The Simpsons (Classic)

The golden years of Springfield’s first family.

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Current Season: 5 - Total Episodes: 103
Highest Rated: Ep 8, Season 2

“Secrets Of A Successful Marriage”

by Todd VanDerWerff May 12, 2013 -

Season five comes to a close, as Homer realizes what only he can offer Marge.

“Lady Bouvier's Lover”

by Todd VanDerWerff May 5, 2013 -

Grampa and Burns compete for the same woman, and everybody sings commercial jingles.

“The Boy Who Knew Too Much”

by Nathan Rabin April 21, 2013 -

Bart is in in a position to help a horrible man out of a terrible bind in a philosophically rich episode

“Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song”

by Nathan Rabin April 14, 2013 -

A landmark episode gets bravely subtle and small.

Ep. 22, Season 5
“Secrets Of A Successful Marriage”
Ep. 21, Season 5
“Lady Bouvier's Lover”
Ep. 20, Season 5
“The Boy Who Knew Too Much”
Ep. 19, Season 5
“Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song”

Features Reviews

Season

newest oldest

"Some Enchanted Evening"
Episode 13

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"Krusty Gets Busted"
Episode 12

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A
"Crepes of Wrath"
Episode 11

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A
"Homer's Night Out"
Episode 10

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B
"Life on the Fast Lane"
Episode 9

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A-
"The Telltale Head"
Episode 8

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B+
"Call of the Simpsons"
Episode 7

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B+
"Moaning Lisa"
Episode 6

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B
"Bart the General"
Episode 5

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B+
"There's No Disgrace Like Home"
Episode 4

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A-
"Homer's Odyssey"
Episode 3

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A
"Bart the Genius"
Episode 2

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A-
"The Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Episode 1

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A-

"Blood Feud"
Episode 22

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A-
"Three Men And A Comic Book"
Episode 21

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A-
"The War Of The Simpsons"
Episode 20

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A-
"Lisa's Substitute"
Episode 19

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A-
"Brush With Greatness"
Episode 18

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A
"Old Money"
Episode 17

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A-
"Bart's Dog Gets An F"
Episode 16

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B
"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Episode 15

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A
"Principal Charming"
Episode 14

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A-
"Homer Vs. Lisa And The 8th Commandment"
Episode 13

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B
"The Way We Was"
Episode 12

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A
"One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"
Episode 11

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B+
"Bart Gets Hit By A Car"
Episode 10

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A
"Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"
Episode 9

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A
"Bart the Daredevil"
Episode 8

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A
"Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
Episode 7

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B+
"Dead Putting Society"
Episode 6

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B+
"Dancin' Homer"
Episode 5

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A-
“Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish”
Episode 4

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A
"Treehouse of Horrors"
Episode 3

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B+
"Simpson and Delilah"
Episode 2

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A-
"Bart Gets an F"
Episode 1

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A-

“Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?”
Episode 24

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“Bart’s Friend Falls In Love”
Episode 23

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“The Otto Show”
Episode 22

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“Black Widower”
Episode 21

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"Colonel Homer"
Episode 20

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"Dog Of Death"
Episode 19

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"Separate Vocations"
Episode 18

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A-
"Homer At The Bat"
Episode 17

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"Bart The Lover"
Episode 16

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"Homer Alone"
Episode 15

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"Lisa The Greek"
Episode 14

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"Radio Bart"
Episode 13

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A
"I Married Marge"
Episode 12

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A-
“Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk”
Episode 11

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A-
"Flaming Moe's"
Episode 10

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B+
"Saturdays Of Thunder"
Episode 9

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A-
"Lisa's Pony"
Episode 8

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A-
"Treehouse Of Horror II"
Episode 7

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B+
"Like Father, Like Clown"
Episode 6

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A-
"Homer Defined"
Episode 5

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A-
"Bart The Murderer"
Episode 4

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A-
"When Flanders Failed"
Episode 3

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A-
"Mr. Lisa Goes To Washington"
Episode 2

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A-
"Stark Raving Dad"
Episode 1

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A-

“Krusty Gets Kancelled”
Episode 22

A dazzling season comes to a close with an overly star-studded finale.
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“Marge In Chains”
Episode 21

We discover the identity of history's greatest monster in an all-time great episode about Marge behind bars
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“Whacking Day”
Episode 20

The sexy slithering of lady snakes figures prominently in an ambitious, hilarious critique of mob mentality.
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“The Front”
Episode 19

The star of The Blue Lagoon and a blue-haired goon guest on an episode rich in show-business parody.
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“So It’s Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show”
Episode 18

Eh, it’s a clip show.
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“Last Exit To Springfield”
Episode 17

Burns squares off against labor-head Homer in arguably the greatest episode of the series.
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“Duffless”
Episode 16

Homer gives up booze for a month in an episode that deals with his alcoholism with a light touch
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“I Love Lisa”
Episode 15

Ralph choo-choo-chooses Lisa in a heartbreaking and hilarious classic
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“Brother From The Same Planet”
Episode 14

Barton Fink! Barton Fink! Barton Fink! Oh, and also Bart acquires a Tom Cruise-like Big Brother
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“Selma’s Choice”
Episode 13

Selma stares down the prospect of dying alone and unloved. Hilarity, pathos ensue.
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“Marge Vs. The Monorail”
Episode 12

"Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!"
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“Homer’s Triple Bypass”
Episode 11

Homer stares down his own mortality after a heart attack. Hilarity ensues.
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“Lisa’s First Word”
Episode 10

Lisa delivers her first word in a flashback-heavy episode all about adorable li'l baby Bart
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“Mr. Plow”
Episode 9

Homer and Barney go to war as rival snowplow operators. Hilarity ensues along with killer cameos from Adam West and Linda Ronstadt.
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“New Kid On The Block”
Episode 8

Bart falls in love and Homer gets litigious in an episode that sacrifices emotional resonance for big laughs.
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“Marge Gets A Job”
Episode 7

Mr. Burns gets romantic and Bart cries wolf in another perfect episode
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“Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie”
Episode 6

Bart is the odd man out when he’s forbidden to join the rest of Springfield in the frenzy surrounding the opening of The Itchy & Scratchy Movie.
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“Treehouse Of Horror III”
Episode 5

Zombies! Killer clown dolls! King Homer! Halloween! More macabre “Treehouse Of Horror” goodness from the show’s golden age.
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“Lisa The Beauty Queen”
Episode 4

Homer enters Lisa in a beauty pageant in a disarmingly sweet episode.
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“Homer The Heretic”
Episode 3

Homer starts his own religion after a heavenly Sunday skipping church in a surprisingly profound episode.
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“A Streetcar Named Marge”
Episode 2

The Simpsons enrages New Orleans and delights a nation with a hilariously irreverent musical take on A Streetcar Named Desire.
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“Kamp Krusty”
Episode 1

It’s “Kamp Krusty.” What more needs to be said?
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“Secrets Of A Successful Marriage”
Episode 22

Season five comes to a close, as Homer realizes what only he can offer Marge.
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“Lady Bouvier's Lover”
Episode 21

Grampa and Burns compete for the same woman, and everybody sings commercial jingles.
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“The Boy Who Knew Too Much”
Episode 20

Bart is in in a position to help a horrible man out of a terrible bind in a philosophically rich episode
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“Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song”
Episode 19

A landmark episode gets bravely subtle and small.
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“Burns' Heir”
Episode 18

Bart faces down a Faustian bargain in the opportunity to inherit the Burns fortune.
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“Bart Gets An Elephant”
Episode 17

Bart gets an elephant!?!
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“Homer Loves Flanders”
Episode 16

Homer and Flanders enjoy an unlikely bromance in an episode where everything's upside down and topsy turvy
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“Deep Space Homer”
Episode 15

Kent Brockman surrenders to his new insect overlords in this science-fiction-flavored classic.
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“Lisa Vs. Malibu Stacy”
Episode 14

Abe gets ornery and Lisa gets impassioned in a classic episode devoted to some of Springfield’s crankiest fixtures.
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“Homer And Apu”
Episode 13

Homer's a delightful fella in this wonderful exploration of Apu's existential angst
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“Bart Gets Famous”
Episode 12

Bart becomes a fad in a hilarious and trenchant satire of overnight celebrity.
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“Homer The Vigilante”
Episode 11

Springfield goes gun-crazy in an eternally timely satire of vigilante justice and mob mentality.
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“Springfield (Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Legalized Gambling)”
Episode 10

Springfield devolves into a den of sin once the Pandora's Box of legalized gambling is opened.
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“The Last Temptation Of Homer”
Episode 9

How do you make Homer Simpson seem like an object of sexual longing? This episode knows!
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“Boy-Scoutz ’N The Hood”
Episode 8

Milhouse and Bart go crazy Broadway-style and meet Ernest Borgnine in a deliriously funny classic.
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“Bart's Inner Child”
Episode 7

A self-help guru admonishes Springfield to emulate Bart in a hilarious, deeply philosophical classic
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“Marge On The Lam”
Episode 6

Marge makes a dangerous new friend in a hilarious and heartfelt exploration of Homer’s helplessness.
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“Treehouse Of Horror IV”
Episode 5

Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Devil And Daniel Webster and The Twilight Zone get spoofed in The Simpsons’ annual Halloween spectacular
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“Rosebud”
Episode 4

Burns orders The Rolling Stones killed in a classic parody of/homage to Citizen Kane.
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“Homer Goes To College”
Episode 3

Homer sticks it to a stuffy dean in a Conan O'Brien-written classic episode
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“Cape Feare”
Episode 2

Sideshow Bob stalks Bart and steps on a rake repeatedly in a brilliant parody of "Cape Fear"
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“Homer’s Barbershop Quartet”
Episode 1

George Harrison guest-stars in a loving homage to Beatles mythology.
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“Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money”: 20 inept magicians in pop culture
The A.V. Club's weekly list.
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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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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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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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Dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun (Translated: Game Of Thrones is back)
Dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun (Translated: Game Of Thrones is back) Also: Dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun Dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun (Translated: Why are you watching anything but Game Of Thrones tonight?)
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Bob’s Burgers takes a holiday.
Bob’s Burgers takes a holiday. Also: Get caught up on The Good Wife and The Walking Dead before you ignore them for Game Of Thrones next week.
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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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So it's come to this: The Simpsons do "The Harlem Shake"
Oh dear. This cannot end well.
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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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TV Club Classic announces spring schedule, return of Vic Mackey
As surely as the snows begin to melt and the first few robins of the year hop about the greening lawns, the TV Club is going to bring you its own collection of fresh, new things, only in this case, they’re all things that have been long dead, and we...
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The A.V. Club’s Oscar coverage is a dream come true—there are so many people to thank…
The stars are out—and liveblogging—to-night! Also: Movie channels don’t stop for movie awards.
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“I forget who I am—who am I?”: 23-plus alter egos of sitcom characters
Another list from The A.V. Club.
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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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Does the experience of watching voice actors change animation?
Archer Live! reveals that some members of the cast have recognizable voice-actor brands; others disappear into their parts.
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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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Paul Scheer picks his favorite How Did This Get Made? episodes
“That’s the thing I love: How did that happen? Did no one say, ‘Um, hold on one second. This is insane. We shouldn’t be making this’?”
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Put Elementary in, coach! (And other sports metaphors!)
Put Holmes and Watson in, coach! (And other sports metaphors!) Also: Undaunted by ratings losses, PBS soldier on and—OH LOOK, PUPPIES!
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Begin again: 27 opening-credits sequences that evolved with their series
Another list from The A.V. Club.
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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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AFC Championship Game eats Sunday night, spares its exact opposite: Enlightened
AFC Championship Game eats Sunday night, spares its exact opposite: Enlightened. Also: Other Pats-Ravens alternatives, including murderous Storybrooke residents and some creepin’ from Adam Driver.
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The changing face of “nerds” (and autism) in popular culture
What are we really laughing at when we laugh at “nerds”?
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History’s other greatest monsters: 15 pop-culture presidents behaving unpresidentially
The A.V. Club’s weekly list.
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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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