In my personal opinion, the show as pure gold from about Season 4 to about Season 10. Even Season 11 and Season 12 had a
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simpsonsfan742 — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 07:09 PM)
I always thought the peak of this show was seasons 4-9, and to a lesser extent I also liked 2, 3, and 10. 1 and 12 were almost as good, though. To a lesser extent I liked seasons 13-15 and to an even more limited amount 16, but not long after that the show plunged and hasn't been as good since.
And yep, I agree with the OP that there probably are a lot of younger people who have no idea how much greater The Simpsons used to be as a TV show, for sure.
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Kotter7579 — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 08:08 AM)
I would agree with 4 - 12, and like many of you I found funny episodes in 13-16 and even a few in 17-19. It's really suffering by 20 and just recently I've been watching 22-23 and it's downright terrible! I'm actually bored during some of these eps!
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simpsonsfan742 — 9 years ago(February 06, 2017 07:27 PM)
Seems like your reactions are totally like me for most of the modern era episodes then, sigh. There are a few exceptions I like from post season 15 and 16 episodes that remind me of seasons 10-14 quality(where it was declining, but still good enough where I could find some enjoyment), such as 24 Minutes, The Book Job, Gone Maggie Gone, Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind, and Holidays of Future Passed to name examples.
Too often I've noticed episodes that were surprisingly bad, and even below the quality of the Scully and early Jean era seasons. Maybe if the show had remained more consistent, I wouldn't have stopped watching each episode regularly on Sunday night?
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NothingButTheBest — 10 months ago(May 09, 2025 10:14 AM)
I've been rewatching it and I'd have to say Seasons 1-9.
Even though I remembered a lot of Season 10 from back in the day it feels like things went bad pretty quickly.
Currently on Season 11 and not sure how much more I'm going to watch, doesn't really seem worth it which is part of the reason I probably lost interest when it was on originally.