Will the Simpsons Ever Be Funny Again

The Landstander

Bart the Full general is a archetype...

In all honesty, I found season one to be funny. Information technology wasn't hilarious and certainly wasn't as bang-up equally the show would go, but I think it stands on its ain, equally does season ii. Just my opinion.

To farther answer, I remember the prove reached the level of genius during flavour 3.

Classic Speedy

I agree, season 3 was when The Simpsons was at its best; the character personalities were downwardly and in that location was more than humor. I also enjoyed season 1, especially nowadays; it has a lot more than subtle humour than after seasons which I didn't get as a child. Ex: In "The Crepes of Wrath", when Bart is telling the French policeman about the horrible weather condition that the 2 swindlers made him live in, the French human being FINALLY responds in shock when he mentions putting antifreeze in the wine. Archetype!

Fone Bone

I idea the Simpson were always funny, but they reached new heights with flavor iv. This is the flavour where Homer becomes the lovable doof we love so much. Seasons one-three had a lot of loftier points but I personally found the Simpsons even funnier in flavour four.

SirLemming

Flavour 2 had the terrific finale, "Three Men and a Comic Book". Season iii had a lot of good stuff, and I'd say the show was officially very funny then. Flavour 4 kicked off the age of comedy masterpiece.

Lord Dalek

Ask any Simpsons fan and they'll tell you that Flavor 3 was the turning indicate.

NeueZielZeon

Don't be so sure, many fans absolutely beloved season 2. I loved information technology also, just I do agree with Season iii being one of the greatest seasons e'er of the series.

...Merely if you lot're talking about postal service-classic era, the evidence become good once more the second Al Jean took over the show (13, afterward the holdovers were done). Why, you may inquire? Jean's attempted to prepare all problems made by the Scully era, bringing characters back to their proper order (Homer is pretty much dorsum to his role equally a lovable doofus, Bart is the mischevious trivial scamp, Lisa'due south dorsum to interim as the intelligent little girl, etc), and making episodes that centered more effectually characters, and less around wacky adventures.

New episode haters hither may scoff, but this is what I truly believe.

Fone Bone

Don't exist so sure, many fans absolutely dearest season 2. I loved it as well, but I do agree with Flavor three existence one of the greatest seasons ever of the series.
...But if y'all're talking about post-classic era, the show become adept again the 2nd Al Jean took over the testify (13, after the holdovers were done). Why, you may inquire? Jean's attempted to fix all bug made by the Scully era, bringing characters dorsum to their proper club (Homer is pretty much dorsum to his part as a lovable doofus, Bart is the mischevious little scamp, Lisa'south back to acting as the intelligent little girl, etc), and making episodes that centered more than effectually characters, and less around wacky adventures.

New episode haters hither may belittle, just this is what I truly believe.

Yep, terminal flavour wasn't that groovy, but this year you can feel Jean'south magic touch. It only seems funny once more. There are a great many people who will never similar the Simpsons over again just because they desire to say "It sucks at present" with their dying breath. I'm old plenty to remember what people used to say about the Simpson'south Fourth flavor. They actually complained it wasn't every bit good as the first! Every season of the Simpsons has had quite a few detracters who if their opininion wasn't the truest, then it was the loudest. We'll truly know how this current flavor of the Simpsons measures up in almost ten years. Till then, I'll still be watching.

Dr.Zar

Flavor I was funny to me, still not certain why it'south hated so much, most of the episodes are cliqued now, yes, but they stood out at the time...

Redi

Eisner is like Beast Boy/Raven dissers..they dearest living in DENIAL.........

Who doesn't similar BB and Raven? Signal me in their direction.

simpspin

Don't be and so sure, many fans admittedly dearest flavour 2. I loved information technology as well, but I practice hold with Flavour 3 being i of the greatest seasons e'er of the series.

I loved and however relish Flavor 1, but since the newer fans are used to the ultrafastwegottatellajokeevery3seconds of the past few Seasons, Seasons ane and ii Practise come up off as ho-hum to them (aka: worst seasons ever).

Eddie G.

Okay when did The Simpsons get funny? Season one, was great. Honestly I perfer the more uncomplicated sense of humor, plots, and logic. Season iii and 4 is when The Simpsons became what it is. The first ii seasons and maybe even some of iii were a completly different evidence than the rest of the series, different way of humor and story telling. It became defined in Season three and 4 and I believe that is when the sense of humour for the rest of the series was at its all-time.

Beat

Flavor 3. That'south when it became truthful animated genius.

Jaime_Weinman

The testify was funny from the outset, and season two is one of the best seasons overall, with many of the best episodes ("Bart the Daredevil," "Three Men and a Comic Book," "Homer vs. Lisa and the eighth Commandment," and many others). It is truthful that in season three, when Al Jean and Mike Reiss took over as showrunners, the bear witness gained the faster pace and rapid-burn popular culture references that are now a familiar part of this and other shows -- but that doesn't necessarily mean "funnier" jokes, merely more than jokes. Season 2 has some humor that is subtler than we'd now expect (also some stuff that'south anything but subtle, like Homer's fall into Springfield Gorge), but if you don't look information technology to be like The Critic, information technology is as funny as the show has ever been.

Al Jean has stated many times that he thinks the first couple of seasons are peachy (and that he wishes they could all the same discover uncomplicated "pure" stories to tell like Marge nearly having an affair), and when he named his favorite episodes his list included one from the showtime season ("Life in the Fast Lane") and several from the 2d (including "Daredevil" and "8th Commandment").

SirLemming

Al Jean has stated many times that he thinks the first couple of seasons are dandy (and that he wishes they could yet find simple "pure" stories to tell like Marge about having an affair), and when he named his favorite episodes his list included one from the first season ("Life in the Fast Lane") and several from the second (including "Daredevil" and "8th Commandment").

This "Al Jean" character seems to know what's best for the show. Things definitely have been getting amend in the past couple of years (better than the worrisome decline, I hateful). And I think "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife" was definitely a stride towards that "elementary, pure" type of plotline. Sure, there was the stuff with Homer getting an ambulance, and the publication process was unrealistically fast, simply the driving idea of Marge seeing good husband qualities in Ned Flemish region was uncomplicated and compelling. Fortunately, they actually went with it instead of dropping it and turning the story in a wacky new direction, which is what a lot of recent episodes had done. And as a effect, the episode had that long-forgotten Simpsons charm to it.

Simpler Simon

I think season two was when the series really knew how to start mixing the humour and story together. There were still bugs to exist worked out, true, only that was mostly in blitheness. Flavour 3 was a solid flavor, but season two was where it actually started.

I'thou glad I'm non the just one who'southward started to enjoy Simpsons again. For reference, can anyone give me dates of when Mike Scully was producer, and a sampling of the random-feeling episodes created during his time? (I keep thinking to episodes like tomacco, saddlesore gallactica, and the one where bart sets the xmas tree on fire).

candy17 · Mar 3, 2005

Time of The Season

Anywhere from flavor 3 to season 4 was when The Simpsons became funny. Season one was uneven and season 2 was at best forgettable (with some exceptions).

After that, information technology was a mixed bag. Some seasons had memorable episodes; others could have done better.

Nick

To exist honest. I think that "The Simpsons" was funny from the beggining. The few Tracey Ullman shorts I've seen were not every bit good equally the actual show, and Lisa was basically a female Bart, but they were funny. Some season ane episodes aren't funny, like "Homer's Night Out", only they are still enjoyable, but not nessercery funny. Season two was where every episode was funny, but some more than funnier than others, even though I still think it was the best flavor e'er. Season 3, was a piffling more funnier than flavour two, but non as emotional. Three comes a very close 2nd as the all-time flavour. Four was just as funny as season three, and was the final truely great season. Five that followed, is where things got more slapstick, and cartoonish but still pretty good. The seasons after that are more than 'wacky' and less emotional up to flavor 10, where things really started to get crap.

So hither is my list of the funniest seasons (funny to unfunny).

Three
Ii
Four
Five/One (tie, but in different ways)
(little gap)
Vi
Seven/Eight
(big gap)
Nine
(huge gap)
Twelve
Ten
Fourteen/Fifteen
Eleven
13

Exatron

I'm glad I'k not the merely one who's started to savor Simpsons again. For reference, can anyone give me dates of when Mike Scully was producer, and a sampling of the random-feeling episodes created during his fourth dimension? (I keep thinking to episodes like tomacco, saddlesore gallactica, and the 1 where bart sets the xmas tree on fire).

Mike Scully was executive producer for the 5F, AABF, BABF, and CABF episodes, which is basically seasons ix-12, excluding a few episodes held over from other seasons.

John Pannozzi

To be honest. I think that "The Simpsons" was funny from the beggining. The few Tracey Ullman shorts I've seen were not as good as the bodily show, and Lisa was basically a female Bart, but they were funny. Some season ane episodes aren't funny, like "Homer's Night Out", merely they are still enjoyable, just not nessercery funny. Flavor two was where every episode was funny, merely some more funnier than others, even though I nonetheless call back it was the best season ever. Season 3, was a little more than funnier than season 2, but not equally emotional. 3 comes a very close 2nd equally the best flavor. Iv was just every bit funny equally flavour three, and was the terminal truely great season. Five that followed, is where things got more slapstick, and cartoonish but still pretty skillful. The seasons after that are more 'wacky' and less emotional upwardly to flavor 10, where things actually started to get crap.
And then here is my listing of the funniest seasons (funny to unfunny).

3
Two
Iv
V/One (tie, but in different ways)
(little gap)
Six
7/Eight
(large gap)
Nine
(huge gap)
Twelve
10
Fourteen/Xv
11
Thirteen

Right on, Nick!

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