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The Simpsons: TV Series (1989-present) 4 Stars (out of 4)
Their GenerationBy Jeffrey M. Anderson Buy The Simpsons: Season One on DVD.
Each episode comes with a commentary track, spoken by the likes of creator Matt Groening, producer James L. Brooks, director Brad Bird and many others. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell who's who from their voices alone, and the soundtracks from the episodes play too loud underneath. Otherwise, the tracks are very funny and informative, if not altogether factual (the creators of two different episodes both lay claim to the debut of Kwik-E-Mart proprietor Apu Nahasapeemapetilon). The bonus disc includes outtakes, a documentary, a great short from the "Tracey Ullman Show," artwork, foreign language clips, and more. Like Citizen Kane before it, "The Simpsons" has not been properly appreciated in its own time. Now that Citizen Kane has been duly honored, someone should try and get "The Simpsons" nominated for a Pulitzer or a Nobel Prize or something. It's worth it. Meanwhile, a paltry $39.98 is nothing to pay for at least seven hours of sheer genius. Buy The Simpsons: Season Two on DVD.
Highlights include: "Bart Gets an F," in which Bart prays for a miracle to help him pass history; "Bart's Dog Gets an F," with its odd rhythms and dog's point of view shots; "Simpson and Delilah," in which Homer bilks his company insurance fund for a miracle hair restorer. That last contains some of my all-time favorite lines, like "Dear God -- give a bald guy a break" and "Let the fools have their tartar sauce!" Guest appearances include Dustin Hoffman and Danny DeVito. The box also contains the great Thanksgiving episode and the very first Halloween episode, "Treehouse of Horror," which continues annually to this day. An interesting artifact is packaged at the end, the "Do the Bartman" video, as well as "Deep Deep Trouble," (the former penned by Michael Jackson, the latter by DJ Jazzy Jeff). Each episode comes with an audio commentary, and the sound quality of this seems to have improved from the Season One box. "The Simpsons" box is reason enough to buy a DVD player. Buy The Simpsons: Season Three on DVD.
"Stark Raving Dad" is one of the show's most memorable episodes, with an uncredited Michael Jackson as its co-star singing a sweet, lovely birthday song to Lisa. But this set also contains the second "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween special, the flashback episode "I Married Marge," the very funny "Homer Defined," in which Homer saves the nuclear power plant by accident, and "Like Father Like Clown," the episode in which Krusty reveals his Jewish heritage. And that's only the first two discs. We also have the "Ace in the Hole" tribute "Radio Bart," "Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes?" with Danny DeVito returning as Homer's long-lost brother, plus one of the funniest episodes of all time, "Homer Alone," in which Marge goes to a retreat, leaving Bart and Lisa in the care of Patty and Selma and Maggie in the care of Homer. Each episode comes with an optional commentary track, and the four-disc set comes with lots of other extras, including pop-up trivia, sketches and a "jukebox" of every song performed in Season Three. Buy The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season on DVD.
Buy The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season on DVD.
Starring: (Voices) Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Karl Wiedergott, Russi Taylor, Phil Hartman, Doris Grau, Joe Mantegna, Frank Welker, Jo Ann Harris, Jon Lovitz, Kelsey Grammer |
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