In Defence of the "WORST Simpsons Episode EVER" 

Bart Simp Son Homer exposed

To bad I'm a kid :/

Ls mark said the worst episode is love is many strangled things

Hi. I love the episodes sooo far. It is soooo cooler

@TheSimpsonsTheroy Nice new profile pic

Well, didn't you make the Simpsons a little bit more poignant.

Jago’s day: ride the new Northern Line extension, watch Simpsons videos. What a guy.

A great idea, and it sounds like a much better take than Hurricane Neddy. I've been really thinking about Skinner lately and how considering all the crap he takes, he's actually quite restrained. Considering how he used to have flashbacks in earlier seasons when one of the school children pushed him to it, he seems to keep most of his temper in check. A brash, younger Skinner finding discipline through his military service is actually a great backstory for him. It also contextualizes how he was incredibly eager to shape young minds in the earlier seasons, and then becoming embittered by the system beating him down. You get a sense of pain when he shouts "You know as well as I do these children HAVE no future."

10000% agree. Skinner is my favorite non-Simpsons family member, and moments like this give him such depth.

Next video, the Springfield metro.

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That is one of my favourite scenes

That bit always makes me laugh 😂

I remember laughing at how the whole town decided they didn't like the real Skinner, and the next sence he was strapped to a train. Later I realize there is some pretty good social commentary here, the new or real Skinner wasn't a push over, so everyone decided he should leave (or was that just his mother? I'm working from memory) or the real Skinner simply wasn't liked because he was different from the man who stole his identity, so the whole town in mop like fashion exiled him. Either was this was a damn good episode.

Skinner swearing or otherwise saying out of character things is great.

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Or at Homer borrowing Armin's copy of Swank.

I liked when Seymour said "Up yours, children!" Not technically a joke but I liked it.

And the best joke ever: Homer: Alright. Tell me again. Where are we going? Edna: Capitol City Homer: Ok. Why are you and the old lady here? Agnes: We're gonna talk Armin Tamzarian into coming back Homer: Well, why is Marge here? Marge: The whole thing was my idea Homer: Well, why am I here? Marge: Because Capitol City is no place for 3 unescorted ladies Homer: Well, why are the kids here? Lisa: Because Mom couldn't find a babysitter Homer: Well, why is Grampa here? Grampa: Because Jasper didn't want to go alone Jasper:[smiles]

Lisa mentions it in another episode, so I would call it canon.

@@Matt-yp6ez yeah true

I feel like it’s canon but nobody wants it to be, even the creators. You can’t put the rabbit back in the hat, you just gotta keep going.

In much later episodes when they flash back to Armin's childhood, and he's child Skinner with his mother a contradicton occurs, I find this a bit frustrating, not the season 9 episode.

@@squeegiebeckenheim8476 yeah you're right there

I thought it was either that, the one in this video or Lisa Goes Gaga

I thought it was the episode Homer-Phobia, where he was portrayed as a homophobic, but gladly it wasn’t that. The Homer and the gay man soon made up, but it was very controversial.

That episode was purely bad. And a representation of how it started to decay after the 15th season. And about Gaga... It's the sad new identity they have. As public mascots.

An essential point that haters ignore is that "Principal Skinner" took Seymour's name to honor his fallen comrade, he didn't take over Seymour's life, but rather the life that he thought Seymour would have *wanted* to lead. Seymour hadn't even applied to a university to get his education degree, but Principal Skinner earned one, and then got a job, on his own merit. While the relationship with Agnes Skinner may have been weird, she knew Armin wasn't Seymour, as evidenced by his needing to be told which room was his. Seymour Skinner may have deserved to be able to live the life he'd built for himself prior to 1970, but not the life that Principal Skinner had built in the 20 years since. It may not be fair that POWs who return after years or decades in captivity no longer fit in a world that has kept moving along without them, but many things in life are unfair. That's just how the universe is. Further, to me, the ending has a message which should be welcomed by anyone who is adopted: Springfield adopted Armin as "Principal Seymour", and his role in the community is no less "real" than an adopted child's role in the adopting family.

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@@iplaywithplastic1593 hello

Yeah I really liked it too. I enjoy it the same way I’d enjoy other non-canon episodes like treehouse of horror

Thanks Jason! 😀

I thing I wanna say I think that stupid musical episode is 10× worse (yet I do like the "Paint Your Wagon" seen).

When Springfield was moved that was the end of the golden age for me. But after that was still the silver age.

@@johnindigo5477 which episode is that?

I agree. Just watched an episode where Comic book Guy acted like he never met Agnes and we know that's not the case.

*most modern episodes

@@modelomegatyler *some modern episodes

@@gyaruxoxo *most

My son is also named Bort

I’ve always taken the reference at the end of that episode to mean exactly that. Snowball II is underutilized but has so much personality Plus she saved homer from a burning treehouse. What a champ

@@samcotten2485 I AM YOUR FATHER

No come along bort

And yet Mrs Skinner said principal skinner cost her a spot in the Olympics

I actually do enjoy the development between both Skinners during Vietnam. I kind of wished they did a flashback Episode detailing Skinner's service. It could be a pretty funny parody and deconstruction of various Vietnam War Films, and MASH.

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I'm poor :( sorry I can't support I would if I could..

I need money :(

Woah! Homer and Bart emojis!

Unless...

I'm excited for season 40

@@Blockhog you're 4 parallel universes ahead

You spelt excited wrong

@@Phyciene ):(

@@Phyciene you spelt it the same way they did

The episode also shit on 8-9 years of continuity and audience engagement. The episode on its own isn’t bad, it’s the impact it had on the continuity of the series that people don’t like.

Yeah I’ve always thought the Simpsons doesn’t care about continuity

I didn't realise this episode was so hated until years later haha

I think its like they built him up, threw it away and then swept it under the rug like it didn't happen. Its only been referenced once or twice since. I think it just annoyed people for not mattering for such a big episode

@@Venemofthe888 I think they brushed it aside cause matt groening hated the plot I guess I don't mind that it's not canon though the real skinner was a jerk and his own mother hated him. I agree skinner being fake isn't a great plot.

Yes I'd like to see an episode focused on Miss Hoover

Some fans? It's regarded the worst episode of the Simpsons but the most die hard fans and that's most Simpsons fans

@@TheJ0kerr I mean, the fact Lydia had positive things to say about it proves that's incorrect. Also, to say it's still the worst after 30 seasons, with a stark decline in quality over the last decade and a half, is just petty and childish.

@@ghostsurfer23 is it? Is it really? I've been a die hard fan of the Simpsons and have seen the whole show atleast 5 times over and Lydia's lone argument for this episode that it was not canon when it didn't follow any of the non canon episodes format

@@ghostsurfer23 all the other stand alone episodes are either taking place in an alternative reality, alternative point in time whether it be past or future or A parody of some story never like this where it was very casual and set in the everyday Simpsons universe, I think it's fair to label it the worst Simpsons episode ever because not only does it dismiss everything we have know about the fake Skinner up to this point but also you can never trust anything said about him in future episodes because we don't know if that story happened to him or the real Skinner he essentially became a wasted character since that episode and over the years he's been reduced to being the butt of everyone's joke hasn't developed but regressed significantly it's almost as if the writing team doesn't even care about him anymore and I argue that's all because of this one episode

@@TheJ0kerr yes it was canon but since been retcon, pity become its a fine episode. its still canon to me , skinner being an imposter makes his character better

It's non canon don't worry

I'm on season 18 having started aabout half a year ago

Fair enough 🙂👍

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People only hate modern episodes because of nostalgia and to try to fit in

@@lmads8023 I actually really like some modern episodes I think some of them feel forced and repetitive or adhearing to current trends like Bart doing the floss etc

That’s also one of the worst, it had a good start but seriously, Bart ruined it

Yeah I’ve never really been a big fan of that episode despite it being in the “golden age” of the show.

Same not a fan of bart being a little shit just to get hurt so lisa may get in trouble I get bart is like that but it was alot to watch.

Me too😊

It was the first greeting on a telephone which is why it’s astoundingly apt for a decrepit old man to still be saying it. Probably remembers it in the news at the time. 😆👍

Yes, I agree 🙂

Comic book guy timeline out next week ✌️

@@TheSimpsonsTheory he’s gonna have a timeline?

Indeed 🙂

Good points Rob. I really want to make a video on that Gaga episode at some point and really dive into it

ok but NO ONE could unload on dolly parton

@@l33tspaniard And therein is my point.

To be honest, nothing beats Lisa goes Gaga as the worst Simpsons episode

I'd love to make a Cletus timeline this year 🙂

I talk a little about that episode in my next timeline of Comic Book Guy next week 🙂

Cromulent indeed