Watch Larry King and Oprah Winfrey interview The Simpsons in these surreal vintage clips 

At this point, The Simpsons is a comedy institution, but at the height of its genius, power, and popularity, it was nothing short of a pop-culture phenomenon. A whole lot of weirdness comes with that level of fame (including not one but two spin-off albums) and accordingly, The Simpsons’ history is filled with weird ephemera, including this fascinating glimpse of a black-haired, surprisingly non-ancient-looking Larry King interviewing Bart Simpson, who makes the whole situation weirder with a dramatic reading from William Blake’s “The Tygre.” Seriously. It’s, um, something.