Humor that's only relevant for a short time frame simply doesn't age well. After all, the secret to successful referential humor is that it has to make sense in the episode itself, and not be merely a tip of the hat to pop culture. Most importantly, the pop culture references didn't drive the animated show, they just enhanced it.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform on The Simpsons. The gags could be dark, poignant and multilayered. The jokes were more than just punchlines. The characters' personalities were easy to identify and individual episode plots were well-structured. How many cartoons do you know that have The Ramones, Smashing Pumpkins and the Red Hot Chili Peppers as special guests?īut what made the '90s-era Simpsons episodes so entertaining wasn't just the pop culture references.
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17, 1989 on Fox Network, and it kept me laughing with its constant GenX references to video games, fast food mascots, horror movies, popular TV shows and my favorite bands. The Simpsons first premiered 30 years ago, on Dec. The show trusted the audience to know when something was funny.
Plus, it was a TV comedy without a laugh track. 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 Christmas, and it was funny, sad and very different than anything else on TV. After 30 years of episodes, is The Simpsons still funny?
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