The Simpsons  “The Man in the Blue  Flannel Pants” – Tonight’s episode of  The Simpsons  was based on an untimely, albeit funny at times satire of  Mad Men  featuring a cameo appearance by John Slattery. After 23 seasons more

Wow.  That might not have felt like a classic Simpsons  episode, but it didn't matter, because " The Book Job " was still one the strongest in the series' 23 year history. Well, I wouldn't say it stretched too far from the Simpsons  fo more

THE SIMPSONS  “The Book Job” Season 23, Episode 6 – I love when Marge cuts loose so I really enjoyed her pulling out tissues and dropping them on the ground in response to Bart’s cue to live wild. Equally amusing was Marge’s decision to dump all of h more

This week's " The Food Wife " stuck to the classic Simpsons  storybook architecture, as a series of seemingly random events Marge, Lisa and Bart to start a food blog, "The Three Mouthkateers." Unlike last week's random pair of unrelated sto more

THE SIMPSONS  “The Food Wife” Season 23 Episode 5  – It was great to have an episode of The Simpsons  featuring Marge tonight, particularly after she spent last week’s episode in the shower . Marge decides that she wants a sh more

After last week delivered such a mediocre Treehouse of Horror , The Simpsons returned for its first regular episode after the FOX scheduling nightmare that is baseball. It's tough to be too critical of the Jane Lynch-led " Replaceable You ," aft more

THE SIMPSONS  “Replaceable You” Season 23 Episode 4  – When I saw that Jane Lynch  was guest starring on tonight’s episode as Homer’s assistant, I knew it would not bode well for him. Jane Lynchdoes nemesis well. I’m not sure more

Like all Simpsons fans, I have a special place in my heart for the annual " Treehouse of Horror " special. And as the first one to air near Halloween in over a decade, I was in an even more festive mood than usual for this year's parody-filled shenanigans more