Talking Simpsons - Helter Shelter

"Dad... How come you never gave me any encouragement? Maybe I could have been something more than I am. Like a travel agent... to a great scientist. Or the inventor of a hilarious refrigerator alarm." - Homer Simpson When Homer and Marge encounter a lull in their sex life, Abe Si ...  Show more

"Rap music belongs in the rubbish bin. It encourages punching, boastfulness, and rudeness to hos!" - Marge Simpson Despite the protests of his mother, Bart sneaks off to a rap-style music concert and then fakes his own kidnapping in an attempt to get away with it. But when the ad ...  Show more

This week, as chosen by premium Patreon subscriber Phil, we're covering a bedrock of TV animation: The Flintstones! The series is now a bit of a forgotten institution, so we explore how the show came to define the 1960s. And after cover the creation of it, we also cover the sh ...

The day long promised by our guest (and one of our top Patreon supporters), Devin, has finally arrived! We cover one of the silliest and most banal animated shows of all time, Hanna-Barbera's adaptation of the Gary Marshall classic, Laverne & Shirley. We chart how the success ...

In this episode we have two guest hosts(Chris and Andy) and we talk about the up and coming The Simpsons Game. We also mention Season 19. For more info and show notes go to http://thesimpsonspodcast.blogspot.com E-mail any questions or comments to thesimpsonspodcast@sbcglobal.net 

This week we're heading into Cartoon Network history as chosen by premium patron Isaac, with the Ed boys! This series had a lot of firsts for CN, and the show's creator was a big name in '90s indie animation, which we delve deep into. Not only that, but we discuss a pair of fu ...