Simpsons articles, editorials and reviews

This section goes in-depth behind the scenes of The Simpsons with informative articles. I also vent my opinion on various subjects and provide reviews of many episodes.

Articles

Informative essays written by myself or sourced from elsewhere.

History of The Simpsons

The origin of the show and a short history.

Making of The Simpsons

From the script to the voicing to the animation, it's all explained here.

Matt Groening profile

A short biography of The Simpson' creator, Matt Groening.

Rhapsody In Yellow

How the music behind the show is created.

Yellow Fever

An interview with the cast and crew behind the show.

When Ricky met Homer

Ricky Gervais tells Sky Magazine about writing and guest-starring in an episode of The Simpsons (Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife).

The Simpsons A-Z

There's a Simpsons character or situation for every letter of the alphabet! Find the full list of definitions and episodes from Sky One's promotion for December 2004.

The Simpsons Golden D'ohnut Awards

A run down of the Sky One Easter 2003 celebration for the 300th episode.

It's Toony Blair!

British PM to star in an upcoming Simpsons episode.

Keeping Up With The Simpsons

Matt Groening reveals ten rules that the Simpsons staff stick to, to make the show what it is.

Simpsons Family Values

Why is the show is so popular? Some suggestions here.

The World's Best Dad

Reasons why Homer can live up to this title.

Simpsons still a riot at 300 episodes?

The Simpsons celebrate 300 episodes, but is the show still funny?

The Simpsons & philosophy

Animated Philosophy & Religion: a new course at Siena Heights University.

The Simpsons & religion

The Simpsons, blasphemous? You must be kidding!

Editorials

The following pages are basically mini-essays, with my thoughts on everything to do with The Simpsons.

Favourite episodes

My all-time favorite episodes.

Worst episodes ever!

Don't you just cringe when you watch some episodes? My least favorites are here.

Too Much Continuity?

We all complain about the lack of continuity in the show... but I think there is too much these days.

Simpsons Specials

Treehouse of Horror, clip shows, three-parters... are there too many "special" episodes?

Season by Season

My personal account of how the style and humor of The Simpsons has changed over the years. Has the show declined in quality?

Episode reviews

My reviews section gives my opinion on each new episode that airs. You can see my reviews from Seasons 12-15 when they aired, or check out the Fan Reviews for other people's views on any episode.

Season 15 reviews

Season 14 reviews

Season 13 reviews

Season 12 reviews

Fan Reviews