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Current Season: 24 - Total Episodes: 43
Highest Rated: Ep 9, Season 23

B-

“The Saga Of Carl/Dangers On A Train”

by Robert David Sullivan May 19, 2013 -

Homer isn’t going anywhere.

C-

“The Fabulous Faker Boy”

by Robert David Sullivan May 12, 2013 -

Bart becomes the piano man.

C-

“Whiskey Business”

by Robert David Sullivan May 5, 2013 -

Moe wants it to end already.

“Pulpit Friction”

by Robert David Sullivan April 28, 2013 -

An itchy and scratchy episode.

Ep. 21, Season 24
“The Saga Of Carl/Dangers On A Train”
Ep. 20, Season 24
“The Fabulous Faker Boy”
Ep. 19, Season 24
“Whiskey Business”
Ep. 18, Season 24
“Pulpit Friction”

Features Reviews

Season

newest oldest

“Lisa Goes Gaga”
Episode 22

The Simpsons does PR for Lady Gaga. With jokes, fortunately.
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B-
“Ned ’N’ Edna’s Blend”
Episode 21

Bad premise? No problem! The Simpsons deals with its “Nedna” relationship with surprising deftness.
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B+
“The Spy Who Learned Me”
Episode 20

Bryan Cranston and Eric Idle show up for a pleasant, if conventional episode.
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B+
“A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again”
Episode 19

The Simpsons have a good time on a cruise ship. Too good of a time.
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A-
“Beware My Cheating Bart”
Episode 18

A stellar Bill Plympton couch gag is the best part of a mediocre Simpsons.
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C+
“Them, Robot”
Episode 17

The satire in this episode is too gentle, but the good-natured gags keep it afloat.
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B
“How I Wet Your Mother”
Episode 16

Although it never reaches outright hilarity, “How I Wet Your Mother” is one of the more interesting episodes of this season, and the major reason for this is focus.
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B+
“Exit Through The Kwik-E-Mart”
Episode 15

The Simpsons take on Exit Through The Gift Shop, but the satire is relatively mild for this subject.
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B
“At Long Last Leave”
Episode 14

Presenting the middle of The Simpsons’ bell curve.
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B-
“The Daughter Also Rises”
Episode 13

It must be difficult to piece together an episode when the Simpsons Plot Generator software churns out parts as random as Mythbusters, Hemingway, Michael Cera, and Pyramus And Thisbe.
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C+
“Moe Goes From Rags To Riches”
Episode 12

In telling the story of Moe’s bar rag, The Simpsons creates a baffling and disappointing waste of a promising idea.
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C-
“The D’Oh-cial Network”
Episode 11

When The Simpsons takes on Facebook, the satire is tamer than it should be.
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B-
“Politically Inept, With Homer Simpson”
Episode 10

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B
"Holidays Of Future Passed"
Episode 9

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A
“The Ten-Per-Cent Solution”
Episode 8

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A-
“The Man In The Blue Flannel Pants”
Episode 7

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B-
“The Book Job”
Episode 6

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A-
“The Food Wife”
Episode 5

Tim And Eric, foodies come to Springfield.
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B+
“Replaceable You”
Episode 4

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C-
"Treehouse Of Horror XXII"
Episode 3

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C+
“Bart Stops To Smell The Roosevelts”
Episode 2

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B
“The Falcon And The D’OHman”
Episode 1

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B

“The Saga Of Carl/Dangers On A Train”
Episode 21

Homer isn’t going anywhere.
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B-
“The Fabulous Faker Boy”
Episode 20

Bart becomes the piano man.
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C-
“Whiskey Business”
Episode 19

Moe wants it to end already.
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C-
“Pulpit Friction”
Episode 18

An itchy and scratchy episode.
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B
“What Animated Women Want”
Episode 17

Homer buys a dingle swing.
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C+
“Dark Knight Court”
Episode 16

Mr. Burns gains the power of A CAPE.
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B
“Black Eyed, Please”
Episode 15

Ned lets loose with a left hook.
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C
“Gorgeous Grampa”
Episode 14

Grampa preens, and Mr. Burns sings!
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B-
"Hardly Kirk-ing"
Episode 13

Bart turns Milhouse into a man.
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B-
“Love Is A Many Splintered Thing”
Episode 12

Family Guy finally busts out of The Simpsons’ stomach.
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D+
“A Test Before Trying”
Episode 11

Don't worry, Bart is still an underachiever.
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B
“Homer Goes To Prep School”
Episode 10

Homer prepares for the worst apocalypse ever
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C
“To Cur With Love”
Episode 9

Homer once had a ho-hum dog.
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C
“The Day The Earth Stood Cool”
Episode 8

Homer becomes a hipster, and Springfield suffers for it.
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B+
“Changing of the Guardians”
Episode 7

Homer and Marge wonder who will watch their never-aging kids.
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C
“A Tree Grows In Springfield”
Episode 6

Homer drops his iPad and finds religion
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B-
“Penny Wiseguys”
Episode 5

Steve Carell gets a promotion
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C
“Gone Abie Gone”
Episode 4

Young Abe Simpson isn't so cranky, which isn't that funny
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C+
“Adventures In Baby Getting”
Episode 3

Marge wants another baby, and then she doesn't
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C
“Treehouse Of Horror XXIII”
Episode 2

This year’s “Treehouse Of Horror” pulls enough laughs out of its black hole.
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B
“Moonshine River”
Episode 1

The 24th season opens with an episode that fails to meet any of the three criteria that could make it passable.
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C-

Fox apologizes for canceling The Cleveland Show by letting Seth MacFarlane creep into the Simpsons finale
Fox apologizes for canceling The Cleveland Show by letting Seth MacFarlane creep into the Simpsons finale. Also: Marrital quasi-bliss in Westeros and an awkward meeting for Selina Meyer that doesn’t involve a foreign dignitary.
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Fall schedule analysis: Fox stands pat precisely when it should be jumping all over and waving its arms in desperation
If we act like nothing is wrong, then everything will be just fine, right?
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Fall schedule announcement: Big number of series orders doesn’t have big impact on Fox lineup
The 2013-14 lineup looks an awful lot like the 2012-13 lineup.
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Call your mom, tell her you love her—and that she should watch Family Tree
Call your mom, tell her you love her—and that she should watch Family Tree. Also: Season finales, ahoy!
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American Dad is our latest reminder of the relentless march of time as it hits 150 episodes
American Dad is our latest reminder of the relentless march of time as it hits 150 episodes. Also: Game Of Thrones tries to marry off its problems, and Pete Campbell keeps up his tradition of making everyone really, truly uncomfortable.
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Sigur Ros to appear on, write music for the season finale of The Simpsons
The Simpsons are going to Iceland!
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Bob’s Burgers became TV’s most enjoyable show by channeling early Simpsons
The series blends the surrealism of Adult Swim with the family stories of King Of The Hill.
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What have those crazy, vengeance-seeking kids of Revenge been up to?
What have those crazy, vengeance-seeking kids of Revenge been up to? Also: Finale time for The Good Wife and Vikings, which don’t get to enjoy the full spoils of spring sweeps.
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The Bletchley Circle revives a bygone era (like a few months ago) when British spies still existed on TV
The Bletchley Circle revives a bygone era (like a few months ago) when British spies still existed on TV. Also: Bob’s Burgers bets the basement and Mad Men gets extra-secretive.
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HBO sensed that your Sunday wasn’t busy enough, so it’s throwing Veep into the mix
HBO sensed that your Sunday wasn’t busy enough, so it’s throwing Veep into the mix. Also: The Borgias are try to steal your attention from Mad Men, too.
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R.I.P. Don Payne, writer for The Simpsons and Thor
He won four Emmys for his work.
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The deadline for Girls’ second season approaches
The deadline for Girls’ second season approaches. Also: The Walking Dead finds some focus and Bob’s Burgers catches boogie fever.
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American Dad decides there’s never a bad time for a James Bond spoof
American Dad decides there's never a bad time for a James Bond spoof. Also: Girls burns through plots and Bob's Burgers shocks an elephant.
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Don’t just stand there and do nothing while the powers that be threaten to destroy Enlightened
Don’t just stand there and do nothing while the powers that be threaten to destroy Enlightened. Also: Grampa Simpson gets ready to rumble and Elsbeth, Elsbeth, Elsbeth!
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Assuming you didn’t pirate it months ago, here’s your chance to see how the third season of Downton Abbey ends
A season finale for law-abiding citizens. Also: TV Club’s Second Opinion Week begins.
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When the Grammys face off with The Walking Dead, who will win—and what will be left of them?
When the Grammys face off with The Walking Dead, who will win—and what will be left of them? Also: Frank Fisticuffs comes to Brooklyn (?) and a spot of cricket at Downton.
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Raising Hope’s Lucas Neff on starting stand-up and how his show apes The Simpsons
“The Simpsons are another working-class family and all in the same house, for the most part. We just took Abe Simpson and put him in the house.”
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Thrill to the financial-solvency drama of The Good Wife!
Thrill to the financial-solvency drama of Lockhart/Gardner! Also: Introducing Tina Belcher: Investigative Reporter and Lip Gallagher: Sexual Predator Predator.
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Girls is back, which is either the best news or a warning to avoid HBO for 10 weeks
Girls is back, which is either the best news or a warning to avoid HBO for 10 weeks. Also: Premières of other pay-cable shows that are just as divisive. (Oh, who are we kidding—nothing’s as divisive as Girls.)
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Downton Abbey’s third season is no longer the sole province of the political elite or the British
Downton Abbey’s third season is no longer the province of the elite or the British. Also: Everything else returns from winter hiatus, including two ABC comedies sneaking over from Tuesday nights.
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Beyond the top 30: Our favorite episodes of shows that didn’t make the cut, part two
Everything from series finales of long-running cult hits to aging sitcoms to news coverage makes our supplemental list.
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You didn’t have anything going on tonight, right? Good, ’cuz Fox has new Family Guy and American Dad episodes
You didn’t have anything going on tonight, right? Good, ’cuz Fox has new Family Guy and American Dad. Also: The MacFarlane shows are about it—it’s the day before Christmas Eve, for crying out loud!
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Ho-ho-Homeland finale!
Ho-ho-Homeland finale! Also: Dexter in handcuffs and the Griffins in Bethlehem.
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The Simpsons believes in The A.V. Club bump
Our weekly revision of the TV ratings.
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Matt Selman, the writer of last night's episode of The Simpsons, explains the A.V. Club cameo
We went right to the source for the scoop on our publication's cameo on The Simpsons
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