Season 1 isn't very good. It's a fairly standard show at that point, plus the animation's weird and Homer's voice isn't right. Lisa's Substitute in season 2 is where it first starts to get brilliant. That and the gorge scene.
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I find that the 2 episodes i most enjoyed are the Last Exit to Springfield and The one where Homer trips balls on the chili.
Is it not season 1 with the gem of the episode where the Simpsons go into the woods?
Lots of great episodes in season 1 even if it does look at sound strange at times. Like the Babysitter Bandit episode and the one with Jebidiah Springfield's head.
Was that in season 1? Really?
Is there a good way to stream these? Not on Netflix. I've got a gallon of crab juice and a day to binge watch
2 to 9 definitely.
Had a rewatch recently and was surprised at how many brilliant episodes there are already from season 2. Some say it doesnt get that good before 3 but 2 is where the greatness begins imo.
If its your first watch through you definitely shouldnt skip season 1 either. Some gems there as well, although far less consistently funny than it gets from 2 onwards.
There are some famous episodes in 1 because it was a big show at the time but they're well below the funny quota. It's not awful, it's a very good animated sitcom for 1989, but episodes like the statue head are famous for posterity really, because it was an adult cartoon about a really naughty boy in Republican America, not because they're particularly funny (at least not big time)
Also Homer isn't formed as a character yet, in fact he's more of a responsible parent and voice of reason while Lisa is a bit sketchy. Bart is the main character.
They're worth watching of course, I just wouldn't count them as golden era.
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Also Homer isn't formed as a character yet, in fact he's more of a responsible parent and voice of reason while Lisa is a bit sketchy. Bart is the main character.
They're worth watching of course, I just wouldn't count them as golden era.
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My first watch? I don't even know what to say to someone who missed the crab juice joke.
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Thats my favourite episode too, it's flawless from start to finish.
Seasons 3-5 are still the most consistant high-quailty viewing of any tv series ever imo.
Not my first watch, but mostly just seen some episodes sporadically on tv.
Seasons 4-8 are the absolute peak. I'm suprised some people are missing out on 8 - its full of absolutely brilliant episodes, not least perhaps the greatest of all, Homer's Enemy. Season 9 is also very good for the most part but drops the standard here and there, whilst season 10 still has its moments now and again.
Attention, Marge Simpson, your son has been arrested.
I'd be terribly embarrassed if I were that boy's mother.
Attention, Marge Simpson, we have also arrested your older, balder, fatter son.
Sammy, you're too old to go on a date with two twins the same night. You're supposed to marry Diane without Rebecca knowin'!
All right, Carla, I'll make you a bet. If this affects my major league comeback, I'll sell the bar.
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8 is still definitely peak. You Only Move Twice, Hurricane Neddy, The Poochie Show, Homer's Phobia, Homer's Enemy, The one where Milhouse's parents divorce, the Military Academy one, the Chili cookoff/space coyote one, the listen lady one, the Burlesque house one, the boxing one....Yeah, absolutely golden era.
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Ah, edited already. T'was season six, my favourite.8 is still definitely peak. You Only Move Twice, Hurricane Neddy, The Poochie Show, Homer's Phobia, Homer's Enemy, The one where Milhouse's parents divorce, the Military Academy one, the Chili cookoff/space coyote one, the listen lady one, the Burlesque house one, the boxing one....Yeah, absolutely golden era.
Homer: Hey Herman, I had to come out here to see what's so funny.
[gasps] A counterfeit jeans ring operating out of my car hole!
I'm going to tell everyone. Wait here.
Herman: Not so fast. [levels a gun]
Homer: [slows his gait] OK.
Herman: Maybe you should just stop entirely.
Homer: [stops] Herman, how could you? We've all thought about
counterfeiting jeans at one time or another, but what about the
victims? Hard-working designers like Calvin Klein, Gloria
Vanderbilt, or Antoine Bugle Boy. _These_ are the people who
saw an overcrowded marketplace and said, "Me too!"
Is Bart home?
Yeah, I was literally just watching it and got too excited I put it on the list. Great ep.Ah, edited already. T'was season six, my favourite.
I can't really pick a favorite, but Homer Badman, The PTA Disbands and A Fish Called Selma are some of my most quotable.
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I heard he sleeps with the fishes.
I love this episode. I think it's my favourite in season 6.
Skinner 'Who ever brings down that balloon doesn't have to learn fractions!'
Rev. Lovejoy 'It's all over people! We don't have a prayer! Oooooohhhhhh!'
Brockman 'I've said it before and I'll say it again- democracy simply doesn't work'
Castellanata called that his "Walter Matthau" voice and said it was very hard to do. The voice we all know came about because it's easier to do. Season 1 wasn't that funny alright. Some classic episodes though I have stopped watching really, since about the 9th/10th season.
Looking through the thread: the Trade Union Burns: "did you find the toilet?" Homer: "Ummm............yes!", the Hank Scorpio episode Hank: "did you ever see someone say goodbye to a shoe?" Homer: "Heh heh, yes, once", Homer obese "why you stupid bird!"..........
I stopped watching and others said it lost it's way.
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The Mickster.
Season 12 still has more hits than misses for me, but it's clear one or more of the wheels has fallen off by that point. Still some great episodes though. Hungry Hungry Homer is one of my fall time favourites.