Talking Simpsons

"Francine, you be very careful out there today—we're at terror alert orange! Which means something might go down somewhere in some way at some point in time... So look sharp!" - Stan Smith This week, we're switching gears and looking back at the first episode of American Dad, which only just returned to Fox after over a decade of basic cable existence. Though the series was at first seen as a chea...

"It's your child versus mine. The winner will be showered with praise; the loser will be taunted and booed until my throat is sore!" - Homer J. Simpson In order to pass gym class, Lisa finds herself enrolled in the violent, competitive world of pee-wee hockey. But when her surprising goalie skills end up making her Homer's favorite, Lisa and Bart end up in an air-kicking, fist-windmilling battle f...

"Smithers, we could make a fortune with these Bible pictures. And I've been looking for a way to launder the money I made selling club soda as flu vaccine." - C. Montgomery Burns Sick of the filth known as "mainstream entertainment," Ned Flanders becomes a budding director and wins over audiences with his gory, Passion of the Christ-like short films. But when an outraged Marge boycotts his financi...

"Jessica, I don't think we should hang out together anymore. You're turning me into a criminal, when all I want to be is a petty thug." - Bart Simpson Bart falls in love—again—when the previously unseen Lovejoy daughter arrives in Springfield and makes him consider cleaning up his act. But when Jessica identifies his bad boy status and reveals her true colors, Bart becomes the fall guy for a numbe...

We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we discuss the little Simpsons news available in this post-season drought, Seth MacFarlane's new Stewie series, and the untimely end of Smiling Friends. And, as always, we read and respond to your comments and questions from the last round of episodes. It's all happening on Tal...

"One thing Moe Szyslak has never had is a partner. Nor a wife, a friend, a chum, a casual acquaintance, a pen pal, a parrot, a meaningful conversation, a brief hug, or eye contact. I'm just going to call the suicide hotline now. ...And they've blocked my number." - Moe Szyslak Homer bails out Moe's by mortgaging the Simpson home, and Marge supervises this new investment by helping turn the run-dow...

"Relax, kids; I've got a GUT FEELING Uter is around here somewhere. After all, isn't there a little Uter in all of us? In fact, you might even say we just ATE UTER and he's in our stomachs right now! Wait—scratch that one." - Seymour Skinner It's time once again to bask in the warm, glowing, warming glow of yet another Simpsons Halloween special—and, quite possibly, the funniest one to date. On th...

"Because of the Xanax, I'm not overanxious about being a Simpson anymore. I am a little anxious about being on Xanax, but the Zoloft covers that nicely." - Lisa Simpson Mr. Burns cancels the company's prescription plan, causing the disease-ridden Simpson family to seek a Canadian solution to their very American problem. But when Homer and Abe's drug-smuggling operation goes bust, the two find an u...

We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! To close out the month of February, we talk about The Simpsons' 800th episode, strange Disney+ censorship, and the 10th anniversary of the screenshot search engine, Frinkiac. And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from the last round of podcasts. It's all happening on...

"I'm currently incarcerated... Convicted of a crime I didn't even commit! Huh! 'Attempted murder;' now, honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for 'attempted chemistry?' Do they?" - Bob Underdunk Terwilliger Sideshow Bob returns and dabbles in the world of Springfield politics in ways that may remind you of Watergate and the 1988 US presidential election. But when he uses his new mayor...

Your regularly scheduled episode of Talking Simpsons is being pushed to next week for a very good reason: we've decided to shift our priorities a bit and cover an infamous animated special that's the perfect fodder for our podcast. (And we haven't lost our minds—it's for a good cause.) So if you head on over to our Patreon shop , you'll see that we've covered "The Simpsons Guy," The Family Guy sea...

"My son's making so much cash in the t-shirt game that I don't have to work another day in my life! ...Assuming my health does not deteriorate as I age." - Homer Simpson When Bart's final baby tooth falls, he puts away his childish things and enters the burgeoning adult world of chestwear entrepreneurship. But when he's ripped off by an unscrupulous kook, Homer once again assumes his man of the ho...

We've reached the end of the month (and the beginning of a new year), which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we discuss the most recent Simpsons episodes—before the upcoming drought—and news about another upcoming Simpsons movie: Boots Riley's silver screen adaptation of Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. And, as always, we read and respond to your comm...

"This truly was the best vacation ever. Now let us never speak of it again." - Marge Simpson When The Simpsons head to a new, Krusty-sponsored amusement park, they find just about everything can possib-lie go wrong, from the lack of novelty "Bart" license plates to highly intelligent robots that turn evil via flash photography. But, like so many before them, the family soon learns that battling te...

"She's taken my daughter to an erupting volcano? That's it! She's off the Christmas card list." - Marge Simpson An old high school chum returns to Springfield, and Marge can't help but feel insecure about her own lack of worldly accomplishments. Can she reclaim her role as Lisa's female role model and save her young daughter from an agonizing, lava-based death? Support this podcast and get over 20...

The Talking Simpsons Network is taking a week off for the holiday season, so to fill the content gap, we've decided to post an episode of our Patreon-exclusive Talking Futurama podcast miniseries! If you like this episode and want to hear the rest (with more to come every month), head over to Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and sign up at the $5 level. Once you do, you'll have immediate access to all...

Happy New Year! In case you didn't know, every month we release the premium podcast, What A Cartoon Movie . And, as we take a week off to rest and recharge, we're giving all of our listeners a chance to hear a free sample of this Patreon-exclusive series. So please, enjoy our ultra-long look at Toy Story! And if you'd like to hear 85 more episodes of What A Cartoon Movie —with a new one to come ev...

We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we discuss the most recent Simpsons episodes, participate in the Ella McCay challenge, and bemoan the first major delay to hit The Simpsons Movie 2. And, as always, we read and respond to your comments and questions from the last round of episodes. It's all happening on Talk to...

"Mom, romance is dead. It was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and Disney, homogenized, and sold off, piece by piece.'" - Lisa Simpson In what's probably the worst episode of The Simpsons—or at least the biggest waste of time—the family recounts stories of love and loss via 16 clips and/or clip packages. Come for the jokes you've already laughed at, stay for roughly five minutes of new a...

"Sometimes you have to adopt your son's bully in order to bring your own family temporarily closer." - Marge Simpson After her own children lose interest in her motherly ways, Marge becomes a surrogate parent to Nelson, who takes a shine to living in a mostly loving home and eating meals that don't consist of live tadpoles. Meanwhile, Lisa develops serious body issues that can't be wrapped up in a...

"I can't live the button-down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles. Sure, I might offend a few of the bluenoses with my cocky stride and musky odors—oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called 'City Fathers' who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about 'What's to be done with this Homer Simpson?'" - Homer J. Simpson Lisa becom...

"When Virginia Woolf wrote, 'Every woman needs a room of one's own,' she must have been talking about the kitchen." - Marge Simpson When the Simpsons' kitchen receives a much-needed renovation, Marge ups her cooking game and enters a culinary contest that puts her morality (and dessert-making skills) to the test. Meanwhile, Bart's discovery of nudity-free Playdude magazines causes him to adopt the...

We've reached the end of the month, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we're discussing the end of Al Jean's reign of laughter, Fortnite crossovers, news about the 800th episode, and the unfortunate loss of another great Simpsons writer. And, as always, we read and respond to your comments and questions from the last round of episodes. It's all ha...

"What fun can you have in a pool anyway that you can't have in a bathtub with a garbage bag taped around your cast?" - Bart Simpson Broadcast season six kicks off with the Simpsons making their grandest upper-lower-middle-class purchase yet: a pool! Lisa is crowned the Queen of Summertime, while a treehouse mishap causes Bart to break his leg and become isolated and weird—but no more so than any c...

We were saddened to hear about the passing of Simpsons writer Dan McGrath, who wrote the episodes "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" and "Bart of Darkness," and also co-wrote the Treehouse of Horror Segments "The Devil and Homer Simpson" and "Time & Punishment." Back in August of 2018, we were able to interview Dan, and because this podcast has never been available outside of our Patreon, we've decided to m...