# The Simpsons should end **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974 "2002-05-20T17:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/21 "2002-05-21T13:45:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > \*\*The screamapillar was the first _Simpsons_ element in a long time that had me rolling with laughter. too bad the rest of the episode tanked. Gil’s ineffectual portrayal of a defense attorney just points out how badly Phil (“Lionel Hutz”) Hartman is missed. \*\* That was my thought too. I miss Lionel Hutz and especially Troy McClure so much! I will never stop watching the Simpsons as long as they live in syndication (and they will probably outlive me). ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/22 "2002-05-21T13:48:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny Angel \* > \*\*I reiterate [my comments](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=109520) of 4/14: > > \*\* No kidding. Although the Simpson’s themselves have neatly lampoon posts like the OP with the Comic Book Guy character. Everytime I see I whiny poster like this I think of the CBG trying to return his medium “ultimate” belt. You will notice that the same people who complain about the Simpsons seem to watch it every week. Further, most of the fans of the show have thought this season with the new writers was pretty strong. “I made my choice” Heh heh heh. . . _-me_ ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/23 "2002-05-21T15:14:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rand 100 \* > \*\* > > I have a serious question for those of you who feel the burning need to defend a cartoon that has passed its prime. If you think The Simpsons is still a great show, then why don’t you quit your jobs and stay home all day wearing your Simpspns T-shirts and watching your favorite taped episodes over and over and eating Butterfingers and calling your fellow Simpsons fans on the phone and saying “Cowabunga Dude” to each other? > \*\* Ummmmm…because people need money to survive in this world? Just a guess. ---
**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/24 "2002-05-21T16:47:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rand 100 \* > \*\*I have a serious question for those of you who feel the burning need to defend a cartoon that has passed its prime. If you think The Simpsons is still a great show, then why don’t you quit your jobs and stay home all day wearing your Simpspns T-shirts and watching your favorite taped episodes over and over and eating Butterfingers and calling your fellow Simpsons fans on the phone and saying “Cowabunga Dude” to each other? > \*\* Who says we don’t? ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/25 "2002-05-21T18:12:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rand 100 \* > \*\* > > I have a serious question for those of you who feel the burning need to defend a cartoon that has passed its prime. If you think The Simpsons is still a great show, then why don’t you quit your jobs and stay home all day wearing your Simpspns T-shirts and watching your favorite taped episodes over and over and eating Butterfingers and calling your fellow Simpsons fans on the phone and saying “Cowabunga Dude” to each other? > > No, no one is “holding a gun to my damn head and forcing me to watch”. It’s just that I used to look forward to watching The Simpsons and now it’s a chore. I keep thinking “Maybe tonight’s episode will be better” and I’ve recently been disappointed. So I posted here wondering if anyone else felt the same way. You may notice that the OP didn’t contain any suggestions that Simpsons fans should be detained by Attorney General Ashcroft for their television-watching habits, nor any demands that all Simpsons re-runs be removed from the airwaves. I just expressed the opinion - as a **fan** - that it was time for them to quit. > > But apparently **WSLer** and some others feel that I should have just stopped watching the show and kept my opinions to myself. Okay then, I guess I misunderstood the purpose of this forum. \*\* Worst. comeback. ever. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/26 "2002-05-21T18:32:37Z")
Yes. I used to be among those who was pissed off about the Simpsons deteriorating, but I think that on a second viewing, a lot of supposedly bad episodes turn out a lot better. And well, it’s The Simpsons…No matter how bad it is, something is worse than nothing. Incidentally I sort of missed the ending…I know it was a game show, and Carmen Electra was the old lady…but the cops weren’t in on it? And what was that about her ears? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/27 "2002-05-21T19:39:39Z")
Anybody tape it? I didn’t bother checking to see what time it was on this week, since it’s been at 8:00 for freaking ever, and missed it. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/28 "2002-05-22T02:27:59Z")
I agree with Zoggie. Most of the episodes I have been dissapointed with turn out to be hillarious when I watch them in syndication. There is just so much I miss the first time. If you don’t like the show, that is OK. I personally think the show is better than ever right now. I do wish they could come up with another couple of characters to replace the ones Phil Hartmen did. Phil is just too good to replace adequately. ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/29 "2002-05-22T03:23:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rand 100 \* > \*\* > > I have a serious question for those of you who feel the burning need to defend a cartoon that has passed its prime. If you think The Simpsons is still a great show, then why don’t you quit your jobs and stay home all day wearing your Simpspns T-shirts and watching your favorite taped episodes over and over and eating Butterfingers and calling your fellow Simpsons fans on the phone and saying “Cowabunga Dude” to each other? > > No, no one is “holding a gun to my damn head and forcing me to watch”. It’s just that I used to look forward to watching The Simpsons and now it’s a chore. I keep thinking “Maybe tonight’s episode will be better” and I’ve recently been disappointed. So I posted here wondering if anyone else felt the same way. You may notice that the OP didn’t contain any suggestions that Simpsons fans should be detained by Attorney General Ashcroft for their television-watching habits, nor any demands that all Simpsons re-runs be removed from the airwaves. I just expressed the opinion - as a **fan** - that it was time for them to quit. > > But apparently **WSLer** and some others feel that I should have just stopped watching the show and kept my opinions to myself. Okay then, I guess I misunderstood the purpose of this forum. \*\* Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Oh wait, was somone saying something. No, I guess it was just the wind. Now, after looking back on my original post and then looking at your “paraphrase” of it, what came to mind was backl during Watergate, when Nixon released “editied transcripts” of his tapes, and then when the actual tapes themselves were released the American people as a whole said of the “edited” bits, “What the fuck is this shit? this doesn’t have any relation to the tapes at all.” In simpler terms, if I didn’t have interviews to go to and 12 hour car drives to make I would gladly see about hitting you with a libel/slander suit, but only if I was in a really pissy mood. Which, fortunately for you I’m not. Considering what I’ve had to go through over the past 2 1/2 years, NOTHING you could say could make me go “boo-hoo” or even make me think of wanting to cry. But better luck next time. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974/30 "2002-05-22T10:29:44Z")
Nevertheless, it remains funnier than anything else on TV. And at least one-third of every Hallowe’en episode is pure gold. MmmHEY! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-should-end/109974.md?page=1)