That's okay. The episode is a turkey. Actually, that might be an insult to turkeys. In truth, you would have to have a wild animal do a sneak attack on you with chloroform and kidnap you to put the episode where Homer gets r@ped by a panda on a Top 10 List of Good Episodes from a Simpsons Season...
Skinner's Sense of Snow REALLY felt like a Season 3 episode, that the script was just laying under a bunch of papers for all those years and they stumbled on it and went with it during Season 12.
What about a Simpsons Showdown between A Streetcar Named Marge and A Fish Called Selma? Both are about a Bouvier having issues with their marriage and whether or not their spouse truly cares for them. Oh, and they also have an extremely funny musical segment, there’s that too
I wouldn't call "Stop the Planet of the Apes. I Want to Get Off!" an extremely funny musical segment. Like, the jokes in it are not that laugh worthy. What it is though just plain entertaining legitimate theater.
Fun fact about Season 12: Our town government uses "123 Fake St." as a dummy address whenever we need to test something or show people how to fill out their address. We started doing this because of me and my love for the Simpsons. (We also used 742 Evergreen Terrace as the dummy address for the garage sale registration for the same reason!)
This is probably the season I feel the most nostalgic about, because for some reason this era of The Simspons (seasons 10-12) got replayed the most on TV when I was a kid, and season 12 definitely had the highest quality and most memorable set of episodes.
Same, even tho I mostly just rewatch the golden age of the Simpsons now I have so much nostalgia for season 12 bc my parents bought me the dvd box set and a portable dvd player for the first time I ever went on an airplane and I remember watching all the episodes pretty much on a loop for the whole trip and the months afterwards
I forgot how many quotes my family and I use that are from this season. From "DUFFMAN is THRUSTING in the direction of the problem!" to "Bring me my ranch dressing hose!" and "What do I tell the doctor?/Tell him to suck a lemon!"
@@nickcampanella636 oh, and there's the one in HOMR - *moe sticks the crayon in Homer's brain* "DEFENSE! OOH OOH! DEFENSE!/Hmmmm....that's preetttyyy stupid...but maybe just a little bit more/Extended warranty? Well how can I lose?/Bingo!"
"It's been a whole week! Why are you letting my husband die? What does this have to do with baseball?" "Death is a part of baseball." "Oh yeah, the main part."
I really like Skinner’s Sense Of Snow, and while I have no objection to Trilogy Of Error getting #1, Skinner’s Sense Of Snow is my personal favorite. It also feels pretty cathartic to have Willie stand up to Skinner.
I keep forgetting "Skinner's Sense of Snow" is this season. I always pegged it for Season 8. Then I remember the DVD joke. Had the episode been in Season 8, it would have aired in December 1996. DVDs didn't even come out in the USA until March 1997. The More You Know
New Kids on the Blecch is my guilty pleasure episode, very few episodes make me laugh as much. Lieutenant L.T Smash is second favourite one-off character, right after Don Brodka. That's right, Don Brodka.
So at first I questioned why people don't like the third act of new kids on the blech, as I have very positive memories of the episode overall. And then you showed a picture of the mad magazine building and I realised just how much of the ending I'd truly forgotten, despite the episode itself being pretty iconic. And yeah, while the episode itself definitely still holds up, that ending choice was a little odd
Hungry Homer at 2 is perfect, having rewatched season 12 following your retrospect I found myself laughing the hardest at this episode. The loafer lightner joke alone is so great, also Homer's song about being like Jesus but not in a sacreligous waaay.
Trilogy of Error is one of the best. It takes a big effort to tell three different stories and tie them all together in the end. Props to the staff for making that happen.
"New Kids on the Blecch" is one of the most underrated Simpson's episodes ever. I'm not saying that it is one of the best ever--just that it is underappreciated. As a kid who grew up in the 90's, this episode really resonated with me over the years.
My problem with The Computer Wore Menace Shoes wasn't that it ended with a Prisoner parody, it was that the parody wasn't very good. It felt like the writers read a few episode recaps and watched a couple of clips and figured they could take it from there.
I think that there probably were genuine Prisoner fans in the writers' room, but they gave the gags more of a Simpsons twist so as not to alienate the audience too much (although it probably did make quite a few people think "what the fuck is going on...?") I agree that some of them are a bit weak though. Once you’ve gotten over the novelty factor, some of the gags do fall a bit flat. But hearing Patrick McGoohan say “plastic forks” gets me every time 😂
The boy band episode is great if only for giving me “super liminal”. Hungry, Hungry Homer is only #2 if the mayor scene at the end is included (which it isn’t in reruns) And, yes, I also consider Trilogy of Error the best of the season.
Agreed with all of this. Also thanks for confirming my memory telling me that the mayor scene I saw on Disney+ wasn't there back when I saw the reruns. (That's almost as criminal as when they sometimes removed the lizard-tongue Simpsons in the toaster time travel Halloween episode.)
Everyone can say all they want about post season 9 Simpsons, but for me, if the chaos of seasons 10-11-12 serves to get "Trilogy of Error", it's all worth it, one of my favorite all time Simpsons episodes.
The “Christmas Hobgoblin” song was listed as my favorite song in my 4th grade yearbook haha. I always have such good memories when I rewatch Skinners Sense of Snow.
Dancin' away my hunger pangs, movin' my feet so my stomach don't hurt! I'm kinda like Jesus, but not in a sacriligious waaay... My friends and I used to sing that song all the time in high school when it came out, it's such a classic Homer moment. And the whole episode is just top notch and hilarious!
Seeing "Simpsons Safari" eliminated right off the bat was incredibly satisfying. Anyway, I've been thinking about "Skinner's Sense of Snow" and Skinner's overall character for some time now. It's rare to see Skinner snap into Vietnam flashbacks after the classic era, and there's a LOT of reasons for him to snap. Unruly kids, a nagging, overbearing mother he has to live with well into his adult years, managing a failing school while Chalmers breathes down his neck, and failing to be seen as a peer or friend by him. While it's easy to sympathize with the kids in this episode, Skinner in the end IS responsible for these kids. He wants to do what he thinks is right and he knows if any of the kids get caught out in the storm, he's going to take the blame for it. Sure, he becomes a control freak and completely unreasonable the further on the episode goes, plus he sure as hell should have cancelled school for the day (if it was in his power, anyway). I always find there's a narrative about Skinner being a wide-eyed idealist, looking to turn his life around after the war by involving himself in children's education, only for the reality of a poorly funded public school beating him down to crush his spirit.
@Yege Other than the fact they stupidly brought it up in another episode, that was considered non-canon. It's more likely the writers just wanted to focus on the failing school Principal who lives with his mother and pines for some sort of friendship with Chalmers, rather than having him be a war vet. Also, they seem to have also made him maliciously want to sabotage school programs, rather than being beaten down by the school's lack of budget.
New Kids on the Blecch, Hungry Hungry Homer, and Trilogy of Error are definitely my favorites from this season. Other episodes I think are just okay have some funny bits in them, like Bye Bye Nerdie with that lady pretending to be Maggie, succeeding (after banging the bottle up a bit) to open a bottle of baby formula, and Homer freaking out about it. Seriously, Homer's freak-out still lives rent-free in my head. Oh, and Skinner's Sense of Snow, the bit where Martin says "With a little help from our friend sodium chloride" and Nelson starts being the shit out of him, I laugh EVERY time, that scene is just too funny and I can't fully articular why.
@@TheRealJims It is truly one of my favorite movies of all time, and I think part of it is because it's a hidden gem. The marketing for it really was to it's detriment. Sincerely an iconic piece of cinema that captures the Y2K movement. Now I'll forever associate it to Yvan eht nioj.
I've always really liked the area code episode just it sounds like something that only a town like Springfield would do crazy plots like this can happen in a lot of shows but it needs a Cast. as strong as The Simpsons to have an entire town do that.
It's interesting how many of these episodes are so much 'you either love it or you hate it' It's interesting to see how the fans began to split more and more in what they personally like to see from a simpsons episode
Man, the "Actually, I feel better" joke slays me so hard everytime that I'm all in on the Mad Magazine swerve, and elevates that episode for me to an all time great, and then the whole boy band and subliminal recruitment story just makes the whole thing so good
New Kids on the Blecch is incredible commentary for the time in retrospect. People didn't realize the boyband/pop culture industry was that cynical until years after. The 3rd act did spoil an easy Top 2 season episode
The computer wore menace shoes has my favorite bit of Simpsons continuity when the salesman tells Homer this is the computer Astronauts use and he says "I was an astronaut"
THEREALJIMS’ OFFICIAL RANKINGS FOR SEASONS 1-12: SEASON 1: 1) Life on the Fast Lane 2) Krusty Gets Busted 3) Moaning Lisa 4) Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire 5) Bart the General 6) The Telltale Head 7) The Crepes of Wrath 8) Bart the Genius 9) Call of the Simpsons 10) Homer’s Night Out SEASON 2: 1) Lisa’s Substitute 2) Bart Gets an ”F” 3) Three Men and a Comic Book 4) Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish 5) The Way We Was 6) Itchy & Scratchy & Marge 7) One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish 8) Bart vs. Thanksgiving 9) Bart the Daredevil 10) Dead Putting Society SEASON 3: 1) Homer at the Bat 2) Bart’s Friend Falls in Love 3) Radio Bart 4) Like Father, Like Clown 5) Bart the Lover 6) Flaming Moe’s 7) Black Widower 8) Bart the Murderer 9) Lisa the Greek 10) Lisa’s Pony SEASON 4: 1) Last Exit to Springfield 2) Marge vs. the Monorail 3) I Love Lisa 4) Mr. Plow 5) A Streetcar Named Marge 6) Lisa’s First Word 7) Homer’s Triple Bypass 8) Treehouse of Horror III 9) Homer the Heretic 10) Duffless SEASON 5: 1) Cape Feare 2) Rosebud 3) The Last Temptation of Homer 4) Treehouse of Horror IV 5) Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song 6) $pringfield (or, How I learned to stop worrying and love legalized gambling) 7) Boy Scoutz ‘n the Hood 8) Burns’ Heir 9) Deep Space Homer 10) Homer Loves Flanders SEASON 6: 1) Treehouse of Horror V 2) And Maggie Makes Three 3) Homer Badman 4) Lisa’s Wedding V) Lemon of Troy 6) Bart’s Comet 7) Who Shot Mr. Burns (Part One) 8) Homer the Great 9) Homie the Clown 10) Sideshow Bob Roberts SEASON 7: 1) Bart Sells His Soul 2) Marge Be Not Proud 3) Summer of 4 Ft 2 4) A Fish Called Selma 5) 22 Short Films About Springfield 6) Mother Simpson 7) Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in “The Curse of the Flying Hellfish” 8) King-Size Homer 9) Lisa the Vegetarian 10) Homer the Smithers SEASON 8: 1) You Only Move Twice 2) Homer’s Enemy 3) The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show 4) A Milhouse Divided 5) Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment 6) Mountain of Madness 7) Grade School Confidential 8) Homer’s Phobia 9) The Springfield Files 10) Treehouse of Horror VII SEASON 9: 1) The Joy of Sect 2) Lisa's Sax 3) Lisa the Skeptic 4) Girly Edition 5) King of the Hill 6) Dumbbell Indemnity 7) Natural Born Kissers 8) The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson 9) Lisa the Simpson 10) This Little Wiggy SEASON 10: 1) Lisa Gets an "A" 2) Bart the Mother 3) Sunday, Cruddy Sunday 4) Mom and Pop Art 5) The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace 6) Mayored to the Mob 7) Homer to the Max 8) Treehouse of Horror IX 9) Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo 10) Wild Barts Can't Be Broken SEASON 11: 1) Behind the Laughter 2) Last Tap Dance in Springfield 3) Pygmoelian 4) Grift of the Magi 5) Days of Wine and D'ohses 6) Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? 7) Treehouse of Horror X 8) Brother's Little Helper 9) Faith Off 10) Little Big Mom SEASON 12: 1) Trilogy of Error 2) Hungry, Hungry Homer 3) Skinner's Sense of Snow 4) The Computer Wore Menace Shoes 5) Bye Bye Nerdie 6) HOMЯ 7) Worst Episode Ever 8) Treehouse of Horror XI 9) Simpsons Tall Tales 10) New Kids on the Blecch BEST OF EACH SEASON: SEASON 1: Life on the Fast Lane SEASON 2: Lisa’s Substitute SEASON 3: Homer at the Bat SEASON 4: Last Exit to Springfield SEASON 5: Cape Feare SEASON 6: Treehouse of Horror V SEASON 7: Bart Sells His Soul SEASON 8: You Only Move Twice SEASON 9: The Joy of Sect SEASON 10: Lisa Gets an "A" SEASON 11: Behind the Laughter SEASON 12: Trilogy of Error (My personal favourite out of these twelve episodes: Last Exit to Springfield) THEREALJIMS’ TOP 10 FUTURAMA EPISODES: 1) The Luck of the Fryrish 2) The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings 3) The Sting 4) The Why of Fry 5) The Late Phillip J. Fry 6) Amazon Women in the Mood 7) Jurassic Bark 8) The Farnsworth Parabox 9) Reincarnation 10) Roswell That Ends Well
Bart on the Road vs Lemon of Troy would be a good comparison. They both primarily involve Bart, Milhouse, Nelson and Martin going somewhere without their parents’ permission.
My area aired Simpson Tall Tales SOOOOOOO much as a kid I grew so sick of the episode as it seemed to be on every other day. Looking back, I don't hate it anymore, but despite not seeing it in 15 years I can still remember it vividly.
At 5:25, that shot of Wiggum throwing up his arms like that gets me EVERY time. That's just such a goofy but simple pose it never fails to make me laugh.
The scene where the cops raid the kid's secret tape screening and several of them try to escape through the posters and bash their heads will always be my favorite joke of the season.
Honestly surprised New Kids on the Blecch isn't higher. The jokes are just so good, as are the songs.. ♪ I saw you last night ♪ ♪ At the spelling bee ♪ ♪ I knew right then ♪ ♪ That it was L-U-V ♪ ♪ I gotta spell out ♪ ♪ What you mean to me ♪ [Deep Voice] ♪ 'Cause I can no longer be ♪ ♪ A silent "G" ♪ and who could forget: The hippie fantasy again? They're getting less frequent, sir.
You definitely echoed my thoughts on Homr. The concept is really solid, but it’s let down by the series’ insistence (really growing around this time) that each act 1 be its own thing. There’s not much time left to explore how Homer’s intelligence affects everyone.
I knew Trilogy Of Error would (rightfully) be crowned the winner, but I'm very glad Hungry Hungry Homer made it to the #2 spot. It's a genuinely great episode, I think you could slide it into season 8 and you would hardly notice.
S12 has some decent episodes but most were let down by the wacky act 3. In addition, it’s like the writers tried their hardest to throw swerves in each episode and they thought it was hilarious. An example is in ‘Simpson Safari’ when Homer asks “do you think those bag boys are still on strike?” whilst their sailing through Africa - a ‘joke’ to highlight how the down to earth act 1 has escalated so far.
What I love about Skinners Sense Of Snow is the part with Homer hallucinating. Mainly because you can tell that Yeardley's trying desperately to stop herself laughing when she's doing the "HOOOONNK!" noise.
I never liked "bye bye nerdie", Homer's subplot makes it bearable but the A-Plot is just 20-odd minutes of Lisa being brutalised by a blank slate bully in Francine. She lacks any wit or charisma, she's just a psychotic brute with no redeeming qualities or charm. The ending felt dumb as well.
Frankly, I've always felt that episode would've been better if they'd gone with what they'd originally planned, where Lisa accidentally punched Skinner while trying to fight back against Francine and was sent to juvie to make counterfeit jeans.
@@ReveiwKing999 Yeah, I would have liked that more. I get they wanted to have Lisa figure out a "smart" solution (to contrast Bart the General where water balloons were the solution), but the end product just turns Francine into a violent brute with no personality. That and the utter lack of support from the school or her parents was jarring. I know it's a running gag in The Simpsons that bullies almost never get punished, but they rarely serve as the main antagonists in an episode, so their brutality is short-lived. Here it's just non-stop Lisa abuse.
Okay, opinions on your top 10: 10: I saw this on TV when I was about thirteen. I thought it was OK. I think I would have picked Insane Clown Poppy over it myself, but it's not my list. 9: Now I think about it, yeah, Paul Bunyan and Marge do have a similar dynamic to King Homer. But I still like it. I enjoyed Connie Appleseed, too, even though Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were fun enough. 8: Well, I liked this one. And yeah, I love the George Cauldron joke. 7: It doesn't live up to its name. It's okay. I think my favourite part is that Matt Groening's photo is on the Permanent Ban wall. I mean, seriously, that's how Matt was drawn three seasons later, wasn't it? 6: Bits of this one make me squeamish (inserting a crayon in someone's brain?), but the father/daughter bonding over brainpower really sells the episode to me. It also explains where Lisa's smarts came from. 5: Yeah, the Pointdextrose just doesn't make any sense, but the rest of the story was pretty good. I love how when Francine's nose is plugged, she not only doesn't attack Lisa, but she actually smiles and waves. But the thing is, if Lisa's theory worked, then boys would go after her, too, wouldn't they? 4: I grew up with the Internet when it had reached past this point. But I still thought the jokes were awesome. Plus, the Mr X website was actually real a good ten years ago. Someone made posts that looked just like Homer's. 3: A nice more easy episode. I always liked this one because it had so many jokes. 2: I never ever remember this episode. I just remember Homer went on hunger strike because of some team leaving Springfield, and then they put him in the stadium to make his strike backfire. There isn't much in it. 1: How could this NOT be number one? This episode made no sense! Tell the people! But seriously, no one's going to argue about the episode that introduced Linguo. Oh, and one more thing: THANK YOU SO MUCH for not including A Tale of Two Springfields. I dislike that one more than Simpson Safari.
With a tale of two Springfields, i understand it embodies many of the problems with middle/modern Simpsons, but honestly i just find it so funny. There's just a genuinely funny joke every 5 seconds. honestly one of my favourite episodes
Years and years after seeing this episode on TV I finally went and watched 'The Prisoner' with massive levels of confusion. If anything, the Simpsons version of it makes more sense.
whats funny for me about the Yvan eht nioj moment is when I watched it for the first time, I was folding clothes in my parents room which has a vanity mirror right next to the TV, I SAW the words shown correctly in the mirror before I even had a chance to think of it or be surprised by the reveal XD
For those who like breaking bad, I learned about the real life Albuquerque isotopes from one of the Gene Scenes of better call Saul. When I saw it I was like woah they made a Simpsons reference, but then found out that they were real! But still based on the Simpsons team.
21: Simpsons Safari 20: Homer vs. Dignity 19: Insane Clown Puppy 18: Tennis the Menace 17: Simpson Tall Tales 16: Pokey Mom 15: Bye Bye Nerdy 14: Lisa the Treehugger 13: Children of A Lesser Clod 12: The Great Money Caper 11: New Kids on the Blecch 10: I’m Goin’ to Praiseland 9: Tale of Two Springfields 8: Hungry Hungry Homer 7: The Computer Wore Menace Shoes 6: Worst Episode Ever 5: Day of the Jackanapes 4: Skinner’s Sense of Snow 3: Treehouse of Horror XI 2: HOMR 1: Trilogy of Error
At this stage in my life I left The Simpsons behind for things like South Park, King of the Hill, Family Guy and Futurama, shows that I thought would appeal much more to my adolescent/young adult mind.
Trilogy Of Error is my number 1 favorite episode from Season 12. I like how Homer, Bart, and Lisa's stories are connected and cross paths with each other. This proves that post season 10 still had some good episodes.
*My List* #10.Day of the Jackanapes #9.New Kids on the Blecch #8.Lisa The Tree Hugger #7.Treehouse of Horror XI #6.Bye Bye Nerdie #5.The Computer Wore Menace Shoes #4.Skinner's Sense of Snow #3.Hungry Hungry Homer #2.HOMR #1.Trilogy of Error
Many people might disagree but I think A Tale Of Two Springfields is the third or second best episode of the season simply because of its jokes, i particularly love the running gag with Homer freaking out whenever he tries to make a phone call and hears the bleeping sound Edit: Here's my personal top 3 3. A Tale Of Two Springfields and Hungry Hungry Homer at the same place 2. Skinner's Sense Of Snow 1.Trilogy Of Error Honorable mentions: The Great Money Caper, HOMЯ, The Computer Wore Menace Shoes and Homer vs. Dignity (everyone seems to think it's the worst of the season just because of the infamous panda scene, but even though I don't like that scene, I think the rest of the episode is solid) also that reply was made before I edited the comment, it was referring to the scene of Homer with the phone
Great list all around, with the only major disagreement I have being that "Computer Wore Menace Shoes" is in the top ten at all. My personal favorite of the season (and one of my favorites in the entire series) is "Hungry, Hungry Homer", so I'm glad you gave it the recognition it deserved. And the episode it ultimately lost to is one that deserves the top spot, so I'm okay with it.
This is the most I have ever deviated from the list in the video 10. Simpsons Safari (I know the problems with it but I just find it dumbly enjoyable) 9. Skinner's Sense Of Snow 8. Trilogy Of Error 7. Treehouse Of Horror XI 6. The Great Money Caper 5. Bye Bye Nerdie 4. The Computer Wore Menace Shoes 3. HOMR 2. Day Of The Jackanapes (I'm a sucker for Sideshow Bob) 1. Lisa The Tree Hugger (One of my favourite Lisa episodes ever)
Simpson Safari has one of my favorite opening bits when Homer makes the bag boy bag groceries in the order they were discovered by man. Sure falls off after that though
I'm among those who appreciate these islands of more grounded, classic throwbacks among all craziness of this season, that's why I regard season 12 partial returning to form or at least, establishing of something different, but still almost on par with S9 in its mix of wacky and "relatable" material. With this, "HOMR" and "Hungry, Hungry Homer" are two definite favorites of me, genuine remnants of pre-Scully sensibilities. I can imagine either being part of seasons 7-9 period, maybe even 5-6. (And I often forget "Little Girl in the Big Ten" isn't S12, because it fits in line.) I'm very interested to see retrospective of season 13. Not exactly one of gems of an era, but Jean's perspective on the series and where it's going is visibly different from either Scully's run or what was before him. There's some apparent effort in returning to classic roots, focus on character- and relationship-driven narrative, and even orientation on stronger sense of continuity (Lisa becomes buddhist and stays that way, additional backstory to connection between Burns and Simpsons via "The Blunder Years", return of Artie Ziff, some storylines which aren't in this season yet, like delving into Skinner and Edna's relationships, etc.). In the same time, not exactly smooth or outstanding season, more curiosity than anything, yet consists of a many memorable elements. A beginning of modern canon, in some sense.
@@dundee6402 Homer's goals in two episodes are too different for it to be discrepancy, and both in its core have nothing with his personal eating issues, just fatting/starving as mean of achieving goal.
I love insane Clown Poppy! Krusty and Sophie were a lot of fun together in my opinion. Sophie was a wonderful character! Skinner’s sense of snow is amazing! Truly fantastic! So many good jokes! I’m also a big fan of the episode the Bully solution. Lisa and Francine are wonderful character foils! Homer’s baby proofing business is great too! Homer gets a lot of great jokes this season. And Hungry Hungry Homer is such a perfect cap off to them! It’s a really wonderful wild Homer Romp!
Even though I uploaded this video close to a holiday, I did not include the Thanksgiving Classic episode "Homer vs Dignity." My apologies. 🦃
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Not to worry, your takes and choices on episodes are always exceptional!! Keep churning through the seasons Jim’s!!
And a merry Fishmas to you too
That's okay. The episode is a turkey. Actually, that might be an insult to turkeys. In truth, you would have to have a wild animal do a sneak attack on you with chloroform and kidnap you to put the episode where Homer gets r@ped by a panda on a Top 10 List of Good Episodes from a Simpsons Season...
Skinner's Sense of Snow REALLY felt like a Season 3 episode, that the script was just laying under a bunch of papers for all those years and they stumbled on it and went with it during Season 12.
Yes! I'd have never guessed it was a season 12 episode
As a kid I saw it on a DVD of Xmas episodes and i always thought it was from the golden era.. it's so distinct from the rest of season 12
I have always said this. It feels so out of place in season 12
What about a Simpsons Showdown between A Streetcar Named Marge and A Fish Called Selma? Both are about a Bouvier having issues with their marriage and whether or not their spouse truly cares for them. Oh, and they also have an extremely funny musical segment, there’s that too
That's a great idea
Dude that would be a great episode!
And both have very similar names
I wouldn't call "Stop the Planet of the Apes. I Want to Get Off!" an extremely funny musical segment. Like, the jokes in it are not that laugh worthy. What it is though just plain entertaining legitimate theater.
@@Jotari "Can I play the piano anymore?" "Of course you can!" "Well I couldn't before."
Fun fact about Season 12: Our town government uses "123 Fake St." as a dummy address whenever we need to test something or show people how to fill out their address. We started doing this because of me and my love for the Simpsons. (We also used 742 Evergreen Terrace as the dummy address for the garage sale registration for the same reason!)
What are you the mayor
Started this too for personal use
This is probably the season I feel the most nostalgic about, because for some reason this era of The Simspons (seasons 10-12) got replayed the most on TV when I was a kid, and season 12 definitely had the highest quality and most memorable set of episodes.
Same, even tho I mostly just rewatch the golden age of the Simpsons now I have so much nostalgia for season 12 bc my parents bought me the dvd box set and a portable dvd player for the first time I ever went on an airplane and I remember watching all the episodes pretty much on a loop for the whole trip and the months afterwards
“So, your mother tells me you go to Springfield Elementary?” Comic Book Guy to Principal Skinner. Under-appreciated funniest line.
Most underrated line ever.
I forgot how many quotes my family and I use that are from this season. From "DUFFMAN is THRUSTING in the direction of the problem!" to "Bring me my ranch dressing hose!" and "What do I tell the doctor?/Tell him to suck a lemon!"
One of my favourites is Lenny's "Ah, my eye! I'm not supposed to get pudding in it!"
@@nickcampanella636 oh, and there's the one in HOMR - *moe sticks the crayon in Homer's brain* "DEFENSE! OOH OOH! DEFENSE!/Hmmmm....that's preetttyyy stupid...but maybe just a little bit more/Extended warranty? Well how can I lose?/Bingo!"
12 is still quotable. Not bad TV yet, still some episodes I want to rewatch
I've been telling people to go suck a lemon ever since.
"It's been a whole week! Why are you letting my husband die? What does this have to do with baseball?"
"Death is a part of baseball."
"Oh yeah, the main part."
*_"For I am the mayor of Albuquerque!"_*
That line has stuck with me ever since I saw it as a kid. 😂
Will he be the villain of the second Simpsons movie? Or do we get a sequel episode with him like with Camp Krusty?
Me too and I don't even know where Albuquerque is
Oh yeah, Mr. Mayor? What are you doing about your city's insane crystal meth problem???
I really like Skinner’s Sense Of Snow, and while I have no objection to Trilogy Of Error getting #1, Skinner’s Sense Of Snow is my personal favorite. It also feels pretty cathartic to have Willie stand up to Skinner.
HomR is properly ranked, however, it has my favorite relatable joke: "Extended warranty?! How can I lose?!"
I keep forgetting "Skinner's Sense of Snow" is this season. I always pegged it for Season 8.
Then I remember the DVD joke. Had the episode been in Season 8, it would have aired in December 1996. DVDs didn't even come out in the USA until March 1997.
The More You Know
New Kids on the Blecch is my guilty pleasure episode, very few episodes make me laugh as much.
Lieutenant L.T Smash is second favourite one-off character, right after Don Brodka. That's right, Don Brodka.
"Superliminal?"
"HEY! YOU! JOIN THE NAVY"
@@recka5000 Gotta love that three pronged attack
Yeah that episode is great
I love that episode.
So at first I questioned why people don't like the third act of new kids on the blech, as I have very positive memories of the episode overall. And then you showed a picture of the mad magazine building and I realised just how much of the ending I'd truly forgotten, despite the episode itself being pretty iconic.
And yeah, while the episode itself definitely still holds up, that ending choice was a little odd
Hungry Homer at
2 is perfect, having rewatched season 12 following your retrospect I found myself laughing the hardest at this episode. The loafer lightner joke alone is so great, also Homer's song about being like Jesus but not in a sacreligous waaay.
Trilogy of Error is one of the best. It takes a big effort to tell three different stories and tie them all together in the end. Props to the staff for making that happen.
"New Kids on the Blecch" is one of the most underrated Simpson's episodes ever. I'm not saying that it is one of the best ever--just that it is underappreciated. As a kid who grew up in the 90's, this episode really resonated with me over the years.
My problem with The Computer Wore Menace Shoes wasn't that it ended with a Prisoner parody, it was that the parody wasn't very good. It felt like the writers read a few episode recaps and watched a couple of clips and figured they could take it from there.
You want to spoil things
I feel like they watched it in a bar last night. The sound wasn't on but they thought they got the gist
I think that there probably were genuine Prisoner fans in the writers' room, but they gave the gags more of a Simpsons twist so as not to alienate the audience too much (although it probably did make quite a few people think "what the fuck is going on...?") I agree that some of them are a bit weak though. Once you’ve gotten over the novelty factor, some of the gags do fall a bit flat. But hearing Patrick McGoohan say “plastic forks” gets me every time 😂
oh look it’s jago 👋🏼
I never watched Prisoner, but I still really like this episode, even with the crazy third act full of references I don't get.
One of the few season 12 episodes I actually liked was "Simpson Safari", nothing groundbreaking but it was one good gag after another
My favorite joke in that episode is the scary looking tribesmen wanting only to show the Simpsons a picture they drew.
The boy band episode is great if only for giving me “super liminal”.
Hungry, Hungry Homer is only #2 if the mayor scene at the end is included (which it isn’t in reruns)
And, yes, I also consider Trilogy of Error the best of the season.
Agreed with all of this. Also thanks for confirming my memory telling me that the mayor scene I saw on Disney+ wasn't there back when I saw the reruns. (That's almost as criminal as when they sometimes removed the lizard-tongue Simpsons in the toaster time travel Halloween episode.)
Everyone can say all they want about post season 9 Simpsons, but for me, if the chaos of seasons 10-11-12 serves to get "Trilogy of Error", it's all worth it, one of my favorite all time Simpsons episodes.
The “Christmas Hobgoblin” song was listed as my favorite song in my 4th grade yearbook haha. I always have such good memories when I rewatch Skinners Sense of Snow.
I love their stilted little march before knocking over stuff. It's so dumb yet I crack up every time.
Geez no love for Simpsons Safari. The best episode in the entire season and it's not even close. Booooooo!!!
Dancin' away my hunger pangs, movin' my feet so my stomach don't hurt! I'm kinda like Jesus, but not in a sacriligious waaay... My friends and I used to sing that song all the time in high school when it came out, it's such a classic Homer moment. And the whole episode is just top notch and hilarious!
Seeing "Simpsons Safari" eliminated right off the bat was incredibly satisfying. Anyway, I've been thinking about "Skinner's Sense of Snow" and Skinner's overall character for some time now. It's rare to see Skinner snap into Vietnam flashbacks after the classic era, and there's a LOT of reasons for him to snap. Unruly kids, a nagging, overbearing mother he has to live with well into his adult years, managing a failing school while Chalmers breathes down his neck, and failing to be seen as a peer or friend by him. While it's easy to sympathize with the kids in this episode, Skinner in the end IS responsible for these kids. He wants to do what he thinks is right and he knows if any of the kids get caught out in the storm, he's going to take the blame for it. Sure, he becomes a control freak and completely unreasonable the further on the episode goes, plus he sure as hell should have cancelled school for the day (if it was in his power, anyway). I always find there's a narrative about Skinner being a wide-eyed idealist, looking to turn his life around after the war by involving himself in children's education, only for the reality of a poorly funded public school beating him down to crush his spirit.
@Yege Other than the fact they stupidly brought it up in another episode, that was considered non-canon. It's more likely the writers just wanted to focus on the failing school Principal who lives with his mother and pines for some sort of friendship with Chalmers, rather than having him be a war vet. Also, they seem to have also made him maliciously want to sabotage school programs, rather than being beaten down by the school's lack of budget.
Children of a Lesser Clod still has one of my absolutely favorite line deliveries by Dan Castellaneta in the entire series; "I'll mace you good!"
New Kids on the Blecch, Hungry Hungry Homer, and Trilogy of Error are definitely my favorites from this season. Other episodes I think are just okay have some funny bits in them, like Bye Bye Nerdie with that lady pretending to be Maggie, succeeding (after banging the bottle up a bit) to open a bottle of baby formula, and Homer freaking out about it. Seriously, Homer's freak-out still lives rent-free in my head. Oh, and Skinner's Sense of Snow, the bit where Martin says "With a little help from our friend sodium chloride" and Nelson starts being the shit out of him, I laugh EVERY time, that scene is just too funny and I can't fully articular why.
One minute in and Jim's drops a Josie and the Pussycats shoutout. You never fail to amaze and impress me Jim. ❤
That movie is underrated. I think a lot of people go into thinking it's shallow pop music stuff, but I was impressed they got into some industry stuff
@@TheRealJims It is truly one of my favorite movies of all time, and I think part of it is because it's a hidden gem. The marketing for it really was to it's detriment. Sincerely an iconic piece of cinema that captures the Y2K movement. Now I'll forever associate it to Yvan eht nioj.
@@TheRealJims 🙄
I've always really liked the area code episode just it sounds like something that only a town like Springfield would do crazy plots like this can happen in a lot of shows but it needs a Cast. as strong as The Simpsons to have an entire town do that.
I mostly just love that episode because I had the same area code as The Simpsons growing up.
"It's part of our three pronged attack. Subliminal, liminal, and super liminal."
"What's super liminal?"
"Hey you! Join the navy!"
"Uh.. ok."
It's interesting how many of these episodes are so much 'you either love it or you hate it' It's interesting to see how the fans began to split more and more in what they personally like to see from a simpsons episode
Man, the "Actually, I feel better" joke slays me so hard everytime that I'm all in on the Mad Magazine swerve, and elevates that episode for me to an all time great, and then the whole boy band and subliminal recruitment story just makes the whole thing so good
I love the screen shake when Homer finally takes a bite out of the hot dog in Hungry Hungry Homer.
Man, in the classic era an episode with a "dogshit" third act would never make a top 10 list for a season.
Ouch.
That's more because the earlier seasons were so good than that season 12 is bad
"Snakes Natures quitters"
"Forget it Homer... Its Chiro-Town"
Also I do appreciate HOMR as the Flowers for Algernon parody it is.
Man. I loved loved loved season 12... This list explains why.
New Kids on the Blecch is incredible commentary for the time in retrospect. People didn't realize the boyband/pop culture industry was that cynical until years after. The 3rd act did spoil an easy Top 2 season episode
The computer wore menace shoes has my favorite bit of Simpsons continuity when the salesman tells Homer this is the computer Astronauts use and he says "I was an astronaut"
If you need a light week, I would love a Simpsons History on Johnny Tightlips...
THEREALJIMS’ OFFICIAL RANKINGS FOR SEASONS 1-12:
SEASON 1:
1) Life on the Fast Lane
2) Krusty Gets Busted
3) Moaning Lisa
4) Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
5) Bart the General
6) The Telltale Head
7) The Crepes of Wrath
8) Bart the Genius
9) Call of the Simpsons
10) Homer’s Night Out
SEASON 2:
1) Lisa’s Substitute
2) Bart Gets an ”F”
3) Three Men and a Comic Book
4) Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish
5) The Way We Was
6) Itchy & Scratchy & Marge
7) One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
8) Bart vs. Thanksgiving
9) Bart the Daredevil
10) Dead Putting Society
SEASON 3:
1) Homer at the Bat
2) Bart’s Friend Falls in Love
3) Radio Bart
4) Like Father, Like Clown
5) Bart the Lover
6) Flaming Moe’s
7) Black Widower
8) Bart the Murderer
9) Lisa the Greek
10) Lisa’s Pony
SEASON 4:
1) Last Exit to Springfield
2) Marge vs. the Monorail
3) I Love Lisa
4) Mr. Plow
5) A Streetcar Named Marge
6) Lisa’s First Word
7) Homer’s Triple Bypass
8) Treehouse of Horror III
9) Homer the Heretic
10) Duffless
SEASON 5:
1) Cape Feare
2) Rosebud
3) The Last Temptation of Homer
4) Treehouse of Horror IV
5) Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song
6) $pringfield (or, How I learned to stop worrying and love legalized gambling)
7) Boy Scoutz ‘n the Hood
8) Burns’ Heir
9) Deep Space Homer
10) Homer Loves Flanders
SEASON 6:
1) Treehouse of Horror V
2) And Maggie Makes Three
3) Homer Badman
4) Lisa’s Wedding
V) Lemon of Troy
6) Bart’s Comet
7) Who Shot Mr. Burns (Part One)
8) Homer the Great
9) Homie the Clown
10) Sideshow Bob Roberts
SEASON 7:
1) Bart Sells His Soul
2) Marge Be Not Proud
3) Summer of 4 Ft 2
4) A Fish Called Selma
5) 22 Short Films About Springfield
6) Mother Simpson
7) Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in “The Curse of the Flying Hellfish”
8) King-Size Homer
9) Lisa the Vegetarian
10) Homer the Smithers
SEASON 8:
1) You Only Move Twice
2) Homer’s Enemy
3) The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
4) A Milhouse Divided
5) Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment
6) Mountain of Madness
7) Grade School Confidential
8) Homer’s Phobia
9) The Springfield Files
10) Treehouse of Horror VII
SEASON 9:
1) The Joy of Sect
2) Lisa's Sax
3) Lisa the Skeptic
4) Girly Edition
5) King of the Hill
6) Dumbbell Indemnity
7) Natural Born Kissers
8) The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson
9) Lisa the Simpson
10) This Little Wiggy
SEASON 10:
1) Lisa Gets an "A"
2) Bart the Mother
3) Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
4) Mom and Pop Art
5) The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
6) Mayored to the Mob
7) Homer to the Max
8) Treehouse of Horror IX
9) Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo
10) Wild Barts Can't Be Broken
SEASON 11:
1) Behind the Laughter
2) Last Tap Dance in Springfield
3) Pygmoelian
4) Grift of the Magi
5) Days of Wine and D'ohses
6) Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?
7) Treehouse of Horror X
8) Brother's Little Helper
9) Faith Off
10) Little Big Mom
SEASON 12:
1) Trilogy of Error
2) Hungry, Hungry Homer
3) Skinner's Sense of Snow
4) The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
5) Bye Bye Nerdie
6) HOMЯ
7) Worst Episode Ever
8) Treehouse of Horror XI
9) Simpsons Tall Tales
10) New Kids on the Blecch
BEST OF EACH SEASON:
SEASON 1: Life on the Fast Lane
SEASON 2: Lisa’s Substitute
SEASON 3: Homer at the Bat
SEASON 4: Last Exit to Springfield
SEASON 5: Cape Feare
SEASON 6: Treehouse of Horror V
SEASON 7: Bart Sells His Soul
SEASON 8: You Only Move Twice
SEASON 9: The Joy of Sect
SEASON 10: Lisa Gets an "A"
SEASON 11: Behind the Laughter
SEASON 12: Trilogy of Error
(My personal favourite out of these twelve episodes: Last Exit to Springfield)
THEREALJIMS’ TOP 10 FUTURAMA EPISODES:
1) The Luck of the Fryrish
2) The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings
3) The Sting
4) The Why of Fry
5) The Late Phillip J. Fry
6) Amazon Women in the Mood
7) Jurassic Bark
8) The Farnsworth Parabox
9) Reincarnation
10) Roswell That Ends Well
Bart on the Road vs Lemon of Troy would be a good comparison. They both primarily involve Bart, Milhouse, Nelson and Martin going somewhere without their parents’ permission.
I can’t wait till the day you do a video on “The best episode” from the entirety of the Simpsons once you’ve reviewed every damn thing.
i really really like the stupidity of Simpsons Safari and it is a very funny and gag driven over the top simpsons episode for me
My area aired Simpson Tall Tales SOOOOOOO much as a kid I grew so sick of the episode as it seemed to be on every other day. Looking back, I don't hate it anymore, but despite not seeing it in 15 years I can still remember it vividly.
At 5:25, that shot of Wiggum throwing up his arms like that gets me EVERY time. That's just such a goofy but simple pose it never fails to make me laugh.
I really like season 12. Is like the wacky season 11 but more engaging and a little more down to earth
Aka a more sober season 11
The scene where the cops raid the kid's secret tape screening and several of them try to escape through the posters and bash their heads will always be my favorite joke of the season.
Honestly surprised New Kids on the Blecch isn't higher. The jokes are just so good, as are the songs..
♪ I saw you last night ♪
♪ At the spelling bee ♪
♪ I knew right then ♪
♪ That it was L-U-V ♪
♪ I gotta spell out ♪
♪ What you mean to me ♪
[Deep Voice] ♪ 'Cause I can no longer be ♪
♪ A silent "G" ♪
and who could forget:
The hippie fantasy again?
They're getting less frequent, sir.
You definitely echoed my thoughts on Homr. The concept is really solid, but it’s let down by the series’ insistence (really growing around this time) that each act 1 be its own thing. There’s not much time left to explore how Homer’s intelligence affects everyone.
Triology of error truly is the Sonic Adventure of Simpsons episodes
I knew Trilogy Of Error would (rightfully) be crowned the winner, but I'm very glad Hungry Hungry Homer made it to the #2 spot. It's a genuinely great episode, I think you could slide it into season 8 and you would hardly notice.
S12 has some decent episodes but most were let down by the wacky act 3. In addition, it’s like the writers tried their hardest to throw swerves in each episode and they thought it was hilarious. An example is in ‘Simpson Safari’ when Homer asks “do you think those bag boys are still on strike?” whilst their sailing through Africa - a ‘joke’ to highlight how the down to earth act 1 has escalated so far.
What I love about Skinners Sense Of Snow is the part with Homer hallucinating. Mainly because you can tell that Yeardley's trying desperately to stop herself laughing when she's doing the "HOOOONNK!" noise.
New Kids on The Blech is a family favourite. We quote lines from it ALL the time
Can't believe you didn't put 'the great money caper' on there, that's my number 1!
Funny how the criteria for an episode to enter this list is much more lax than for previous seasons. It shows the decline.
Imagine how lax it becomes by the Disney era.
I never liked "bye bye nerdie", Homer's subplot makes it bearable but the A-Plot is just 20-odd minutes of Lisa being brutalised by a blank slate bully in Francine. She lacks any wit or charisma, she's just a psychotic brute with no redeeming qualities or charm. The ending felt dumb as well.
Frankly, I've always felt that episode would've been better if they'd gone with what they'd originally planned, where Lisa accidentally punched Skinner while trying to fight back against Francine and was sent to juvie to make counterfeit jeans.
@@ReveiwKing999 Yeah, I would have liked that more. I get they wanted to have Lisa figure out a "smart" solution (to contrast Bart the General where water balloons were the solution), but the end product just turns Francine into a violent brute with no personality. That and the utter lack of support from the school or her parents was jarring. I know it's a running gag in The Simpsons that bullies almost never get punished, but they rarely serve as the main antagonists in an episode, so their brutality is short-lived. Here it's just non-stop Lisa abuse.
Could have ended the video at 0:08 but you kept going.
That's dedication right there.
"There's so much grammar tips he could've teached we"
Freaking brilliant, well done
Okay, opinions on your top 10:
10: I saw this on TV when I was about thirteen. I thought it was OK. I think I would have picked Insane Clown Poppy over it myself, but it's not my list.
9: Now I think about it, yeah, Paul Bunyan and Marge do have a similar dynamic to King Homer. But I still like it. I enjoyed Connie Appleseed, too, even though Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were fun enough.
8: Well, I liked this one. And yeah, I love the George Cauldron joke.
7: It doesn't live up to its name. It's okay. I think my favourite part is that Matt Groening's photo is on the Permanent Ban wall. I mean, seriously, that's how Matt was drawn three seasons later, wasn't it?
6: Bits of this one make me squeamish (inserting a crayon in someone's brain?), but the father/daughter bonding over brainpower really sells the episode to me. It also explains where Lisa's smarts came from.
5: Yeah, the Pointdextrose just doesn't make any sense, but the rest of the story was pretty good. I love how when Francine's nose is plugged, she not only doesn't attack Lisa, but she actually smiles and waves. But the thing is, if Lisa's theory worked, then boys would go after her, too, wouldn't they?
4: I grew up with the Internet when it had reached past this point. But I still thought the jokes were awesome. Plus, the Mr X website was actually real a good ten years ago. Someone made posts that looked just like Homer's.
3: A nice more easy episode. I always liked this one because it had so many jokes.
2: I never ever remember this episode. I just remember Homer went on hunger strike because of some team leaving Springfield, and then they put him in the stadium to make his strike backfire. There isn't much in it.
1: How could this NOT be number one? This episode made no sense! Tell the people!
But seriously, no one's going to argue about the episode that introduced Linguo.
Oh, and one more thing: THANK YOU SO MUCH for not including A Tale of Two Springfields. I dislike that one more than Simpson Safari.
I love Skinner’s Sense Of Snow. “Nibbles quick, chew through my ball sack” is a top 10 Simpson joke.
With a tale of two Springfields, i understand it embodies many of the problems with middle/modern Simpsons, but honestly i just find it so funny. There's just a genuinely funny joke every 5 seconds. honestly one of my favourite episodes
New Kids on the Blecch Super Liminal joke lives in my head rent free.... which is rather ironic come to think of it. Oh well *whistles In the Navy*
Poor Linguo, "there's so much grammar tips he could've teached we." 😆😆😆😆😆
The episode with The Who was one of my favourites growing up. "I'll give you this bottle of chloroform if you take us to The Who!"
Hungry Hungry Homer is genuinely one of the best episodes from the middle seasons. It feels like I'm watching something from Season 3-6
Playing a Blizzard Buffalo remix over the blizzard episode? Ooooh I see what you did there!
Skinners Sense of Snow is such a good episode, for a long time I thought it was from season 6 or 7
I thought it was from season 3
You know, i's surprised you haven't done a best christmas list
Skinner's sense of Snow needed a Vietnam War flashback
It had one
Years and years after seeing this episode on TV I finally went and watched 'The Prisoner' with massive levels of confusion. If anything, the Simpsons version of it makes more sense.
Has TheRealJims sworn this whole time and I just never noticed?
I don't really care for "Insane Clown Poppy". I also think I remember liking "I'm Goin' to Praiseland".
No "Tale of Two Springfields"? Maybe the episode worked on your test Top 10 corpse.
Every time Jim’s puts out a new video, it’s like sitting down with a good friend, while he tells you about his hobby, it’s delightful. Thanks Jim’s
I can't help but feel happy for Homer when he gets his way after doing something he doesn't enjoy doing in the slightest
The Fat Tony stuff (See: Johnny Tight Lips and Frankie the Squealer) will always enhance an episode like "Insane Clown Pappi"
whats funny for me about the Yvan eht nioj moment is when I watched it for the first time, I was folding clothes in my parents room which has a vanity mirror right next to the TV, I SAW the words shown correctly in the mirror before I even had a chance to think of it or be surprised by the reveal XD
New kids on the Bleche is one of the funniest episodes of all time.
For those who like breaking bad, I learned about the real life Albuquerque isotopes from one of the Gene Scenes of better call Saul. When I saw it I was like woah they made a Simpsons reference, but then found out that they were real! But still based on the Simpsons team.
Hell yeah! I just caught up last week. Love your content! Got me through a tough time.
21: Simpsons Safari
20: Homer vs. Dignity
19: Insane Clown Puppy
18: Tennis the Menace
17: Simpson Tall Tales
16: Pokey Mom
15: Bye Bye Nerdy
14: Lisa the Treehugger
13: Children of A Lesser Clod
12: The Great Money Caper
11: New Kids on the Blecch
10: I’m Goin’ to Praiseland
9: Tale of Two Springfields
8: Hungry Hungry Homer
7: The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
6: Worst Episode Ever
5: Day of the Jackanapes
4: Skinner’s Sense of Snow
3: Treehouse of Horror XI
2: HOMR
1: Trilogy of Error
At this stage in my life I left The Simpsons behind for things like South Park, King of the Hill, Family Guy and Futurama, shows that I thought would appeal much more to my adolescent/young adult mind.
Thank GOD you put New Kids on the Bleach in your list. It's probably in my top 5 for season 12. I'm a NSYNC fan, so it helps ❤
Trilogy Of Error is my number 1 favorite episode from Season 12. I like how Homer, Bart, and Lisa's stories are connected and cross paths with each other. This proves that post season 10 still had some good episodes.
I think you've got to give Insane Clown Pappi the 10 spot for the Johnny Tight Lips bit alone
You're biased, the answer is clearly #1 druggings, #2 kidnappings, and #3 animal attacks.
*My List*
#10.Day of the Jackanapes
#9.New Kids on the Blecch
#8.Lisa The Tree Hugger
#7.Treehouse of Horror XI
#6.Bye Bye Nerdie
#5.The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
#4.Skinner's Sense of Snow
#3.Hungry Hungry Homer
#2.HOMR
#1.Trilogy of Error
I really need to watch Season 12 again.
Many people might disagree but I think A Tale Of Two Springfields is the third or second best episode of the season simply because of its jokes, i particularly love the running gag with Homer freaking out whenever he tries to make a phone call and hears the bleeping sound
Edit: Here's my personal top 3
3. A Tale Of Two Springfields and Hungry Hungry Homer at the same place
2. Skinner's Sense Of Snow
1.Trilogy Of Error
Honorable mentions: The Great Money Caper, HOMЯ, The Computer Wore Menace Shoes and Homer vs. Dignity (everyone seems to think it's the worst of the season just because of the infamous panda scene, but even though I don't like that scene, I think the rest of the episode is solid)
also that reply was made before I edited the comment, it was referring to the scene of Homer with the phone
YES THANK YOU. That has always been my favourite part of the episode!
Great list all around, with the only major disagreement I have being that "Computer Wore Menace Shoes" is in the top ten at all. My personal favorite of the season (and one of my favorites in the entire series) is "Hungry, Hungry Homer", so I'm glad you gave it the recognition it deserved. And the episode it ultimately lost to is one that deserves the top spot, so I'm okay with it.
looking forward to this one for a while, hell yeah
This is the most I have ever deviated from the list in the video
10. Simpsons Safari (I know the problems with it but I just find it dumbly enjoyable)
9. Skinner's Sense Of Snow
8. Trilogy Of Error
7. Treehouse Of Horror XI
6. The Great Money Caper
5. Bye Bye Nerdie
4. The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
3. HOMR
2. Day Of The Jackanapes (I'm a sucker for Sideshow Bob)
1. Lisa The Tree Hugger (One of my favourite Lisa episodes ever)
Simpson Safari has one of my favorite opening bits when Homer makes the bag boy bag groceries in the order they were discovered by man. Sure falls off after that though
I'm among those who appreciate these islands of more grounded, classic throwbacks among all craziness of this season, that's why I regard season 12 partial returning to form or at least, establishing of something different, but still almost on par with S9 in its mix of wacky and "relatable" material. With this, "HOMR" and "Hungry, Hungry Homer" are two definite favorites of me, genuine remnants of pre-Scully sensibilities. I can imagine either being part of seasons 7-9 period, maybe even 5-6. (And I often forget "Little Girl in the Big Ten" isn't S12, because it fits in line.)
I'm very interested to see retrospective of season 13. Not exactly one of gems of an era, but Jean's perspective on the series and where it's going is visibly different from either Scully's run or what was before him.
There's some apparent effort in returning to classic roots, focus on character- and relationship-driven narrative, and even orientation on stronger sense of continuity (Lisa becomes buddhist and stays that way, additional backstory to connection between Burns and Simpsons via "The Blunder Years", return of Artie Ziff, some storylines which aren't in this season yet, like delving into Skinner and Edna's relationships, etc.).
In the same time, not exactly smooth or outstanding season, more curiosity than anything, yet consists of a many memorable elements. A beginning of modern canon, in some sense.
It would have been hilarious if they produced Hungry, Hungry Homer in season 7, considering it contains the complete opposite, King-Size Homer.
@@dundee6402 Homer's goals in two episodes are too different for it to be discrepancy, and both in its core have nothing with his personal eating issues, just fatting/starving as mean of achieving goal.
@@rheubarbarum5423 It would have been hilarious indeed. The complete opposite episodes!
Great Job! I love HOMR myself for the Reasons you just listed.
I'm more of a Children of a Lesser Clod over Bye Bye Nerdie kinda guy.
Josie and the Pussycats movie still rocks.
I love insane Clown Poppy! Krusty and Sophie were a lot of fun together in my opinion. Sophie was a wonderful character! Skinner’s sense of snow is amazing! Truly fantastic! So many good jokes! I’m also a big fan of the episode the Bully solution. Lisa and Francine are wonderful character foils! Homer’s baby proofing business is great too! Homer gets a lot of great jokes this season. And Hungry Hungry Homer is such a perfect cap off to them! It’s a really wonderful wild Homer Romp!
Wow, I didn't realise how many Season 12 episodes were in constant rotation here in NZ on TV3.
Nice! Birthday upload!