The Simpsons’ Season 4 episode “The Front” hinges on the premise that Bart (Nancy Cartwright) and Lisa (Yeardley Smith) write an episode of “Itchy and Scratchy” that, after some craftiness on their ...

For the second week in a row, “The Simpsons” got in a dig at Fox News. In the opening credits on Sunday was the image of a Fox News helicopter with the slogan, “Unsuitable for Viewers Under 75.” That ...

‘The Smiths’ singer Morrissey has lashed out at The Simpsons, seemingly offended at the show’s show’s satirical depiction of him. During Sunday’s “Panic On The Streets Of Springfield,” Lisa makes an ...

For more than three decades, The Simpsons has amused audiences with its uncanny knack for predicting future events. From politics to pop culture, the beloved animated sitcom has become known for ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

I was hooked on The Simpsons since the first episode, a touching Christmas offering called “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.” It showed the dysfunctional-yet-loving family finding the true spirit of ...

Harry Shearer, the comedian, writer, actor (This Is Spinal Tap) and ubiquitous voice on The Simpsons, ventures into political satire in his new album, Songs of the Bushmen (Courgette Records). The CD ...