I feel the humor and writing style changed during the 9-10 period and the show wasn't as funny as it used to be. The show quickly exploded from cult status to international acclaim. But boy, do many of the show’s fans wish it did. In a recent Halloween special, the show runners have predicted that Inauguration Day will be an apocalyptic event as security for Joe Biden's swearing in has been tightened following the January 6 Capitol riot. The man behind the show's classic theme tune has … Around this time last year, I wrote a post dissecting the decline of The Simpsons from its peak in the mid 90s finding that the golden age of the show spanned an incredible 214 episodes. After first airing in 1989, The Simpsons quickly became a pop-culture phenomenon. Although there is no exact date when the "Golden Age" started and finished, most critics say seasons 3-8 were the prime seasons during The Simpsons tenure. Plain and simple. As a comparison, Friends, which seemed to have been on TV forever, managed 236 episodes in total.Given this longevity, I was happy to accept that such a decline was inevitable, if not long overdue. This is fairly common after a show is on air for so long, and they've been on the air for a long time. The Simpsons Golden Age, also known as the Classic Era, is a term that describes roughly the first 10 seasons of The Simpsons being credited as an influential time period for fans and critics. Discussions. season. The show started to decline … The Simpsons is finally ending after 30 years, according to show's composer Danny Elfman. They're running out of ideas. The Simpsons broke Gunsmoke‘s record as primetime television’s longest running scripted series in history in 2018, and this fall the show began its 30th (30th!) Threads moaning about the decline in the Simpsons haven't been funny for at least ten years. I am trying to figure out why they are still on television. Each member of the Simpsons clan would soon become an enduring player in pop culture iconography. I think the rot set in when people tried to use them to be funny in their own right instead of tell a good-old fashioned story about why they think the Simpsons had declined. Start date Jun 29, 2006; 163 Forums. They are the longest running animated series, going on their 28th season. Homer started going from an idiot who would do whatever was necessary to help his family to wanting to do whatever he wanted to do. First premiering in 1989, The Simpsons introduced the world to a deliciously malfunctioning family, including father Homer, mother Marge and children Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Season 9 was the last season I enjoyed, although the quality of the writing had already begun to decline. Matt Groening can end The Simpsons now and still leave them with dignity...and with an IMDB rating higher than 8. 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