avclub-55ca0f8cf5f3a2502642c73952910b88--disqus
moc-moc-a-moc
avclub-55ca0f8cf5f3a2502642c73952910b88--disqus

my theory
The Simpsons went downhill after Phil Hartman died. No Hutz or McClure, plus not being able to call on him for one off characters was the beginning of the end.