Season 9An uneven season of The Simpsons streaks to an excellent conclusionLes Chappell1/24/16 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“Natural Born Kissers” (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)
B+Season 9Lisa gets lost, and so does The SimpsonsZack Handlen1/17/16 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn which Lisa takes a detour on a trip to the museum…
Season 9Homer finds the inspiration to be a good dad—and it’s in bar form!Les Chappell12/20/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“King Of The Hill” (season nine, episode 23; originally aired 05/03/1998)
Season 9The Simpsons’ 200th ends by uprooting all of Springfield—you know, as one doesAlex McLevy12/13/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThere’s something off-putting about Simpsons episodes that end on a serious note. Not necessarily a heartfelt…
Season 9The Simpsons asks you to pray for the very soul of Kidz Newz (also Mojo)Alasdair Wilkins12/06/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“Girly Edition” is at its best—well, it’s non-Mojo best, at any rate—when it most closely fits into the long Simpsons …
Season 9A taxes-obsessed classic Simpsons parodies political satireAlasdair Wilkins11/22/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkGiven The Simpsons’ longstanding fondness for doing a self-contained first act that connects only tenuously with the…
Season 9The great “Simpson Tide” may be the most ’90s episode of The SimpsonsKyle Ryan11/15/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAs American television’s sharpest comedy of the ’90s, The Simpsons understandably bears the marks of the decade that…
Season 9The Simpsons returns to the unbearable lightness of being Ralph WiggumLes Chappell11/01/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“This Little Wiggy” (season nine, episode 18; originally aired 3/22/1998)
Season 9Lisa fears she’s slipping on a Simpsons, in fact, slippingDennis Perkins10/25/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“Lisa The Simpson” (season nine, episode seventeen; originally aired 3/8/98)
Season 9The Simpsons schemes up a noir without a femme fataleEmily L. Stephens10/18/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkMoe Szyslak doesn’t have much luck in love. “It’s been four years since my last date with a whatchacallit—uh, woman.”…
Season 9Krusty The Clown tries and fails to stick it to the manAlex McLevy10/11/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkStop me if you’ve heard this one before: What’s the deal with guys who don’t seem to possess any integrity? I mean,…
Season 9Only one monkey butler on “Das Bus,” but he’ll train othersRowan Kaiser10/04/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe kids of Springfield Elementary have long been one of The Simpsons’ most fertile subgenres. Take some combination of…
Season 9When The Simpsons made fun of that religion (you know the one)Alasdair Wilkins9/27/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkNearly 20 years removed from its original airdate, I’m not sure we can fully appreciate just how razor-sharp the satire…
Season 9The Simpsons (Classic): “Bart Carny”Dan Caffrey9/20/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn college, there was a guy—let’s call him Rider—who was always charitable to the homeless. Always. He never hesitated…
Season 9The Simpsons (Classic): “Miracle On Evergreen Terrace”Kyle Ryan9/13/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkEarly in the commentary track for “Miracle On Evergreen Terrace,” Matt Groening mentions that Christmas-themed episodes…
Season 9The Simpsons (Classic): “Realty Bites”Erik Adams8/30/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkTo paraphrase Lionel Hutz, there’s “the truth” about “Realty Bites”: I don’t want to be entertained by Marge Simpson’s…
Season 9The Simpsons (Classic): “Lisa The Skeptic”Dennis Perkins8/23/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn which Lisa is left strainin’ to do some explainin’.
Season 9The Simpsons (Classic): “The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons”Les Chappell8/09/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons” (season nine, episode seven, aired 11/16/1997)
Season 9The Simpsons (Classic): “Bart Star”Vikram Murthi8/02/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“Bart Star” (season nine, episode six; originally aired 11/09/1997)
Season 9The Simpsons (Classic): “The Cartridge Family”Les Chappell7/26/15 2:00pmEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“The Cartridge Family” (season nine, episode five; originally aired 11/02/1997)
