The effect of The Simpsons on pop culture can’t be overstated. In the early nineties, the show tapped into the cultural zeitgeist in a way few others had before. Indeed, no other cartoon show could reasonably emulate it- but Hollywood couldn’t help but try. Capitol Critters, Family Dog, and Fish Police were just a few of the shows that tried to be “the new Simpsons.” Still, the only one that really came close was ABC’s The Critic, starring the voice of Jon Lovitz as Jay Sherman, perhaps the world’s least-loved film critic and the subject of this Gone But Not Forgotten episode.
Unlike other wannabe animated hits, The Critic could boast a legit connection to The Simpsons, with it also being a production of James L. Brooks’ Gracie Films. At the same time, creators Al Jean and Mike Reiss had been showrunners on The Simpsons during...
Unlike other wannabe animated hits, The Critic could boast a legit connection to The Simpsons, with it also being a production of James L. Brooks’ Gracie Films. At the same time, creators Al Jean and Mike Reiss had been showrunners on The Simpsons during...
- 7/10/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
If you’re just starting The Simpsons now, you have 742 episodes to get through. Make that 743 as of tonight. Fortunately, they’re all available on Disney+, or airing randomly on weeknights in syndication. Let’s say you have seen all 700+ episodes and you’re looking for something else to watch. Here are six other animated shows that might scratch that itch if you liked The Simpsons.
Bart and Homer Simpson | 20th Television ‘Futurama’ is great if you like ‘The Simpsons’ and sci-fi
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening created this animated series with David X. Cohen, who’s also written for The Simpsons for decades. Set in the year 3000, It applies the irreverence of The Simpsons to science-fiction concepts like space travel, time travel, aliens, robots, mutants and more.
The characters are unmistakably Groening. They’re not yellow, but they have The Simpsons’ overbite. 10 seasons of Futurama are streaming on Hulu,...
Bart and Homer Simpson | 20th Television ‘Futurama’ is great if you like ‘The Simpsons’ and sci-fi
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening created this animated series with David X. Cohen, who’s also written for The Simpsons for decades. Set in the year 3000, It applies the irreverence of The Simpsons to science-fiction concepts like space travel, time travel, aliens, robots, mutants and more.
The characters are unmistakably Groening. They’re not yellow, but they have The Simpsons’ overbite. 10 seasons of Futurama are streaming on Hulu,...
- 3/5/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Simpsons has been on for over 30 years and continues to add to its canon of episodes. In all that time, it’s surprising they’ve never tried a spinoff, although they made fun of spinoffs in the classic episode “The Simpsons Spin Off Showcase.” There were plans for a Krusty the Clown spinoff, but two versions of it fizzled out.
Marge Simpson and Krusty the Clown | 20th Television.
Simpsons writer Mike Reiss was a guest on the Hollywood & Levine podcast on June 2, 2021. Reiss revealed the plans for two Krusty the Clown spinoffs, and where some of those ideas ended up instead.
‘The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening pitched a Krusty the Clown spinoff
Reiss has been a producer on The Simpsons since the beginning and wrote many episodes in the ‘90s. Al Jean was showrunner for most of that time, so it was on the two of them to fulfill Groening’s wishes.
Marge Simpson and Krusty the Clown | 20th Television.
Simpsons writer Mike Reiss was a guest on the Hollywood & Levine podcast on June 2, 2021. Reiss revealed the plans for two Krusty the Clown spinoffs, and where some of those ideas ended up instead.
‘The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening pitched a Krusty the Clown spinoff
Reiss has been a producer on The Simpsons since the beginning and wrote many episodes in the ‘90s. Al Jean was showrunner for most of that time, so it was on the two of them to fulfill Groening’s wishes.
- 1/26/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jebediah Springfield loses a duel with Alexander Hamilton in The Simpsons season 30, Episode 20, "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh."
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons: Season 30 Episode 20
The Simpsons, season 30, Episode 20, "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh" won't win any awards, but recognizes the blue-haired Simpson as Marge. It's Opening Day in Springfield, and the Isotopes are already out of the playoffs. Director Llewellyn Sinclair (Jon Lovitz) is putting Oklahoma on at the community theater and he is looking for hayseeds. There will be no yokels in his version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic backwoods classic. Local yokel Cletus can play anyone in the trailer trash spectrum. A regular Benedict Cabbagepatch, the character proves how inclusive theater can be. Although, as we never see him again, he also proves how exclusive it usually is.
Sinclair is one of Lovitz's many arrogant, self-absorbed characters on The Simpsons,...
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons: Season 30 Episode 20
The Simpsons, season 30, Episode 20, "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh" won't win any awards, but recognizes the blue-haired Simpson as Marge. It's Opening Day in Springfield, and the Isotopes are already out of the playoffs. Director Llewellyn Sinclair (Jon Lovitz) is putting Oklahoma on at the community theater and he is looking for hayseeds. There will be no yokels in his version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic backwoods classic. Local yokel Cletus can play anyone in the trailer trash spectrum. A regular Benedict Cabbagepatch, the character proves how inclusive theater can be. Although, as we never see him again, he also proves how exclusive it usually is.
Sinclair is one of Lovitz's many arrogant, self-absorbed characters on The Simpsons,...
- 4/7/2019
- Den of Geek
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