else they were putting out at the time.
…I never stopped enjoying the Simpsons. It’s my deepest secret but this is a good place to share it I think.
Same.
Good for you
I honestly don't care one way or the other about the show but I was scrolling through the comments just to find the inevitable person who would make this exact statement. If this is truly your "deepest secret", your life must be quite shallow.
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That just means you have a ton of episodes you can watch. I’m almost jealous
Thank you for showing appreication towards modern simpsons! I definitely think the latest seasons have been a step in the right direction to the point where I actually enjoy watching the show again. This 'Modern Simpsons is bad' stigma needs to die, and videos like this help prevent it
It feels so wild that the Simpson have had 3 more seasons since, it feels WAY too fast
I said it once before but it’s so bizarre how Bart was once characterized as a rebel by listening to music that Homer now gets nostalgic for
At this point Homer would be younger than Bart was in the early 90s.
I'd love to see Mark make a video ranking every Adventure Time episode.
Me too.😊
Wait a minute...!😳
no but like actually, i think it would be really interesting.
yes
agreed
This!!
0:04 That's cruel. That's just cruel. Never do that agian.
Well if you're looking for suggestions for ranking videos, Futurama would be amazing, Phineas and Ferb and Gravity Falls would make a nice short one where most of it is actually pure gold
I been rewatching Futurama lately, it's a good one to rank, it goes down easy to binge
Regarding the floating timeline: Wasn't there a joke relatively recently when Homer hears a date in the late '70s or early '80s and briefly reminisces that that was when he was in his 20s "... or, _two!"_ ?
I would personally love to see you rank the powerpuff girls at some point Mark since there is the original run and the reboot and both are very different levels of quality. But personally I would love to see you review every dreamworks movie next, its only an evolution from your Disney ranking a couple years back.
A DreamWorks movie ranking would be great even though he already reviewed some movies in the past.
Theres also the anime version (PowerPuff Girls Z).
I remember watching your simpsons ranking video when I was only nine. It inspired me to write my own stories a pilot I made was accepted in Cartoon network and now I am 36 with two children and a mansion in Pennsylvania.
um what??
@@andrewjbrave1370it's been so long
Floating timeline proof
This is not real at all.
@@andykishorewhat are you talking about this is 100% real🤑
I have watched Futurama for around 1.5 times and I feel like it would be great for you to rank all the episodes, I understand if you don’t want to as it must be hell on earth to do this like 4 times but still.
I'm so glad the series is back to being solid. Not amazing, but decent entertainment with some good laughs and a bit of heart.
After how long the series was in the doldrums, getting back to pretty consistent 7/10 episodes is a hell of a result imo
Bart:Well its the better Modern Era of the show in years,Man.
Homer:It's the better Modern Era of the show so far,boy.
I think you can just tell everyone is finally having *fun* with the episodes again and it just really makes everything better! I think the one problem I still have is that the simplicity that I've always appreciated in modern Simpsons isn't really there in a lot of the episodes. I think it would be nice to start mixing in some slower-paced episodes with the more zany "what if"/experimental episodes. More of stuff like Lisa's Belly or Bartless. But I'm genuinely interested to see where the show goes.
(15:30) I think this could work with her being perfect and surrounded by terrible people. She could try for a while to make things better and then it all slowly falls apart and she begins to become kind of jaded and lose her perfect edge, while never becoming outright hopeless or malicious.
I can't believe the original Simpsons video will be 10 years old in just a couple weeks
he actually continued the ranking video, what a madman
rank all cocomelion episodes
yes
yes
God no he’s had enough
cocomelion
Yes
Still amazes me that the Simpsons rank video was 6 years ago, time flies when you continuously torture yourself with watchings whole series and ranking them
6:41 Anyone else spot the minor animation error where Wiggams just suddenly appears on screen? Well not sure if it's an error or intentional, but it looks kinda weird.
I think they addressed ages ago that Sarah Wiggum was a criminal, Chief Wiggum said in one episode they met when he arrested her and then loved each other ever since so basically building upon a one off line
And i think they made Maya Moes wife because of the criticism the episode got with Maya having to leave Moe because of obvious having to rewind what happened for the next episode, so they bought her back to make the fans happy
I like when Simpsons does that, they did the same thing with Carl's Icelandic Heritage (it's mentioned as a throwaway joke in season 14 and than is the focal point of season 24's The Saga of Carl)
I’d really be interested in seeing a ranking video for American dad! I think it has its fair shares of low points but has some really good stuff for the majority of its run imo
I don’t know about anyone else but I’ve always kind of liked modern Simpsons. Sure it may of “fallen off” compared to the old days but I do see the point that Mark is making
While I haven't watched every episode this season (maybe skipped 1 or 2 so far), I think this current season is the best one we've had in some time. Hoping that the trend keeps up 🤞
You should rank every episode of American Dad. It's one of two long running shows that have avoided season rot in my opinion. The other one is Robot Chicken, in case you were wondering.
Honestly i think the main drawback of new Simpsons is how they're not really philosophical anymore. There no bittersweet endings or moments where characters don't need words to convey feelings. Everything is spelled out and nothing is left for interpretation.
I think it would be cool to do a show that has more progression as it goes on. Bojack Horseman might be cool to see
25:00 If the colors were warmer It would be spot on. I'm genuinely impressed like did they actually cell this or just switch up the style?
that’s my favourite style
Respect the coming back to this. Just going to say my piece: For the DECADES people have been saying the show has been dead since insert season here, the fact that the show came back with enough to make people reappraise it and acknowledge improvement kind of speaks to the quality of the overall show and how a lot of people's critical analysis was really shortsighted. A dead show wouldn't come back; that's the whole point of being dead. The Simpsons didn't die and it won't anytime soon.
I think the one show you should see is: the anime One Piec-*gets bashed with a bat*
But seriously, some shows I would recommend are American Dad, Bob's Burgers, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Ed, Edd n Eddy, or The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, esp. since all of these are shorter in episode length
give over you know we really want a ranking of scrimblo bimblos doo doo feces adventure
Man I can't believe we got Homer to do a "Ghostbusters 2016 didn't ruin my childhood, fucking polio did."
I originally put off watching new Simpsons for some time, until I checked some of Season 33 out and was pleasantly surprised. I don’t think that the new episodes hit as hard as the classics in the humour department (there’s some good jokes with the occasional Rodrigo from Instagram), but the storytelling of these latest seasons have really hooked me in. I just watched A Mid-Childhood’s Night Dream and was sucked into the story the whole way through. A Serious Flanders is also phenomenal. I’ve not really seen any of Season 34 outside of Not It due to Disney+ not having it on in the UK yet (I watched AMCND on the fire stick if you’re wondering), but I’ll be waiting. The Vlog episode initially rubbed me the wrong way, but you’ve actually made me pretty hopeful for it.
I think that the only thing that really bugs me is how much the intro has been shortened. You’d be surprised to even see a couch gag nowadays. I get that TV airings need to save time, but why can’t Disney+ have the whole shebang? Even if it’s hard to think of more couch gags, why not reuse some like in the classic episodes? It’s a nitpick, sure, but they were always a part of the show’s identity.
EDIT: I just watched a good chunk of Season 34 over the past few days and it was really damn good. I feel that they really stepped up their game this season, with more jokes that land, great animation and some really unique stories. And yes, that includes the Vlog episode, which is actually one of my favourites for how unique it was; I don’t even think it’ll become all that dated in the future since this kind of stuff is quite common on TH-cam. The Boblox one was also pretty damn good. I also loved The Very Hungry Caterpillars for how it chose to do their own thing with the concept of a lockdown episode rather than just making it a straightforward COVID story. My favourites were easily Lisa the Boy Scout and Treehouse of Horror XXXIII for how creative they were. It feels like the show has broke out of its years of stagnation and is doing fresh stories yet again. Even the worst of the batch of episodes I saw, that being Clown V. Board of Education, was still okay, if a little underwhelming.
The fact one of the Simpsons writers used Lisa Simpson to work through their disappointment about latter-day Morrissey is honestly pretty funny.
Pixilated and Afraid is the closest Homer and Marge have had if a good relationship for years. There was am episode where Homer plain framed her for DUI. Pixilated and Afraid is great basically
It seems you really like it so I’d be cool if you did a Futurama ranking
The cycle of a successful show:
Good breakfast
Great at Brunch
Terrible Lunch
Bland at Dinner
Bedtime feels rough because of Dinner and Lunch
You wake at midnight to find a piece of brunch that makes you remember the good times.
Let's say the ratio good/bad episodes is improving a lot. And the highs are big highs imo. Bad episodes are plain, but rarely catastrophic.
5:43 According to The Simpsons wiki and other sources probably, Sarah Wiggum is voiced by Megan Mullally instead of Pamela Hayden in some of the newer Simpsons episodes since Season 32. Why? I don't know.
The fact that they did something on Ring, but didnt tackle the actual book. Like the book is insane as hell. But its probably one of the funnest books ive ever read. Definately reccomend reading it. (Author is Koji Suzuki btw)
Mark not getting that Lisa episode is a Morrisey reference is funny to me
They removed Apu 🙁
Yerp
Can’t wait for “I was WRONG about simpsons” video in about 4 weeks where thumbnail is this video crossed out with a big red line and the animated author character standing there with its mouth open or arms crossed
I think American dad ranking video would be interesting to see mainly because i feel like that show has a kinda bad start, which then turned for the better, while having probably the most inconsistent character writing ever. Which works though
I would love to see you talk about Ed, Edd, & Eddy since that was my favorite show as a kid and its very short compared to what you usually rank. Another one I'd like to see is King of the Hill. Someone also mentioned the topic of Dreamworks movies and i think thatd be very fun to watch.
If you've watched it, I'd recommend a ranking of Phineas and Ferb episodes. I think most of them are fun, with maybe only a few duds here and there.
+ two new seasons
@@Spinofaarus_boi Oh yeah, I forgot about that
The real question is, when is Mark going to collaborate with Splash Dash to review every episode of every Sonic Show.
I think it would be hilarious to see Mark go through all of MLP Friendship is Magic
no please no
20:58-21:12 that’s literally modern day family guy (just look at Season 17 to 19)
The show has been going on for 30 years. It will probably outlive us all.
That "joke" from the infamous Kamp Krusty "sequel" episode from Season 28 where on a little subtitle says "until Kamp Krustiest, Season 52" may become a reality.
we bare bears and most notably the amazing world of gumball already did the on the computer watching the characters POV episodes, it's not exactly unique
Waiting on LS mark to do a ranking video for every scooby doo episode shall be a dream come true
If he does, he could even do another video going through the movies or at least the dtv ones
I feel as though it would be difficult, since there are thirteen different series, all with varying different lengths of episodes and runtimes such as the Scooby and Scrappy Doo shorts being 7 minutes each encompassing 99 episodes, and The New Scooby Doo Movies having 25 episodes but around 41 minutes long each.
Not to mention the wide range of quality.
Try watching every Bob's burgers episode. Most are really good, it's rarely terrible but when it is.. it's pretty bad. But for the most part it's a pretty funny show with a family that actually loves eachother. Which is so rare in animation nowadays tbh
Honestly, if you want ranking suggestions, Ranking Bojack Horseman or TAWOG would be amaizing.
Ooh, both great choices!
A ranking of the Bob’s Burgers episodes would be awesome
A big Futurama or Bojack ranking would be neat
Scooby do would be great for the next ranking video. All of the series’s that have released since it’s premiere in 1969, the Scoobynatural episode of supernatural, the specials released outside of main series’s, the Scooby so project, all of the movies, live action and animated, and the Lego specials/movies
The Bartless titlecard scene of the video was comedy gold.😂
The Ms. Wigum and Cletus episodes are the big problem I have with the Simpsons as a whole. The Simpsons is at its best when it’s exploring little stories of white trash in American suburbia. Nobody in town should have a wild, cool backstory. Moe should never be in a quartet. Homer should never have gone to space. Life is hell and everyone is a disappointment- that’s the joke. “22 short stories in Springfield” is great because it focuses on the small lives of dumb people. I think king of the hill kinda perfected this concept better, but it’s a shame because Springfield and its inhabitants have a unique feel I’d like to see more of. When Simpsons is small, it’s at its best (imo).
Marks been doing a lot of uploads as of late and I'm all for it
I agree
Wow they weren't lying, these last seasons have so much more character acting and production values, props to the animation team.
A great day when this man uploads
I'll die on my hill of "the caterpillar lockdown episode was great". Yes, its a lockdown joke years too late, but it was fun and format breaking and I loved Lisa's struggles with doomscrolling and her comment about sarcastic twitter making memes and conspiracy twitter taking them as reality.
11:11 you gotta admit making fun of morrissey like this is pretty fuckin clever
I wouldnt exactly call it clever, its kind of funny (although a waste of a possible good ending) but “morrissey racist” morrissey bad” jokes are so tired
@@jadesoda5305 maybe if he wasnt so bad and racist we would make less jokes :-)
How about an every episode of One Piece 😂?
Joking aside, why not do an every episode ranking for a show that you consider an under appreciated gem or something that really isn’t talked much about? Sure, the easy route would be ranking every episode of a highly praised show like Avatar… but it could be fun to see something like a Chowder ranking or something that an American like me has never heard of but might be interested in checking out that had heard a good word about it. Variety & trying new stuff is definitely welcomed in my book.
Never thought I'd see the day where someone would upload something like this. The Simpsons has been going on a downward spiral for a long time now so it's nice to see the show finally do something that gives the viewers hope.
Please do Futurama! I'm interested to see how you feel about the multiple cancellations and returns, as well as the newer episodes. It also has quite a few seasons!
I was shocked you didn’t mention the Season 34 finale/750th episode of the show. Aside from the intro where they literally fit 750 characters into it, it was a real mixed bag with an okay idea, but weak execution. It’s where Homer gets in a car wreck and is flying out in slow-motion, and he rethinks his life and what Marge did, and it could have been a good character study, but it just missed the mark in my opinion.
I guess the episode missed the LSMark too as he skipped over it
I think an Adventure Time all episodes ranking would be fun to watch.
I would absolutely love to see a ranking for King Of the Hill.
I feel like the sarah wiggum one is a play off an old joke where Cheif Wiggum implies that he planted evidence in his car to meet her.
TOH 33 and Pixelated And Afraid are incredibly good recent episodes if anyone wants suggestions
I'd love to see an Adventure Time ranking, it's the rare case where a show gets better as it goes along.
Nice, I was hoping for this. Please do a Regular Show or Gumball ranking next, neither of them would be too bad compared to what you went through previously. 29:31 lol
Edit: Didn't age that well cuz you rushed the former!
American Dad, Bob's Burgers, or Beavis & Butthead for your next ranking video I'd say. Those are probably the last adult sitcoms that are long enough to warrant ranking videos
An invader zim ranking video wouldn't be too hard to make because it's only 2 seasons long
Honestly the new perfect teacher could be so fun with bart ngl. Literally just have him be his usual self but instead of pranking her to piss her off its almost like a friendly rivalry.
Honestly could see her working so well with like all of Barts class. Maybe chastising Martin for being too much of a tattletail, of course in a friendly way. But it unravels Martins whole world as he simply cant fathom Bart being liked by a teacher more than him.
Or just simple plots where she tries to help Nelson or Millhouse with their BS. Idk she just seems like she could actually be way more involved in a plot then any of the other teachers since the kids ACTUALLY wanna be around her
I'd love to see a ranking of every Regular Show episode!
No, dude, you absolutely should do the 'it would be better if they did it this way' type stuff. That's the difference between constructive criticism and just complaining; you _offer a solution._
Season 34 = rule 34