A Perfectly Cromulent Simpsons Show

This week we're talking Marge vs. the Monorail, the episode Conan O'Brien wrote, Phil Hartman stole, and Springfield never recovered from. It's got one of the best songs, one of the best guest stars, and one of the worst ideas the town ever voted for… plus Leonard Nimoy in a guest spot that's pure Springfield chaos. All aboard!   Aired: .01/14/93 Written By Conan O'Brien Directed By Rich Moore The...

"Do you know what we hate?" High Strung (1991/92). This week, we suffered through Steve Oedekerk's one-man spiral into madness as Thane Furrows, a children's book author who hates everything neighbors, dogs, toast, gravity and lets us know it in a relentless, sweaty stream of monologues. The plot (kind of)? He gets cryptic messages that something big is coming at 8 o'clock. In the meantime, he pac...

Homer's heart can't take the stress or the bacon, and when he ends up needing a triple bypass, the only doctor the Simpsons can afford is Dr. Nick. That's right, it's open heart surgery on a budget, complete with Lisa as a last minute assistant. We're diving into "Homer's Triple Bypass," an episode that somehow balances real stakes with absolute chaos. Is it funny? Is it touching? Is Dr. Nick lega...

Before Maggie, before Lisa, before Bart got dethroned as the baby of the family… there was Lisa's First Word . This episode is a flashback masterpiece taking us back to 1983 for clown beds, the olympics, Krusty brand home pregnancy tests, and the moment Bart realized he was no longer the center of attention. Lisa makes her grand entrance, and somehow manages to say  Bart before Bart learns how to...

"Lisa, vampires are make-believe, just like elves, gremlins, and Eskimos…" But this Dracula? He's very real—and very extra. We're sinking our teeth into Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), the operatic, oversexed, bat-faced fever dream that haunted Homer in "Treehouse of Horror IV." Gary Oldman goes full drama, Winona Ryder forgets how to emote, and Keanu fights valiantly against his own accen...

That name again is Mr. Plow… and this episode absolutely rules. Homer gets a snowplow, starts a wildly successful business, and becomes a local legend until Barney shows up and goes full betrayal of the century. We're talking rival jingles, low-budget commercials, a Linda Ronstadt cameo, and one of the most quotable episodes in  Simpsons history. We dive into the chaos, the comedy, and why Mr. Plo...

Heartbreak, Seafood, and Legal Action! When the Winfields leave Evergreen Terrace for the sunny boredom of Florida, the Simpsons get new neighbors — Ruth and her teen daughter Laura. Bart falls hard, but heartbreak hits when he finds out she's dating Jimbo ?! Meanwhile, Homer declares war on an all-you-can-eat seafood joint that dares to cut him off. We break down this fan-favorite episode featuri...

This week with Special Guest Pierce CHECK HIM OUT ON TWITCH! After a nuclear plant worker named Jack Marley is forced into retirement, Marge takes a job at the nuclear plant to help Homer pay for repairs needed to fix their slanty shanty. Meanwhile, Bart fakes sick to get out of taking an English Lit test, but who's going to come to his rescue when a bloodthirsty wolf from  The Krusty the Clown Sh...

This week with Special Guest Spaceynvader CHECK HER OUT ON TWITCH! During Parent/Teacher conference night at Springfield Elementary, Mrs. Krabappel lets Homer and Marge in on the destructive and dangerous pranks Bart has been playing and recommends that Homer and Marge be stricter in their parenting, but it proves too much with Bart manipulating Homer...until Homer decides to take the one thing aw...

This week instead of bringing you The Simpsons, we take you back to 1992 and the movie Candyman.  Currently in our Simpsons episode by episode journey, we are in October of 1992, so we thought it would be fun to watch and review a movie from that time! Released: October 16, 1992 (United States) Directed by Bernard Rose Screenplay by Bernard Rose Based on "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker Produced by...

In the third annual Treehouse of Horror episode, the Simpsons are having a Halloween party for the neighborhood kids and decide to tell scary stories rather than go out trick-or-treating. In "Clown Without Pity" (Lisa's story), Homer buys Bart a talking Krusty doll that ends up trying to kill Homer; in "King Homer" (Grampa Simpson's story), Marge Bouvier goes on an island expedition with Mr. Burns...

This Week With Special Guest From Inside Jesse's House Scotti! Upset over a caricature artist's picture of her, Lisa sinks into a depression about her appearance. To cheer her up, Homer sells his ride on the Duff Blimp (which he won in a school raffle) to pay for Lisa's entry fee in an upcoming child pageant for little girls aged seven to nine, but when Lisa wins the title of Little Miss Springfie...

This Week With Special Guest All The Way From The UK Craig! Homer skips church for a Sunday due to the blistering cold weather and has such a great time, he decides to forgo mainstream religion in favor of his own self-invented theistic religion, which doesn't sit well with Marge. Aired: 10/08/92 Written By George Meyer Directed By Jim Reardon   The show now has updated social media accounts as of...

This Week With Special Guest Boston! Marge auditions for the role of Blanche in the local community theater's production of  Oh, Streetcar! , a musical version of  A Streetcar Named Desire , and gets it after the director notices how beaten-down and depressed she is whenever Homer orders her around. Meanwhile, Maggie is put in a daycare center modeled after the teachings of Ayn Rand and goes on a...

This Week With Special Guest Greg! Bart and Lisa spend six weeks at Kamp Krusty, which turns out to be an abusive, squalid hellhole run by a heartless businessman named Mr. Black and Springfield's resident teenage thugs, Dolph, Jimbo, and Kearney. Meanwhile, Krusty goes on vacation in England while Homer and Marge fall in love all over again without the kids (except Maggie, who isn't seen much in...

Jesse and Kristen sit down and wrap up season 3 of The Simpsons! Facts and trivia, favourite moments, favourite episodes, character bios, guest stars, we go through it all! What episodes will be our top 5? Join us for the memories and fun! The show now has updated social media accounts as of Jan 2025 when the show will return and continue with Jesse and New Co-host Kristen! YouTube TikTok Instagra...

In this sequel to "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?", Herbert Powell, Homer's once-wealthy half-brother, is now homeless and searching for the next new idea to take him back to the top — and all he needs is Homer's $2,000 prize money he got at a (rigged) award show and a place to stay (the Simpsons' house). Aired: 08/27/1992 Written By: John Swartzwelder Directed By:Rich Moore The show now has updated...

Milhouse's relationship with a new beautiful girl at Springfield Elementary, Samantha Stankey, strains his friendship with Bart. Meanwhile, Marge orders a subliminal weight loss tape for Homer, but gets sent a vocabulary builder tape, which does nothing for Homer's appetite, but everything for his diction and word usage. Aired: 05/07/1992 Written By: Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky Directed By: Jim...

After going to a Spinal Tap concert, Bart is fired up to be a rock star, but can't seem to master the electric guitar. Meanwhile, Otto ends up living with The Simpsons after losing his job (following a school bus crash and admitting to Principal Skinner and the local police that he somehow got a school bus driving job despite never getting a driver's license), failing his driver's test, and gettin...

The Simpsons are getting ready to have dinner with Patty, Selma and Selma's new boyfriend. Of course, one can imagine their surprise when he turns out to be none other than Sideshow Bob, fresh from his stay in prison after the events in "Krusty Gets Busted". While everyone is impressed at how much Bob has changed, Bart still fears that Bob is planning something sinister. Aired: 04/09/1992 Written...

After an embarrassing night at the movies with Marge, Homer gets the chance to manage an aspiring country music singer, Lurleen Lumpkin, but has to fight off her seductive charms and his own feelings for her to stay true to Marge. Aired: 03/26/1992 Written By: Matt Groening Directed By: Mark Kirkland The show now has updated social media accounts as of Jan 2025 when the show will return and contin...

The Simpsons must make budget cuts in order to pay for Santa's Little Helper's stomach surgery, but Santa's Little Helper runs away after the family expresses resentment for having to give up their favorite things in order to pay for the vet bill. Meanwhile, everyone in Springfield is gunning for a chance at a $130 million-dollar lottery jackpot. Aired: 03/12/1992 Written By: John Swartzwelder Dir...

When the results of Bart's vocational survey suggest he'd make a great cop and Lisa learns her dreams of becoming a professional sax player are doomed by genetics (she has stubby fingers, which would make saxophone playing impossible, even though she never exhibited any problems before this episode or since), their roles at Springfield Elementary are reversed: Bart becomes a hall monitor who crack...

The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's softball team is surprisingly successful thanks to Homer, but Mr. Burns decides to call in Major League Baseball ringers (all of which voice themselves) for the championship game anyway especially after making a $1 million dollar bet that his team will win. Aired: 02/20/1992 Written By: John Swartzwelder Directed By: Jim Reardon The show now has updated social...

Bart creates a phony lover for a lonely Ms. Krabappel after Krabappel punishes Bart with detention for smashing the class fish tank with a yo-yo. Meanwhile, Homer curbs his profanity with a swear jar after Ned Flanders' son, Todd, picks up Homer's foul language. Aired: 02/13/1992 Written By: Jon Vitti Directed By: Carlos Baeza The show now has updated social media accounts as of Jan 2025 when the...