The Simpsons (TV Series) I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (2007) User Reviews

Best episode in ages

[killbill500 · 8/10 · 18 November 2007]

This is easily the best episode in a very, very long time. It's not forced, it's not overplayed, it's not unfunny, it's just the opposite of those things. During great scenes, I couldn't help thinking to myself, "Okay, when are they going to ruin this perfectly good scene with loads of potential, with a dumb Homer joke?!" and that joke never came. This is a serious episode, with a really innocent, sweet ending. See, they have the potential to do so much with the show, yet they always waste that potential by trying to appeal to their new target audience: Children.

I'd give this an '8', but considering how much better this episode is to the rest of this season, and season 18 included, I will up it to a '9' because this episode really impressed me.

Beautiful

[gianmarcoronconi · 8/10 · 27 May 2022]

Who is the cause of his ailment mourns himself, this could be summed up as this episode where a man disturbed by a difficult childhood goes to prison and Marge does not keep her promises until it is too late.

Surprisingly Good Episode

[e_daneva · 7/10 · 16 December 2023]

I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an amazing episode. I thought this episode was going to be worse, but it was actually better than I thought. There have been 4 other Season 19 episodes I have have watched. There have been 2 bad episodes, 1 okay , 1 good , and 1 really good episode. This is the good episode. This episode is interesting enough, and even thought it had humor, I think there should have been more. Also I think that Dwight should have been replaced with Sideshow Bob. I like Dwight, but I think Sideshow Bob could have easily replaced his role. To me, Dwight just feels like a sad, misunderstood guy rather than a convict, but Sideshow Bob?!? He would easily replace Dwight!! Also I felt so bad for Dwight when Marge didn't come to prison for him., and at the end Marge didn't learn her lesson at all. I don't know how Dwight can love a women who broke a promise to go see him. Marge has gone through Flanderazation, even thought it is not recognized at all. Really, this is a great Simpsons episode, but a terrible Marge episode. I give this a 7.0 out of 10.

The basis and foundation of those YTPs of The 8-Bit Guy and Techmoan

[10086cn · 10/10 · 12 January 2021]

This episode of The Simpsons felt like the origin of the plots that take place in YouTube Poops of what goes on between The 8-Bit Guy and Techmoan.

How I see it, is that in this episode, Marge Simpson was the "crewmate" and Dwight Diddlehopper was the "impostor" in a similar fashion to how The 8-Bit Guy is the "crewmate" and Techmoan is the "impostor" in those YouTube Poops.

For this reasoning, I'm always going to be appreciative of this episode, in particular how its plot inspired those YouTube Poops of The 8-Bit Guy and Techmoan. I feel as if this episode is too underrated and underappreciated.

Good fun

[studioAT · 3/10 · 7 January 2020]

This is another good episode from the 19th series of the show, in which Marge breaks her promise to her convict, and disaster follows.

With a nice guest voice turn from Steve Buscemi this was an enjoyable enough episode.