The long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons has seen its ups and downs, but they've also made some of the greatest TV ever.

Although The Simpsons has a lot of episodes for viewers to choose from, some of the show’s best outings are considered straight-up masterpieces by fans and critics alike. With more than 790 episodes ...

The twenty-five essential episodes of the longest-running scripted prime-time show (turned American institution!) on TV.

For Fox’s smash hit, the pressure to prove Bart had heart was mounting fast, and on October 11, 1990, they released the Season 2 premiere episode “Bart Gets an ‘F.’” After months of backlash centered ...

The Simpsons has a lot of longstanding traditions and recurring elements that are now just a core part of the show’s fabric. Things like the opening sequence, with its chalkboard and couch gags, ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...