Season 3: Episode 12. Original airdate: December 26, 1991. Life never really goes according to plan. While we’re perfectly capable of micromanaging our day-to-day existences, nobody has complete control over the grand scheme. If that were the case, the world … Continue reading
Season 2: Episode 20. Original airdate: May 2, 1991. I think I’ve mentioned it before on this blog, but it’s some sort of miracle that Marge has stayed with Homer. There’s no rational reason the two of them should work, … Continue reading
Season 2: Episode 18. Original airdate: April 11, 1991. Most Simpsons characters have a tragic side, as was evidenced just last time in “Old Money,” but where that episode handled Grampa’s inadequacy with a dollop of sentimentality, this episode takes on perhaps … Continue reading
Season 2: Episode 12. Original airdate: January 31, 1991 Growing up, my Simpsons experience was largely based on event episodes that caused a huge buzz. In other words, if it was newsworthy enough for USA Today and I managed to read the … Continue reading
Season 2: Episode 10. Original airdate: January 10, 1991 There will never be another Phil Hartman. It’s just that simple. The man was a genius and a legend, but one that most of the general public outside of comedy fandom … Continue reading
Season 2: Episode 9. Original airdate: December 20, 1990. Itchy and Scratchy serve many functions within the Simpsons universe. On one level, they’re a pitch-perfect satirization of the gratuitously violent Tom and Jerry cartoons. On another, they’re a means to fill in … Continue reading
Season 2: Episode 7. Original airdate: November 22, 1990. Thanksgiving truly is a wonderful holiday. Even more than with other holidays, families take the reverence of Thanksgiving seriously, putting aside their quibbles and issues for the duration of a single … Continue reading
Season 1: Episode 13. Original airdate: May 13, 1990. Sometimes, an occurrence is so serendipitous and perfectly-conceived that you can’t chalk it up to anything but divine intervention. Such is the case for “Some Enchanted Evening,” an episode of The Simpsons not … Continue reading
Season 1: Episode 10. Original airdate: March 25, 1990. Something isn’t right about “Homer’s Night Out,” but I can’t figure out what it is. As the second marriage-based story in a row, it pales in comparison to “Life on the … Continue reading
Season 1: Episode 9. Original airdate: March 18, 1990. I’m terrified by marriage. Actually, I don’t think there’s a single thing that scares me more. It’s a beautiful idea, don’t get me wrong. Being able to commit yourself to a … Continue reading
Days of Homer 