He played the character who looked a retrofitted version of Martin.

Al Jean swears the show is just good as it ever was.

Because Nu-Simpsons don't have Star Wars, they have Cosmic Wars starring Jim-Jam Binks.

Gene has reached top-tier Bobby Hill/Chris Griffin levels of annoying kid characters.

Better than "Familyland" and "Minstrel Krampus"?

Francine is just a no bullshit type, Lois is just a straight bitch with no redeemable qualities.

Still the best of Roger's personas.

Be thankful you missed the Nabin years.

Decent episode much better than last weeks' ep. I'm glad it wasn't a straight Homeland parody, AD is better than that.

probably a relief from having to sing "Get Lucky" for the thousandth time.

one has to wonder if she's being punished for doing Mulaney's show.

Manipulative maybe. I was about the same age as Bart when this aired, and this episode really captures the guilt one feels at that age when you disappoint your parents. its the perfect holiday special….

Oh man, a soiled wig…

Shut up mom!

He just keeps getting better as he gets older, shame the Bauhaus reunion didn't work out.

Ah the days when you could actually discover music on MTV, instead tuning in to see a teenage mom arguing with her boyfriend for six-hour blocks.

I'm gonna pretend this comment was referring to a Portishead video, as opposed to the Saliva video it was probably about.

Yeah Joy of Sect is really the last classic episode in my book, probably the last time the show had an episode that produced back-to-back laughs.

The fact it was actually written by Swartzwelder, makes it all the more sad.

Other than the obvious sexual attraction, I don't understand what Jeff would honestly see in Annie. They don't really have anything in common, and he works so much better with a Britta/Slater type who would actually challenge him.