That's not really a bad thing though, Mohd.
The Simpsons had a great run, a very long great run, and then it ran out of gas. The show doesn't have to run in perpetuity for those early episodes to remain brilliant. The only tragedy in my eyes is that it continues to flail around in self-parody like a corpse on a…

"Silvio Berlusconi gets penis stuck in wine bottle stuck in prostitute" is still one of my favourite Onion headlines.

Take out the references to the songs and this piece serves as a pretty good recap of the show as a whole, post-golden age.

(adopts Zoidberg voice)
"Ohhh."
(shuffles sadly away)

@avclub-c01431c2e06ee8eaf5de2e9c9e05b9b8:disqus "The Incredible Bulk?"

Kids, kids. I love you both equally.

"Don't be scared. I have a gun!"
I don't know how Kevin Kline does it, but somehow he takes lines that would look like nothing on the page and puts this slight little inflection on them…

I actually like Barry and Katya. But I guess I'm alone in that. So very alone…

Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama.

Cheryl burns down buildings on weekends. Girl's already halfway there.

Yes, yes, yes, and no.

Why is my guy an egg!?

Be a hitter, babe.

That's weird. I thought he looked like Gene Belcher.

Precocious Teenage Daughter: "Mom's a good cook. She's always cooking something up!"

Then it was quiet again. My attorney had taken off his shirt and was pouring beer on his chest, to facilitate the tanning process. "What the hell are you yelling about?" he muttered, staring up at the sun with his eyes closed and covered with wraparound Spanish sunglasses. "Never mind." I said. "It's your turn to…

Unnhh?

Even sitcoms with working class families tend to keep the mom in the home, for some reason. They'll do one or two episodes where she attempts to step out and get a job but finds life outside her kitchen too hectic and retreats to the comfort of her domestic chores.
It's pretty fucking bizarre, really. Three waves of…

Oh Sluggo. You try so hard.

The movie was my gateway drug. I imagine it was like that for a lot of people.